I got in the car this morning to go to morning prayers, plugged my phone into Android Auto, and told it to navigate to the synagogue.¹ The voice that started narrating the directions was different from yesterday’s voice.²
#techisshitdispatch #gemini #google #GoogleMaps #androidauto
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#techisshitdispatch #gemini #google #GoogleMaps #androidauto
1/5
September 25, 2026 at 2:03 PM
I got in the car this morning to go to morning prayers, plugged my phone into Android Auto, and told it to navigate to the synagogue.¹ The voice that started narrating the directions was different from yesterday’s voice.²
#techisshitdispatch #gemini #google #GoogleMaps #androidauto
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#techisshitdispatch #gemini #google #GoogleMaps #androidauto
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Progress bars that lie should be a crime. My macOS system update has been stuck at "About 5 minutes remaining" for "Preparing macOS Tahoe 26.2..." for about 15 minutes now.
#progressbar #macos #techisshitdispatch #ux
#progressbar #macos #techisshitdispatch #ux
December 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Progress bars that lie should be a crime. My macOS system update has been stuck at "About 5 minutes remaining" for "Preparing macOS Tahoe 26.2..." for about 15 minutes now.
#progressbar #macos #techisshitdispatch #ux
#progressbar #macos #techisshitdispatch #ux
#techisshitdispatch
I just discovered that a firmware upgrade with security patches for one of my home's WiFi routers was released by #netgear in September 2025, but the router itself has continued to claim since then that no upgrade was available every month when I went to the firmware upgrade […]
I just discovered that a firmware upgrade with security patches for one of my home's WiFi routers was released by #netgear in September 2025, but the router itself has continued to claim since then that no upgrade was available every month when I went to the firmware upgrade […]
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federate.social
April 14, 2026 at 11:35 PM
#techisshitdispatch
I just discovered that a firmware upgrade with security patches for one of my home's WiFi routers was released by #netgear in September 2025, but the router itself has continued to claim since then that no upgrade was available every month when I went to the firmware upgrade […]
I just discovered that a firmware upgrade with security patches for one of my home's WiFi routers was released by #netgear in September 2025, but the router itself has continued to claim since then that no upgrade was available every month when I went to the firmware upgrade […]
#techisshitdispatch
I did a quick trip to the supermarket today for a few things for lunch. Well, it was _supposed_ to be quick, but of course nothing ever is when technology is involved! (1/3)
I did a quick trip to the supermarket today for a few things for lunch. Well, it was _supposed_ to be quick, but of course nothing ever is when technology is involved! (1/3)
March 11, 2026 at 5:56 PM
#techisshitdispatch
I did a quick trip to the supermarket today for a few things for lunch. Well, it was _supposed_ to be quick, but of course nothing ever is when technology is involved! (1/3)
I did a quick trip to the supermarket today for a few things for lunch. Well, it was _supposed_ to be quick, but of course nothing ever is when technology is involved! (1/3)
#techisshitdispatch
Last week I filed a fraud report and request for new credit card number after a mysterious authorization appeared on our account for a charge that couldn't possibly have been made by us.
The authorization was immediately cancelled by the merchant, even before I filed the […]
Last week I filed a fraud report and request for new credit card number after a mysterious authorization appeared on our account for a charge that couldn't possibly have been made by us.
The authorization was immediately cancelled by the merchant, even before I filed the […]
Original post on federate.social
federate.social
July 13, 2026 at 4:18 PM
#techisshitdispatch
Last week I filed a fraud report and request for new credit card number after a mysterious authorization appeared on our account for a charge that couldn't possibly have been made by us.
The authorization was immediately cancelled by the merchant, even before I filed the […]
Last week I filed a fraud report and request for new credit card number after a mysterious authorization appeared on our account for a charge that couldn't possibly have been made by us.
The authorization was immediately cancelled by the merchant, even before I filed the […]
#techisshitdispatch
It's been more than a year since #debian #linux deprecated the insecure #sha1 hash algorithm in #apt repositories.
The #keybase and #slack APT repositories (I'm sure among others) are still using SHA1, and therefore for over a year they have not worked in Debian without […]
It's been more than a year since #debian #linux deprecated the insecure #sha1 hash algorithm in #apt repositories.
