Esther Schindler
@estherschindler.bsky.social
Writer. Editor. Chocoholic. Baseball. Cats. Technology. Not always in that order.
She/her. Let's be kind to one another.
Gaze upon my LinkedIn profile and admire: https://www.linkedin.com/in/estherschindler/
She/her. Let's be kind to one another.
Gaze upon my LinkedIn profile and admire: https://www.linkedin.com/in/estherschindler/
Pinned
I know I'm posting more often -- maybe too much -- but it's the only way I can cope.
On one hand, I refuse to stay silent about the horrible things that are happening.
On the other hand, I refuse to let them distract me from the things that bring us joy and usefulness.
On one hand, I refuse to stay silent about the horrible things that are happening.
On the other hand, I refuse to let them distract me from the things that bring us joy and usefulness.
Kids, don't try this at home.
9 Odd Historical Hints for Preparing a Turkey
These tips for cooking a Thanksgiving turkey the 18th- and 19th-century way might seem a little strange today.
www.mentalfloss.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Kids, don't try this at home.
Microsoft added a new Windows mode that blanks out the Blue Screen of Death on public displays after 15 seconds.
www.theregister.com/2025/11/18/w...
www.theregister.com/2025/11/18/w...
Windows Digital Signage mode hides BSoDs after 15 seconds
: BORK is borked
www.theregister.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Microsoft added a new Windows mode that blanks out the Blue Screen of Death on public displays after 15 seconds.
www.theregister.com/2025/11/18/w...
www.theregister.com/2025/11/18/w...
A grudging 2 stars to Account-Based Marketing For Dummies
I've worked alongside ABM experts but never managed it myself. It seemed sensible to read a Dummies Guide to bring me up to speed. This seemed like a reasonable choice.
Reader, it was not.
https://amzn.to/4omRGsr
I've worked alongside ABM experts but never managed it myself. It seemed sensible to read a Dummies Guide to bring me up to speed. This seemed like a reasonable choice.
Reader, it was not.
https://amzn.to/4omRGsr
November 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A grudging 2 stars to Account-Based Marketing For Dummies
I've worked alongside ABM experts but never managed it myself. It seemed sensible to read a Dummies Guide to bring me up to speed. This seemed like a reasonable choice.
Reader, it was not.
https://amzn.to/4omRGsr
I've worked alongside ABM experts but never managed it myself. It seemed sensible to read a Dummies Guide to bring me up to speed. This seemed like a reasonable choice.
Reader, it was not.
https://amzn.to/4omRGsr
I addressed it in the Alt Text!
I don't have any truly suitable "go after it with a club" images in my family photo stash. But I _do_ know that any post with kittens gets more engagement.
And they were adorable kittens.
I don't have any truly suitable "go after it with a club" images in my family photo stash. But I _do_ know that any post with kittens gets more engagement.
And they were adorable kittens.
November 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I addressed it in the Alt Text!
I don't have any truly suitable "go after it with a club" images in my family photo stash. But I _do_ know that any post with kittens gets more engagement.
And they were adorable kittens.
I don't have any truly suitable "go after it with a club" images in my family photo stash. But I _do_ know that any post with kittens gets more engagement.
And they were adorable kittens.
Reposted by Esther Schindler
The Secretary of Defense, ladies and gentlemen
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The Secretary of Defense, ladies and gentlemen
Reposted by Esther Schindler
ME: WHY’S IT CALLED BOWLING AND NOT PINBALL
SKYDIVING INSTRUCTOR: *strapped to my back* WE DON’T HAVE TO TALK
SKYDIVING INSTRUCTOR: *strapped to my back* WE DON’T HAVE TO TALK
November 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
ME: WHY’S IT CALLED BOWLING AND NOT PINBALL
SKYDIVING INSTRUCTOR: *strapped to my back* WE DON’T HAVE TO TALK
SKYDIVING INSTRUCTOR: *strapped to my back* WE DON’T HAVE TO TALK
You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club. -- Jack London
November 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club. -- Jack London
AN ASIDE: A famous musician friend spent lots of time on the road.
He told me that his wife asked, "Why do you always leave the bathroom light on in hotel rooms?"
"So I don't wake up in the middle of the night and discover I'm peeing in the closet." The way he said it... Yeah, that happened.
He told me that his wife asked, "Why do you always leave the bathroom light on in hotel rooms?"
"So I don't wake up in the middle of the night and discover I'm peeing in the closet." The way he said it... Yeah, that happened.
November 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
AN ASIDE: A famous musician friend spent lots of time on the road.
He told me that his wife asked, "Why do you always leave the bathroom light on in hotel rooms?"
"So I don't wake up in the middle of the night and discover I'm peeing in the closet." The way he said it... Yeah, that happened.
He told me that his wife asked, "Why do you always leave the bathroom light on in hotel rooms?"
"So I don't wake up in the middle of the night and discover I'm peeing in the closet." The way he said it... Yeah, that happened.
