Kifty
@kifty.bsky.social
I'm a Web Librarian interested in usability, accessibility, music, podcasts and board games. Trying to make the world a better place for my kids. Level 5 Social Justice Rogue.
You can also find me at https://mastodon.social/@kifty
You can also find me at https://mastodon.social/@kifty
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i guess my cartoon cartoons short came out! i finished it in 2021 when i was still very new to blender...but i still like it!
youtu.be/WAnzOHcOl_g?...
youtu.be/WAnzOHcOl_g?...
Accordions Geoffrey & Mary Melodica | Cartoon Cartoons
YouTube video by Warner Bros. TV
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM
i guess my cartoon cartoons short came out! i finished it in 2021 when i was still very new to blender...but i still like it!
youtu.be/WAnzOHcOl_g?...
youtu.be/WAnzOHcOl_g?...
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It always feels like all the wrong people die, but I think it’s because there are far more beloved people than there are bastards.
January 31, 2026 at 12:28 AM
It always feels like all the wrong people die, but I think it’s because there are far more beloved people than there are bastards.
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THE GREATEST TRICK yellow5.com/pokey
January 27, 2026 at 4:32 AM
THE GREATEST TRICK yellow5.com/pokey
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Here are some of the finest and most fascinating examples of what can be done with prepared piano, along with some music that defines its history.
Orchestras Within Orchestras: A Prepared Piano Primer
John Cage's experiments sparked a revolution in classical music. These are the key players.
daily.bandcamp.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Here are some of the finest and most fascinating examples of what can be done with prepared piano, along with some music that defines its history.
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“If I were a CEO, I wouldn't want my name or my company's name, my brand, associated with what's going on in the States right now.”
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
B.C. billionaire Jim Pattison's Virginia warehouse could become ICE facility | CBC News
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is in talks to buy a Virginia warehouse owned by British Columbia billionaire Jim Pattison and plans to turn it into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (IC...
www.cbc.ca
January 27, 2026 at 4:26 AM
“If I were a CEO, I wouldn't want my name or my company's name, my brand, associated with what's going on in the States right now.”
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
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Board Game Beat just opened! There's a bunch of content there already, and I'll be posting more throughout the week...including Spielwarenmesse coverage, a survey, and a video. Thanks so much for all your support!
January 26, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Board Game Beat just opened! There's a bunch of content there already, and I'll be posting more throughout the week...including Spielwarenmesse coverage, a survey, and a video. Thanks so much for all your support!
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The best way of describing someone who’s all talk and no action that I’ve ever heard in the UK, by far, is “they’re all wardrobe and no Narnia.”
* read on for fun ways of saying “all talk and no action” in other languages (a thread)
* read on for fun ways of saying “all talk and no action” in other languages (a thread)
January 22, 2026 at 12:44 PM
The best way of describing someone who’s all talk and no action that I’ve ever heard in the UK, by far, is “they’re all wardrobe and no Narnia.”
* read on for fun ways of saying “all talk and no action” in other languages (a thread)
* read on for fun ways of saying “all talk and no action” in other languages (a thread)
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I’ve added the script for Wake Up Dead Man to my site. This is the final shooting script, so it has stuff that was cut and moved around, which I always think is more interesting to see than a conformed cleaned up version. Enjoy! www.rian-johnson.com/screenplays
rcjohnso / scripts
Free screenplays for Brick, Brothers Bloom and Looper.
www.rian-johnson.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:23 AM
I’ve added the script for Wake Up Dead Man to my site. This is the final shooting script, so it has stuff that was cut and moved around, which I always think is more interesting to see than a conformed cleaned up version. Enjoy! www.rian-johnson.com/screenplays
Yes to both!
Ben and Jerry's x New Belgium Salted Caramel Brown-ie Ale/Ice Cream (2015-2016): A cross-promotion between the two companies that produced a brown-ale flavored ice cream loaded with fudge brownie pieces & a salted caramel swirl, AND a brown ale made to taste like the aforementioned ice cream
January 22, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Yes to both!
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Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
January 19, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
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This is your reminder that Hungarian-Jewish scientist George de Hevesy dissolved two Nobel Prizes in aqua regia to keep them out of the hands of the Nazis.
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
January 16, 2026 at 4:14 AM
This is your reminder that Hungarian-Jewish scientist George de Hevesy dissolved two Nobel Prizes in aqua regia to keep them out of the hands of the Nazis.
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
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pulling this reflection on white silence/fear over here, too:
January 15, 2026 at 4:41 PM
pulling this reflection on white silence/fear over here, too:
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To be clear, he suggested that basketball courts attract the wrong "demographic" to our parks, and that pickleball would attract people *who look more like him*. And asked us to consider *who we want to attract* to our parks and public spaces.
