Being old and nerdy, I have many memories around Apple. I remember my cousin’s neighbors getting an Apple IIC for Christmas and being so jealous I almost literally died. Even the monitor stand was cool as hell. I got over it, but the longing never went away. And then when this ad for the Apple IIc came out…...
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\n\n\nThe U.S. military is preparing to deploy at least 1,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East in the coming days, according to three people with knowledge of the plans.
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I bet FIFA’s feeling pretty dang silly right about now.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.bobschulties.com/2026/03/26/at-least-us-troops-from.html","date_published":"2026-03-27T02:40:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-27 02:40","date_timestamp":1774579237,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86634864","content_html":"Sure, some countries are better suited to deal with higher energy prices, so what? -Trump, presumably
\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.bobschulties.com/2026/03/20/sure-some-countries-are-better.html","date_published":"2026-03-20T21:18:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-20 21:18","date_timestamp":1774041531,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86618670","content_html":"From: Jeff Bezos just announced plans for a third megaconstellation—this one for data centers:
\n\n\n…a filing to the Federal Communications Commission of his own, proposing a constellation of up to 51,600 satellites operating in Sun-synchronous orbits…
\n
So the plan is to just go full Wall*E, yeah?
\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.bobschulties.com/2026/03/20/from-jeff-bezos-just-announced.html","date_published":"2026-03-20T17:08:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-20 17:08","date_timestamp":1774026537,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86360820","content_html":"I will never, ever forgive the people who voted for (and who applaud) this malignance.
\n\n\nTrump also told NBC News in an interview published Saturday that U.S. strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island “totally demolished” most of the island but that “we may hit it a few more times just for fun.”
\n
And the media for putting this in the eighth graf.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.bobschulties.com/2026/03/17/i-will-never-ever-forgive.html","date_published":"2026-03-17T04:14:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-17 04:14","date_timestamp":1773720855,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86120706","content_html":"This is what sustainability looks like: The Most Repairable Mac Yet?
\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.bobschulties.com/2026/03/13/this-is-what-sustainability-looks.html","date_published":"2026-03-13T12:57:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-13 12:57","date_timestamp":1773406648,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"84131550","content_html":"I’ve written so many times in the past that our (the U.S.) media will be our downfall. To be more precise, I mean, once our media stops believing in the truth and reduces accurate reporting, all will be lost. It’s not only continuing, it’s increasing.
\nThe subhead on this Media Matters for America article about CBS Evening News says it all:
\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.bobschulties.com/2026/02/12/ive-written-so-many-times.html","date_published":"2026-02-12T16:52:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-12 16:52","date_timestamp":1770915175,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"82766887","content_html":"For years I’ve complained about the mess of roads at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn. First of all, plaza1? Just try getting to the plaza part of Grand Army Plaza. You have to cross an incredibly wide road and then you are literally surrounded by cars that fill you with exhaust fumes. I joke, to this day, tha... blog.bobschulties.com","summary":"","url":"https://blog.bobschulties.com/2026/01/24/for-years-ive-complained-about.html","date_published":"2026-01-24T15:00:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-24 15:00","date_timestamp":1769266848,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"82618604","content_html":"Some milestones are worthy of celebration, and some simply worth noting. I’m going with the latter. Today, I’m now the longest-lived person from my little nuclear family. I’m trying to cope as their voices grow distant and my memories of them continue to fade. Tonight, I’ll take a pause to remember the pas... blog.bobschulties.com","summary":"","url":"https://blog.bobschulties.com/2026/01/22/some-milestones-are-worthy-of.html","date_published":"2026-01-22T15:11:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-22 15:11","date_timestamp":1769094685,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"82088572","content_html":"CBS reported that less that 14% of people in ICE custody have charges or convictions for violent criminal conduct, but CBS Evening News distorted the data to suggest the opposite
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I’m so old I remember when a tan suit wasn’t appropriate. Auto worker meets Trump and his finger.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.bobschulties.com/2026/01/14/im-so-old-i-remember.html","date_published":"2026-01-15T03:19:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-15 03:19","date_timestamp":1768447187,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"81837133","content_html":"It feels like tech writers are more upset with Apple for not banning the app X than for X creating all these gross deepfake images in the first place. Of course, Apple and Google should ban the app based on the rules they wrote for their stores, but sheesh, these writers make it seem like Apple and Google ... blog.bobschulties.com","summary":"","url":"https://blog.bobschulties.com/2026/01/11/it-feels-like-tech-writers.html","date_published":"2026-01-11T19:05:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-11 19:05","date_timestamp":1768158355,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"81497021","content_html":"Well, 2026 has started off poorly. Let’s distract ourselves:\n\nMac-focused Podcasters: Here’s a list of all the things Apple has done wrong, and we’ll even get mad now at things Apple might do later.\n\nAh, I’ll read some blogs:\n\nMac-focused Bloggers: Top ten ways Apple has messed up (insert topic here).\n\nLet... blog.bobschulties.com","summary":"","url":"https://blog.bobschulties.com/2026/01/06/165155.html","date_published":"2026-01-06T21:51:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-06 21:51","date_timestamp":1767736315,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"81277120","content_html":"If Trump keeps this up, he’s going to have to give back his soccer peace prize!