The #keybase and #slack APT repositories (I'm sure among others) are still using SHA1, and therefore for over a year they have not worked in Debian without […]
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federate.social
January 1, 2026 at 10:02 PM
#techisshitdispatch
I ordered two remanufactured toner cartridges for my #hp #printer. These are Staples-branded cartridges and the #staples website claims they're compatible.
Today I tried to use them and the printer rejected them: bad chip.
It's bullshit that HP is still pulling this cartridge […]
I ordered two remanufactured toner cartridges for my #hp #printer. These are Staples-branded cartridges and the #staples website claims they're compatible.
Today I tried to use them and the printer rejected them: bad chip.
It's bullshit that HP is still pulling this cartridge […]
Original post on federate.social
federate.social
January 25, 2026 at 10:07 PM
#techisshitdispatch
I ordered two remanufactured toner cartridges for my #hp #printer. These are Staples-branded cartridges and the #staples website claims they're compatible.
Today I tried to use them and the printer rejected them: bad chip.
It's bullshit that HP is still pulling this cartridge […]
I ordered two remanufactured toner cartridges for my #hp #printer. These are Staples-branded cartridges and the #staples website claims they're compatible.
Today I tried to use them and the printer rejected them: bad chip.
It's bullshit that HP is still pulling this cartridge […]
Spouse: Donates to a project on #indiegogo for the first time.
IndieGogo: Immediately starts spamming her.
Spouse: Clicks unsubscribe link in spam.
IndieGogo: Fuck you, actually:
#techisshitdispatch
IndieGogo: Immediately starts spamming her.
Spouse: Clicks unsubscribe link in spam.
IndieGogo: Fuck you, actually:
#techisshitdispatch
October 9, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Spouse: Donates to a project on #indiegogo for the first time.
IndieGogo: Immediately starts spamming her.
Spouse: Clicks unsubscribe link in spam.
IndieGogo: Fuck you, actually:
#techisshitdispatch
IndieGogo: Immediately starts spamming her.
Spouse: Clicks unsubscribe link in spam.
IndieGogo: Fuck you, actually:
#techisshitdispatch
More #techisshitdispatch …
For the heck of it I decided to check if #copilot would give me a better answer than #gemini. When I entered the question into Copilot, I got a #cloudflare CAPTCHA pop-up, and when I clicked the box to indicate that I'm human, the […]
[Original post on federate.social]
For the heck of it I decided to check if #copilot would give me a better answer than #gemini. When I entered the question into Copilot, I got a #cloudflare CAPTCHA pop-up, and when I clicked the box to indicate that I'm human, the […]
[Original post on federate.social]
April 18, 2026 at 11:25 PM
More #techisshitdispatch …
For the heck of it I decided to check if #copilot would give me a better answer than #gemini. When I entered the question into Copilot, I got a #cloudflare CAPTCHA pop-up, and when I clicked the box to indicate that I'm human, the […]
[Original post on federate.social]
For the heck of it I decided to check if #copilot would give me a better answer than #gemini. When I entered the question into Copilot, I got a #cloudflare CAPTCHA pop-up, and when I clicked the box to indicate that I'm human, the […]
[Original post on federate.social]
I’m on the fence about whether today’s tech bitching thread qualifies for #techisshitdispatch, since it’s entirely about open-source software and I’m not sure it’s entirely fair to lump in #foss software with all tech being shit. Having said that, part of this relates to a significant usability […]
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federate.social
September 17, 2026 at 3:20 PM
I’m on the fence about whether today’s tech bitching thread qualifies for #techisshitdispatch, since it’s entirely about open-source software and I’m not sure it’s entirely fair to lump in #foss software with all tech being shit. Having said that, part of this relates to a significant usability […]
#techisshitdispatch what kind of monster displays a perfectly normal, non-error-related mesage like this in a red box with a white platform? smdh
(The answer, FWIW, is the people who maintain https://exchangerate.host.)
(The answer, FWIW, is the people who maintain https://exchangerate.host.)
May 28, 2026 at 5:19 PM
#techisshitdispatch what kind of monster displays a perfectly normal, non-error-related mesage like this in a red box with a white platform? smdh
(The answer, FWIW, is the people who maintain https://exchangerate.host.)
(The answer, FWIW, is the people who maintain https://exchangerate.host.)
