Gregory Pratt
@coffeetwitch.bsky.social
Coffee fiend, X-Twitter refugee, Unix geek, and reluctant suburbanite.
Every Ɖõņàłđ Ťŗúмƥ accusation is a confession.
November 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Every Ɖõņàłđ Ťŗúмƥ accusation is a confession.
I couldn’t have said it better myself: “If a company uses AI art or videos in their advertising, I automatically assume I’m going to get scammed.”
November 12, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I couldn’t have said it better myself: “If a company uses AI art or videos in their advertising, I automatically assume I’m going to get scammed.”
I’ll know the tide has finally turned against so-called AI when antivirus scanners begin flagging applications that contain hooks for it.
November 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I’ll know the tide has finally turned against so-called AI when antivirus scanners begin flagging applications that contain hooks for it.
DoorDash is an IQ test. Do you want a cheeseburger for $27, or will you go pick it up for $6?
November 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
DoorDash is an IQ test. Do you want a cheeseburger for $27, or will you go pick it up for $6?
Capitalism is based on the idea that you can enjoy limitless growth in a closed, finite system. In biology, this behavior in cells is referred to as cancer.
November 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Capitalism is based on the idea that you can enjoy limitless growth in a closed, finite system. In biology, this behavior in cells is referred to as cancer.
This morning’s interaction with police officers at the Veterans Courthouse reminded me that you can be firm and professional in law enforcement without being a performative douchebag, like the officer I encountered yesterday. I feel a lot safer today.
November 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This morning’s interaction with police officers at the Veterans Courthouse reminded me that you can be firm and professional in law enforcement without being a performative douchebag, like the officer I encountered yesterday. I feel a lot safer today.
After I was verbally lambasted by a security officer at the Veterans Courthouse in Newark this morning for an “attitude” that was actually his own, I wondered if he was having a really shitty time in his life right now. And then, consciously, I decided that I really don’t care.
November 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
After I was verbally lambasted by a security officer at the Veterans Courthouse in Newark this morning for an “attitude” that was actually his own, I wondered if he was having a really shitty time in his life right now. And then, consciously, I decided that I really don’t care.
The latest scam ecosystem to take over my Instagram feed are movie clips that have gambling site URLs pasted into the frame. You know it's a scam if someone has to resort to this crap to sell it.
October 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The latest scam ecosystem to take over my Instagram feed are movie clips that have gambling site URLs pasted into the frame. You know it's a scam if someone has to resort to this crap to sell it.
I cannot grasp what anyone could enjoy about cold pizza. It's objectively disgusting to me.
October 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I cannot grasp what anyone could enjoy about cold pizza. It's objectively disgusting to me.
You see a stack of computer books from 1995 to 2007. I see most of my career in two neatly heterogenous piles.
October 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
You see a stack of computer books from 1995 to 2007. I see most of my career in two neatly heterogenous piles.
Microsoft’s main web site has a title of “Microsoft – AI, Cloud, Productivity, Computing, Gaming & Apps”. This seems reasonable, since Microsoft now thinks selling useless AI and cloud features is much more important than productivity.
October 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Microsoft’s main web site has a title of “Microsoft – AI, Cloud, Productivity, Computing, Gaming & Apps”. This seems reasonable, since Microsoft now thinks selling useless AI and cloud features is much more important than productivity.
I was really worried that both my east and westbound NJ Transit trains yesterday were fully on time. It was really unnerving. But today, my faith in NJT is restored as we are here in the Hudson River tunnel, and the crew seems to be engaging the hand brakes. #waytogo
October 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I was really worried that both my east and westbound NJ Transit trains yesterday were fully on time. It was really unnerving. But today, my faith in NJT is restored as we are here in the Hudson River tunnel, and the crew seems to be engaging the hand brakes. #waytogo
“Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, that debt is paid.”
October 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
“Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, that debt is paid.”
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September 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Rupert Pratt lived many lives: the son of a small farming community in West Virginia, a college student, a member of the USAF, an incredibly lucky plane crash survivor, a determined parent, a doting grandfather, and in retirement, a writer. But above all, he was a teacher.
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September 7, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Rupert Pratt lived many lives: the son of a small farming community in West Virginia, a college student, a member of the USAF, an incredibly lucky plane crash survivor, a determined parent, a doting grandfather, and in retirement, a writer. But above all, he was a teacher.
AI has metastasized to Firefox.
Some users report Firefox scoffing CPU power
: You guessed it: looks like it's a so-called AI
www.theregister.com
August 16, 2025 at 1:47 AM
AI has metastasized to Firefox.
Lake George is about to get fucked.
August 6, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Lake George is about to get fucked.
“His brain is like a radio playing top volume, but between stations.” — Stephen King
July 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
“His brain is like a radio playing top volume, but between stations.” — Stephen King
I feel like I’ve gotten smarter only because so many other people have gotten dumber.
July 18, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I feel like I’ve gotten smarter only because so many other people have gotten dumber.
I miss wearing masks on the train. It deals with all sorts of social ineptitude: people who need to bathe, who drown themselves in cologne, whose breath smells like kitty litter, and “phantom farters”. ☠️
June 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I miss wearing masks on the train. It deals with all sorts of social ineptitude: people who need to bathe, who drown themselves in cologne, whose breath smells like kitty litter, and “phantom farters”. ☠️
When line voltage sags, anything with a motor runs slower. Others in the town have reported voltages of 90-95V, and their AC won’t even start.
June 26, 2025 at 9:22 AM
When line voltage sags, anything with a motor runs slower. Others in the town have reported voltages of 90-95V, and their AC won’t even start.
PSE&G “reassessing condition” = we don't know what the fuck our guys are doing while a bunch of our customers broil all night in their lifeless houses.
June 24, 2025 at 3:48 AM
PSE&G “reassessing condition” = we don't know what the fuck our guys are doing while a bunch of our customers broil all night in their lifeless houses.
This morning I fired up a toy browser, the kind that shows you “trending” searches in the URL bar. It immediately brought to mind this Eleanor Roosevelt quote: “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.”
June 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
This morning I fired up a toy browser, the kind that shows you “trending” searches in the URL bar. It immediately brought to mind this Eleanor Roosevelt quote: “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.”
Turn off Copilot in Outlook, and watch that conceited little icon reappear. Over and over again. Microsoft has become a drug dealer that simply won’t let its customers quit until they’ve been bled dry. #microsoft #ai #enshittification
June 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Turn off Copilot in Outlook, and watch that conceited little icon reappear. Over and over again. Microsoft has become a drug dealer that simply won’t let its customers quit until they’ve been bled dry. #microsoft #ai #enshittification