@bobmueller@mastodon.world2026-09-06 14:30:56
A temporary pool pump, a replacement pump, some major menu changes, and the beginning of a project I’ve wanted to tackle for years: digitizing my old 8mm home movies.
The first reel dates from 1961 and includes my parents, my infant brother, and several other relatives. I’ve had these films since around 2000, so finally seeing what survived all those years—and seeing some family members who are no longer with us—was pretty special.
@cdarwin@c.im2026-08-03 22:02:26
Serial sexual abuser Donald Trump stopped short of calling on Rep Max Miller to resign Monday,
saying he would “let the families figure that out”.
Asked whether the Ohio Republican should step down following allegations of domestic abuse from his ex-wife, Emily Moreno,
Trump said he has always known Miller as “a good person” and called the situation “a very sad thing.”
The abuse allegations, which include physical abuse of Moreno and their two-year-old daughter,
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-08-07 15:15:58
Eric Swalwell & Katie Miller: Former Cross-Party Fling Provides Leverage in DOJ Fang Fang File Drop, Per Sources (Juliegrace Brufke/Sources Say News)
https://sourcessay.news/p/eric-swalwell-katie-miller-former-cross-party-fling-provides-leverage-in-doj-fang-fang-file-drop-per
http://www.memeorandum.com/260807/p47#a260807p47
@peterhoneyman@a2mi.social2026-09-02 15:18:36
omg there is an actual emeritus office now!
![It’s me! In the emeritus office! In a brand new Herman Miller chair!
A close-up selfie of an older man [hmph] sitting in a black mesh-back office chair (Herman Miller style) in the same emeritus office as the previous photo. He's balding [ok ok enough] with white hair [oh ok so I am old already!] on the sides, wears rectangular black-framed glasses, and has a white mustache and soul patch. He's wearing a lavender-and-white striped button-down shirt, open at the collar, with a small beaded neck…](https://files.a2mi.social/media_attachments/files/117/202/112/156/539/781/original/7b333e549c866069.jpeg)
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-08-31 21:45:45
Filing: Apple claims a former iPhone engineer used a confidential Apple circuit schematic in his work at OpenAI, evidence is being destroyed, and more (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)
https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/31/apple-openai-forensic-macbook-evidence/
@bobmueller@mastodon.world2026-09-27 14:30:03
Athena apparently knows how to count. At least, she knows when I short her one treat.
Meanwhile, I upgraded my genealogy site and managed to break one of Dad’s old 8mm films during digitization. Fortunately, it broke at a splice, and I found a clever way to repair it.
https://www.bobmuellerwriter.co…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-08-14 19:15:44
Rubio nodded to the fact that
Katie Miller's husband,
deputy White House chief of staff Stephen Miller,
has the portfolio overseeing UAPs (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena).
"I don't know who it is. I don't know what it is. But there are things flying over our military installation, and they're not ours, and we should look into this," Rubio said.
Rubio said there was a political benefit to talking about it when he was a senator becaus…
@bobmueller@mastodon.world2026-09-27 04:49:05
Counting Dogs And Broken Films
Athena apparently knows exactly how many treats she’s supposed to get, while my dad’s old home movies proved a little less cooperative. Between updating my genealogy site and repairing a broken 8mm film, it was a surprisingly busy quiet week.
http://www.bobmuellerwriter…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-08-12 03:48:09
@bobmueller@mastodon.world2026-08-02 14:30:33
Genealogy is one of those hobbies where one good discovery can keep you motivated for days.
This week I found an 1891 patent by one of my ancestors, uncovered a historic photo I'd never seen before, and ran across some wonderfully odd newspaper stories. I also wrote about digitizing family films, our anniversary, and The Last Ship.
