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I understand the reasoning - dumb users,... 697,431 Views / 1,884 Replies  
I understand the reasoning - dumb users, security, etc. - IMO if we're going that route as we have been the past 5-10 years, just rip off the bandaid and make them compulsory (no opt-out/delay) and...
Posted by Brien, on Today at 12:54 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I'm on the hunt for a Blu-ray drive for my mini.... 254 Views / 5 Replies  
I'm on the hunt for a Blu-ray drive for my mini. Any suggestions?
Posted by Brien, on Today at 12:52 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Is Clearview the new font? It's not bad. 5,542 Views / 50 Replies  
Is Clearview the new font? It's not bad.
Posted by Brien, on Today at 12:40 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Mandatory software updates. macOS, iOS, Windows,... 697,431 Views / 1,884 Replies  
Mandatory software updates. macOS, iOS, Windows, game consoles, Steam... it's everywhere.

I miss the 90's.
Posted by Brien, on Today at 12:38 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Boba Fett was too Rodriguez-y, like a watered... 414,797 Views / 895 Replies  
Boba Fett was too Rodriguez-y, like a watered down Spy Kids.

Kenobi felt like fanfic.
Posted by Brien, on Jun 1, 2024 at 06:21 PM, in MacNN Lounge
My money is on hate it. 414,797 Views / 895 Replies  
My money is on hate it.
Posted by Brien, on May 31, 2024 at 12:38 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I believe it is; luckily MT's don't have them... 1,379,369 Views / 1,915 Replies  
I believe it is; luckily MT's don't have them (AFAIK). My GTI sure doesn't!
Posted by Brien, on May 31, 2024 at 12:17 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I watched Madame Web. It's not "worst movie ever"... 65,471 Views / 377 Replies  
I watched Madame Web. It's not "worst movie ever" bad but... definitely not a re-watch-er.
Posted by Brien, on May 27, 2024 at 07:07 PM, in MacNN Lounge
How is Android such a POS regardless of... 1,379,369 Views / 1,915 Replies  
How is Android such a POS regardless of application? I've used TVs, streaming boxes, etc. with it as the OS and they all seem to need semi-frequent reboots or they get... weird.
Posted by Brien, on May 27, 2024 at 07:06 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I want to know what genius decided it was a good... 697,431 Views / 1,884 Replies  
I want to know what genius decided it was a good idea to allow websites/browsers hardware access to more or less anything imaginable.

The amount of "Chrome wants access to XXX" type of prompts is,...
Posted by Brien, on May 23, 2024 at 02:53 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Seeing a lot of Ticketmater-ing of prices here.... 75,703 Views / 418 Replies  
Seeing a lot of Ticketmater-ing of prices here. $3.99*

* cash price with car wash and club card.
Posted by Brien, on May 16, 2024 at 12:35 AM, in MacNN Lounge
It’ll buff out 734,280 Views / 1,244 Replies  
It’ll buff out
Posted by Brien, on May 16, 2024 at 12:21 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I may hit 15,000 before I die. Congrats. 697,431 Views / 1,884 Replies  
I may hit 15,000 before I die. Congrats.
Posted by Brien, on May 10, 2024 at 10:15 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Like CA forest fire weird? ~50% here. AKA... 482,888 Views / 654 Replies  
Like CA forest fire weird?