\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.bobschulties.com/2026/01/03/if-trump-keeps-this-up.html","date_published":"2026-01-03T18:12:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-03 18:12","date_timestamp":1767463951,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"80053741","content_html":"I loved Alien: Earth, I loved Ted Lasso, I loved The Pitt. But there hasn’t been a show that’s made me excited for Fridays as Pluribus has.
\nI legitimately get excited to see what Carol is up to and how she is coping.1 And boy did I feel that hug and cry at the end of The Gap.
\n \n \nAnd those trees. Yikes! ↩︎
\nAmerica, you’re getting a Dell! 1
\n \n \nI was also considering: You’ve got Dell. ↩︎
\n@manton Pretty sure part of that video was filmed in Brooklyn. I recognize the tunnel she walked through (it’s near where I live). :)
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bobschulties/78740667","date_published":"2025-11-25T21:55:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-25 21:55","date_timestamp":1764107721,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"78608689","content_html":"\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.bobschulties.com/2025/11/23/what-about-big-balls.html","date_published":"2025-11-24T02:20:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-24 02:20","date_timestamp":1763950823,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"77144262","content_html":"I was very fortunate to see Rodney Crowell perform on October 26 at City Winery, where he played the song Song for Life. I knew the song, but I had only heard it from Alison Krauss’s album Too Late to Cry. I hadn’t realized, until he said so, that he had written it.\n\nOnce I got home, I asked ChatGPT and I ... blog.bobschulties.com","summary":"","url":"https://blog.bobschulties.com/2025/11/02/i-was-very-fortunate-to.html","date_published":"2025-11-03T03:31:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-03 03:31","date_timestamp":1762140677,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"76112562","content_html":"The cruelty continues: They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.bobschulties.com/2025/10/19/000626.html","date_published":"2025-10-19T04:06:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-19 04:06","date_timestamp":1760846786,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"71684640","content_html":"I’ve finally, finally, finally deleted all my Instagram posts (except for the very first one from 2010). And I unfollowed everyone. I will likely keep the account for the name squatting, but maybe I’ll change my mind about that, too.\n\nAnd I’ve finally set my Twitter account (not used in many years) to deac... blog.bobschulties.com","summary":"","url":"https://blog.bobschulties.com/2025/08/20/ive-finally-finally-finally-deleted.html","date_published":"2025-08-20T19:58:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-08-20 19:58","date_timestamp":1755719923,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"70726908","content_html":"Among the citizens detained are nearly 20 children, including two with cancer.
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Everyone is upset with Tim Cook and Apple1 for giving Trump some glass award thing. Meanwhile, there’s this:
\n![](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2492/2025/msft-grok-and-hitler.jpg\")
\n \n \nI completely agree working with Trump (and giving him the little plaque) is incredibly distasteful. But it’s a mistake to think anything capitalistic is going to go against the grain or save you. ↩︎
\n@manton I hate to tell you about America.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bobschulties/70706375","date_published":"2025-08-07T13:24:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-08-07 13:24","date_timestamp":1754573045,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"70312094","content_html":"Feelin’ Good Friday, #18: Green power for the win!
