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Deb Richardson - Former Mozillian, current Red Hatter, originator of Linuxchix and the Mozilla Developer Network among other open sourcey shenanigans. Also pretty deeply into pottery, boardgaming, and reading.
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Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
Can we just stop being shitty about people's physical appearance? You can do better.
December 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Can we just stop being shitty about people's physical appearance? You can do better.
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So these two mega-billionaires—who supported Trump as he opposed meaningful loan forgiveness for tens of millions of young people because Trump has increased their net worth immeasurably—are donating an infinitesimal portion of their wealth to help a few kids turn $250 into $700 over 18 years?
WOW.
WOW.
December 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
So these two mega-billionaires—who supported Trump as he opposed meaningful loan forgiveness for tens of millions of young people because Trump has increased their net worth immeasurably—are donating an infinitesimal portion of their wealth to help a few kids turn $250 into $700 over 18 years?
WOW.
WOW.
Currently binge-watching my latest set of glaze chemistry lectures and a) it's utterly fascinating and I understand so much more now, and b) it's keeping me off the bloody doomscroll, which is nice. Learning stuff is fun.
December 2, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Currently binge-watching my latest set of glaze chemistry lectures and a) it's utterly fascinating and I understand so much more now, and b) it's keeping me off the bloody doomscroll, which is nice. Learning stuff is fun.
Firing the kiln. Cone 6 glaze firing to finish up ~50 test tiles for my glaze chem course. Got a little ahead of the game so finished up Labs 3 and 4 so I could fire them at the same time, and prepped 21 additional tiles to test 7 whole other glazes I'm playing with on all 3 of my clay bodies.
November 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Firing the kiln. Cone 6 glaze firing to finish up ~50 test tiles for my glaze chem course. Got a little ahead of the game so finished up Labs 3 and 4 so I could fire them at the same time, and prepped 21 additional tiles to test 7 whole other glazes I'm playing with on all 3 of my clay bodies.
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Canada made weird tv shows because it was all being done with government funded art grant money so they fell in this wacky middle ground between “shoestring budget” and “no expectation to generate shareholder value” which is really the best way to make art
November 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Canada made weird tv shows because it was all being done with government funded art grant money so they fell in this wacky middle ground between “shoestring budget” and “no expectation to generate shareholder value” which is really the best way to make art
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Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
Working my way through the glaze chemistry course I'm taking. Batched up Lab 3 glaze experiments today. Very fiddly measurements (I have a scale that does hundredths of grams, so could actually be pretty precise). I'll do a final mix and sieve them out tomorrow. Will fire these probably Thursday.
November 22, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Working my way through the glaze chemistry course I'm taking. Batched up Lab 3 glaze experiments today. Very fiddly measurements (I have a scale that does hundredths of grams, so could actually be pretty precise). I'll do a final mix and sieve them out tomorrow. Will fire these probably Thursday.
@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social Hi. I just received an invite to subscribe to your Substack. I'm...pretty sure that's not you? The email links to this tomcox.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social Hi. I just received an invite to subscribe to your Substack. I'm...pretty sure that's not you? The email links to this tomcox.substack.com
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Taking PTO tomorrow and Friday to participate in a local wood kiln firing. It's gonna be cold, but totally worth it for the opportunity to talk pots with other potters while chucking wood into a kiln.
November 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Taking PTO tomorrow and Friday to participate in a local wood kiln firing. It's gonna be cold, but totally worth it for the opportunity to talk pots with other potters while chucking wood into a kiln.
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This person took this when they called the race
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
This person took this when they called the race
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hire all the fired political teen vogue writers and make a new magazine call teen rogue.
we’ll all subscribe en masse
we’ll all subscribe en masse
November 4, 2025 at 2:32 AM
hire all the fired political teen vogue writers and make a new magazine call teen rogue.
we’ll all subscribe en masse
we’ll all subscribe en masse
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According to reports, ICE officers are being told to trust the results of a faulty facial recognition app over evidence of citizenship.
The Trump administration is steamrolling our due process and privacy rights to support its mass deportation agenda.
