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Spenser Black @spenser.black · 5h
No, I haven't seen that, but that site certainly seems helpful! I've also had a bit of luck writing an agents.md file that tells agents to add a comment that a human should later remove. It's simple, but so far it's helped to quickly identify code that has not been reviewed by the human user.
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Spenser Black @spenser.black · 7h
3 times now I've seen an author (very obviously an agent acting on behalf of the account owner) close its own PR after it realized it had violated the AI policy. Overall those PRs were a waste of time, but it does make me think that writing docs for agents can possibly help stop low-effort spam PRs.
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patak @patak.cat · 12h
open source projects may need to lock PRs to trusted folks. careless slop is sucking the life out of maintainers. we need better tools to talk to and onboard new contributors while interacting on issues. more friction could actually help new folks who care stand out, and let the community breathe
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Spenser Black @spenser.black · 29/09/2026
I kind of wish when I was using the terminal that the shell would print output under the prompt, which always stays at the top, rather than the prompt moving downwards with each command run and output
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Comics Outta Context 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @comiccontext.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Spider-Man holds a human sized grenade under his left arm. His right hand is just pulling out the pin. He thinks, "DARE I?"
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Spenser Black @spenser.black · 26/09/2026
Marketing guys: Hey, the new box draws much more attention! This is obviously a success. Focus group: *stares in horror at the demonic cereal, any feelings of hunger overridden the fight or flight instinct*
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Spenser Black @spenser.black · 26/09/2026
I don't want to complain about AI all the time, but these GitHub accounts that have been automated by agents pretending to be their owner sadden me. Consciously or unconsciously, they have decided they will *not* learn and show their skill, and that they *can* be replaced by a machine.
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Spenser Black @spenser.black · 22/09/2026
But which Resident Evil game can fit the most popcorn in its case?
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Spenser Black @spenser.black · 21/09/2026
Writing the most scathing email of the century and then adding a cheerful "good morning!" to the beginning so they know I'm not mean
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Spenser Black @spenser.black · 19/09/2026
Today is national Batman day? Damn it, I rewatched The Long Halloween yesterday! Off by 1.
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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Cat on the Roof — Fernando Botero, 1978
Painting of a cat standing astride the peak of a red-tiled roof. the background behind it is full of similar red-tiled roofs
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deus_ex.txt @deus-ex-txt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Thanks already. Now leave me alone.
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Every SpongeBob Frame In Order @esfio.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Season 3 Episode 14 - Frame 2316 out of 2694
Season 3 Episode 14 - Frame 2316 out of 2694
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Spenser Black @spenser.black · 13/09/2026
The Batman: Knightfall animation was so good
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Spenser Black @spenser.black · 13/09/2026
Saw a movie rated R for "strong bloody violence" and I can't help but read that in a British accent
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Catbus @catbus.phd · 25/03/2026
mood
linocut of a black cat snarling and biting someone on the forearm
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Spenser Black @spenser.black · 10/09/2026
Chrome, Firefox, Edge, none of these browsers are truly useful until they support the IPoAC protocol (IP over Avian Carrier) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_over...
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IP over Avian Carriers - Wikipedia
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Spenser Black @spenser.black · 10/09/2026
Me and 9,299,999,999 bot accounts
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Spenser Black @spenser.black · 09/09/2026
"Did you even read the proof?" He asked, without having read the proof.
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Spenser Black @spenser.black · 08/09/2026
I've got a theory that I think is more depressing than Dead Internet Theory. Alive Internet Theory. That post that you think maybe just one or two people saw? Millions saw it.
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Catbus @catbus.phd · 23/03/2025
#blessed
baby seal lying on the ice captioned

in the glittering backlight, a fat baby seal is doing nothing special
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actual heathcliff comics @realheathcliffs.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
08 Sep 2026
Heathcliff sits in a park wearing a pink helmet that reads "RAGE". Iggy and his friend watch him sitting, and Iggy says "Give him room today."
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MisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I knew that one day, if I lived long enough, I'd get to see the perfect comics panel...
Mandrake the Magician panel. 

Caption: "Beginning: The Horse Thief"

Image: A man wearing a suit, tie and fedora is walking down a sidewalk next to a wood plank fence. Behind him, a chestnut horse wearing a blinker hood, bridle and reins is looking over the fence at the man's back.