#techisshitdispatch
J. Crew spams my wife.
I find and click the unsubscribe link in the email.
I scroll down past the please-let-us-just-keep-sending-you-SOME-spam section of the page to the section at the bottom where it says "STILL want to unsubscribe […]
[Original post on federate.social]
J. Crew spams my wife.
I find and click the unsubscribe link in the email.
I scroll down past the please-let-us-just-keep-sending-you-SOME-spam section of the page to the section at the bottom where it says "STILL want to unsubscribe […]
[Original post on federate.social]
November 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
#techisshitdispatch
J. Crew spams my wife.
I find and click the unsubscribe link in the email.
I scroll down past the please-let-us-just-keep-sending-you-SOME-spam section of the page to the section at the bottom where it says "STILL want to unsubscribe […]
[Original post on federate.social]
J. Crew spams my wife.
I find and click the unsubscribe link in the email.
I scroll down past the please-let-us-just-keep-sending-you-SOME-spam section of the page to the section at the bottom where it says "STILL want to unsubscribe […]
[Original post on federate.social]
Someone please explain to my why the search box at the top of the page in _Confluence_ is inviting me to search _SharePoint_.
#techisshitdispatch #atlassian #confluence
#techisshitdispatch #atlassian #confluence
May 4, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Someone please explain to my why the search box at the top of the page in _Confluence_ is inviting me to search _SharePoint_.
#techisshitdispatch #atlassian #confluence
#techisshitdispatch #atlassian #confluence
#techisshitdispatch
I'm flying to Australia in a few days. Qantas sends me email encouraging me to (among other things) confirm my baggage allowances. To do that, I click the "Manage Booking" link in the email. I get this.
This error happened in Vivaldi. I […]
[Original post on federate.social]
I'm flying to Australia in a few days. Qantas sends me email encouraging me to (among other things) confirm my baggage allowances. To do that, I click the "Manage Booking" link in the email. I get this.
This error happened in Vivaldi. I […]
[Original post on federate.social]
June 7, 2026 at 2:44 PM
#techisshitdispatch
I'm flying to Australia in a few days. Qantas sends me email encouraging me to (among other things) confirm my baggage allowances. To do that, I click the "Manage Booking" link in the email. I get this.
This error happened in Vivaldi. I […]
[Original post on federate.social]
I'm flying to Australia in a few days. Qantas sends me email encouraging me to (among other things) confirm my baggage allowances. To do that, I click the "Manage Booking" link in the email. I get this.
This error happened in Vivaldi. I […]
[Original post on federate.social]
#techisshitdispatch
#capitalone, the new "owner" of my #discovercard account, sent me a balance transfer offer.
It would actually save us a bit of money to transfer part of our HELOC balance to our Discover Card, so I decided to take Capital One up on the […]
[Original post on federate.social]
#capitalone, the new "owner" of my #discovercard account, sent me a balance transfer offer.
It would actually save us a bit of money to transfer part of our HELOC balance to our Discover Card, so I decided to take Capital One up on the […]
[Original post on federate.social]
August 21, 2026 at 1:58 AM
#techisshitdispatch
#capitalone, the new "owner" of my #discovercard account, sent me a balance transfer offer.
It would actually save us a bit of money to transfer part of our HELOC balance to our Discover Card, so I decided to take Capital One up on the […]
[Original post on federate.social]
#capitalone, the new "owner" of my #discovercard account, sent me a balance transfer offer.
It would actually save us a bit of money to transfer part of our HELOC balance to our Discover Card, so I decided to take Capital One up on the […]
[Original post on federate.social]
#techisshitdispatch
This is what I see when I try to log into #grubhub on my phone.
It tells me to "confirm that [I'm] not a robot" but offers me no instructions or guidance for how to do that.
I am able to log into the GrubHub website with the same username […]
[Original post on federate.social]
This is what I see when I try to log into #grubhub on my phone.
It tells me to "confirm that [I'm] not a robot" but offers me no instructions or guidance for how to do that.
I am able to log into the GrubHub website with the same username […]
[Original post on federate.social]
January 19, 2026 at 11:33 PM
#techisshitdispatch
This is what I see when I try to log into #grubhub on my phone.
