bishopsmother

"simply by entering a company's number and then pressing the back button on their web browser several times"

I'm intending to finish migrating Wabbit S2's functionality to MCP[0].

[0] https://blog.walledgarden.ai/2025-05-27/wabbit-s2-mcp-openai...

As a "solution" maybe the "Auditors" can add (AI-generated) "confidence scores"[0] to pacify the regulator.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44388711

Expanding the functionality of Wabbit S2[0], e.g. Sesame AI[1], and improving existing features based on feedback over the last few weeks of Mabel's testing.

[0] https://blog.walledgarden.ai/2025-05-20/wabbit-s2-welcome-to...

[1] https://www.sesame.com/research/crossing_the_uncanny_valley_...

Cisco SPA232D + Asterisk + Deepgram should work for this (per [0], that I'm currently testing/improving).

[0] https://blog.walledgarden.ai/2025-05-20/wabbit-s2-welcome-to...

Note to self: not sure Mabel would be too keen if I integrated Claude Opus 4 into Wabbit S2[0] and she ended up being blackmailed by the AI.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44070589

I'm working on a global roaming[0] AI device for my friend's widow[1]. This is the first week of testing in Mabel's hands (lots of feedback already), and Mabel's first trip abroad with it is next week. Between working on improvements, based on this week's feedback, I'll be writing it up in a blog entry (also to-do: setup blog for [0]).

[0] https://walledgarden.ai/r/wgd [1] https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/people/twice-wed-fyl...

Any questions/feedback/ridicule - fire away, I'm here all week (try the veal). Worst (best?) case - it can be to HN as The Room is to IMDB.

Links:

[0] https://hyperbeam.com [1] https://beeper.com [2] https://rethinkdns.com - if this is something our users value, and given https://archive.md/slpZ9, we'll donate to support them. [3] https://orbot.app [4] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40247604 [5] https://protonvpn.com/blog/apple-ios-vulnerability-disclosur... [5a] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41861668 [5b] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32488308 [5c] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33177629 [6] https://socialsdetox.com

An example community forum query, albeit from 2021, regarding Periodic Cloudflare Worker datacenter allocation issues: https://community.cloudflare.com/t/periodic-cloudflare-worke... . In summary: no official response/conclusion.

Users in the UK having their traffic sent to Australian Cloudflare DC Workers was quite the round-trip/tromboning-a-go-go...

Does the use of snakeoil in the TLDR not run contrary to the narrative in the blog? When the 'snakeoil MITM' certificate was updated - they became aware of, as a direct result of MITM, a problem that had not previously been known to them?

"We make decent margins right now" - Funding and longevity [0] (a post from July 2021).

[0] https://community.fly.io/t/funding-and-longevity/1957

and also potentially iOS/iMessage previews[0], which may not be a desired outcome.

[0] https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/137914/spike-...

Working on expanding SocialsDetox[0] functionality to overcome possible blocking limitations due to OS[1][2][3] behaviour.

[0] https://socialsdetox.com/r/sdh [1] https://blog.disconnect.me/ios-vpn-leak-advisory/ [2] https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/19/apple_ios_vpn/ [3] https://vpnoverview.com/news/apples-ios-16-1-allows-certain-...

"An analysis for the Financial Times suggests that since privatisation the companies have taken on a combined £51bn in debt, and paid out £56bn in dividends."[0]

[0] https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50802783 (2019)

SocialsDetox[0]; helping to fight a modern day (dopamine fix) malady... PMF, as yet, TBC.

[0] https://socialsdetox.com/r/sdh

I doubt kids ever took much notice of smoking parents, with a cigarette in their mouth all day long, telling them they shouldn't smoke; first, heal thyself. It was that thought process that influenced my 'Monkey See, Monkey Do' cartoon.

Adding friction with time-based bandwidth choking/restrictions I included as a feature when creating SocialsDetox, albeit this was primarily intended for video-based sites/apps - to increase frustration with them (poor user experience) rather than outright blocking. If you think it would help, and are happy to be a tester for expanding the functionality to other infinity apps/sites (e.g. Reddit), drop me an email (link in profile) and I'll look to get something setup to see if it works for you/your intended use case.

UK: Ruthless: The Story of Amstrad and Alan Sugar in the 80's and 90's: https://youtube.com/watch?v=eiIXn9Tr5hI The REAL Sir Clive Sinclair: Portable TV's, Black Watches and C5's, Oh my!: https://youtube.com/watch?v=c1tWYN4dthw The Rise and Fall of Peter Molyneux (All Parts): https://youtube.com/watch?v=zFZ92jySWe0 US: The Jack Tramiel Trilogy: From Commodore to Atari: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cIYcd2aSwps

Unfortunately it's not unusual: "I wish mum's phone was never invented"[0]

[0]https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-44224319

If you're willing to be a beta tester - I'll set you up with a free account (see about[0]); I'm open to suggestions/implementing new features based on user demand (e.g. Slowdown as a Service).

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=bishopsmother

even with your router's domain blacklist, it may not be so easy to block all social media (specifically, apps[0]). I don't imagine cigarette manufacturers are keen on making it easier for people to quit smoking either.

[0] https://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/tech/facebook-app-and-un...

Unfortunately some apps[0] are already resistant to DNS-based blocking, which is why I'm creating SocialsDetox (DoH & VPN). It allows blocking of social media (+others, e.g. Gambling) across all your devices with a single click, scheduled and/or API call.

[0] https://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/tech/facebook-app-and-un...

Should we expect more from a company that specializes in monitoring/reporting?

An update on https://status.grafana.com/ would have been nice.

This is why I'm building SocialsDetox. Tarun - if you register your interest (see about) I'll set you up with an account when it's ready for testing. With your help hopefully arriving at a method(s) to wean off Social Media, as opposed to cold turkey.

I'm building SocialsDetox ( https://socialsdetox.com/r/sdh ) along similar lines, to provide an easy way to block/timeout from Social Media (and/or other categories that may be detrimental to well-being). Unfortunately I suspect not many people would opt for the "donation to a cause they despised" feature (before being allowed to re-enable their access); will look at adding it as an option and report on the take-up.