Estee
@esteeland.bsky.social
Artist. Engineer. Owns the world's smallest violin.
"I have come here to promote art and chew bubble-
gum, and I'm all out of bubblegum."
"I have come here to promote art and chew bubble-
gum, and I'm all out of bubblegum."
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i really do miss a younger me that could quickly get out of bed without careful consideration of the consequences.
in related news, my back feels better.
in related news, my back feels better.
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
i really do miss a younger me that could quickly get out of bed without careful consideration of the consequences.
in related news, my back feels better.
in related news, my back feels better.
From the land to the slaves who built it, this is a country built almost *entirely* on stolen goods.
We have always traded oil for blood. Every single last drop.
We have always traded oil for blood. Every single last drop.
November 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
From the land to the slaves who built it, this is a country built almost *entirely* on stolen goods.
We have always traded oil for blood. Every single last drop.
We have always traded oil for blood. Every single last drop.
yeah, you're right.
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
yeah, you're right.
Reposted by Estee
"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
break apart google and make the search function a tax funded service.
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 10:59 AM
break apart google and make the search function a tax funded service.
He's one of the most unifying people of the 21st century, but the ultra rich *desperately* need him to be seen as "divisive."
November 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
He's one of the most unifying people of the 21st century, but the ultra rich *desperately* need him to be seen as "divisive."
east to west jet-lag is fun because one gets to pretend that they're a super productive early morning person without putting in any work.
November 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
east to west jet-lag is fun because one gets to pretend that they're a super productive early morning person without putting in any work.
Bunch of folks checkin' off an ultra-rare "lifer" today...
The Kalmar Nyckel is national news today because a rare yellow headed caracara has been hanging out around the foundation:
Rare Raptor Sighting Sparks Excitement Across Delaware Birding Community
A yellow-headed caracara has made its way to Wilmington, marking the first time in recorded history that the species has been seen on Delaware soil.
www.forbes.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Bunch of folks checkin' off an ultra-rare "lifer" today...
Anyway, Deb's writing is great. Check it out!
November 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Anyway, Deb's writing is great. Check it out!
Sometimes that's just making food.
Sometimes it's patiently waiting for them in a park while I entertain myself.
Sometimes it's installing infrared windows so the sun in their studio isn't too hot.
What I get out of it is seeing their work grow and evolve. And also a house filled with art.
Sometimes it's patiently waiting for them in a park while I entertain myself.
Sometimes it's installing infrared windows so the sun in their studio isn't too hot.
What I get out of it is seeing their work grow and evolve. And also a house filled with art.
November 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Sometimes that's just making food.
Sometimes it's patiently waiting for them in a park while I entertain myself.
Sometimes it's installing infrared windows so the sun in their studio isn't too hot.
What I get out of it is seeing their work grow and evolve. And also a house filled with art.
Sometimes it's patiently waiting for them in a park while I entertain myself.
Sometimes it's installing infrared windows so the sun in their studio isn't too hot.
What I get out of it is seeing their work grow and evolve. And also a house filled with art.
whether it is self-maintenance, the maintenance that others do for you, or you do for others, this critical act is something i've come to recognize as equally important as the creative pursuits it enables.
my partner is a painter. my part in their work is making it possible for them to paint.
my partner is a painter. my part in their work is making it possible for them to paint.
November 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
whether it is self-maintenance, the maintenance that others do for you, or you do for others, this critical act is something i've come to recognize as equally important as the creative pursuits it enables.
my partner is a painter. my part in their work is making it possible for them to paint.
my partner is a painter. my part in their work is making it possible for them to paint.
I met Deb many years ago at the hight of the "maker movement" frenzy.
Her essays on the infrastructure, systems, people and maintenance that make "making" even possible in the first place have stuck with me since then.
Her essays on the infrastructure, systems, people and maintenance that make "making" even possible in the first place have stuck with me since then.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I met Deb many years ago at the hight of the "maker movement" frenzy.
Her essays on the infrastructure, systems, people and maintenance that make "making" even possible in the first place have stuck with me since then.
Her essays on the infrastructure, systems, people and maintenance that make "making" even possible in the first place have stuck with me since then.
waiting in the Munich airport for our return flight. had such a good time at #godotfest, as well as touring Bavaria.
can't wait to take all these new ideas and turn them into something :)
can't wait to take all these new ideas and turn them into something :)
November 23, 2025 at 10:11 AM
waiting in the Munich airport for our return flight. had such a good time at #godotfest, as well as touring Bavaria.
can't wait to take all these new ideas and turn them into something :)
can't wait to take all these new ideas and turn them into something :)
Reposted by Estee
Astonishingly beautiful mantis portraits by M_religiosa on X 😍
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Astonishingly beautiful mantis portraits by M_religiosa on X 😍
This is a good story.
In Tesco’s this afternoon: an elderly Polish man at the self-checkout, trying to buy a pint of milk and a white radish. There is no picture for the radish on the machine. The assistant doesn’t know what it is. She asks a colleague: “It’s a white radish.” There is no entry for it on the machine.
November 23, 2025 at 8:53 AM
This is a good story.
the part i find infuriating is that anyone has to enter alt text in the first place.
it should auto-populate with the option to edit.
it should auto-populate with the option to edit.
November 23, 2025 at 5:40 AM
the part i find infuriating is that anyone has to enter alt text in the first place.
it should auto-populate with the option to edit.
it should auto-populate with the option to edit.
"dear leader says we must like this guy. i guess we like this guy now"
November 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
"dear leader says we must like this guy. i guess we like this guy now"
"Look, you can't have a Bard with +20 Charisma. That's not a thing."
So I’m very committed to critiquing elected officials, and cringe at cults of personality and all that leftist jazz— but is Zohran, like, a sorcerer?
November 22, 2025 at 9:19 AM
"Look, you can't have a Bard with +20 Charisma. That's not a thing."
poetry. *chefs-kiss*
House votes on dumbass resolution condemning socialism, meanwhile the DSA's Lisan al-Gaib rolls the truculent child brain president like a pair of socks
November 22, 2025 at 9:09 AM
poetry. *chefs-kiss*
What order of magnitude are we talking here? Tens? Hundreds?
November 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
What order of magnitude are we talking here? Tens? Hundreds?
*pop*
...it's gonna happen soon.
...it's gonna happen soon.
November 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
*pop*
...it's gonna happen soon.
...it's gonna happen soon.
And remember, the main thing the profit motive gets you is…
November 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
roboticist here: there are a few things at play.
the benign one is "modern spaces are designed for humans."
coupled to that is a less benign reason: "the primary market for humanoid robots is replacing humans with machine slaves."
the benign one is "modern spaces are designed for humans."
coupled to that is a less benign reason: "the primary market for humanoid robots is replacing humans with machine slaves."
November 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
roboticist here: there are a few things at play.
the benign one is "modern spaces are designed for humans."
coupled to that is a less benign reason: "the primary market for humanoid robots is replacing humans with machine slaves."
the benign one is "modern spaces are designed for humans."
coupled to that is a less benign reason: "the primary market for humanoid robots is replacing humans with machine slaves."