strixus
@strixus.bsky.social
Gaming, Philosophy, Tentacles, Medical Devices, Biologics, Textile Historian, Podcaster, Angry Inner City Girl. Opinions my own. [email protected] and tumblr.com/strixus
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Added benefit to masking: helps keep your face warm and if you're like me and have trouble breathing cold air, keeps that a little warmer.
January 15, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Added benefit to masking: helps keep your face warm and if you're like me and have trouble breathing cold air, keeps that a little warmer.
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Side Quested has the COOLEST readers and I have proof!
@kiersalmon.bsky.social made this UNBELIEVABLY CUTE bard from page 261!!
sidequested.com/page/261/
It's a "Doll made using Crafty Intentions Doll pattern" (I don't know what this is, but it is!
@kiersalmon.bsky.social made this UNBELIEVABLY CUTE bard from page 261!!
sidequested.com/page/261/
It's a "Doll made using Crafty Intentions Doll pattern" (I don't know what this is, but it is!
January 15, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Side Quested has the COOLEST readers and I have proof!
@kiersalmon.bsky.social made this UNBELIEVABLY CUTE bard from page 261!!
sidequested.com/page/261/
It's a "Doll made using Crafty Intentions Doll pattern" (I don't know what this is, but it is!
@kiersalmon.bsky.social made this UNBELIEVABLY CUTE bard from page 261!!
sidequested.com/page/261/
It's a "Doll made using Crafty Intentions Doll pattern" (I don't know what this is, but it is!
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For trans ppl who have received a letter/visit from the FBI (THREAD).
Step 1. Call the National Lawyers' Guild federal defense hotline: www.nlg.org/nlg-announce...
2. DO NOT publicly talk about it or share the letter until you do (1), and understand the potential consequences
3. Spread the word!
Step 1. Call the National Lawyers' Guild federal defense hotline: www.nlg.org/nlg-announce...
2. DO NOT publicly talk about it or share the letter until you do (1), and understand the potential consequences
3. Spread the word!
NLG Announces Federal Defense Hotline - National Lawyers Guild
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: [email protected] The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) National Office is launching a hotline for activists and lawyers to report incidents of federal repression, such as FBI ...
www.nlg.org
January 15, 2026 at 8:48 PM
For trans ppl who have received a letter/visit from the FBI (THREAD).
Step 1. Call the National Lawyers' Guild federal defense hotline: www.nlg.org/nlg-announce...
2. DO NOT publicly talk about it or share the letter until you do (1), and understand the potential consequences
3. Spread the word!
Step 1. Call the National Lawyers' Guild federal defense hotline: www.nlg.org/nlg-announce...
2. DO NOT publicly talk about it or share the letter until you do (1), and understand the potential consequences
3. Spread the word!
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Oh hell yes
This is giving me a much needed endorphin rush youtu.be/I5XR48KLE8I?...
GWAR cover “Pink Pony Club” by Chappell Roan
YouTube video by The A.V. Club
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January 15, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Oh hell yes
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fyi wikipedia will NOT be using AI to author bsky.app/profile/moll...
I think people are erroneously interpreting the headline to mean that the Wikimedia Foundation is embracing AI for purposes like generating encyclopedia content, or are providing AI companies with more training data than they were already scraping.
January 15, 2026 at 8:48 PM
fyi wikipedia will NOT be using AI to author bsky.app/profile/moll...
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If you're no fun at parties, my latest blog post will really... test your patience.
soatok.blog/2026/01/15/s...
soatok.blog/2026/01/15/s...
Software Assurance & That Warm and Fuzzy Feeling - Dhole Moments
If I were to recommend you use a piece of cryptography-relevant software that I created, how would you actually know if it was any good? Art: Wayward Mutt Trust is, first and foremost, a social pro…
soatok.blog
January 15, 2026 at 5:11 PM
If you're no fun at parties, my latest blog post will really... test your patience.
soatok.blog/2026/01/15/s...
soatok.blog/2026/01/15/s...
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This is the correct-day activation of the Social Media Quarterly Estimated Tax Payments Warning System! Today is the day to make your payments if you haven't already!
This is the early activation of the Quarterly Social Media Estimated Tax Payments Warning System. If you make quarterly estimated tax payments, your Q4 2025 payment is due Thursday!
January 15, 2026 at 1:11 PM
This is the correct-day activation of the Social Media Quarterly Estimated Tax Payments Warning System! Today is the day to make your payments if you haven't already!
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Signal’s encryption is good. That encryption does not prevent people who aren’t friendly from listening to you when you don’t know who you’re talking to. Use common sense and don’t say anything to 1000 strangers you wouldn’t want read out loud by a right wing rag or in a court of law
January 15, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Signal’s encryption is good. That encryption does not prevent people who aren’t friendly from listening to you when you don’t know who you’re talking to. Use common sense and don’t say anything to 1000 strangers you wouldn’t want read out loud by a right wing rag or in a court of law
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I need people who don’t live in the Twin Cities to stop telling people not to join massive Signal groups right now. People are doing it. They’re going to keep doing it. Give them good advice about it.
The actually practical advice is don’t say anything to 1000 strangers you wouldn’t say in public
The actually practical advice is don’t say anything to 1000 strangers you wouldn’t say in public
January 15, 2026 at 12:52 PM
I need people who don’t live in the Twin Cities to stop telling people not to join massive Signal groups right now. People are doing it. They’re going to keep doing it. Give them good advice about it.
The actually practical advice is don’t say anything to 1000 strangers you wouldn’t say in public
The actually practical advice is don’t say anything to 1000 strangers you wouldn’t say in public
Dear everyone: If you try to call me while my DND is up on Teams, you are not going to get through. Try messaging me first.
