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@kolin I do not like this.

I think November of 2025 will be M5 Pro Max 14" MacBook Pro with a 32" 6K display and a Thunderbolt 5 hub and maybe Sonos Era speakers as the new setup.

No update on the move to Micro.blog yet but just a more personal tech update: I decided to add a 1 year extension of AppleCare to my M1 Max MacBook Pro. While I could certainly use an M4 power, it's not enough to justify the $3,000 upgrade cost (after selling my machine) so I'm going to …

Starting a new job. I posted about it over on LinkedIN - https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7280426660783423488/

Just thought I’d share that I’m thinking of moving from Mastodon to Micro.blog for these toots. Thinking about it. It’ll take time to actually do it but I am considering it. FYI - https://micro.one/AdamChandler

It ain’t much but it’s honest work.

Newborn sleep scores. This lasted for 6 months.

On one hand, I don’t like my sleep schedule but this is because babies wake up early. On the other hand, I’m glad Matilda sleeps all night now. My score from a year ago was awful

“I went in for chicken tenders and ended up spending $115”

New Blog post (using the fancy new Fediverse creator tag thanks @jsnell for the tip) https://adamchandler.me/blog/2025/01/01/2024-flights-beers-visualized/

Ice.

One of these machines has a fan running constantly.

Really spotlight?

Welp, I’m no longer on “Team-Never-Covid” (aka NOVID) sigh. Tested positive today after feeling like garbage for 4 days.

Quick brewery visit in the snowy north just 30 minutes from the Canadian border.

Before and after. New job starts Monday.

Forgot to add a photo.

Merry Christmas

My baby now has global entry and tsa pre check. Visited the border on Christmas Eve

Saw Stella Cole tonight in Portsmouth for her Christmas show. Great ensemble.

I walked into Starbucks and god a Christmas blend. I walked into my dentist to book an appointment. “We can see you now” great but what about my coffee breath?

Went on a sleigh ride today.

I'm really happy Apple's insatiable appetite for services revenue has shifted Apple's thinking on AppleCare+. My M1 Max AppleCare expires this week and Apple took $12.50 a month to extend my plan for 12 more months (prepaid of course). Even if I sell the MacBook Pro in 2025 for an M4 or …

Thanks carrot.

...and on MacOS, Mail.app has been open for 5 minutes downloading messages. I opened outlook and they all came in 5 seconds. I don't know what Apple did in these x.2 updates to break mail but I'm really over it.