\n\n\nThe United States added 22,332 megawatts of power plant capacity in the first half of this year, and the vast majority of it was utility-scale solar, batteries, and onshore wind.
\n
As I’ve said before, I’d love to own some land and put up a small (or big, it’s a dream you know) solar farm.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.bobschulties.com/2025/08/01/feelin-good-friday-green-power.html","date_published":"2025-08-01T17:17:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-08-01 17:17","date_timestamp":1754068649,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"70154562","content_html":"This couldn’t be more perfect:\n\n\"In both cases, the teens were told to create honest portrayals of their lives and the issues they face, but they found out that some people didn’t want to see the full picture.\"\n\nI don’t run into a lot of younger folks (under 20) anymore. But I do read some, and so many that I run across in that context seem to be so much more mature than I was at the same age. I am so impressed by today’s young folks. I will now stop saying young folks because it makes me feel like I’m about to poof into just.\n\nAnyway, this is another example of the “Tell me how you are feeling” and ... blog.bobschulties.com","summary":"","url":"https://blog.bobschulties.com/2025/07/30/this-couldnt-be-more-perfect.html","date_published":"2025-07-30T17:54:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-07-30 17:54","date_timestamp":1753898067,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"70082055","content_html":"While it’s not an app that will get any stage time, Contacts is an app that touches so many parts of the system (Mail, Messages) that having an updated foundation would make it all work together so much better.\n\nFeatures I’d like to see:\n\nDate of death field\nNo contact checkbox\nRemove old systems like ICQ ... blog.bobschulties.com","summary":"","url":"https://blog.bobschulties.com/2025/07/29/while-its-not-an-app.html","date_published":"2025-07-29T19:15:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-07-29 19:15","date_timestamp":1753816559,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"68872427","content_html":"@jsonbecker Right! My son is using my wife’s old XM4s but the stuffing in the ear cups is now coming out and you can’t fix it. So he’ll be getting the XM6 for birthday.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bobschulties/68872427","date_published":"2025-07-13T17:19:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-07-13 17:19","date_timestamp":1752427173,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"62259283","content_html":"@manton Wasn’t it too late to break up the phone company?
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bobschulties/62259283","date_published":"2025-04-15T16:45:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-15 16:45","date_timestamp":1744735522,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"61869988","content_html":"@kaa There is no way he and the very rich didn’t make a killing on these shenanigans.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bobschulties/61869988","date_published":"2025-04-09T21:26:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-09 21:26","date_timestamp":1744233970,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"61856631","content_html":"@manton I’m not blaming TV (OK, maybe some, especially the propaganda stuff), but I remember during the last blackout we had (2003?) where everyone ended up outside all talking to one another. Cooking food before it went bad, sharing everything since it was going to be tossed otherwise. It was a grand time. When the power came back on, everyone went back inside. But I am struck by the “we” almost universally being the right/Trump-y. It’s never “I should have talked to my liberal neighbors about their universal caring about others” or “I can’t believe Mike bought a hybrid when he could have bought a pickup truck! I’ll have to have a talk with him about it.”
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bobschulties/61856631","date_published":"2025-04-09T18:20:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-09 18:20","date_timestamp":1744222855,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"61852935","content_html":"@manton See, I get tripped up here because it’s so incredibly close to “both sides have a problem,” when, clearly, one side is up to, to say it nicely, a lot of shenanigans. You know, “We need to stop attacking the Capitol” or “We need to stop being antisemitic.”
\nI’m happy to listen to others about, let’s say, economic models, but I’m not going to engage in why certain people can’t be in certain places or why vaccines are bad (as some examples). Or, incredibly, about where Obama was born.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bobschulties/61852935","date_published":"2025-04-09T17:37:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-09 17:37","date_timestamp":1744220242,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"61837437","content_html":"@manton I have trouble with the “we” in this. Who am I (a ballot-trusting, election-believing, fact-supporting person) supposed to talk to? Or is this “we” the polite way of saying one side in order to not be mean to the one side?
