Canard! Pato! Anka! Ow!

America, you're so screwed.

Pretty much.

Are yas gonna come quietly, or do I has ta rough yas up!

Australians still sporting an iPhone 8, 8 Plus or iPhone X are advised *NOT* to update to iOS v16.7.13, released Tuesday by Apple. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

Over three quarters of all cars in America are either white, black, or one of fifty shades of grey in between. Meanwhile in Australia ...

Calling all floppies, calling all floppies ... David Pogue needs some help. He wants to include an audio file of a Macintosh floppy drive in action, but so far hasn't been able to find anything on the web. Can anyone help? (FB shortlink: tinyurl.com/yevdashe )

Why you should never EVER subscribe to media influencer channels on YT, TikTok or other services: They can collect AND SELL your personal data. www.forbes.com/sites/martin...

Scary news for electronic musicians as one of the best-known names in the business faces closure: www.musicradar.com/music-tech/n...

Remember when people started putting their iPhones up on FBM/eBay because they still had Fortnite running on them? Same thing's happening again but now they're advertising "Still runs iOS 18", according to a segment on NPR. When mainstream media goes "iOS 26 sucks" it's really bad.

The tough part about improvising a home cinema on the #ISS was finding a spot where everyone would be comfortable ... for varying degrees of comfortable. "There's not much space out in space!"

So you want to work in IT, do you?

Y'know what I miss most on MacBooks? Socketed RAM & storage? No, 98% of laptops go to e-waste with the config they shipped with. Glowing logo in the lid? Close; it's not a Mac if the logo doesn't glow. What I miss most is the sleep LED.

I herb you people like puns.

Now I do.

The latest issue of PALEBOY - The Magazine of Dirty Archaeology - has just hit the rock-stands.

It won't be long before they unveil Microsoft Copilot Copilot, a service to explain which Copilot-branded product is the one you're actually looking for.

If this isn't a @nanoraptor.danamania.com special, then it is definitely inspired by her work.

Today's juicy truthiness:

There are usually good reasons for not having some third-rate PC shop repair your iMac.

Back in 1975, if you read the right comics, you could buy a Star Trek communicator, hand phaser AND tricorder for a mere $3.29. There were flying models of the Enterprise and the Klingon battle-cruiser, too, only $6.95.

Are you running #OCLP on your old Intel Mac? Sick of the pink-screen lock-ups that happen with Chrome & Electron apps? An explainer & a comprehensive patching tool for over 150 apps (inc. Discord & VS Code) is here: marcosfermin.com/electron-ocl... #OpenCore #macOS

Today's tech truthiness:

Someone has lifted the QuickTimeVR movie files from 1994's "Star Trek: The Next Generation Interactive Technical Manual", upscaled them then built an in-browser replica of the ITM's "Tour" module. mijofr.github.io/st-panorama/ #StarTrek

Jeffrey Combs? Did someone mention Jeffrey Combs, Jeffrey Combs or Jeffrey Combs? www.youtube.com/watch?v=26H_...

Some kids are just too sharp. A Trekkie friend got this delightful garden ornament for Christmas from his teenage son. Who knew that you could buy Star Trek inspired gnomes!

I hope everyone is having a happy treksmas.

A true Pontiac Trans Am, emphasis on the Trans.

This floof is approximately 10% cat by volume. #Caturday

Why is tech costing so much more these days? I'm glad you asked.

New issue with #macOS #Tahoe 26.2: UpdateBrain doesn't check for sufficient free space before performing the update/upgrade; if there isn't enough, you get a "corrupt firmware file" error and the machine is now bricked, neither DFU Revive nor DFU Restore works, giving a "libusbrestore error:21".

step 1: download waterfox (waterfox.net) step 2: log-in with your mozilla account step 3: hit "sync", import all settings from Firefox step 4: proceed as normal reasoning: www.waterfox.com/blog/no-ai-h...

Say no to AI in browsers. kanenarraway.com/posts/can-yo...

Some original #StarTrek tunes for you this morning. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bMy...

Texas does something right for a change, sues multiple manufacturers of 'Smart TVs' (an oxymoron if there ever was one) for tracking what users watch. www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...

Forget elf on a shelf, here's:

Some people will wear fir anywhere.

An absolutely classic...

Last year, Meta had to reckon with an alarming realization about its Chinese advertising customers: They were defrauding Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users worldwide. The company has tolerated the fraud to safeguard billions in revenue reut.rs/4oXsgC2

There's taking an idea and running with it, then there's taking an idea only to trip over your own boot-laces and fall face-first into a cow-pat.

Samsung to end SSD production. www.notebookcheck.net/Samsung-to-h...

How I feel about Apple's "Liquid [Gl]ass" UI design:

Merry Treksmas.

Shouldn't be too much longer.

Christmas isn't over until Hans Gruber falls from the top of Nakatomi Plaza. #Christmas #DieHard #StarTrek

Brian Matthews loves blending popular TV shows with #StarTrek to humorous effect. Before his Flintstones-meets-Starfleet cartoon "Stone Trek" took off (watch here: t.ly/rjJq3) The Jetsons, X-Files & even Lost In Space got Trekked.

"It was if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened."

A long-thought-lost Public Service Announcement by the crew of the USS Enterprise was discovered recently and put on-line. Thank you for not littering. #StarTrek www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFME...

The struggle is real, but the companionship is priceless.