arestelle
@arestelle.bsky.social
Lover of language, knowledge nut, shutter snapper, musicophile, stargazer, bookworm. Misfit programmer by day. | she/her
The second-best time to move off WordPress is right now.
I use @11ty.dev these days, with plain old Javascript templates (Nunjucks couldn't handle my quote blog anymore and Liquid's apparently from Shopify, so, ew), and there's a nice & helpful community around it.
But there are other options too.
I use @11ty.dev these days, with plain old Javascript templates (Nunjucks couldn't handle my quote blog anymore and Liquid's apparently from Shopify, so, ew), and there's a nice & helpful community around it.
But there are other options too.
WordPress wants to force AI onto 43% of all websites in the world
no way to de-slop it, it’s totally Automattic
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEaB... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20251215-wor... - podcast
time: 9 min 03 sec
no way to de-slop it, it’s totally Automattic
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEaB... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20251215-wor... - podcast
time: 9 min 03 sec
December 16, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The second-best time to move off WordPress is right now.
I use @11ty.dev these days, with plain old Javascript templates (Nunjucks couldn't handle my quote blog anymore and Liquid's apparently from Shopify, so, ew), and there's a nice & helpful community around it.
But there are other options too.
I use @11ty.dev these days, with plain old Javascript templates (Nunjucks couldn't handle my quote blog anymore and Liquid's apparently from Shopify, so, ew), and there's a nice & helpful community around it.
But there are other options too.
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Agreed. There was a point I felt vaguely okay with him but he has gone full mask off. Praising RFK. Vetoing state wide AI regulations. Flirting with white supremacy.
He can retire to his millions and we don’t need to hear from him again.
He can retire to his millions and we don’t need to hear from him again.
When Jared Polis hits the national scene, treat him like Andrew Cuomo. He is not fit for national service.
www.westword.com/news/colorad...
www.westword.com/news/colorad...
Jared Polis Promotes White Supremacist and Child Porn Defender as "Intellectuals"
The governor encouraged Coloradans to follow the controversial online personalities, saying they do "actual thinking."
www.westword.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Agreed. There was a point I felt vaguely okay with him but he has gone full mask off. Praising RFK. Vetoing state wide AI regulations. Flirting with white supremacy.
He can retire to his millions and we don’t need to hear from him again.
He can retire to his millions and we don’t need to hear from him again.
I don't know what news I've missed, and I'm signing off for the night before I find out.
December 15, 2025 at 6:03 AM
I don't know what news I've missed, and I'm signing off for the night before I find out.
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The right to die is one of those things that I have done a complete about face on. For years, I thought it was important for people to have the option to die with dignity, but in real world examples, whenever it's been implemented, ghoulish bean counters use it to save a few bucks.
Noticing that Democrats are passing “right to die” laws before passing “right to housing” or “right to healthcare” laws www.nprillinois.org/government-p...
Gov. JB Pritzker signs 'right-to-die' legislation for terminally ill people to end their lives in Illinois
The new law, which takes effect next September, opens the door for people 18 or older with a terminal diagnosis to be prescribed a fatal drug.
www.nprillinois.org
December 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The right to die is one of those things that I have done a complete about face on. For years, I thought it was important for people to have the option to die with dignity, but in real world examples, whenever it's been implemented, ghoulish bean counters use it to save a few bucks.
Catching Monday's MAIHT3k finally and I'm so gratified by @alexhanna.bsky.social's callback to Izzy Roland on Game Changer because my immediate thought re @abstracttesseract.bsky.social's logo comment was just "Izzy is too powerful" ^_^
December 14, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Catching Monday's MAIHT3k finally and I'm so gratified by @alexhanna.bsky.social's callback to Izzy Roland on Game Changer because my immediate thought re @abstracttesseract.bsky.social's logo comment was just "Izzy is too powerful" ^_^
It seems like a lot of people don’t realize every Bitly link is a tracking link or that they’ve integrated gen ”AI” (they did not take long at all to jump on that bandwagon).
December 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
It seems like a lot of people don’t realize every Bitly link is a tracking link or that they’ve integrated gen ”AI” (they did not take long at all to jump on that bandwagon).
