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a kakistocracy, if you can keep it.
How to interpret the dark omens of the 2024 presidential election
Post Election Feelings: sadness and a recalibration of my model to reality https://gurupanguji.com/2024/11/12/post-election-feelings/
Mass Effect really does feel right up Amazon’s alley given how they’ve handled both Expanse and the LOTR franchise. 
Polygon
So Amazon is making its Mass Effect show. Does it have the guts to make it good?
Half-assed Mass Effect is just a no-assed Star Trek
Every time @basicappleguy.bsky.social publishes a colorful variant of the just released drab Macs, I wonder how can I get someone from Apple to see this and get excited? 
Threads
Basic Apple Guy (@thebasicappleguy) on Threads
Mac mini meets iMac colors
The FAB and the simultaneous releases of feature parity in iOS and android make me think that openvibe might be flutter based. Any devs here to confirm? 
These restrictions remind me of carrier minutes. One of the most widely hated set of restrictions. Prediction: this is rolled back soon / loosely enforced — 
The Verge
Nvidia to cap game streaming hours on GeForce Now instead of raising fees
Existing members won’t see the playtime caps until 2026.
In some good news that I missed from yesterday, Nintendo announced full backward compatibility for all switch games. This is exciting
The Verge
Nintendo says the Switch successor will be compatible with Switch games
Still unannounced: the Switch successor itself.
Guessing we've reached "Squirrel Lives Matter" part of the campaign. Nuts!!
YouTube's new mini player (the one you get when you swipe down) gets a big nope from me. It reminds me of the awful minimized ad video players on the web. The previous version was less annoying and genuinely stayed out of the way for navigation. #youtube
I’m leafing these pointers as clues as im plane out of puns #planespotting 
I disagree with @mantia.bsky.social on a bunch of things. That doesn’t change the delight in the things he creates. I’ve forever loved his wallpapers and this Super Mario marimba ringtone is just perfect. 
Threads
Louie Mantia, Jr. (@mantia) on Threads
There are so many cute things about The Super Mario Bros. Movie, but I really loved the GameCube marimba ringtone on Luigi’s phone. If you w...
Bluesky Social
dan (@danabra.mov)
web lets us put content online and link to each other. atproto adds directed data flow to the web. in atproto the data flows down — from hosting ...
Leafing on a jet plane #planespotting 
I know for most people there is no competition between WhatsApp and Signal. To me, it's a race between when WhatsApp supports usernames and signal supports multi-phone (they already support tablets and desktop companions, it's about adding another phone)
The Verge
WhatsApp’s new custom lists help organize your chats
It should make it easier to find specific conversations.
Android Authority
Quick Share for iOS and macOS might be in the works
Google may be working on bringing Quick Share to iOS and macOS, enabling file sharing between Android phones, iPhones, and MacBooks.
Threads
Nilay Patel (@reckless1280) on Threads
You wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me