this website is userhostile idk how yall take those beautiful pictures in this game !!! A Mistress attempt in SL…absolutely no clue what I’m doing
November 1, 2026 at 11:35 PM
this website is userhostile idk how yall take those beautiful pictures in this game !!! A Mistress attempt in SL…absolutely no clue what I’m doing
I don't know who the Adobe Acrobat Product Manager thinks the target user is for Acrobat. I used to know how to use it.
The MacOS app is the most #UserHostile thing.
Now it is filled with Ai-ai-ai-PAIN
Each time I search for the feature I want, I must dismiss some off-topic effing dialog box.😡
The MacOS app is the most #UserHostile thing.
Now it is filled with Ai-ai-ai-PAIN
Each time I search for the feature I want, I must dismiss some off-topic effing dialog box.😡
June 9, 2026 at 10:32 PM
I don't know who the Adobe Acrobat Product Manager thinks the target user is for Acrobat. I used to know how to use it.
The MacOS app is the most #UserHostile thing.
Now it is filled with Ai-ai-ai-PAIN
Each time I search for the feature I want, I must dismiss some off-topic effing dialog box.😡
The MacOS app is the most #UserHostile thing.
Now it is filled with Ai-ai-ai-PAIN
Each time I search for the feature I want, I must dismiss some off-topic effing dialog box.😡
Oh that's too bad. No, that would backfire on you. Can you link to your Youtube account instead of the Chinese State Intelligence Firm Tixtox?
Because besides the nature of Tixtox, there is hardly any text, hard to navigate, see what other videos b/c character limits on title etc. #userhostile
Because besides the nature of Tixtox, there is hardly any text, hard to navigate, see what other videos b/c character limits on title etc. #userhostile
November 18, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Oh that's too bad. No, that would backfire on you. Can you link to your Youtube account instead of the Chinese State Intelligence Firm Tixtox?
Because besides the nature of Tixtox, there is hardly any text, hard to navigate, see what other videos b/c character limits on title etc. #userhostile
Because besides the nature of Tixtox, there is hardly any text, hard to navigate, see what other videos b/c character limits on title etc. #userhostile
If your website uses Cloudflare's "Verify that you are a human" turnstile...
Know that I am unlikely to actually visit your website, in spite of the fact that I am, indeed, a human.
#Cloudfare #UserHostile
Know that I am unlikely to actually visit your website, in spite of the fact that I am, indeed, a human.
#Cloudfare #UserHostile
July 31, 2025 at 2:43 PM
If your website uses Cloudflare's "Verify that you are a human" turnstile...
Know that I am unlikely to actually visit your website, in spite of the fact that I am, indeed, a human.
#Cloudfare #UserHostile
Know that I am unlikely to actually visit your website, in spite of the fact that I am, indeed, a human.
#Cloudfare #UserHostile
me, with the audacity to own a hi-res monitor: "gee the font is a bit small."
me, a fool, an absolute baffoon: "i will zoom in. as one does."
#canva: "oops, looks like you're trying to zoom in. don't worry, i've detected this, and counteracted it. You're welcome. :)"
#userhostile
me, a fool, an absolute baffoon: "i will zoom in. as one does."
#canva: "oops, looks like you're trying to zoom in. don't worry, i've detected this, and counteracted it. You're welcome. :)"
#userhostile
September 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
me, with the audacity to own a hi-res monitor: "gee the font is a bit small."
me, a fool, an absolute baffoon: "i will zoom in. as one does."
#canva: "oops, looks like you're trying to zoom in. don't worry, i've detected this, and counteracted it. You're welcome. :)"
#userhostile
me, a fool, an absolute baffoon: "i will zoom in. as one does."
#canva: "oops, looks like you're trying to zoom in. don't worry, i've detected this, and counteracted it. You're welcome. :)"
#userhostile
Given up trying to set up online banking on #Santander and #NatWest. Please both learn from #FirstDirect. #unusability #userhostile #uxfail
November 13, 2024 at 9:53 AM
Given up trying to set up online banking on #Santander and #NatWest. Please both learn from #FirstDirect. #unusability #userhostile #uxfail
Microsoft DRM in 2005: “We’re protecting your music.”
