Alun Jones

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On some other platforms, I've been ftp_alun. Still love XSS and "-prompt()-"'-alert()-'//">'><marquee>'"

The Wired website warns "You've read your last free article".
Scene from the movie Krull, with Liam Neeson and Bernard Breslaw (who is playing a cyclops, under prosthetic makeup).
King5's news website collects two items under "Entertainment" - the headlines are: "UAE says Iran attacked two tankers in strait, killing and injuring crewmembers" "Cyclosporiasis outbreak: Michigan officials identify leading suspected source of 'explosive' diarrhea parasite"
Screenshot of the "Got any Os?" portion of the Two Ronnies "Four Candles" sketch.
Very low resolution image of a page from Playhour comic, titled "Meet the Beans". Among other bean family members across the top of the page are "Jumping Bean" (wearing a sombrero) and "Broad Bean".
Aquaplancton.co.uk - web site screenshot showing a "Before" image of a green pond, and an "After" image of a dark clear pond with carp (goldfish) swimming in it.
Small section of a screenshot of a web site, with the usual "ball balanced on a hill" icon for account information, and a "shopping bag" icon that looks like a cartoon hand (three fingers) with a raised middle finger.
Lamp post in Seattle's International District. A sticker with the England colours is visible.
A Lexus with the licence plate "BEANZ"
Screenshot of an Amazon Prime ad showing a group of people enjoying a day at the beach, when a floating billboard drifts by obscuring their view of the beauty of nature. Presumably this is AI, because nobody's throwing things at the boat, and the boat is close enough that it's surely dredging the beach with its propeller.
Image of a circuit diagram. The '+' is on the wrong end of the cell, the symbol for "NPN" is wrong, there's a "Flyback diode" that's obviously a resistor symbol, and I'm sure there's much more wrong than that.
The performers' entrance curtain of the Shoestring Circus, currently in Bellingham WA.
Silos, probably, but they look like rusted 1950s sci-fi space rockets. Bellingham, WA.
A multicoloured sculpture of apparently random forms, some striped, some spotted, in blue, yellow, pink and gold, red and purple, etc. Vaguely looks inflated, but it's solid. About ten foot tall and twenty to thirty feet across.
Screenshot of a question to Copilot in Bing, asking "who said 'a gentleman is someone who says thank you to his robots'?" - Copilot responds with a progress indicator and the text "Searching for <that phrase repeated>"
A photo of a lupin plant, with one flower stalk covered in beautiful purple flowers. There are almost no leaves. All the stalks that would hold leaves have been bitten down to the nub.
IBM advert in Reddit - "Meet IBM Bob. An AI coding agent designed for real workflows, helping developers work fast." A picture of a stylised robot in a hard hat (because that means AI work, I guess), and the caption "Some AI comes to play. Bob means business."
Screenshot of Amazon listing for "SOLFART Bathroom Vanity Lights"
Screenshot of browsing reddit on a browser, being prevented by an unclosable dialog that says "Get the app to keep using Reddit"
A still from the TV series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Zaphod Beeblebrox (with one head) smiles as Ford Prefect says "Proving nothing. I wouldn't trust that computer to speak my weight!"
Screenshot of Downdetector.Com, showing outrages in Claude and OpenAi. (Also, Yahoo! Mail and Forza, but that's not my point)
App (Instagram) says "Your notifications are off. Turn on for new messages only, or choose to get all notifications"
A bagel toasted, sliced, spread with cream cheese, and an ibuprofen gel-cap on each half.
A shop front in a brick building. The title of the shop is "Doggy Styling" in block capitals.
Character from the sketch show "Goodness Gracious Me", and his catch-phrase "Cheque Please!"
A section of the Amazon retail page, detailing a response from "Rufus ai (beta)" showing the price history of a pair of jeans.
Steps include: 2. Rewind the tape to the beginning. Once it's ready, press Record and allow it to play through to the end without interruption. [Picture shows a finger pressing the cassette player's Record and Play buttons] 3. After the first side finishes, turn the tape over and repeat the same steps to record the other side.
Cookie warning on the Girl Scouts' cookie page: "Girl Scouts of the USA uses cookies on our website to provide you with the best possible experience. By continuing to use this site, you are providing your consent to our use of cookies. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy"
Advert with the text "Dump Bodies Dealers Trust - Learn More"
Post from some social media network (I found it on Reddit, don't know where it started) from "sunflower @spinubzilla", with the text: I miss how Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network only aired commercials aimed at kids. I wish there was an option for that on Hulu and Youtube like please no more insurance or antidepressants please only show me the latest in super soaker technology
A search for "No Kings" gives results mostly consisting of Kings of Norway.
