David Blue ※

Self-Described Software Historian and COMPAQ ride or die, Writing In Public, consulting from the bilge, and here to help.

𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺

David Blue ※
DavidBlue@mastodon.social

so… Discourse powers a bunch of feedback forums I visit regularly, but nobody seems to have built a (working) iOS app for it yet? hm.

February 26, 2021
David Blue ※
DavidBlue@mastodon.social

Josh Groban is still alive.

February 26, 2021
David Blue ※
DavidBlue@mastodon.social

ironically, if you want to discuss NASCAR/F1/sim racing, the general channel in the r/iPhone Discord appears to be a good bet.

February 26, 2021
David Blue ※
DavidBlue@mastodon.social

@kazooboy@mastodon.technology I plan to hold on to my lifelong delusion that every word I write is special, and therefore I can never be replaced by AI.

February 26, 2021
David Blue ※
DavidBlue@mastodon.social

@kazooboy@mastodon.technology well… that’s never going to happen. but it’s fairly easy to turn it off in one’s preferences now! my mother goes the other way… unfortunately, she swears by Grammarly, which is my mortal enemy and probably the end of language imo.

February 26, 2021
David Blue ※
DavidBlue@mastodon.social

Microsoft continues to roll out features that appear to be specifically for my mother, which is well and good. theverge.com/2021/2/24/2229882

February 26, 2021
David Blue ※
DavidBlue@mastodon.social

masto: sincere apologies for all the Twitter-related crossposts/general shouting. I am still fighting the battle to convert my Twitter network and bring them over, and I’m fucking losing lol.

February 26, 2021
David Blue ※
DavidBlue@mastodon.social

yes, I am actively participating in the evil Spotify empire by continuing to post on Anchor, but I feel justified because *I WAS THERE FIRST* by like 4 years lol. theverge.com/2021/2/26/2230289

February 26, 2021
David Blue ※
DavidBlue@mastodon.social

I received this notification whilst deliriously tired the other day and then had strange dreams about traveling to Twitter headquarters to demand an explanation.

February 26, 2021
David Blue ※
DavidBlue@mastodon.social

okay, :
if you could pick one and only one, which would you rather YOUR current wireless carrier prioritize?

February 26, 2021
David Blue ※
DavidBlue@mastodon.social

I’m alive again. what’s new on The App Scene.

February 26, 2021
David Blue ※
DavidBlue@mastodon.social

breakbeat wedding.

February 26, 2021
David Blue ※
DavidBlue@mastodon.social

i enjoyed this a lot. youtu.be/8F1xmbYucec

February 21, 2021
David Blue ※
DavidBlue@mastodon.social

scat daddy.

RT @BillGates@twitter.com

From poop water to poop perfume, I’m amazed by the innovation that’s underway in the field of sanitation: b-gat.es/2fWXxTy

🐦🔗: twitter.com/BillGates/status/7

February 21, 2021
David Blue ※
DavidBlue@mastodon.social

h

February 20, 2021
David Blue ※
DavidBlue@mastodon.social

so do daft punk’s early 2000s albums literally still sit at number 6 in the dance charts for weeks at a time? I don’t think i’ve ever actually looked at them before but fuck that is a sad story.

February 20, 2021
David Blue ※
DavidBlue@mastodon.social

somebody tossed more than a dab of brandy in there.

RT @Campbells@twitter.com

School play
+ shy 8-year-old is the lead
= confidence-boosting bowl of cream of potato soup for a star performance

🐦🔗: twitter.com/Campbells/status/9

February 19, 2021