iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Whoa. I wrote this TidBITS article 20 years ago about the Eudora e-mail client shifting to open source as part of Mozilla's Thunderbird project. tidbits.com/2006/10/16/e...

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I see your Blue and salute you with this Southern Tier IPA! And the Billustration cap I ordered but isn’t here yet. 🇨🇦🦬

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Aubryn and Steve and their family are safe, but their home and everything in it were lost to a fire this weekend. If you can help by chipping in a little or spreading the word, please do! gofund.me/d2c08caba

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Woo! It’s Stuff Your Kindle Day! Dozens and dozens of free and discounted e-books you can read on a Kindle or just about any tablet or computer. Search for “Stuff Your Kindle” or use this link: amzn.to/3YlFXB4

Rows of ebooks with $0 price shown for each

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The chart of today’s PM2.5 values, a measure of fine particulate pollutants, at our house. Scary AQI numbers seen online, as well. We’re expecting worse tomorrow! Dug out some KN95 masks for the occasion. 😬

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Apple has sharply raised prices on Macs and iPads due to jumps in demand (and thus costs) for memory and storage, but the new prices haven’t reached the Cornell Store yet! If you’re eligible for academic pricing and you’ve been thinking about buying something that’s in stock, now’s the time.

A web page with Macs and iPads and prices

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

"Bloody hell." — Giles Anthony Stewart Head has died at 72. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Seen on /r/Cornell… someone’s looking for video of the 2001 Commencement in hopes someone else captured the brother dancing on the field! Got any video? www.reddit.com/r/Cornell/s/...

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Watching the “Late Show” finale live. Thank you, Stephen! #LateShow

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

“In ‘The Odyssey’ (2026), Odysseus speaks with a Boston accent, despite being from Ithaca, which is in New York.” 🤦‍♂️ www.reddit.com/r/shittymovi...

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Miss August Moon was the last to join the family, but the first to leave us, six years ago. She was a sweet and silly piglet who needed a home of her own where she could shine. She stayed with Penny and Carter and me while we looked for that home, and before long she told us she had found it. 💜🐾

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Game 2 of the ECAC Quarterfinals this afternoon! #YellCornell

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

“Well hello there. My, it’s been a long, long time.” It’s not the Glen Edinburgh 12-year, but it’ll do, right? #NCISOrigins #NCIS #NCISCrossover

A bottle of GlenGrant whisky with a glass of whisky next to it

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

BJ’s is offering a free turkey if you make a $150+ purchase through the 10th! DON’T need a turkey? Donate it to No Mas Lagrimas or any of countless other food security programs. Not a BJ’s member? Use my link for a $15 one-year membership and I get a credit, too. share.bjs.com/mha8!28e6815...

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

It's not too late to dress appropriately for #NoKingsDay this Saturday! amzn.to/46Ujpv9

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Here are some highlights from her first several days, starting with her Freedom Ride home from the SPCA. Penny left us 37 weeks ago, and I miss her every day. She was my first pup, the one that made me a dog owner. Thank you, Penny. I’ll always remember you and celebrate you. Happy Penny Day.

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

For a while I celebrated the wrong date, thinking I’d brought Penny home September 1st, but that was just the date the first photos went online. My sweet, stubborn, patient, bratty, and goofy little girl came home twelve years ago today.

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Best description I’ve heard yet of Cracker Barrel’s decor…. “Early American Tetanus.”

The facade of a Cracker Barrel restaurant

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Reminds me of the spiral ramps on the old Green Street parking garage! 🤣

A small parking garage toy. Text says as a kid this toy led me to believe that parking garages would be way more fun than they actually are

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Kinda love this donor gift keychain. Thanks, Cornell!

A red keychain on a postcard that says thank you for supporting Cornell

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

My parents (mostly my mom) always used to ask in advance if there was anything in particular I’d like for a birthday (or other occasion) present. I’d usually come up with a few suggestions, often things I’d been thinking I’d enjoy but wouldn’t bother getting for myself.

A drone hovering over a scene with lake and mountains

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Yeow! 90 years ago today, the Daily News reported on massive flooding across Central New York, with dozens dead and crews scrambling to shore up Van Atta's Dam (more commonly Van Natta's, aka First Dam) before it could burst and further flood Ithaca.

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

I’ve been entertaining myself by saying “Hey, Superman!” to every single person wearing a Superman shirt. There are a lot of us. #LookUp

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..." An important reminder from Superman on this Independence Day. www.dc.com/blog/2017/08...

