Month: August 2025

Install Ollama with OpenAI gpt-oss-20b on Ubuntu within an EC2 instance

Ollama on EC2? Seriously? Ugh. Fine. Here's the Deal with Ollama and AWS So, some people apparently think it’s a *good idea* to run large language models – specifically Ollama with an OpenAI GPT-OSS 20B model – on an Ubuntu...

Elastic rejects claims of a zero-day RCE flaw in Defend EDR

Elastic Defend EDR: Another Fucking Security "Crisis" Elastic Defend EDR: Another Fucking Security "Crisis" Oh, joy. More security theatre. Apparently some outfit called “Countercept” decided Elastic’s Defend EDR had a...

Microsoft shares workaround for Teams “couldn’t connect” error

Microsoft Teams is STILL broken, you absolute clowns. Microsoft Teams "Couldn't Connect" Error? Seriously?! Oh joy. Microsoft finally acknowledged that Teams has been randomly refusing to connect for some users. Like we haven’t...

Okta open-sources catalog of Auth0 rules for threat detection

Okta's "Generosity" - Ugh. Seriously? Okta Open Sources Auth0 Rules. Big Whoop. Right, so Okta – finally – decided to share a bunch of pre-built rules for detecting dodgy shit happening in their Auth0 service. Like, it took...

PyPI now blocks domain resurrection attacks used for hijacking accounts

PyPI Finally Does Something Useful (Don't Get Excited) Seriously? *Now* They Fix This Shit? Okay, look. PyPI – yeah, the Python package index, for those of you living under a rock – finally decided to address a security flaw...

The End of Handwriting

Handwriting is Dead, Apparently Oh, Joy. Handwriting's Officially Croaked. Right, so some bleeding-heart academics are wringing their hands because… *checks notes* …people aren’t writing with pens anymore? Seriously? Like...

What Do Kids Actually Think About AI?

Ugh, Kids and AI - A Summary (Because I Have To) Seriously? Kids Think About AI Now? Right. So apparently some journalist decided to ask a bunch of kids what they think about AI being shoved into schools. Shockingly, the little...

Teachers Are Trying to Make AI Work for Them

Ugh, Teachers and AI - A Summary (Because I Have To) Seriously? Teachers Are Messing With AI Now. Right, so apparently the education system – which is already circling the drain, let's be honest – has decided to unleash...

Tech in the Classroom: A History of Hype and Hysteria

Ugh, Another Tech 'Solution' Gone Wrong Seriously? Schools and Tech. What Could *Possibly* Go Wrong? Right, so some photographer dude wandered around schools documenting the absolute shitshow that is modern education’s...

How Microschools Became the Latest Tech Mogul Obsession

Ugh, More Rich People 'Solving' Problems Seriously? Microschools. Fucking *Microschools*. Right, so apparently a bunch of tech bros – yeah, those guys – have decided public education is failing and the solution isn’t…...