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jswright61

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Husband, father, retired, software hack, and Apple nerd. My posts are searchable. Profile Pic is from the fine folks https://iconfactory.world/@Iconfactory

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mekkaokereke, to random
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There are only ~40 million Black people in the US. Population similar to Lagos state in Nigeria (the tiny red part).

There are ~250 million US white folk (~220 non-Hispanic white + ~30 million Hispanic white).

So Biden's "missing" 10% of Black men, is fewer than 2 million. Or less than 1% of white US population.🤡

White voters don't face the massive systemic voter suppression that Black voters do. So increasing white dem turnout is much easier.

So if your boy doesn't win, blame yourselves.

jswright61,
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@mekkaokereke I expect everyone to vote for what they believe is best for them, their family, their community, and their country. The truly great and selfless put the latter before the former.
Sometimes it comes down to different priorities. Sometimes it comes down to different “facts”. All one can do is engage in thoughtful and respectful dialogue and hope that others can at least get the “facts" right.
This is true whether I’m talking to extended family, ppl who look like me, or black ppl.

jswright61,
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@mekkaokereke and specifically, as to CJ - my focus is on local lawmakers, judges, and prosecutors.
Anyone who looks at our CJ objectively and doesn’t see that massive change is necessary to level the playing field for poor people and specifically for poor brown people is either ignorant, or has some vested interest in the status quo.

jswright61,
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@mekkaokereke “Not a marriage, a chess match”. (not my original thought)
My personal strategy is to support progressive candidates down ballot. (The President won’t take my calls). By creating a more progressive Democratic Caucus, put pressure on the executive to be more progressive.
I support with time and some $.
I also work for my county as a poll worker
Track record of pushing effectively for change is my top criteria for candidates tie - breaks go to the more marginalized

Alice, to random
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"Just give me the good part of the overalls."

jswright61,
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@Alice that's not exactly what I was picturing, but sure.

jswright61,
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@Alice this is hilarious. The woman who claims all her posts are about boners is trying to act all innocent.

jswright61,
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@Alice wait, are you saying lose the bottoms?

jswright61, to random
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@sam is starting a bike repair business in Smyrna, GA serving the Atlanta metro area. My wife just went on a 25 mile ride on her 15 year old Jamis road bike after Sam tuned it up and replaced the drive train. She said it road like new!

Great knowledge, superior workmanship, friendly service, and fair prices. I cannot give a higher recommendation.

The Fedi community is large, but sparse. I’d really appreciate boosts so that cyclists near me have the best chance to see this.

gedeonm, to random
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Anyone out there drive an Ioniq 5? I’m looking at it for my next car and need to gather opinions both good and bad. If you have thoughts you wanna share please let me know. Thx!

jswright61,
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@gedeonm weird similarities. I ended up extending my Leaf lease (which was super easy and reasonable) because I was on the waitlist for a 3 and needed transpo in the meantime. Pretty sure you don’t want to extend your Y lease even if you could, because 😡. But maybe you can be a 1 car family in the meantime and rent s/t when you need to.

jswright61,
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@gedeonm I’ve done that enough that I’ve had practice sessions in the driveway and I still screw it up if it’s been a while since I’ve been to the car wash.
It’s more than non discoverable, it’s counter intuitive.

StillIRise1963, to random
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My husband needs cataract surgery. As he was asking me if I could pick him up on the planned date next month, I was perusing the local paper and reading an article about a doctor being sued for destroying a patient's eyesight from that same surgery. I forwarded the article to my husband and it turns out it's the same fucking doctor. Surgery is now off. He's looking for a new person and he'll do whatever I want all day long because I saved him.🤣 😎

jswright61,
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@StillIRise1963 you may have even been the savee at some point. I don’t think my wife would have endured 29 years without some reciprocation. In fact, I’m quite certain.

jswright61,
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@StillIRise1963 close call.
I do whatever my wife wants every day because she saved me 29 years ago and many times since.

jswright61, to random
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@Iconfactory are makers of some great iOS & Mac Apps.

Their potential newapp will only get built if the Kickstarter gets funded. Currently at 44% of 100k. It’d be great if they hit 50% of their goal today, on day 1!

