Aaron Is Festive
@teirersias.bsky.social
Settler (he/him), living on Inuit lands
Food • Comics • Arctic • HipHop
🚫NO GenAI/Crypto/NFT🚫
Alt PFP: my kid drew a crayon drawing of me
Alt Cover: Sunset over Apex, Nunavut
Food • Comics • Arctic • HipHop
🚫NO GenAI/Crypto/NFT🚫
Alt PFP: my kid drew a crayon drawing of me
Alt Cover: Sunset over Apex, Nunavut
Three word love story:
Pull my finger
Pull my finger
Three word love story:
Let’s get coffee
Let’s get coffee
Three word love story:
you wanted this
you wanted this
December 18, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Three word love story:
Pull my finger
Pull my finger
I was okay with it, but "Young Santa" was not approved as a tree topper. Moms have veto power.
December 15, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I was okay with it, but "Young Santa" was not approved as a tree topper. Moms have veto power.
sundog day afternoon
shot after lunch
shot after lunch
December 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
sundog day afternoon
shot after lunch
shot after lunch
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he died doing what he loved: scrolling on his phone
December 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
he died doing what he loved: scrolling on his phone
I'm gonna try this here. My son likes a band named Giving a Butterfly a Skeleton. They aren't huge but have like 125K followers on spotify. I wanted to see if I could buy him merch for Christmas, like a shirt or something. I can't find anything. If anyone knows about them or has a lead, hit me up.
December 9, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I'm gonna try this here. My son likes a band named Giving a Butterfly a Skeleton. They aren't huge but have like 125K followers on spotify. I wanted to see if I could buy him merch for Christmas, like a shirt or something. I can't find anything. If anyone knows about them or has a lead, hit me up.
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My listening age is: never joined Spotify.
December 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
My listening age is: never joined Spotify.
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I don't understand boomer ellipses. In written fiction, ellipses are used to trail off or create suspense. This isn't a newfangled usage, this is the old, standard usage.
Using them in place of commas or periods doesn't make sense now, and has in fact never made much sense.
Using them in place of commas or periods doesn't make sense now, and has in fact never made much sense.
Here's Why Boomers Keep Using Ellipses In Text (And Why It Makes You Panic)
Experts shared why your dad's texts seem... so... ominous...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 6:18 AM
I don't understand boomer ellipses. In written fiction, ellipses are used to trail off or create suspense. This isn't a newfangled usage, this is the old, standard usage.
Using them in place of commas or periods doesn't make sense now, and has in fact never made much sense.
Using them in place of commas or periods doesn't make sense now, and has in fact never made much sense.
That part of tonight's Welcome To Derry almost brought me to tears, wow.
December 8, 2025 at 4:39 AM
That part of tonight's Welcome To Derry almost brought me to tears, wow.
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Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
I guess I drink herbal tea now.
December 8, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I guess I drink herbal tea now.
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
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extremely normal peace trophy
December 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
extremely normal peace trophy
the Ottawa 6-7s must be enjoying a resurgence in popularity these days
December 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
the Ottawa 6-7s must be enjoying a resurgence in popularity these days
Office view at 1pm today.
December 4, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Office view at 1pm today.
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AJ Link is still banned.
Over on X, people like Nick Fuentes thrive
On Bluesky, autistic disability advocate AJ Link, president of the Nat’l Disabled Legal Professionals Assn (and an expert in space law) is banned
Singal? Bluesky changed the TOS to accommodate him
The racism and fascism are overt
On Bluesky, autistic disability advocate AJ Link, president of the Nat’l Disabled Legal Professionals Assn (and an expert in space law) is banned
Singal? Bluesky changed the TOS to accommodate him
The racism and fascism are overt
Link's perma ban is wrong and should be reversed.
And what illustrates it being EVEN MORE WRONG, are recent suspensions with restoration with much much more egregious offenses in the same line of what Bluesky claims Link was banned over.
FREE LINK.
And what illustrates it being EVEN MORE WRONG, are recent suspensions with restoration with much much more egregious offenses in the same line of what Bluesky claims Link was banned over.
FREE LINK.
December 2, 2025 at 3:34 AM
AJ Link is still banned.
I was going to get a juicer but am leaning towards a vitamix. For smoothies and versatilty in utility. Spent a long time thinking about juicing vs smoothies. Thought about fibre. Thought about a Nama C2 juicer + blender but the price is far too great regardless of quality and warranty.
Advice?
Advice?
December 2, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I was going to get a juicer but am leaning towards a vitamix. For smoothies and versatilty in utility. Spent a long time thinking about juicing vs smoothies. Thought about fibre. Thought about a Nama C2 juicer + blender but the price is far too great regardless of quality and warranty.
Advice?
Advice?
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HOMOSEXUAL DUNGEONS AND TRANSGENDER DRAGONS, TIS ALWAYS THE SEASON FOR WOKE RPGs.
December 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
HOMOSEXUAL DUNGEONS AND TRANSGENDER DRAGONS, TIS ALWAYS THE SEASON FOR WOKE RPGs.
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Sure, they've made an environmentally catastrophic mass hallucination disinformation plagiarism Clippy that will destabilize the world, but also their other goal is to replace human workers entirely and let us humans starve. A boycott of AI is the most important boycott of your entire life.
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Sure, they've made an environmentally catastrophic mass hallucination disinformation plagiarism Clippy that will destabilize the world, but also their other goal is to replace human workers entirely and let us humans starve. A boycott of AI is the most important boycott of your entire life.
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COMING SOON: AI + Guy™
December 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM
COMING SOON: AI + Guy™
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This is as good as this stuff will ever be, this is the phase where we're all supposed to be getting hooked in to this disruptive new thing. Once the free money dries up and they have to turn a profit, it will inevitably get worse and worse
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This is as good as this stuff will ever be, this is the phase where we're all supposed to be getting hooked in to this disruptive new thing. Once the free money dries up and they have to turn a profit, it will inevitably get worse and worse
A typical middle meal these days. I'm sticking to a 16:8 micro-fasting routine focusing on protein, fibre and lots of fresh vegetables and fruits. I haven't missed junk food at all.
November 30, 2025 at 2:17 AM
A typical middle meal these days. I'm sticking to a 16:8 micro-fasting routine focusing on protein, fibre and lots of fresh vegetables and fruits. I haven't missed junk food at all.
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I vote for half-quarter
Canadians, cast your vote for Canadian word of the year!
And if you haven't already, check out the spectacular Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles (OED-style), which published its third edition in May dchp.arts.ubc.ca
And if you haven't already, check out the spectacular Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles (OED-style), which published its third edition in May dchp.arts.ubc.ca
2025 has been an eventful year for Canada's identity. To commemorate the year, The Society for Canadian English is choosing a 2025 word of the year (CWOTY), based on the Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles.
Have your say: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Have your say: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 AM
I vote for half-quarter
You will be visited by three spirits
November 26, 2025 at 1:43 AM
You will be visited by three spirits