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"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
I saw "font debate" under trending stuff and clicked out of wary curiosity and it's so stupid.
December 10, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I saw "font debate" under trending stuff and clicked out of wary curiosity and it's so stupid.
If I disappear from this site, it's because of Bluesky's insistence on privacy violations. I'm exporting my data now in case. Don't want to lose track of some of the folks I follow who afaik aren't on Mastodon but I'll delete my account before I give these assholes my real birthday.
December 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
If I disappear from this site, it's because of Bluesky's insistence on privacy violations. I'm exporting my data now in case. Don't want to lose track of some of the folks I follow who afaik aren't on Mastodon but I'll delete my account before I give these assholes my real birthday.
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FUCK YES!!!!! Time to start a monthly donation!
Democratic state Sen. Julie Gonzales on Monday announced she is running to unseat U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper in 2026, aiming to ride a wave of liberal and progressive dissatisfaction with Democratic leadership to an upset primary victory.
By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social
By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social
State Sen. Julie Gonzales launches primary challenge against Sen. Hickenlooper | Colorado Newsline
Democratic state Sen. Julie Gonzales announced she is running to unseat U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper in 2026.
coloradonewsline.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
FUCK YES!!!!! Time to start a monthly donation!
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I’m still waiting for one more box to show up, but look what arrived at my doorstep today 🥹
December 7, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I’m still waiting for one more box to show up, but look what arrived at my doorstep today 🥹
ehehe MusicBee has a setting for album shuffle (play a random whole album at a time) and hotkeys available for skipping to the next / previous album! ^_^
It's not perfect via Wine, but heck damn I like this music player.
It's not perfect via Wine, but heck damn I like this music player.
December 7, 2025 at 4:38 AM
ehehe MusicBee has a setting for album shuffle (play a random whole album at a time) and hotkeys available for skipping to the next / previous album! ^_^
It's not perfect via Wine, but heck damn I like this music player.
It's not perfect via Wine, but heck damn I like this music player.
I need a caffeine & spite tee. (but what color)
December 6, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I need a caffeine & spite tee. (but what color)
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This is an insane paragraph.
This is at the very least, literally, not "indisputable". The lower-court ruling you're overturning said otherwise, and there's written, public evidence the DOJ said do this for racial reasons!
"Indisputable" just means "I don't care to deal with contrary evidence."
This is at the very least, literally, not "indisputable". The lower-court ruling you're overturning said otherwise, and there's written, public evidence the DOJ said do this for racial reasons!
"Indisputable" just means "I don't care to deal with contrary evidence."
Alito's (brief) concurrence says the "impetus" for the Texas map was "partisan."
This is a response to the lower court that struck down the map, saying there's evidence of racial impetus. A big evidence was that the DOJ wrote to Texas explicitly saying they should redistrict for racial reasons.
This is a response to the lower court that struck down the map, saying there's evidence of racial impetus. A big evidence was that the DOJ wrote to Texas explicitly saying they should redistrict for racial reasons.
December 4, 2025 at 11:24 PM
This is an insane paragraph.
This is at the very least, literally, not "indisputable". The lower-court ruling you're overturning said otherwise, and there's written, public evidence the DOJ said do this for racial reasons!
"Indisputable" just means "I don't care to deal with contrary evidence."
This is at the very least, literally, not "indisputable". The lower-court ruling you're overturning said otherwise, and there's written, public evidence the DOJ said do this for racial reasons!
"Indisputable" just means "I don't care to deal with contrary evidence."
it's real good, y'all
Wanted to make sure everyone got the reminder that Friday’s Birthday Cake is gone tonight until next November!
Love you bunches, off to pull a late night slamming out orders at the warehouse! 🫶
www.fridaytea.com/products/fri...
Love you bunches, off to pull a late night slamming out orders at the warehouse! 🫶
www.fridaytea.com/products/fri...
Friday's Birthday Cake
I'm so happy to share my birthday cake with you in two forms: as a tasty tasty tea, and as a recipe so you can bake this treat at home yourself! This tea will be available every November! Now you can ...
www.fridaytea.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:12 AM
it's real good, y'all
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Hey friends, I still have to spots open for this first batch if you'd like one.