~50% here. AKA weird shadows.
Posted by Brien, on Apr 12, 2024 at 07:11 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Except the dead ones. 414,797 Views / 895 Replies  
Except the dead ones.
Posted by Brien, on Mar 22, 2024 at 10:34 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Xmen ‘97. What a weird idea to revive 30-year-old... 414,797 Views / 895 Replies  
Xmen ‘97. What a weird idea to revive 30-year-old kids shows, but I’m for it.
Posted by Brien, on Mar 21, 2024 at 01:00 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I would love the Golf R wagon stateside. 1,379,369 Views / 1,915 Replies  
I would love the Golf R wagon stateside.
Posted by Brien, on Mar 16, 2024 at 08:57 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Shogun. So far so good? 414,797 Views / 895 Replies  
Shogun. So far so good?
Posted by Brien, on Mar 1, 2024 at 12:40 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Don’t expect greatness. 207,825 Views / 420 Replies  
Don’t expect greatness.
Posted by Brien, on Feb 28, 2024 at 06:27 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I yearn for a dumb browser with basically nothing... 697,431 Views / 1,884 Replies  
I yearn for a dumb browser with basically nothing but a page renderer. They’re all bloated these days.
Posted by Brien, on Feb 26, 2024 at 11:33 PM, in MacNN Lounge
It’s hella dub slammed bro 1,379,369 Views / 1,915 Replies  
It’s hella dub slammed bro
Posted by Brien, on Feb 17, 2024 at 11:36 PM, in MacNN Lounge
But why, I wonder, have the sizes embiggened? 12,066 Views / 8 Replies  
But why, I wonder, have the sizes embiggened?
Posted by Brien, on Jan 27, 2024 at 01:37 AM, in macOS
They do, but much slower than ground ; something... 207,825 Views / 420 Replies  
They do, but much slower than ground ; something something surface area.
Posted by Brien, on Jan 16, 2024 at 12:55 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Grinding fresh is even better as Rob says. ... 207,825 Views / 420 Replies  
Grinding fresh is even better as Rob says.

Buy a good scale. They make coffee-specific ones, but really any scientific or kitchen scale that can do grams will do.

Go to grams and ratios, volume...
Posted by Brien, on Jan 15, 2024 at 12:16 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Is it me or is the upselling in Amazon getting... 697,431 Views / 1,884 Replies  
Is it me or is the upselling in Amazon getting worse? I had to click past multiple “wait, there’s more!” pages to place an order today.
Posted by Brien, on Jan 8, 2024 at 01:07 AM, in MacNN Lounge
For anything screw-ish, McMaster-Carr. 697,431 Views / 1,884 Replies  
For anything screw-ish, McMaster-Carr.
Posted by Brien, on Jan 7, 2024 at 07:42 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Prices seem to have stabilized, but what I have... 75,703 Views / 418 Replies  
Prices seem to have stabilized, but what I have been noticing lately is the price discrepancy between cash/credit, normally $.10-$.15 a gallon, has been closer to $.25 a gallon. in a related vein,...
Posted by Brien, on Jan 6, 2024 at 12:57 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I’d have loved to own the original NV Test Site... 1,379,369 Views / 1,915 Replies  
I’d have loved to own the original NV Test Site vanity plate:
...
Posted by Brien, on Jan 4, 2024 at 01:54 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Picard got worse the further in I got. Discovery... 414,797 Views / 895 Replies  
Picard got worse the further in I got. Discovery was… fine.

Hearing great things about Strange New Worlds.
Posted by Brien, on Jan 1, 2024 at 09:57 PM, in MacNN Lounge
If recent subjective looks outside is anything,... 697,431 Views / 1,884 Replies  
If recent subjective looks outside is anything, baggier clothes are back in vogue…
Posted by Brien, on Jan 1, 2024 at 02:06 PM, in MacNN Lounge
SharePlay. Since iOS 17, apparently you cannot... 697,431 Views / 1,884 Replies  
SharePlay. Since iOS 17, apparently you cannot fully turn it off, so every time I happen to be watching a show while anyone in the household is on a FaceTime call, or I get in the car of anyone with...
Posted by Brien, on Dec 23, 2023 at 06:12 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Some recruiting agency has been ‘following up’ on... 697,431 Views / 1,884 Replies  
Some recruiting agency has been ‘following up’ on a cold email every other day for going on 5 months now.

The polite thing would be to reply and tell them I’m not interested/please stop contacting...
Posted by Brien, on Dec 7, 2023 at 10:56 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Intelligentsia is good for Chicagoland. 207,825 Views / 420 Replies  
Intelligentsia is good for Chicagoland.
Posted by Brien, on Dec 4, 2023 at 12:47 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Sadly this. Seeing less and less Pantone or spot... 10,936 Views / 78 Replies  
Sadly this. Seeing less and less Pantone or spot colors in general. InDesign? What’s that?

