purpurina ✨🪡
@purpurinastitch.bsky.social
She/they. I do cross stitch & hand embroidery. I also write stories and essays. I like cephalopods, movies, and when people are kind. Producer/writer on @observableradio.com. RRR is my favorite movie.
Be warned: I block folks who post AI/have AI avatars
Be warned: I block folks who post AI/have AI avatars
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A quick “hello to new followers” intro post:
I’m purpurina, I do stitchy things and I write sometimes. This past year a lot of my creative energy has gone into horror/sci-fi audiodrama @observableradio.com (check us out!!)
Here are some of my horror stitches:
I’m purpurina, I do stitchy things and I write sometimes. This past year a lot of my creative energy has gone into horror/sci-fi audiodrama @observableradio.com (check us out!!)
Here are some of my horror stitches:
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here is probably the most whimsical and gormless creature ive made so far. just utterly permeable. under investigation for an allergy to tap water
December 4, 2025 at 5:17 AM
here is probably the most whimsical and gormless creature ive made so far. just utterly permeable. under investigation for an allergy to tap water
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[newscaster voice]
Snails. What are they up to?
Find out today at 1.
Snails. What are they up to?
Find out today at 1.
TODAY at 1pm eastern, we're going to be talking about snails under the sea and how they're reacting to climate change with @andylee.bsky.social !
These sessions are Q&A so it's all about what YOU want to know!
Join us for free at 1!
RSVP link here: givebutter.com/DALmWY
These sessions are Q&A so it's all about what YOU want to know!
Join us for free at 1!
RSVP link here: givebutter.com/DALmWY
Snails and Climate Change
With Andy Lee
givebutter.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
[newscaster voice]
Snails. What are they up to?
Find out today at 1.
Snails. What are they up to?
Find out today at 1.
Okay subtitlers: when y’all make English subtitles for films not in English, PLEASE still subtitle the English lines
I’m begging you 😭
I’m begging you 😭
December 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Okay subtitlers: when y’all make English subtitles for films not in English, PLEASE still subtitle the English lines
I’m begging you 😭
I’m begging you 😭
All right y’all
December 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
All right y’all
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2025? Pretty bad for US science.
That just motivated us more.
In 2025 we reached people on the street, at the bar, in the classroom, at the rec center, in the park, & more
How much we accomplish next year is only limited by how much we can afford.
Support our org at givebutter.com/SupportSAS25
That just motivated us more.
In 2025 we reached people on the street, at the bar, in the classroom, at the rec center, in the park, & more
How much we accomplish next year is only limited by how much we can afford.
Support our org at givebutter.com/SupportSAS25
December 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
2025? Pretty bad for US science.
That just motivated us more.
In 2025 we reached people on the street, at the bar, in the classroom, at the rec center, in the park, & more
How much we accomplish next year is only limited by how much we can afford.
Support our org at givebutter.com/SupportSAS25
That just motivated us more.
In 2025 we reached people on the street, at the bar, in the classroom, at the rec center, in the park, & more
How much we accomplish next year is only limited by how much we can afford.
Support our org at givebutter.com/SupportSAS25
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December 2, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Quark would have loved McDonald’s (as a concept)
December 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Quark would have loved McDonald’s (as a concept)
“She’s so cool, she’s so fine, out of 10, I’d give her 9” are probably some of the funniest lyrics out there
December 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
“She’s so cool, she’s so fine, out of 10, I’d give her 9” are probably some of the funniest lyrics out there
Having a very normal time with regular human emotions
December 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Having a very normal time with regular human emotions
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If you run across a gen A.I. slop 🤖💩 diagram in an academic journal, I’d love to know about it! Please fill out this form:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Slop in journals is illuminating about journals’ quality control. And journals would like you to forget their mistakes.
#AcademicChatter
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Slop in journals is illuminating about journals’ quality control. And journals would like you to forget their mistakes.
#AcademicChatter
Slop graphics in academic journals
Use this form to share graphics (e.g., figures, covers, graphical abstracts) made using generative A.I. that have appeared in academic journals.
