Notices by Sumocat 🐈‍⬛ (sumocat@mastodon.world), page 2

“The S25 Ultra downgrades the smart stylus into a dumb one without Bluetooth connectivity and air control features.” — I’m so old I remember when a smart stylus meant an active digitizer, and a dumb stylus was just a stick.

From: @verge
https://mastodon.social/@verge/113929263574829077

@WarnerCrocker I appreciate everyone’s service in beta testing AI. Hopefully Apple will ship another iPhone mini so I can join you. 🤪

That said, I’m really tempted to get a new Mac Mini for media storage. Would give me limited exposure to AI, perhaps an inoculating dose? 🤔

@WarnerCrocker I wish they wouldn’t. That’s a lot of people getting hurt when Trump cuts funding to their buyouts.

@darnell it’s about revoking the existing iron clad law, not needing a new one. Trump’s non-enforcement order does not remove the law; it just lets the violations accumulate.

@WarnerCrocker Just what we needed: precedent for Trump to pre-pardon anyone he wants. But at least it protects them from lawful prosecution that was never going to happen.

To all who celebrate it and nothing else today, enjoy a thoughtful, reflective Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

When I describe our home decor as Halloween-inspired, my wife is quick to point out that the cats are not decor. Sure, but why are the cat blankets orange? 🤨
#Caturday #CatsOfSumocat #Cats #CatsOfMastodon

@WarnerCrocker I can’t believe he still doesn’t know how to use the weather controlling space laser.

Happy Thanksgiving to all who give thanks. If you’re anything like me, you’re disappointed that T-Pain did not perform “I’m on a boat” as “I’m on a float” at the Macy’s TG Parade.

I'm on a float! I'm on a float!
Everybody look at me
'Cause I'm singing on a float
I'm on a float! I'm on a float!
Take a good hard look at the Thanksgiving float!

#ThanksGiving #TPain

Well, I wish I could say I was anything but disappointed this morning, but honestly, I would only have been surprised by a Harris win. Her main obstacle was the misogyny ingrained in our society, followed by racism, then Trump. She campaigned hard against the third, while his campaign rode hard on the first two, and it worked. Again. Disappointing. Not surprising.

@stairjoke Qwerkywriter is a working keyboard that can hold an iPad. It’s hefty, made from aluminum, not steel.
https://www.qwerkywriter.com/

@WarnerCrocker
Chaser. Marty doesn’t pin it on Bezos though, implies JB is a victim.

"Marty Baron on Post endorsement choice: ‘This is cowardice’"
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4953811-marty-baron-post-endorsement-cowardice/

@WarnerCrocker
A lot sure has changed in five years.

"Jeff Bezos Has Never Meddled With Washington Post Coverage, Editor Marty Baron Affirms"
https://deadline.com/2019/06/jeff-bezos-has-never-meddled-with-washington-post-coverage-editor-marty-baron-affirms-1202628210/

@WarnerCrocker actual locker room talk.

"Trump’s Coachella Rally Went About as Well as You’d Expect”
☝️I endorse this headline.

“Donald Trump supporters were left stranded in the desert for hours."
https://newrepublic.com/post/187126/donald-trump-fans-coachella-rally-stranded

@WarnerCrocker Did you try turning it off and on again? 😼

No, for real, I do a restart (or off/on for Watch) on my 3 devices after updating, and if I forget, I’ll usually notice some weirdness like battery drain.

Monday morning, after feeding the cats, my wife heard something tumble down the lower stairs. She looked down to see our boy Homer lying at the bottom, appearing as if he was grappling with a mouse, then nothing. I raced down from upstairs to find her crying, holding him in her arms. I could see in his eye before I took him, he was gone.
#Caturday #CatsOfSumocat #Cats #CatsOfMastodon

Homer was 16, slowing down and sleeping more, had all his teeth removed, but his sudden passing was still a shock. The vet said it was likely neurological. We’ve lost three cats before, but Homer was the first we did not have put down. It was truly his time to go, and we miss him.

Good time to remind everyone that Android was introduced by a consortium named the Open Handset Alliance to give vendors and carriers control over their phone software. Samsung was a founding member. User control was never part of their plan.

From: @verge
https://mastodon.social/@verge/113226193355657021

In today’s episode of “I can build a shortcut for that,” it’s a two-fer. First, not a new build, but I added my “Share Now Playing”shortcut to the Control Center on my iPad, which I’ve now used twice this week.
#Shortcuts #iOS #iPadOS #iPadOS18

“Do you remember
The twenty-first night of September?” 🎶 #NowPlaying ”September“ by Earth, Wind & Fire — https://song.link/i/1154239689