The Erinaceous One
@erinaceousphd.bsky.social
Grumpy Black crone who likes to think and explore (and seek mindfulness, within reason). In pfp: a hedgehog with a kente kufi on its head, and red laser eyes. Not chill. “Coward American” — an opp.
Currently rearing an aging, unsociable 🦔 rescue.
Currently rearing an aging, unsociable 🦔 rescue.
Pinned
Quick intro:
- mid-30s, Fenty 450, Niger Deltan descent 👋🏿
- known elsewhere for locked account where I vented about bad grad school XP
- older now; venting isn’t good for my blood pressure
- non-professional account: expect cooking, plants, mourning pets, deconstruction of fundie upbringing (1/)
- mid-30s, Fenty 450, Niger Deltan descent 👋🏿
- known elsewhere for locked account where I vented about bad grad school XP
- older now; venting isn’t good for my blood pressure
- non-professional account: expect cooking, plants, mourning pets, deconstruction of fundie upbringing (1/)
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Periodic reminder that pedophiles are operating in YOUR schools, YOUR medical system, your city, town, neighborhood, youth camps, they are everywhere that children are.
They aren't just in the Epstein files. Care about the kids in your own community too.
They aren't just in the Epstein files. Care about the kids in your own community too.
February 13, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Periodic reminder that pedophiles are operating in YOUR schools, YOUR medical system, your city, town, neighborhood, youth camps, they are everywhere that children are.
They aren't just in the Epstein files. Care about the kids in your own community too.
They aren't just in the Epstein files. Care about the kids in your own community too.
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Y’all Come Struggle Meal! ❤️👍🏾
People love to talk about how amazing Japanese food is, but remember, this is also the country with the EXTREMELY popular dish of ナポリタン (Napolitan) AKA Ketchup Spaghetti.
Yep. It's spaghetti. With ketchup as the sauce. And sliced wieners.
Yep. It's nasty.
Yep. It's spaghetti. With ketchup as the sauce. And sliced wieners.
Yep. It's nasty.
February 16, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Y’all Come Struggle Meal! ❤️👍🏾
Real ones know.
I alternate between this and Vanicream.
Alt text: A 500 mL tub of Illiyoon Ceramide Ato Concentrate Cream.
I alternate between this and Vanicream.
Alt text: A 500 mL tub of Illiyoon Ceramide Ato Concentrate Cream.
February 16, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Real ones know.
I alternate between this and Vanicream.
Alt text: A 500 mL tub of Illiyoon Ceramide Ato Concentrate Cream.
I alternate between this and Vanicream.
Alt text: A 500 mL tub of Illiyoon Ceramide Ato Concentrate Cream.
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> Dude you are literally fighting with ai api, thats even worse than old man shouting at clouds. There is NO ONE THERE
LMFAOOO but fr nigga you fighting NUMBERS
LMFAOOO but fr nigga you fighting NUMBERS
The original: arstechnica.com/ai/2026/02/a... and the context: theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-... I hope they elaborate on the retraction, too, though I'm glad they acted quickly to take it down (and hope they put more effort into covering this terrifying story, since it's in their wheelhouse)
February 16, 2026 at 2:59 AM
> Dude you are literally fighting with ai api, thats even worse than old man shouting at clouds. There is NO ONE THERE
LMFAOOO but fr nigga you fighting NUMBERS
LMFAOOO but fr nigga you fighting NUMBERS
This is why AI compliance at my job is: “Only use AI IF the client wants it.”
Client: “No, we do not want it.”
Compliance aid: “In the event client wants AI, use your brain. Also, document every step you took in this form, because we will fire your ass if you do not review/correct that ish.”
🙃
Client: “No, we do not want it.”
Compliance aid: “In the event client wants AI, use your brain. Also, document every step you took in this form, because we will fire your ass if you do not review/correct that ish.”
🙃
Based on the evidence, there are plenty of people willing to knowingly turn over all thinking tasks to ai. They're informed. They simply don't care.
