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Some pretty wild reverse DNS lookups here, covering an entire /24. Most or all are falsified (eg ac51.ryanairemail.com does not resolve to 173.239.211.150). I noticed because some IPs were flagged for abusive behaviour. VPN? Proxy?
January 4, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Some pretty wild reverse DNS lookups here, covering an entire /24. Most or all are falsified (eg ac51.ryanairemail.com does not resolve to 173.239.211.150). I noticed because some IPs were flagged for abusive behaviour. VPN? Proxy?
Facebook just reminded me of a dream I had (and documented) back in 2010. A diverse committee of what we'd now call AI agents, debating to arrive at a consensus.
(The DRM thing seemed dystopian at the time, but now, who knows?)
(The DRM thing seemed dystopian at the time, but now, who knows?)
December 14, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Facebook just reminded me of a dream I had (and documented) back in 2010. A diverse committee of what we'd now call AI agents, debating to arrive at a consensus.
(The DRM thing seemed dystopian at the time, but now, who knows?)
(The DRM thing seemed dystopian at the time, but now, who knows?)
Vibe coding a trading simulation with some random cryptocoins.
A +105.14% return in only 10 days by doing some basic balancing? Impressive. Very nice.
You know how LLMs are prone to hallucinating facts? In this case, the LLM appears to be hallucinating money. It's all BS.
A +105.14% return in only 10 days by doing some basic balancing? Impressive. Very nice.
You know how LLMs are prone to hallucinating facts? In this case, the LLM appears to be hallucinating money. It's all BS.
October 6, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Vibe coding a trading simulation with some random cryptocoins.
A +105.14% return in only 10 days by doing some basic balancing? Impressive. Very nice.
You know how LLMs are prone to hallucinating facts? In this case, the LLM appears to be hallucinating money. It's all BS.
A +105.14% return in only 10 days by doing some basic balancing? Impressive. Very nice.
You know how LLMs are prone to hallucinating facts? In this case, the LLM appears to be hallucinating money. It's all BS.
Um... why is Windows Calculator accessing the network?
September 20, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Um... why is Windows Calculator accessing the network?
Using floats for currency and pricing is never a bad idea
September 17, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Using floats for currency and pricing is never a bad idea
This afternoon's #vibecode battle. I asked it to make a modification at the very start, and the remainder of the prompts were solely to get it to actually run.
In desperation, I asked it to think and reflect, which seemed to improve things drastically - working 2 prompts later.
In desperation, I asked it to think and reflect, which seemed to improve things drastically - working 2 prompts later.
August 24, 2025 at 10:53 AM
This afternoon's #vibecode battle. I asked it to make a modification at the very start, and the remainder of the prompts were solely to get it to actually run.
In desperation, I asked it to think and reflect, which seemed to improve things drastically - working 2 prompts later.
In desperation, I asked it to think and reflect, which seemed to improve things drastically - working 2 prompts later.
Vibe coding:
I asked Qwen3 coder to come up with a virtual girlfriend site. Floating lovehearts!
Then I requested we flip it around, and make it a virtual boyfriend. Now we have lightning bolts, and fish darting around...
Half tempted to ironically make this live
I asked Qwen3 coder to come up with a virtual girlfriend site. Floating lovehearts!
Then I requested we flip it around, and make it a virtual boyfriend. Now we have lightning bolts, and fish darting around...
Half tempted to ironically make this live
August 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Vibe coding:
I asked Qwen3 coder to come up with a virtual girlfriend site. Floating lovehearts!
Then I requested we flip it around, and make it a virtual boyfriend. Now we have lightning bolts, and fish darting around...
Half tempted to ironically make this live
I asked Qwen3 coder to come up with a virtual girlfriend site. Floating lovehearts!
Then I requested we flip it around, and make it a virtual boyfriend. Now we have lightning bolts, and fish darting around...
Half tempted to ironically make this live
"DRAMATIC CONTROL"
August 9, 2025 at 11:14 AM
"DRAMATIC CONTROL"
I love finding annotations inside old reference books or maps. This one was a little different: inside cover of a 1960 municipal directory (~5cm/2 inches thick), describing the birth date and place of the first (?) owner.
June 29, 2025 at 6:05 AM
I love finding annotations inside old reference books or maps. This one was a little different: inside cover of a 1960 municipal directory (~5cm/2 inches thick), describing the birth date and place of the first (?) owner.
Google AI is cheerfully stupid, and can apparently be heavily influenced by the search query.
At least it noticed that the IP 142.250.70.228 belongs to Google
At least it noticed that the IP 142.250.70.228 belongs to Google
June 3, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Google AI is cheerfully stupid, and can apparently be heavily influenced by the search query.
At least it noticed that the IP 142.250.70.228 belongs to Google
At least it noticed that the IP 142.250.70.228 belongs to Google
I started at a new campus this week. Didn't have my security pass yet, only a basic lanyard ID.
Several times, I had to loiter quietly at the secured staff entrance, and follow others in.
Some staff members - who don't know me - even offered to let me in.
No one checked my ID.
Several times, I had to loiter quietly at the secured staff entrance, and follow others in.
Some staff members - who don't know me - even offered to let me in.
No one checked my ID.
May 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I started at a new campus this week. Didn't have my security pass yet, only a basic lanyard ID.
Several times, I had to loiter quietly at the secured staff entrance, and follow others in.
Some staff members - who don't know me - even offered to let me in.
No one checked my ID.
Several times, I had to loiter quietly at the secured staff entrance, and follow others in.
Some staff members - who don't know me - even offered to let me in.
No one checked my ID.
I joke to my offspring that The Return of the Living Dead soundtrack has probably been re-released on vinyl, artificially inflating the price of the CD.