The Trump administration is steamrolling our due process and privacy rights to support its mass deportation agenda.
You Can't Refuse To Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognition App, DHS Document Says
Photos captured by Mobile Fortify will be stored for 15 years, regardless of immigration or citizenship status, the document says.
www.404media.co
November 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM
According to reports, ICE officers are being told to trust the results of a faulty facial recognition app over evidence of citizenship.
The Trump administration is steamrolling our due process and privacy rights to support its mass deportation agenda.
The Trump administration is steamrolling our due process and privacy rights to support its mass deportation agenda.
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
Hey photography pals -- Flickr is overpriced garbage at this point, so I'm looking for a new place to host photos that isn't just a file listing system like Google Drive. What are the best options (ideally free, but < $10/mo would do)?
November 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Hey photography pals -- Flickr is overpriced garbage at this point, so I'm looking for a new place to host photos that isn't just a file listing system like Google Drive. What are the best options (ideally free, but < $10/mo would do)?
First time trying to use Flickr in a few years and it is completely broken and utterly useless to me. And this just after my pro subscription renewed. Yay.
November 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
First time trying to use Flickr in a few years and it is completely broken and utterly useless to me. And this just after my pro subscription renewed. Yay.
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A reminder that the original Hallowe'en jack o' lanterns date back to 18th century Ireland if not earlier, were based on a shady boozy blacksmith called Stingy Jack who cheated the devil & was trapped between 2 worlds, were carved from turnips and looked like this:
October 31, 2025 at 7:59 AM
A reminder that the original Hallowe'en jack o' lanterns date back to 18th century Ireland if not earlier, were based on a shady boozy blacksmith called Stingy Jack who cheated the devil & was trapped between 2 worlds, were carved from turnips and looked like this:
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I love maps so I'm giving away TWO signed paperbacks of my psychedelic/folkloric novel Villager each with these fantastic maps my dad illustrated of the fictional village in the book.Just repost this/reply below for a chance to win.
Here's an extract from the book: www.tom-cox.com/the-village-...
Here's an extract from the book: www.tom-cox.com/the-village-...
October 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I love maps so I'm giving away TWO signed paperbacks of my psychedelic/folkloric novel Villager each with these fantastic maps my dad illustrated of the fictional village in the book.Just repost this/reply below for a chance to win.
Here's an extract from the book: www.tom-cox.com/the-village-...
Here's an extract from the book: www.tom-cox.com/the-village-...
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Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Updating my LEGO White House
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AWS is down, post hog
October 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
AWS is down, post hog
Took an extended long weekend (Wed thru Tues), and we were away until today, so making Thanksgiving dinner tonight. Slow roasted pork shoulder, potatoes au gratin, roast brussels sprouts and carrots. Normally would do a turkey, but this was a last minute change of plans, so making do 😜
October 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Took an extended long weekend (Wed thru Tues), and we were away until today, so making Thanksgiving dinner tonight. Slow roasted pork shoulder, potatoes au gratin, roast brussels sprouts and carrots. Normally would do a turkey, but this was a last minute change of plans, so making do 😜
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In 1989, writer Rick Veitch and artist Michael Zulli were the creators on #SwampThing. #DC balked after their planned Swamp Thing #88 featured a storyline wherein the titular character travels back in time, meets #JesusChrist, and morphs into the cross on Calvary Hill.
www.ign.com/articles/36-...
www.ign.com/articles/36-...
36 Years Later, DC Will Finally Publish a Controversial Canceled Comic Where Swamp Thing Meets Jesus Christ | NYCC 2025 - IGN
In 1989, DC canceled a Swamp Thing comic that would have seen the noble hero meet Jesus Christ. Now, 36 years later, that controversial story will finally see the light of day.
www.ign.com
October 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
In 1989, writer Rick Veitch and artist Michael Zulli were the creators on #SwampThing. #DC balked after their planned Swamp Thing #88 featured a storyline wherein the titular character travels back in time, meets #JesusChrist, and morphs into the cross on Calvary Hill.
www.ign.com/articles/36-...
www.ign.com/articles/36-...