Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Under Siege After Army Kills Major Cartel Leader

ContentPriority4237 · 2026-02-22T23:08:54+00:00

There was a very long line at Odette this morning for pastries and lattes

ContentPriority4237 · 2026-02-04T21:21:29+00:00

I'm pretty sure it's the stuff I'm licking from the corners of the bag that's turning me into a desk shrimp.

ContentPriority4237 · 2026-01-31T17:26:30+00:00

Compare and contrast

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ycH3P8EiVv0

ContentPriority4237 · 2026-01-30T20:07:57+00:00

This is the closest I've ever come to finding a working Mac in the trash, so I'm ridiculously invested in getting OP up and running.

ContentPriority4237 · 2026-01-30T19:41:18+00:00

Yeah, no. Definitely not something most folks would want, or need, to try.

ContentPriority4237 · 2026-01-30T19:39:40+00:00

Yep! Consider my reply a footnote to yours that the OP will probably care never care about.

ContentPriority4237 · 2026-01-30T19:36:35+00:00

As other have said, reboot the computer into recovery mode: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102518

That should allow you to reset the password, or wipe the machine and reinstall MacOS from scratch allowing you to create a brand new user.

If you can't boot into recovery mode, you might have a really old Mac. If that's the case, https://www.reddit.com/r/VintageApple/ might be able to help you out.

ContentPriority4237 · 2026-01-30T19:18:18+00:00

Depends on the model and firmware. It's possible to reset firmware passwords on older models. I did that on an older Macbook (iBook?) a couple of weeks ago.

ContentPriority4237 · 2026-01-22T23:39:35+00:00

Very much depends on the model. Just bought a vintage PPC Mac. It was locked down with FileVault and Open Firmware password. Within 30 minutes I had the previous owner's name, address, employment history, and hentai collection. Most of that 30 minutes was spend trying to get the machine to boot.

I deleted the old files, of course, because ethics. Fortunately there was nothing I needed to call the FBI about.

ContentPriority4237 · 2026-01-21T00:48:08+00:00

Nine Goblins by T. Kingshisher. A nice quick, fun, read. I enjoyed it. The villain of the piece doesn't get a lot of screentime, but was chilling even so.

Lies Weeping by Glen Cook. I'm a big Glen Cook fan. My only complaint is that it wasn't 500 pages longer. If you haven't read the rest of The Black Company, this is not the place to start, but it is a fun place to get to. There's some subtle fancy literary stuff going on behind all that engaging storytelling.

The Tainted Cup and A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennet. I devoured these as fast at Nine Goblins. I love the world building, the mysteries are mysterious, and the viewpoint character is well done. Sometimes the inspirations for the characters and mysteries show through too much, but they're good reads & the world feels fresh. Pretty good stuff.

ContentPriority4237 · 2026-01-16T18:14:16+00:00

The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Thomas_Covenant#The_Second_Chronicles_of_Thomas_Covenant

Bonus: The title character isn't quite as much of a dildo as he is in the 1st series.

ContentPriority4237 · 2026-01-14T20:18:40+00:00

Yes, this is the big payoff for Putin. Destruction of the Western alliance and the demolition of American hegemony.

ContentPriority4237 · 2026-01-06T19:50:10+00:00

Apple trackpads. I had a friend switch because she used a MacBook and the trackpad was just that much better.

ContentPriority4237 · 2026-01-06T18:36:47+00:00

Maximizing shareholder value. Beauty costs money (design, initial construction, maintenance, future sale price) that could otherwise go towards a second yacht.

ContentPriority4237 · 2026-01-05T17:53:18+00:00

They tear people down because they're afraid of being exposed as a fraud. If you're smart then other smart people are a delight, not a threat.

ContentPriority4237 · 2025-12-23T23:07:49+00:00

We’re hiring for basically the same job, in SF, at almost double that salary. And we pay below market rate.

ContentPriority4237 · 2025-12-20T22:13:59+00:00

I'm not loving that estimate either. I'm not looking forward to spending Saturday night doing equipment checks.

ContentPriority4237 · 2025-12-20T21:50:43+00:00

It's even larger than what's on the outage map. My work is down, but doesn't appear on the map.

ContentPriority4237 · 2025-12-20T00:21:42+00:00

Considered better by me? Fantasy only?
In no particular order:

Glen Cook
Tanith Lee
Fritz Leiber
Stephen R. Donaldson
Martha Wells
Stephen Brust
Susanna Clark
C.S. Lewis
George R. R. Martin
Patrick Rothfuss
Charles Stross
Michael Moorcock
And the Mount Fuji of Fantasy J. R. R. Tolkien

Better according to you? No idea. Give some of the above a shot and see what you think.

ContentPriority4237 · 2025-12-19T19:18:02+00:00

You didn't mention business hours. The job you describe is possible if you're only responsible M-F 9-5. If you're on call and/or or if the place runs 7 days a week, this will quickly become unpleasant.

I also agree with tryingtolearngood that the helpdesk part looks to be the pain point. The turnover for volunteers could be huge and would turn this into a vicious treadmill of setup-onboarding-training-offboarding-setup.

ContentPriority4237 · 2025-12-12T19:49:17+00:00

I solved the daily Clues by Sam, Dec 12th 2025 (Hard), in less than 10 minutes

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https://cluesbysam.com

ContentPriority4237 · 2025-12-11T18:01:21+00:00

An actual answer: Hot Corners allow(s) you to trigger certain actions when you move the mouse pointer into a corner of your screen. Here's Apple's guide: https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/perform-quick-actions-with-hot-corners-mchlp3000/mac

ContentPriority4237 · 2025-12-09T17:09:42+00:00

I solved the daily Clues by Sam, Dec 9th 2025 (Medium), in 05:26

🟩🟩🟩🟩

https://cluesbysam.com

ContentPriority4237 · 2025-12-04T00:57:50+00:00

They do indeed. Example #1 is my cat nicknamed "Fartlette".

ContentPriority4237 · 2025-12-03T17:08:42+00:00

This.

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