Asa Dotzler
@asadotzler.com
Sir Robin's minstrel
Stupid fat hobbit
Retired Netscape/Mozilla
https://asadotzler.com
"Times I used spiders in some way during D&D today: 3
Times this was necessary: like maybe half of a time."
— Jennifer Lee Rossman
Stupid fat hobbit
Retired Netscape/Mozilla
https://asadotzler.com
"Times I used spiders in some way during D&D today: 3
Times this was necessary: like maybe half of a time."
— Jennifer Lee Rossman
The DOD said reliance on Palantir AI contributed to the U.S. strike that killed 123 Iranian Children.
The UN said the U.S. committed war crimes launching an indiscriminate attacks: The US “failed in its obligation to do everything feasible to verify” the target, well beyond “mere negligence.” (PDF)
The UN said the U.S. committed war crimes launching an indiscriminate attacks: The US “failed in its obligation to do everything feasible to verify” the target, well beyond “mere negligence.” (PDF)
www.ohchr.org
September 20, 2026 at 8:08 PM
The DOD said reliance on Palantir AI contributed to the U.S. strike that killed 123 Iranian Children.
The UN said the U.S. committed war crimes launching an indiscriminate attacks: The US “failed in its obligation to do everything feasible to verify” the target, well beyond “mere negligence.” (PDF)
The UN said the U.S. committed war crimes launching an indiscriminate attacks: The US “failed in its obligation to do everything feasible to verify” the target, well beyond “mere negligence.” (PDF)
FT.com: Nobel economists throw support behind California billionaire tax — “Contrary to the claims of its opponents, taxing billionaires will not doom Silicon Valley, quite the opposite”
Silicon Valley was doing fine 25 years ago without these pig-fucking billionaires. It doesn't need billionaires.
Silicon Valley was doing fine 25 years ago without these pig-fucking billionaires. It doesn't need billionaires.
September 20, 2026 at 7:57 PM
FT.com: Nobel economists throw support behind California billionaire tax — “Contrary to the claims of its opponents, taxing billionaires will not doom Silicon Valley, quite the opposite”
Silicon Valley was doing fine 25 years ago without these pig-fucking billionaires. It doesn't need billionaires.
Silicon Valley was doing fine 25 years ago without these pig-fucking billionaires. It doesn't need billionaires.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a law that will penalize influencers who do not properly disclose paid political content, with fines of up to $5K per post
"Influencer" was always a bullshit job. It'll fade when these "easy income" scams end. Starting at politics is good, but it needs to expand.
"Influencer" was always a bullshit job. It'll fade when these "easy income" scams end. Starting at politics is good, but it needs to expand.
September 20, 2026 at 7:49 PM
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a law that will penalize influencers who do not properly disclose paid political content, with fines of up to $5K per post
"Influencer" was always a bullshit job. It'll fade when these "easy income" scams end. Starting at politics is good, but it needs to expand.
"Influencer" was always a bullshit job. It'll fade when these "easy income" scams end. Starting at politics is good, but it needs to expand.
Why are critical services like medical, fire, and police deploying AI so quickly? It's only been commercialized for a couple of years but critical services have already adopted it. It makes no sense to me. Why rush something so clearly flawed into such important areas. Who is making these decisions?
September 20, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Why are critical services like medical, fire, and police deploying AI so quickly? It's only been commercialized for a couple of years but critical services have already adopted it. It makes no sense to me. Why rush something so clearly flawed into such important areas. Who is making these decisions?
Twenty medical visits in three months is too many medical visits in too few months. I do not like this.
It should have been ten visits and two or three message threads. Telehealth saved me five of the long drives, but even getting to a cell signal for those is a twenty minute round trip.
It should have been ten visits and two or three message threads. Telehealth saved me five of the long drives, but even getting to a cell signal for those is a twenty minute round trip.
September 20, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Twenty medical visits in three months is too many medical visits in too few months. I do not like this.
