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@maybe.fail
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crw @maybe.fail · 03/10/2026
You can try account recovery, but even with access to a parent's account they can still tell you "no, you don't get to recover the account." Sorry kid, you can't play Minecraft with your friends. Microsoft wants you to learn a lesson about password management.
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crw @maybe.fail · 03/10/2026
Have no fear, automated support is here to uhh, help.
Screenshot of automated support interaction with prompt spillover.
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crw @maybe.fail · 03/10/2026
TIL Microsoft doesn't have a mechanism for parents to reset their children's forgotten passwords. I wish I were amazed, but I'd wager no one involved in creating the Family Safety Center actually has children.
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Louis Gray @louisgray.com · 30/09/2026
"Reddit says RSS has now become a “common surface for large-scale scraping and automated abuse,” which is why it’s made the decision to wind down RSS feeds on its platform." Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots techcrunch.com/2026/09/30/r...
techcrunch.com
Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots | TechCrunch
Reddit is ending support for RSS feeds, as the company continues tightening access to its trove of user-generated content.
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crw @maybe.fail · 26/09/2026
anon cats are beautiful, coop
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Uffda Geek @annoyednerd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
iPhone users…tip from me this morning if you run a pihole. When you upgrade to iOS 27, your phone will turn on “Connectivity Assist” in your WiFi network settings and all the ads will pour in. Turn it OFF and your ad blocks will work again. Gotta do it per SSID it looks like.
iPhone network setting screen showing the connectivity assist option.
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crw @maybe.fail · 21/09/2026
new aspirational career just dropped: skonk broker
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The Mask of the Red Jeph @ass.golf · 21/09/2026
skink: lizard with stubby little legs skunk: stinky weasel skank: rude word for promiscuous person skonk and skenk are still out there, waiting to be discovered
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crw @maybe.fail · 20/09/2026
"no frenzy boost during breakfast," i found myself saying, in horror.
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crw @maybe.fail · 17/09/2026
i've never had apple intelligence enabled on this device.
screenshot showing apple allocating 48.3gb of my disk to "Apple Intelligence"
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crw @maybe.fail · 16/09/2026
(derogatory)
screenshot of apple nags that would turn steve apple into steve apoplectic
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crw @maybe.fail · 15/09/2026
automotive skincare regimens
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crw @maybe.fail · 14/09/2026
asked google trends how the term "mackleless" has been performing today. it said there wasn't enough data to graph. im proud of us.
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crw @maybe.fail · 13/09/2026
can't wait to see what joe borrow is up to to morrow
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Caræsten 🇵🇸 @cara.city · 13/09/2026
for two months, I've been flying drones over Flock cameras to situation them in space and geography; I even got my commercial drone license in order to do it. I'd like to share this project with you all: it's called Records Of Enemy Surveillance: recordsofenemysurveillance.com
image of a residential intersection with one red car driving across it and a baseball field in the backgroundblack and white dithered image of two red squares around the flock cameras in the previous image, on either side of the intersection
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crw @maybe.fail · 11/09/2026
when i touch the little button on my yubikey the fly brain decides whether i actually authenticate
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I gave the fly brain admin access to the 404 Media CMS
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crw @maybe.fail · 11/09/2026
indeed, my guess is data brokers get paid regardless of the accuracy of what they supply
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crw @maybe.fail · 10/09/2026
sweatpants with sparkly cursive "GNU C" on the ass instead of "juicy"
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crw @maybe.fail · 10/09/2026
browser extension that replaces every instance of the word "america" with "ontario" why not
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The Onion @theonion.com · 09/09/2026
Experts Advise Against Throwing Laptop Across Office Even Though It Will Feel Incredible theonion.com/experts-advise-against…
Experts Advise Against Throwing Laptop Across Office Even Though It Will Feel Incredible
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crw @maybe.fail · 09/09/2026
brb commissioning an artist to make a magic 8 ball that always comes up with "outlook not so good"
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konnaire @konnaire.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Putting the :/ in https://
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crw @maybe.fail · 08/09/2026
it looks so good! Link's just a lil guy!!
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crw @maybe.fail · 05/09/2026
this explains all the priors built on fault lines
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crw @maybe.fail · 02/09/2026
also wireless! though maybe i was wired the first time i set carplay up, if that makes a difference.
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crw @maybe.fail · 02/09/2026
hmm, was happily using carplay in ios26 yesterday with siri completely off. 🤷 and now it's on with as little access as i can give it. hope their adoption metrics are worth the tradeoff in goodwill.
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crw @maybe.fail · 02/09/2026
getting to be a lot of rigamarole just to play some fucking mp3s in the car
static.klipy.com
The Simpsons: Old Man Yells At Cloud Yelling
Alt: The Simpsons: Old Man Yells At Cloud Yelling
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crw @maybe.fail · 02/09/2026
insult to injury, once you relent and enable siri, there's no way to remove all app access with one toggle. you get to manually hit 3-5 toggles per app you have installed. pretty user-hostile, imo.
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crw @maybe.fail · 02/09/2026
upgraded to ios 27 public beta last night and got a nasty surprise this morning. gtfo with this nonsense.
carplay not available in ios 27 public beta unless you turn on siri. fuckyouverymuch, apple.
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crw @maybe.fail · 02/09/2026
someday the list of users who've shat in waymos will be in a data breach
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crw @maybe.fail · 02/09/2026
and now im downloading mapquest. wild.
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crw @maybe.fail · 30/08/2026
tfw not sure if earthquake or bass drop
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
extremely good FOIA denial i just got
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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Everyone follow and support @eff.org pleeeeeease pretty please!
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David Greene @davidgreene.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The settlement also embeds age assurance into every product, mandating the collection of even more personal information from users of all ages, including by compromising the anonymity of all users and exposing them to risks of data breaches and government data requests.
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crw @maybe.fail · 26/08/2026
humming "three is a magic number" for no particular reason
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crw @maybe.fail · 25/08/2026
can't breathe. apple had to publish a compatibility list for their new polishing cloth. the vision pro's aren't on it. omg.
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crw @maybe.fail · 25/08/2026
dystopian phishers like "congrats you won uncontaminated food!"
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crw @maybe.fail · 25/08/2026
one of my favorite episodes and that whole bomb defusing scene was amazing.
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crw @maybe.fail · 25/08/2026
kiddo: what's HD and why do you have 80 of them? me: no, ADHD kiddo: that's what i said me: sigh, fine, this weekend I'm subjecting you to the NATO phonetic alphabet
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crw @maybe.fail · 24/08/2026
pedag-ow-gy
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crw @maybe.fail · 24/08/2026
does my heart good to see RACTER in there. spent a bunch of time with it as a pre-teen and ended up trying to emulate it with my own program in pascal (and an amazingly large nested if-then structure 😭)
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Eric Mill @konklone.com · 21/08/2026
We're hiring a new product security lead for Wikipedia! It's a new lead PM role that would steer our security engineering team and how we go about this work here at the Wikimedia Foundation. AND: it's fully remote, and open in a good number of countries. job-boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jo...
We are hiring a Lead Product Manager to bring their experience dealing with modern threats to bear on Wikipedia’s security strategy in the AI era, and to drive a strong security culture throughout the Wikimedia Foundation and movement.