Asked which way to turn the screw on sliding patio door rollers, Copilot tells me "To adjust the height of the rollers on a sliding patio door, you should turn the screws counterclockwise to lower the rollers. This action will raise the door panel, compressing the roller assembly and lifting the door off the track. Conversely, turning the screws clockwise will raise the door. It's important to adjust both sides evenly to maintain door balance and ensure smooth sliding operation."
A phish with the subject title "PayPal Fraud: High-value BTC transaction of 699.99 detected. Dial 805 ...", sent through the "Verify your email address" endpoint of onmicrosoft.com, which Microsoft should really get a handle on.
St Patrick's Specials at a Caffe D'arte coffee shop in Seattle. Irish Smores Latte Finnegan's Favorite Lucky Charm Latte Zero Lucks Given Shamrock Coldbrew Lucky Clover Nutty Irishman
OneDrive says "OneDrive - Personal Signing in", and doesn't get further than that. As a result, OneDrive might as well be down.
Screenshot of the end credits of Detective Pikachu. MewTwo stands menacingly over a credit that reads "Produced by Hidenaga Katakami, Don McGowan".
I asked Copilot "What would be the best way to stop people on the Internet from using the word Microslop?" It answers: The most effective way to reduce the use of a derogatory nickname like “Microslop” isn’t to fight the word directly, but to change the incentives and social dynamics that make people want to use it in the first place. Trying to “ban” or suppress a meme almost always backfires; improving the conditions that fuel it is far more productive. 🌱 Why people use derogatory nicknames online People generally reach for mocking terms when they feel: Frustrated by bugs, forced updates, or product decisions Dismissive of a company’s motives or quality Aligned with a rival tribe (Linux, Apple, open‑source purists, etc.) Rewarded socially for using the meme (likes, laughs, group identity) Understanding these drivers helps shape strategies that actually work.
Google StreetView from 2008 of "The Elm Tree", a pub in Surbiton.
A man in a green/brown jacket and flat cap, wearing glasses and standing behind a stone wall with his hands behind his back. Behind him is a green field. It is the "I hear you're a racist now, Father" scene from the sitcom Father Ted.
The Register, this time, posting about some AI developer who's convinced his massive if-else model is a real live girlfriend.
After Copilot writes some code for me, I let it know of a failure in the code: Me: "There isn't a function 'ReadFrom' in BsonDocument." Copilot: "You're absolutely right to call this out — BsonDocument.ReadFrom does not exist in the modern MongoDB.Bson API. That method was removed years ago. The correct way to load BSON from a byte array today is: Use BsonDocument.FromBson(byte[])"
Windows update boot screen cheerfully reassuring me today "Something didn't go as planned. No need to worry - undoing changes. Please keep your computer on."
A "Hello Kitty" mug, with ancient coffee trying to use two stir sticks to escape.
A water meter inspection hatch opened to show that anything not under water (it rained recently) is covered in mud.
A set of graphs from downdetector.com, showing a bunch of services carrying almost exactly the same shaped curve as that of an ongoing AWS outage.
A fuzzy picture of a bobcat moving away from the photographer.
A picture of an anatomically improbable woman, with oddly shaped breasts, and the caption "Linky: come get your naughty AI".
Cast of Last of the Summer Wine - Compo, Foggy, and Clegg.
A plate with roast beef, yorkshire pudding, mashed potatoes, and various veggies.
A package of "Marmite Mac & Cheese Bites"
Beans on toast in the Big Boy breakfast at Mada Deli in Hampton Court.
Front yard camera shows lots of kids in infrared, so it looks like an old black and white movie.
The "Second camera" icon looks like a toilet.
I'm sure it's actually an advert for a perfume, but it looks like an out-of-focus hobbit with a branded hand grenade. Text on the spray-bottle/hand-grenade reads "VALENTINO"
Microsoft Teams, with the Chat tab open, filtered to "Unread". Despite the "1" indicator, it also says "We didn't find any matches".
A Bing search for "Sainsbury's commercial voice" describes Stephen Fry, but the picture accompanying it is that of a young woman.
A black, long sleeve shirt, folded, to show the legend "I disappeared on 01.27.07 at... VANISHING POINT"
Email from "marketing@twitch.tv" with the subject line "Chat's missing you - and you're missing this..." alleging a conversation took place between "glitchnrg" (non-existent), "FrankerZ" (TwitchCon official account), "CorgiDerp" (non-existent), and "SoonerLater" (non-existent): glitchnrg: That was (emojis) SoonerLater: (emojis) FrankerZ: ftp_alun would love that CorgiDerp: WHERE ARE THEY? glitchnrg: idk SoonerLater: MIA CorgiDerp: noooooooooooooooooo
Section of the Wikipedia page on Abinger, observing that it's recorded in the Domesday Book as Abinceborne.
A pipe juts a half inch out from the wall. It is surrounded by a small frame.