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Elder Of Ancients

@elderofancients.bsky.social
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Poking at things with sticks since 19mumble www.last.fm/user/ElderOfAncients Delay, Deny, Depose.

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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
And man it's a lot of folders.
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I had nothing cool or funny, just lots of "Likes this brand" stuff. But as an aside, you can export all your data from Amazon. It's most text data but they'll include a bunch of proof-of-delivery pictures. www.amazon.com/hz/privacy-c...
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I don't use Alexa but they have an About You page for me. But I may have agreed to an Alexa ToS at some point or another. Pretty sure they just scrape order history and reviews.
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Google continues to incorrectly interpret search queries as AI Chatbot instructions.
Screenshot of Google AI overview responding to search query as if it was instructions to follow commands.
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
And I say to my people's masters Beware Beware of the thing that is coming Beware of the risen people Who shall take what ye would not give Did ye think to conquer the people? Or that law is stronger than life And than men's desire to be free?
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Oh lolz... it's slightly better now but man...
AI being a blithering idiot, you really don't want to knowAI being a blithering idiot, you really don't want to knowAI being a blithering idiot, you really don't want to know
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
I can tell you this may go back as far as May 13th. Because this happened to me on that date, and I took screenshots. The first is the text I searched for (from a botched MS Azure UI). Second was Gemini revealing Google's fuck-up.
Screenshot of text that says "There is a remediation process in progress for this recommedation <provide additional information>. This process is expected to end by <provide date>", including the misspelling of the word recommendation.Screenshot of Google search interpreting the search phrase "There is a remediation process in progress for this recommedation <provide additional information>. This process is expected to end by <provide date>" as an actual AI instruction. Gemini responded with "Thank you for providing the update. I have noted that a remediation process is in progress for this recommendation that it is expected to be completed by [1]. Please provide an update once the process is finalized to ensure all records are current.
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
*sniff sniff* Do I smell... enshitification??!
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Hacks courtsey of my daughter. Revenge will come later
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Notbdrunk!
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
I also enjoybrum. 🥺
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Daughter and wife playing battleship together for first time ever. I will need more beer
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
In case you were wondering, no Claude AI will not make software developers extinct. Unless it becomes sentient.
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
"Isn't fascist" Yet.
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Because they are morons.
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Probably trying to play the odds
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Ive total some past managers worse
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
And to get super powers
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/105...
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Power Generation Through Piezoelectric Plates in a Punching Bag
Teenagers these days prefer practicing a sport frequently. This project describes the system with a theme where “Productivity meets sustainability” in an effort to strengthen their sincerity. In this ...
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
The good news, that's the state of most people in the USA right now, though.
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Sigh.
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
on off? That's the problem, you just want it off. ;)
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Chase Bank thinks they will know fraudulent activity on my account than me. I can't fathom why any competent financial institute would not want their customers to monitor their own accounts, except maybe you like fraud?
Screenshot of part of an e-mail notice from Chase Bank about disabling useful credit card monitoring alerts. Full text from screenshot follows:

We're writing to let you know that we're retiring alerts you’re signed up for. You'll no longer receive either of these alerts for any of your credit card accounts starting February 17, 2026:
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International charge posted
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Online, phone or mail charge authorized

Chase helps safeguard your credit card purchases using sophisticated fraud monitoring. We monitor for fraud 24/7 and will text, email or call you if we detect unusual purchases on your credit card.
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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
A few months ago, ICE hired me I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!" My latest for Slate
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You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Works fine if you disable javascript. Alternatively, view source and regex out the rest. Or just view with no style.
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
New office shredder gor new year, have concerns about reliability
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Vote Atheism in 2026
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Yes, replaced with computers!
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Man it sure is great to have a pristine Windows 11 install that doesn't have any old useless crap on i--
Screenshot of Win11 registry showing FUCKING HOTMAIL as a registered mail client, and it goes to Internet Explorer
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Hello! I'm still alive! I didn't give-up on Bluesky either. Just very busy and distracted. Will try to post more useless shit this year I promise.
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Damn it... :(
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Admit it, its all happened tonus, 😉
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
You're not supposed to run with wood, sir.
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Today, an untold number of IT people are learning about DNS NCACHE aka DNS Negative Caching. See also: RFC-2308 #aws #dns #itsalwaysdns #lolz
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View the overall status and health of AWS services using the AWS Health Dashboard.
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
I could never *run* 1.5 miles with my life-long crippling asthma. Walk? Yep. Requirement is to run.
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
It looks like it's the result of a list of "Do Not" from a page, which their AI probably decided was relevant because the steps say what to do. That, however, will not protect Google from lawsuits about wrongful death or injury, I suspect. Money will of course...
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Awesome! Also hot. That's some damn sexy-lookin' moss there
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Here's Google's official support page suggesting that I should disassembly my phone, push the screen down or pry open the enclosure to fix the swollen battery issue I have. #google #pixel #lawsuit
Screenshot from Google's support page for the Pixel Phones in response to a request for help with a swollen battery. The screen suggests doing a number of extremely dangerous things.


"If needed, reach out to Google customer support for further guidance.

    Try to “press down” or force the cover glass or back cover into the phone.
    Try to pry open the enclosure.
    Try to remove the swollen battery from the device.
    Attempt to repair or fix your swollen battery or dissemble your device by yourself."
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
I've got on all Ozzy playlist running now and it'll be all I listen to for the next 24 hours.
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
My loving wife just broke the bad news to me about Ozzy Osbourne's death. I've been busy working. Such a monumental loss to the world, to music, to everything. I was devastated I wasn't able to go to his final show, it sounded amazing.
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 22/07/2025
Ozzy Osbourne, the singular metal legend whose Black Sabbath virtually invented heavy metal and in later years became a reality TV pioneer, has died at the age of 76. Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
@sharktastica.co.uk An interesting keyboard for you boss. www.npr.org/2025/07/05/n...
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How this long-lost Chinese typewriter from the 1940s changed modern computing
The concepts in the MingKwai typewriter underlie how Chinese, Japanese and Korean are typed today. The typewriter, patented in 1946, was found last year in an upstate New York basement.
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
It's 2025 and this is what happens when I update contact information with Fidelity Investments. #infosec #lolz
Screenshot of multiple text messages from Fidelity, all from completely different 5-digit numbers.
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Harry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Everybody's an editor. Hell, I knew a man who, after surgery, was left with a semicolon.
Doctor: We had to remove your appendix.

Tolkien: But that's where I explain why elves hate dwarves!
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Typical text exchange with adult daughter.
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
In the same day (today) I learn a sequel to Spaceballs is being made (with most of the original cast!) *and* a reboot of The Naked Gun. With Liam Neeson.
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
50 billion bucks a year, every year, until we can cure/prevent paraboid schizophrenia
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Smells like a nazi, let me get my bowie knife
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Elder Of Ancients @elderofancients.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Man, I really want to murder some Nazis...
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