Reposted by Esther Schindler
Haven't received as many contributions as usual for this year's lists--could be many things, but one aspect is surely that our ability to get this in front of people is much diminished. If you know folks whose stuff should be on here, please suggest it! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
Publications by Non-Tenure-Track Historians
Since we began publishing in 2019, Contingent has published end-of-year lists of books and articles by non-tenure-track historians released in the past calendar year. To submit something for inclusion...
contingentmagazine.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Haven't received as many contributions as usual for this year's lists--could be many things, but one aspect is surely that our ability to get this in front of people is much diminished. If you know folks whose stuff should be on here, please suggest it! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
Mood
ROLLIN' WILD - Sleeping Beauty
A common wildlife scene: A leopard taking a nap.
Visit our round animals at www.rollinwild.com
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/rollin.wild.official/
Based on a project at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg
www.Filmakademie.de
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November 25, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Mood
Guinea Pig discovers the meaning of life
Mood
Guinea Pig discovers the meaning of life
Rip adrevenue
I got a copyright strike :--D
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Guinea Pig discovers the meaning of life
Mood
Interviewer: How do you explain this 4-year gap on your resume?
Guy: That’s when I went to Yale...
Interviewer: That’s impressive. You are hired.
Guy: Thanks. I really needed this Yob.
Guy: That’s when I went to Yale...
Interviewer: That’s impressive. You are hired.
Guy: Thanks. I really needed this Yob.
November 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Interviewer: How do you explain this 4-year gap on your resume?
Guy: That’s when I went to Yale...
Interviewer: That’s impressive. You are hired.
Guy: Thanks. I really needed this Yob.
Guy: That’s when I went to Yale...
Interviewer: That’s impressive. You are hired.
Guy: Thanks. I really needed this Yob.
Got a holiday trip planned? The Paris Library would be a good option for travel reading.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Got a holiday trip planned? The Paris Library would be a good option for travel reading.
https://amzn.to/4ijMRyE
https://amzn.to/4ijMRyE
When Yozaemon Chikiriya established his garment business, Chiso, in Kyoto, his primary customers were monks who required fine clerical vestments. That was 1555.
The Enduring Haute Couture of a 470-Year Old Kimono House
How Chiso, a relatively obscure Japanese textile firm, keeps an age-old craft fresh.
www.atlasobscura.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
When Yozaemon Chikiriya established his garment business, Chiso, in Kyoto, his primary customers were monks who required fine clerical vestments. That was 1555.
Video game controllers are more than simple peripherals. They are our physical connection to digital worlds – a tool that empowers us to live out the fantasies that games provide.
Trigger Happy: A Visual Celebration of Video Game Controllers | Bitmap Books
Discover 200 game controllers of every kind, with 560 stunning photos, expert writing, video game history, and beautiful design.
www.bitmapbooks.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Video game controllers are more than simple peripherals. They are our physical connection to digital worlds – a tool that empowers us to live out the fantasies that games provide.
Reposted by Esther Schindler
Fuck DOGE and fuck Elon Musk.
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Fuck DOGE and fuck Elon Musk.
You Awww du jour: an otter pup reunited with its mother in central California.
Sea otter pup and mom reunited in Morro Bay
A sea otter pup was recently reunited with its mom in Morro Bay and the heartwarming video has caught the attention of many people on social media.
www.ksby.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
You Awww du jour: an otter pup reunited with its mother in central California.
A female experimenter, appearing pregnant, boarded the train. In the experimental condition, an additional experimenter dressed as Batman entered from another door. Passengers were significantly more likely to offer their seat when Batman was present (67.21% vs. 37.66%).
Unexpected events and prosocial behavior: the Batman effect
npj Mental Health Research - Unexpected events and prosocial behavior: the Batman effect
www.nature.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A female experimenter, appearing pregnant, boarded the train. In the experimental condition, an additional experimenter dressed as Batman entered from another door. Passengers were significantly more likely to offer their seat when Batman was present (67.21% vs. 37.66%).
With the regional railway losing money, the station lost its last human employee in April 2006, passing on the mantle to Tama, who delighted in strolling around her own office wearing the formal uniform cap of Wakayama Electric Railway.
Beloved cat stationmaster in Japan dies
Nitama served as the second cat stationmaster at Kishi Station in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
www.straitstimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
With the regional railway losing money, the station lost its last human employee in April 2006, passing on the mantle to Tama, who delighted in strolling around her own office wearing the formal uniform cap of Wakayama Electric Railway.
Monday mood
November 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Monday mood
Reposted by Esther Schindler
#OnThisDay in 1947, the House of Representatives voted & approved citations of contempt against The Hollywood Ten (writers, directors, producers) who had refused to cooperate at HUAC hearings dealing with communism in the movie industry. They were sentenced to one year in jail.
November 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#OnThisDay in 1947, the House of Representatives voted & approved citations of contempt against The Hollywood Ten (writers, directors, producers) who had refused to cooperate at HUAC hearings dealing with communism in the movie industry. They were sentenced to one year in jail.
Reposted by Esther Schindler
Me: Introverts, assemble!
Introverts: Absolutely not.
Introverts: Absolutely not.
November 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Me: Introverts, assemble!
Introverts: Absolutely not.
Introverts: Absolutely not.
Voltaire wrote, “God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.”
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Voltaire wrote, “God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.”
Fair.
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Fair.