Microsoft DRM in 2025: “We’ve protected it so well, even you can’t have it.”
WMA + OneDrive + Media Player = The Bermuda Triangle of Your Music Library 🎵💀
#MicrosoftFail #DRM #UserHostile #NeverAgain
Microsoft DRM in 2025: “We’ve protected it so well, even you can’t have it.”
WMA + OneDrive + Media Player = The Bermuda Triangle of Your Music Library 🎵💀
#MicrosoftFail #DRM #UserHostile #NeverAgain
September 3, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Microsoft DRM in 2005: “We’re protecting your music.”
Microsoft DRM in 2025: “We’ve protected it so well, even you can’t have it.”
WMA + OneDrive + Media Player = The Bermuda Triangle of Your Music Library 🎵💀
#MicrosoftFail #DRM #UserHostile #NeverAgain
Microsoft DRM in 2025: “We’ve protected it so well, even you can’t have it.”
WMA + OneDrive + Media Player = The Bermuda Triangle of Your Music Library 🎵💀
#MicrosoftFail #DRM #UserHostile #NeverAgain
Modern websites are so hostile.
Full screen modals popping up just as you start to interact with the page, multiple times.
Like jump scares in a crappy horror movie. My fight or flight response is triggered as I rapidly close them.
Who thought this was a good idea?
#webdev #ux #userhostile
Full screen modals popping up just as you start to interact with the page, multiple times.
Like jump scares in a crappy horror movie. My fight or flight response is triggered as I rapidly close them.
Who thought this was a good idea?
#webdev #ux #userhostile
February 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Modern websites are so hostile.
Full screen modals popping up just as you start to interact with the page, multiple times.
Like jump scares in a crappy horror movie. My fight or flight response is triggered as I rapidly close them.
Who thought this was a good idea?
#webdev #ux #userhostile
Full screen modals popping up just as you start to interact with the page, multiple times.
Like jump scares in a crappy horror movie. My fight or flight response is triggered as I rapidly close them.
Who thought this was a good idea?
#webdev #ux #userhostile
May 10, 2025 at 2:41 AM
SIXTY FUCKNG DOLLARS CANADIAN FOR A CARD WITHOUT THE GAME IN IT!?!? #BoycottNintendo #BoycottSwitch2 #UserHostile #DigitalGames
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S (Switch 2, Game Key Card) is up for pre-order on Amazon https://lbabi.nz/4msCNX #ad
VGP https://lbabi.nz/iKGiZr
PNP https://lbabi.nz/jDl5nq
Best Buy https://lbabi.nz/NI5kTF
Shopville https://lbabi.nz/EbCye0
GameStop https://lbabi.nz/2yjkh9
VGP https://lbabi.nz/iKGiZr
PNP https://lbabi.nz/jDl5nq
Best Buy https://lbabi.nz/NI5kTF
Shopville https://lbabi.nz/EbCye0
GameStop https://lbabi.nz/2yjkh9
May 7, 2025 at 3:25 AM
SIXTY FUCKNG DOLLARS CANADIAN FOR A CARD WITHOUT THE GAME IN IT!?!? #BoycottNintendo #BoycottSwitch2 #UserHostile #DigitalGames
A little more has been surfacing on Apple's deal with Siri and it doesn't look great for that privacy brand Apple works so hard to maintain.
blog.ppb1701.com/apples-priva...
#apple #siri #privacy #AI #bigtech #appleIntelligence #userhostile #google
blog.ppb1701.com/apples-priva...
#apple #siri #privacy #AI #bigtech #appleIntelligence #userhostile #google
Apple's Privacy Promise Is Starting to Look Like a Marketing Slogan - ByteHaven - Where I ramble about bytes
Part of the ongoing Big Tech's War on Users series. Apple has built its entire brand identity around privacy.
blog.ppb1701.com
May 19, 2026 at 8:28 PM
A little more has been surfacing on Apple's deal with Siri and it doesn't look great for that privacy brand Apple works so hard to maintain.
blog.ppb1701.com/apples-priva...
#apple #siri #privacy #AI #bigtech #appleIntelligence #userhostile #google
blog.ppb1701.com/apples-priva...
