Ashley Blewer

ok hey it's me again, my February challenge (no podcasts) was successful, I just decided my March challenge will be No Posting. except for this one right now bye. byyyeee EOM

A few short summaries of 39c3 talks I liked without any additional context or follow-up https://bits.ashleyblewer.com/blog/2026/02/28/a-few-short-summaries-of-39c3-talks-i-liked/

being a shell of my former self is so exhausting honestly

“I’ve heard that some people even talk with ChatGPT,” Yuki said. “It’s almost like they’re spending time with something invisible — and so maybe, AI is also a kind of yōkai.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/24/japan/japan-ai-senryu-poetry-writing/

omg i just thought about the radiskull

I need to buy some cheapo wired headphones and mouse and wondering if it's possible for there to be security vulnerabilities if they connect via usb-c? This is like a hypothetical/academic question like is it possible technically

Can someone on this side of the web plainsplain atproto, activitypub, etc to me? Not technically but like, ... Not politically, maybe like... Explain it like a recap of a reality TV show?