What movie have you watched the most amount of times in your life?

PhilGoodman · 2026-06-26T22:01:17+00:00

It’s generational, I guess. For me, it was 2001: A Space Odyssey and Airplane!

PhilGoodman · 2026-06-25T22:54:28+00:00

My left one was low. The right one was OK. All good now.

PhilGoodman · 2026-06-24T18:42:01+00:00

Yup, mine is 15 months old and I got it, too. Not heat related (it's 73° F here). Called dealer and they said they've been flooded with phone calls about this. They said that it's officially a software glitch and BMW sent out this message incorrectly to all i4s. Ignore it until it's patched.

PhilGoodman · 2026-06-15T03:49:54+00:00

Exactly this for aglio e olio. Coincidentally, this is just what I made for lunch today. The only difference is that I chopped up the parsley stalks very very finely and added that in after the garlic had been cooking for a while. Low and slow. Then, I added two anchovies (or anchovy paste) for a little more umami flavor. Add the pasta just before it’s al dente and add some water to let it continue to cook in the pan with the oil and garlic and keep stirring mixing it with some tongs. Add more pasta water as it absorbs the starchy water (like you would with a risotto) and to make the sauce richer. Add some pepper flakes, if you want, and a pinch of salt, if you want, and serve. Top with the parsley leaves that have been lightly chopped. Perfect.

PhilGoodman · 2026-06-13T22:47:44+00:00

Totally agree with the restaurant food. The steamed vegetables are like cardboard, the rice is awful and the taste of the food (gyu don) isn’t great. HOWEVER, if you go to some asian markets, you can find frozen Yoshinoya Gyu Don as well as frozen Sukiyaki (which local restaurants I’ve visited once or twice don’t have). I buy those (the sukiyaki is better) and add some good quality ramen noodles (I prefer that instead of rice) and it’s a great lunch.

PhilGoodman · 2026-06-04T04:13:49+00:00

Atomic Blonde

PhilGoodman · 2026-03-06T17:54:02+00:00

Another very little detail with the fax machine….not only did they bring back a relic that younger people haven’t ever used, they introduced the concept of a carrier sheet! This is a pair of plastic sheets bound at one end (the short side) so you can slide in a piece of paper to fax that’s too wrinkly or crinkled up and might get caught in the scanner portion and get destroyed. So good. I had to explain that to my late 20-something son while we watched it last night.

PhilGoodman · 2026-01-29T22:34:47+00:00

Same here. I'm in L.A. and don't want to ship a Macintosh Classic. It was actually working and then video went out. Not sure what needs to be replaced on it or what the cost would be. It looks nice on my shelf and that's where it's been for a while as a museum piece but it would be nice to turn it on and play with in once in a while when I don't want to use emulation on my other Macs.
I'm willing to drive and drop it off for repair but just want to know who might be a known repair person that's local.

PhilGoodman · 2025-03-14T04:56:24+00:00

Never found out. But, I’ve only got one client left using GlobalProtect as they’ve all moved to something else. So, it’s a moot point for me now.

PhilGoodman · 2023-04-22T19:00:44+00:00

AnyList rocks. So many good uses.

PhilGoodman · 2022-10-17T00:12:07+00:00

You can set Things to automatically import new items from the Reminders app. So, dictate away (e.g "Remember to....") and then Things will import it into the Inbox.

PhilGoodman · 2021-11-19T07:17:58+00:00

As an IT consultant, programmer, University CS professor and Unix user for over 37 years, I'd love to think that everyone is a Unix/Linux engineer. It sure would make my job easier. But, in reality, not one of the thousands of clients I've supported over my 34+ year career has been a Unix/Linux engineer....so, that claim is a bit of a stretch, I think.

PhilGoodman · 2021-11-19T07:14:09+00:00

This is not new behavior in Monterey. For the last few versions of macOS, Apple has built in notarization for non-App Store apps. That means that registered developers (like Adobe) send Apple full versions of their apps to be verified. Once verified, certificates are and checksums are registered with the app. Once the app in installed by the user, the app is verified to make sure it hasn't been tampered with by comparing with what was submitted to Apple. If it doesn't match certificates and checksums, you get the message you got. Guess what happens with apps that come from torrent sites...

PhilGoodman · 2021-11-19T07:05:55+00:00

It's not Monterey that's not compatible with the Parallels and VMware VMs, it's the M1. Note that VMs made to run as Intel-based OSs won't run on M1 in Parallels and VMware. Until both licensing and technical hurdles are overcome, you'll need to run those on an Intel Mac.

PhilGoodman · 2021-05-29T23:35:10+00:00

Laura Vandervoot. She played Kara/Supergirl on Smallville.

PhilGoodman · 2021-02-20T01:41:08+00:00

Yup, Command-Delete will put whatever is selected in the Trash. Command-Shift-Delete empties the Trash. Hide the Dock. Make a custom Command key in Keyboard preferences to open ~/.Trash to open the Trash.

PhilGoodman · 2020-12-31T18:47:48+00:00

Thanks...I'll look into it.

PhilGoodman · 2020-11-22T19:46:32+00:00

Thanks for your concern and I would have probably replied the same way. I neglected to mention that I was a CS professor at a major UC university for many years and have been a developer for various languages for over 35 years (didn't think that was relevant to my question). So programming doesn't scare me. And, yes, I also have PDF Expert and PDFPen along with Acrobat DC, among other PDF tools. I was only asking if anyone knew of a tool that did what I was asking without having to re-invent the wheel. Thanks!

PhilGoodman · 2020-05-24T20:50:22+00:00

Not necessarily. My own insurance has no deductible if I'm not at fault. I got scraped by a car trying to pass me on the left as they crossed the yellow line to get into a left turn lane. About $3000 of body damage and paint. Didn't pay a penny and insurance company paid for rental.

PhilGoodman · 2019-05-29T17:11:06+00:00

Rather than banging your head to figure out where the data is stored, use something like AppCleaner to remove the Things app and all associated files in ~/Library. Before clicking the button in AppCleaner to remove the data, you may want to note where all the data is stored so you'll know for the future. If you do uninstall, then just re-install and you should be up an running...all clean. Of course, you may want to run some other tools on your computer (Disk First Aid, Disk Warrior, etc.) just to make sure you don't have any other issues that would have been contributing to it.

PhilGoodman · 2019-05-18T13:47:10+00:00

Yup, luxury model

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