#apple #siri #privacy #AI #bigtech #appleIntelligence #userhostile #google
Last week Apple settled a lawsuit that might net you some money. For what, you ask? New Siri.
[coming soon: I take a Legion Go S Z2 I grabbed on sale from Windows to SteamOS.]
blog.ppb1701.com/the-settleme...
#apple #bigtech #userhostile #privacy #ai #appleIntelligence #settlement #siri #blog
[coming soon: I take a Legion Go S Z2 I grabbed on sale from Windows to SteamOS.]
blog.ppb1701.com/the-settleme...
#apple #bigtech #userhostile #privacy #ai #appleIntelligence #settlement #siri #blog
The Settlement Is Real. The Features Weren't. - ByteHaven - Where I ramble about bytes
Part of the ongoing Big Tech's War on Users series. Apple settled a class-action lawsuit last week (twas a busy week) for $250 million over Apple...
blog.ppb1701.com
May 13, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Last week Apple settled a lawsuit that might net you some money. For what, you ask? New Siri.
[coming soon: I take a Legion Go S Z2 I grabbed on sale from Windows to SteamOS.]
blog.ppb1701.com/the-settleme...
#apple #bigtech #userhostile #privacy #ai #appleIntelligence #settlement #siri #blog
[coming soon: I take a Legion Go S Z2 I grabbed on sale from Windows to SteamOS.]
blog.ppb1701.com/the-settleme...
#apple #bigtech #userhostile #privacy #ai #appleIntelligence #settlement #siri #blog
So on Friday, the FCC quietly extended the foreign router firmware deadline to 2029. Why you may ask? Well the said that enforcing it would create cybersecurity risks.
blog.ppb1701.com/the-firmware...
#fcc #routers #policy #security #geopolitics #netgear #eero #tplink #tiktok #userhostile #blog
blog.ppb1701.com/the-firmware...
#fcc #routers #policy #security #geopolitics #netgear #eero #tplink #tiktok #userhostile #blog
The Firmware Cliff Just Got Quietly Pushed to 2029 - ByteHaven - Where I ramble about bytes
Part four of a series. Part one. Part two. Part three. Part of the Big Tech's War on Users series. TL;DR: The FCC quietly extended the firmware update...
blog.ppb1701.com
May 11, 2026 at 2:23 AM
So on Friday, the FCC quietly extended the foreign router firmware deadline to 2029. Why you may ask? Well the said that enforcing it would create cybersecurity risks.
blog.ppb1701.com/the-firmware...
#fcc #routers #policy #security #geopolitics #netgear #eero #tplink #tiktok #userhostile #blog
blog.ppb1701.com/the-firmware...
#fcc #routers #policy #security #geopolitics #netgear #eero #tplink #tiktok #userhostile #blog
271 real bugs. Real Firefox. All patched.
The scariest thing about this week's Mozilla post isn't in the bug table.
It's in the methodology section.
blog.ppb1701.com/better-rivets
#ai #anthropic #blog #firefox #glasswing #infosec #mozilla #mythos #security #userhostile
The scariest thing about this week's Mozilla post isn't in the bug table.
It's in the methodology section.
blog.ppb1701.com/better-rivets
#ai #anthropic #blog #firefox #glasswing #infosec #mozilla #mythos #security #userhostile
Better Rivets - ByteHaven - Where I ramble about bytes
Part of the ongoing Big Tech's War on Users series. Two weeks ago I wrote 271. That's The Number They're Telling You. — about the Firefox vulnerability...
blog.ppb1701.com
May 8, 2026 at 3:29 PM
271 real bugs. Real Firefox. All patched.
The scariest thing about this week's Mozilla post isn't in the bug table.
It's in the methodology section.
blog.ppb1701.com/better-rivets
#ai #anthropic #blog #firefox #glasswing #infosec #mozilla #mythos #security #userhostile
The scariest thing about this week's Mozilla post isn't in the bug table.
It's in the methodology section.
blog.ppb1701.com/better-rivets
#ai #anthropic #blog #firefox #glasswing #infosec #mozilla #mythos #security #userhostile
A little break from "#TheranasAI" court coverage...
ReCaptcha, that irritating gatekeeper.
blog.ppb1701.com/prove-youre-...
