Hm… I’m skeptical

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Senior Design Director but web dev at heart. Gen X for better or worse.

So it goes.

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"the fastest man I ever saw skipped Missouri on the way to Arkansas"

- do you want to use google to sign in?
- do you want to add a passkey?
- do you want to add a 2FA token?
- we know you have 2FA but we've sent you an email instead
- this login attempt seems suspicious we've sent you a text about it
- can you click on these buses?
- you failed to click on the buses click on these bicycles instead
- should we save these details for next time?
- do you accept these trackers?
- you can opt out but we've decided it's legitimate interest anyway
- would you like to see a list of our 847 partners we share your data with?
- can we send you desktop notifications?
- can we access your location?
- do you want 10% off for signing up to the mailing list?
- do you want me to translate this page?
- hi I'm your friendly chatbot how can I help?
- oh no you can't buy this, reach out to us for a quote!
- do you want—

I'm tired boss

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Deep Space Nine predicted exactly how we would talk to AI in 2026 #StarTrek
Is Vivaldi browser still actively worked on. These days I expect ULAs to get updated every month.

The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!

This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/the-world-factbook/

Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell

Somewhat devastating news today from CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they decided …

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Really good brain challenge this morning. This has become a daily requirement. https://inkwellgames.com/games/stars?day=5
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Daily Stars puzzle for your left brain

After being let go from Microsoft, Clippy fell on hard times
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After María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader, offered her Nobel Peace Prize to President Trump, the Norwegian Nobel Institute said it cannot be “transferred to others.” Sharing might be caring, but not, apparently, when it comes to the Nobel Peace Prize. On Friday, the Norwegian Nobel …

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