It tells me to "confirm that [I'm] not a robot" but offers me no instructions or guidance for how to do that.
I am able to log into the GrubHub website with the same username […]
[Original post on federate.social]
This is what I see when I try to log into #grubhub on my phone.
It tells me to "confirm that [I'm] not a robot" but offers me no instructions or guidance for how to do that.
I am able to log into the GrubHub website with the same username […]
[Original post on federate.social]
A #techisshitdispatch tale in two screenshots:
On the left: a screenshot of the email I sent to #jira Service Desk to ask our IT team to make a DNS change.
On the right: how that email look when it landed in the Jira ticket.
Two rather important differences […]
[Original post on federate.social]
On the left: a screenshot of the email I sent to #jira Service Desk to ask our IT team to make a DNS change.
On the right: how that email look when it landed in the Jira ticket.
Two rather important differences […]
[Original post on federate.social]
![When you get a chance please change the [blurred] DMARC record:
WS-25GO:~!502$ host -t txt _dmarc.[blurred].com
_dmarc.[blurred].com descriptive text "v=DMARC1; p=none; pct=100; rua=mailto:[blurred]@dmarc.postmarkapp.com; sp=none; aspf=r;"
To this:
_dmarc.[blurred].com descriptive text "v=DMARC1; p=none; pct=100; rua=mailto:[blurred]@dmarc.postmarkapp.com; ruf=mailto:[blurred].com; sp=none; aspf=r;"
The addition is in bold.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qq7uiyjzzcqdx4pqh4uwze4b/bafkreif5pb44lwxmkhakijtav33cfzwh6mpl2pkhjlpsyd5liemhow5zqm)
![When you get a chance please change the [blurred] DMARC record:
WS-25GO:~!502$ host -t txt _dmarc.[blurred].com
_dmarc.[blurred].com descriptive text "v=DMARC1; p=none; pct=100; rua=[blurred]@dmarc.postmarkapp.com; sp=none; aspf=r;"
To this:
_dmarc.[blurred].com descriptive text "v=DMARC1; p=none; pct=100; rua=[blurred]@dmarc.postmarkapp.com; ruf=[blurred].com; sp=none; aspf=r;"
> Signature](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qq7uiyjzzcqdx4pqh4uwze4b/bafkreig3roinblrtii25jkv4dzagfoggjxvhe627ukjm7donwbf3sdjnyq)
March 12, 2026 at 5:50 PM
A #techisshitdispatch tale in two screenshots:
On the left: a screenshot of the email I sent to #jira Service Desk to ask our IT team to make a DNS change.
On the right: how that email look when it landed in the Jira ticket.
Two rather important differences […]
[Original post on federate.social]
On the left: a screenshot of the email I sent to #jira Service Desk to ask our IT team to make a DNS change.
On the right: how that email look when it landed in the Jira ticket.
Two rather important differences […]
[Original post on federate.social]
#techisshitdispatch
I use fingerprint login for the @1password app on my #android phone. It usually works fine. Except when it doesn’t.
This morning when I attempted to auto-fill a login username in Vivaldi, 1Password’s login screen refused to display the fingerprint login prompt, and instead […]
I use fingerprint login for the @1password app on my #android phone. It usually works fine. Except when it doesn’t.
This morning when I attempted to auto-fill a login username in Vivaldi, 1Password’s login screen refused to display the fingerprint login prompt, and instead […]
Original post on federate.social
federate.social
September 11, 2026 at 6:03 PM
#techisshitdispatch
I use fingerprint login for the @1password app on my #android phone. It usually works fine. Except when it doesn’t.
This morning when I attempted to auto-fill a login username in Vivaldi, 1Password’s login screen refused to display the fingerprint login prompt, and instead […]
I use fingerprint login for the @1password app on my #android phone. It usually works fine. Except when it doesn’t.
This morning when I attempted to auto-fill a login username in Vivaldi, 1Password’s login screen refused to display the fingerprint login prompt, and instead […]
It’s time for a #techisshitdispatch-apalooza!
One of my colleagues recently made some updates to a Markdown file we share in #onedrive. Today I want to review his changes. This should be easy: it’s a text file, so I should just be able to download the last version I edited yesterday from the […]
One of my colleagues recently made some updates to a Markdown file we share in #onedrive. Today I want to review his changes. This should be easy: it’s a text file, so I should just be able to download the last version I edited yesterday from the […]
Original post on federate.social
federate.social
September 11, 2026 at 9:17 PM
It’s time for a #techisshitdispatch-apalooza!