February 16, 2026 at 2:55 AM
This is why AI compliance at my job is: “Only use AI IF the client wants it.”
Client: “No, we do not want it.”
Compliance aid: “In the event client wants AI, use your brain. Also, document every step you took in this form, because we will fire your ass if you do not review/correct that ish.”
🙃
Client: “No, we do not want it.”
Compliance aid: “In the event client wants AI, use your brain. Also, document every step you took in this form, because we will fire your ass if you do not review/correct that ish.”
🙃
Relative: “there are freak accidents and then there are freak accidents. How are they (warning: description of car accident) mostly intact with their heads smashed to smithereens, yet he has no scratch on him? Is it the mob? Did they dispatch of the friends and put them in the car?”
Me:
Me:
February 16, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Relative: “there are freak accidents and then there are freak accidents. How are they (warning: description of car accident) mostly intact with their heads smashed to smithereens, yet he has no scratch on him? Is it the mob? Did they dispatch of the friends and put them in the car?”
Me:
Me:
Finally got an answer to a family-related question that has been nagging me for 16 years?! 🥲 I even had the friend of the family act as a a third party?
Whew, I’m proud of myself and I have therapy tomorrow.
Whew, I’m proud of myself and I have therapy tomorrow.
February 16, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Finally got an answer to a family-related question that has been nagging me for 16 years?! 🥲 I even had the friend of the family act as a a third party?
Whew, I’m proud of myself and I have therapy tomorrow.
Whew, I’m proud of myself and I have therapy tomorrow.
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And of course Black women not cops who solved this
February 16, 2026 at 1:32 AM
And of course Black women not cops who solved this
Old people can yap o. I tire.
February 16, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Old people can yap o. I tire.
Family is now on Anthony Joshua conspiracy theories.
The reason they think it was weird: Basically, no heavyweight champion should be traveling in Naija without bodyguards.
1,000 dollars is 1.5 million naira, which can hire 10 bodyguards. How could Joshua not hire one?
The reason they think it was weird: Basically, no heavyweight champion should be traveling in Naija without bodyguards.
1,000 dollars is 1.5 million naira, which can hire 10 bodyguards. How could Joshua not hire one?
February 16, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Family is now on Anthony Joshua conspiracy theories.
The reason they think it was weird: Basically, no heavyweight champion should be traveling in Naija without bodyguards.
1,000 dollars is 1.5 million naira, which can hire 10 bodyguards. How could Joshua not hire one?
The reason they think it was weird: Basically, no heavyweight champion should be traveling in Naija without bodyguards.
1,000 dollars is 1.5 million naira, which can hire 10 bodyguards. How could Joshua not hire one?
They are praising Musk and ChatGPT. I gave my informed view, but I am the young(er) woman in this discussion, so they are discarding it right before my eyes.
Old African men are arguing about Trump, after I had to turn into a maid to serve them wine and snacks.
February 15, 2026 at 11:51 PM
They are praising Musk and ChatGPT. I gave my informed view, but I am the young(er) woman in this discussion, so they are discarding it right before my eyes.
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FRANCES ELLEN WATKINS HARPER HYPE SQUAD RISE UP
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was a prolific writer who fought for women’s rights and the abolition of slavery.
She was one of the first Black people to publish a short story, authored many celebrated poetry collections, and helped enslaved people escape through the Underground Railroad.
She was one of the first Black people to publish a short story, authored many celebrated poetry collections, and helped enslaved people escape through the Underground Railroad.
February 15, 2026 at 10:29 PM
FRANCES ELLEN WATKINS HARPER HYPE SQUAD RISE UP
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Jalen Brunson
Jalen Duren
Jalen Johnson
Jaylen Brown
MOMMAS. CAN YOU COME UP WITH SOMETHING ELSE?!
Jalen Duren
Jalen Johnson
Jaylen Brown
MOMMAS. CAN YOU COME UP WITH SOMETHING ELSE?!
