@nprofile1q... The attempts at positively spinning this become Onion-worthy parody [https://designingsecuresoftware.com/writings/ai-agent-parody/] and these events certainly normalize [https://designingsecuresoftware.com/writings/commonplace/] AI agents running amok in the future.

@nprofile1q... Do the standard EULA "as is" terms generally in effect create moral hazards by removing liability from the relationship to the customer? No doubt all "AI" and other software providers believe they are doing their best (that they use "reck").

@nprofile1q... I'm sure Disney's threat model included "pipe taking off raised arms". I wonder if Walt was aware that the park was traumatizing kids...

@nprofile1q... Sorry to have retriggered a childhood trauma. I hope you have broken the spell but if not - for all whom you have infected with Lime & Coconut - try chewing gum.

@nprofile1q... Have you ever taken Disney's ride, It's a Small World. That's mine, and it plays over and over throughout the entire ride, forced to listen because there is way out until the end.

@nprofile1q... I call this spam (fits the definition perfectly) but everybody does this by design so it will never end (they'd never dare to block a big site) until we get decent auth. They really need to learn about rate limiting, and for a site of that scale they should be embarrassed.

@nprofile1q... Maybe what's new is awareness leading to concern: we've had this "rock and hard place" choice for many years. Everyone saw it coming but did nothing: the proverbial boiled frog.

@nprofile1q... Mine

@nprofile1q... Wow, that's such a coder thing; you can imagine the for loop: for (day = firstdate; day < lastdate; day++) ... basically like starting a numbered list at 0 to match array indexing.

@nprofile1q... What a bizarre future timeline we are living in, hiring a person online to close the door of the self driving car you hired online.

@nprofile1q... My answer to your question: because they have little competition (vendors rarely use competitors, not credit cards) so usability (not wasting time) is a very minor concern.

@nprofile1q... I see seeds of how to fix it in here: "Users need to become aware of the tricks that lock them into platforms, and they need to break free." and @nprofile1q... points out this requires interoperability. However, I see not evidence that even a few percent, if that, care enough to do so. More promising:
"the early Internet thrived on cutting out the middleman" this is hard but possible - decentralization - and the resulting innovation and diversity might be enough to turn things around over time.