#blog #cloudflare #google #privacy #recaptcha #surveillance #userhostile #bigtech
ReCaptcha, that irritating gatekeeper.
blog.ppb1701.com/prove-youre-...
#blog #cloudflare #google #privacy #recaptcha #surveillance #userhostile #bigtech
Prove You're Human. Pay With Your Data. - ByteHaven - Where I ramble about bytes
There's a thing that happens to me regularly that I suspect happens to you too. I'm trying to get to a site — reading an article, buying something, just...
blog.ppb1701.com
May 7, 2026 at 6:51 PM
A little break from "#TheranasAI" court coverage...
ReCaptcha, that irritating gatekeeper.
blog.ppb1701.com/prove-youre-...
#blog #cloudflare #google #privacy #recaptcha #surveillance #userhostile #bigtech
ReCaptcha, that irritating gatekeeper.
blog.ppb1701.com/prove-youre-...
#blog #cloudflare #google #privacy #recaptcha #surveillance #userhostile #bigtech
$40 billion unsecured. 1 repayment path. 8 global banks. 100,000 retail investors locked up until 9/26.
blog.ppb1701.com/house-of-cards
#OpenAI #IPO #SoftBank #bigtech #AI #finance #TheranasAI #wallstreet #userhostile #blog
blog.ppb1701.com/house-of-cards
#OpenAI #IPO #SoftBank #bigtech #AI #finance #TheranasAI #wallstreet #userhostile #blog
House of Cards - ByteHaven - Where I ramble about bytes
This post is speculative. Clearly labeled as such throughout. Nobody knows if the OpenAI IPO fails, stumbles, or sails through without incident. What follows...
blog.ppb1701.com
May 6, 2026 at 1:31 PM
$40 billion unsecured. 1 repayment path. 8 global banks. 100,000 retail investors locked up until 9/26.
blog.ppb1701.com/house-of-cards
#OpenAI #IPO #SoftBank #bigtech #AI #finance #TheranasAI #wallstreet #userhostile #blog
blog.ppb1701.com/house-of-cards
#OpenAI #IPO #SoftBank #bigtech #AI #finance #TheranasAI #wallstreet #userhostile #blog
OpenAI's CEO and president both held personal stakes in a chip company they then signed a $10 billion deal with. Neither disclosed it. Ever. Confirmed under oath.
blog.ppb1701.com/the-ipo-just...
#openai #altman, #brockman #musk #cerebus #ai #sec #theranasai #userhostile #blog
blog.ppb1701.com/the-ipo-just...
#openai #altman, #brockman #musk #cerebus #ai #sec #theranasai #userhostile #blog
The IPO Just Got...Complicated - ByteHaven - Where I ramble about bytes
I know. Third post today. Bear with me. Greg Brockman finished his second day on the stand Tuesday. And somewhere in Oakland a Goldman Sachs risk committee...
blog.ppb1701.com
May 5, 2026 at 11:37 PM
OpenAI's CEO and president both held personal stakes in a chip company they then signed a $10 billion deal with. Neither disclosed it. Ever. Confirmed under oath.
blog.ppb1701.com/the-ipo-just...
#openai #altman, #brockman #musk #cerebus #ai #sec #theranasai #userhostile #blog
blog.ppb1701.com/the-ipo-just...
#openai #altman, #brockman #musk #cerebus #ai #sec #theranasai #userhostile #blog
Google just silently wrote 4GB of Gemini Nano weights to your disk. No prompt. No disclosure. If you delete it, Chrome downloads it again.
At least MS told you about Copilot...
blog.ppb1701.com/tired-of-cop...
#google #chrome #ai #userhostile #bigtech #privacy #infosec #blog
At least MS told you about Copilot...
blog.ppb1701.com/tired-of-cop...
#google #chrome #ai #userhostile #bigtech #privacy #infosec #blog
Tired of Copilot? At Least Microsoft Told You. - ByteHaven - Where I ramble about bytes
Part of the ongoing Big Tech's War on Users series. Let's be honest about something first. Google has always collected everything — your searches, your...
blog.ppb1701.com
May 5, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Google just silently wrote 4GB of Gemini Nano weights to your disk. No prompt. No disclosure. If you delete it, Chrome downloads it again.