The man is singing to himself: "--DA-DE-DA- I AM RICH, I AM HANDSOME. NOT A CARE IN THE WORLD- DA-DE-DA"

This will not end well.
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Spenser Black @spenser.black · 05/09/2026
This is what happens to a vampire when their victim drinks too much coffee
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Lea Verou, PhD @lea.verou.me · 02/09/2026
🔥 New blog post! My post on two-state dark mode toggles sparked a lot of discussion around what the optimal dark mode toggle design is. But should you have a (persistent) dark mode toggle *at all*? I have since been convinced that for most websites, the answer is NO. lea.verou.me/blog/2026/da...
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The best dark mode toggle is probably none • Lea Verou
My post on two-state dark mode toggles convinced many. But should you have a persistent dark mode toggle at all? I have since been convinced that for most websites, the answer is no.
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Spenser Black @spenser.black · 02/09/2026
I love the whole Outrage trilogy
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Spenser Black @spenser.black · 02/09/2026
My irrational fear is that I'll meet someone who worked with the Navy SEALs and I'll show visible disappointment when I realize they're not talking about 🦭 the marine mammal
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Giacomo Cavalieri @giacomocavalieri.me · 28/08/2026
neilalexander.dev/2026/06/30/f... Clankers fixing good first issues, heck even typos in comments, is actively harmful for open source and community building. Let humans who care about something do the menial tasks, that’s how one learns
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Please stop flooding our projects with AI slop to furnish your CV
Successful contributions to open source projects are a kind of currency. GitHub in particular encourages this in a number of ways: by showing avatars of contributors on repository pages, by showing yo...
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
A very grumpy man in a sweater is attempting to spend the afternoon indulging his bad mood while listening to music on his portable CD player. Unfortunately, his plans are ruined because the beat of the song is so good that it begins to improve his nasty attitude. The caption reads "Trying to brood but the beat is improving my mood." Artist's Note: I was thinking of the song Fantasy by Mariah Carey. Great beat.
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Good Trailcams @goodtrailcams.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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Spenser Black @spenser.black · 28/08/2026
This AGENTS.md file seems to be working pretty well to make low-effort fully automated AI spam pull requests more obvious github.com/spenserblack...
github.com
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Bathory - Heritage of Blood 🧛 @bathorygame.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Was going to post 10 minutes of Bathory Gameplay because the Blue Sky video limit increased, but I got distracted by a bug after 6 minutes and died to a fishercrow... #gamedev #pixelart
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026
We’re not changing it.
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Spenser Black @spenser.black · 27/08/2026
In summary, a site hosts instructions for AI to install software or visit a website domain that does not exist, due to human error or AI hallucination. Bad guys make the "fake" names real by publishing malicious stuff. AI agents trust the instructions, the user trusts the agent, bad stuff happens.
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Spenser Black @spenser.black · 26/08/2026
I wish VS Code's pet feature "lived" in the entire editor instead of being trapped in the chat sidebar.
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Every SpongeBob Frame In Order @esfio.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Season 3 Episode 12 - Frame 2256 out of 2715
Season 3 Episode 12 - Frame 2256 out of 2715
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Spenser Black @spenser.black · 26/08/2026
There's no way that Jimothy doesn't show up at some point
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jimothy
ALT: jimothy
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Comics Outta Context 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @comiccontext.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Narration: "From his cavernous mouth come [sic] an accusing wail..." Below the narration a black cat stands in something looking like a forest. His eyes are red with black pupils, mouth open with a large "MEOW MEOW..." sound effect.
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Spenser Black @spenser.black · 26/08/2026
Just learned that := (seen in Python, Golang, and others) is called the Walrus Operator
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Walrus: Hmm, Very Interesting
ALT: Walrus: Hmm, Very Interesting
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𝕲𝖆𝖝 @gaxix.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
𝖁𝖆𝖒𝖕𝖎𝖗𝖊 𝕳𝖚𝖓𝖙𝖊𝖗 𝕯 ✦
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Every SpongeBob Frame In Order @esfio.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Season 3 Episode 12 - Frame 1945 out of 2715
Season 3 Episode 12 - Frame 1945 out of 2715
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Comics Outta Context 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @comiccontext.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
#MondayMorning
Close up of Blue Beetle's (Ted Kord) face. His head is diagonal in the panel- forehead at 1 o'clock. He thinks, "I've got to--" and shouts "NO!"
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Matteo Gabriele @matteogabriele.npmx.social · 22/08/2026
The Voight-Kampff test is back. If you want a package that handles GitHub requests and account activity analysis, you can use this one now. github.com/unveil-proje...
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GitHub - unveil-project/vk: Fetch GitHub account activity and analyze it for automation patterns
Fetch GitHub account activity and analyze it for automation patterns - unveil-project/vk
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Spenser Black @spenser.black · 21/08/2026
In an age of AI-generated spam emails, it's kind of nice to get the good old-fashioned "greetings {{name}}, I can help your project {{project}} reach more users" spam template email.
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 19/08/2026
People who don’t know the difference between ‘entomology’ and ‘etymology’ bug us in ways we cannot put into words.
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Spenser Black @spenser.black · 19/08/2026
Out of all the places to watch drama unfold, somehow drama in GitHub issues and PRs is the most entertaining to watch unfold
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Spenser Black @spenser.black · 17/08/2026
月曜日が嫌い。何曜日もきらい。
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Timeproof Games @timeproof.games · 17/08/2026
Incredible Crisis (PlayStation, Polygon Magic, 1999)
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Spenser Black @spenser.black · 17/08/2026
GitHub seems to not be doing well today 😕
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
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