Dr. Kate
@radkat.fitzpat.com
Misc misc misc. SWE↔️SRE. Mom of three. Married to @bradfitz.com. Between chaotic good and chaotic neutral.
Imagine if Buddha was a woman. A princess, got married to a handsome guy, had a baby. And decided to run off. Abandoning everything, including the newborn. Can you imagine the outcry? Even if she achieved the enlightenment and tried to spread the word, I'm pretty sure ppl would never let go.
October 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Imagine if Buddha was a woman. A princess, got married to a handsome guy, had a baby. And decided to run off. Abandoning everything, including the newborn. Can you imagine the outcry? Even if she achieved the enlightenment and tried to spread the word, I'm pretty sure ppl would never let go.
Me: What do we say, baby?
2yo: No.
2yo: No.
October 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Me: What do we say, baby?
2yo: No.
2yo: No.
Imagine if the burial traditions didn't change since prehistoric/ancient times - we'd be putting Amazon Prime, Spotify subscription, platinum AMEX, etc. into the graves.
September 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Imagine if the burial traditions didn't change since prehistoric/ancient times - we'd be putting Amazon Prime, Spotify subscription, platinum AMEX, etc. into the graves.
Ask yourself today: do I really need another USB-C cable?
September 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Ask yourself today: do I really need another USB-C cable?
What is 15 mins?
Corp worker: it's a lot! it's half of a meeting!
Toddler: but I didn't finish poking that thing on the ground!
Corp worker: it's a lot! it's half of a meeting!
Toddler: but I didn't finish poking that thing on the ground!
September 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
What is 15 mins?
Corp worker: it's a lot! it's half of a meeting!
Toddler: but I didn't finish poking that thing on the ground!
Corp worker: it's a lot! it's half of a meeting!
Toddler: but I didn't finish poking that thing on the ground!
Sometimes you don't need an answer - you just need the language to talk about the problem.
September 1, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Sometimes you don't need an answer - you just need the language to talk about the problem.
Is it also like that in other countries? Lanes vs. speed limits. Going over the speed limit (mph):
Left | middle | right
--------------------
5+ | 2-5 | 0
And if there's an HOV lane, it's for either people who drive safely or those who treat it as the leftmost lane (i.e., the speediest).
Left | middle | right
--------------------
5+ | 2-5 | 0
And if there's an HOV lane, it's for either people who drive safely or those who treat it as the leftmost lane (i.e., the speediest).
August 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Is it also like that in other countries? Lanes vs. speed limits. Going over the speed limit (mph):
Left | middle | right
--------------------
5+ | 2-5 | 0
And if there's an HOV lane, it's for either people who drive safely or those who treat it as the leftmost lane (i.e., the speediest).
Left | middle | right
--------------------
5+ | 2-5 | 0
And if there's an HOV lane, it's for either people who drive safely or those who treat it as the leftmost lane (i.e., the speediest).
I'm reading The Invention of Good and Evil: a new hypothesis for why religion got invented - I always thought mostly due to "here's the rug under which we'll sweep everything we don't understand" - but his logic is:
August 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I'm reading The Invention of Good and Evil: a new hypothesis for why religion got invented - I always thought mostly due to "here's the rug under which we'll sweep everything we don't understand" - but his logic is:
Severance has nothing on cruise ships.
August 7, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Severance has nothing on cruise ships.
Offline first experience (a.k.a. no internet on the cruise ship):
* Duolingo 8/10: works without a hitch but seemingly doesn't reconcile the offline results when internet is finally available (?!)
* NYT games 0/10: doesn't work at all! shouldn't be that hard to keep in memory one five letter word?
* Duolingo 8/10: works without a hitch but seemingly doesn't reconcile the offline results when internet is finally available (?!)
* NYT games 0/10: doesn't work at all! shouldn't be that hard to keep in memory one five letter word?
August 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Offline first experience (a.k.a. no internet on the cruise ship):
* Duolingo 8/10: works without a hitch but seemingly doesn't reconcile the offline results when internet is finally available (?!)
