#techisshitdispatch
#microsoft #onedrive Sync on macOS has recently been changed so that right after you save a file being synchronized to OneDrive, the ctime and inode number of the file are unnecessarily changed.
This means that if you are editing a OneDrive-synced file in #emacs, every time […]
#microsoft #onedrive Sync on macOS has recently been changed so that right after you save a file being synchronized to OneDrive, the ctime and inode number of the file are unnecessarily changed.
This means that if you are editing a OneDrive-synced file in #emacs, every time […]
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federate.social
November 4, 2026 at 11:51 PM
#techisshitdispatch
#microsoft #onedrive Sync on macOS has recently been changed so that right after you save a file being synchronized to OneDrive, the ctime and inode number of the file are unnecessarily changed.
This means that if you are editing a OneDrive-synced file in #emacs, every time […]
#microsoft #onedrive Sync on macOS has recently been changed so that right after you save a file being synchronized to OneDrive, the ctime and inode number of the file are unnecessarily changed.
This means that if you are editing a OneDrive-synced file in #emacs, every time […]
#techisshitdispatch
This is what happens when I attempt to use the online #usps tool to schedule redelivery of a certified mail letter which the USPS failed to deliver the first time because we weren't home.
This is what happens when I attempt to use the online #usps tool to schedule redelivery of a certified mail letter which the USPS failed to deliver the first time because we weren't home.
November 2, 2026 at 2:10 PM
#techisshitdispatch
This is what happens when I attempt to use the online #usps tool to schedule redelivery of a certified mail letter which the USPS failed to deliver the first time because we weren't home.
This is what happens when I attempt to use the online #usps tool to schedule redelivery of a certified mail letter which the USPS failed to deliver the first time because we weren't home.
All I did was try to log into the #blueshieldofca website.
My favorite thing about this error is that it tells you to try refreshing the page but the URL in the URL bar is an error URL so refreshing the page is guaranteed to accomplish nothing useful.
#techisshitdispatch
My favorite thing about this error is that it tells you to try refreshing the page but the URL in the URL bar is an error URL so refreshing the page is guaranteed to accomplish nothing useful.
#techisshitdispatch
![Web browser screenshot
"Content temporarily unavailable
Try refreshing the page; it might be a momentary issue. If you get this message again, please come back soon."
["Return home" button]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qq7uiyjzzcqdx4pqh4uwze4b/bafkreicddlxe7ivphjddk24un777qae3lid3uxkwqfrzw6iwjssfj6mxtu)
November 2, 2026 at 8:26 PM
All I did was try to log into the #blueshieldofca website.
My favorite thing about this error is that it tells you to try refreshing the page but the URL in the URL bar is an error URL so refreshing the page is guaranteed to accomplish nothing useful.
#techisshitdispatch
My favorite thing about this error is that it tells you to try refreshing the page but the URL in the URL bar is an error URL so refreshing the page is guaranteed to accomplish nothing useful.
#techisshitdispatch
#techisshitdispatch
The current weather conditions on my #google #pixel9 #android lock screen (standard Android lock screen functionality, nothing customized or fancy) were stuck all day on "It's dark (i.e., moon icon) and 35°" even as the day got sunny and the temperature rose to 68°.
You had […]
The current weather conditions on my #google #pixel9 #android lock screen (standard Android lock screen functionality, nothing customized or fancy) were stuck all day on "It's dark (i.e., moon icon) and 35°" even as the day got sunny and the temperature rose to 68°.
You had […]
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federate.social
October 29, 2026 at 9:43 PM
#techisshitdispatch
The current weather conditions on my #google #pixel9 #android lock screen (standard Android lock screen functionality, nothing customized or fancy) were stuck all day on "It's dark (i.e., moon icon) and 35°" even as the day got sunny and the temperature rose to 68°.
You had […]
The current weather conditions on my #google #pixel9 #android lock screen (standard Android lock screen functionality, nothing customized or fancy) were stuck all day on "It's dark (i.e., moon icon) and 35°" even as the day got sunny and the temperature rose to 68°.
You had […]
The app on the plane I'm flying in right now is displaying an estimated arrival local time which is an hour off from the correct time.
Soundly in "You had one job" territory.
#techisshitdispatch
Soundly in "You had one job" territory.
#techisshitdispatch
October 25, 2026 at 7:13 PM
The app on the plane I'm flying in right now is displaying an estimated arrival local time which is an hour off from the correct time.
Soundly in "You had one job" territory.
#techisshitdispatch
Soundly in "You had one job" territory.
