Sam
@therewithal.bsky.social
Books, animals, all things nerdy. RMTA'er and net.goth in a former life. Always tired.
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I showed these to my husband last night and he made me laugh with this one: "He looks like he's in a lover's spat with the lamp and the lamp is winning."
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Marco Rubio just straight up looks like a sad divorced man at a Motel 6.
December 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I showed these to my husband last night and he made me laugh with this one: "He looks like he's in a lover's spat with the lamp and the lamp is winning."
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bsky.app/profile/astr...
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I dreamed I saw Tiny Tim last night,
Alive as you or me
Says I, "But Tim, you're ten years dead,"
"I never died," says he.
"I never died," says he.
And standing there as big as life
And smiling with his eyes
Says Tim, "What they forgot to kill
Went on to organize,
Went on to organize."
Alive as you or me
Says I, "But Tim, you're ten years dead,"
"I never died," says he.
"I never died," says he.
And standing there as big as life
And smiling with his eyes
Says Tim, "What they forgot to kill
Went on to organize,
Went on to organize."
December 18, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I dreamed I saw Tiny Tim last night,
Alive as you or me
Says I, "But Tim, you're ten years dead,"
"I never died," says he.
"I never died," says he.
And standing there as big as life
And smiling with his eyes
Says Tim, "What they forgot to kill
Went on to organize,
Went on to organize."
Alive as you or me
Says I, "But Tim, you're ten years dead,"
"I never died," says he.
"I never died," says he.
And standing there as big as life
And smiling with his eyes
Says Tim, "What they forgot to kill
Went on to organize,
Went on to organize."
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The Black Paternoster creates the bed as ritual space, the magic square as opposed to the magic circle, and stepping out of it can only lead to trouble.
December 18, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The Black Paternoster creates the bed as ritual space, the magic square as opposed to the magic circle, and stepping out of it can only lead to trouble.
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Can't figure out if the slump in Christmas sales this year is a result of not using Twitter on principle, the general economic climate, or fact I accidentally revealed that I've stuffed a small amount of poison into one in every three orders to reap victims for the Old Gods
December 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Can't figure out if the slump in Christmas sales this year is a result of not using Twitter on principle, the general economic climate, or fact I accidentally revealed that I've stuffed a small amount of poison into one in every three orders to reap victims for the Old Gods
Hero.
Man answering his phone on the train: Yes? Correct, I’m not at work (pause) I’m not going to answer that because I am not at work today. No, you’re going to have to ask someone who is. Goodbye.
December 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Hero.
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Here's the unique pattern the artist drew for this shawl. Coders punched it as binary instructions into about 5000 cards like these. Weavers warped a jacquard loom with silk, then added colours in cashmere. They cut it down, trimmed it, and sold it to your 4 x great grandad for his fiancé in Paris.
December 17, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Here's the unique pattern the artist drew for this shawl. Coders punched it as binary instructions into about 5000 cards like these. Weavers warped a jacquard loom with silk, then added colours in cashmere. They cut it down, trimmed it, and sold it to your 4 x great grandad for his fiancé in Paris.
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We’re all being punished because a bunch of unattractive billionaires are mad they can only buy the faux respect of sycophants, and not real cultural influence.
December 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
We’re all being punished because a bunch of unattractive billionaires are mad they can only buy the faux respect of sycophants, and not real cultural influence.
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at some point maybe will have to reevaluate but so far every single story like this is with ChatGPT specifically
“Soelberg did not turn violent until ChatGPT became his sole confidant, validating a wide range of wild conspiracies, including a dangerous delusion that his mother was part of a network of conspirators spying on him, tracking him, and making attempts on his life.”
Murder-suicide case shows OpenAI selectively hides data after users die
OpenAI accused of hiding full ChatGPT logs in murder-suicide case.
arstechnica.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
at some point maybe will have to reevaluate but so far every single story like this is with ChatGPT specifically
Another day, another endless set of hard deadlines and people who don't give me the info I need.
December 17, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Another day, another endless set of hard deadlines and people who don't give me the info I need.
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Someone much more clever than I am pointed out that Frosty the Snowman could be considered a golem, so I ran with that.
December 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Someone much more clever than I am pointed out that Frosty the Snowman could be considered a golem, so I ran with that.
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“thank you, I guess, to Krysten Sinema” did really make me laugh
it’s what she deserves
it’s what she deserves
kyrsten sinema seemingly had a long-term plan to cash out of her senate job by establishing a reputation as someone who was connected to both parties, so at minimum it is good to see her get to find out that her name is mud
December 16, 2025 at 8:21 AM
“thank you, I guess, to Krysten Sinema” did really make me laugh
it’s what she deserves
it’s what she deserves
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This is because Christie gave all her stories clear titles like "The Mystery of the Death on the Omnibus" and "Mary Had A Little Murder", while Ellison called all his "'Avast, Mine Attendant!' Wept The Desperado" and "Methinks A Computer Wouldst Damn The World"
I think a lot about how Harlan Ellison said in an interview that Agatha Christie’s work would be forgotten five minutes after her death, and (by implication) his work would live on, and nearly the opposite has occurred. I’m not even sneering at Ellison. Just how we don’t understand posterity.
