General Disarray
@qotm31.bsky.social
Exhausted feral latter GenX childless cat lady in the PNW. Word nerd, techy worker, tea drinker, plant grower, fast car driver, mask wearer. Where I come from the salad contains marshmallows.
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Ok, you can stop texting me, I saw the Ring ad. Troubling things about it 🧵:
-The long awaited (much warned about) intro of “AI” recognition. It starts w/ searching for a “brown dog” but means the tech is there for lisence plate reading, face recognition, searching for suspects by description, etc
-The long awaited (much warned about) intro of “AI” recognition. It starts w/ searching for a “brown dog” but means the tech is there for lisence plate reading, face recognition, searching for suspects by description, etc
February 9, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Ok, you can stop texting me, I saw the Ring ad. Troubling things about it 🧵:
-The long awaited (much warned about) intro of “AI” recognition. It starts w/ searching for a “brown dog” but means the tech is there for lisence plate reading, face recognition, searching for suspects by description, etc
-The long awaited (much warned about) intro of “AI” recognition. It starts w/ searching for a “brown dog” but means the tech is there for lisence plate reading, face recognition, searching for suspects by description, etc
“AGI is coming get your handle now” STFU
February 9, 2026 at 2:56 AM
“AGI is coming get your handle now” STFU
“Genspark, dial in this spreadsheet”
WTF does that mean?? That is not an actionable instruction!! Chatbots are not genies WTFFF
WTF does that mean?? That is not an actionable instruction!! Chatbots are not genies WTFFF
February 9, 2026 at 2:42 AM
“Genspark, dial in this spreadsheet”
WTF does that mean?? That is not an actionable instruction!! Chatbots are not genies WTFFF
WTF does that mean?? That is not an actionable instruction!! Chatbots are not genies WTFFF
February 6, 2026 at 4:26 AM
I worked in 3 Fortune 50 companies and the idea of every company trying to vibe code its own ERP systems is so funny I want it to become a sitcom. The first episode of “The Office: New Vibes” will be about various lawsuits because no workers or vendors got paid as the AI put all the money in Kalshi
February 5, 2026 at 4:09 AM
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The real mystery is why more of us aren't fleeing katemanne.substack.com/p/women-want...
Women Want Out
40% of women of reproductive age want to leave the US. Why?
katemanne.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:38 PM
The real mystery is why more of us aren't fleeing katemanne.substack.com/p/women-want...
Oh honey no
We apologize for the brief suspension of @dril.bsky.social. While our automoderation tool correctly identified that he 'knew too much,' we regret the error.
February 4, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Oh honey no
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Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users
Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.
www.cbsnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
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Also trying to parse all the emails that read like they were written by a concussed golden retriever I think I finally get why these guys are so enthusiastic about getting chatbots to write for them
January 31, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Also trying to parse all the emails that read like they were written by a concussed golden retriever I think I finally get why these guys are so enthusiastic about getting chatbots to write for them
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The shareholder lawsuits around Elon’s money-torching robot boondoggle are going to be lit
Tesla on Wednesday said it will scrap its Model S and X vehicles and invest $2bn into con man Elon Musk’s xAI as the company shifts focus from cars to AI and robotics, after reporting its first fall in annual revenue.
#TheDumbestTimeline
#$TSLAQ
#$TSLA PT still $0 - not advice
#TheDumbestTimeline
#$TSLAQ
#$TSLA PT still $0 - not advice
Tesla trims car line-up in pivot to AI as annual revenue falls for first time
Elon Musk’s electric-car maker invests $2bn in the billionaire’s xAI
www.ft.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:47 AM
The shareholder lawsuits around Elon’s money-torching robot boondoggle are going to be lit
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They do keep stealing: medications, drivers licenses, employment authorization documents. ICE/CBP keep committing crimes.
www.aclu.org/press-releas...
www.aclu.org/press-releas...
Immigrants’ Rights Advocates Release New Report Detailing Border Patrol’s Inhumane Confiscations of Migrants’ Personal Belongings | American Civil Liberties Union
Border Patrol routinely trashes and confiscates migrants' medications, legal documents, religious items, and other essentials.
www.aclu.org
January 29, 2026 at 6:32 AM
They do keep stealing: medications, drivers licenses, employment authorization documents. ICE/CBP keep committing crimes.
www.aclu.org/press-releas...
www.aclu.org/press-releas...
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video of the moment a man tried spraying something at ilhan omar at her town hall in minneapolis tonight
January 28, 2026 at 1:07 AM
video of the moment a man tried spraying something at ilhan omar at her town hall in minneapolis tonight
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“The French government announced that it will stop using American video conferencing platforms such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom, and replace them with Visio, a French platform.”
