Lauren Vogelbaum
@vogelbomb.bsky.social
Writer/performer around Atlanta and the Internet
Podcast host: Savor | BrainStuff | American Shadows
Friendly neighborhood iHeartPodUnion shop steward
she/they
(i was grammarmonkey on twitter if that helps)
Podcast host: Savor | BrainStuff | American Shadows
Friendly neighborhood iHeartPodUnion shop steward
she/they
(i was grammarmonkey on twitter if that helps)
my sass level can be accurately measured by my use of alliteration
November 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
my sass level can be accurately measured by my use of alliteration
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OK - pie discourse - best pie story:
In 2016, we were living in Andover, in the UK. My wife was assigned as an exchange officer at the Army Air Corps base at Middle Wallop (yes, really).*
The US Army has a tradition: senior leaders, in dress uniform, serve junior troops Thanksgiving dinner.
/1
In 2016, we were living in Andover, in the UK. My wife was assigned as an exchange officer at the Army Air Corps base at Middle Wallop (yes, really).*
The US Army has a tradition: senior leaders, in dress uniform, serve junior troops Thanksgiving dinner.
/1
November 26, 2025 at 5:02 AM
OK - pie discourse - best pie story:
In 2016, we were living in Andover, in the UK. My wife was assigned as an exchange officer at the Army Air Corps base at Middle Wallop (yes, really).*
The US Army has a tradition: senior leaders, in dress uniform, serve junior troops Thanksgiving dinner.
/1
In 2016, we were living in Andover, in the UK. My wife was assigned as an exchange officer at the Army Air Corps base at Middle Wallop (yes, really).*
The US Army has a tradition: senior leaders, in dress uniform, serve junior troops Thanksgiving dinner.
/1
i cannot imagine being more viscerally repulsed by a sitting president, though to be fair, i wasn't alive for a lot of them and many weren't featured in auto-playing video clips on every informational resource available
November 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
i cannot imagine being more viscerally repulsed by a sitting president, though to be fair, i wasn't alive for a lot of them and many weren't featured in auto-playing video clips on every informational resource available
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I recommend always offering drink options without booze up front. I tend to lead with "we have beer, wine, soda, seltzers ..." and let them tell me what they want without having to decline alcohol in the first place. Also, think ahead about sober friends and try to have some options.
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I recommend always offering drink options without booze up front. I tend to lead with "we have beer, wine, soda, seltzers ..." and let them tell me what they want without having to decline alcohol in the first place. Also, think ahead about sober friends and try to have some options.
me when the alarm goes off the second time
#TuesdayFeels: A skeleton, seated on his grave, awakes to the last trump on judgement day.
Etching by Martin after J. Gamelin, 1778/1779.
Etching by Martin after J. Gamelin, 1778/1779.
November 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
me when the alarm goes off the second time
this is true about podcasts as well. really. "like and subscribe" is a tiresome phrase for good reason: it helps in many industries
how much and in what exact circumstances? no one knows, lol, in fact lolol
how much and in what exact circumstances? no one knows, lol, in fact lolol
If you ever want to see more of something you read but don't feel like you can do anything about it because you're not an influencer or a publisher or a journalist, even just leaving a five star review online moves the needle. Even telling a friend "you'd like this too"!
November 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
this is true about podcasts as well. really. "like and subscribe" is a tiresome phrase for good reason: it helps in many industries
how much and in what exact circumstances? no one knows, lol, in fact lolol
how much and in what exact circumstances? no one knows, lol, in fact lolol
i don't have a lot of personal experience with most of these, but hognose snakes are so dramatic about it, i love them so much
ittle critters playing dead! 🐛🪲💀
I’ve been sick after a period of intense work but on the other hand I was able to slow down and draw something fun & relaxing… hope you folks enjoy it too!
I’ve been sick after a period of intense work but on the other hand I was able to slow down and draw something fun & relaxing… hope you folks enjoy it too!
November 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
i don't have a lot of personal experience with most of these, but hognose snakes are so dramatic about it, i love them so much
just pour the coffee in my eyes, i do not need to see any more
November 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
just pour the coffee in my eyes, i do not need to see any more
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y'know, if tech companies weren't so fired up to call every single thing "AI" it would be a lot easier to distinguish "ML spam filter that is well-sandboxed and tuned on your emails" from "giant context and IP-eroding foundation model that makes people paranoid and unhappy"
since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
The malwarebytes Google opting-your-emails-into-ai-training thing is not true. The post is based on one bad tweet.
