{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Fred McCann","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/duckrowing","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1774","username":"duckrowing","bio":"My name is Fred McCann. I live in Portland, Maine, the best city on Earth. I like to write software. \n\n@fred@social.duckrowing.com","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":17,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://micro.blog/photos/200/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico"},"items":[{"id":"100650192","content_html":"<p>OMFG. Apple just sent me a return request and shipping label to return the laptop they sent to me in error, which was NEVER delivered. They have it. WTF would I send back??? And they still haven’t shipped the replacement for my laptop that they broke. WHAT THE ACTUAL F. 96 days. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M6QA6JNYX9GQQERK1288251W\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/11/05/13035/","date_published":"2026-11-06T02:14:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-06 02:14","date_timestamp":1793931299,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"100365815","content_html":"<p>Okay, so now the wrong laptop has been refused and returned to Apple, so the ball is in their court again. Let’s see how quickly they can ship the correct replacement. Day 92. <img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F23f3.png\" alt=\"⏳\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"> <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M6EZ9G19RGEV33NHY3XRV9E9\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/11/02/13032/","date_published":"2026-11-02T20:30:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-02 20:30","date_timestamp":1793651425,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"100188983","content_html":"<p>Infinite Mac: <a href=\"https://infinitemac.org/1996/BeOS%20DR8.2\">BeOS DR 8.2</a></p>\n<p>I absolutely loved this implementation of the BeOS dock. I was so sad when Be replaced it with the Deskbar. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M67A4VMV1ZDV43M9W09ZQTF8\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/30/13029/","date_published":"2026-10-30T21:06:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-30 21:06","date_timestamp":1793394372,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"100110099","content_html":"<p>I’m trying <a href=\"https://macglow.app/\">Glow</a>. So far? It seems like it works. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M64MZXA1YH79CWF9C4KEJYGZ\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/29/13026/","date_published":"2026-10-29T20:18:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-29 20:18","date_timestamp":1793305081,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"100108244","content_html":"<p>And what’s really frustrating? This is all for damage Apple caused during a battery replacement. It’s not like it just broke under warrantee—Apple broke it. And I get it. Accidents happen. But it’s been almost 3 months for them to resolve this. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M64KNRRD7GYFB3PK7Z2S3CEJ\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/29/13017/","date_published":"2026-10-29T19:55:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-29 19:55","date_timestamp":1793303700,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"100108243","content_html":"<p>And I’ve also learned that it’s impossible to contact your Apple Support rep about an open case and it’s 50/50 if they’ll actually call back for a scheduled callback. Every interaction is a new rep taking over the case and starting from square one. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M64KJKHCR1B1RTGMJAHMCTGX\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/29/13020/","date_published":"2026-10-29T19:53:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-29 19:53","date_timestamp":1793303596,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"100108242","content_html":"<p>This shouldn’t be surprising, but even though I contacted Apple to tell them the shipped the wrong laptop, they were unable to keep it from being shipped nor were they able to get UPS to intercept. I had to wait for it to come to me so I could refuse delivery. Have to wait for it to get back to Apple before...</p> <a href=\"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/29/13023/\">micro.duckrowing.com</a>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/29/13023/","date_published":"2026-10-29T19:52:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-29 19:52","date_timestamp":1793303529,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"100089992","content_html":"<p>Oh by the way, <a href=\"https://www.blusherband.com/\">Blusher</a> just released a new single and it’s fantastic. I don’t know how they’ve managed not to have a single miss in their catalog. Enjoy!</p>\n<p></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oycM2ZtTnGM\">youtube.com/...</a></p><p class=\"microblog_hashtags\"></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M6422KS3HN2K4HAYWVSZAZY8\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/29/13014/","date_published":"2026-10-29T14:47:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-29 14:47","date_timestamp":1793285246,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"100087558","content_html":"<p>Maybe if the menu bar was normal height and this hole was close enough to a hole punch sized hole, it might be worth it to put up with it? But for reasons I don’t undertand, Apple went with the awkward chunky menubar. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M63YZMC0RABA1Q62GADNEBYM\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/29/13005/","date_published":"2026-10-29T13:53:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-29 13:53","date_timestamp":1793282003,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"100087557","content_html":"<p>In 5 years I’ve never once missed the extra pixels because having a hole in the middle of one of the foundational UI elements in MacOS—the menubar, has never been a good trade off for a negligible amount of vertical height for windows. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M63YXQMAVYN1BNR9NZXQ2APH\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/29/13008/","date_published":"2026-10-29T13:52:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-29 13:52","date_timestamp":1793281941,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"100087556","content_html":"<p>Which is weird. You’d think with a smaller hole you could have a normal height menubar. I’ve been <a href=\"https://duckrowing.com/2021/11/21/the-macbook-pro-notch-is-the-latest-in-a-string-of-bad-product-decisions/\">changing the screen resolution</a> to ignore the pixels around the hole, essentially making the screen the same size as a pre screen hole mac. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M63YTVW47FZ1AJCQVHWJ1N70\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/29/13011/","date_published":"2026-10-29T13:50:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-29 13:50","date_timestamp":1793281847,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"100087555","content_html":"<p>It’s hard to tell from Apple’s product photography because they tend to show MacBook Pros with apps in full screen mode with the menu bar hidden to hide the hole, bit it looks like the new OLED screen hole still requires the chunky height menu bar. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M63YNV5PEB5088REMX4CHH57\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2F01M63YNV29NK5NV3JF4GPBVH8P.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/29/13002/","date_published":"2026-10-29T13:48:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-29 13:48","date_timestamp":1793281682,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"100049769","content_html":"<p>The only thing that doesn’t pass the eh-why-not-test is the screen hole. Why on earth is there a screen hole on the touchscreen mac book pro except as the most braindead exercise in branding ever conceived? Apple—we’re the ones with the screen hole shaped like this. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M626EX93N3EGAN8ETP3CBAZJ\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/28/12998/","date_published":"2026-10-28T21:25:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-28 21:25","date_timestamp":1793222735,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"100049485","content_html":"<p>It would be a lot more interesting if Apple made something that looked like a laptop with a screen that could flip over and act like a tablet or ship something Microsoft Surface like. I wouldn’t want one, but if I did a lot of pen input I’d get one. Maybe they’re not ready to kneecap that iPad yet? They...</p> <a href=\"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/28/12986/\">micro.duckrowing.com</a>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/28/12986/","date_published":"2026-10-28T21:24:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-28 21:24","date_timestamp":1793222641,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"100049484","content_html":"<p>And honestly that’s fine. No one is sad about touchscreen windows machines or folding Android phones. So long as it doesn’t damage MacOS or iOS, why not? Maybe why not is enough. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M6269S1640D1FCYJBXWYEM57\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/28/12989/","date_published":"2026-10-28T21:22:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-28 21:22","date_timestamp":1793222566,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"100049483","content_html":"<p>The why not is because it’s not elegant. But the elegant ship left Apple’s port a long time ago. Products like the touchscreen mac and the folding iPhone are kind of a shrug. I guess, here it is. It’s not great. It’s maybe a little better than everyone else’s implementation. But it’s all inherently not great. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M6268A97Z8K0X0JV9H4P2Z4X\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/28/12992/","date_published":"2026-10-28T21:21:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-28 21:21","date_timestamp":1793222519,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"100049482","content_html":"<p>I’ve long thought Apple should just ship touchscreen macs and here we are (<a href=\"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2020/11/12/4616/\">1</a> <a href=\"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2019/11/16/3828/\">2</a>). And there’s no good reason to have touch, it’s more like why not? <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M6266333N97XE1X149GDZH5A\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/28/12995/","date_published":"2026-10-28T21:20:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-28 21:20","date_timestamp":1793222446,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"100000811","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M5Z0MQ1YTEM49GKJ8HWJA8AR\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2F01M5Z0MP7P1K37EN2MGVR3828Y-scaled.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/27/12983/","date_published":"2026-10-27T15:46:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-27 15:46","date_timestamp":1793115970,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"100000810","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M5YY5ZRQ4WZSZZWC633SRBBK\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2F01M5YY5Z7WW9SV317TT5ETEBPC-scaled.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/27/12979/","date_published":"2026-10-27T15:03:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-27 15:03","date_timestamp":1793113390,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99881307","content_html":"<p>What kills me is I offered to take a credit against a new laptop or to jsut go into the Apple store and buy the replacement (which is in stock right now) and have them reimburse me. Nope. Has to go through this braindead process. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M5T20P74SB97MH9K86WE78SQ\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/25/12972/","date_published":"2026-10-25T17:33:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-25 17:33","date_timestamp":1792949639,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99881306","content_html":"<p>It is literally impossible to get a call back from the same Apple support specialist. I’ve lost track of how many I’ve had on this case so far. Apple has agreed to intercept the UPS delivery for the wrong laptop and to set up the correct replacement, verifying the correct spec to send twice. I have zero...</p> <a href=\"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/25/12975/\">micro.duckrowing.com</a>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/25/12975/","date_published":"2026-10-25T17:33:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-25 17:33","date_timestamp":1792949596,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99881305","content_html":"<p>OMFG. Apple shipped a replacement laptop, but they shipped the wrong spec—a laptop with less ram than the one they broke. Now I have to figure out how to get it routed back to them. 84 days without a resolution. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M5SKVJY2YF9HMJ447F9R8REX\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/25/12969/","date_published":"2026-10-25T13:26:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-25 13:26","date_timestamp":1792934792,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99779814","content_html":"<p>Gruber: <a href=\"https://daringfireball.net/2026/10/the_iphone_duo\">More than anything else about the Duo experience, I despise the lack of Face ID</a></p>\n<p>I don’t want a Duo, but the lack of Face ID is the one reason I’d  ever consider one. I’m still on an iPhone SE because of Touch ID and if I trusted Google my next phone could have been android because I hate Face ID so...</p> <a href=\"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/23/12966/\">micro.duckrowing.com</a>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/23/12966/","date_published":"2026-10-23T14:00:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-23 14:00","date_timestamp":1792764048,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99588776","content_html":"<p>This repair saga continues. Apple damaged my laptop during a battery repair and it’s now 79 days and counting for a resolution. They’ve cancelled the order for the replacement laptop but still sent me the return label for the one that’s hobbling along with power management issues. W the actual F, guys. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M5CPMW2RDH2ZS0X4Z8DHZV2M\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/20/12963/","date_published":"2026-10-20T13:05:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-20 13:05","date_timestamp":1792501510,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99185729","content_html":"<p>Six Colors: <a href=\"https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/10/apple-announces-homeview-smart-display/\">Apple announces HomeView smart display</a> <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M4TRBAV938YN8TBRR6Y5H19C\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2F01M4TRBA0R28QBNHA9DP41M290.gif\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/13/12959/","date_published":"2026-10-13T13:48:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-13 13:48","date_timestamp":1791899315,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"74186636","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jsonbecker\">@jsonbecker</a> <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FkqVJXPkk0\">www.youtube.com/watch</a></p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/74186636","date_published":"2025-09-23T17:40:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-23 17:40","date_timestamp":1758649258,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"56763070","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Mtt\">@Mtt</a> <a href=\"https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253943315?sortBy=rank\">Based on this</a> I’m not sure it would. MailMate works with standardized email protocols like SMTP, POP, and IMAP. If there’s something going on outside of email protocols with your host it probably won’t work.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/56763070","date_published":"2025-02-04T19:19:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-04 19:19","date_timestamp":1738696776,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"47287909","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/dfj\">@dfj</a> It was a lot busier than I expected for October. I was cycling the carriage roads and there were lots of people on rented eBikes taking in the changing leafs.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/47287909","date_published":"2024-10-11T13:12:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-10-11 13:12","date_timestamp":1728652346,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"43317781","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/xxxx\">@xxxx</a> I got that one from OWC. They don’t sell it anymore but it looks like they have a different model:</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MR3UBDRW16OB/\">16X OWC Mercury Pro</a></p>\n<p>I think this UHD 4K Blu-Ray drive works too (with a firmware downgrade):</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Archgon-Premium-Aluminum-External-Apple-MacBook/dp/B07BC9F98J\">Aluminum External USB 3.0 UHD 4K Blu-Ray Writer Super Drive for PC and Mac</a></p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/43317781","date_published":"2024-08-11T18:53:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-08-11 18:53","date_timestamp":1723402420,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"38799689","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/danielpunkass\">@danielpunkass</a> You’re a specific old dude. 