Zoom Is the First Casualty in France's War on American Big Tech
Homebrewed video conferencing may not be a moonshot, but you gotta start somewhere.
gizmodo.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:34 PM
“The French government announced that it will stop using American video conferencing platforms such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom, and replace them with Visio, a French platform.”
The river of urine flowing from his grave will be stunning. Men will visit his grave with tears in their eyes and say sir, this river of urine across your grave is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. Even in death, no one knows grave urine like Donald Trump, he’s the best in the world at it.
It’ll be the most beautiful day when he dies. The most beautiful death of all deaths the likes of which we’ve never seen before
January 27, 2026 at 11:52 PM
The river of urine flowing from his grave will be stunning. Men will visit his grave with tears in their eyes and say sir, this river of urine across your grave is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. Even in death, no one knows grave urine like Donald Trump, he’s the best in the world at it.
This is disturbing on multiple levels. #privacy
Trump Admin proposing travelers will be forced to use a U.S. government mobile phone app, submit their social media from the last five years and email addresses used in the last ten years, including of family members… also collection of DNA.
Trump Admin proposing travelers will be forced to use a U.S. government mobile phone app, submit their social media from the last five years and email addresses used in the last ten years, including of family members… also collection of DNA.
BrianKrebs (@briankrebs@infosec.exchange)
We knew this was coming, but now the clock is running. From Privacy International:
"Yesterday the Trump Administration announced a proposed change in policy for travellers to the U.S. It applies to ...
infosec.exchange
January 27, 2026 at 12:29 AM
This is disturbing on multiple levels. #privacy
Trump Admin proposing travelers will be forced to use a U.S. government mobile phone app, submit their social media from the last five years and email addresses used in the last ten years, including of family members… also collection of DNA.
Trump Admin proposing travelers will be forced to use a U.S. government mobile phone app, submit their social media from the last five years and email addresses used in the last ten years, including of family members… also collection of DNA.
“AI is here to stay, you can’t get away from it” is the new “have fun staying poor”
At least some early crypto enthusiasts did believe there was genuine opportunity, and you were a loser for not taking advantage. All AI boosters have is “I will make you my prisoner and force you to use this trash”
At least some early crypto enthusiasts did believe there was genuine opportunity, and you were a loser for not taking advantage. All AI boosters have is “I will make you my prisoner and force you to use this trash”
I’m still amazed I see shills making the argument that “AI is here to stay, you can’t get away from it.”
To my ears, these people are claiming they expect to get infinite amounts of money and electricity with no meaningful output, forever.
To my ears, these people are claiming they expect to get infinite amounts of money and electricity with no meaningful output, forever.
two women are standing in a living room and one of them says that 's not how this works
Alt: two women are standing in a living room and one of them says that 's not how this works
media.tenor.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:20 AM
“AI is here to stay, you can’t get away from it” is the new “have fun staying poor”
At least some early crypto enthusiasts did believe there was genuine opportunity, and you were a loser for not taking advantage. All AI boosters have is “I will make you my prisoner and force you to use this trash”
At least some early crypto enthusiasts did believe there was genuine opportunity, and you were a loser for not taking advantage. All AI boosters have is “I will make you my prisoner and force you to use this trash”
Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers
Heart
Florence and the Machine
PJ Harvey
Tori Amos
Ani DiFranco
Heart
Florence and the Machine
PJ Harvey
Tori Amos
Ani DiFranco
Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers
Bonnie Raitt
kd lang
Heart (Ann & Nancy Wilson)
Toronto (Annie Woods)
Alison Krauss
Bonnie Raitt
kd lang
Heart (Ann & Nancy Wilson)
Toronto (Annie Woods)
Alison Krauss
Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Belly
Concrete Blonde
Poe
I mean, Lilith Fair has to count too
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Belly
Concrete Blonde
Poe
I mean, Lilith Fair has to count too
January 24, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers
Heart
Florence and the Machine
PJ Harvey
Tori Amos
Ani DiFranco
Heart
Florence and the Machine
PJ Harvey
Tori Amos
Ani DiFranco
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
43 years ago
What’s your favorite song
What’s your favorite song
January 21, 2026 at 12:15 AM
43 years ago
What’s your favorite song
What’s your favorite song
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friendly neighborhood barred attorney telling you to never put your ID on your phone
iPhone driver’s licenses: Here are all the states working on support
iPhone driver’s licenses: Here are all the states working on support
At WWDC 2021, Apple announced support for adding driver’s licenses and state IDs to Apple Wallet. Since then, over a dozen states in the United States have rolled out support for the platform.
As that number continues to grow, here’s where driver’s licenses and state IDs could come next …
more…
9to5mac.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:42 PM
friendly neighborhood barred attorney telling you to never put your ID on your phone
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...