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Baiting the bot, part II: Customer Service

asking the big questionsA previous article on this blog, “Baiting the bot”, discussed the topic of keeping LLM-based chatbots engaged in meaningless conversations indefinitely though the use of far simpler…

Spam in the firehose, part II

we are totally real people who happen to have identical photographsA recent article on this blog discussed multiple groups of accounts identified by scanning the Bluesky firehose for repeated biographies,…

Spam in the firehose, part III

this may look like a bizarre version of Tetris, but it’s really 1134 Bluesky accounts with default profile imagesSometimes, spam network operators put a significant amount of effort into making…

Spam in the firehose, part III

this may look like a bizarre version of Tetris, but it’s really 1134 Bluesky accounts with default profile imagesSometimes, spam network operators put a significant amount of effort into making…

Pluralistic: Petard, Part IV (03 Feb 2025)

Today’s links Petard, Part IV: Smart is at least as important as evil. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2024 Upcoming appearances: Where to…

Pluralistic: Petard, Part III (01 Feb 2025)

Today’s links Petard, Part III: The Termite Mound is revealed as the Roach Motel. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: 2005, 2010, 2015 Upcoming appearances: Where to…

Pluralistic: Petard (Part II) (31 Jan 2025)

Today’s links Petard (Part II): Systematizing and automating the struggle. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2024 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent…

Pluralistic: Petard (Part I) (30 Jan 2025)

Today’s links Petard (Part I): I fought the ISP and the ISP won. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2024 Upcoming appearances: Where to…