Get one for yourself, or a friend. Have a character that isn't an animal adventurer? That's fine too.
ko-fi.com/teeketch/com...
Get one for yourself, or a friend. Have a character that isn't an animal adventurer? That's fine too.
ko-fi.com/teeketch/com...
December 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Hey friends, I still have to spots open for this first batch if you'd like one.
Get one for yourself, or a friend. Have a character that isn't an animal adventurer? That's fine too.
ko-fi.com/teeketch/com...
Get one for yourself, or a friend. Have a character that isn't an animal adventurer? That's fine too.
ko-fi.com/teeketch/com...
Time to go ahead and delete my account instead of just not spending money there, I see.
December 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Time to go ahead and delete my account instead of just not spending money there, I see.
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Yes, this includes the 18-year “IX. For the Tomb” shoumei cakes. 🍵💀
🌿 All single origin teas are 20% off in-store and online now through 11/29 at midnight pst with code "SmallFarms"
www.fridaytea.com/collections/...
www.fridaytea.com/collections/...
Celebrating Small Farms!
Tasty teas and community events in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood. Custom blending services available! We offer retail and wholesale bulk tea.
www.fridaytea.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Yes, this includes the 18-year “IX. For the Tomb” shoumei cakes. 🍵💀
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The increase of ai generated content from creators is getting ridiculous...I don't care if you had a funny idea for a political meme.
Don't. Use. Generative. AI.
It's not funny.
Don't. Use. Generative. AI.
It's not funny.
November 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The increase of ai generated content from creators is getting ridiculous...I don't care if you had a funny idea for a political meme.
Don't. Use. Generative. AI.
It's not funny.
Don't. Use. Generative. AI.
It's not funny.
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No contract, no coffee.
We don’t believe in sitting on the sidelines. Join our Transition co-chair @linamkhan.bsky.social , First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan & @sbworkersunited.org at the picket lines.
We don’t believe in sitting on the sidelines. Join our Transition co-chair @linamkhan.bsky.social , First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan & @sbworkersunited.org at the picket lines.
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
No contract, no coffee.
We don’t believe in sitting on the sidelines. Join our Transition co-chair @linamkhan.bsky.social , First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan & @sbworkersunited.org at the picket lines.
We don’t believe in sitting on the sidelines. Join our Transition co-chair @linamkhan.bsky.social , First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan & @sbworkersunited.org at the picket lines.
my peeve of the day is apparently the dual use of "refuted" to mean either "proved wrong" or "denied [without evidence]"
it's worse than cleave meaning both stick together and split apart
it's worse than cleave meaning both stick together and split apart
November 25, 2025 at 3:22 AM
my peeve of the day is apparently the dual use of "refuted" to mean either "proved wrong" or "denied [without evidence]"
it's worse than cleave meaning both stick together and split apart
it's worse than cleave meaning both stick together and split apart
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So they steal from me then sell those stolen goods to a company who repackages those stolen goods and resells them again. Fuck all the way off. This isn't like ye olden days of pirating off Napster. This is entitlement and greed from AI companies and readers.
bsky.app/profile/skyl...
bsky.app/profile/skyl...
They also sell everything to companies building LLMs, there's a link offering their "datasets" (books, papers, etc) for tens of thousands of dollars USD. They also auto-scrape everything scanned and uploaded to Internet Archive's Open Library. So. Yeah. 🙃
November 24, 2025 at 6:08 AM
So they steal from me then sell those stolen goods to a company who repackages those stolen goods and resells them again. Fuck all the way off. This isn't like ye olden days of pirating off Napster. This is entitlement and greed from AI companies and readers.
bsky.app/profile/skyl...
bsky.app/profile/skyl...
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Hey! I have reopened my Inprnt so US & international folks can now buy my art from there~ www.inprnt.com/gallery/anai...
November 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Hey! I have reopened my Inprnt so US & international folks can now buy my art from there~ www.inprnt.com/gallery/anai...
I am a sucker for a Fujian black, and they really had me at 'plum'. white2tea.com/collections/...
November 21, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I am a sucker for a Fujian black, and they really had me at 'plum'. white2tea.com/collections/...