Zoë :)
@hfxzoe.bsky.social
Amateur game designer and photographer. Professional software engineer and lesbian.
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· Dec 9
Originally I was going to make a pinned thread of it but god it would be so long, so instead I'll just say to see my latest game prototype gifs, check out my media tab! And then I'll just pin this
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Mace is a bad person who has done many things to hurt people, and yet more than most of them I find her pitiable.
November 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Mace is a bad person who has done many things to hurt people, and yet more than most of them I find her pitiable.
Playing EU5 as Scotland and decided to make Perth my capital (didn't realize the benefits of making your capital also be the market center, and it'd be a 20000 ducat investment to change at this point). I've become so centralized that Perth in alternate 1429 has a higher population than Perth 2025.
November 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Playing EU5 as Scotland and decided to make Perth my capital (didn't realize the benefits of making your capital also be the market center, and it'd be a 20000 ducat investment to change at this point). I've become so centralized that Perth in alternate 1429 has a higher population than Perth 2025.
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Puking and crying at the thought of trans people in Ghana getting access to microcredit
November 15, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Puking and crying at the thought of trans people in Ghana getting access to microcredit
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This is the future leftists want
November 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This is the future leftists want
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God, a thousand times this.
That's the thing with dopamine being tied to task initiation - there's a set of gears that won't - CAN'T - engage in my brain, but none of my problems are with analysis.
I can be fully aware of all the necessary steps, and stressing about starting, and just... not.
That's the thing with dopamine being tied to task initiation - there's a set of gears that won't - CAN'T - engage in my brain, but none of my problems are with analysis.
I can be fully aware of all the necessary steps, and stressing about starting, and just... not.
November 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
God, a thousand times this.
That's the thing with dopamine being tied to task initiation - there's a set of gears that won't - CAN'T - engage in my brain, but none of my problems are with analysis.
I can be fully aware of all the necessary steps, and stressing about starting, and just... not.
That's the thing with dopamine being tied to task initiation - there's a set of gears that won't - CAN'T - engage in my brain, but none of my problems are with analysis.
I can be fully aware of all the necessary steps, and stressing about starting, and just... not.
deep gender discussions on @ajreborn.bsky.social's streams
November 7, 2025 at 1:52 AM
deep gender discussions on @ajreborn.bsky.social's streams
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REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.
November 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.
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This is my point again that the electorate has no idea of what's actually going on. Not in some ideological way, so you can argue whether it's good or not, just in a fact way.
Recently my brother in law explained what gerrymandering was to a coworker and they didn’t believe him because if that were really happening there would be riots in the street
This week I had someone tell me they're not worried about SNAP being cut off because "that's illegal, so it's impossible Trump could do that, so obviously it's just media sensationalism." Another person told me they weren't worried about ICE because "they can't detain you if you're legally here."
November 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This is my point again that the electorate has no idea of what's actually going on. Not in some ideological way, so you can argue whether it's good or not, just in a fact way.
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my number one favorite thing about silksong is actually the physics-enabled rosaries. not only is it simply funny on its face, but it really drives home the humiliating nature of chasing down one measly coin when you've got no money, and the despair when a big one falls in a gutter
October 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
my number one favorite thing about silksong is actually the physics-enabled rosaries. not only is it simply funny on its face, but it really drives home the humiliating nature of chasing down one measly coin when you've got no money, and the despair when a big one falls in a gutter
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Yes. All the empirics on misinformation indicate that the way to defeat bad ideas is to mock and marginalize them. Constantly declaring "hey the far right isn't so bad" is a terrible strategy both morally and electorally.
Dems should be way more comfortable saying "look at these fucking psychos"
Dems should be way more comfortable saying "look at these fucking psychos"
Progressives really hope, and maybe even believe, that there is some magic thing they can hijack to attract conservative voters.
The focus on this mythical quest is the central reason they lose.
The focus on this mythical quest is the central reason they lose.
I found this piece sad too, but mostly because it is part of a years-long effort by progressives to understand what "really" animates Trump voters.
We already know! It is racism, misogyny and misinformation. I know that sounds condescending or whatever but it's simply what all evidence suggests.
We already know! It is racism, misogyny and misinformation. I know that sounds condescending or whatever but it's simply what all evidence suggests.
October 30, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Yes. All the empirics on misinformation indicate that the way to defeat bad ideas is to mock and marginalize them. Constantly declaring "hey the far right isn't so bad" is a terrible strategy both morally and electorally.
