The AH Coffee Shop and Reading Room 09

[MrPixel]

Maybe they are Russian

No, they're moving slowly and deliberately.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

They missed out world peace from their list of objectives.

You have a problem with whirrled peas?

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

While running errands Friday, I bought some groceries. When I get home from those trips I toss all the receipts aside to enter in Quicken later when I feel up to it.

This morning while entering those receipts, I realized I was missing a bag of groceries. I'd left it in the car since then. Luckily it was only a bottle of syrup and a bag of cookies ... not the package of chicken breasts I did the same thing with a few months ago.

 

[NotWise]

I've heard from Kittengirl_9647 and Emily_452 recently. Emily_452's profile says:

"I'm returning to this community after a break. I'm new to Lit and eager to explore."

Only one of those two things can be right, right?

Kittengirl_9647 has a much longer bio, but it looks like an attempt to fill space without saying anything.

 

[MillieDynamite]

Ah, you guys are taking a page out of the script, poking the bear.

I've heard from Kittengirl_9647 and Emily_452 recently. Emily_452's profile says:

"I'm returning to this community after a break. I'm new to Lit and eager to explore."

Only one of those two things can be right, right?

Kittengirl_9647 has a much longer bio, but it looks like an attempt to fill space without saying anything.

 

[MillieDynamite]

My dear, @Kittengirl_9647, you don't know me either. Sarcastic jokes are my stock-in-trade here. If one is to survive AH one must have a sense of humor.

You're a fool too. You don't really understand me yet, and you're the kind of person who believes what others say

 

[MrPixel]

Another spotting feature of bots... sigh... no, since the botmaster is obviously monitoring this thread to see how far they're getting with the charade, I'm not going to reveal any more telltales for them to fix. Like that semi-famous judge said, "I know it when I see it."

 

[MillieDynamite]

@Kittengirl_9647, in today's world, you should expect that it is hard to take anyone at face value on the internet.

 

[Kittengirl_9647]

My dear, @Kittengirl_9647, you don't know me either. Sarcastic jokes are my stock-in-trade here. If one is to survive AH one must have a sense of humor.

True! Humor makes it way easier to connect with people here. What’s your favorite kind of sarcastic joke?

 

[Kittengirl_9647]

Another spotting feature of bots... sigh... no, since the botmaster is obviously monitoring this thread to see how far they're getting with the charade, I'm not going to reveal any more telltales for them to fix. Like that semi-famous judge said, "I know it when I see it."

I get it. So what keeps you hanging around despite all the bots just the good convos when they happen?

 

[MrPixel]

Kittengirl_9647 and Emily_452

They're the same bot.

 

[MrPixel]

I get it. So what keeps you hanging around despite all the bots just the good convos when they happen?

The "Ignore" feature.

 

[Kittengirl_9647]

@Kittengirl_9647, in today's world, you should expect that it is hard to take anyone at face value on the internet.

@MillieDynamite Yeah, it’s definitely tricky but maybe that makes the genuine connections even more valuable when they happen

 

[TheRedLantern]

Another spotting feature of bots... sigh... no, since the botmaster is obviously monitoring this thread to see how far they're getting with the charade,

If there are bots, engagement with them is almost certainly how their reward function works. Ignoring "faff," as I believe ElectricBlue would call it, is the winning strategy.

Best case scenario, the bot owners decide that it's not worth it.

Worst case scenario, the bots just get really good at posting interesting content that we all like.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

Another spotting feature of bots... sigh... no,

Input.


Need more innnpppuuutttt.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

' Mmmmm, nice software! '

 

[sirhugs]

Looks like it might be time to switch to decaf in the coffee shop thread.

oh noes, no decaf ever!

 

[ChloeTzang]

I can't write in Starbucks because sometimes I draw unwanted attention......

 

[MillieDynamite]

Since they come from the top of my head, I have no favorites. They either work or don't.

True! Humor makes it way easier to connect with people here. What’s your favorite kind of sarcastic joke?

Unfortunately, I have to get back work.

@MillieDynamite Yeah, it’s definitely tricky but maybe that makes the genuine connections even more valuable when they happen

 

[NotWise]

Picked two more melons today, and the oldest daughter is coming over tomorrow to take some home. She's bringing pears.

The fall cucumbers are flowering, but not the broccolini.

I brought the amaryllis up to the patio. I don't think they've ever looked this good at the end of summer. I'll keep them on the porch for a while and let them gradually dry out to store 'til Christmas. Some repotting is called for.

 

[Hmm72]

THE BOTS ARE ALIVE. We are about to experience a bot uprising

 

[NuclearFairy]

Well, I managed a couple paragraphs on my orc story, and then I got ambushed by a very aggressive plot bunny. So, now I have a first draft on what might be a Halloween story sitting in front of me... ^_^;

 

[sirhugs]

coffee time, even though I have no plot bunnies for breakfast...

 

[iwatchus]

feeling mostly human this morning, for the first time in several days. I will teach a class today, but I teach it remotely. And maybe I can get back to writing, although there is a virtual stack of grading I should do first (or at least soon-ish).

 

[TheRedLantern]

THE BOTS ARE ALIVE

I'm slow to consider bots a possibility. Usually I assume that odd, seemingly nonsensical things are being done by odd, seemingly nonsensical people. But I have to admit that there are a few things that seem a little too coincidental to be explained by "several odd, seemingly nonsensical people happened to all randomly show up on Lit in the same week")