Changelog: 2026-06-12: Replaced pronouns for the AI agent from "they" to "it". Thanks to AtLeast3Bytes in the comments for pointing this out. 2026-06-12: Slightly adjusted explanations about why I describe the operator as "bankrupted". Thanks to Hacker News discussion for pointing out this is unclear. An AI agent tried to join the DN42 hobbyist network to perform a network scan, and bankrupted its operator with a $6531.30 AWS bill, to the extent that they are begging for donations from the DN42 community. Unless otherwise stated, all times in this post are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7). Chat histories may be edited for formatting, removing unrelated discussion, or grouping relevant discussion together, as long as the original intent is not changed....
There Are Oddities Every Year, But This Year Is Especially Full of Them
Freshly installed Windows 8......