Area Man
@jzelten.bsky.social
Iconoclast. Abyss-starer. Low tolerance for people not acting in good faith. Possible space alien.
Unsolicited DMs will result in instant blocking.
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I hope that the Dems will not be this stupid. Vote first, then shutdown ends.
However, I suspect that they are exactly as dumb as Charlie Brown.
However, I suspect that they are exactly as dumb as Charlie Brown.
October 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I hope that the Dems will not be this stupid. Vote first, then shutdown ends.
However, I suspect that they are exactly as dumb as Charlie Brown.
However, I suspect that they are exactly as dumb as Charlie Brown.
I asked a well-known search engine about gods of writing or authors. This was one of the top results:
October 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I asked a well-known search engine about gods of writing or authors. This was one of the top results:
WTF is wrong with website designers who don't show you the password rules until after you've broken them?
October 15, 2025 at 11:04 AM
WTF is wrong with website designers who don't show you the password rules until after you've broken them?
I'm just saying...
"A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: 'If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on their forehead or on their hand...'" - Revelation 14:9
"A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: 'If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on their forehead or on their hand...'" - Revelation 14:9
October 14, 2025 at 9:12 AM
I'm just saying...
"A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: 'If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on their forehead or on their hand...'" - Revelation 14:9
"A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: 'If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on their forehead or on their hand...'" - Revelation 14:9
This is going around. According to Snopes, the second sentence is a verbatim quote. The other two are not, but are fair paraphrases of things he said around that time.
October 12, 2025 at 11:12 AM
This is going around. According to Snopes, the second sentence is a verbatim quote. The other two are not, but are fair paraphrases of things he said around that time.
October 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
There's even an animated gif.
October 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
There's even an animated gif.
When the joke was over he released them into the wild, and I've been using them ever since, including in some presentations when I worked at IBM. Yes, that did get me some funny looks from my SVP. Here are the others for your enjoyment.
October 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
When the joke was over he released them into the wild, and I've been using them ever since, including in some presentations when I worked at IBM. Yes, that did get me some funny looks from my SVP. Here are the others for your enjoyment.
The Oatmeal says what I think about GenAI Art, only better and with pictures. As a writer, I feel the same way about the slop that passes for AI-generated writing. Why would you care to read something nobody cared to write?
theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
October 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The Oatmeal says what I think about GenAI Art, only better and with pictures. As a writer, I feel the same way about the slop that passes for AI-generated writing. Why would you care to read something nobody cared to write?
theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
If this device were a person...
October 5, 2025 at 11:52 AM
If this device were a person...
If this device were a person...
Sorry, I just can't stop dunking on this thing. Is it possible to die from Schadenfreude?
Sorry, I just can't stop dunking on this thing. Is it possible to die from Schadenfreude?
October 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM
If this device were a person...
Sorry, I just can't stop dunking on this thing. Is it possible to die from Schadenfreude?
Sorry, I just can't stop dunking on this thing. Is it possible to die from Schadenfreude?
My doctor's practice moved to a new patient portal (MyChart) and it does stuff like... this. I asked for a CVS near north Raleigh, NC. (There is one about a mile from my home.)
This is what it proposed:
This is what it proposed:
October 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
My doctor's practice moved to a new patient portal (MyChart) and it does stuff like... this. I asked for a CVS near north Raleigh, NC. (There is one about a mile from my home.)
This is what it proposed:
This is what it proposed:
According to the most recent polling, his approval rating is 46%.
Maybe you should be a bit more temperate and do a bit more fact checking before calling other people "stupid". If it were me, I would withdraw the comment and apologize, but you do you.
Maybe you should be a bit more temperate and do a bit more fact checking before calling other people "stupid". If it were me, I would withdraw the comment and apologize, but you do you.
September 29, 2025 at 10:53 PM
According to the most recent polling, his approval rating is 46%.
Maybe you should be a bit more temperate and do a bit more fact checking before calling other people "stupid". If it were me, I would withdraw the comment and apologize, but you do you.
Maybe you should be a bit more temperate and do a bit more fact checking before calling other people "stupid". If it were me, I would withdraw the comment and apologize, but you do you.
And that's one of it's strong points. Here's an AI summary of fictional novel Don't Create the Torment Nexus:
September 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
And that's one of it's strong points. Here's an AI summary of fictional novel Don't Create the Torment Nexus:
This was at my dentist's office yesterday and it feels like a trap.
September 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
This was at my dentist's office yesterday and it feels like a trap.
I was googling "Don't Create the Torment Nexus" (don't ask) and the search engine's AI assist came back with... this. The Singularity is near, and it's stupider than you could possibly imagine.
September 19, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I was googling "Don't Create the Torment Nexus" (don't ask) and the search engine's AI assist came back with... this. The Singularity is near, and it's stupider than you could possibly imagine.
I'll just leave this here without further comment, in case the shoe fits any feet that happen to be around.
September 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I'll just leave this here without further comment, in case the shoe fits any feet that happen to be around.
I'll just leave this here. If the shoe fits, feel free to pick it up and put it on.
September 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I'll just leave this here. If the shoe fits, feel free to pick it up and put it on.
Damion held his breath, looked left and right. He thought he was in the clear. But then, Suddenly! Pasta salad!
September 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Damion held his breath, looked left and right. He thought he was in the clear. But then, Suddenly! Pasta salad!
Unsolicited dic pick.
August 31, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Unsolicited dic pick.
Unsolicited dic pick.
August 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Unsolicited dic pick.
When people complain about them removing the barrel, is that a dog whistle about them removing the cracker?
August 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
When people complain about them removing the barrel, is that a dog whistle about them removing the cracker?
I see that enshittification has now reached Zoom. My guess: the company passed that threshold from "led by engineers" to "led by marketers". Exhibit 1: the widely-despised Zoom Workplace, which minimizes to the Sys Tray instead of closing *even when the option to not do that is set correctly*.
August 5, 2025 at 8:43 AM
I see that enshittification has now reached Zoom. My guess: the company passed that threshold from "led by engineers" to "led by marketers". Exhibit 1: the widely-despised Zoom Workplace, which minimizes to the Sys Tray instead of closing *even when the option to not do that is set correctly*.