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amerpie 6 months ago
A statue of the man our town is named for, the Marquis de Lafayette. Behind him is First Presbyterian Church which dates back to the 1700s. It was founded by the Scottish Highlanders who settled in this are in great numbers. image
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amerpie 6 months ago
I spent a couple of hours with CharGPT today troubleshooting an issue with the Mac App Store. It eventually told me that I was going to have to nuke and pave my laptop. Then I got in a conversation with an old friend (25+ years) who manages the Macs at NC State University. I bitched about it and he figure... social.lol
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amerpie 6 months ago
"The Runner" - Battery Park, Financial District, NYC, 2015 image
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amerpie 6 months ago
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Good morning from wonderful Eastern, NC! The area where I live is 100 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, but we still have large tracts characterized by white, sandy soil which is just what these longleaf pines need. image
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amerpie 6 months ago
"Baba O'Riley" by The Who Listen on Apple Music ( What's your favorite song about growing up? As a farm kid and a rebel without a clue, I felt like Roger Daltrey was talking to me when he sang: Out here in the fields, I fight for my mea... social.lol
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amerpie 6 months ago
I think this guy may just have a point. image
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amerpie 6 months ago
One of my favorite exhibits at the NC Zoo is the Wester Lowland Gorillas where this silverback patiently posed for me. image
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amerpie 6 months ago
Now a word from one of my sponsors. image
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amerpie 6 months ago
So, Twitter/X rolled out a feature that exposed the country of origin for its accounts and lo and and behold, a large percentage of far-right and MAGA influencers were based in Russia, Eastern Europe and Nigeria. They posed as Americans.https://www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-influencers-accidentally-unmask... social.lol
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amerpie 6 months ago
It's a testament to the kinds of friends I have that I have an entire album of photos of them getting arrested or copies of their mug shots.This is Manju at a protest in Raleigh against immigration crackdowns. image
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amerpie 6 months ago
Today on AppAddict - My Black Friday Wish List - Even before I started writing app reviews, my Applications folder was always bulging because I have a hard time resisting any software that looks interesting or useful. We actually have a Software category in our family's monthly budget. While there is a lot... social.lol
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amerpie 6 months ago
Today on AppAddict - Roundup of AppAddict Reviews of Apps on Sale for Black Friday - Scooping up apps at a discount during Black Friday season is an annual tradition for me. It takes a little planning and research, but I've picked up a number of useful titles over the years. If you are looking at what's av... social.lol
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amerpie 6 months ago
Some great Black Friday software deals already floating around - Mountain Duck - mounts cloud servers as if they were network drives- Mind Architext Pro - mindmapping- Mosaic Pro - window management- Keyboard Maestro - automation in any app #Mac #macOS #Apple #AppAddicthttps://appaddict.app/post/the-new-bu... social.lol
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amerpie 6 months ago
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amerpie 6 months ago
I haven’t partaken in cannabis culture in over 20 years, but I still giggle when I see 420 in any setting. I even send Wonder Woman screen shots from my phone and she's never even SEEN the stuff. image
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amerpie 6 months ago
Just read two stories from the AP:1) Three white Georgia deputies acquitted for tasing a man accused of littering to death2) Black man, former member of the Fugees, sentenced to 14 years in prison for making illegal campaign contributions in to Obama in 2012
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amerpie 6 months ago
Today on AppAddict - DearMob iPhone Manager is a Useful Tool for Normies and Power Users - A few years back, I had an iPhone that just stopped backing up to iCloud. I went through every troubleshooter I could find, and nothing worked. At the time, I had a MacBook with a small hard drive (256 GB), and using... social.lol