February 15, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Jalen Brunson
Jalen Duren
Jalen Johnson
Jaylen Brown
MOMMAS. CAN YOU COME UP WITH SOMETHING ELSE?!
Jalen Duren
Jalen Johnson
Jaylen Brown
MOMMAS. CAN YOU COME UP WITH SOMETHING ELSE?!
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you: don’t come in here with that bullshit
me: what you mean?
you: you know exactly what i mean
me:
me: what you mean?
you: you know exactly what i mean
me:
February 15, 2026 at 9:44 PM
you: don’t come in here with that bullshit
me: what you mean?
you: you know exactly what i mean
me:
me: what you mean?
you: you know exactly what i mean
me:
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okay but consider
February 15, 2026 at 9:58 PM
okay but consider
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Really there could be a whole separate Olympics just for the camera operators.
February 15, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Really there could be a whole separate Olympics just for the camera operators.
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'Black people don't tip' is a wild stereotype to anyone who's ever worked more than two seconds in the service industry.
I only even felt the need to address this because the guy in Maine who just got his Nazi tattoo covered, which means It’s Fine Now was perpetuating this stereotype online after allegedly doing totally normal stuff like conducting field studies on Black people back when he used to bartend.
The ‘Black people don’t tip’ thing isn’t even true. What’s happening is that you’re getting Read. We see you. Our inklings are survival mechanisms. Why the fuck would I throw an extra bone to a racist?
It’s like how if everybody you meet is an asshole eventually you gotta start doing the math.
It’s like how if everybody you meet is an asshole eventually you gotta start doing the math.
February 15, 2026 at 9:16 PM
'Black people don't tip' is a wild stereotype to anyone who's ever worked more than two seconds in the service industry.
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WAIT WAIT WAIT the ARTICLE was AI TOO?!
Feel like this is a good lesson to keep generative AI far from your editorial process as a matter of policy. Ars is a great website. If it can happen there it can happen to anyone that allows these tools in
Ars Technica Pulls Article With AI Fabricated Quotes About AI Generated Article
A story about an AI-generated article contained fabricated, AI-generated quotes.
www.404media.co
February 15, 2026 at 9:56 PM
WAIT WAIT WAIT the ARTICLE was AI TOO?!
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The South African guy who owns a diamond store in my town: 8% tip
Guy who owns part of EZ pass: 8%
GOP congressman: 11%
Guy who bought a jet while i served him lunch: 11%
Diplomats who live in the wealthiest part of Virginia: 11%
Guy who owns part of EZ pass: 8%
GOP congressman: 11%
Guy who bought a jet while i served him lunch: 11%
Diplomats who live in the wealthiest part of Virginia: 11%
February 15, 2026 at 9:13 PM
The South African guy who owns a diamond store in my town: 8% tip
Guy who owns part of EZ pass: 8%
GOP congressman: 11%
Guy who bought a jet while i served him lunch: 11%
Diplomats who live in the wealthiest part of Virginia: 11%
Guy who owns part of EZ pass: 8%
GOP congressman: 11%
Guy who bought a jet while i served him lunch: 11%
Diplomats who live in the wealthiest part of Virginia: 11%
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i’m seeing some discourse on blacksky and I can confidently say what any ex service person would: rich rich ppl are the worst tippers
The racists made up the "don't tip" thing so they can pre-rationalize giving Black ppl bad service.
February 15, 2026 at 9:00 PM
i’m seeing some discourse on blacksky and I can confidently say what any ex service person would: rich rich ppl are the worst tippers
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Says the person who posts "X *and* Y? In *this* economy?" five times a week easy.
I'm glad that people have stopped saying "It's [Blah Blah]'s world; we're just living in it."
February 15, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Says the person who posts "X *and* Y? In *this* economy?" five times a week easy.
Old African men are arguing about Trump, after I had to turn into a maid to serve them wine and snacks.
February 15, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Old African men are arguing about Trump, after I had to turn into a maid to serve them wine and snacks.
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