At least MS told you about Copilot...
blog.ppb1701.com/tired-of-cop...
#google #chrome #ai #userhostile #bigtech #privacy #infosec #blog
At least MS told you about Copilot...
blog.ppb1701.com/tired-of-cop...
#google #chrome #ai #userhostile #bigtech #privacy #infosec #blog
Greg Brockman testified today. Zero dollars invested. Stake worth $30 billion. His own journal asked "what will take me to $1B?" in 2017.
blog.ppb1701.com/zero-dollars...
#openai #brockman #altman #musk #AI #bigtech #SEC #TheranasAI #userhostile #blog
blog.ppb1701.com/zero-dollars...
#openai #brockman #altman #musk #AI #bigtech #SEC #TheranasAI #userhostile #blog
Zero Dollars In. Thirty Billion Out. - ByteHaven - Where I ramble about bytes
Week two. Brockman on the stand. Musk in the gallery watching. Before a single question was asked Monday morning, a court filing from Sunday night had...
blog.ppb1701.com
May 5, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Greg Brockman testified today. Zero dollars invested. Stake worth $30 billion. His own journal asked "what will take me to $1B?" in 2017.
blog.ppb1701.com/zero-dollars...
#openai #brockman #altman #musk #AI #bigtech #SEC #TheranasAI #userhostile #blog
blog.ppb1701.com/zero-dollars...
#openai #brockman #altman #musk #AI #bigtech #SEC #TheranasAI #userhostile #blog
OpenAI's CFO went to the Wall Street Journal during trial recess. Two sets of revenue numbers. Two sets of spending commitments. A joint denial that made things worse. Trial ongoing.
I cannot make this up.
blog.ppb1701.com/two-sets-of-...
#friar #altman #openai #trial #bigtech #userhostile #blog
I cannot make this up.
blog.ppb1701.com/two-sets-of-...
#friar #altman #openai #trial #bigtech #userhostile #blog
Two sets of Numbers - ByteHaven - Where I ramble about bytes
The trial's in recess. Musk has, shockingly, followed the judge's orders so far. The prediction markets are not impressed but the lawyers appear to be...
blog.ppb1701.com
May 3, 2026 at 9:53 PM
OpenAI's CFO went to the Wall Street Journal during trial recess. Two sets of revenue numbers. Two sets of spending commitments. A joint denial that made things worse. Trial ongoing.
I cannot make this up.
blog.ppb1701.com/two-sets-of-...
#friar #altman #openai #trial #bigtech #userhostile #blog
I cannot make this up.
blog.ppb1701.com/two-sets-of-...
#friar #altman #openai #trial #bigtech #userhostile #blog
Evil vs Evil, or: How Two Billionaires Accidentally Told the Truth in Oakland
blog.ppb1701.com/evil-vs-evil...
#musk #altman #openai #xai #trial#bigtech #userhostile #tesla #spacex #blog
blog.ppb1701.com/evil-vs-evil...
#musk #altman #openai #xai #trial#bigtech #userhostile #tesla #spacex #blog
Evil vs Evil, or: How Two Billionaires Accidentally Told the Truth in Oakland - ByteHaven - Where I ramble about bytes
There's a federal judge in Oakland named Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers who said something last week that nobody in that courtroom had probably heard before. She...
blog.ppb1701.com
May 1, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Evil vs Evil, or: How Two Billionaires Accidentally Told the Truth in Oakland
blog.ppb1701.com/evil-vs-evil...
#musk #altman #openai #xai #trial#bigtech #userhostile #tesla #spacex #blog
blog.ppb1701.com/evil-vs-evil...
#musk #altman #openai #xai #trial#bigtech #userhostile #tesla #spacex #blog
Three companies approved under the FCC router ban. 1 makes sense. 1 is already in the government's server cabinets. 1 is Amazon. Funny story looking at SEC filling.
blog.ppb1701.com/heres-that-d...
#fcc #routers #netgear #eero #amazon #adtran #policy #security #geopolitics #sec #blog #userhostile
blog.ppb1701.com/heres-that-d...
