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Andy Ihnatko
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Intermittently-beloved technology journalist and pundit. Tech contributor to WGBH Boston Public Radio. Podcaster (MacBreak Weekly on TWiT.tv and Material on Relay.fm). Former Chicago Sun-Times and Macworld columnist. Opera riff-raff. He/Him.
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Ready for the WWDC video! Got my usual Live Event battle station set up: three screens, live capture to transcript, chat window with a group of pals, and Dr. Pepper on ice. Release the dogs and the ponies, Apple!

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Ready for the WWDC video! Got my usual Live Event battle station set up: three screens, live capture to transcript, chat window with a group of pals, and Dr. Pepper on ice. Release the dogs and the ponies, Apple!

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One day, people will look at That Thing On Calvin's Head and be just as mystified by it as we all were about That Thing On Jughead's Head. (Which modern historians have discovered is a simplified rendering of how kids in the Forties used to recraft their dads' worn-out old fedoras.)

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My local library accepts donations for their little store of secondhand books and media. Part of the fun of browsing is seeing evidence that someone has suddenly lost interest in a thing/genre that clearly they once really liked. This week it was a collection of books written by "Top Gear" hosts.

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My full Mandalorian blazer is made from a wool/poly blend and not beskar. I'm not a conventional member of my clan. But I put it to you that in my day-to-day work as an agenda-driven city comptroller, I sow more chaos, damage, and despair than any armored bounty hunter. #starwarsday

Outdoor selfie on a rainy day. I'm holding an umbrella. I'm wearing a blazer styled after Boba Fett's armor, complete with his signature sigil.
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My annual #maythefourth tradition: posting this photo and making up some kind of witty caption, even though the only truthful caption is "I would just like people to know that I've been to ILM."

Me in an office hallway, standing in front of the "Han Solo In Carbonite" prop from "The Empire Strikes Back." I am smiling and waving in a way that mimics Han's frozen pose.
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The phrase "reimagined for the modern age" in the solicit for an upcoming book or movie based on a classic character can only mean "Don't worry, mainstream audience! We got rid of everything unique and turned it into a rehash of what you've already seen a thousand times! You're welcome!"

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Quote with a picture of water that you took

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One of my keyboard's little flip-down legs broke. I fixed it using superglue, a little container of baking soda that I store with the glue, and a dental tool. Looking at the paraphernalia next to my keyboard, I couldn't help but recall Teen Writer Andy's naive fantasy of being Hunter S. Thompson.

A closeup of items on a desk. At center is a black plastic part being mended. A corner of the part is covered with a small amount of white powder. Arranged around the part are a prescription pill bottle half-filled with white powder, a tube of cyanoacrylate glue, and a dental tool resembling a small spatula.
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Andy Ihnatko
@ihnatko.bsky.social
Intermittently-beloved technology journalist and pundit. Tech contributor to WGBH Boston Public Radio. Podcaster (MacBreak Weekly on TWiT.tv and Material on Relay.fm). Former Chicago Sun-Times and Macworld columnist. Opera riff-raff. He/Him.
1.6k followers224 following246 posts