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
November 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
y'know, if tech companies weren't so fired up to call every single thing "AI" it would be a lot easier to distinguish "ML spam filter that is well-sandboxed and tuned on your emails" from "giant context and IP-eroding foundation model that makes people paranoid and unhappy"
oh, just crying about the time odo and lwaxana were stuck in a lift together because majel barrett is so good that the scene fixes something in me i didn’t realize was broken, how are you?
November 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
oh, just crying about the time odo and lwaxana were stuck in a lift together because majel barrett is so good that the scene fixes something in me i didn’t realize was broken, how are you?
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ARTISTS!
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
November 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
ARTISTS!
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
oh good, the neighbors' lawn care team brought a wood chipper today
November 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
oh good, the neighbors' lawn care team brought a wood chipper today
sentences that could either mean you're a serial killer or an infotainment podcaster: "i love talking about skin!"
November 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
sentences that could either mean you're a serial killer or an infotainment podcaster: "i love talking about skin!"
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no one creates tapestries and frescos depicting my deeds anymore
November 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
no one creates tapestries and frescos depicting my deeds anymore
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I am truly and genuinely so glad you asked!
This site is a one-stop shop for reasons why ULINE sucks ass, and a massive link list of handy alternative companies AND a short blacklist of ULINE-alikes to avoid!
refuseuline.com
This site is a one-stop shop for reasons why ULINE sucks ass, and a massive link list of handy alternative companies AND a short blacklist of ULINE-alikes to avoid!
refuseuline.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I am truly and genuinely so glad you asked!
This site is a one-stop shop for reasons why ULINE sucks ass, and a massive link list of handy alternative companies AND a short blacklist of ULINE-alikes to avoid!
refuseuline.com
This site is a one-stop shop for reasons why ULINE sucks ass, and a massive link list of handy alternative companies AND a short blacklist of ULINE-alikes to avoid!
refuseuline.com
an important thread here on milvish contributions to society
sure I love Tolkien—I love going to comicon as an orc or a wizard or a milf or one of the dwarves
November 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
an important thread here on milvish contributions to society
small-restaurant owners who name your restaurants sex-related puns: why though
November 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
small-restaurant owners who name your restaurants sex-related puns: why though
So cool! OK so basically when you overdose on opioids, the drug is blocking up your nervous system and your body forgets how to breathe. Naloxone is a reversal drug that knocks the opioid out of place so you can start breathing again. It's HARMLESS if you're not on opioids.
Baltimore installs overdose reversal medication boxes in every metro station
baltimorebeat.com/baltimore-in...
baltimorebeat.com/baltimore-in...
Baltimore installs overdose reversal medication boxes in every metro station
Every metro subway station in Baltimore has been outfitted with boxes of naloxone, the life-saving overdose reversal medication commonly referred to as Narcan. “When we talk about making these kinds…
baltimorebeat.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
So cool! OK so basically when you overdose on opioids, the drug is blocking up your nervous system and your body forgets how to breathe. Naloxone is a reversal drug that knocks the opioid out of place so you can start breathing again. It's HARMLESS if you're not on opioids.
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BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
NEW: At Pope Leo’s Urging, Bishops Issue Historic Rebuke of Trump’s Raids
Nearly all U.S. Catholic bishops united in Baltimore to denounce the Trump administration’s “inhumane” deportation campaign — a near-unanimous, unprecedented moral stand against a sitting president.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
i have never meant “hookay that’s enough emails for today” with quite this intensity
November 13, 2025 at 3:20 AM
i have never meant “hookay that’s enough emails for today” with quite this intensity
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New pots online now! Now with free UK shipping and a special holiday sale for you bluesky lot! 15% off with code BLUESKY15 😉 lasts til new years
November 12, 2025 at 12:13 PM
New pots online now! Now with free UK shipping and a special holiday sale for you bluesky lot! 15% off with code BLUESKY15 😉 lasts til new years
em dashes are the commander riker of punctuation and i shall not be letting go of them
They'll have to try to pry my em dashes from my bisexual— and neurodivergent— hands.
November 11, 2025 at 1:13 AM
em dashes are the commander riker of punctuation and i shall not be letting go of them
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AUTHORS!!
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
Homepage | Bartz v Anthropic Settlement Site
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
AUTHORS!!
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
hello i would like to share an artist’s shop with you. i have the iridescent centipede earrings and they are so shiny and cute. looking at this art makes me happy, maybe you will like it too electriccat.ninja/collections/...
November 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
hello i would like to share an artist’s shop with you. i have the iridescent centipede earrings and they are so shiny and cute. looking at this art makes me happy, maybe you will like it too electriccat.ninja/collections/...
bread is so good ;____;
October 31, 2025 at 2:34 PM
bread is so good ;____;