I have an old iMac from a friend that had a dead harddrive that I was able to replace pretty cheaply and has worked fine ever since, though it's topped out at an old OS.
I got another iMac from a neighbour suspecting it may be a harddrive issue as well, which could be an easy fix.
BUT, with both of these stopping at much older OS's that don't get updates any longer and won't run more modern programs, the question came up today...
@reay yeah it was causing all the other devices to get logged out (hard lockout for weeks -- Apple support told him he had to wait it out), unable to use purchased software, etc
I’m just trying to figure out a workaround for having another Mac that works flawlessly — it’s outlasted a number of Windows laptops we’ve had — but which has of course been designed to be obsolete years ago. I don’t think that first one that was brought back to life with a new harddrive will even run Garage Band, as crazy as that sounds.
Really good computers are still WAY less useful when they can’t run certain remotely recent software.
On the one hand, I don’t get the boycott of Loblaws because groceries being so expensive is a much wider problem than with just Loblaws alone.
On the other hand, for Loblaws to say they’re trying to keep prices down for customers and blame shipping and other issues of their control holds zero water when they netted profits of nearly $500 million this quarter.
You CANNOT be trying to keep prices down while also being a publicly traded company with happy shareholders. Pick a lane, Loblaws.
On that note, are NGO grocery stores a thing? You’d think it would be a no-brainer to get food to people for not a cent more than the food cost to get and stock.
That would also push the organization to use more local options to keep prices as low as possible instead of, say, shipping in pineapples all year.
I THINK I know where this chunk of Triptych by Karin Slaughter is going with this seeming huge detour from the main storyline.
Hoping I’m wrong, because if I’m right, it’s way not my thing.
I totally get that online services need to sell ads and subscriptions to make money. No problem with that business model.
But on the flipside, it’s particularly irritating when the ads are by the same service you’re currently using, entirely to disrupt your experience, doing a song and dance about how, ‘Hey, if you want to avoid ads for ourself like this, just subscribe!’
@reay
FYI. The archive is the Mastodon backup mechanism. You should do this weekly or at least monthly. Since you're the first I know who's migrating, why not report how it goes so other people may be reassured (or horrified)?
@feld Mainly just the singles I’ve heard on the radio. One of which was something of an ear worm for me this morning, leading to the discovery of some of his other stuff.
Can’t fault the singer on his range, that’s for damn sure.
Just reminded that part of the reason I’m so tired of seeing the Leafs play Boston in the playoffs, beyond having seen it so many times recently, is because of how frustratingly dirty some of the Boston players are.
Marchand is hugely talented, but rather than just letting that do the talking for him, he’s always gotten in the cheapest, dickish shots on the opposing team instead. And McAvoy isn’t far behind.
My commute to my second job (ahem currently my main) job is unfortunately close to as far as I can get from my house while still being in the same city.
Adding to catching rush hour traffic both ways, the city has started what will be years of bottlenecking repairs on the routes I usually take. So a 27-minute drive on the weekend took me close to hour and a half last night.
I could literally have driven to London, Ontario in the time it took me to drive home from work across Toronto.
Sometimes it’s not terrible, though. One weekday morning will take over an hour and the next day will be 40 minutes.
All of which means that now on weekdays I’m keeping half an eye on the GPS to gauge the time I need to head to work.
Today we’re already having some fun-sounding downpour and wicked wind. Which means I should maybe head to work… now-ish? Give it a good 3.5 hours to get there? 🙄
Yesterday I learned that vultures are birds of prey. Somehow I’d thought they were scavengers, maybe confusing them with buzzards? (He says, making a mental note to check if buzzards are birds of prey to maybe edit that out.)
So the several turkey vultures I’ve been seeing swooping around the Ontario Science Centre for months — and the wingspan of these things gets up to about my height, so they’re not subtle — are actively hunting, not just looking for carrion, or whatever.
Related: They’ve started hanging out over the Science Centre itself, and a couple of days ago were jostling around with some Canada Geese.
Guess that was them after some lunch.
Which, by the way, gives you some idea of their size. Much like when I heard that Great Horned Owls will take down a Canada Goose to eat?
Listen, Canada Geese are no joke. If they come at you snapping and hissing, even as an adult, you’ve got a problem.
And to know that THAT thing is a meal for a BIGGER bird?
Crazy.
I try not to be at least A LITTLE bitter when people are jazzed about it being Friday but because of the nature of my jobs, I’m working 23+ hours over tonight and the next two days.
My attempts at such usually fail.
But, sincerely, for those who get a typical break in their work routines, happy Friday.
Enjoy it extra for me. 🙂
@APBBlue I was genuinely torn between wanting to throw his cultists in with him in that post but didn’t want to feel any guilt for any of them who may actually do so and are irrevocably damaged by it. Whereas Trump’s gonna Trump, so 🤷♂️