So I look on ebay, and:
The Return of the Living Dead soundtrack has been re-released on vinyl, artificially inflating the price of the CD.
So I look on ebay, and:
The Return of the Living Dead soundtrack has been re-released on vinyl, artificially inflating the price of the CD.
March 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I joke to my offspring that The Return of the Living Dead soundtrack has probably been re-released on vinyl, artificially inflating the price of the CD.
So I look on ebay, and:
The Return of the Living Dead soundtrack has been re-released on vinyl, artificially inflating the price of the CD.
So I look on ebay, and:
The Return of the Living Dead soundtrack has been re-released on vinyl, artificially inflating the price of the CD.
TIL: If you accidentally hit maximise instead of close, you end up with a gigantic full screen calculator.
This is a 1920x1080 monitor
This is a 1920x1080 monitor
February 9, 2025 at 4:50 AM
TIL: If you accidentally hit maximise instead of close, you end up with a gigantic full screen calculator.
This is a 1920x1080 monitor
This is a 1920x1080 monitor
"Sign in to turn on offline mode again"
The further you read, the more confusing and illogical this sentence seems.
Huh?
The further you read, the more confusing and illogical this sentence seems.
Huh?
January 12, 2025 at 8:39 AM
"Sign in to turn on offline mode again"
The further you read, the more confusing and illogical this sentence seems.
Huh?
The further you read, the more confusing and illogical this sentence seems.
Huh?
Looks like it has quietly changed them again. 8 Jan 2025 versus "Today"
transparency.meta.com/en-gb/polici...
transparency.meta.com/en-gb/polici...
January 8, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Looks like it has quietly changed them again. 8 Jan 2025 versus "Today"
transparency.meta.com/en-gb/polici...
transparency.meta.com/en-gb/polici...
Facebook has a Crap Bird Photography group. I've attached a couple of my submissions.
January 6, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Facebook has a Crap Bird Photography group. I've attached a couple of my submissions.
Feral #cat update:
She's comfortable enough to stalk me when I'm preparing her food.
If I wander around the corner when she's chilling in the yard, she'll be scared, but won't dart off.
Today, I called out her name, and she poked her head out from under the hut. She responded when I called. 🥹 🥹
She's comfortable enough to stalk me when I'm preparing her food.
If I wander around the corner when she's chilling in the yard, she'll be scared, but won't dart off.
Today, I called out her name, and she poked her head out from under the hut. She responded when I called. 🥹 🥹
January 6, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Feral #cat update:
She's comfortable enough to stalk me when I'm preparing her food.
If I wander around the corner when she's chilling in the yard, she'll be scared, but won't dart off.
Today, I called out her name, and she poked her head out from under the hut. She responded when I called. 🥹 🥹
She's comfortable enough to stalk me when I'm preparing her food.
If I wander around the corner when she's chilling in the yard, she'll be scared, but won't dart off.
Today, I called out her name, and she poked her head out from under the hut. She responded when I called. 🥹 🥹
I see you also have a photogenic cat
December 15, 2024 at 4:42 AM
I see you also have a photogenic cat
This beautiful feral #cat lives under a hut in my back yard.
She had two #kittens a few months ago. They're now with a foster carer.
She's been trapped, neutered, vaccinated, chipped, so she's now officially part of our family. She still keeps her distance, but the trust is slowly growing. ❤️
She had two #kittens a few months ago. They're now with a foster carer.
She's been trapped, neutered, vaccinated, chipped, so she's now officially part of our family. She still keeps her distance, but the trust is slowly growing. ❤️
December 15, 2024 at 12:51 AM
Feral #cat update: she initially sniffed the trap then ran off, but within a couple of hours she was in there.
She's going to be desexed today, then released back into my yard. Slowly making friends with her; I hope she'll forgive me for today. ❤
Next up: trapping and socialising her tux kittens.
She's going to be desexed today, then released back into my yard. Slowly making friends with her; I hope she'll forgive me for today. ❤
Next up: trapping and socialising her tux kittens.
November 26, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Feral #cat update: she initially sniffed the trap then ran off, but within a couple of hours she was in there.
She's going to be desexed today, then released back into my yard. Slowly making friends with her; I hope she'll forgive me for today. ❤
Next up: trapping and socialising her tux kittens.
She's going to be desexed today, then released back into my yard. Slowly making friends with her; I hope she'll forgive me for today. ❤
Next up: trapping and socialising her tux kittens.
I won a "want just one? you gotta take em all" ebay auction with a bunch of esoteric programming books. There's stuff about systems programming, Solaris 8/9, SSH, PC-DOS, etc... but I think the most unusual one is this "Teach Yourself COBOL in 21 Days" CD from 2000
November 18, 2024 at 9:14 AM
I won a "want just one? you gotta take em all" ebay auction with a bunch of esoteric programming books. There's stuff about systems programming, Solaris 8/9, SSH, PC-DOS, etc... but I think the most unusual one is this "Teach Yourself COBOL in 21 Days" CD from 2000
Why does the title of a video playing on Youtube show when I hit the volume key?
Like, how did Firefox and presumably Microsoft decide that there was some benefit to showing the title of the current Youtube video when I modify the volume? Even if it's... an ad?
Like, how did Firefox and presumably Microsoft decide that there was some benefit to showing the title of the current Youtube video when I modify the volume? Even if it's... an ad?
November 17, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Why does the title of a video playing on Youtube show when I hit the volume key?
Like, how did Firefox and presumably Microsoft decide that there was some benefit to showing the title of the current Youtube video when I modify the volume? Even if it's... an ad?
Like, how did Firefox and presumably Microsoft decide that there was some benefit to showing the title of the current Youtube video when I modify the volume? Even if it's... an ad?