Comics aggregator: more new comics, other improvements
More comics from GoComics have been added, and the GoComics fetcher has been revamped yet again to make it even more robust, i.e., they started blocking me again and I needed a new workaround.
Category Archives: Internet
Still more comics added to comics aggregator
New comics, fixes for Rose Is Rose, Crabgrass, and Comics Kingdom.
Comics aggregator improvements, new comics, more to come
The aggregator has been enhanced with new comics, improved reliability, and better navigation, alongside fixes for GoComics accessibility and errors related to availability.
New comics, more available comics, removed comics, broken comics
Some comics are broken, others have been fixed, others have been added. Read the post for details. Subscribe to keep the aggregator from going away.
Quad Lock comes through after a few tech glitches
My Quad Lock 12V to USB smart adaptor failed. Quad Lock replaced it for free. I had to jump over several tech hurdles to make that happen.
Why you should not buy from KiwiCo
They spam people who have previously asked them to stop, won’t admit to having done so, and won’t acknowledge that it’s not a thing they should do.
Anatomy of a recent AI robocall and how I responded to it
Cambridge Honda made a totally illegal AI robocall to me inviting me to tell my vehicle to them. I’m going to sue them under the TCPA. Want to join me?
New: WP+Masto POSSE — publish to both WordPress and Mastodon
A few days ago, I asked the fediverse if anyone knew of a tool I could use to publish an article on my blog and publish the same article as a thread on Mastodon. I already have a way to post summaries of and links to my blog postings into my Mastodon account. I’ve also already set… Read More: New: WP+Masto POSSE — publish to both WordPress and Mastodon »
New Thunderbird Extension: Per Folder Preferences
An extension to automatically adjust global Thunderbird preferences based on the mail folder you’re currently working in.
AI’s going really well, eh?
To illustrate how well AI is going, here’s a prime example of the confidently wrong phenomenon, a.k.a. mansplaining as a service… I asked free Microsoft Copilot Chat: if I rename a shared file in Google Drive, does the name change for just me or everyone? The correct answer is that in fact it does change… Read More: AI’s going really well, eh? »