Thomas Brand

💻 Endpoints Engineer @ MIT
🐧 Fedora COSMIC Atomic
👣 GNOME on Debian Trixie
⚙️ Framework 13 Raptor Lake
🍏 PowerPC Mac Enthusiast
✏️ Vim Not Nano
💿 Navidrome Not Spotify
🖥️ Proxmox System Admin
💾 BORG Backup Believer
🦅 BSA Eagle Scout
👟 16+ Boston Marathons
👁️ Visually Impaired (LHON)
🐢 I Like Snapping Turtles

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2026-10-21 20:05:13 UTC

Who needs an iPhone Duo when you could be SIDETALKING. #noai #ngage sidetalking.com
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2026-10-13 22:22:27 UTC

Personally, I am waiting for the HomeView Pro.
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2026-08-24 23:03:43 UTC

So are people boycotting MacStories because they are posting on Twitter again?
Apple returned to advertising on Twitter in February 2025. They are literally giving Elon Musk money and I don’t see people giving up their MacBooks and iPhones.
What is the difference?

2026-08-03 19:20:21 UTC

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@nprofile…4hqr in addition it's criminal Apple's overpriced Studio displays do not feature Face ID.

2026-07-17 00:00:35 UTC

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@nprofile…f3z2 if you have a AOL.COM email address you pay double.

2026-05-13 00:49:49 UTC

Bro, do you even lift?
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2026-04-13 14:24:55 UTC

My work laptop has been a 13th Gen. Framework 13 since 7/5/23, and the battery has expanded, and become unusable twice during that time.
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2026-02-24 21:14:00 UTC

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@nprofile…fjwu now imagine all of the AI summaries that have been received by meeting participants shit talking their fellow employees before the meeting begins.

2026-02-21 23:11:55 UTC

Went for a walk in the snow.
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2026-02-20 16:18:38 UTC

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@nprofile…f3z2 I decided over the pandemic, while I was reencoding all of the my audio for the last time using FLAC, the I was the weakest link. I am only getting older, my hearing is only getting worse, and I am more likely to listen to music on the go than in ideal conditions.
That being said, what effort I put towards my music collection I am going to do it to the best of my ability understanding my own natural faults.

2026-02-20 15:50:10 UTC

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@nprofile…f3z2 but when you can't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana or wet mud does it even matter?
https://www.tomshardware.com/speakers/in-a-blind-test-audiophiles-couldnt-tell-the-difference-between-audio-signals-sent-through-copper-wire-a-banana-or-wet-mud-the-mud-should-sound-perfectly-awful-but-it-doesnt-notes-the-experiment-creator

2026-01-28 01:59:58 UTC

This shit just made me switch to @nprofile…60xv
https://stateof.mozilla.org

2026-01-24 00:41:08 UTC

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@nprofile…f3z2 my next TV will be a commercial 60 inch monitor and a speaker bar. No spyware. No OS.

2026-01-03 15:02:46 UTC

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@nprofile…ccqa mmmm toast

2025-12-14 15:25:48 UTC

My ornament has large eyes.
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2025-11-13 02:35:57 UTC

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@nprofile…j4v2 I don't know, Shatner is still wearing all of his uniform.

2025-11-06 13:01:50 UTC

Mac OS 8 was the first and last release of Mac OS that was released on a 8-track cartridge.
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2025-06-11 00:14:41 UTC

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@nprofile…4mkg Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda appreciates your support.

2025-06-10 17:50:42 UTC

Guys, I think I downloaded the wrong developer release. My Mac OS GUI is looking a lot more polished and refined than what I am seeing on apple.com
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2025-06-04 03:22:48 UTC

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@nprofile…4mkg I'm calling for Tim to appear on @nprofile…gftj's The Talk Show.

2025-05-28 11:06:04 UTC

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@nprofile…de2h @nprofile…0k5k I like the PEZ dispensers
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2025-05-11 15:01:23 UTC

Apple Vision Junior
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2025-05-01 15:46:09 UTC

@nprofile…md38 is taking his 2019 Mac Pro to Craig's house.
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2025-04-30 12:38:58 UTC

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@nprofile…de2h clearly it's time to upgrade to Windows Vista.

