Casey Ho
@caseyho.com
a human being. Probably
💾 data tools: skeetbeaver.pages.dev
💾 data tools: skeetbeaver.pages.dev
If you see this quote with the energy you bring to Bluesky
March 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
If you see this quote with the energy you bring to Bluesky
Post a picture from your phone but don't explain it.
February 22, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Post a picture from your phone but don't explain it.
there's a new and even better program for detecting spam bots. it's super effective! *several hours later* you must construct additional pylons
February 11, 2025 at 5:04 AM
there's a new and even better program for detecting spam bots. it's super effective! *several hours later* you must construct additional pylons
Given that the accounts in this spam network are friendly and rarely blocked, one might wonder why they are a potential problem. The answer: the accounts occasionally switch to posting affiliate marketing links for various products including a "AI detector" browser extension of dubious efficacy.
January 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Given that the accounts in this spam network are friendly and rarely blocked, one might wonder why they are a potential problem. The answer: the accounts occasionally switch to posting affiliate marketing links for various products including a "AI detector" browser extension of dubious efficacy.
The accounts in this spam network have been active ever since they were created two months ago. Over 98% of the posts consists of quotes of random Bluesky users. The text is often friendly and affirmative in nature. Interactions that lead to blocks are relatively rare.
January 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
The accounts in this spam network have been active ever since they were created two months ago. Over 98% of the posts consists of quotes of random Bluesky users. The text is often friendly and affirmative in nature. Interactions that lead to blocks are relatively rare.
Here's a riddle: What does this hodgepodge of accounts- covering a range of topics from sci-fi books to tech news and politics- have in common?
Spoiler alert: They are all LLM / AI reply bots that spam hundreds of users each day with quote posts.
Spoiler alert: They are all LLM / AI reply bots that spam hundreds of users each day with quote posts.
January 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Here's a riddle: What does this hodgepodge of accounts- covering a range of topics from sci-fi books to tech news and politics- have in common?
Spoiler alert: They are all LLM / AI reply bots that spam hundreds of users each day with quote posts.
Spoiler alert: They are all LLM / AI reply bots that spam hundreds of users each day with quote posts.
Nothing says "NO BOTs🚫" quite like using the same photos and bios.
January 3, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Nothing says "NO BOTs🚫" quite like using the same photos and bios.
many people are saying this
January 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
many people are saying this
Special shoutout to this fresh spam account, which only has punctuation in the description. The code 💯 has bugs in it, lol.
December 20, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Special shoutout to this fresh spam account, which only has punctuation in the description. The code 💯 has bugs in it, lol.
A strange anomaly appears: 1343/6123 (21%) of all Bluesky accounts renamed on Dec 16th updated their profiles with near-identical descriptions in Portuguese that translate to "I'm [age] and I live in [location]"
December 18, 2024 at 11:50 PM
A strange anomaly appears: 1343/6123 (21%) of all Bluesky accounts renamed on Dec 16th updated their profiles with near-identical descriptions in Portuguese that translate to "I'm [age] and I live in [location]"
examining a new follower
December 17, 2024 at 7:01 AM
examining a new follower
*5 days later* We regret to inform you the suspected shooter is a weeb
December 9, 2024 at 7:38 PM
*5 days later* We regret to inform you the suspected shooter is a weeb
went to help install some art today
December 9, 2024 at 4:46 AM
went to help install some art today
![A search for
on a website that identifies Unicode characters. The characters are identified as
U+0081 : <control>
U+0082 : <control> BREAK PERMITTED HERE [BPH]
U+0083 : <control> NO BREAK HERE [NBH]
U+0084 : <control>
U+0085 : <control> NEXT LINE [NEL]
U+0086 : <control> START OF SELECTED AREA [SSA]
U+0087 : <control> END OF SELECTED AREA [ESA]
U+0088 : <control> CHARACTER TABULATION SET [HTS]
U+0089 : <control> CHARACTER TABULATION WITH JUSTIFICATION [HTJ]
U+008A : <control> LINE TABULATION SET [VTS]
U+008B : <control> PARTIAL LINE FORWARD [PLD]
U+008C : <control> PARTIAL LINE BACKWARD [PLU]
U+008D : <control> REVERSE LINE FEED [RI]
U+008E : <control> SINGLE SHIFT TWO [SS2]
U+008F : <control> SINGLE SHIFT THREE [SS3]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:d7nr65djxrudtdg3tslzfiyr/bafkreided4ealjtft3w4bqoqnvxlyi7b2zdmcm4af4ky3uxxyknlxmbudi@jpeg)
As it turns out, all but one or two of the 9858+ reposts are spam. Every single reposting account has zero posts of its own and has a random fill-in-the-blanks description.
A chart of the creation times shows clear unnatural spikes, which indicates the use of multiple methods of account creation.
A chart of the creation times shows clear unnatural spikes, which indicates the use of multiple methods of account creation.
December 7, 2024 at 5:20 AM
As it turns out, all but one or two of the 9858+ reposts are spam. Every single reposting account has zero posts of its own and has a random fill-in-the-blanks description.
A chart of the creation times shows clear unnatural spikes, which indicates the use of multiple methods of account creation.
A chart of the creation times shows clear unnatural spikes, which indicates the use of multiple methods of account creation.
inspired: using disaster warnings to spot spam replies from argumentative LLM bots
December 5, 2024 at 7:39 PM
inspired: using disaster warnings to spot spam replies from argumentative LLM bots
Apropos of nothing, I used Nightshade/Glaze on a photo to protect it from content scrapers and I am amused to see that the result makes it look like there's dust in the lens. Uncannily accurate.
November 29, 2024 at 5:24 AM
Apropos of nothing, I used Nightshade/Glaze on a photo to protect it from content scrapers and I am amused to see that the result makes it look like there's dust in the lens. Uncannily accurate.