And, if you've ever been here or followed me on X for more than a minute, you know what fight I've most recently bleated about like a parade drum. It's in the Disclaimer at the bottom of this page "for those of you in Rio Linda" as Rush Limbaugh used to say. It's not my only fight mind you, just the one this little screed is about. So, call me a rebel if you must, but I'm gonna talk about Fight Club and it'll probably "jinx it" just like the last time I did, but who cares besides me?
I may have defeated the bots. Maybe. There are no guarantees in life beyond death and taxes and Murphy's Law, but the Artificial Unintelligent Bot Police of X seem to be leaving me alone lately. For yet another week or so, I've been able to login from my laptop and my phone without the dread "Your Account Has Been Locked" screen. I've also been able to check out my X feed from other locations beyond the Bat Cave where I normally reside, deep below stately Wayne Manor, and it wasn't deemed suspicious or unusual.
Now, the last time I thought this entirely meaningless and trivial yet personally disturbing affair was concluded, and bragged about it on X, the bots got angry. They didn't lock me out of my account, but instead they pulled a completely different stunt. They disallowed me from reposting certain posts. I should've tried to get some screenshots of it, but nevertheless, they simply put a small banner across my screen saying "we're sorry but this action seems automated and is disallowed at this time". I posted about it. I'm sure at least two of you saw it. That's my impressive "impressions", now that I have the fancy blue checkmark. But, that also hasn't happened in about a week or so.
So, the final frontier is to simply resume using the platform formerly known as twitter as I used to use the platform formerly known as twitter. Like I did for over ten years. Namely - posting whatever I want, whenever I want, without worry or concern. Is that possible? Is that allowed? Will it cause me to be put back on Santa's Naughty List? Probably. But I hope not, because I occasionally like to write - but I'm not looking for a new job. I've kept this blog for my occasional venting needs, not because I'm looking for internet fame. ("Obviously" I hear you say). And I'd rather tweet my news links rather than post them here twice a day. That's work. And I don't work any longer. So, stay tuned. This might get interesting. But I hope not. And that is absurd.
Disclaimer: As you may or may not know, I've been in the midst of a serious disagreement with the Support Bots of X, who about a month or so ago, started falsely accusing me of "unusual activity". After more than a decade of being on the platform, I can honestly assure you that the only "unusual activity" on my account was/is X deciding that I need to be locked out, approximately once every 24 hours, until I "prove that I am human". Fortunately for all involved, not the least of which being my Wife and kids, I AM. But I have no idea how long this will continue. So, in the meantime, I suggest you bookmark this site, and follow me on Truth as well. It's a bit different than my X account, but you can find me here.
P.S. - I am not an "affiliate" or a "Sponsor" or a "Paid Influencer". I earn no money from this. Whether you click a link or take a drink, I get nothing and want nothing, beyond knowing you may have been enlightened. If you liked my curated links, a site share would be cool ;)
