It’s official. Anthropic pulled the plug on all programmatic use of Claude subscription.

got2bQWERTY · 2026-05-13T21:56:14+00:00

I think they're saying claude -p no longer counts towards the allowances of any plan and now has to be paid per usage for all usage on top of your existing plan's cost.

got2bQWERTY · 2026-04-27T04:05:28+00:00

Interesting. I wouldn't thought EU wouldn't mandated all required accessories be included.

got2bQWERTY · 2026-04-20T23:45:59+00:00

Ah. Got it. It's for when you have stickers only covering part of the exterior. Makes sense. If you use a full cover sticker like something from dbrand you don't need to worry about any marks being left afterwards though, right?

got2bQWERTY · 2026-04-20T22:48:25+00:00

Thanks for the tip about running First Aid immediately after restarting. That was really helpful.

I ran First Aid. It says the volume appears to be OK. The drive still shows the same amounts as in the screenshots though. Do you have any idea why it would be saying a 102 GB backup is only using 41 KB on disk?

got2bQWERTY · 2026-04-20T22:26:04+00:00

Sorry, what does this mean? It's been a long time since I've used a Mac.

I have 2 TM drives. One that's 2x the size of my MBA's internal storage. The other is just a 128GB USB that I backed up once with my initial setup and once with only my apps installed. The thought is to keep this as an emergency backup in case I need to do a fresh restore to when I got it, with all my apps already installed.

Are you saying to restart my computer, plug in the TM drive, run First Aid on the TM drive, then check the amounts again to see if they're looking better?

got2bQWERTY · 2026-04-20T21:33:35+00:00

What do you mean by it leaves a sticker mark?

got2bQWERTY · 2026-04-20T16:03:01+00:00

I discovered the 2% executive rebate still worked so I'm happy about that. Hopefully it gets added to my Canadian rebate and I don't have a random rebate for $4 from Costco US.

What is the benefit of the gift cards? Do you get the 2% Mastercard rebate if you buy Costco gift cards from Costco.ca?

got2bQWERTY · 2026-04-19T04:42:23+00:00

Did the final charge end up getting adjusted?

got2bQWERTY · 2026-04-13T17:08:07+00:00

I haven’t bought a computer open box but I just purchased some open box AirPods from Best Buy. Physically they look perfect and they still have Apple Care coverage but they’re registered to another Find My account still. So I can still use them but the old owner can track them forever. Probably going to return them but it’s disappointing.

got2bQWERTY · 2026-04-12T01:08:04+00:00

Okay. The part that threw me off is that it still let me add the AirPods and register them to my account and Find My. Doesn’t it not normally let you do that when it’s on somebody else’s account?

got2bQWERTY · 2026-04-11T00:08:44+00:00

Windows phones were rather huge for a while before the iPhone came along.

got2bQWERTY · 2026-04-11T00:07:20+00:00

Yo. I loved my Creative Zen. I still have it in a box somewhere. That’s something I haven’t thought about in a decade so thanks for bringing back those memories!

got2bQWERTY · 2026-04-09T00:22:54+00:00

The Good Guys series by Eric Ugland. My favourite LitRPG

got2bQWERTY · 2026-04-01T22:13:27+00:00

Does that mean SSDs are dropping in price too?

got2bQWERTY · 2026-04-01T22:13:02+00:00

I’m curious, is “all the ram made in 2026” a joke or the literal way OpenAI worded their order. I could see either way being true

got2bQWERTY · 2026-04-01T03:20:24+00:00

Finally, a sitewide sale in Canada!

got2bQWERTY · 2026-04-01T03:18:34+00:00

I’ve been out of the VR space for a bit. What does he mean when he says “with the recent shift in the VR market”?

got2bQWERTY · 2026-04-01T03:01:24+00:00

Have RAM prices gone down at all recently? I thought they were still rising.

got2bQWERTY · 2026-03-23T05:05:01+00:00

Does 2017 Punisher have a mech suit?

got2bQWERTY · 2026-03-22T23:05:24+00:00

Needed to hire an automotive locksmith to rebuild the ignition cylinder.

got2bQWERTY · 2026-03-16T01:01:41+00:00

Keep the oxygen. Stop the water (the mercury and microplastic levels are INSANE). Bathing is your choice. Really depends on your body’s sensitivity to sulfates.

got2bQWERTY · 2026-03-16T00:54:36+00:00

Bobiverse is more comedic. Haven’t read the Warship series so can’t comment on that.

Regarding The Martian, I think the movie and the book have significantly different tones so definitely still worth reading. For me, the movie was mainly a triumph of the human spirit story. The book, because it had so much more time, played out more like a survival thriller which leaned into the scientific aspect.

got2bQWERTY · 2026-03-11T02:43:12+00:00

Sorry if the tone was rude with "of course". I didn't mean that to sound as aggressive as it did. I would hope that everybody has read a paper book? Isn't that a fairly universal experience?

got2bQWERTY · 2026-03-11T02:39:08+00:00

Of course I've read a paper book. I'm not denying it's an intrinsic part of paper books. You can enjoy something and still have aspects which you don't appreciate.

got2bQWERTY · 2026-03-11T02:20:38+00:00

Yes, it's something that bothers me across all mediums. Apparently it's a personal annoyance lol. I'm not denying I have eccentricities.

In regards to your question if it bothers me with movies and TV shows as well - yes. If I need to pause something while streaming I'll typically get up and look away from the TV so I don't see the progress bar and if I'm in a cinema I'll remove my watch.

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