iOS 27 Siri is still indexing, but asking it how many steps I've done today and it says it can't help me with that Fartificial Intellijuice

Good thread about the AI 'going rogue' stories which is a lot more realistic about what really happened – in short, the people were lazy and made stupid mistakes. The AI didn't 'go rogue' at all.

Jess Miers 🦝@jmiers230.bsky.social · 2d ago

I did a somewhat deep dive into the recent OpenAI and Anthropic "hacks" for an upcoming interview. IMO, the AI companies are better off running with the "rogue AI" story because the real story is actually pretty embarrassing. Like making your Wi-Fi password "wifi" embarrassing. 🧵

Ummm... PHRASING!

Future me watching temporary -productivity-burst me commit to meetings and calls.

Leeds Digital Festival returns 21 September–2 October, bringing together the best of tech and digital from our neighbours in West Yorkshire. There are over 200 free tech events which are live for booking, so it's a great chance to expand your network and learn something new. 💡 buff.ly/GLJhzlb

Leeds Digital Festival | UK’s Largest Open Tech Festival

200+ free tech events. Two weeks. Leeds Digital Festival returns 21 September – 2 October 2026, bringing together the best of tech and digital across Leeds.

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Heard of the Sheffield Digital podcast? Host Mel Kanarek speaks to Richard King and Lorenzo Gordon about AI in healthcare, software development, the future of work, and why good data, critical thinking and human judgement still matter more than ever. buff.ly/UWeU3ev

Talking AI: Richard King and Lorenzo Gordon on the good, the bad and the ugly of AI

How do we cut through the hype and the gloom to really understand the potential impacts of AI? In this......

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It's been 6 years since I last released a QuiCache update. Today, version 3.1.0 is available and removes the date-fns dependency, meaning the library is now officially zero-dependency! 🎉 www.npmjs.com/package/quic...

Ah yes, that good old AI summary that thinks that a world of tanks SPG is a medical concern (maybe there’s a condition with the same abbreviation, but the context makes it clear that’s not the expectation)

Claude: "You're absolutely right, I did suggest you sever the spinal cord"

Would you look at that - the same folks that took over MeetUp and hiked prices also took over Harvest and did the exact same thing. Didn't know they'd also acquired EventBrite recently. The endless enshittification marches on. (Image source: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... )

You're not imagining it: Bitwarden's 2026.8.0 release of the Firefox extension is probably broken if you're self-hosting Vaultwarden Older versions: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo...

This is good advice even for those with 20 years experience. Thanks for the reminder @scott.is 💛 piccalilli.link/md-q-and-a-5

I love "it's just a tool" but we're talking about products with a brand name, while shoveling money in and hoping they give us the good payout. Levers are a tool. Slot machines are a product.

Aaaaand... Github is down 🫠

Going forwards, I think I'm gonna roll with `npx degit` if I want to distribute UI components or similar. No build step, no install step, no patch-package if a user wants to make a modification, no need to worry about even shipping a packagejson (unless I want to).

Yes to this! I am tired of people using 'AI Summary' as a passive-aggressive 'This is clearly true'. By all means, use it as a basis for intrigue and further research, but no more. Be fucking curious! Let your mind wander to learning about stuff. Learn about all the wonder the world holds!

Bailey Townsend 🦀@pds.dad · last mo.

A lot of communications lately has been "Here's a screenshot of what XYZ AI said. What do you think?" Or "I asked XYZ AI what you asked me and here's it's response." 🫠

Now that it's settled, I am genuinely fucking livid about how the emergency alert system was used this evening. It was completely irresponsible to use it for this purpose, and not only that, to send it out multiple times. Immediate threat to life: Yes. No more BBQ: Absolutely the fuck no.

“LOL yeah ship it”

Following the emergency guidance No disposable BBQ’s in here

In seriousness, I think it undermines the point of an *emergency* alert to tell you about a nationwide policy change. That’s only going to desensitise people to them. Reckless in the extreme to treat it like a toy.

an apt throwback for clacton election day

I'm p confident a lot of people will resonate with this brettcodes.com/im-done-usin... We need more perspectives from people with lots of experience as developers!

I'm done using AI

Why I'm stopping using AI for coding (and anything else) after using it earnestly for a year and coming to understand the harms it causes on personal, societal, and environmental levels.

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Months without rain. Clouds: Is that a fucking eclipse you're trying to see?

Threads isn't competing with Bluesky. Bluesky is for people who like to read, and a smaller group who like to write as well. We celebrate literature and literacy. We choose whom to follow and respond to. Threads is Meta applying a Tiktok-like algorithm to inane comments. It amplifies drivel.

v4 of my personal website is online. With an overall design language update. Including a cute little robin (bird) as a brand element... with a few easter eggs, too 😬 iamrob.in/

New "cartoon": Border Collie comicss.art/comics/254/ I saw a similar concept on social media, and tried to give it a background-clip CSS twist. #css #webdev #comic

If you see this, reply with a picture that illustrates what it’s like living in the UK

Katie Fenn@katiefenn.bsky.social · last mo.

If you see this, reply with a picture that illustrates what it’s like living in the UK

BODS been down since about 3am this morning (UK time) Datasets not downloadable, no live bus location feeds

I rebuilt my personal site, following a Vectorheart aesthetic (you might know it from the Wipeout game series). I recognised that the previous site wasn't great for readability and felt like I was forcing the whole 'living city' vibe. So, back to a less forced design that's much better contrast.