#fcc #routers #netgear #eero #amazon #adtran #policy #security #geopolitics #sec #blog #userhostile
Here's That Detailed US Manufacturing Plan: "Indonesia, Vietnam, and Thailand" - ByteHaven - Where I ramble about bytes
Part three of a series. Part one. Part two. TL;DR: The FCC approval queue kept moving. Eero got waved through. Nobody announced any US manufacturing plans. I...
blog.ppb1701.com
April 30, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Three companies approved under the FCC router ban. 1 makes sense. 1 is already in the government's server cabinets. 1 is Amazon. Funny story looking at SEC filling.
blog.ppb1701.com/heres-that-d...
#fcc #routers #netgear #eero #amazon #adtran #policy #security #geopolitics #sec #blog #userhostile
blog.ppb1701.com/heres-that-d...
#fcc #routers #netgear #eero #amazon #adtran #policy #security #geopolitics #sec #blog #userhostile
Remember when Sony owned Microsoft at E3 and basically won the console war in a couple of minutes? Yeah they apparently forgot....
blog.ppb1701.com/sony-forgot-...
#bigtech #gaming #playstation #sony #drm #enshittification #userhostile #blog
blog.ppb1701.com/sony-forgot-...
#bigtech #gaming #playstation #sony #drm #enshittification #userhostile #blog
Sony Forgot What Won Them the Console War - ByteHaven - Where I ramble about bytes
Part of the ongoing Big Tech's War on Users series. Let's go back to E3 2013 for a moment. Microsoft had just announced the Xbox One with a suite of DRM...
blog.ppb1701.com
April 30, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Remember when Sony owned Microsoft at E3 and basically won the console war in a couple of minutes? Yeah they apparently forgot....
blog.ppb1701.com/sony-forgot-...
#bigtech #gaming #playstation #sony #drm #enshittification #userhostile #blog
blog.ppb1701.com/sony-forgot-...
#bigtech #gaming #playstation #sony #drm #enshittification #userhostile #blog
GitHub Copilot's billing flips to per-token on June 1st. The fallback model safety net goes away. The MS/OpenAI relationship just got more arm's-length.
blog.ppb1701.com/phase-3-act-...
#copilot #github #microsoft #ai #userhostile #bigtech #blog
blog.ppb1701.com/phase-3-act-...
#copilot #github #microsoft #ai #userhostile #bigtech #blog
Phase 3, Act II: The Meter Is Running - ByteHaven - Where I ramble about bytes
Part of the ongoing Big Tech's War on Users series. Last month I wrote about how GitHub spent eight years burning through the trust it borrowed when...
blog.ppb1701.com
April 28, 2026 at 8:51 PM
GitHub Copilot's billing flips to per-token on June 1st. The fallback model safety net goes away. The MS/OpenAI relationship just got more arm's-length.
blog.ppb1701.com/phase-3-act-...
#copilot #github #microsoft #ai #userhostile #bigtech #blog
blog.ppb1701.com/phase-3-act-...
#copilot #github #microsoft #ai #userhostile #bigtech #blog
So I hadn't planned on a second post today, but once again I suppose no one told them that? So Mozilla says they patched 271 bugs in Firefox 150. So what aren't they saying?
blog.ppb1701.com/271-thats-th...
#ai #mozilla #anthropic #mythos #infosec #security #userhostile #blog
blog.ppb1701.com/271-thats-th...
#ai #mozilla #anthropic #mythos #infosec #security #userhostile #blog
271. That's The Number They're Telling You. - ByteHaven - Where I ramble about bytes
Part of the ongoing Big Tech's War on Users series. Earlier this month I wrote The Rocket They Built Yesterday Morning — about Mozilla open-sourcing 0DIN,...
blog.ppb1701.com
April 22, 2026 at 9:06 PM
So I hadn't planned on a second post today, but once again I suppose no one told them that? So Mozilla says they patched 271 bugs in Firefox 150. So what aren't they saying?
blog.ppb1701.com/271-thats-th...
#ai #mozilla #anthropic #mythos #infosec #security #userhostile #blog
blog.ppb1701.com/271-thats-th...
#ai #mozilla #anthropic #mythos #infosec #security #userhostile #blog