Emilia
@lazerwalker.com
Experimental games, interactive art, OSS tools. Was games advocacy lead at MS/Xbox, currently a full-time Very Sick Person. Organizer, Roguelike Celebration (and formerly !!con). Disabled (ME/CFS), queer, neurodivergent.
https://lazerwalker.com
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lmao I am once again entering the pain cycle where my poor fucked up abdominal wall only activates properly when I'm doing certain forms of qigong breathwork + meditation, so if I meditate too much I get soreness from those muscles working in ways they are not used to. Literally DOMS from breathing.
January 11, 2026 at 7:16 AM
lmao I am once again entering the pain cycle where my poor fucked up abdominal wall only activates properly when I'm doing certain forms of qigong breathwork + meditation, so if I meditate too much I get soreness from those muscles working in ways they are not used to. Literally DOMS from breathing.
In every Magfest photo I see like 10% of the people are wearing respirators, and that 10% all rock
January 11, 2026 at 5:35 AM
In every Magfest photo I see like 10% of the people are wearing respirators, and that 10% all rock
forcefem browser userscript that just makes it "Clues by Samantha"
January 11, 2026 at 2:43 AM
forcefem browser userscript that just makes it "Clues by Samantha"
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ICE killed a Black man, Keith Porter, 7 days before Renee Good, and I hadn't heard about it until today. His vigils went unnoticed. His life came and gone and America forgot to blink.
Two Americas.
Two Americas.
January 8, 2026 at 8:06 PM
ICE killed a Black man, Keith Porter, 7 days before Renee Good, and I hadn't heard about it until today. His vigils went unnoticed. His life came and gone and America forgot to blink.
Two Americas.
Two Americas.
A reminder that, especially in the middle of this year’s particularly brutal stomach flu season, you probably aren’t sanitizing your phone and probably should be.
A 70% alcohol prep pad works great, esp if you follow up with a microfiber cloth to get rid of smudges.
A 70% alcohol prep pad works great, esp if you follow up with a microfiber cloth to get rid of smudges.
January 10, 2026 at 7:38 PM
A reminder that, especially in the middle of this year’s particularly brutal stomach flu season, you probably aren’t sanitizing your phone and probably should be.
A 70% alcohol prep pad works great, esp if you follow up with a microfiber cloth to get rid of smudges.
A 70% alcohol prep pad works great, esp if you follow up with a microfiber cloth to get rid of smudges.
The last ~month has probably been the roughest I’ve had since getting sick, in terms of optimism struggling amidst steady incremental worsening.
A little while ago I built an app to compare translations of the Tao te Ching. It it has a “random verse” button, and feeling today like it got my ass.
A little while ago I built an app to compare translations of the Tao te Ching. It it has a “random verse” button, and feeling today like it got my ass.
January 10, 2026 at 5:58 PM
The last ~month has probably been the roughest I’ve had since getting sick, in terms of optimism struggling amidst steady incremental worsening.
A little while ago I built an app to compare translations of the Tao te Ching. It it has a “random verse” button, and feeling today like it got my ass.
A little while ago I built an app to compare translations of the Tao te Ching. It it has a “random verse” button, and feeling today like it got my ass.
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Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.
January 10, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.
the HAJAR will keep arriving from AliExpress in different sizes until morale improves
January 10, 2026 at 2:04 AM
the HAJAR will keep arriving from AliExpress in different sizes until morale improves
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gotta be some use for this at some point
January 9, 2026 at 8:54 PM
gotta be some use for this at some point
This lesson was an hour of slow gentle movements no more intense than “raise my arms above my head”, five minutes at a time with regular breaks for instruction or breathwork. I mostly slept the rest of the day, and today all of my muscles are sore.
I cannot convey what utter hell this disease is.
I cannot convey what utter hell this disease is.
I had my first private instruction with a qigong grandmaster today, and I'm fascinated by the twists and turns that led me here, but also overwhelmingly feeling "hell yeah" about it
January 9, 2026 at 5:16 PM
This lesson was an hour of slow gentle movements no more intense than “raise my arms above my head”, five minutes at a time with regular breaks for instruction or breathwork. I mostly slept the rest of the day, and today all of my muscles are sore.
I cannot convey what utter hell this disease is.
I cannot convey what utter hell this disease is.