Dems should be way more comfortable saying "look at these fucking psychos"
Dems should be way more comfortable saying "look at these fucking psychos"
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Leading up to Halloween we ask, Why do some gummy brands rock, and why do others feel like you're chewing plastic?
🎃🍬👻 Read my little explainer for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/food/food-in...
🎃🍬👻 Read my little explainer for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/food/food-in...
October 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Leading up to Halloween we ask, Why do some gummy brands rock, and why do others feel like you're chewing plastic?
🎃🍬👻 Read my little explainer for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/food/food-in...
🎃🍬👻 Read my little explainer for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/food/food-in...
I did get on the hh:27 bus just now, so I can confirm this is a data issue and not an availability issue
@hfxtransit.bsky.social your website says the 7B goes every 15 minutes, but Google seems to be missing one of the four hourly buses in its routes -- I see hh:12, hh:42, and hh:57, but no hh:27 route, and I noticed this last week too, so there might be an issue with the data provided to 3rd parties
October 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I did get on the hh:27 bus just now, so I can confirm this is a data issue and not an availability issue
@hfxtransit.bsky.social your website says the 7B goes every 15 minutes, but Google seems to be missing one of the four hourly buses in its routes -- I see hh:12, hh:42, and hh:57, but no hh:27 route, and I noticed this last week too, so there might be an issue with the data provided to 3rd parties
October 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
@hfxtransit.bsky.social your website says the 7B goes every 15 minutes, but Google seems to be missing one of the four hourly buses in its routes -- I see hh:12, hh:42, and hh:57, but no hh:27 route, and I noticed this last week too, so there might be an issue with the data provided to 3rd parties
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Last night at exactly 10:18 pm (I looked) I stood up from a couch I had been rotting on for days and suddenly had the clarity, vision & energy to sort, shred, recycle eight months worth of mail. Then I cleaned the kitchen, packed for a trip & prepped a talk.
It is ridiculous.
It is ridiculous.
It always feels goofy to suddenly develop executive function and the desire to deep clean my apartment after 10:30pm.
October 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Last night at exactly 10:18 pm (I looked) I stood up from a couch I had been rotting on for days and suddenly had the clarity, vision & energy to sort, shred, recycle eight months worth of mail. Then I cleaned the kitchen, packed for a trip & prepped a talk.
It is ridiculous.
It is ridiculous.
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This type of consultant brain behavior from Democrats disgusts me share.inquirer.com/wt2NgH
These parents wish Mikie Sherrill would defend their transgender kids. They understand why she doesn’t.
U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill has been quiet on transgender rights in the New Jersey governor's race as Republican Jack Ciattarelli has spoken out against protections for trans youth.
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October 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
This type of consultant brain behavior from Democrats disgusts me share.inquirer.com/wt2NgH
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I posted this six years ago, and I still experience that agony every time I'm reminded that he exists
October 24, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I posted this six years ago, and I still experience that agony every time I'm reminded that he exists
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Old Soviet joke:
Why do ICE agents travel in groups of three?
One can read, one can write, and the third keeps an eye on the two intellectuals
Why do ICE agents travel in groups of three?
One can read, one can write, and the third keeps an eye on the two intellectuals
New ICE recruiting methods have resulted in half of this group of absolute winners failing AN OPEN BOOK TEST
October 23, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Old Soviet joke:
Why do ICE agents travel in groups of three?
One can read, one can write, and the third keeps an eye on the two intellectuals
Why do ICE agents travel in groups of three?
One can read, one can write, and the third keeps an eye on the two intellectuals
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I still remember booting up The New Order when it came out expecting it to be like Duke Nuke Em, loud brash but fun. While it is that, it’s also beautifully written and soulful. BJ whispers, “You commission a portrait to service your ego. General, you waste your paint,” lives rent free in my head.
October 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I still remember booting up The New Order when it came out expecting it to be like Duke Nuke Em, loud brash but fun. While it is that, it’s also beautifully written and soulful. BJ whispers, “You commission a portrait to service your ego. General, you waste your paint,” lives rent free in my head.
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Me whenever people seem to be freaking about something in the news
OH MY GOD FUCK DID 47 JUST DROP!?
October 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Me whenever people seem to be freaking about something in the news
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The government should now move on to banning restaurants from pretending not to have tap water
October 21, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The government should now move on to banning restaurants from pretending not to have tap water
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Assuming trans people's physiology based on our birth certificates is potentially unsafe
October 22, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Assuming trans people's physiology based on our birth certificates is potentially unsafe