January 15, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Dear everyone: If you try to call me while my DND is up on Teams, you are not going to get through. Try messaging me first.
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emergency shut the fuck up Friday has been declared for all future public defender needers
January 15, 2026 at 5:27 AM
emergency shut the fuck up Friday has been declared for all future public defender needers
Good night my friends.
I love you so very much, and I am so very proud of you all.
Keep fighting - in whatever way you can, big or small, they all matter.
Thank you for being here with me just one more day.
I love you so very much, and I am so very proud of you all.
Keep fighting - in whatever way you can, big or small, they all matter.
Thank you for being here with me just one more day.
January 15, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Good night my friends.
I love you so very much, and I am so very proud of you all.
Keep fighting - in whatever way you can, big or small, they all matter.
Thank you for being here with me just one more day.
I love you so very much, and I am so very proud of you all.
Keep fighting - in whatever way you can, big or small, they all matter.
Thank you for being here with me just one more day.
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Also, I highly recommend turning disappearing messages *on* in Signal
Do NOT give people home or business addresses in Bluesky DMs. Bluesky DMs are not currently encrypted.
You should only do that in Signal.
You should only do that in Signal.
January 14, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Also, I highly recommend turning disappearing messages *on* in Signal
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boomeranging harder than ever
“This is a Stalker drone that's used by special ops in war zones, and that's because it can conduct long-range surveillance," EFF’s Beryl Lipton told Baton Rouge’s WBRZ. www.wbrz.com/news/baton-...
Baton Rouge Police Department says it's the first department in country to use new type of drone
BATON ROUGE -- The Baton Rouge Police Department unveiled a new drone Tuesday that is a great deal larger than any of the other 30 drones in its arsenal.
www.wbrz.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:03 PM
boomeranging harder than ever
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I am absolutely infuriated that the best damned account in this place has been run off due to the ridiculously piss-poor moderation here.
I deleted my previous posts about my harasser to protect the sanctuary, but I will not be using this bluesky account anymore if someone can threaten me here, via email, and on the phone without consequences. Bye for now.
January 14, 2026 at 10:02 PM
I am absolutely infuriated that the best damned account in this place has been run off due to the ridiculously piss-poor moderation here.
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This piece on @nichecanada.bsky.social reflects on some of the “killed darlings” from my dissertation that will hopefully give you new ways to think of fire during the climate crisis! niche-canada.org/2026/01/14/c...
January 14, 2026 at 6:54 PM
This piece on @nichecanada.bsky.social reflects on some of the “killed darlings” from my dissertation that will hopefully give you new ways to think of fire during the climate crisis! niche-canada.org/2026/01/14/c...
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Fun Fact: If you've ever seen one of our videos of something on fire in the lab (Christmas trees, turkey fryers, etc.), Andy was the guy in charge of all the people who put those demos together. They were run like the Navy because, before his time at CPSC, Andy spent 10 years working on nuke subs.
Last week, we celebrated the career and retirement of CPSC’s Associate Executive Director of Laboratory Sciences, Andrew “Andy” Stadnik.
January 14, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Fun Fact: If you've ever seen one of our videos of something on fire in the lab (Christmas trees, turkey fryers, etc.), Andy was the guy in charge of all the people who put those demos together. They were run like the Navy because, before his time at CPSC, Andy spent 10 years working on nuke subs.
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Whenever a new game narrative position opens up, I send it to three laid off people. Those three laid off people send it to three more laid off people. Those nine laid off people send it to thr
January 14, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Whenever a new game narrative position opens up, I send it to three laid off people. Those three laid off people send it to three more laid off people. Those nine laid off people send it to thr
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RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
![You’ve got super fans pausing and zooming in on individuals frames of your documentary. One allegedly shows one of the Duffers with a ChatGPT tab open on their computer. In your presence, what did they use ChatGPT for?
I mean, are we even sure they had ChatGPT open?
I’m personally not, but the internet seems sure.
Well, there’s a lot of chatter where [social media users] are like, “We don’t really know, but we’re assuming.” But to me it’s like, doesn’t everybody have it open, to just do quick research?
I do.
How can you possibly write a storyline with 19 characters and use ChatGPT, I don’t even understand.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7t2urmt3i33jl6tjgiolio6g/bafkreidw2tmcr2ayq74oqmjm5pn2tdox6hlxnpqevhuqqj6oa7nsslx3oi@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
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That’s an old-assed snake!
When I moved across the country for someone I dated (never do that!) we went to pick up his snake he couldn’t bring cross country. His mom had been taking care of it for at least 10 years because he’d been in LA over 10 years. I asked him how old the snake was & he said “well its name is Brak so…”
January 14, 2026 at 8:44 PM
That’s an old-assed snake!
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“Excuse me, but the others sent me up here to ask you to please not roll around so much.”
January 14, 2026 at 8:04 PM
“Excuse me, but the others sent me up here to ask you to please not roll around so much.”
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NYPD Taser usage has more than tripled in the last decade, according to a monthslong NY1 investigation — especially in encounters involving people in mental health crises. Courtney Gross has the details.
January 14, 2026 at 8:05 PM
NYPD Taser usage has more than tripled in the last decade, according to a monthslong NY1 investigation — especially in encounters involving people in mental health crises. Courtney Gross has the details.
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I don't know if I will ever find the meaning of "Candona" shrimp. Named by William Baird in 1845, so there's no way I'm getting a copy of that easily. It could be cand + ona which is like "glowing thing" but can- could also be about 500 other things including dog and rod
January 14, 2026 at 6:42 PM
I don't know if I will ever find the meaning of "Candona" shrimp. Named by William Baird in 1845, so there's no way I'm getting a copy of that easily. It could be cand + ona which is like "glowing thing" but can- could also be about 500 other things including dog and rod