A graphic of Superman and text that says '..AND REMEMBER, BOYS AND AND GIRLS, YOUR SCHOOL -LIKE OUR COUNTRY-IS MADE UP OF AMERICANS OF MANY DIFFERENT RACES, RELIGIONS AND NATIONAL ORIGINS. SO... f YOU hear anybody talk against schoolmate anyone else because of his religion, race or national origin-don't wait: tell him THAT KIND OF TALK IS UN-AMERICAN. HELP KEEP YOUR SCHOOL ALL AMERICAN!"

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Book 2 of 3 of my friend Denice's three-book Odar series is FREE as a Kindle download today! amzn.to/4lm58LM

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Delighted to be at Lafayette College today for the Digital Collegium Pennsylvania Regional Conference! #DigiColPA #DigiCol

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

First in, last out. Nearly done packing for our office move! These have been with me for several offices and will come with me on Thursday.

A shelf of books including two Carl Sagan titles, a Wil Wheaton book, and four Winnie the Pooh books

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has laid out everyone's rights in a protest context, but one of the most important to me: "Taking photographs and video of things that are plainly visible in public spaces is a constitutional right." Read more: www.patreon.com/posts/you-ha...

A blurry crowd photo with the headline you have the right to photograph in public spaces

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

I know my odds are pretty slim, but what a fun way to sell a house! Yes, I bought raffle tickets. You can, too. Here's the raffle link: raffall.com/364020/enter... Here's the New York Times article I found out about it from: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/r...

Screen shot of an article about a woman raffling her house

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Mango is a pain to dice, but mango salsa sure is great on sea bass tacos! Now what do we do with the leftover mango salsa?

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Do you have a clue what happens now? Oceans rise, empires fall. It’s much harder when it’s all your call. When your people say they hate you, Don’t come crawling back to me! Da da da dat da dat da da da da ya da...

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

I don’t even know what these are. Oyster forks for really large oysters?

A hand holding four oversized metal forks with two tines.

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

What do you mean they’re not my AirPods? Whose AirPods were in my pocket?

A screenshot of a picture of AirPods saying not your AirPods Pro.

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Has anyone played with these Sense electricity monitors (or equivalents) that claim to track how much energy each of your appliances, or categories of devices, at least, is using? Good experiences? Better alternatives? Here's the one I've heard most about: amzn.to/4khXK4n

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

How could this review have not met their “community standards”? I clicked the “Edit review” button, but it brings up a blank review page, rather than my original review ready to be edited. 🤔

A screenshot of an e-mail from Amazon saying my review of a 3-in-1 charging station couldn’t be posted

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Imagine if all of us who do business with Facebook and Instagram told our account reps that we were going to stop if they didn’t do something about the constant torrent of scammers? Most of us roll our eyes at these, report, delete, and move on, but enough people get suckered that they keep coming.

A screen shot with two scam warning messages that purport to be from Meta saying that Facebook pages are going to be deleted.

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

My M3 MacBook Pro has been rendered useless by the 15.3.1 update, and the "revive and restore" function doesn't work, from another laptop. Apple's documentation pretty much stops there. Ugh.

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Forgot I had this vintage Rose Inn mug! The things that turn up when you excavate your house…

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

This craving was Justine’s fault. 🙄

A piece of chocolate cake in a plastic clamshell with a fork

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Looking for a new home: a king size down alternative duvet that’s REALLY WARM plus two king duvet covers, this one and a plain grey one. Used once.

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Sony WEGA HDTV from 2006 up for grabs. Remote was right next to it before the movers moved stuff around last week. I’m sure it’s around here somewhere. Picture had some burn-in but it worked last time I turned it on.

An old HDTV sitting on a carpeted floor with its power cord draped over the front

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

I don’t even know why I have this. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Please come take it.

A box that says Goofy’s animated talking telephone

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Exceptional photo from this morning's aftermath in Ovid by Matt Churpita of WHAM. What's the Finger Lakes equivalent of a Pulitzer Prize? This is a great shot. Their coverage if you're tired of ours: 13wham.com/news/local/o...

A Buffalo Bills flag covered in ash drapes near rubble from a building fire

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Mark H. Anbinder @mhaithaca.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Whose work should you read instead of his? May I suggest Tanith Lee? Not surprised to find all her e-books snapped up on the digital libraries I have access to, but I've placed holds on a couple, and might buy some. amzn.to/3DY3v6V Photo by Danie Ware.

A woman autographs an object with a Sharpie

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