Exposing the Manosphere

Exposing the Manosphere - The Manosphere is a toxic hellstew of women and trans hating incels. Know your enemy. - linkage.lol/exposing-…

Two cartoon members of the manosphere

📝 Why Do You Blog - Sometimes asking why reveals surprising answers - louplummer.lol/why-do-yo…

back view of a man sitting at a computer

Today on App Addict - Neat Download Manager - When it comes to downloading from the internet there are several different scenarios. There is downloading torrent files and their payloads which requires a special application like Folx or qbittorrent to manage. Then there are specialized downloaders for video/audio content like Downie and ClipGrab. Then there are the run of… - apps.louplummer.lol/post/neat… #Mac Apps 📝

Neat Download Manager

Office Space

Office Space - The 1999 movie, Office Space, is a cult classic and still  relatable today - linkage.lol/office-sp…

it’s not that I am lazy. It’s that I don’t care.

📝 Army Tales - A couple of tales from the 1980s peacetime Army and the lax security we had back then. - louplummer.lol/army-tale…

Old yearbook from the 2nd Armored Division

Today on App Addict - The Time Machine Mechanic - I have been using a Backup Status widget to keep track of my Time machine backups but with the release of Sequoia it has stopped functioning. The next best tool in my arsenal to monitor backups is The Time Machine Mechanic, a free utility from the Eclectic Light Company. The… - apps.louplummer.lol/post/the-… #Mac Apps 📝

The Time Machine Mechanic interface

I found this old Oliver model tractor on River Road deep into Bladen County North Carolina.

Ketamine Therapy for Depression

Ketamine Therapy for Depression - Ketamine infusions for treatment resistant depression promise new hope for long time sufferers. - linkage.lol/ketamine-…

Nurse talking to patient

📝 I’m Not Moving - The place where I have lived for 45 years has both changed and stayed the same and I’ll probably never leave. - louplummer.lol/i-m-not-m…

Hay Street scene, Fayetteville, NC

Today on App Addict - Whatever Happened to Evernote - Evernote was once a giant of an app, beloved by millions and one of the first cross platform tools to achieve widespread use. The productivity culture adored it and people like Tiago Forte, the author Building a Second Brain, made it central to their methodology. The company was sold to… - apps.louplummer.lol/post/what… 📝

Evernote Logo

The Irish Don't Want to Hear It

The Irish Don’t Want to Hear It - There are six times the number of people with Irish heritage on the US than there are in Ireland. The real Irish don’t want to hear about your great-grandpa. - linkage.lol/the-irish…

People marching with the Irish and American flags,

📝 What Do You Do on That Thing All Day - A day in the life of my laptop - louplummer.lol/what-do-y…

Middle aged man sitting on the couch with his MacBook

Today on App Addict - Cork for Homebrew - I’ve been experimenting with GUI apps for Homebrew this year. Whenever I’ve posted about them, other have encouraged me to try Cork, by independent developer David Bureš, and so I purchased a license a few weeks ago and I have been using it ever since. Installation was straightforward but I… - apps.louplummer.lol/post/cork… #Mac Apps 📝

Cork for Homebrew homescreen

The Mac Operating System in the Modern Era

The Mac Operating System in the Modern Era - The 21st version of macOS is being released this week. Here is a look at the history of the modern Mac operating system. - linkage.lol/the-mac-o…

Mac laptop with samples of the operating system desktops  from the past few versions

I updated my now page - with links to a classic American biography, the best TV show playing, lots of blog posts, my Amazon find of the week and all the sites I bookmarked.

The book, The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Hailey

Today on App Addict - iTerm - You Don’t Have to Be a Developer to Use It - I’m not a developer  but I do like to use Homebrew and make tweaks to my system that require frequent use of the Terminal. I’m a long-time user of iTerm 2 which is perfect for a user like me.

Some of the features I enjoy are: • Finder integration via… - apps.louplummer.lol/post/iter… #Mac Apps 📝

iTerm user interface

This Week's Bookmarks- Greatest Actor, Life Hacks, The Falling Man, Has Anyone Ever, Book Awards, Greedy CEOs, Monetizing a Blog

📝 New Apple Stuff and the Regular People - Those of us looking forward to updating our Apple devices are the minority and we are the abnormal ones - louplummer.lol/new-apple…

Apple update screen

Reasons Not to Enlist in the Military

Reasons Not to Enlist in the Military - As a veteran and the father of two who enlisted, I would never advise a young person to join up for a number of reasons. - linkage.lol/reasons-n…

Two soldiers, sitting

📝 On Working - Even though American workers are often exploited and lacking in protections, there is still value in having a good work ethic. - louplummer.lol/on-workin…

Tobacco farmer and labor plus a muile