The Worst Movie I Ever Saw

The Worst Movie I Ever Saw - Face/Off, a 1997 thriller by John Woo, starring John Travolta and Nick Cage made me want to stop watching movies forever. - linkage.lol/the-worst…

John Travolta nd Nick Cage in a promo pic for Face/Off

πŸ“ Hurricanes and Pre-Race Jitters - I’m five hours from home, holed up in a mountain cabin with an ultrarunning grandma getting ready to race 100 miles - louplummer.lol/hurricane…

Three ultra runners leaping for joy on a wooden trestle

My wife running on the Virginia Creeper Trail, where she will be competing in the OG Yeti 100 Mile Endurance Run tomorrow.

Today on App Addict - Four Mac Firewall Apps

  • Little Snitch
  • Lulu
  • Radio Silence
  • Lockdown Privacy Desktop

The Blue Ridge Parkway

The Blue Ridge Parkway - The Blue Ridge Parkway is the world’s longest linear park running along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in NC and VA. - linkage.lol/the-blue-…

Linn Cove Viaduct on the Blue Ridge Parkway

πŸ“ The Murderers I Have Known - As a prison guard in my 20s, I came to know men convicted of murder and later became an anti-death penalty activist - louplummer.lol/the-murde…

Prison inmates playing basketball on the yard

I ask strangers if I can take photos of their dogs. They always let me. Not only is this pooch beautiful, she’s also smarter than the Republican candidate for president of the United States.

Today on App Addict - Two Apps for Presentations, Screen Cature Videos or Screen Sharing - German developer Martin Lexow who recently released Polycapture has a couple of other interesting apps for some niche use cases such as screen recording videos for tutorials or other training materials. They may also be useful for anyone doing presentations or extensive screen sharing via Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Google… - apps.louplummer.lol/post/two-… #Mac Apps πŸ“

Sample Display from Keystroke Pro app

Concert Movies

Concert Movies - Concert movies make seeing your favorite act possible without having to take out a second mortgage. Here are three classics. - linkage.lol/concert-m…

Levon Helm, drummer for The Band, singing during the Last Waltz concert

Saturday Morning Cartoons and Other Joys - Growing up in the 70s gave me the opportunity for some prime TV watching

The Jackson 5 cartoon

A photo of the America that scares the insecure, from a Spring evening as I walked across the Brooklyn Bridge. This is the melting pot. This is who we are. The fight for white supremacy is a losing battle. The sooner people realize that, the sooner we can make America greater for all its people.

Today on App Addict - Quitter - A Free Utility That Works - I was happy when Raycast implemented a feature that would automatically quit apps after a specified period of inactivity. I was not happy when I found that the feature didn’t work reliable on either my M2 MBA or my M3 iMac. Although I had certain apps set to quite after… - apps.louplummer.lol/post/quit… #Mac Apps πŸ“

Quitter interface

Mastodon Resources for Everyone

Mastodon Resources for Everyone - A list of recommendations of various Mastodon tools, including clients, servers, analytics, tutorials, posting aids and account discovery - linkage.lol/mastodon-…

Mastodon Logo

πŸ“ Using the Mute Button on Social Media - Muting unpleasant topics and people on social media is a must for anyone wanting to enjoy the experience. - louplummer.lol/using-the…

Muting people on social media

Today on App Addict - Two Apps for Apple Reminders Users - Reminders Menu Bar Access your Apple Reminders from the menu bar without having to open the app with this free attractive Swift app that looks like it’s a native. β€’ All interactions happen through the menu bar interface β€’ Instantly sync with Apple Reminders β€’ Choose the list you… - apps.louplummer.lol/post/two-… #Mac Apps πŸ“

Reminders in the menu bar

The Most Famous Blogger

The Most Famous Blogger - Famous Bloggers are from the other web, not the Indy Web but it’s interesting to see what the rest of the Internet is subject to. - linkage.lol/the-most-…

An open Mscbook Pro

πŸ“ War Movies as Art - I am a peace activist but not a pacifist, a respecter of the sacrifices men and women in uniform make. The art about their efforts is my favorite. - louplummer.lol/what-kind…

The three main characters from the movie Platoon

Today on App Addict - Sleeve Heads Up Music Player - If your music provider is Spotify, Apple Music, or Doppler, you are in luck because those services are compatible with a delightful heads-up display music player called Sleeve for macOS. Sleeve is an extremely customizable floating interface for controlling and configuring your music playback. When your music is playing, Sleeve… - apps.louplummer.lol/post/slee… #Mac Apps πŸ“

The preferences screen to the app Sleeve

Fifteen years ago, one of the funniest articles to ever appear online graced our browsers - It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency (mcsweeneys.net)

Does anyone know of a way to get the new Apple passwords app to generate a suggested password without having be in Safari? I’d like a way to get a popup within the browser I use or when setting up a new app that wants a password. Mac and iOS.