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bobschulties/61837437","date_published":"2025-04-09T14:15:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-09 14:15","date_timestamp":1744208118,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"59906508","content_html":"@patrickrhone Yep, this is exactly right. Dems are terrible at letting folks know of their accomplishments. And Biden was so big on bipartisanship that it allowed the folks who voted against bills take credit for it went it passed.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bobschulties/59906508","date_published":"2025-03-16T02:17:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-16 02:17","date_timestamp":1742091468,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"59180224","content_html":"@jsonbecker Right! There is no savings. We’re just not doing the tasks we used to do. There’ll be a time soon when we have to pay for what we did.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bobschulties/59180224","date_published":"2025-03-06T21:29:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-06 21:29","date_timestamp":1741296550,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"59180098","content_html":"@jsonbecker We should start a petition to take the statue down. We don’t believe in what it stands for any longer.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bobschulties/59180098","date_published":"2025-03-06T21:27:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-06 21:27","date_timestamp":1741296453,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"59090550","content_html":"@patrickrhone Yeah, I said to my wife today, “New Macs today, but I don’t want one.” Who am I anymore? :)
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bobschulties/59090550","date_published":"2025-03-05T20:56:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-05 20:56","date_timestamp":1741208168,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"59089802","content_html":"@kyle My innie is the hard worker.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bobschulties/59089802","date_published":"2025-03-05T20:47:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-05 20:47","date_timestamp":1741207663,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"59089650","content_html":"@patrickrhone My wife has an M1 Air and it’s showing zero signs of slowing down. Even the battery seems fine on it. If you go for the M4 I bet it will last you at least as long as the M1 has. Post about it if you do it.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bobschulties/58780419","date_published":"2025-03-01T22:25:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-01 22:25","date_timestamp":1740867908,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"57450779","content_html":"@patrickrhone Thanks for sharing this.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bobschulties/57450779","date_published":"2025-02-13T03:21:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-13 03:21","date_timestamp":1739416909,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"55397505","content_html":"@macgreg Once the prep is done perfectly like this, the cooking is often the easiest part. Good job!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bobschulties/55397505","date_published":"2025-01-19T13:23:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-19 13:23","date_timestamp":1737293010,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"52781347","content_html":"@manton This means you can deploy Micro.blog updates at 5pm today and sign off for the weekend!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bobschulties/52781347","date_published":"2024-12-20T15:16:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-20 15:16","date_timestamp":1734707802,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"49722662","content_html":"@manton Room for trains and bike lanes?
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bobschulties/49722662","date_published":"2024-11-15T16:45:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-11-15 16:45","date_timestamp":1731689147,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"45033341","content_html":"@patrickrhone Stop bragging about your awesome folks! I don’t want to hear about the Minneapolis town council, either.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bobschulties/45033341","date_published":"2024-09-07T23:54:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-07 23:54","date_timestamp":1725753263,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"42256695","content_html":"@manton It’s usually a Dem handing a better economy to a Republican, so it’s nice to see he’ll be able to hand it to another Dem. We gotta push Harris to the left more… We really could see progress made.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bobschulties/42256695","date_published":"2024-07-25T21:34:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-07-25 21:34","date_timestamp":1721943263,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"39264830","content_html":"@pfernandes Look at those windows! Today’s car have slits for windows. Yay for being able to see.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bobschulties/39264830","date_published":"2024-06-10T12:28:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-06-10 12:28","date_timestamp":1718022507,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"38160054","content_html":"@nickheer Yeah, the healthier bits and all that seemed off to me. It does look fun, if kinda spendy.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bobschulties/38160054","date_published":"2024-05-24T16:00:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Schulties","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F05%2F6789.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobschulties"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-05-24 16:00","date_timestamp":1716566430,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"33189725","content_html":"@alans Owls are pretty cool. I am actually not sure I’ve seen one in real life other than a zoo. Which sounds ridiculous, but I think it’s true.
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