It should have been ten visits and two or three message threads. Telehealth saved me five of the long drives, but even getting to a cell signal for those is a twenty minute round trip.
It should have been ten visits and two or three message threads. Telehealth saved me five of the long drives, but even getting to a cell signal for those is a twenty minute round trip.
Big Tech Bros think they make good spokes-models for their mostly useless Big Tech Bro toys.
September 19, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Big Tech Bros think they make good spokes-models for their mostly useless Big Tech Bro toys.
THE HILL:
The Texas Department of Transportation suspended issuing approvals for Flock’s automated license plate readers (ALPR) amid growing security and privacy concerns surrounding the technology.
The Texas Department of Transportation suspended issuing approvals for Flock’s automated license plate readers (ALPR) amid growing security and privacy concerns surrounding the technology.
September 19, 2026 at 10:11 PM
THE HILL:
The Texas Department of Transportation suspended issuing approvals for Flock’s automated license plate readers (ALPR) amid growing security and privacy concerns surrounding the technology.
The Texas Department of Transportation suspended issuing approvals for Flock’s automated license plate readers (ALPR) amid growing security and privacy concerns surrounding the technology.
Disney+ changed its subscriber agreement allowing ads on every plan.
I'm out. That's the final insult. I got along just fine before streaming and I'll be fine after.
Just cancelled six streaming services. I'm again fully invested in P2P, w/ PIA and qBittorent. Let me know if you know better tools.
I'm out. That's the final insult. I got along just fine before streaming and I'll be fine after.
Just cancelled six streaming services. I'm again fully invested in P2P, w/ PIA and qBittorent. Let me know if you know better tools.
September 19, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Disney+ changed its subscriber agreement allowing ads on every plan.
I'm out. That's the final insult. I got along just fine before streaming and I'll be fine after.
Just cancelled six streaming services. I'm again fully invested in P2P, w/ PIA and qBittorent. Let me know if you know better tools.
I'm out. That's the final insult. I got along just fine before streaming and I'll be fine after.
Just cancelled six streaming services. I'm again fully invested in P2P, w/ PIA and qBittorent. Let me know if you know better tools.
The Pentagon concluded that an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 Iranian school children.
Big Tech's AI stooges, with unlimited lobbying cash, convinced Donald Trump's warmongering neophytes that AI would turn them into Hannibal Barca.
Fucking idiots, every one.
Big Tech's AI stooges, with unlimited lobbying cash, convinced Donald Trump's warmongering neophytes that AI would turn them into Hannibal Barca.
Fucking idiots, every one.
September 19, 2026 at 9:54 PM
The Pentagon concluded that an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 Iranian school children.
Big Tech's AI stooges, with unlimited lobbying cash, convinced Donald Trump's warmongering neophytes that AI would turn them into Hannibal Barca.
Fucking idiots, every one.
Big Tech's AI stooges, with unlimited lobbying cash, convinced Donald Trump's warmongering neophytes that AI would turn them into Hannibal Barca.
Fucking idiots, every one.
Wired: Flock Offers Employees Buyouts as Customers Flee
as dozens of cities end contracts for its controversial license plate readers.
They are buckling. Keep making noise.
RESIST
as dozens of cities end contracts for its controversial license plate readers.
They are buckling. Keep making noise.
RESIST
September 19, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Wired: Flock Offers Employees Buyouts as Customers Flee
as dozens of cities end contracts for its controversial license plate readers.
They are buckling. Keep making noise.
RESIST
as dozens of cities end contracts for its controversial license plate readers.
They are buckling. Keep making noise.
RESIST
One way I use Amazon.com is quickly a model name or number so I can find a user manual for some thing I bought years ago. 10 seconds and I have it in front of me, if I bought at Amazon.
I want that for all of my online purchase, an aggregator for anywhere I'm a regular. What does that look like?
I want that for all of my online purchase, an aggregator for anywhere I'm a regular. What does that look like?
September 19, 2026 at 10:26 AM
One way I use Amazon.com is quickly a model name or number so I can find a user manual for some thing I bought years ago. 10 seconds and I have it in front of me, if I bought at Amazon.
