@hankg the original game play of Wheel of Fortune — the winner either had to spend their winnings on a gallery of gifts and an remaining money went on account (if they won again) or a gift certificate.

Random thought, today’s younger generations probably have no association with a game show that asked “Would you like that on account or on a gift certificate?”, even though said game show is immensely popular.

Today I'm starting to see "PINO" floated on the social medias, as in, "Trump is a PINO" (President In Name Only).

I like it, but I'm sticking to Sissy Space X for the string puller.

My latest video relied mostly on my GoPro Hero 9 when it comes to audio. The past several videos have relied on the iPhone 16 Pro’s mics. The GoPro mic is much better and was much easier to edit in post. With the new trickery on the iPhone 16 Pro mics it feels like Apple has made audio needlessly complicated for the amateur, even one using Final Cut Pro. #youtube

I just posted my latest hiking video. This time I went hiking in Saguaro National Park West in Tucson. It was my first time hiking in the mountains on that side of the city.

#hiking #video

I just saw a cash register operator’s display that said

CHANGE 0.27
1 QUARTER and 2 PENNIES

@linux_mclinuxface it runs deep for me and is what kicked off my interest in technology and ultimately my career. I was mesmerized by the Singer-Friden electronic point of sale system when it appeared in Sears stores in the early 1970s. The buttons lit up like something on Star Trek. It was awesome.

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