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Lately on the blog: Apex gets tables right

https://brettterpstra.com/2026/01/12/apex-gets-tables-right/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon

Massie reminds the DOJ that laws will outlast regimes.

@Av8rdan As someone living in a northern border state (and living NORTH of Toronto, as I regularly tell my Canadian friends) — I’m ready!

The killing in Minnesota and the lies that followed. https://www.pbump.net/o/the-killing-in-minnesota/

Periodic reminder to boost the posts you like to keep the Fediverse alive.

WE are the algorithm here :boost_ok:

#Mastodon

@13pt8plus @Aut Having been eFIRCing every two years for a while now. Curious if you stick with one provider or play the field? I usually alternate between Sporty’s and AOPA.

During his first term, Trump discovered that all of the checks and balances are enforced by the honor system. So in his second term, he got rid of all of the honorable people.

ICE observers in the Twin Cities are in need of dash cams to prevent further intimidation and frivolous claims.

Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/7QT6UP7AIMB0

If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!

Wrote this before yesterday but it gets at what undergirds that (and lots of other things in politics).

"The internet universalized subjectivity instead of objectivity. … We have reverted from acting on what we *know* to acting on what we *think*."
https://www.ms.now/opinion/internet-alternative-facts-right-wing-misinformation-education

@Bcollinsmn Welcome back!

@Av8rdan “Flight of Passage” was really enjoyable.

@WiredForFlight @Av8rdan This winter has been tough. More snowblower and shoveling than last year, and it is still December!

Here's my latest essay about why your favorite photos matter more than your best.

https://open.substack.com/pub/bryanhansel/p/why-your-favorite-photos-matter-more?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=42qx2

Hard to disagree with anything Howard Oakley says here: Last Year on My Mac: Look back in disbelief https://eclecticlight.co/2025/12/28/last-year-on-my-mac-look-back-in-disbelief/

Sad to see that last pic of an older macOS and see how far things have fallen. (And Howard didn’t even mention the absurd “hovering” buttons.)

@Av8rdan @WiredForFlight In the neighboring state of Minnesota, I’d say it takes practice. In the same way that if I get off a plane in Miami or Houston, I’ll sweat like a pig before I get in the Uber. Born and raised in MN. I wear cargo shorts and a hoodie (and yes, a hat and thin gloves) down to 25F as long as it isn’t too windy. Colder that that, I get into more layers. Layers of socks, long underwear, gloves, etc. The Spotted Cow doesn’t hurt either. 😉

@ttscoff Belive it or not, I think this is the same logic some people use to ignore Climate Change. “If I think humans are causing climate change, then I may have to change my lifestyle, therefore, it can’t be human caused! And if I agree that indie developers deserve a living wage, then I might have to believe I should pay more for the software I use.” Therefore, clearly (in their minds) “it is just a hobby.”

@WiredForFlight Oh it’s terrible! I had planned on so many flights. Also, one of the guys I was flying with regularly was scheduled for his Commerical checkride today — well, that ain’t happening… sigh.

@gedeonm I love beets, pickled or otherwise. I also love deviled eggs. Sounds yummy!