I want that for all of my online purchase, an aggregator for anywhere I'm a regular. What does that look like?
I want that for all of my online purchase, an aggregator for anywhere I'm a regular. What does that look like?
YYYY-MM-DD is objectively the best date format.
September 19, 2026 at 10:14 AM
YYYY-MM-DD is objectively the best date format.
Rural communities are getting screwed by AT&T and Verizon. Both are decommissioning landline services for people who have no other options. Despite living only ~10 miles from he heart of Silicon Valley, Verizon and AT&T don't offer any cell coverage here. They're pulling up stakes on our lifeline.
September 18, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Rural communities are getting screwed by AT&T and Verizon. Both are decommissioning landline services for people who have no other options. Despite living only ~10 miles from he heart of Silicon Valley, Verizon and AT&T don't offer any cell coverage here. They're pulling up stakes on our lifeline.
Brent Hecht, Microsoft’s director of Applied Science, wrote in an internal memo that scraping the web for AI training is “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions” and “the largest theft of labor in human history.”
We're far past what should have been pitchfork time. This won't end well.
We're far past what should have been pitchfork time. This won't end well.
September 18, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Brent Hecht, Microsoft’s director of Applied Science, wrote in an internal memo that scraping the web for AI training is “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions” and “the largest theft of labor in human history.”
We're far past what should have been pitchfork time. This won't end well.
We're far past what should have been pitchfork time. This won't end well.
mood
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (Official Video) [HD REMASTERED]
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September 18, 2026 at 8:53 AM
mood
My Mazda's 5 year / 50K mile power train warranty coverage ended 2 years ago. This summer, the catalytic converter died. A new one is $2K-$3K.
Fortunately, the Federal Emissions Performance/Defect Warranty means the car companies have to cover those for 8 years or 80,000 miles. I squeezed in.
Fortunately, the Federal Emissions Performance/Defect Warranty means the car companies have to cover those for 8 years or 80,000 miles. I squeezed in.
September 18, 2026 at 7:12 AM
My Mazda's 5 year / 50K mile power train warranty coverage ended 2 years ago. This summer, the catalytic converter died. A new one is $2K-$3K.
Fortunately, the Federal Emissions Performance/Defect Warranty means the car companies have to cover those for 8 years or 80,000 miles. I squeezed in.
Fortunately, the Federal Emissions Performance/Defect Warranty means the car companies have to cover those for 8 years or 80,000 miles. I squeezed in.
Every month or two, we shut down another outfit deploying autonomous hacking tools on the internet. We find those ransomware-as-a-Service and malware droppers and we shutter their infra and lock them up.
Anthrpic and OpenAI are the same menace. Shut it down and lock them up.
Anthrpic and OpenAI are the same menace. Shut it down and lock them up.
September 18, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Every month or two, we shut down another outfit deploying autonomous hacking tools on the internet. We find those ransomware-as-a-Service and malware droppers and we shutter their infra and lock them up.
Anthrpic and OpenAI are the same menace. Shut it down and lock them up.
Anthrpic and OpenAI are the same menace. Shut it down and lock them up.
Your vinyl wrapped car looks worse for the wrapping. It looks much worse. In fact, it looks like dog shit.
September 17, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Your vinyl wrapped car looks worse for the wrapping. It looks much worse. In fact, it looks like dog shit.
Entirely.
Neil Turkewitz: “Rogue agent” is infinitely more generous to AI companies than “irresponsibly developed & operated software.” Rogue agent serves multiple functions—including an embrace of its power, & an excuse for failure to control. After all, who can anticipate & control rogue agents?
Neil Turkewitz: “Rogue agent” is infinitely more generous to AI companies than “irresponsibly developed & operated software.” Rogue agent serves multiple functions—including an embrace of its power, & an excuse for failure to control. After all, who can anticipate & control rogue agents?
