Today, we received fake issues created by an AI. These had a really disruptive effect. While it can sound ridiculous, I think it is important to share it with you.

Initially, I (tom79 - the dev involved in issues) didn't notice they were from different accounts (around 8 issues posted during three hours). The automatic profile picture generated, used the same colours and I didn't pay attention to the username. I thought, someone was upset about the app and there is nothing wrong about that.

As someone who always prefers websites over apps ( whether it be me writing a project or using a technology ), my favorite line from @pluralistic keynote in PyCon US is

"An app is just a website that we have wrapped in the correct DRM to make it a felony to protect your privacy while you use it"

https://youtu.be/ydVmzg_SJLw

My kid just WhatsApped from his German exchange trip. They had to call an ambulance for him.

He has food poisoning, was very pale and nauseous. He was dehydrated and his blood pressure was dropping.

He's fine now but I wanted to share this because it has the most Western Europe Is a Civilized Place ending ever.

The paramedics came to the mall, took him into the ambulance, gave him an IV, checked him out, stayed with him until he felt better, then told him "No charge. Enjoy your trip to Germany." And if that wasn't enough, when they realized the group had had to move onto the train station without him, they gave him a ride over there to catch up with them.

I'm so ground down by the predatory realities of America in general in 2025 that this just about blew my fucking mind.

I'm starting a car rental business. I take cars that are parked on the street and rent them out.

Asking for consent would kill my business.

#aiLogic

Correlation does not prove causation! One popular example: shark attacks are more likely when ice cream sales are higher.

This relationship does not suggest that ice cream sales somehow cause shark attacks, however. Rather, both are related to some third factor—in this case, the activation of mind-control satellites, which are used both to market ice cream and to control sharks.

Proposal: A “yes but only if there’s an agenda” option for meeting invitations.

I want the calendar equivalent of “come back with a warrant”.