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Faced with a niche technical task I daftly started by asking ChatGPT. After an hour iterating on confidently wrong responses, I RTFM: success.
Lesson: nothing (yet) beats good documentation written by people, for people.
Kicker: the wiki that solved my problem is slated for shutdown in 6 months.
Lesson: nothing (yet) beats good documentation written by people, for people.
Kicker: the wiki that solved my problem is slated for shutdown in 6 months.
October 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Faced with a niche technical task I daftly started by asking ChatGPT. After an hour iterating on confidently wrong responses, I RTFM: success.
Lesson: nothing (yet) beats good documentation written by people, for people.
Kicker: the wiki that solved my problem is slated for shutdown in 6 months.
Lesson: nothing (yet) beats good documentation written by people, for people.
Kicker: the wiki that solved my problem is slated for shutdown in 6 months.
I had spent probably 30 mins creating the detailed fault report for my ISP; today I earned this for my troubles — a good laugh, at least!
September 28, 2025 at 6:47 AM
I had spent probably 30 mins creating the detailed fault report for my ISP; today I earned this for my troubles — a good laugh, at least!
I just saw #OneBattleAfterAnother and you should too. It's friggin awesome.
September 28, 2025 at 6:26 AM
I just saw #OneBattleAfterAnother and you should too. It's friggin awesome.
@python.org Proud supporter but goodness me the PSF member WP site UX is embarrassingly bad. At least I know no contribution $ are being "wasted" there.
September 11, 2025 at 11:32 PM
@python.org Proud supporter but goodness me the PSF member WP site UX is embarrassingly bad. At least I know no contribution $ are being "wasted" there.
bbc.com/news/article...
"Why should anyone trust numbers"
asks habitual liar about own wealth, liabilities, literally all numerical data ever
"Why should anyone trust numbers"
asks habitual liar about own wealth, liabilities, literally all numerical data ever
Trump fires BLS head as tariffs cause stock market drop
The move comes as a weaker-than-expected jobs report stoked fears about tariffs.
bbc.com
August 1, 2025 at 10:41 PM
bbc.com/news/article...
"Why should anyone trust numbers"
asks habitual liar about own wealth, liabilities, literally all numerical data ever
"Why should anyone trust numbers"
asks habitual liar about own wealth, liabilities, literally all numerical data ever
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apenwarr.ca/log/20250530
It's refreshing to read some ethical optimism
It's refreshing to read some ethical optimism
The evasive evitability of enshittification
Our company recently announced a fundraise. We were grateful for all
the community support, but the Internet also raised a few of its colle...
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June 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
apenwarr.ca/log/20250530
It's refreshing to read some ethical optimism
It's refreshing to read some ethical optimism
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A New Hampshire real estate attorney and American citizen returning home from Canada says he was detained at the border without an explanation and "treated like a criminal."
April 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A New Hampshire real estate attorney and American citizen returning home from Canada says he was detained at the border without an explanation and "treated like a criminal."
www.paloaltoonline.com/technology/2...
Whoever did this, I salute you
Whoever did this, I salute you
Silicon Valley crosswalk buttons apparently hacked to imitate Musk, Zuckerberg voices
Crosswalk buttons along the mid-Peninsula appear to have been hacked, so that when pressed, voices professing to be Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk begin speaking.
www.paloaltoonline.com
April 15, 2025 at 10:16 PM
www.paloaltoonline.com/technology/2...
Whoever did this, I salute you
Whoever did this, I salute you
Globally the US now represents 13% of trade, 4% of the population, and 0% of the values it was once proud to champion. Seems to me the question is — if they don’t want to be friends anymore — do I really care?
April 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Globally the US now represents 13% of trade, 4% of the population, and 0% of the values it was once proud to champion. Seems to me the question is — if they don’t want to be friends anymore — do I really care?
I hope that Edinburghers appreciate April Fool's day all the more for the fact that you get to celebrate the first of the fourth on the Firth of Forth
April 3, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I hope that Edinburghers appreciate April Fool's day all the more for the fact that you get to celebrate the first of the fourth on the Firth of Forth
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February 13, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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One can only hope Elon's next move is to tap some unqualified fanbois to fly the jets, deliver the family medical care, or simply prepare the meals of senior government figures and their advisors. How hard could it be?
February 5, 2025 at 6:16 AM
One can only hope Elon's next move is to tap some unqualified fanbois to fly the jets, deliver the family medical care, or simply prepare the meals of senior government figures and their advisors. How hard could it be?
Sorry US friends, but the news that your president has (again) signed an order to withdraw from the WHO looks an even sillier footgun from here than it may to you. Key devastating difference this time... no-one is upset or surprised. Xi won't stop laughing for days, I'm sure.
January 21, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Sorry US friends, but the news that your president has (again) signed an order to withdraw from the WHO looks an even sillier footgun from here than it may to you. Key devastating difference this time... no-one is upset or surprised. Xi won't stop laughing for days, I'm sure.
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Separate ownership, let's hope
December 21, 2024 at 3:12 AM
Separate ownership, let's hope
Of all the wrong answers I've ever got from Claude this one somehow feels the wrongest
December 12, 2024 at 2:43 AM
Of all the wrong answers I've ever got from Claude this one somehow feels the wrongest
I heard that Nandos is spinning out a new restaurant called Xoros where you can order from the core menu or the specials but not both in the same meal
December 9, 2024 at 1:45 AM
I heard that Nandos is spinning out a new restaurant called Xoros where you can order from the core menu or the specials but not both in the same meal