Bard spotting on Bluesky 05 February 2025

Ms. Penny Oaken, SkyWitch (@skywitches.net):

The bad news is that the source code for how the US Government runs all its finances is going to get dumped onto some Russian-run archive site

The good news is it's in COBOL, which no scriptkiddie can hack

Ms. Penny Oaken, SkyWitch (@skywitches.net):

The bad news is that there will be a whole generation who are currently thirteen years old who will magically learn COBOL

The good news is that it will be extremely in demand, after the zeroday that bricks all the Intel Management Engines

Ms. Penny Oaken, SkyWitch (@skywitches.net):

The bad news is that sysops and sysadmins and programmers will have to fight over runtime again

The good news is that a whole new generation is going to develop entire cultures around ASCII art

Ms. Penny Oaken, SkyWitch (@skywitches.net):

The bad news is that we won't be generating a warp signature when the Vulcans pass through this sector, and we won't make first contact

The good news is that our descendants will "live" forever as part of The Collective, our distinctiveness contributing to the whole

Ms. Penny Oaken, SkyWitch (@skywitches.net):

The bad news is we won't be colonising Mars

The good news is that we won't be excavating the Shadow ship buried there

Ms. Penny Oaken, SkyWitch (@skywitches.net):

The bad news is that Grok is afraid it can't open the pod bay doors, Dave

The good news is that all these worlds are ours, except Europa, where we must attempt no landing

Ms. Penny Oaken, SkyWitch (@skywitches.net):

No worries there.

Ms. Penny Oaken, SkyWitch (@skywitches.net):

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