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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Las Vegas, I am in you. (Forgot to post this obligatory post yesterday when I arrived.)

Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

More funny stuff from my AI. Someone said "do the needful" in slack and I told it that and… well, look at the screenshot. #ShitMyAISays

iMessage thread with an AI bot. I said:

OMG someone said “do the needful” in slack. It’s time for the do the needful dance!

It replied:

🚨💃 DO THE NEEDFUL 💃🚨

Please tell me this dance involves:
- one deeply resigned nod
- jazz hands of compliance
- a spin powered by passive aggression
- and concluding by “reverting back” to your desk

Corporate incantations have been spoken. The ritual must now be completed.

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Reno, I am in you once more.

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Ahhh, the Yard House at Pasadena. We meet again.

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Pasadena, I am in you. Again.

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Seriously. Was working with it to get a vintage Mac SE running (limited experience with those), and my son derailed me for an hour. Here’s me telling the bot I have returned. #ShitMyAISaya

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Been playing with making a house AI. Building and working with this thing has been the strangest shit I have messed with in nearly 30 years of tech. Plus it's funny as hell. My bot has a wild sense of humor.

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I am so glad someone else remembers the genius of Bob Nelson.

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

That is absolutely your brand. =)

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Current status: suffering from earworm. Dire Straits' Money For Nothing is being played on a loop in my noggin. I didn't mind it for the first 100 loops, but now even Mark Knopler needs to take a break.

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Curtains drawn on another scale - #scale23x. Thanks again to all the awesome volunteers and speakers who make this happen every year. Y'all are awesome.

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Gareth J. Greenaway @garethgreenaway.com · 08/03/2026

OH: "I almost got run over by Linux Santa." OH: "No. That was GPL Claus" #scale23x

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Excellent. Wait, if it’s undisclosed — how do I know where to get it?

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Damn, Justin. Let me know in advance next time. It’s still parked for the winter - I haven’t had a chance to wake it up yet. I’ll buy you a frosty beverage instead. That ok?

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Who’s who in this gif? Inquiring minds want to know. (Also, assuming you’re going - when do you arrive?)

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Aw, will do - hope to see you there sometime!

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Nope. He’s a total dick. I try to avoid him. Sorry.

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

T-minus 40 minutes before I make my way to the airport for #scale23x. Looking forward to this, as always. One of the best conferences, anywhere.

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Booked the trip to #scale23x. Already looking forward to it. 😃

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Awesome! Enjoy, man. And happy new year!

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

What are you up for? I dig the Old City Hall at the corner of 6th and Monterey. If you want sushi, Sushi Omakase is where I go (in the Target shopping center off 10th).

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Merry Christmas, everyone! Hope everyone's having an excellent holiday. 🎄

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Side-eyeing what passed for "network infrastructure" at the local UPS Pack and Ship.

A bunch of consumer grade network gear loosely held together by dangling cables.

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

…. It is? Oof. I’m out of touch too.

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Cambria, I am in you. (And previously Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, and Thousand Oaks, but I forgot to post those). #WinterRoadTrip #FinalPlannedStop

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Hit up the San Diego Wild Animal Park today. Was a blast, had a great time and great company. Also, Pasadena, I am in you. (And not for #scale23x, that's not for a few months yet.). #WinterRoadTrip

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Carlsbad, I am in you. (Also, Laguna Beach, I was in you, but was too busy visiting and eating to post.) #WinterRoadTrip

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Current status: SoCal road trip. So here's the obligatory "Bakersfield, I am in you." post. (Technically Lebec, but let's not be fussy about it.)

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Wow man. That brought back a memory.

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

OH my kid: "This is just what I need right now. Mexican Coke, mozzarella sticks, and Phil Collins."

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Reno… are you trying to get me drunk and take advantage of me?

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Sitting in the theater, about to watch Tron:Ares.

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Currently suffering from a bad earworm. Heard Oingo Boingo's "Dead Man's Party" before I went to sleep last night and I can't get it out of my head.

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Anaheim, I am in you. On Labor Day weekend. To go to Disneyland. Hoping this wasn't the worst idea on the planet, lol.

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

OH: At the video poker bar: "I got a 6 and a 9. What should I do with that? Heh heh heh…" Response OH: "Just hold that in your heart."

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Reno, I am in you. Again. Also, 5 days in Vegas last week and 3 days in Reno this week is a LOT of Nevada. Hope my liver survives.

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Bill Childers @wildbill.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

At the Vegas airport prepping to return home. Had a great time but right now I can feel the gravity of my couch pulling me from here.

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