2025-04-16 20:06:50 UTC

I want to ride the Internet Expressway powered by Mac OS 9.0.4
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2025-04-15 21:33:04 UTC

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@nprofile…de2h BRO DO YOU EVEN DEBIAN?

2025-04-01 21:55:01 UTC

Apple has always been serious about casual Newton gaming.
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2025-03-26 15:22:54 UTC

The brain worm is contemplating its next move.
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2025-03-25 23:40:46 UTC

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@nprofile…fv4z I hope you are not wearing a skirt.

2025-03-25 21:37:28 UTC

Tiger unleashed. Peak web design.
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2025-03-07 20:44:45 UTC

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@nprofile…sr9k but graphics glitches are part of the BSD experience.

2025-02-23 16:28:33 UTC

Who else misses System Preferences?
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2025-01-26 14:57:28 UTC

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@nprofile…4mkg I have been very happy with CEMU as an alternative. I didn’t have the console but bought a couple of games after the fact (mostly Zelda) to play on my PC.

2024-12-26 13:55:32 UTC

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@nprofile…7j6v BUT JIMMY WALES TOOK THE TIME OUT OF HIS DAYS TO SEND ME 14 EMAILS THIS YEAR.

2024-12-21 14:20:07 UTC

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@nprofile…4mkg I would watch that show.

2024-12-21 14:13:30 UTC

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@nprofile…vz0p back in the day this is all you would need.
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2024-12-19 23:57:41 UTC

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@nprofile…4mkg Link between worlds and Metroid Returns, but I mostly play GameBoy games on mine.

2024-12-15 14:43:17 UTC

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@nprofile…4mkg I only know Dasher, Dancer, Prancer and Vixen.

2024-12-15 02:45:35 UTC

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@nprofile…al3s don't worry he's always looking out for you.
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2024-12-15 02:40:29 UTC

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@nprofile…al3s your love for Microsoft Windows and how you can't wait for Recall to record your digital life and send it to the corporate cloud!

2024-12-14 19:02:42 UTC

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@nprofile…4mkg I am glad I bought a 2DSXL for $99 before they went out of stock at Walmart.

2024-12-14 17:12:52 UTC

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@nprofile…vz0p I know this does not help since you already have a display, but I am using a Gigabyte KVM monitor to switch between a Mac mini and a MacBook Pro and operation is almost flawless. https://www.gigabyte.com/Monitor/All-Series?fid=2730

2024-12-12 01:41:00 UTC

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@nprofile…4mkg I ended up just getting an R4 for my 2DS XL.

2024-12-08 21:04:31 UTC

So my cat found the Christmas tree.
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2024-12-08 15:38:33 UTC

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@nprofile…7j6v @nprofile…nm3g I told @nprofile…lfwc it wasn’t fair to horde the world’s supply in his basement.

2024-11-28 16:09:23 UTC

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@nprofile…4mkg I don't mean to alarm you but your inlaws may be on the juice.

2024-11-25 22:29:15 UTC

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@nprofile…4mkg I expected to see some post from December. Possibly 2025.

2024-11-22 03:15:06 UTC

So what if Trump's DOJ forces Google to sell Chrome and Elon Musk buys the world's most popular browser?

2024-11-20 22:40:53 UTC

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@nprofile…7j6v Manray misses you.

2024-11-18 22:22:36 UTC

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@nprofile…pqrf WELCOME TO THE SOCIAL!
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2024-11-13 03:43:26 UTC

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@npub1c5u…sr87 nothing like a little shuffle to boost your spirits.
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2024-09-09 20:33:32 UTC

What if Sun Microsystems released a Zune digital media player?
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2024-08-26 21:33:52 UTC

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@npub13le…6saf FORBIDDEN COFFEE

2024-08-14 20:01:21 UTC

If Steve Jobs was born in 1996 the App Store would be his protest.
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2024-08-13 23:20:31 UTC

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@npub1utv…87lr BUT YOU OWE APPLE 30% FOR EXISTING!

2024-07-17 22:42:10 UTC

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@npub1qw5…037m so does this mean TUAW can use your byline?

