Chris Cardinal
@chriscardinal
Web entrepreneur, writer, networker, 1st place on Wheel of Fortune, 2nd on @Jeopardy!, dad, space nerd. Run software shop @SynapseStudios. 2x #NASASocial alum
In a series of spectacular moments at @NASAKennedy these past two days for the #NASASocial, the #FalconHeavy side boosters returning to earth with their sonic booms across the night sky *might* be my favorite... @SpaceX @elonmusk @NASASocial
Hmm, @Android 15 comes out for @madebygoogle Pixel 9 Pro. while it has some new theft protections, it still allows the most crucial loophole: if someone spies your unlock PIN and swipes the device, they can reset your Google account password and lock you out (and drain your bank)
There is perhaps no worse UX on the planet than @googledrive file browser. Want to save a copy of a file, but traverse your directory structure from the folder the file resides in? GOOD FUCKING LUCK IT'S IMPOSSIBLE! Want to identify what folder it resides in? TOO DAMN BAD! Insane
Moore: I went to school every day and ate the crumbs and garbage off of kids’ plates.. We want to pay women to have children and we won’t feed the ones that we have You know, God doesn't distribute intelligence based on people's income. Some of the smartest kids may be in that…
Shouting "there were no war plans on there" to you're blue in the face while staring at a screenshot of you saying "This is when the first bombs will definitely drop," is certainly a new level of cognitive dissonance when I thought we had already plumbed those depths to bedrock
It's easy to only ever complain, but had a five hour mechanical delay yesterday, and @AmericanAir responded promptly to my complaint and sent a decent and fair amount of miles as compensation. Really appreciated that, considering how rough the day went. (Also our crew was great)
Have an automatic transfer from my checking to savings account, but got the timing wrong, so the transfer overdrafted, but have overdraft protection in place, so... it transferred from my savings... to checking... to cover the xfer back to savings. The aristocrats!
Can't get over how pitch perfect @brianjoralvarez's English Teacher is. It is so perfectly put together, good god. The writing is _sharp_
Hear me out: field goals are worth 4 points if from 60+ yards
My three-year-old: "Daaaaad! Don't look at me! I'm dancing!"
Was wondering why svchost/Remote Desktop Services was using 20% CPU/5 Mbps net... turns out leaving that RDP open to the net isn't a great idea, as it was getting HAMMERED by a botnet brute force attempt. Yeesh. Meanwhile, @Tailscale saves the day with their amazing app
I so deeply wish Kamala just deadpanned into the camera: "America, if your elderly grandfather said that to you, you'd be getting him help or moving him into a senior home."
"They're eating the dogs" The best line ever spoken during a presidential debate. 😂
Absolutely love that Quickbooks Online didn't want to take a guess here. "Well sure the bank detail matches exactly with this expense and the amount is a dead ringer, but hey, ya never know!"

My pro-tip here is just to never pay for parking, ever.
DAMN, y’all —beware of this parking scam. ⚠️ Fake QR codes for payment that look legit. It sends you to a fake website, and when you go to pay, it installs malware on your phone or steals your data.