Kate Violette
@kateviolette.com
Multipurpose nerd. Engineering manager currently waylaid by a complex illness. On a mission to watch every Katharine Hepburn movie.
🏳️🌈 they (🇬🇧), elle (🇫🇷)
Currently in Portland OR. Always a Mainer.
✍️ Blog at my username!
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🏳️🌈 they (🇬🇧), elle (🇫🇷)
Currently in Portland OR. Always a Mainer.
✍️ Blog at my username!
📊 @healthlog.kateviolette.com
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I have big Cradle Catholic With A Mathematics Degree energy
🧶 Trying my hand at three-color stranded knitting for the first time and I'm about to add my third color like
two men standing in a field with the words " this is it "
Alt: Samwise Gamgee in LOTR saying "This is it. If I take one more step, it'll be the farthest away from home I've ever been."
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
🧶 Trying my hand at three-color stranded knitting for the first time and I'm about to add my third color like
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Oh, it's just a call center scam. That's all the US economy is now. Call center scams. Rerouting, delays, dropping your call. Everyone at Comcast should be fucking ashamed.
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Oh, it's just a call center scam. That's all the US economy is now. Call center scams. Rerouting, delays, dropping your call. Everyone at Comcast should be fucking ashamed.
Saint Paul folks!
Monarca Update!
Federal agents have shifted their operation to 608 Maryland Ave E, Saint Paul MN 55117
11/25/25 11:00am
Upstander Legal Observers needed
Federal agents have shifted their operation to 608 Maryland Ave E, Saint Paul MN 55117
11/25/25 11:00am
Upstander Legal Observers needed
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Saint Paul folks!
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📣 Apresj20 Covid Long France relaie un appel important à participation !
Des équipes de la Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam et de l’Université de médecine de Vienne travaillent ensemble pour améliorer l’évaluation du malaise post-effort (MPE = PEM), un symptôme central du #CovidLong et de l’EM.
Des équipes de la Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam et de l’Université de médecine de Vienne travaillent ensemble pour améliorer l’évaluation du malaise post-effort (MPE = PEM), un symptôme central du #CovidLong et de l’EM.
November 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
📣 Apresj20 Covid Long France relaie un appel important à participation !
Des équipes de la Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam et de l’Université de médecine de Vienne travaillent ensemble pour améliorer l’évaluation du malaise post-effort (MPE = PEM), un symptôme central du #CovidLong et de l’EM.
Des équipes de la Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam et de l’Université de médecine de Vienne travaillent ensemble pour améliorer l’évaluation du malaise post-effort (MPE = PEM), un symptôme central du #CovidLong et de l’EM.
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Stop trying to make fetch happen
South Korea’s AI learning program was rolled back after just four months following a backlash from teachers, students, and parents alike
https://restofworld.org/2025/south-korea-ai-textbook/?utm_campaign=row-social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=1764037440
https://restofworld.org/2025/south-korea-ai-textbook/?utm_campaign=row-social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=1764037440
AI-powered textbooks fail to make the grade in South Korea
South Korea’s AI learning program was rolled back after just four months following a backlash from teachers, students, and parents, underlining the challenges in embedding the technology in education.
restofworld.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Stop trying to make fetch happen
This is a nightmare of a PR, and I'm surprised the maintainers didn't just perma-ban the author after his repeat unwillingness to incorporate any feedback whatsoever about his fully AI-generated code, complete with false attribution in the files themselves
like w-h-a-t sir please be serious
like w-h-a-t sir please be serious
One of the many joys of using AI for programming is the creation of huge PRs on complex topics that the authors barely understand, but still suggest "because they work". Here's a great example from #OCaml github.com/ocaml/ocaml/...
Kudos to OCaml's maintainers for handling this so gracefully.
Kudos to OCaml's maintainers for handling this so gracefully.
DWARF support for macOS and Linux by joelreymont · Pull Request #14369 · ocaml/ocaml
DWARF v5 Debugging Support for OCaml Native Compiler
This PR adds DWARF v5 debug information to the OCaml native compiler, allowing proper source-level debugging in GDB and LLDB.
What's Impleme...
github.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:51 AM
This is a nightmare of a PR, and I'm surprised the maintainers didn't just perma-ban the author after his repeat unwillingness to incorporate any feedback whatsoever about his fully AI-generated code, complete with false attribution in the files themselves
like w-h-a-t sir please be serious
like w-h-a-t sir please be serious
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AI coding has revealed just how many people in our industry don’t appreciate that for any long lived code the cost of initial implementaion is absolutely dwarfed by the cost of maintenance. So much that for long lived projects we can consider: cost of code = cost of maintenance.
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
AI coding has revealed just how many people in our industry don’t appreciate that for any long lived code the cost of initial implementaion is absolutely dwarfed by the cost of maintenance. So much that for long lived projects we can consider: cost of code = cost of maintenance.
