paulmcaleer

paulmcaleer, 1 day ago to random

how did I never name my blog "Paul's Boutique"

paulmcaleer, 2 days ago to random

Kia is killing it with EVs. This feels like a successor to the Niro, unless that little guy lives on as a cheaper model, but: 372-mile range, chunky good looks, seats 5. Honestly, I may wait to see this one. Coming to the US in 2025 or 2026.

In contrast, US manufacturers are sticking with overpriced EV SUVs with features like Has No CarPlay and Does Crab Walk You'll Never Actually Use.

https://www.motor1.com/news/720615/kia-ev3-coming-to-us/

thomasfuchs, 7 days ago to random

Is there a tool to deface your Stack Overflow content and maybe one to flood Slack with useless shit?

Asking for a friend

paulmcaleer, 9 days ago to random

"The Grandma McFlurry tastes like a trip down memory lane, and we're excited to give our fans that experience while honoring the grandma-figure in all our lives."

GRANDMA MCFLURRY

fraying, 13 days ago to random

Proof of pepper planting.

Many pepper plants in a garden bed.

paulmcaleer, 28 days ago to random

Pocket hole jigs are the best. Joinery is my new life, and not just because "joinery" is a great word.

thomasfuchs, 1 month ago to random

What will be next after the phased-out TouchBar, the quietly dropped butterfly keyboard, the cancelled car and the lackluster goggles?

I bet it will be AI.

(Don't get me wrong, Tim Cook has done amazing at having grown Apple after Jobs' passing and it's great that Apple listens to customers to fix issues [like the laptop keyboards], but he's just not the guy for great new products.)

paulmcaleer, 1 month ago to random

🎶 Your own / personal / Jira 🎶

annika, 1 month ago to random

Who's this guy? Wrong answers only

paulmcaleer, 1 month ago to random

"Initial plans for the line from Denver to Boulder, and then northeast diagonally to Longmont, would run three inbound commuter trains in the morning, and three outbound trains in the evening."

Gonna need more than 6 trains a day for this to really take off. I want all of this to succeed; this is basically Denver/Boulder signing up for a heavy rail akin to Metra in Chicagoland or Caltrain in SF and I am here for it. LET'S GET IT.

https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/11/colorado-passenger-rail-expansion/

paulmcaleer, 1 month ago to random

Well, Best Buy is back in the “sucks” column. Cowards. (Companies will not save us.)

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/best-buy-offers-screen-lgbtq-nonprofit-donations-conservative-pressure-rcna145603

paulmcaleer, 1 month ago to random

So is changing instances still a giant PITA? Asking for me who doesn’t want to do computers in the off-hours.

paulmcaleer, 1 month ago to random

HEY TIM APPLE THANKS FOR PUTTING ADS IN SETTINGS

paulmcaleer, 2 months ago to random

Comically shortsighted approach by the DEN City Council. The neighborhoods around Peña are filling in, so people will be living near A Line stations… but this quote is so lousy:

“The A Line is great, I love it,” [Councilmember Kevin Flynn] said. “But I can’t ask everyone in the Denver metro area or the state of Colorado to drive to an A Line station to get to the airport.”

$5 million study to make a highway wider.

https://denverite.com/2024/03/18/5-million-expand-pena-boulevard/

paulmcaleer, 2 months ago to random

Every AI reply is going to start with "No copyright intended" isn't it

paulmcaleer, 2 months ago to random

Which one of the Animaniacs designed this dialog

paulmcaleer, 2 months ago to random

“Apple has killed its electric car plans…”

That’s good!

“…to focus on generative artificial intelligence instead.”

oh.

https://www.motor1.com/news/710351/apple-car-dead/

annika, 2 months ago to random

Roses are red,
The icebox replete
With plums I find tempting
So cold, and so sweet

paulmcaleer, 3 months ago to random

To the Safari team: I beg you, please never get rid of the POOF animation that shows up when you delete a bookmark from the bookmark bar. It's a tiny moment of delight in this otherwise extremely functional UI situation we're in these days. If I can't have Happy Mac, I'll keep poof.

LONG LIVE THE POOF.

paulmcaleer, 3 months ago to random

Trying to imagine why I would ever connect my range hood to an app on my phone, ever.

paulmcaleer, 3 months ago to random

We're really moving forward with the word "shacket", eh? All right....

paulmcaleer, 3 months ago to random

The biggest trick the devil ever pulled was introducing likes and shares as actual metrics to give a shit about

mathowie, 3 months ago to random

Hyundai has an Ionic 5 N edition EV coming out where in race mode, it requires "gearshifts" to go faster. If you don't change gears, the engine will "max out" at a fake RPM while making fake engine noises until you tap the upshift paddle and honestly, as weird as it sounds, it's exactly why people still drive manual transmission sports cars and I kind of love an EV can turn it on and off at a whim for fun.

Yes, it's an artificial simulacrum, but a good one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc2imsWsoh8

paulmcaleer, 3 months ago to random

It’s great when people focus on things. Less so when they’re the wrong things.

Daojoan, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to random

The death of the writer has arrived. Vox have pretty much nailed it in their piece on self promotion.

In the social media era, writers must become podcasters, graphic designers, videographers, and conventionally attractive TikTok models to gain an audience.

The profession of "writer" no longer exists - only the "influencer" remains.

A thread on the demise of the solitary writing life…