#techisshitdispatch
triangletoot.party
October 20, 2026 at 8:51 PM
#techisshitdispatch for some inexplicable reason, either #vivaldi, #android, or the #novalauncher has just decided to silently delete all of the website launcher icons I had previously saved to my home screen. 😡
October 17, 2026 at 11:45 AM
#techisshitdispatch for some inexplicable reason, either #vivaldi, #android, or the #novalauncher has just decided to silently delete all of the website launcher icons I had previously saved to my home screen. 😡
#techisshitdispatch
My wife has a free #kroll Monitoring account from a previous data breach.
She was just the victim of a new data breach ( #dentaquest).
Kroll, which is shitty because all of the monitoring services are shitty, won't let her add the free 24 months of identity monitoring from […]
My wife has a free #kroll Monitoring account from a previous data breach.
She was just the victim of a new data breach ( #dentaquest).
Kroll, which is shitty because all of the monitoring services are shitty, won't let her add the free 24 months of identity monitoring from […]
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federate.social
October 16, 2026 at 1:25 AM
#techisshitdispatch
My wife has a free #kroll Monitoring account from a previous data breach.
She was just the victim of a new data breach ( #dentaquest).
Kroll, which is shitty because all of the monitoring services are shitty, won't let her add the free 24 months of identity monitoring from […]
My wife has a free #kroll Monitoring account from a previous data breach.
She was just the victim of a new data breach ( #dentaquest).
Kroll, which is shitty because all of the monitoring services are shitty, won't let her add the free 24 months of identity monitoring from […]
#techisshitdispatch
I'm working in #microsoftplanner inside the #microsoftteams app on macOS. I highlight some text in a task and click the hyperlink button to add a link.
The pop-up for entering the link URL pops up _behind_ the pop-up that's already open for the task I'm editing.
This doesn't […]
I'm working in #microsoftplanner inside the #microsoftteams app on macOS. I highlight some text in a task and click the hyperlink button to add a link.
The pop-up for entering the link URL pops up _behind_ the pop-up that's already open for the task I'm editing.
This doesn't […]
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federate.social
October 15, 2026 at 6:52 PM
#techisshitdispatch
I'm working in #microsoftplanner inside the #microsoftteams app on macOS. I highlight some text in a task and click the hyperlink button to add a link.
The pop-up for entering the link URL pops up _behind_ the pop-up that's already open for the task I'm editing.
This doesn't […]
I'm working in #microsoftplanner inside the #microsoftteams app on macOS. I highlight some text in a task and click the hyperlink button to add a link.
The pop-up for entering the link URL pops up _behind_ the pop-up that's already open for the task I'm editing.
This doesn't […]
#techisshitdispatch
I send an abuse complaint to abuse@1und1.net.
1und1.net reroutes the complaint to abuse@versatel.de, _and rewrites the To: header of my email to contain that address_, which it REALLY SHOULD NOT DO.
versatel.de rejects the email because DMARC verification failed. Of course it […]
I send an abuse complaint to abuse@1und1.net.
1und1.net reroutes the complaint to abuse@versatel.de, _and rewrites the To: header of my email to contain that address_, which it REALLY SHOULD NOT DO.
versatel.de rejects the email because DMARC verification failed. Of course it […]
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federate.social
October 14, 2026 at 5:04 PM
#techisshitdispatch
I send an abuse complaint to abuse@1und1.net.
1und1.net reroutes the complaint to abuse@versatel.de, _and rewrites the To: header of my email to contain that address_, which it REALLY SHOULD NOT DO.
versatel.de rejects the email because DMARC verification failed. Of course it […]
I send an abuse complaint to abuse@1und1.net.
1und1.net reroutes the complaint to abuse@versatel.de, _and rewrites the To: header of my email to contain that address_, which it REALLY SHOULD NOT DO.
