{"id":667,"date":"2026-01-18T09:02:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T09:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ibvl.in\/index.php\/2026\/01\/18\/weekly-update-487\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T09:02:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T09:02:42","slug":"weekly-update-487","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ibvl.in\/index.php\/2026\/01\/18\/weekly-update-487\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Update 487"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.troyhunt.com\/content\/images\/2026\/01\/Splash-Template-3.jpg\" alt=\"Weekly Update 487\"><\/p>\n<p>I thought Scott would cop it first when <a href=\"https:\/\/scotthelme.co.uk\/what-a-year-of-solar-and-batteries-really-saved-us-in-2025\/?ref=troyhunt.com\" rel=\"noreferrer\">he posted about what his solar system really cost him last year<\/a>. &#8220;You&#8217;re so gonna get that stupid AI-slop response from some people&#8221;, I joked. But no, he got <em>other <\/em>stupid responses instead! <a href=\"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@troyhunt\/115887606042888443?ref=troyhunt.com\" rel=\"noreferrer\">And <em>I<\/em> got the AI-slop responses!<\/a> Draw your own conclusions on those comments, but I find it fascinating that the one thing people would take away from a thoughtful blog post I spent many hours writing to explain how much work I put into privacy is that the illustration was computer-generated. That such feedback aligns with the political leanings of folks on Mastodon is also fascinating, and probably something I should have seen coming. But hey, there&#8217;s nothing new about folks popping their heads up to make inane comments where none were needed, and I have a special blog post for just such occasions: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.troyhunt.com\/if-you-dont-want-guitar-lessons-stop-following-me\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">If You Don&#8217;t Want Guitar Lessons, Stop Following Me<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--kg-card-begin: html--><\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"width: 170px; display: inline-block; margin-right: 3px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/au\/podcast\/troy-hunts-weekly-update-podcast\/id1176454699?ref=troy-hunt\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.troyhunt.com\/content\/images\/2018\/05\/Listen-on-Apple-Podcasts.svg\" alt=\"Weekly Update 487\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 175px; display: inline-block; margin-right: 3px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL7LAAxaabizMAXnJe0s3xjQ30q12EVmjt&amp;ref=troyhunt.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.troyhunt.com\/content\/images\/2024\/09\/Watch-and-Listen-on-YouTube.svg\" alt=\"Weekly Update 487\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 118px; display: inline-block; margin-right: 3px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7jMtKFohdrw6qmz8AkLqit?ref=troy-hunt\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.troyhunt.com\/content\/images\/2019\/10\/spotify.svg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"Weekly Update 487\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 120px; display: inline-block;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/troy-hunt-weekly-update\/playlists\/podcast.rss?ref=troy-hunt\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.troyhunt.com\/content\/images\/2018\/07\/Download-via-RSS.svg\" alt=\"Weekly Update 487\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r9i8zDpIA1s\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!--kg-card-end: html--><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I thought Scott would cop it first when he posted about what his solar system really cost him last year. &#8220;You&#8217;re so gonna get that stupid AI-slop response from some people&#8221;, I joked. But no, he got other stupid responses instead! And I got the AI-slop responses! 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