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Tech journalist and author, digital nomad, IT strategist and mentor, typography nerd, Star Trek fan, cat lover, yoga teacher and therapist in training (they/them) ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿ––๐Ÿ•‰๏ธ | ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ–ค https://rjfaas.com https://wanderingyogi.substack.com

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I had no choice but to throw out the clothes I had on. It was the most disgusting tithings Iโ€™ve ever experienced ๏ฟผand I have no faith that #amtrak will even acknowledge this or offer to replace the clothes I had to throw out

06.07.2025 00:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m never riding #amtrak again. I flushed a toilet and it literally sprayed me with shit.

06.07.2025 00:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#tacotuesday

01.07.2025 17:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Happy Canada Day ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
To those celebrate.

01.07.2025 17:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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No. Just no. #friends #tarot

26.06.2025 19:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What the LGBTQIA+ and disabled community need you to consider By considering the challenges faced by disabled LGBTQIA+ people in rural areas, we can begin to create more accessible and varied venues for us to meet

This. A million time this. Having a transient disability has sometimes made me feel utterly unwanted in LGBTQ spaces.

What the LGBTQIA+ and disabled community need you to consider www.wearequeeraf.com/what-the-lgb...

#LGBTQ #disability #ableism

26.06.2025 17:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thought you all might want to see a nice Digital Render of the Boimler Figure I sculpted for Master Replicas.
Pre-order yours now -
tinyurl.com/3zh2nfvk

#Lowerdecks #startrek #action๏ฌgures
@mikemcmahan.bsky.social @seanferrick.bsky.social @trekculture.bsky.social

26.06.2025 12:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 93    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today in Apple history: The App Store gold rush begins On June 26, 2008, Apple sent an email to developers, stating that it would start accepting apps for its forthcoming iPhone App Store.

We really take the App Store (the model which was copied by Google, Amazon and pretty much everyone) for granted today but it changed the world in ways that few bits of Apple tech ever have.

Today in #AppleHistory: The #AppStore gold rush begins www.cultofmac.com/apple-histor...

26.06.2025 17:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump Mobile drops false 'made in America' promise | AppleInsider The T1 "Trump" Phone won't launch in time to fight the iPhone 17 release, and more than a week after debut, claims of the device being made in America have been scrubbed from the website.

Trump Mobile drops false 'made in America' promise | It was quickly proven that the T1 Phone was not only not made in America, it was likely a re-skin of the REVVL 7 Pro 5G, a $169 smartphone that's made in China and that has faced recalls. appleinsider.com/articles/25/...

26.06.2025 17:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Revisiting the Aqua Introduction - 512 Pixels In the wake of Appleโ€™s Liquid Glass announcements at WWDC, I took some time and rewatched the Macworld San Francisco Keynote from 2000, when Steve Jobs introduced the world to the Aqua userโ€ฆ

Revisiting the Aqua Introduction (in the age of Liquid Glass)

512pixels.net/2025/06/revi...
#AppleHistory

26.06.2025 17:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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watchOS 26 has these hardware requirements for Apple Intelligence - 9to5Mac watchOS 26 adds several new Apple Intelligence features to the Apple Watch, but they each have their own hardware requirements.

Making it clear the the SE is the lower class option (which Apple really hasn't done before)
watchOS 26 has these hardware requirements for Apple Intelligence - 9to5Mac 9to5mac.com/2025/06/26/w...

#AppleWatch #watchOS

26.06.2025 17:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Microsoft Is Having an Incredibly Embarrassing Problem With Its AI Despite investing tens of billions of dollars into OpenAI, Microsoft is still, apparently, competing with its business partner.

Microsoft Is Having an Incredibly Embarrassing Problem With Its AI

Microsoft salespeople are having trouble wooing both potential and existing customers with the company's Copilot, its AI assistant built on OpenAI's tech

futurism.com/microsoft-co...

26.06.2025 17:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just walked through the supermarket by where my ex and I lived. It was so cathartic. I often forget the depths of crazy.

When I passed the cream cheese I remembered the panic of them being out of the only cream cheese one of his cats would take her pill with. so many other things that were nuts.

25.06.2025 21:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This measured, dignified & statesmanlike response proves conclusively that he is a role model for our nation's youth & should counter the narrative that he is an impulsive, infantile, psychologically-damaged dimwit.

#TacoTuesdayTirade ๐ŸŒฎ ๐Ÿคฌ

24.06.2025 21:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14581    ๐Ÿ” 2757    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1136    ๐Ÿ“Œ 200

Wow. I mean I havenโ€™t used either in I donโ€™t know how long but Monster used to own this space

CareerBuilder + Monster, which once dominated online job boards, file for bankruptcy

www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

25.06.2025 00:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pedro Pascal Called Out J.K. Rowlingโ€™s โ€˜Heinous Loser Behaviorโ€™ Over Anti-Trans Law Because โ€˜Bullies Make Me Fโ€”ing Sickโ€™: โ€˜I Want to Protect the People I Loveโ€™ Pedro Pascal called out J.K. Rowling's "heinous loser behavior" over celebrating an anti-trans law because she is a bully.

