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The AI Buildout on Trial
Funny complaints, useful answers, and the occasional rant about modern life.
ChatGPT Lets You Lock a Chat. Don’t Mistake That for a Private Vault.
Locked chats can keep a saved conversation out of your regular history. They don’t change what happens to the information inside it.
Spilled Ink
Life gets ridiculous. Bill draws conclusions.
Fresh Spills
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The Package Arrived. The Emails Are Still Coming.
Ordering one ordinary item can produce a whole series of updates. Somehow the package gets delivered before the conversation is over.
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He Went in for a Dodge Challenger. He Left Through the Same Window.
A Cuyahoga Falls dealership break-in caused about $3,500 in damage. The car stayed put.
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The Scissors Are Inside the Package I Need Scissors to Open
Some scissors come sealed in plastic that seems to require another pair of scissors. We’ve made opening a simple purchase into a separate project.
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Is the Drawer Under Your Oven Actually for Storage?
That bottom drawer might hold pans, warm food, or serve as a broiler. Check your exact oven model before you put anything in it that could melt.
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I Just Need to Know How Long to Bake It
A recipe page can tell you how to make dinner. First, it would like to discuss cookies, newsletters, and several other things that aren’t dinner.
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Deleted the App. Why Are You Still Paying for It?
Removing an app usually doesn’t cancel its subscription. Here’s how to find who’s billing you and stop the next charge.
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AI Without the BS
AI news that matters, ChatGPT tricks, prompts, platform comparisons, useful features, hype checking
Bill Figures It Out
Specific answers to surprisingly annoying questions.
Bill’s Soapbox
Opinion, society, politics, culture, personal viewpoints, heavier subjects and things you simply want to say
Blotter Breakdown
The weekly real police-blotter stories with SpillbyBill commentary and sarcasm
Modern Life Is Ridiculous
Everyday nonsense, observed at full volume.