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Yeah 😔 I know I’m not worthless, but I also know society sees me as worthless & that has real consequences
sick people should be able to count on social programs for care so we don't have to put ourselves through self-esteem shredding relationships just to get sufficient help
I feel so incredibly worthless today and am questioning why I'm even on this planet, and while part of me knows--
I feel so incredibly worthless today and am questioning why I'm even on this planet, and while part of me knows--
November 25, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Yeah 😔 I know I’m not worthless, but I also know society sees me as worthless & that has real consequences
well, the r/lyme subreddit seems to maybe be a nice place and I may spend more time on there
(I was doing a bit of internet searching re: houttuynia, which I start tomorrow)
(I was doing a bit of internet searching re: houttuynia, which I start tomorrow)
November 25, 2025 at 6:32 AM
well, the r/lyme subreddit seems to maybe be a nice place and I may spend more time on there
(I was doing a bit of internet searching re: houttuynia, which I start tomorrow)
(I was doing a bit of internet searching re: houttuynia, which I start tomorrow)
oh goodness this is cute
I can't help but caption this photo like the wee escaped bb alligator in Boston last week (or whenever it was)
"do you guys have any games on your phone?"
I can't help but caption this photo like the wee escaped bb alligator in Boston last week (or whenever it was)
"do you guys have any games on your phone?"
Weddell seal pups can be curious if you’re sitting next to them quietly. Here, we were collecting a scat sample and the little one leaned a bit closer to see what I was doing.
Permit # ACA 2025-010, AMLR LARUE2025
🧪🌎🦑🦊
Permit # ACA 2025-010, AMLR LARUE2025
🧪🌎🦑🦊
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 AM
oh goodness this is cute
I can't help but caption this photo like the wee escaped bb alligator in Boston last week (or whenever it was)
"do you guys have any games on your phone?"
I can't help but caption this photo like the wee escaped bb alligator in Boston last week (or whenever it was)
"do you guys have any games on your phone?"
sick people should be able to count on social programs for care so we don't have to put ourselves through self-esteem shredding relationships just to get sufficient help
I feel so incredibly worthless today and am questioning why I'm even on this planet, and while part of me knows--
I feel so incredibly worthless today and am questioning why I'm even on this planet, and while part of me knows--
November 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
sick people should be able to count on social programs for care so we don't have to put ourselves through self-esteem shredding relationships just to get sufficient help
I feel so incredibly worthless today and am questioning why I'm even on this planet, and while part of me knows--
I feel so incredibly worthless today and am questioning why I'm even on this planet, and while part of me knows--
There's plenty to criticize here but if that's a rosary he's holding I want to slap it the fuck out of his hands
Over many interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Michael Scherer about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he’s spent much of his life crusading against?
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
November 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
There's plenty to criticize here but if that's a rosary he's holding I want to slap it the fuck out of his hands
This whole thing is terrible (what the article itself details + the news site mucking up the article with AI) but the "oh hey, here for the article, what about us trying to sell you stuff for Black Friday instead?" really says the quiet part out loud about what the end game is for forced AI products
I was actually trying to read the article, but had to scroll past & work to avoid any stray clicks landing on this:
I'm trying to read the damn article, which presumably has answers to those questions, which I can find by ... reading the article.
>>
I'm trying to read the damn article, which presumably has answers to those questions, which I can find by ... reading the article.
>>
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This whole thing is terrible (what the article itself details + the news site mucking up the article with AI) but the "oh hey, here for the article, what about us trying to sell you stuff for Black Friday instead?" really says the quiet part out loud about what the end game is for forced AI products
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gofund.me/dbd60eb45
Y’all, things are dire since my car has been stolen a week before our move. We were counting on having it. Things have been really rough & being on disability, which I’ve been on since my lymphoma diagnosis, limits my budget drastically. If you can help or share I’d be grateful.
Y’all, things are dire since my car has been stolen a week before our move. We were counting on having it. Things have been really rough & being on disability, which I’ve been on since my lymphoma diagnosis, limits my budget drastically. If you can help or share I’d be grateful.
Donate to Charlie’s Urgent Relocation Fund, organized by Kristen Maloney
My name is Kris, and I have created this GoFundMe on behalf of my partner, Charlie. T… Kristen Maloney needs your support for Charlie’s Urgent Relocation Fund
gofund.me
November 19, 2025 at 2:07 AM
gofund.me/dbd60eb45
Y’all, things are dire since my car has been stolen a week before our move. We were counting on having it. Things have been really rough & being on disability, which I’ve been on since my lymphoma diagnosis, limits my budget drastically. If you can help or share I’d be grateful.
Y’all, things are dire since my car has been stolen a week before our move. We were counting on having it. Things have been really rough & being on disability, which I’ve been on since my lymphoma diagnosis, limits my budget drastically. If you can help or share I’d be grateful.
Alright, came up with this on the fly, we'll see if it's any good
(If it is good, I'll be happy to share the rough recipe I came up with!)
(If it is good, I'll be happy to share the rough recipe I came up with!)