… the optical kerning setting is pretty good though. Most of the time. Still gets A V and things next to...
Posted by Brien, on Nov 16, 2023 at 12:55 AM, in MacNN Lounge
It’s like $50 for the Mac mini, though. Cheap... 10,936 Views / 78 Replies  
It’s like $50 for the Mac mini, though. Cheap insurance.
Posted by Brien, on Nov 16, 2023 at 12:53 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Ad free or no deal. I’d rather not have it or pay... 697,431 Views / 1,884 Replies  
Ad free or no deal. I’d rather not have it or pay for it half as much.

Today’s irritant: people who won’t get to the point. E.g:

“Hello.”
“Hi, how can I help you?”
“Is this Brien?”
(duh)...
Posted by Brien, on Nov 16, 2023 at 12:51 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Fast food (food in general, but especially ‘fast’... 697,431 Views / 1,884 Replies  
Fast food (food in general, but especially ‘fast’ food) has gotten ridiculously expensive. &10-15+ per person or more. You can practically go to a chain restaurant for the prices McDonald’s etc. are...
Posted by Brien, on Nov 4, 2023 at 07:18 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Or just bite the bullet and buy a Cloudkey. 21,924 Views / 10 Replies  
Or just bite the bullet and buy a Cloudkey.
Posted by Brien, on Oct 10, 2023 at 07:34 PM, in Networking
I think if they split the MAGA sect off, they... 3,108,478 Views / 3,908 Replies  
I think if they split the MAGA sect off, they could easily pick up the centrists and ‘old school’ dems, e.g. Manchen voters.
Posted by Brien, on Oct 5, 2023 at 08:22 AM, in Political/War Lounge
You are talking about the company that has TWO... 7,803 Views / 62 Replies  
You are talking about the company that has TWO Teams apps with the same name and icon here.
Posted by Brien, on Oct 5, 2023 at 12:25 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Wonder if it’d work with a PiHole. 3,725 Views / 8 Replies  
Wonder if it’d work with a PiHole.
Posted by Brien, on Sep 30, 2023 at 04:27 PM, in Networking
Do you have Xfinity as a mobile provider? If not... 4,728 Views / 4 Replies  
Do you have Xfinity as a mobile provider? If not I’m stumped too.
Posted by Brien, on Sep 29, 2023 at 02:05 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
$6.39 for regular. Ouch. My wallet. 75,703 Views / 418 Replies  
$6.39 for regular. Ouch. My wallet.
Posted by Brien, on Sep 23, 2023 at 02:14 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Having used both iOS(iPadOS) 17 and watchOS 10... 2,303 Views / 13 Replies  
Having used both iOS(iPadOS) 17 and watchOS 10 for a few days now, outside of some genuinely useful features such as offline maps, most of the updates felt like Apple messing with the UI just for the...
Posted by Brien, on Sep 20, 2023 at 01:21 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Utz used to make a Hawaiian spicy luau BBQ potato... 33,434 Views / 120 Replies  
Utz used to make a Hawaiian spicy luau BBQ potato chip, but it seems to be discontinued. Good stuff.
Posted by Brien, on Sep 20, 2023 at 02:23 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Gas has gone up nearly a dollar in 2 weeks here.... 75,703 Views / 418 Replies  
Gas has gone up nearly a dollar in 2 weeks here. Crazy.
Posted by Brien, on Sep 20, 2023 at 02:17 AM, in MacNN Lounge
This can be disabled, somewhere… 7,803 Views / 62 Replies  
This can be disabled, somewhere…
Posted by Brien, on Sep 15, 2023 at 09:38 PM, in MacNN Lounge
No, but you can paste it into explorer. 7,803 Views / 62 Replies  
No, but you can paste it into explorer.
Posted by Brien, on Sep 14, 2023 at 09:40 AM, in MacNN Lounge
It was a bit underwhelming, but I’m due for a new... 2,303 Views / 13 Replies  
It was a bit underwhelming, but I’m due for a new Watch, so…
Posted by Brien, on Sep 13, 2023 at 07:01 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Everything is homogenized top 40 pop. 697,431 Views / 1,884 Replies  
Everything is homogenized top 40 pop.
Posted by Brien, on Sep 13, 2023 at 06:10 PM, in MacNN Lounge
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