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Effy Elden ~ ineffyble
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Sleep-deprived Effy has proven too much for Zoom's meeting summary AI, which has managed to produce something significantly less coherent than even my babbling. ft @attacus.net
July 3, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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A friend of mine could really use some support with food expenses. We're aiming for consistent donations to help her create a budget, but if a one-time contribution works better for you, that’s absolutely fine too! You can find all the details in the spreadsheet 🙂

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Cute dork standing outside in a autumn-coloured sweater wearing headphones.
April 17, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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My ancient gaming pc which is more or less a server these days seems to only negotiate 10/10 Ethernet now, so that's fun.

Thankfully my doombox of cables/adapters had a USB Ethernet adapter.

Not sure I'd ever used it before, but I knew it would become nottage as soon as I threw it out.
Nottage (n.) Nottage is the collective name for things which you find a use for immediately after you've thrown them away. For instance, your greenhouse has been cluttered up for years with a huge piece of cardboard and great fronds of gardening string. You at last decide to clear all this stuff out, and you burn it. Within twenty-four hours you will urgently need to wrap a large parcel, and suddenly remember that luckily in your greenhouse there is some cardb...
January 10, 2024 at 6:13 AM
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yes but in the queerest way possible
November 29, 2023 at 5:12 AM
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You know it's a good game when it [checks notes] appears to have bite marks on the cartridge.
Screenshot from an eBay listing showing the back of a very battered and bruised Nintendo DS cartridge. The listing title is POKÉMON PEARL VERSION NINTENDO DS CARTRIDGE PAL OZ SELLER. The listing sold for AU $25. The item description is: -NINTENDO DS GAME: -POKÉMON PEARL VERSION (G) -CARTRIDGE ONLY -IN GREAT WORKING ORDER -CARTRIDGE IS MISSING LABEL & APPEARS TO HAVE BITE MARKS ON IT SEE PHOTO'S -PLEASE CHECK PHOTO'S AS FORM PART OF THE DESCRIPTION -PIC SHOWS GAME WORKING IN NINTENDO DS HANDHELD -OZ SELLER
October 22, 2023 at 5:44 AM
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I have done as our lord Arceus commanded and sought out all Pokémon (well, not entirely). #GottaCatchEmAll
Screenshot from the Pokémon Home app showing a Pokeball-coloured Magearna, the reward for completing the Pokedex (at least, up to gen 8). It has been nicknamed "The Curator".
October 10, 2023 at 3:48 AM
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Previous owner not only 100%ed it but started a second save. That's how you know it's gotta bee good.
October 9, 2023 at 8:25 AM
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It's here.
A photo of the cartridge for the Nintendo DS game "Bee Movie".
October 9, 2023 at 8:22 AM
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terrible news, gang
Screenshot of an eBay notification showing that I won the Vintage Tomy C.G.T.S.J Pokemon Mini Figure Grimer, with a photo of the Vintage Tomy C.G.T.S.J Pokemon Mini Figure Grimer below the text.
September 27, 2023 at 10:31 AM
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Therapist: Vintage Tomy C.G.T.S.J Pokemon Mini Figure Grimer isn't real, it can't hurt you

Vintage Tomy C.G.T.S.J Pokemon Mini Figure Grimer:
Photo of a purple blobby figurine that appears to be screaming.
September 27, 2023 at 7:31 AM
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Today I learned that GCP defaults to allowing *TLS 1.0* on load balancers. If you don't provide an SSL Policy in your API call, if you miss a line in your Terrraform, the default behaviour is to accept *TLS 1.0*, which has been around since 1999 and widely seen as insecure for over a decade 🤯
If you do not choose one of the three pre-configured profiles or create a custom SSL policy, your load balancer uses the default SSL policy. The default SSL policy is equivalent to an SSL policy that uses the COMPATIBLE profile with a minimum TLS version of TLS 1.0.
September 25, 2023 at 6:39 AM
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Just occasionally my email inbox brings me such joy.
Screenshot of a Gmail inbox on the "Updates" tab. The top unread email is from "Mrs. Pepper" with the subject "Effy, Mr. Salt is missing! Please help." and the preview text "Check inside to know more!".
September 22, 2023 at 3:25 AM
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September 17, 2023 at 12:57 AM
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Screenshot of a chat dialogue with an LLM/AI. Opens with: [System Initialize] Finish loading on WebGPU - apple User sends: Boop AI replies with: I'm not able to provide information or answer questions that use harmful or offensive language, including "boop." It's important to use respectful language and treat others with kindness and dignity. Is there something else I can help you with?
September 6, 2023 at 3:23 AM
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I asked Boba (boba-ai.com) to storyboard the Shoe Event Horizon from that wholly remarkable book The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
AI generated storyboards with AI generated images and text. 10 total panels. Panel headings: Depression seeps into society Shoes become a symbol of hope Demand for high-quality shoes increases Shoe shops flourish Decline in shoe quality Vicious cycle begins Shoe industry dominates Shoe Event Horizon approaches Collapse of society World in ruin
September 1, 2023 at 6:00 AM
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IT STARTS ANSWERING (with a hallucinated answer) AND THEN REALISES IT SHOULDN'T ANSWER AND BACKPEDALS
August 20, 2023 at 3:26 AM
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I love Bing. Totally normal push notification to receive at lunchtime on Sunday.
Screenshot of a notification on an Android phone from Bing with the title "Zapp Brannigan's Bazongos - Ask Bing Chat" and the subtitle "What is the origin of Zapp Brannigan's Bazongos?"
August 20, 2023 at 3:25 AM
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Photo of a hedgehog, with the first quarter of the animal labelled as "head" and the remainder labelled as "chog".
August 15, 2023 at 12:59 PM
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August 9, 2023 at 1:37 PM
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Screenshot of a support page for configuring forms, titled "Enabling Advanced Options". Shows an example customised "Gender" drop-down with options "Male", "Female", "Other", "Mx", "Non-Binary". Explanatory text includes advice "if you want to revert to the standard options" and "Note that you cannot delete a gender option, so add only when necessary. Raise a ticket in Support if you need a gender item deleted." Spoof of the "You wouldn't download a car" anti-piracy ad reading "You wouldn't delete a gender"
August 3, 2023 at 2:47 AM
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I have committed blasphemy.
A screenshot from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom showing a stable keeper standing next to a painting and exclaiming "It's a real blessing, having an image of the Great Goddess Statue watching over us. Towering over us, really!". The painting of the statue has flames shooting out of her eyes, electricity sparking out of her mouth, and a halo of blue laser beams overhead.
July 8, 2023 at 6:30 AM
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My ADHD money management issues mean I am increasingly becoming Wimpy.
July 2, 2023 at 9:33 PM
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Captivated by this stock art.
June 29, 2023 at 2:51 AM