November 23, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Alright, came up with this on the fly, we'll see if it's any good
(If it is good, I'll be happy to share the rough recipe I came up with!)
(If it is good, I'll be happy to share the rough recipe I came up with!)
Anytime I see a gluten free baking recipe that just calls for "gluten free flour", I'm like...you are not serious people
The constitution of gluten-free flour can vary widely, and matters in taste and texture to the final product!
The constitution of gluten-free flour can vary widely, and matters in taste and texture to the final product!
November 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Anytime I see a gluten free baking recipe that just calls for "gluten free flour", I'm like...you are not serious people
The constitution of gluten-free flour can vary widely, and matters in taste and texture to the final product!
The constitution of gluten-free flour can vary widely, and matters in taste and texture to the final product!
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Very interesting contrast to the infamous exploding whale story
(gift link)
(gift link)
‘An incredible privilege and a daunting task’: Oregon tribe harvests beached whale for the first time in generations
The Siletz tribe took apart the 20,000 pound humpback after it was euthanized Monday.
www.oregonlive.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Very interesting contrast to the infamous exploding whale story
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Yeah, I honestly think at this point, AI boosters are going to make AI even less popular than it would have otherwise been.
Many of them are being smug and aggressive, who wants to pay the tax of dealing with smug and aggressive people to get to know a new technology? (rhetorical)
Many of them are being smug and aggressive, who wants to pay the tax of dealing with smug and aggressive people to get to know a new technology? (rhetorical)
I’ve said it many times, but forcing AI on users is a clearly bad decision.
If a capability works well users will choose it, being forced into it just makes them resent the forced decision.
If a capability works well users will choose it, being forced into it just makes them resent the forced decision.
So, I'm really kind of fucking annoyed and disappointed with Mozilla enabling AI in Firefox by default and not giving users a simple opt out switch.
I have disabled it in my firefox via 'about:config' , if you want to too, here's how to disable it completely or enable certain bits you find useful
I have disabled it in my firefox via 'about:config' , if you want to too, here's how to disable it completely or enable certain bits you find useful
November 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Yeah, I honestly think at this point, AI boosters are going to make AI even less popular than it would have otherwise been.
Many of them are being smug and aggressive, who wants to pay the tax of dealing with smug and aggressive people to get to know a new technology? (rhetorical)
Many of them are being smug and aggressive, who wants to pay the tax of dealing with smug and aggressive people to get to know a new technology? (rhetorical)
"Toxic, discriminatory people are also poor thinkers" -- YES, I say this all the time because it is so damn true
Toxic, discriminatory people are also poor thinkers. Every one of the ideas that R1 faculty members mocked and belittled in grad school have come back to be things that I've used to help real working teams in my career now.
November 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
"Toxic, discriminatory people are also poor thinkers" -- YES, I say this all the time because it is so damn true
extra mast cell meds taken, let's see if this body'll go back to sleep now 🧐
November 22, 2025 at 8:57 AM
extra mast cell meds taken, let's see if this body'll go back to sleep now 🧐
what if we kissed at the pope rave
November 22, 2025 at 1:35 AM
what if we kissed at the pope rave
this is 100% worth the read
There it is! "QUEENS MEN MEET"
The Queens Daily Eagle remains undefeated.
November 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM
this is 100% worth the read
This is rad! I didn't even know we were doing this.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
This is rad! I didn't even know we were doing this.
if Pope Leo wanted to fight the tide of adult convert tradcaths by making the Church cool such that all the wayward cradle Catholics think about returning again
this is probably the exact sort of thing he'd do lol
not saying that's necessarily his goal, but would sure be aligned with such a goal
this is probably the exact sort of thing he'd do lol
not saying that's necessarily his goal, but would sure be aligned with such a goal
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
if Pope Leo wanted to fight the tide of adult convert tradcaths by making the Church cool such that all the wayward cradle Catholics think about returning again
this is probably the exact sort of thing he'd do lol
not saying that's necessarily his goal, but would sure be aligned with such a goal
this is probably the exact sort of thing he'd do lol
not saying that's necessarily his goal, but would sure be aligned with such a goal
added "CDC" to my mute words bc I just can't anymore, y'all
it's bad, but many people who understand it's bad now did not understand it was also bad before when it was their guy doing the eugenics, and I just can't with their outrage anymore
where was the outrage when it could have prevented this
it's bad, but many people who understand it's bad now did not understand it was also bad before when it was their guy doing the eugenics, and I just can't with their outrage anymore
where was the outrage when it could have prevented this
November 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
added "CDC" to my mute words bc I just can't anymore, y'all
it's bad, but many people who understand it's bad now did not understand it was also bad before when it was their guy doing the eugenics, and I just can't with their outrage anymore
where was the outrage when it could have prevented this
it's bad, but many people who understand it's bad now did not understand it was also bad before when it was their guy doing the eugenics, and I just can't with their outrage anymore
where was the outrage when it could have prevented this