Ted Scarlett
@reverendted.bsky.social
Co-founder of AVA. I post of words, birds & nerds. I juggle, play banjo, & enthuse about science. My dog Shorty McMorty is a very good girl.
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Ted Scarlett
@reverendted.bsky.social
· Jul 31
How much numb could a numb chuck numb, if a numb chuck could chuck numb?
The main U.S. date convention is illogical and it complicates international business communication.
Why put the smallest unit (day) in the middle?
Most countries use DD/MM/YYYY. Small to large.
Dec 10, 2009 easily gets confused for Nov 12.
2-digit year? Now it could be Sep 10 of 2012. 😒
Why put the smallest unit (day) in the middle?
Most countries use DD/MM/YYYY. Small to large.
Dec 10, 2009 easily gets confused for Nov 12.
2-digit year? Now it could be Sep 10 of 2012. 😒
December 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The main U.S. date convention is illogical and it complicates international business communication.
Why put the smallest unit (day) in the middle?
Most countries use DD/MM/YYYY. Small to large.
Dec 10, 2009 easily gets confused for Nov 12.
2-digit year? Now it could be Sep 10 of 2012. 😒
Why put the smallest unit (day) in the middle?
Most countries use DD/MM/YYYY. Small to large.
Dec 10, 2009 easily gets confused for Nov 12.
2-digit year? Now it could be Sep 10 of 2012. 😒
¿El Pollo Loco
o
Chipotle?
Hint: Only one of them is el mas fantastico.
o
Chipotle?
Hint: Only one of them is el mas fantastico.
December 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
¿El Pollo Loco
o
Chipotle?
Hint: Only one of them is el mas fantastico.
o
Chipotle?
Hint: Only one of them is el mas fantastico.
I notice a strong correlation between AI-generated voiceover and YouTube comments being turned off.
The problem might not be the comments.
The problem might not be the comments.
December 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I notice a strong correlation between AI-generated voiceover and YouTube comments being turned off.
The problem might not be the comments.
The problem might not be the comments.
At this point, every app that asks me for a rating by interrupting my use of the app…gets one star.
November 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
At this point, every app that asks me for a rating by interrupting my use of the app…gets one star.
Pluribus is so damn derivative.
November 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Pluribus is so damn derivative.
Reposted by Ted Scarlett
Everyday Americans get nickel and dimed while the rich dodge taxes.
They struggle to get by while the wealth of the 1% skyrockets.
They see their voices drowned out while the well-connected avoid accountability.
There are two sets of rules in America: One for the rich. Another for everyone else.
They struggle to get by while the wealth of the 1% skyrockets.
They see their voices drowned out while the well-connected avoid accountability.
There are two sets of rules in America: One for the rich. Another for everyone else.
November 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Everyday Americans get nickel and dimed while the rich dodge taxes.
They struggle to get by while the wealth of the 1% skyrockets.
They see their voices drowned out while the well-connected avoid accountability.
There are two sets of rules in America: One for the rich. Another for everyone else.
They struggle to get by while the wealth of the 1% skyrockets.
They see their voices drowned out while the well-connected avoid accountability.
There are two sets of rules in America: One for the rich. Another for everyone else.
Support log with vendor:
Agent: Thank you, please bare with me for one moment while I pull up that case and review
Me: I will bear with you. I will not bare with you. We hardly know each other.
Me: At least buy me dinner first.
Agent: My apologies, fingers were moving faster than my brain there
Agent: Thank you, please bare with me for one moment while I pull up that case and review
Me: I will bear with you. I will not bare with you. We hardly know each other.
Me: At least buy me dinner first.
Agent: My apologies, fingers were moving faster than my brain there
November 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Support log with vendor:
Agent: Thank you, please bare with me for one moment while I pull up that case and review
Me: I will bear with you. I will not bare with you. We hardly know each other.
Me: At least buy me dinner first.
Agent: My apologies, fingers were moving faster than my brain there
Agent: Thank you, please bare with me for one moment while I pull up that case and review
Me: I will bear with you. I will not bare with you. We hardly know each other.
Me: At least buy me dinner first.
Agent: My apologies, fingers were moving faster than my brain there
@newsweek.com will there be a headline about it if it turns out to be wrong? Otherwise, this really isn’t news is it? It’s just entertainment.
November 7, 2025 at 2:58 AM
@newsweek.com will there be a headline about it if it turns out to be wrong? Otherwise, this really isn’t news is it? It’s just entertainment.
The adjective "tactical" is every bit as "nonsensical" as the "BÆRSkin" name. It's a men's garment with pockets. As a member of the cargo shorts skate generation, I can attest, that's just called "clothing."
(For some reason they have ad-targeted me with their weirdly-insecure wanna-be militarism.)
(For some reason they have ad-targeted me with their weirdly-insecure wanna-be militarism.)
November 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The adjective "tactical" is every bit as "nonsensical" as the "BÆRSkin" name. It's a men's garment with pockets. As a member of the cargo shorts skate generation, I can attest, that's just called "clothing."
(For some reason they have ad-targeted me with their weirdly-insecure wanna-be militarism.)
(For some reason they have ad-targeted me with their weirdly-insecure wanna-be militarism.)