Their blurb:
Project Tapestry is a universal chronological timeline of your favorite social media services, blogs, RSS feeds & more. All updates in one place, in the order they’re posted with no algorithm deciding what you see or when you see it.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/iconfactory/project-tapestry/

fahrni, to random
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Saturday Morning Coffee: https://rob.crabapples.net/2024/04/28/saturday-morning-coffee.html

jswright61,
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@fahrni thanks Rob!

jswright61, to iOS
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Any iOS widget people who can point me to articles / resources or just offer help directly?

I specifically want a widget that allows me to toggle the setting for “Silence Unknown Calls.”

If toggling is too hard, separate widgets to turn on and off.

I am not afraid to use AppleScript or whatever to accomplish this.

Boosts appreciated.

caseyliss, to random
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Turns out, everyone was right: @tailscale is pretty rad.
https://mastodon.social/@caseylisscom/112168241351345384

jswright61,
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@caseyliss
Do you know, or one of your followers, or perhaps @marcoarment if I can install Tailscale on a Ubiquiti Router and get my whole house access to my Tailscale VPN? @tailscale @caseylisscom

ned, (edited ) to random
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I'm curious how people score on the FM 100 Hue Test? I score a perfect 0, but I don't know how much of the norm that is: https://www.color-blind-test.com/images/huetest/Farnsworth100.html

(This is the limited online version, there is a full test available with the proper software.)

jswright61,
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@ned I got a 4 on my external 27” middle of the road monitor. Moved the window to my Macs Retina screen, turned the brightness up a bit, and got a 0.

jswright61, to random
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new profile pic! I commissioned @andycarolan on Ko-fi, https://ko-fi.com/andycarolan to do some profile pics for me. They turned out great! I am so pleased I did it. He has a smooth process for doing commission work. He doesn’t always have slots available, but he opens them from time to time.

fahrni, to random
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More of Kim’s roses. She’s had this one for a very long time. It’s moved from house to house through the years.

jswright61,
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@fahrni that’s some dedication, also very pretty.

Also, I’m sure it doesn’t really matter to anyone, and a person would have to be a monster to make a fuss, but when selling a house, do you list the rose bush as an excluded item?

fahrni, to random
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Kim’s flowers are pretty darned happy. There are a few new flowers in the mix but the purple and yellow flowers and her mini roses have been around for years.

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jswright61,
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@fahrni pretty

fahrni, to random
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Just a test. Does my link shortener link expand here to the NY Times?

Yes, this link is safe. https://f67.us/1di

jswright61,
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@fahrni yes it works.
Curious about why you’re using it. Fedi counts all links, regardless of length, as 23 (something like that) characters. I think a lot of people, especially around the fediverse, prefer to know where the link will land.

fahrni, to random
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It’s time to do some camping! Kim and I picked up a new to us camping trailer.

We have a list of places we’d like to visit. Now we just need to pick one and go!

jswright61,
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@fahrni fun!

fahrni, to random
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Our daughter and son-in-law are moving. As they were cleaning out their shed they were greeted by a two foot long copperhead.

Our daughter moved a storage tote and there it was. It struck out and luckily it hit the tote.

She, her hubby, and children are all fine.

jswright61,
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@fahrni whoa. Glad everyone is OK.

gedeonm, (edited ) to random
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Boy the Apple Private Relay thing continues to be a problem for Tapestry Kickstarter backers. Don’t worry though, we’ll get your reward delivery sorted. 👍

jswright61,
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@gedeonm I’m so thrilled you think about these things and revisit / redesign as necessary. This attention to detail is what makes great software. Even if 98% of the users take it for granted, everyone benefits and some of us notice.

jswright61,
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@gedeonm maybe more designing and less Star Trek and car shopping?
Of course I kid. I’m here for all of it. And I want products designed by grounded, multifaceted people with a good balance in their lives.

jswright61, to random
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I updated my profile pic yesterday and gave credit in my bio, but thought I’d mention here as well - this pixelated avatar is from the fine folks at @Iconfactory. It was a bonus perk for contributing to #ProjectTapestry. I’m very pleased with how it turned out, especially considering the subject matter they had to work with. Maybe @gedeonm had something to do with it?

Anyway, I can’t wait for an early Beta and I’m thrilled with the new Avatar. Thanks.

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