@rjblaskiewicz My English teacher from 1984 assumed using a computer to write papers was cheating - she thought it was writing papers for me. I explained it was just a writing tool like a typewriter that made editing easier.
42 years later and she is correct.
Jim Luther
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Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things.
(I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
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Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
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Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
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Apr 11, 2026
Check out this podcast about Atlantic Records and the producers, engineers, songwriters, etc. who worked there. https://offtherecordonthecharts.podbean.com
The hosts are the children of 3 of Atlantic’s most important producers from the late 1940s through the 1970s.
The first full episode is an interview with Jerry Wexler’s son.
The second episode is with Mike Stoller (of Leiber and Stoller).
The hosts are the children of 3 of Atlantic’s most important producers from the late 1940s through the 1970s.
The first full episode is an interview with Jerry Wexler’s son.
The second episode is with Mike Stoller (of Leiber and Stoller).
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Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
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Mar 30, 2026
@ccgus she got a 41.2/50.
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Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
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Mar 30, 2026
@ccgus My wife would probably do good at this. She used to match colors in a professional photo lab.
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Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
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Feb 06, 2026
@mdavis I plan to cancel accounts with several companies whose services are sometimes useful, but I don’t like who the profits are going to. PayPal and Venmo top my list.
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Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
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Jan 03, 2026
@octothorpe@mastodon.online too late.
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Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
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Dec 16, 2025
@Cdespinosa@mastodon.social @scottknaster@hachyderm.io @shawnhooper@fosstodon.org if I remember correctly, Don Lancaster’s “Enhancing Your Apple II” explained some interesting video tricks, too. The Internet Archive has his books available for viewing.
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Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
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Dec 01, 2025
@agiletortoise@mastodon.social “proficient on the Lexitron” just wouldn’t be funny.
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Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
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Dec 01, 2025
@octothorpe@mastodon.online a good reminder that I still have a few apples from our tree to convert into a pie.
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Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
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Nov 27, 2025
@octothorpe@mastodon.online That’s a very nice gesture!
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Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
@jimluther@techhub.social
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Nov 22, 2025
@cstross@wandering.shop I was recording radio and tv audio on a reel to reel tape recorder in the early 70s
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Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
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Nov 17, 2025
@octothorpe@mastodon.online our neighbors use a local service with the initials ELM. I’ve decided the L stands for LOUD. The have the loudest mowers and blowers know to man.
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Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
@jimluther@techhub.social
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Nov 17, 2025
@octothorpe@mastodon.online I live near the Everett airport and flight paths sometimes go over the house. I woke to a dream the other day that I was looking out the window and missiles were flying over the house. Too much news and jet sounds lately. 😬
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Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
@jimluther@techhub.social
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Nov 11, 2025
@jamesthomson Fancy Fanny Packs
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Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
@jimluther@techhub.social
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Aug 30, 2025
@Stattenf my tip for the day for online merchants: Make it easy for your customers to update credit card info. Don’t make it hard for your customers to give you more money.
A relative had to get a new card today (because of fraud) and I got to help in the game of “find the page on the website where the cc on file could be changed.” I don’t like that game.
A relative had to get a new card today (because of fraud) and I got to help in the game of “find the page on the website where the cc on file could be changed.” I don’t like that game.
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Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
@jimluther@techhub.social
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Apr 22, 2025
To those who hate it when someone posts a news article as an Apple News link, stop posting Flipboard links.
Instead, please take the extra few seconds to get the link to the source article and post it.
Flipboard doesn’t need the clicks; Apple News doesn’t need the clicks.
Instead, please take the extra few seconds to get the link to the source article and post it.
Flipboard doesn’t need the clicks; Apple News doesn’t need the clicks.
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Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
Jim Luther
@jimluther@techhub.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things. (I made the IIgs Finder icon. It was originally for the Apple IIgs Programmer’s Workshop.)
techhub.social
@jimluther@techhub.social
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Mar 11, 2025
@eff how about… If you don’t want your kids doing something you consider inappropriate, supervise your kids AND communicate with them to help shape their values. Yes, they will probably get access to things you don’t want them to, but that’s been happening for a long time. Age verification laws are not the answer.
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