That wasn't a dogwhistle, that was a foghorn.
That wasn't a dogwhistle, that was a foghorn.
Fontaine asks about covering the ditches that are around the park. Asks about relocating young trees that were just planted. Asks about putting something in instead of a basketball court.
He's ready to be there for "cutting ribbons or putting shovels in the ground or whatever it is that we do"
He's ready to be there for "cutting ribbons or putting shovels in the ground or whatever it is that we do"
January 13, 2026 at 5:54 PM
To be clear, he suggested that basketball courts attract the wrong "demographic" to our parks, and that pickleball would attract people *who look more like him*. And asked us to consider *who we want to attract* to our parks and public spaces.
That wasn't a dogwhistle, that was a foghorn.
That wasn't a dogwhistle, that was a foghorn.
Slightly diminish a band:
Radioforehead
Radioforehead
Slightly diminish a band:
Kilodeath
Kilodeath
Slightly diminish a band:
Imagine Chickens
Imagine Chickens
January 11, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Slightly diminish a band:
Radioforehead
Radioforehead
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https://floppy.loop0.sh
a write-only message board hosted on a bootable floppy disk! once it's full it's full!
a write-only message board hosted on a bootable floppy disk! once it's full it's full!
January 7, 2026 at 8:49 PM
https://floppy.loop0.sh
a write-only message board hosted on a bootable floppy disk! once it's full it's full!
a write-only message board hosted on a bootable floppy disk! once it's full it's full!
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Looking for nature valentines cards? Last year's comic is now available as cards! They start shipping Jan 12. topatoco.com/collections/...
January 7, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Looking for nature valentines cards? Last year's comic is now available as cards! They start shipping Jan 12. topatoco.com/collections/...
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It is 1978. You wake in your dorm room, eager to get to the dining hall so you can grab a quick bite to eat and then head to the campus computer lab to start the REAL work of the day: inventing livestreaming with the dozens of other people shouting strats at the guy playing Colossal Cave Adventure
GAME STUDIES STUDY BUDDIES closes out the month, and the year, with a discussion of another documentary--this time following the twisty passages of history and medium with 2010's text adventure doc GET LAMP. rangedtouch.com/2025/12/31/8...
December 31, 2025 at 7:19 PM
It is 1978. You wake in your dorm room, eager to get to the dining hall so you can grab a quick bite to eat and then head to the campus computer lab to start the REAL work of the day: inventing livestreaming with the dozens of other people shouting strats at the guy playing Colossal Cave Adventure
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It's January 1st, have some of my old Silmarillion chapter illustrations!
Valaquenta: "Account of the Valar and Maiar in according to the lore of the Eldar” (1/6)
Valaquenta: "Account of the Valar and Maiar in according to the lore of the Eldar” (1/6)
January 1, 2026 at 10:33 PM
It's January 1st, have some of my old Silmarillion chapter illustrations!
Valaquenta: "Account of the Valar and Maiar in according to the lore of the Eldar” (1/6)
Valaquenta: "Account of the Valar and Maiar in according to the lore of the Eldar” (1/6)
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When you get the reputation of being the guy with the encouraging words on New Year's Eve, it can start to come through as a little pressure -- what if the situation on the ground is worse than usual? what if people are more scared than they usually are, and with cause? what use are good vibes then?
December 31, 2025 at 11:21 PM
When you get the reputation of being the guy with the encouraging words on New Year's Eve, it can start to come through as a little pressure -- what if the situation on the ground is worse than usual? what if people are more scared than they usually are, and with cause? what use are good vibes then?
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i am sad to announce that in 2026 i will be moving to Thrax, the city of windowless rooms, to improve my tax situation and also to support the robust mining and aristocracy economies that the city provides
December 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
i am sad to announce that in 2026 i will be moving to Thrax, the city of windowless rooms, to improve my tax situation and also to support the robust mining and aristocracy economies that the city provides
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![Comic. [Top panel: Long-necked dinosaur with red X over it.] [Bottom panel: two smaller dinosaurs the same shape except their neck isn’t long, while in the background there’s an extremely long neck criss-crossing the frame like a snake. Green check mark in center.] [caption] Thanks to modern paleontological reconstructions, we now know that most sauropods had short necks, and all those extra vertebrae belonged to the sauropod colony’s queen.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreigjcepbb3hjlvpjzmj6msuydmem6gdakkl5svr4kh4q7qi3c4m2fu@jpeg)
December 29, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Projects and Resources to Be Aware Of: BookBrainz bookbrainz.org #books #reading #metadata @bookbrainz.org
December 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Projects and Resources to Be Aware Of: BookBrainz bookbrainz.org #books #reading #metadata @bookbrainz.org