Longer hair than you. Chaotic Good. Doesn't work for The Man™ any more. If you're involved in Blockchain or Crypto you will be blocked on sight. All content © and personal. May not be reproduced without consent. Blog https://shkspr.mobi/bloghttps://bsky.app/profile/edent.telhttps://bsky.app/profile/edent.tel/post/3mtlj5vo73s2wI went to university before WiFi. Some professors had to be dragged kicking and screaming to allow "typewritten" essays rather than handwritten. We had to force people to email useful information rather than shove it in a pigeonhole. (Like, AI is still crappy. But *all* tech needs encouragement.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Aug 2026 10:05 +0000at://did:plc:i6misxex577k4q6o7gloen4s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlj5vo73s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/edent.tel/post/3mtk2zdfzes2oNice bit of rain today - finally 😄 [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:i6misxex577k4q6o7gloen4s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtk2zdfzes2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/edent.tel/post/3mtjoecsq5k2eA celebrity bench 😄 [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:i6misxex577k4q6o7gloen4s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjoecsq5k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/edent.tel/post/3mtjistwu3k2mWhile I'm quite glad brands haven't found their way to this corner of social media, I am indebted to LinkedIn for letting me contact a company's "Global Head of Complaints" in order to escalate an issue.20 Aug 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:i6misxex577k4q6o7gloen4s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjistwu3k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/edent.tel/post/3mtgo6v2v7k2gWas it only France that got lyrics to The A-Team theme song? youtu.be/fsqp6Kpz7lE https://youtu.be/fsqp6Kpz7lE19 Aug 2026 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:i6misxex577k4q6o7gloen4s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgo6v2v7k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/edent.tel/post/3mtgns2vw2g2dNew blog post: Asymmetric Agents https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/asymmetric-agents/ One of the promises of the AI-filled future is that we'll all have highly capable autonomous servants "agents" to work for us. Even back in the 1990s, it was a common trope in future-gazing to insist that a …19 Aug 2026 12:45 +0100at://did:plc:i6misxex577k4q6o7gloen4s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgns2vw2g2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/edent.tel/post/3mtgo6v2v7k2gWas it only France that got lyrics to The A-Team theme song? youtu.be/fsqp6Kpz7lE https://youtu.be/fsqp6Kpz7lE19 Aug 2026 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:i6misxex577k4q6o7gloen4s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgo6v2v7k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/edent.tel/post/3mtgns2vw2g2dNew blog post: Asymmetric Agents https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/asymmetric-agents/ One of the promises of the AI-filled future is that we'll all have highly capable autonomous servants "agents" to work for us. Even back in the 1990s, it was a common trope in future-gazing to insist that a …19 Aug 2026 12:45 +0100at://did:plc:i6misxex577k4q6o7gloen4s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgns2vw2g2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/edent.tel/post/3mtehnezrcs2eThis is a fascinating proposal. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Aug 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:i6misxex577k4q6o7gloen4s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtehnezrcs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/edent.tel/post/3mt74exb4h42yNew blog post: Thoughts on visiting the Edinburgh Fringe as a newbie https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/thoughts-on-the-edinburgh-fringe-as-a-newbie/ This was my first ever time at The Fringe™. Here are some scattered thoughts looking at the good, the bad, and the annoying aspects of this madly …16 Aug 2026 12:45 +0100at://did:plc:i6misxex577k4q6o7gloen4s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt74exb4h42yhttps://bsky.app/profile/edent.tel/post/3mtbq73lgnb2fNew blog post: And then the men with guns tell you to do it anyway https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/and-then-the-men-with-guns-tell-you-to-do-it-anyway/ In early February 2011 Egypt was in the middle of a political revolution. One morning, everyone's phones suddenly pinged with an alert. The …17 Aug 2026 13:45 +0100at://did:plc:i6misxex577k4q6o7gloen4s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbq73lgnb2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/edent.tel/post/3mtbq73lgnb2fNew blog post: And then the men with guns tell you to do it anyway https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/and-then-the-men-with-guns-tell-you-to-do-it-anyway/ In early February 2011 Egypt was in the middle of a political revolution. One morning, everyone's phones suddenly pinged with an alert. The …17 Aug 2026 13:45 +0100at://did:plc:i6misxex577k4q6o7gloen4s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbq73lgnb2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/edent.tel/post/3mtbespcbgs2aUgh. Had ~39k AI "visitors" to my website yesterday. As much as I want to believe my blog is popular in Uzbekistan and Iraq, it's much more likely they're bots. If you have personal experience of blocking scrapers in PHP/WordPress, please let me know! (I'm not able to use a CDN or install Anubis.)17 Aug 2026 09:21 +0000at://did:plc:i6misxex577k4q6o7gloen4s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbespcbgs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/edent.tel/post/3mt74exb4h42yNew blog post: Thoughts on visiting the Edinburgh Fringe as a newbie https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/thoughts-on-the-edinburgh-fringe-as-a-newbie/ This was my first ever time at The Fringe™. Here are some scattered thoughts looking at the good, the bad, and the annoying aspects of this madly …16 Aug 2026 12:45 +0100at://did:plc:i6misxex577k4q6o7gloen4s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt74exb4h42yhttps://bsky.app/profile/edent.tel/post/3mt6vn5csnk2aHere's a fascinating quote about the future of education: "Books will soon be obsolete in schools. Scholars will be instructed through AI. It is possible to teach every branch of human knowledge with AI. Our school system will be completely changed inside of ten years." https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/08/books-will-soon-be-obsolete-in-school/16 Aug 2026 09:44 +0000at://did:plc:i6misxex577k4q6o7gloen4s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt6vn5csnk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/edent.tel/post/3mt6spcbhg227Isn't this a song by Good Charlotte? [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Aug 2026 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:i6misxex577k4q6o7gloen4s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt6spcbhg227https://bsky.app/profile/edent.tel/post/3mt6ho5g75k2jThis is *literally* Government policy! "From 21 July the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant is being increased by 20%, from £7,500 to £9,000, to help rural households make the move from heating oil to a heat pump." https://www.gov.uk/government/news/thousands-of-homes-will-be-eligible-for-9000-off-a-heat-pump [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Aug 2026 05:34 +0000at://did:plc:i6misxex577k4q6o7gloen4s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt6ho5g75k2j