2024-07-11 00:19:18 UTC

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@npub1238…g63g I am still recovering from how far my jaw dropped after discovering this.
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2024-06-28 21:51:48 UTC

Giving Budgie a go.
https://buddiesofbudgie.org/blog/budgie-10-9-released

2024-06-06 17:44:13 UTC

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@npub1c0m…xqjl it all goes away if he stops paying his monthly Creative Yacht subscription fee.

2024-05-29 20:59:53 UTC

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@npub1l3g…vu48 Of course it runs NetBSD...
poorly.

2024-05-27 14:20:33 UTC

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@npub1qw5…037m the three genders
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2024-05-14 18:04:04 UTC

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@npub1l3g…vu48 they advertise some sort of surround sound feature.

2024-05-14 17:20:41 UTC

It's good to know now all laptop manufacturers are cowards.
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2024-05-09 12:25:22 UTC

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@npub1qw5…037m I feel crushed by this recent Apple advertisement.

2024-04-29 22:50:42 UTC

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@npub1utv…87lr but how will you ever encounter dinosaurs?

2024-04-23 21:51:24 UTC

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@npub1l3g…vu48 so what's the LossyPNG tag for

2024-04-20 13:23:48 UTC

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@npub1utv…87lr mine runs Fedora Silverblue

2024-04-17 22:02:10 UTC

The Framework 13 would be my favorite laptop if the battery life was not butt.

2024-04-05 12:07:12 UTC

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@npub1qw5…037m WHERE ARE THE SCIENTOLOGISTS???

2024-02-19 20:45:24 UTC

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@npub1p9k…865w $1,000?

2024-01-19 20:38:46 UTC

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@npub1utv…87lr @npub1ym9…f8c3 isn't using an iDevice with a NAS or SAN a PITA.

2023-11-01 23:54:19 UTC

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@npub1utv…87lr @npub1src…fms4 we concentrate on the serious issues like how black is Space Black?

2023-09-05 19:36:54 UTC

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@npub1qw5…037m I don't know everybody was dying to get back to the Nexus.

2023-08-20 01:02:33 UTC

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@npub1sen…ycjl run away from my wife's family. (she picked me up 18 kilometers down the road.)

2023-08-17 02:30:26 UTC

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@npub1l3g…vu48 tabs are overrated

2023-08-11 11:50:33 UTC

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@npub1l3g…vu48 unless it is divisible by two

2023-08-11 01:33:38 UTC

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@npub1l3g…vu48 System 6 and nearest neighbor scaling never looked so good!

2023-08-10 23:46:57 UTC

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@npub1l3g…vu48 this never would have happened with Lynx.

2023-08-10 22:05:32 UTC

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@npub1l3g…vu48 everything looks great until you start an X server.

2023-08-09 17:21:13 UTC

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@npub1qw5…037m @npub1r5l…5l0q I still have two like new Neos tucked away. Great note taking computers back in the day.

2023-08-09 11:49:59 UTC

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@npub1qw5…037m so politics?

2023-08-03 12:50:54 UTC

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@npub1l3g…vu48 @npub1gzc…fsz3 it does. Its backend has been updated on a voluntary basis with various Firefox ESR & Thunderbird updates.

2023-08-03 01:05:41 UTC

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@npub1l3g…vu48 @npub1gzc…fsz3 not much has changed.

2023-08-03 00:15:08 UTC

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@npub1l3g…vu48 @npub1gzc…fsz3 made me upgrade from SeaMonkey

2023-08-01 19:04:00 UTC

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@npub1qw5…037m who went under?

2023-07-18 21:47:31 UTC

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@npub1qw5…037m @npub1c0m…xqjl live picture of Peter on the couch with his leg up.

2023-07-18 19:34:52 UTC

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@npub1qw5…037m wheelchair workouts!

2023-06-14 16:22:54 UTC

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@npub1qw5…037m there is no where to hide on the Cape.

2023-05-18 19:43:12 UTC

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@npub15ml…2w4s I know groups that need volunteers. How would you and your daughter like to work a food stand in Gillette?

2023-01-18 14:59:53 UTC

Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar was the first version of Mac OS to be released on two double-sided LP records.
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