Kurlon
@outofspec.com
Nerd, IT monkey, Motorcycle racer, VR enthusiast, Crazy cat hoarder.
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Kurlon
@outofspec.com
· Oct 21
A basic intro for myself: I'm an IT engineer, crazy cat person, motorcycle road racer and VRRP enthusiast. For those just arriving, welcome to BSKY!
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This is what I'm talking about when I bring up that genAI bots are making it impossible for an open web to actually exist.
It becomes expensive, a pain, and domain providers like cloudflare are profiting off both the people making bots and the people who don't have the tech skills to fight them off
It becomes expensive, a pain, and domain providers like cloudflare are profiting off both the people making bots and the people who don't have the tech skills to fight them off
Yet again, the Game UI Database is being scraped to the point that it's getting knocked offline. Even Cloudflare's "I'm under attack" mode isn't working.
I just wanted to create a resource for real designers. I'm getting so fucking sick of this.
I just wanted to create a resource for real designers. I'm getting so fucking sick of this.
October 4, 2026 at 3:25 AM
This is what I'm talking about when I bring up that genAI bots are making it impossible for an open web to actually exist.
It becomes expensive, a pain, and domain providers like cloudflare are profiting off both the people making bots and the people who don't have the tech skills to fight them off
It becomes expensive, a pain, and domain providers like cloudflare are profiting off both the people making bots and the people who don't have the tech skills to fight them off
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June 24, 2026 at 5:05 PM
The snowball starts to form.
Whoa: Third Circuit affirms “grant of summary judgment in favor of Thompson Reuters for copyright infringement and rejecting the fair use defense of ROSS Intelligence in its use of Westlaw headnotes in memos used to train its AI model.” chatgptiseatingtheworld.substack.com/p/breaking-new…
BREAKING News: Third Circuit affirms summary judgment rejection of fair use defense by ROSS Intelligence in AI training
Opinion under seal for now.
chatgptiseatingtheworld.substack.com
September 29, 2026 at 9:03 PM
The snowball starts to form.
The FUCK Discord? This is the definition of BAD UI, there is no way to claim this isn't by accident.
This is where I found it.
NOTE NOTE NOTE you must got to "Managed Sponsored Content", click the dropdown, and make sure that "Real Money Gambling" is _in_ the box. It's a blacklist, not a whitelist.
A really fucking dark pattern by Discord there.
NOTE NOTE NOTE you must got to "Managed Sponsored Content", click the dropdown, and make sure that "Real Money Gambling" is _in_ the box. It's a blacklist, not a whitelist.
A really fucking dark pattern by Discord there.
September 23, 2026 at 7:32 PM
The FUCK Discord? This is the definition of BAD UI, there is no way to claim this isn't by accident.
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Disable gambling ads:
September 23, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Disable gambling ads:
There needs to be repercussions for bullshit DMCA claims, and Youtube needs to also have some risk for blindly just AI processing this stuff.
I have 24 hours to dispute 100 dmca takedowns or we lose @gamechops.com
September 15, 2026 at 12:56 PM
There needs to be repercussions for bullshit DMCA claims, and Youtube needs to also have some risk for blindly just AI processing this stuff.
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RT if you’ve never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
RT if you’ve never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
RT if you’ve never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
Fuck that shit.
Fuck that shit.
September 7, 2026 at 8:38 PM
RT if you’ve never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
And there's the other shoe finally dropping at work. That ends that year+ long speculation and confirms my initial reading of tea leaves was dead nuts accurate.
August 31, 2026 at 3:55 PM
And there's the other shoe finally dropping at work. That ends that year+ long speculation and confirms my initial reading of tea leaves was dead nuts accurate.
An update: Jeremy and Birdy went to a new home Saturday, Scout is staying. She informed us this morning that she shall not be contained by scaling the theoretically kitten proofed child gate once we opened the door. So... will be working in the living room today to keep an eye on her.
Three reasons while all my plans for this month went sideways:
1) Scout
2) Jeremy
3) Birdy
1) Scout
2) Jeremy
3) Birdy
One week on. Kittens 5 weeks, perfectly healthy. Vet Tuesday, dewormer for everyone and eyedrops for Scout. Doing so good, gaining weight. Have mostly figured out real food, bigger litterbox, everybody is happy and purring and adventurous. 🥰 No more 4AM wakeup either, which is real nice.
August 31, 2026 at 12:47 PM
An update: Jeremy and Birdy went to a new home Saturday, Scout is staying. She informed us this morning that she shall not be contained by scaling the theoretically kitten proofed child gate once we opened the door. So... will be working in the living room today to keep an eye on her.
Yeah... I'm going to loose some hours here... Tandy 1000 time let's go!
MartyPC.net, the web based cycle accurate IBM PC emulator has gotten a massive upgrade including tape loading support!
This is just so cool to all be running inside your browser. Highly recommend you check it out.
This is just so cool to all be running inside your browser. Highly recommend you check it out.
August 28, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Yeah... I'm going to loose some hours here... Tandy 1000 time let's go!
Forcing the use of AI where it's not needed, lovely.
-IMPORTANT-
Gumroad has recently updated their website with the intention of phasing out the ability to manually edit your storefront and allowing you to only edit your storefront via AI agents.
I will be dropping gumroad support entirely in the near future. More to come as I sort things out.
Gumroad has recently updated their website with the intention of phasing out the ability to manually edit your storefront and allowing you to only edit your storefront via AI agents.
I will be dropping gumroad support entirely in the near future. More to come as I sort things out.
August 28, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Forcing the use of AI where it's not needed, lovely.
I'm sorry Google, the state of WHAT?
August 27, 2026 at 4:52 PM
I'm sorry Google, the state of WHAT?