December 16, 2025 at 6:14 AM
This is because Christie gave all her stories clear titles like "The Mystery of the Death on the Omnibus" and "Mary Had A Little Murder", while Ellison called all his "'Avast, Mine Attendant!' Wept The Desperado" and "Methinks A Computer Wouldst Damn The World"
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Mood
An academic disliked an Oxford Very Short Introduction (145 pages) in his field so much that he wrote a 200 page book review attacking it. www.pierre-legrand.com/ewExternalFi...
December 16, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Mood
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I have 10+ handmade items in stock & ready to ship on my website! Go check them out → cvkvlv.com
Every sale goes to rent, bills, and taking care of my kitty 🖤
December goal progress in comments ↓
#Beadwork #Art #Mvskoke
Every sale goes to rent, bills, and taking care of my kitty 🖤
December goal progress in comments ↓
#Beadwork #Art #Mvskoke
December 7, 2025 at 4:34 AM
I have 10+ handmade items in stock & ready to ship on my website! Go check them out → cvkvlv.com
Every sale goes to rent, bills, and taking care of my kitty 🖤
December goal progress in comments ↓
#Beadwork #Art #Mvskoke
Every sale goes to rent, bills, and taking care of my kitty 🖤
December goal progress in comments ↓
#Beadwork #Art #Mvskoke
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Looking forward to the Gaston prequel where we learn that as a boy he watched helpless as a gang of books murdered his parents, and begins eating 4 dozen eggs every morning so he can get large enough to wage war on libraries everywhere.
December 16, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Looking forward to the Gaston prequel where we learn that as a boy he watched helpless as a gang of books murdered his parents, and begins eating 4 dozen eggs every morning so he can get large enough to wage war on libraries everywhere.
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Read the study and think about population level implications, remembering that the vast majority of people have been infected multiple times.
What are the possible long-term neurological sequelae?
What are the implications for societies now?
news.griffith.edu.au/2025/12/16/c...
What are the possible long-term neurological sequelae?
What are the implications for societies now?
news.griffith.edu.au/2025/12/16/c...
COVID-19 leaves a lasting mark on the human brain - Griffith News
COVID-19 does not just affect the respiratory system, but also significantly alters the brain in people who have fully recovered from the infectious
news.griffith.edu.au
December 16, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Read the study and think about population level implications, remembering that the vast majority of people have been infected multiple times.
What are the possible long-term neurological sequelae?
What are the implications for societies now?
news.griffith.edu.au/2025/12/16/c...
What are the possible long-term neurological sequelae?
What are the implications for societies now?
news.griffith.edu.au/2025/12/16/c...
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The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
I'm dubious about Amazon's commitment to keeping pre-existing conditions a thing of the past.
December 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
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Conclusive proof, if we needed it, that there is literally nothing the Australian media cannot make into a story about real estate and house prices
Pack it up folks, we’re done, the worst take has been found
December 15, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Conclusive proof, if we needed it, that there is literally nothing the Australian media cannot make into a story about real estate and house prices
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
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OK. I'll just go and wash my hands somewhere else, shall I?
December 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
OK. I'll just go and wash my hands somewhere else, shall I?
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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
“Even if it’s uncomfortable and hard for them, it’s still showing them they’ve got to put their dreams first.”
This is very much not the case.
This is very much not the case.
‘The adventure can turn into a disaster’: the digital nomad families ‘worldschooling’ their children
‘The adventure can turn into a disaster’: the digital nomad families ‘worldschooling’ their children
Forget homeschooling, how about taking your family on a perpetual gap year and quitting the nine-to-five? Families who did just that share the hostel horrors and mid-trip meltdowns behind the Instagram feed
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:09 PM
“Even if it’s uncomfortable and hard for them, it’s still showing them they’ve got to put their dreams first.”
This is very much not the case.
This is very much not the case.
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All the sodas started out as an attempt to stop people from touching themselves and a cure for “clotted eye” but now we all go “I love Doc Tipsys Chastity Tonic! It’s made right here in Rockville!”
December 14, 2025 at 2:55 AM
All the sodas started out as an attempt to stop people from touching themselves and a cure for “clotted eye” but now we all go “I love Doc Tipsys Chastity Tonic! It’s made right here in Rockville!”
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Today I am once again making loads of new Bluesky friends by insisting on one of my most sincerely held beliefs that makes way too many people fucking furious: that teenagers are autonomous beings who are not their parents' property and who possess independent volition and interiority
December 14, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Today I am once again making loads of new Bluesky friends by insisting on one of my most sincerely held beliefs that makes way too many people fucking furious: that teenagers are autonomous beings who are not their parents' property and who possess independent volition and interiority