🥳💯</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/38799689","date_published":"2024-06-03T15:29:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-06-03 15:29","date_timestamp":1717428584,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"27042529","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> I use Arq for in-house backups but the pricing of cloud storage is too expensive for me to use Arq for off-site. I used to begrudgingly use CrashPlan and now Backblaze. It’s just a price question.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/27042529","date_published":"2023-11-28T12:42:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-11-28 12:42","date_timestamp":1701175335,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"24544180","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/chipotle\">@chipotle</a> I recently moved everything over to Strongbox. I prefer it over Bitwarden and 1Password as it’s both a native Mac app and it allows me to keep all my passwords locally on my computers. It also keeps passwords in an open format.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/24544180","date_published":"2023-10-06T12:29:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-10-06 12:29","date_timestamp":1696595393,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"24301250","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/odd\">@odd</a> I’m not the expert in this area but I’m pretty sure cod fishing is a thing in the Gulf of Maine.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/24301250","date_published":"2023-10-01T10:34:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-10-01 10:34","date_timestamp":1696156455,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"21270105","content_html":"<p>@MitchW Not to mention reading rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated on Usenet.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/21270105","date_published":"2023-07-24T17:36:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-07-24 17:36","date_timestamp":1690220208,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"21122013","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/chipotle\">@chipotle</a> Imagine how popular it would have been if it was called ElephantFriendsChat.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/21122013","date_published":"2023-07-20T12:50:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-07-20 12:50","date_timestamp":1689857407,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"18103129","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin\">@JohnPhilpin</a> It’s a fair question, and I’m not sure what the answer is.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/18103129","date_published":"2023-04-01T17:02:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-04-01 17:02","date_timestamp":1680368563,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"14947767","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/aaron\">@aaron</a> You’ve gone quite mad with power. 🔋</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/14947767","date_published":"2022-12-14T21:31:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-12-14 21:31","date_timestamp":1671053467,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"14637220","content_html":"<a href=\"https://micro.blog/rom\">@rom</a> <p>I do, but I think it requires authenticating with a Twitter account. I don’t think there’s any public mechanism like an RSS feed.</p>","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2022/12/03/6396/?replytocom=6","date_published":"2022-12-03T19:28:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-12-03 19:28","date_timestamp":1670095733,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"13399270","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jayeless\">@jayeless</a> I’ve seen some of those. I think my iPhone SE 2016 has better specs 😃. I think maybe the thing to do is accept that the Mini (which has a lot of great features) will make using a phone worse in lots of ways but life is too short to get angry about it. I’m still open to switching to droid if someone makes a good small phone.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/13399270","date_published":"2022-09-18T13:32:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-09-18 13:32","date_timestamp":1663507973,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"13396135","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/odd\">@odd</a> <a href=\"https://i.redd.it/99dv4gb1nys51.png\">https://i.redd.it/99dv4gb1nys51.png</a></p>\n<p>You can see a rough comparison there. 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It just makes me sad when I see a pile of Typescript code with no types or discernable structure.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/12915424","date_published":"2022-05-22T16:48:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-05-22 16:48","date_timestamp":1653238122,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12915309","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/zorn\">@zorn</a> sure, but what did we get back for pretending Apple could make an edge to edge screen? The menu bar even got thicker. It’s not like we got a lot of usable pixels in the trade.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/12915309","date_published":"2022-05-22T16:12:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-05-22 16:12","date_timestamp":1653235940,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12599121","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/odd\">@odd</a> That’s a <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NRQY829/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1\">Worklion cutting mat</a>. I’m not sure if it’s the best way to go for that sort of work. 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