Pedro Pascal defended calling out JK Rowling as a "heinous loser" and said that "bullies make me fucking sick" and that he wants to "protect the people I love."

variety.com/2025/tv/news...

24.06.2025 20:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9477    ๐Ÿ” 1842    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 126    ๐Ÿ“Œ 336
LAPD Facial Recognition

Sauce for the gooseโ€ฆ.
โ€˜FuckLAPD.comโ€™ Lets Anyone Use Facial Recognition to Instantly Identify Cops

www.404media.co/fucklapd-com...

25.06.2025 00:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

if you stare long enough into the aws console jeff bezos stares back at you

24.06.2025 22:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Every time you may think McConnell has some sort of moral compass remember heโ€™s more Grim Reaper than anything.

24.06.2025 20:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 999    ๐Ÿ” 319    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 94    ๐Ÿ“Œ 44
A light blue t-shirt with the words "Don't you just love when women?" in the colors of the lesbian pride flag.

A light blue t-shirt with the words "Don't you just love when women?" in the colors of the lesbian pride flag.

A pint glass with the words "Don't you just love when women?" in a modified rainbow motif.

A pint glass with the words "Don't you just love when women?" in a modified rainbow motif.

A die-cut sticker with a 3-heart design in the colors of the lesbian pride flag. It reads "up to my usual badass lesbian shenanigans".

A die-cut sticker with a 3-heart design in the colors of the lesbian pride flag. It reads "up to my usual badass lesbian shenanigans".

Y'all, it's Pride month and you need to go check out the pride designs at @spmcreations.com. Look at these things! There's a ton of shirts/mugs/etc. with these designs. Go check it out!

www.spmcreations.com

22.06.2025 19:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Journalist searched and detained at US airport CBP searched an Australian journalistโ€™s phone. He noted he was questioned over materials in his blog, social media posts, and reporting

๐Ÿšจ ATTN: Journalists crossing through a U.S. border ๐Ÿšจ

Alongside @eff.org, we now have an extensive guide on preparing your devices for travel through a U.S. border, including a digital security checklist and additional resources.

Read, bookmark and share:

24.06.2025 14:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 573    ๐Ÿ” 311    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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Narrator of โ€œHarry Potterโ€ audiobooks calls transphobic JK Rowling โ€œa lost causeโ€ โ€œShe has been radicalised, I fear," renowned gay actor Stephen Fry said of the children's author.

Narrator of "Harry Potter" audiobooks calls transphobic JK Rowling "a lost cause"

Gay English actor, author, and narrator of all seven Harry Potter audiobooks, Stephen Fry, has become the latest celebrity to condemn JK Rowling

www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/06/narr...

24.06.2025 20:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Whoever created moisture wicking fabric needs to be nominated for sainthood.

24.06.2025 17:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This is BS.

I ran for office in a red state and won with 80% of the vote. I regularly talk about my identity when I knock doors. The key is to do so a way that connects to other issues (e.g. being trans shapes how I think about ALL healthcare access, threats to education, etc.).

It's that simple.

24.06.2025 15:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3441    ๐Ÿ” 855    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 77    ๐Ÿ“Œ 54

I think at this point in life, a stick shift and a hatchback are what itโ€™d take to sweep me off my feet.

24.06.2025 17:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I just walked past a supermarket at this protest and tried to buyout all the fresh and frozen tacos to hand out to protesters and one person already had (and I was the fourth or fifth to try).

#protest #taco #nokings

14.06.2025 18:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just had my second or third cyber truck siting in the wild. Gods those things are ugly. At least the first one I saw had a paint job.
#tesla

13.06.2025 13:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why you need a daily gratitude practice Gratitude isnโ€™t a feeling. Itโ€™s a powerful mental muscle that can have enormous impact on our mental health.

Why you need a daily gratitude practice

Gratitude isnโ€™t a feeling. Itโ€™s a powerful mental muscle that can have enormous impact on our mental health.

#gratitude #mentalhealth #stressmanagement #yoga #wanderingyogi

13.06.2025 02:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Chart labeled โ€œThe Murder Rate in Red States Has Exceeded the Murder Rate in Blue States Every Year This Centuryโ€

Chart shows range from 2000 to 2022 with red and blues lines indicated average per 100,000 murder rate. The red line is always higher than the blue, and in more recent years, significantly highers (such as 8.5 versus 6.5 in the year of data). 

โ€œSource: Author's calculations based on CDC data.โ€

Chart labeled โ€œThe Murder Rate in Red States Has Exceeded the Murder Rate in Blue States Every Year This Centuryโ€ Chart shows range from 2000 to 2022 with red and blues lines indicated average per 100,000 murder rate. The red line is always higher than the blue, and in more recent years, significantly highers (such as 8.5 versus 6.5 in the year of data). โ€œSource: Author's calculations based on CDC data.โ€

We need to do something about dangerous cities! The feds should intervene!

โ€ฆin red states.

www.thirdway.org/report/the-2...

12.06.2025 22:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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