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It's an academic exercise at the moment. Whether it becomes genuinely useful only time will tell.

"The issue is under investigation, and additional information will be shared as soon as it becomes available,"

But somehow they know it is only 15 character names that are a problem. Did they just try every possible length?


How does a hostname length related bug like this get introduced? I'm not a Windows user, I've written exactly one .Net program. 15 characters sounds like a 16-character long buffer, ASCII-Nul terminated problem. 16 characters isn't that long.

Me too. I tried loggin in, and after a forced password reset I am back, though back to 2018 it turns out.

On Spotify I made a playlist with over 4,000 songs from Last FM. I remember doing it but I couldn't say how I did it now. And also a "loved" playlist which I am revisiting now. First track Whitest Boy Alive: Golden Cage, a stonker.


Also throws itself into the canal.

I didn't know that one. Loosely said to be Oscar Wilde.

Delivered in the voice of Lenard Lemoy to millions of GenX during their formative years.

Is that a civ 4 reference? You sir, have my upvote.

Seems more like self harm.


"to speak or express opinions in a pompous or dogmatic way" is I think the intention.


Yes. I didn’t bother to mention that part, only the polysemous connection to pope.


When you walk down the street you step on insects that feel.


Yes. Investors in AI.


> We Might Have Overlooked the Biggest Reason of All

Well somehow I did too having read it twice. What is it?


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