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The Minions of Avian Intelligence
Bonus speedpaint: www.peppercarrot.com/en/miniFanta...
#webcomic #krita #miniFantasyTheater
Bonus speedpaint: www.peppercarrot.com/en/miniFanta...
#webcomic #krita #miniFantasyTheater
August 26, 2026 at 4:31 PM
The Minions of Avian Intelligence
Bonus speedpaint: www.peppercarrot.com/en/miniFanta...
#webcomic #krita #miniFantasyTheater
Bonus speedpaint: www.peppercarrot.com/en/miniFanta...
#webcomic #krita #miniFantasyTheater
Turn it off, be vocal about doing so. Metrics backed by directly observable social media activity have even more weight.
The more I ponder what Mary said here, I think it is VERY important for those who don't like this EVEN IF YOU DON'T STREAM and want to send a message to Amazon on where the Twitch community falls in the genAI discussion to go in their settings and turn this off. The metrics are what speaks to them.
August 14, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Turn it off, be vocal about doing so. Metrics backed by directly observable social media activity have even more weight.
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"If it was opt in, no one would opt in."
"Putting an AI disclosure on our game will deter people from buying it."
If you know people don't want it then don't fucking use it.
"Putting an AI disclosure on our game will deter people from buying it."
If you know people don't want it then don't fucking use it.
August 13, 2026 at 4:05 PM
"If it was opt in, no one would opt in."
"Putting an AI disclosure on our game will deter people from buying it."
If you know people don't want it then don't fucking use it.
"Putting an AI disclosure on our game will deter people from buying it."
If you know people don't want it then don't fucking use it.
Flicking the toggle, good.
Actively promoting your stance, better! I support this idea!
Actively promoting your stance, better! I support this idea!
For those who are up on the GenAI issues on Twitch-- they are not planning to have any feature present to let us know what channels have opted out of GenAI Data Collection.
I am using the tag "OptOutGenAI", and if you are a creator who also is opting out please consider using the tag too!
I am using the tag "OptOutGenAI", and if you are a creator who also is opting out please consider using the tag too!
August 12, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Flicking the toggle, good.
Actively promoting your stance, better! I support this idea!
Actively promoting your stance, better! I support this idea!
Stuff like this should always be OPT IN, not defaulting to on, no need to assist Twitch in replacing streamers with generative content. (Yeah, I got my wires crossed on my original repost, fixed now.)
Twitch now uses your channel to train generative AI by default.
You can opt out of some training here: www.twitch.tv/settings/sec...
You can opt out of some training here: www.twitch.tv/settings/sec...
August 12, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Stuff like this should always be OPT IN, not defaulting to on, no need to assist Twitch in replacing streamers with generative content. (Yeah, I got my wires crossed on my original repost, fixed now.)
Three reasons while all my plans for this month went sideways:
1) Scout
2) Jeremy
3) Birdy
1) Scout
2) Jeremy
3) Birdy
One week on. Kittens 5 weeks, perfectly healthy. Vet Tuesday, dewormer for everyone and eyedrops for Scout. Doing so good, gaining weight. Have mostly figured out real food, bigger litterbox, everybody is happy and purring and adventurous. 🥰 No more 4AM wakeup either, which is real nice.
August 9, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Three reasons while all my plans for this month went sideways:
1) Scout
2) Jeremy
3) Birdy
1) Scout
2) Jeremy
3) Birdy
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Whoever it was that dumped these three precious little nuggets of fur and purrs and YELLING at the town transfer station yesterday, may you suffer the same fate, somehow, that they would have if we had not had to go down to the metal pile and heard the panicked miaous. Asshole. There are shelters.
August 2, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Whoever it was that dumped these three precious little nuggets of fur and purrs and YELLING at the town transfer station yesterday, may you suffer the same fate, somehow, that they would have if we had not had to go down to the metal pile and heard the panicked miaous. Asshole. There are shelters.
Go to the dump to find space in the house and... come back with kittens? Is that how that's supposed to work?
August 2, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Go to the dump to find space in the house and... come back with kittens? Is that how that's supposed to work?
I will happily attend their TED Talk on this one.
Isekai as a genre is exploding in popularity because it appeals to a universal desire to get hit by a truck rather than live in the 21st century.
August 2, 2026 at 4:13 AM
I will happily attend their TED Talk on this one.
My gentle Gizmo would never be so rude... except when he is...
Gizmo says "Happy #Caturday. Now where is my morning snackumz?"
August 1, 2026 at 4:38 PM
My gentle Gizmo would never be so rude... except when he is...
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This is a fun project:
Use FFMPEG to simulate the sound of audio cassettes.
I converted a few albums and it sounds extremely authentic.
github.com/AARomanov198...
Use FFMPEG to simulate the sound of audio cassettes.
I converted a few albums and it sounds extremely authentic.
github.com/AARomanov198...
July 27, 2026 at 9:47 PM
This is a fun project:
Use FFMPEG to simulate the sound of audio cassettes.
I converted a few albums and it sounds extremely authentic.
github.com/AARomanov198...
Use FFMPEG to simulate the sound of audio cassettes.
I converted a few albums and it sounds extremely authentic.
github.com/AARomanov198...
I'm amazed at how many people are making them that all look the same and think "This is great!". Instant turn off for me. Give me a bad cell phone pic of something you scrawled in crayon on torn cardboard and I'll be much more interested in what you're trying to communicate.
July 20, 2026 at 8:43 PM
I'm amazed at how many people are making them that all look the same and think "This is great!". Instant turn off for me. Give me a bad cell phone pic of something you scrawled in crayon on torn cardboard and I'll be much more interested in what you're trying to communicate.