The plan is to compile these slop graphics in an ope...
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December 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
If you run across a gen A.I. slop 🤖💩 diagram in an academic journal, I’d love to know about it! Please fill out this form:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Slop in journals is illuminating about journals’ quality control. And journals would like you to forget their mistakes.
#AcademicChatter
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Slop in journals is illuminating about journals’ quality control. And journals would like you to forget their mistakes.
#AcademicChatter
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I ran into this on Pinterest and...yeah.
December 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I ran into this on Pinterest and...yeah.
They should add anonymous downvotes to Instagram posts and comments
December 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
They should add anonymous downvotes to Instagram posts and comments
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🗣️ LOS ANGELES ‼️
i know this post implies you must be covid conscious, but if you're willing to mask up for the job, please reach out.
i know this post implies you must be covid conscious, but if you're willing to mask up for the job, please reach out.
ISO: SOUND RECORDIST in LA willing to mask up on december 7th to assist in a documentary!
unsure on further deets, am boosting for a pal—email for all the info + please pass around #LASky (if that is a thing lol)
unsure on further deets, am boosting for a pal—email for all the info + please pass around #LASky (if that is a thing lol)
December 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
🗣️ LOS ANGELES ‼️
i know this post implies you must be covid conscious, but if you're willing to mask up for the job, please reach out.
i know this post implies you must be covid conscious, but if you're willing to mask up for the job, please reach out.
I don’t know what any of you are talking about today and I aim to keep it that way
December 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I don’t know what any of you are talking about today and I aim to keep it that way
I’m still furious that Covid made me miss seeing it in the theater last year
Lovingly sliding the film Tumbbad up on the shelf in my brain next to Impetigore and Exhuma
December 1, 2025 at 4:46 AM
I’m still furious that Covid made me miss seeing it in the theater last year
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Lovingly sliding the film Tumbbad up on the shelf in my brain next to Impetigore and Exhuma
December 1, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Lovingly sliding the film Tumbbad up on the shelf in my brain next to Impetigore and Exhuma
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what if we kissed during Naatu in front of the IMAX screen at the Chinese Theater
December 5, 2024 at 5:10 AM
what if we kissed during Naatu in front of the IMAX screen at the Chinese Theater
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Reminder: now's a good time to clear out stuff you don't use anymore. Everybody's broke & buying stuff for the holidays. Drop good stuff to thrift stores/ buy nothing/fb marketplace BEFORE the holidays hit.
It's good for climate & just being nice to each other.
I'm clearing out old cameras today.
It's good for climate & just being nice to each other.
I'm clearing out old cameras today.
November 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Reminder: now's a good time to clear out stuff you don't use anymore. Everybody's broke & buying stuff for the holidays. Drop good stuff to thrift stores/ buy nothing/fb marketplace BEFORE the holidays hit.
It's good for climate & just being nice to each other.
I'm clearing out old cameras today.
It's good for climate & just being nice to each other.
I'm clearing out old cameras today.
Posting this as a THREAT
November 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Posting this as a THREAT
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Since people find being hopeful and optimistic so cringe these days, let me remind you once again that there isn’t a single liberation movement in the world that wasn’t built on hope and optimism.
November 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Since people find being hopeful and optimistic so cringe these days, let me remind you once again that there isn’t a single liberation movement in the world that wasn’t built on hope and optimism.
Every single secondhand media shop I’ve been in has at least one copy of 8 Mile for sale
November 30, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Every single secondhand media shop I’ve been in has at least one copy of 8 Mile for sale
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Because it’s shit and for the average person there is no real use for it, beyond the sex pests who want to make non-consensual porn. But companies bought the magic beans from Silicon Valley and they will force us all to ue it so they don’t have to admit they got swindled
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
econ.st
November 30, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Because it’s shit and for the average person there is no real use for it, beyond the sex pests who want to make non-consensual porn. But companies bought the magic beans from Silicon Valley and they will force us all to ue it so they don’t have to admit they got swindled
My slowest RRR year yet
November 29, 2025 at 9:36 PM
My slowest RRR year yet