* NYT games 0/10: doesn't work at all! shouldn't be that hard to keep in memory one five letter word?
* Duolingo 8/10: works without a hitch but seemingly doesn't reconcile the offline results when internet is finally available (?!)
* NYT games 0/10: doesn't work at all! shouldn't be that hard to keep in memory one five letter word?
Boys started learning German on Duolingo.
Expectations: they would read books in German.
Reality: they're trying to figure out how to tease each other.
Expectations: they would read books in German.
Reality: they're trying to figure out how to tease each other.
July 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Boys started learning German on Duolingo.
Expectations: they would read books in German.
Reality: they're trying to figure out how to tease each other.
Expectations: they would read books in German.
Reality: they're trying to figure out how to tease each other.
Victoria Bug zoo:
- ppl with shellfish allergies cannot eat insects because they're such close relatives
- it's very dangerous to hold snails because of how many different pathogens their slime contains (think meningitis)
- ppl with shellfish allergies cannot eat insects because they're such close relatives
- it's very dangerous to hold snails because of how many different pathogens their slime contains (think meningitis)
July 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Victoria Bug zoo:
- ppl with shellfish allergies cannot eat insects because they're such close relatives
- it's very dangerous to hold snails because of how many different pathogens their slime contains (think meningitis)
- ppl with shellfish allergies cannot eat insects because they're such close relatives
- it's very dangerous to hold snails because of how many different pathogens their slime contains (think meningitis)
QotD: "Looking for the odds is better than looking for the meaning"
July 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
QotD: "Looking for the odds is better than looking for the meaning"
Oh to be a sister of two older brothers. 2yo learned to say "sus fart".
July 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Oh to be a sister of two older brothers. 2yo learned to say "sus fart".
Alright, stop, little pot, stop.
Can we move on from the kiss cam incident?
Can we move on from the kiss cam incident?
July 21, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Alright, stop, little pot, stop.
Can we move on from the kiss cam incident?
Can we move on from the kiss cam incident?
2yo: Mama, up!
Me: But I'm tired, baby, I'm laying down.
2yo: No, Mama, lay up!
Me: But I'm tired, baby, I'm laying down.
2yo: No, Mama, lay up!
July 4, 2025 at 12:55 AM
2yo: Mama, up!
Me: But I'm tired, baby, I'm laying down.
2yo: No, Mama, lay up!
Me: But I'm tired, baby, I'm laying down.
2yo: No, Mama, lay up!
I wonder who escalator oncall is and what their mitigations are.
July 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I wonder who escalator oncall is and what their mitigations are.
Because they can't elope.
Why do melons have to have big weddings?
June 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Because they can't elope.
Why do melons have to have big weddings?
June 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Why do melons have to have big weddings?
When you have a 2yo and an 8yo, your car music becomes pretty eclectic. Twinkle twinkle by CoComelon followed by School's Out by Alice Cooper.
June 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
When you have a 2yo and an 8yo, your car music becomes pretty eclectic. Twinkle twinkle by CoComelon followed by School's Out by Alice Cooper.
7yo and 6yo boys' math. "3-second farts make 5 people pinch their noses. 11-second farts make 8 people pinch their noses".
I suppose the question is how many people pinch their noses in how many seconds.
Me, I wonder what does one eat for an 11-second fart.
I suppose the question is how many people pinch their noses in how many seconds.
Me, I wonder what does one eat for an 11-second fart.
June 19, 2025 at 11:09 PM
7yo and 6yo boys' math. "3-second farts make 5 people pinch their noses. 11-second farts make 8 people pinch their noses".
I suppose the question is how many people pinch their noses in how many seconds.
Me, I wonder what does one eat for an 11-second fart.
I suppose the question is how many people pinch their noses in how many seconds.
Me, I wonder what does one eat for an 11-second fart.
There are insensitive and indifferent people - and then there are people who add emoji reaction ability to their app without the search function.
June 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
There are insensitive and indifferent people - and then there are people who add emoji reaction ability to their app without the search function.
May 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