I taught my tiger fetch hotdogs from the stand outside. You wouldn't believe how good he is with the elevator--he's even figuring out credit cards. Today, he was quick with the dog. Also, the vendor's right hand.
It's not my fault. What can we possibly do about rogue tigers? Maybe better training?
It's not my fault. What can we possibly do about rogue tigers? Maybe better training?
September 17, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Entirely.
Neil Turkewitz: “Rogue agent” is infinitely more generous to AI companies than “irresponsibly developed & operated software.” Rogue agent serves multiple functions—including an embrace of its power, & an excuse for failure to control. After all, who can anticipate & control rogue agents?
Neil Turkewitz: “Rogue agent” is infinitely more generous to AI companies than “irresponsibly developed & operated software.” Rogue agent serves multiple functions—including an embrace of its power, & an excuse for failure to control. After all, who can anticipate & control rogue agents?
I taught my tiger fetch hotdogs from the stand outside. You wouldn't believe how good he is with the elevator--he's even figuring out credit cards. Today, he was quick with the dog. Also, the vendor's right hand.
It's not my fault. What can we possibly do about rogue tigers? Maybe better training?
It's not my fault. What can we possibly do about rogue tigers? Maybe better training?
September 17, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I taught my tiger fetch hotdogs from the stand outside. You wouldn't believe how good he is with the elevator--he's even figuring out credit cards. Today, he was quick with the dog. Also, the vendor's right hand.
It's not my fault. What can we possibly do about rogue tigers? Maybe better training?
It's not my fault. What can we possibly do about rogue tigers? Maybe better training?
"Automattic interim CEO Mark Davies and CLO Andy Missan signed each other's severance agreements, worth $8.15M, during Matt Mullenweg's brief ouster as CEO"
1. Convince BoD to oust CEO, make me interim.
2. Me and a buddy in legal sign each others $8M severances.
3. Old CEO returns, I walk with $8M.
1. Convince BoD to oust CEO, make me interim.
2. Me and a buddy in legal sign each others $8M severances.
3. Old CEO returns, I walk with $8M.
September 17, 2026 at 9:22 PM
"Automattic interim CEO Mark Davies and CLO Andy Missan signed each other's severance agreements, worth $8.15M, during Matt Mullenweg's brief ouster as CEO"
1. Convince BoD to oust CEO, make me interim.
2. Me and a buddy in legal sign each others $8M severances.
3. Old CEO returns, I walk with $8M.
1. Convince BoD to oust CEO, make me interim.
2. Me and a buddy in legal sign each others $8M severances.
3. Old CEO returns, I walk with $8M.
42 wifi networks available.
Why, hello there Mountain View.
Why, hello there Mountain View.
September 17, 2026 at 8:55 PM
42 wifi networks available.
Why, hello there Mountain View.
Why, hello there Mountain View.
Go team!!
Hackers rip down Flock camera, steal its data, share findings with media
“Why not… find the secrets of those spying on us?”
www.klfy.com
September 17, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Go team!!
My neighbors.
Half Moon Bay to end Flock camera contract
(KRON) — The wave of Flock camera removals is hitting the San Mateo County coastside. The City Council of Half Moon Bay is getting rid of the automated license plate reader cameras over priva…
www.kron4.com
September 17, 2026 at 8:03 PM
My neighbors.
OpenAI needs to take the last couple of releases off the market.
Sammy-boy, go back to the models that didn't commit cyber attacks on your behalf and make or lose your money there while you figure out how to ship products that aren't criminally defective.
Sammy-boy, go back to the models that didn't commit cyber attacks on your behalf and make or lose your money there while you figure out how to ship products that aren't criminally defective.
September 17, 2026 at 6:39 AM
OpenAI needs to take the last couple of releases off the market.
Sammy-boy, go back to the models that didn't commit cyber attacks on your behalf and make or lose your money there while you figure out how to ship products that aren't criminally defective.
Sammy-boy, go back to the models that didn't commit cyber attacks on your behalf and make or lose your money there while you figure out how to ship products that aren't criminally defective.