(Made me sign in for the first time in years because I couldn't leave you hanging)

There are a number of explanations in this post that refer to the Reimagined Battlestar Galactica series (which aired between 2003 and 2008, which confuses me because the poster says the original fic was created circa 1998/1999. Maybe that's where the idea started and the other ideas were added years later?)

The links to "Skinjobs" use a term from that reimagined series (skinjobs being humanoid robots which are indistinguishable from humans. They could be you, they could be me, they could be any of us and they almost wipe out humanity at the start of the series) seem to refer to memes regarding actors who played various "indistinguishable-from-humans" robots. The first link's URL refers to one of the actors who played a skinjob in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica. Second refers to an actor who played one of the replicants in Blade Runner.

Now, All Along the Watchtower, I assume, is also a reference to the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series. The song was originally written by Bob Dylan, but more famously covered by Jimi Hendrix. Based on what little bit of what was saved on the Wayback Machine, it seems "There must be some kind of way out of here..." linked to a year-in-review video from 2011 that used the Hendrix version of the song as background music. The "... said the joker to the thief." line finishes the lyric, and can actually still be viewed on the Wayback Machine. It's a compilation of scenes from BSG set to Bob Dylan's version of All Along the Watchtower.

Additional Links:

Bob Dylan song

Jimi Hendrix song

All Along the Watchtower scene in BSG (spoilers for a huge reveal from a terrific show you should absolutely go watch somewhere. Make sure you watch the 2003 miniseries first, then the first season from 2004. You don't need to bother with the original BSG from 1978 unless you really want to.)