@theauthorguy.bsky.social Thanks so much for "A Dirty Job." It made yesterday's roadtrip from Utah to Seattle a lot easier. Over a decade since my last listen, and renewed total love for the (audio)book.
October 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
@theauthorguy.bsky.social Thanks so much for "A Dirty Job." It made yesterday's roadtrip from Utah to Seattle a lot easier. Over a decade since my last listen, and renewed total love for the (audio)book.
In addition to using me to train autonomous vehicles, am I not also training machines how to answer correctly the very "Are you human?" question being posed here?
October 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
In addition to using me to train autonomous vehicles, am I not also training machines how to answer correctly the very "Are you human?" question being posed here?
Don't put "Oops" in a user interface.
Just don't.
Spend time to make your error messages meaningful.
In an ideal world, users never see error messages.
In reality, the tone of your software's error messages is probably the most important indicator of your respect for your customers.
Just don't.
Spend time to make your error messages meaningful.
In an ideal world, users never see error messages.
In reality, the tone of your software's error messages is probably the most important indicator of your respect for your customers.
October 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Don't put "Oops" in a user interface.
Just don't.
Spend time to make your error messages meaningful.
In an ideal world, users never see error messages.
In reality, the tone of your software's error messages is probably the most important indicator of your respect for your customers.
Just don't.
Spend time to make your error messages meaningful.
In an ideal world, users never see error messages.
In reality, the tone of your software's error messages is probably the most important indicator of your respect for your customers.
15 seconds of terror, 26 years ago today
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Lo...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Lo...
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake - Wikipedia
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October 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
15 seconds of terror, 26 years ago today
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Lo...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Lo...
There was Asian street food served by Algerian proprietors in Athens, Greece.
October 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
There was Asian street food served by Algerian proprietors in Athens, Greece.
Could that sound off in the distance maybe be my promised ship, dropping anchor down on karma bay?
September 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Could that sound off in the distance maybe be my promised ship, dropping anchor down on karma bay?
The ubiquitous marketing of @libertymutual.com demonstrates that their whole focus is on adding customers.
LiMu is aggressively cutting California homeowners out. This indicates that LiMu is not taking care of customers.
Conclusion? LiMu doesn't just torture animals (Emu) in their adverts.
LiMu is aggressively cutting California homeowners out. This indicates that LiMu is not taking care of customers.
Conclusion? LiMu doesn't just torture animals (Emu) in their adverts.
August 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The ubiquitous marketing of @libertymutual.com demonstrates that their whole focus is on adding customers.
LiMu is aggressively cutting California homeowners out. This indicates that LiMu is not taking care of customers.
Conclusion? LiMu doesn't just torture animals (Emu) in their adverts.
LiMu is aggressively cutting California homeowners out. This indicates that LiMu is not taking care of customers.
Conclusion? LiMu doesn't just torture animals (Emu) in their adverts.
hey, @microsoft.com ... do you know why this image matters?
August 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
hey, @microsoft.com ... do you know why this image matters?
@microsoft.com - Would be nice if these pop-ups for updates on Mac OS did not steal focus from an active window. It's super disruptive.
August 12, 2025 at 11:06 PM
@microsoft.com - Would be nice if these pop-ups for updates on Mac OS did not steal focus from an active window. It's super disruptive.
Yesterday, I learned the term "Ameripolitan" for a type of music. Coined by Dale Watson. Rejection of the "country" music that is essentially factory-produced pop with twang, stance for the likes of Cash & Haggard. savingcountrymusic.com/tag/ameripol...
Ameripolitan - Saving Country Music
Tag archive page for Ameripolitan.
savingcountrymusic.com
August 1, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Yesterday, I learned the term "Ameripolitan" for a type of music. Coined by Dale Watson. Rejection of the "country" music that is essentially factory-produced pop with twang, stance for the likes of Cash & Haggard. savingcountrymusic.com/tag/ameripol...
How much numb could a numb chuck numb, if a numb chuck could chuck numb?
July 31, 2025 at 2:35 PM
How much numb could a numb chuck numb, if a numb chuck could chuck numb?
YouTube gets a diminishing amount of my time and attention as their advertisement interruptions get longer and longer.
July 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
YouTube gets a diminishing amount of my time and attention as their advertisement interruptions get longer and longer.
Weird that @amazonprime.bsky.social is advertising on YouTube by telling me that I am "listening ad free on Amazon Music."
Nuh-uh! I am watching YouTube and getting interrupted...your advert.
Your marketers are being dumb, Amazon.
Nuh-uh! I am watching YouTube and getting interrupted...your advert.
Your marketers are being dumb, Amazon.
July 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Weird that @amazonprime.bsky.social is advertising on YouTube by telling me that I am "listening ad free on Amazon Music."
Nuh-uh! I am watching YouTube and getting interrupted...your advert.
Your marketers are being dumb, Amazon.
Nuh-uh! I am watching YouTube and getting interrupted...your advert.
Your marketers are being dumb, Amazon.
Why is SSA trying to market this bill?
What pressure has been applied to the agency?
Since when did a government agency “applaud” any legislation?
What pressure has been applied to the agency?
Since when did a government agency “applaud” any legislation?
July 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Why is SSA trying to market this bill?
What pressure has been applied to the agency?
Since when did a government agency “applaud” any legislation?
What pressure has been applied to the agency?
Since when did a government agency “applaud” any legislation?