One of my colleagues recently made some updates to a Markdown file we share in #onedrive. Today I want to review his changes. This should be easy: it’s a text file, so I should just be able to download the last version I edited yesterday from the […]
One of my colleagues recently made some updates to a Markdown file we share in #onedrive. Today I want to review his changes. This should be easy: it’s a text file, so I should just be able to download the last version I edited yesterday from the […]
#techisshitdispatch
Today I received an email message from #blueshieldofcalifornia telling me there was a message waiting for me in the “Message Center” on their portal:
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Today I received an email message from #blueshieldofcalifornia telling me there was a message waiting for me in the “Message Center” on their portal:
1/8
September 5, 2026 at 7:57 PM
#techisshitdispatch
Today I received an email message from #blueshieldofcalifornia telling me there was a message waiting for me in the “Message Center” on their portal:
1/8
Today I received an email message from #blueshieldofcalifornia telling me there was a message waiting for me in the “Message Center” on their portal:
1/8
#techisshitdispatch
Earlier today I tried to search for a page in the @internetarchive’s Wayback Machine.
I got a bogus “429 Too Many Requests” error after my very first request.
I reported this to the IA and they responded a little while later, “We’ve been blocking abusive traffic that has […]
Earlier today I tried to search for a page in the @internetarchive’s Wayback Machine.
I got a bogus “429 Too Many Requests” error after my very first request.
I reported this to the IA and they responded a little while later, “We’ve been blocking abusive traffic that has […]
Original post on federate.social
federate.social
September 3, 2026 at 12:31 AM
#techisshitdispatch
Earlier today I tried to search for a page in the @internetarchive’s Wayback Machine.
I got a bogus “429 Too Many Requests” error after my very first request.
I reported this to the IA and they responded a little while later, “We’ve been blocking abusive traffic that has […]
Earlier today I tried to search for a page in the @internetarchive’s Wayback Machine.
I got a bogus “429 Too Many Requests” error after my very first request.
I reported this to the IA and they responded a little while later, “We’ve been blocking abusive traffic that has […]
#rocklandtrust bank when it spams me vs. when I try to unsubscribe from its spam:
#techisshitdispatch
#techisshitdispatch
September 2, 2026 at 3:02 PM
#rocklandtrust bank when it spams me vs. when I try to unsubscribe from its spam:
#techisshitdispatch
#techisshitdispatch
#techisshitdispatch
When you drag and drop a calendar event in #microsoft #outlook on #macos, when you let go of the button the event gets moved so that it starts where your mouse pointer was when you let go, not where the top edge of the event was on the calendar when you let go.
This is such […]
When you drag and drop a calendar event in #microsoft #outlook on #macos, when you let go of the button the event gets moved so that it starts where your mouse pointer was when you let go, not where the top edge of the event was on the calendar when you let go.
This is such […]
Original post on federate.social
federate.social
September 2, 2026 at 7:40 PM
#techisshitdispatch
When you drag and drop a calendar event in #microsoft #outlook on #macos, when you let go of the button the event gets moved so that it starts where your mouse pointer was when you let go, not where the top edge of the event was on the calendar when you let go.
This is such […]
When you drag and drop a calendar event in #microsoft #outlook on #macos, when you let go of the button the event gets moved so that it starts where your mouse pointer was when you let go, not where the top edge of the event was on the calendar when you let go.
This is such […]
The other day I had an ID card made for badge access to an org I just joined. The woman making the card took a photo of me with the card system, showed it to me on screen, and said, "Is this OK? We can do it again if it isn't."
I looked at the photo, realized […]
[Original post on federate.social]
I looked at the photo, realized […]
[Original post on federate.social]
August 31, 2026 at 6:33 PM
The other day I had an ID card made for badge access to an org I just joined. The woman making the card took a photo of me with the card system, showed it to me on screen, and said, "Is this OK? We can do it again if it isn't."
I looked at the photo, realized […]
[Original post on federate.social]
I looked at the photo, realized […]
[Original post on federate.social]