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My favorite version of this is
“you don’t have to attend every argument you’re invited to”
“you don’t have to attend every argument you’re invited to”
One of the most useful things a community organizer ever told me was "if someone wants to play tug of war with you, let go of the rope." The power in any conflict lies not w/ the person who initiates, but w/the person who responds. "Thanks for sharing your perspective, you may be right." And move on
January 8, 2026 at 11:16 PM
My favorite version of this is
“you don’t have to attend every argument you’re invited to”
“you don’t have to attend every argument you’re invited to”
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I have mastered the technique of pressing the lever so I almost always get a pellet and rarely shocked
January 9, 2026 at 12:06 AM
I have mastered the technique of pressing the lever so I almost always get a pellet and rarely shocked
At the risk of wading into Discourse when I should be resting, you can think a technology is net-negative for both workers in professional industries that adopt it and society as a whole, and also recognize that abstinence-only approaches to harm reduction are historically not effective.
January 9, 2026 at 12:59 AM
At the risk of wading into Discourse when I should be resting, you can think a technology is net-negative for both workers in professional industries that adopt it and society as a whole, and also recognize that abstinence-only approaches to harm reduction are historically not effective.
I had my first private instruction with a qigong grandmaster today, and I'm fascinated by the twists and turns that led me here, but also overwhelmingly feeling "hell yeah" about it
January 8, 2026 at 11:20 PM
I had my first private instruction with a qigong grandmaster today, and I'm fascinated by the twists and turns that led me here, but also overwhelmingly feeling "hell yeah" about it
Ahahaha the nice little relaxing treat I bought myself turned out to be an MCAS trigger. I'm so tired of Having To Exist In A Body.
January 7, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Ahahaha the nice little relaxing treat I bought myself turned out to be an MCAS trigger. I'm so tired of Having To Exist In A Body.
currently sharing the road with an old guy on a Harley wearing a fleece jacket and blasting “Forever Young”
January 6, 2026 at 10:49 PM
currently sharing the road with an old guy on a Harley wearing a fleece jacket and blasting “Forever Young”
well well well, turns out it *is* that easy to find a mayor that doesn't suck shit
Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
January 6, 2026 at 9:30 PM
well well well, turns out it *is* that easy to find a mayor that doesn't suck shit
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If you meet the Buddhism Game on the road, delete it
Just saw this ad. I’m not sure what it’s for exactly, but file under That’s Not How This Works That’s Not How Any Of This Works
January 6, 2026 at 6:46 PM
If you meet the Buddhism Game on the road, delete it
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1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Hey, fellow California residents, our state just Sherlocked third-party "pay us to opt you out of data brokers" services
privacy.ca.gov/drop/
privacy.ca.gov/drop/
Delete request and opt-out platform (DROP)
Protect your personal information. Data brokers collect, share, and sell your personal information. You can stop that from happening.
privacy.ca.gov
January 5, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Hey, fellow California residents, our state just Sherlocked third-party "pay us to opt you out of data brokers" services
privacy.ca.gov/drop/
privacy.ca.gov/drop/
Hi, I would like life to grant me the tiniest iota of a break. Just a moment. I do not have worse to describe how tired I am of consistently juggling like three different things that each individually would have been the hardest thing I'd faced in my life prior to 2020.
January 5, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Hi, I would like life to grant me the tiniest iota of a break. Just a moment. I do not have worse to describe how tired I am of consistently juggling like three different things that each individually would have been the hardest thing I'd faced in my life prior to 2020.
Okay rewatching/reading Hikaru No Go after acquiring some Go knowledge is extremely funny, it’s absolutely incredible to see them do a pitch-perfect moment of sports anime tension because someone played Shusaku’s Diagonal
January 4, 2026 at 6:12 AM
Okay rewatching/reading Hikaru No Go after acquiring some Go knowledge is extremely funny, it’s absolutely incredible to see them do a pitch-perfect moment of sports anime tension because someone played Shusaku’s Diagonal
mythological literary figures for whom the word “prelapsarian” is relevant:
- Adam and Eve
- Humpty Dumpty
- Adam and Eve
- Humpty Dumpty
January 4, 2026 at 3:24 AM
mythological literary figures for whom the word “prelapsarian” is relevant:
- Adam and Eve
- Humpty Dumpty
- Adam and Eve
- Humpty Dumpty
After a few weeks of practicing qigong breathwork and rujing, I returned to yoga nidra, and was surprised to experience a new-to-me state, where my body felt asleep (common in yoga nidra!) but my mind was in a hazy half-awake state that felt remarkably like being drunk.
The mind is so fucking cool.
The mind is so fucking cool.
January 3, 2026 at 2:04 AM
After a few weeks of practicing qigong breathwork and rujing, I returned to yoga nidra, and was surprised to experience a new-to-me state, where my body felt asleep (common in yoga nidra!) but my mind was in a hazy half-awake state that felt remarkably like being drunk.
The mind is so fucking cool.
The mind is so fucking cool.