versatel.de rejects the email because DMARC verification failed. Of course it […]
#techisshitdispatch
Websites that decide they don't want to carry the burden of implementing real authentication, so instead of being able to use a secure password stored in your password manager they make you log in with a code sent to your email, and then they can't handle the Simple Fucking […]
Websites that decide they don't want to carry the burden of implementing real authentication, so instead of being able to use a secure password stored in your password manager they make you log in with a code sent to your email, and then they can't handle the Simple Fucking […]
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federate.social
October 7, 2026 at 2:11 PM
#techisshitdispatch
Websites that decide they don't want to carry the burden of implementing real authentication, so instead of being able to use a secure password stored in your password manager they make you log in with a code sent to your email, and then they can't handle the Simple Fucking […]
Websites that decide they don't want to carry the burden of implementing real authentication, so instead of being able to use a secure password stored in your password manager they make you log in with a code sent to your email, and then they can't handle the Simple Fucking […]
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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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 […]
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
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 […]
#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
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 […]
#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 […]
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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 […]
#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
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]
#techisshitdispatch
I’m going to a movie with friends who have already bought tickets. I #Startpage search for the theater intending to buy from the theater’s website. I click on the first link in the search results, not realizing that I’ve been hoodwinked and it’s actually #atomtickets, not the […]
I’m going to a movie with friends who have already bought tickets. I #Startpage search for the theater intending to buy from the theater’s website. I click on the first link in the search results, not realizing that I’ve been hoodwinked and it’s actually #atomtickets, not the […]
Original post on federate.social
federate.social
August 30, 2026 at 6:10 PM
#techisshitdispatch
I’m going to a movie with friends who have already bought tickets. I #Startpage search for the theater intending to buy from the theater’s website. I click on the first link in the search results, not realizing that I’ve been hoodwinked and it’s actually #atomtickets, not the […]
I’m going to a movie with friends who have already bought tickets. I #Startpage search for the theater intending to buy from the theater’s website. I click on the first link in the search results, not realizing that I’ve been hoodwinked and it’s actually #atomtickets, not the […]
#techisshitdispatch
There is no content in the changelog file in the Debian package for the #signal desktop app.
The release notes, at least on Github, often say something like "tweaks, bug fixes, and performance enhancements without saying what they are.
Around two weeks ago, the Signal devs […]
There is no content in the changelog file in the Debian package for the #signal desktop app.
The release notes, at least on Github, often say something like "tweaks, bug fixes, and performance enhancements without saying what they are.
Around two weeks ago, the Signal devs […]
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federate.social
August 30, 2026 at 10:06 AM
#techisshitdispatch
There is no content in the changelog file in the Debian package for the #signal desktop app.
The release notes, at least on Github, often say something like "tweaks, bug fixes, and performance enhancements without saying what they are.
Around two weeks ago, the Signal devs […]
There is no content in the changelog file in the Debian package for the #signal desktop app.
The release notes, at least on Github, often say something like "tweaks, bug fixes, and performance enhancements without saying what they are.
Around two weeks ago, the Signal devs […]
#techisshitdispatch
I need to know when my pharmacy opens. I go to cvs.com. It correctly has my pharmacy listed in the upper left screen and correctly says, "Closed, Opens 7:00 AM", but doesn't say when the pharmacy opens. I click on that to get details, and […]
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I need to know when my pharmacy opens. I go to cvs.com. It correctly has my pharmacy listed in the upper left screen and correctly says, "Closed, Opens 7:00 AM", but doesn't say when the pharmacy opens. I click on that to get details, and […]
[Original post on federate.social]
August 30, 2026 at 9:54 AM
#techisshitdispatch
I need to know when my pharmacy opens. I go to cvs.com. It correctly has my pharmacy listed in the upper left screen and correctly says, "Closed, Opens 7:00 AM", but doesn't say when the pharmacy opens. I click on that to get details, and […]
[Original post on federate.social]
I need to know when my pharmacy opens. I go to cvs.com. It correctly has my pharmacy listed in the upper left screen and correctly says, "Closed, Opens 7:00 AM", but doesn't say when the pharmacy opens. I click on that to get details, and […]
[Original post on federate.social]
#techisshitdispatch #apple #appleid #safari
So, I want to install the 1Password browser extension on the MacBook that was provided to me by the company I’m advising on infosec. Should be straightforward, right? [Narrator: it was not straightforward.]
I’m trying to install as little third-party […]
So, I want to install the 1Password browser extension on the MacBook that was provided to me by the company I’m advising on infosec. Should be straightforward, right? [Narrator: it was not straightforward.]
I’m trying to install as little third-party […]
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federate.social
August 26, 2026 at 2:04 AM
#techisshitdispatch #apple #appleid #safari
So, I want to install the 1Password browser extension on the MacBook that was provided to me by the company I’m advising on infosec. Should be straightforward, right? [Narrator: it was not straightforward.]
I’m trying to install as little third-party […]
So, I want to install the 1Password browser extension on the MacBook that was provided to me by the company I’m advising on infosec. Should be straightforward, right? [Narrator: it was not straightforward.]
I’m trying to install as little third-party […]