And yet, dear reader, the combination of cryptic hints and obscure facts does not, in fact, immediately trigger an AHAH moment in your correspondent. In fact, I can safely say that 2011 me is an arsehole for imagining that it would.
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Sounds like 2011 you seriously overestimated 2025 you. This happens to me a lot. I think I must be a genuine disappointment to myself.
aug 30, 2025, 6:10 pm • 0 0 • view
I don't think it's even over-estimation. It's just a complete misunderstanding of what is and is not a permanent reference.
aug 30, 2025, 6:11 pm • 2 0 • view
... although it occurs to me I should have tried just copying and pasting the hint. That actually might be the answer. Too late now.
aug 30, 2025, 6:12 pm • 2 0 • view
And so we give thanks to the gods of sanity that Intel Macs are basic things and you can just erase them and start again. Albiet in about six hours when the download finishes.
aug 30, 2025, 6:07 pm • 15 0 • view
Oh, seriously? I can type albiet instead of albeit and autocorrect couldn't be less interested, but yesterday we went from "for no good reason" to "gif no hood reason" because the second is OBVIOUSLY more sensible.
aug 30, 2025, 6:09 pm • 37 2 • view
Ducking autocorrupt.
aug 30, 2025, 10:26 pm • 1 0 • view
I think we're just not approaching this new class of minor demon correctly. I've long proposed an annual Autocorrupt Day to propitiate them: all day, everyone simply accepts and sends whatever their keyboard suggests, without editing. Kind of a Gibberish Jubilee. What's the wombat that could happen?
aug 30, 2025, 6:20 pm • 0 0 • view
counterpoint: the number of times autocorrect has stopped me from saying an antisemitic slur when I try to type 'like' with big fat fingers
aug 30, 2025, 6:12 pm • 0 0 • view
Yeah. Although... given the political positions in the tech world, I would be unwilling to rely on that going forward :(
aug 30, 2025, 6:13 pm • 0 0 • view
Verily, it is the age of idiotech.
aug 30, 2025, 6:10 pm • 38 0 • view
All hail our coming idiotechnocracy.
aug 31, 2025, 5:15 pm • 0 0 • view
That was a single by Dollar.
aug 30, 2025, 6:26 pm • 1 0 • view