Though this is a senior role, prior experience in a product manager role is not required. This position is intended to bring strong technical and security experience, including some familiarity with AI in a security context, into a role focused on product and platform strategy. 

This position could be a good fit for a candidate with both strong technical skills and strong communication skills, who is interested in transitioning from engineering work to a strategic role.

This role is an opportunity to be at the center of a pivotal time for Wikipedia, as AI is not only changing security, but also how people access knowledge online. Responding to these changes requires us to plan ambitiously and act decisively, while working closely with the communities whom the project serves.
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crw @maybe.fail · 20/08/2026
"villainaire" was right there the whole time
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crw @maybe.fail · 14/08/2026
me: no you can't make smores with that gourmet chocolate, it's too thick kid: do you mean thick spelled regularly or with two c's? me: 🤦
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crw @maybe.fail · 14/08/2026
telling the kid the song "golden brown" is about marshmallows
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yaso @yaso.is · 12/08/2026
Genius rant
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crw @maybe.fail · 11/08/2026
gonna go out on a limb and blame sourcing from data brokers who don't care about accuracy, just the number of records they can sell
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crw @maybe.fail · 11/08/2026
one of those hollywood ones where they have to sneak someone into a hotel room and when they get in there they lift the cover and their head is poking through but it looks like it's on a serving platter. that kind, specifically, darth.
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