{"id":34495,"date":"2024-08-23T10:22:09","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T15:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=34495"},"modified":"2024-08-28T08:40:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T13:40:25","slug":"goodbye-chicken-entrails-hello-wlbott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=34495","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye Chicken Entrails, Hello WLBOTT!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prior to the digital era, mankind had to resort to various <em><u>iffy<\/u><\/em> techniques for divining God&#8217;s will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Examining entrails (Haruspicy). <strong>Drawbacks:<\/strong> icky and smelly, donors not too happy about their participation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Tea leaves (Tasseography). <strong>Drawbacks:<\/strong> doesn&#8217;t work with Diet Dr. Pepper<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Coin flips (i-ching). <strong>Drawbacks:<\/strong> shows a lack of understanding of statistics and probability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Astrology. <strong>Drawbacks:<\/strong> last refuge of the flake, even to this day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Dream Interpretation (Oneiromancy). <strong>Drawbacks:<\/strong> does passing out count?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Necromancy (Communicating with the Dead): <strong>Drawbacks:<\/strong> the dead mostly just complain and anything and everything<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But now we live in the age of reason. <br><br>Come on, <em>people<\/em>, this is the <s>20th<\/s> 21st century!&nbsp;So&#8230;. in the past we were confined to reading tea leaves, chicken entrails (ewww), gazing at the stars&#8230;. to divine the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WLBOTT<\/strong> has developed a reliable and scientific system for divination:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">the <strong>Random<\/strong> button on Wikipedia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">BSOD-omancy&#8217;\u2014a modern divination using computer errors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">The Spotify Oracle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Printeromancy: The Art of Printer Error Divination<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Printeromancy: The Art of Printer Error Divination<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>**Paper Jam**:<\/strong> Are you stuck or blocked in your life? This could suggest you need to address what&#8217;s holding you back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0009.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0009.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0009.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0009-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0009-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0009-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0010.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0010.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0010.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0010-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0010-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0010-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0011_mr.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" data-id=\"34504\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0011_mr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0011_mr.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0011_mr-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0011_mr-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether it\u2019s a paper jam, low ink warning, or bizarre error code\u2014pay close attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Semi-Sequitur: PC LOAD LETTER<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A printer error message has its own Wikipedia page. This is like the <strong>Programmers&#8217; Hall of Fame<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PC_LOAD_LETTER\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PC_LOAD_LETTER<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240822_0032.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"571\" data-id=\"34502\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240822_0032.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240822_0032.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240822_0032-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0008_01.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"608\" data-id=\"34509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0008_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0008_01.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0008_01-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0008_01-768x467.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0005.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"383\" data-id=\"34506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0005.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0005.jpg 445w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0005-300x258.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0013.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"521\" data-id=\"34507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0013.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0013.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0013-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0013-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0010.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" data-id=\"34513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0010.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0010.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0010-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0010-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0010-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0011.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"305\" data-id=\"34511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0011.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0011.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0011-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0012.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"323\" data-id=\"34512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0012.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0012.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0012-300x151.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0003.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"839\" height=\"662\" data-id=\"34515\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0003.jpg 839w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0003-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0003-768x606.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 839px) 100vw, 839px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0004.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"892\" height=\"673\" data-id=\"34516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0004.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0004.jpg 892w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0004-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0004-768x579.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 892px) 100vw, 892px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0007.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-id=\"34517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0007.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0007.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0007-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0007-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0007-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pcLoadLetter_0007-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shuffle-ology: the Spotify Random Playlist Oracle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first song that plays is your answer. Pay attention to the lyrics, the song title, or even the mood of the music to interpret its meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Good News<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Anything by The Carpenters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Good Vibrations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Here Comes the Sun<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Joy to the World<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bad News<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Dirty Deed Done Dirt Cheap<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">I Hate Myself for Loving You &#8211; Joan Jet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Eve of Destruction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ambiguous News<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Let It Be<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">The entire &#8220;Weird&#8221; Al catalog<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">I Am the Walrus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">You Can\u2019t Always Get What You Want<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0013_mr.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" data-id=\"34519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0013_mr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0013_mr.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0013_mr-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0013_mr-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0013_mr-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0012_mr.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" data-id=\"34520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0012_mr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0012_mr.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0012_mr-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0012_mr-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0012_mr-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0014_mr.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" data-id=\"34521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0014_mr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0014_mr.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0014_mr-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0014_mr-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Why do birds suddenly appear \/ Every time you are near?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BSOD-omancy: Divining the Blue Screen of Death<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bsod_0001.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" data-id=\"34523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bsod_0001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bsod_0001.jpg 860w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bsod_0001-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bsod_0001-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bsod_0001-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bsod_0004.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" data-id=\"34525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bsod_0004.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bsod_0004.jpg 860w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bsod_0004-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bsod_0004-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bsod_0004-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bsod_0002.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" data-id=\"34524\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bsod_0002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bsod_0002.jpg 860w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bsod_0002-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bsod_0002-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bsod_0002-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wikiomancy: the Random Wikipedia Article<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Elders of WLBOTT<\/strong> have determined that <strong>Wikiomancy<\/strong>, or divining the future via random Wikipedia articles, can provide shareholder value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0008_mr.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" data-id=\"34531\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0008_mr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0008_mr.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0008_mr-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0008_mr-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0008_mr-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0016_mr.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" data-id=\"34529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0016_mr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0016_mr.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0016_mr-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0016_mr-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0016_mr-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0017_mr.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" data-id=\"34530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0017_mr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0017_mr.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0017_mr-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diviner_0017_mr-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wikipedia: Random<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Random\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Random<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240823_0033.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"427\" height=\"245\" data-id=\"34534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240823_0033.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240823_0033.png 427w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240823_0033-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240823_0035.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"739\" height=\"553\" data-id=\"34536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240823_0035.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240823_0035.png 739w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240823_0035-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240823_0034.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"642\" height=\"314\" data-id=\"34533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240823_0034.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240823_0034.png 642w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240823_0034-300x147.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240823_0036.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"734\" height=\"498\" data-id=\"34535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240823_0036.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240823_0036.png 734w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240823_0036-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Let&#8217;s Get Nerdy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wikipedia has an interesting article about various records related to its web site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_records<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wikipedia is a Buzz Kill<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They are not admitting to  supernatural powers, <em><strong>but this is what you&#8217;d expect them to say, right?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240823_0041.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"528\" data-id=\"34538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240823_0041.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240823_0041.png 674w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240823_0041-300x235.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prepare to have your Mind Blown:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-11 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240823_0038.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"739\" height=\"411\" data-id=\"34539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240823_0038.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240823_0038.png 739w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240823_0038-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_lists_of_lists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_lists_of_lists<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">And a Final Note about Wikipedia&#8230;.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is the <strong>WLBOTT Legacy <\/strong>endangered? Is <strong>WLBOTT <\/strong>in danger of missing out on this important title?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-12 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240823_0042.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"642\" height=\"156\" data-id=\"34541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240823_0042.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240823_0042.png 642w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/irl_240823_0042-300x73.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At some point, we will need a <strong>WLBOTT <\/strong>Wikipedia article. Comments? 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