Wiredferret!
@wiredferret.bsky.social
Explaininator, Sticker Thoughtleader, Marketing nerd. Not straight, she/her. Parent of adults, catbox scooper, wife of @silmaria.bsky.social, Kermit-coded.
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#sewing
#knitting
#therbligs
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Are we still doing diner journalism? Because today at a greasy spoon in Stateline, Nevada, a 65 year old birder named Maryanne told me that she likes that “Mamdonnelly” fellow and thinks that Donald Trump is a pedophile.
November 26, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Are we still doing diner journalism? Because today at a greasy spoon in Stateline, Nevada, a 65 year old birder named Maryanne told me that she likes that “Mamdonnelly” fellow and thinks that Donald Trump is a pedophile.
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Connection to the users and their desire paths is the most important path of working in security and nobody goddamn does it. You are gonna make compromises. And they're all gonna be worth it. Because you understand what they want and you're gonna deliver it and they're gonna stop doing stupid shit.
November 26, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Connection to the users and their desire paths is the most important path of working in security and nobody goddamn does it. You are gonna make compromises. And they're all gonna be worth it. Because you understand what they want and you're gonna deliver it and they're gonna stop doing stupid shit.
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I'm gonna tell you about a guy named Peter. He called for support often and it wasn't stupid stuff. But it was complex.
He drove a BMW. He was divorced. He was of course a sales person. Probably the most successful sales person in California and maybe the country.
He serviced the government.
He drove a BMW. He was divorced. He was of course a sales person. Probably the most successful sales person in California and maybe the country.
He serviced the government.
You meet the users where they are to stop them doing the stupidest shit imaginable.
You have no idea how much this paid off. The number of infected media players people downloaded in the age before Windows Media Player had more than three codecs is unimaginable
Who knows if I saved the firm
You have no idea how much this paid off. The number of infected media players people downloaded in the age before Windows Media Player had more than three codecs is unimaginable
Who knows if I saved the firm
November 26, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I'm gonna tell you about a guy named Peter. He called for support often and it wasn't stupid stuff. But it was complex.
He drove a BMW. He was divorced. He was of course a sales person. Probably the most successful sales person in California and maybe the country.
He serviced the government.
He drove a BMW. He was divorced. He was of course a sales person. Probably the most successful sales person in California and maybe the country.
He serviced the government.
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Can't remember the last time I was this angry.
(What SPPD officers said about our current Mayor Melvin Carter while breaking the local separation ordinance this morning during a federal raid 👇)
(What SPPD officers said about our current Mayor Melvin Carter while breaking the local separation ordinance this morning during a federal raid 👇)
A SPPD officer named T Sand said they don't have to listen to him cause he's not their boss anymore
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Can't remember the last time I was this angry.
(What SPPD officers said about our current Mayor Melvin Carter while breaking the local separation ordinance this morning during a federal raid 👇)
(What SPPD officers said about our current Mayor Melvin Carter while breaking the local separation ordinance this morning during a federal raid 👇)
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Technically this street is being carcinized not pedestrianized, which is a different evolutionary process.
when we say we want more streets to be pedestrianized, this is what we mean
November 26, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Technically this street is being carcinized not pedestrianized, which is a different evolutionary process.
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If people want to understand why American politics went bananas in 2012, the reason is that the moderate black President took a modest but consequential step toward decoupling healthcare from employment and every billionaire immediately poured their entire portfolio into race-hate media
November 26, 2025 at 1:37 AM
If people want to understand why American politics went bananas in 2012, the reason is that the moderate black President took a modest but consequential step toward decoupling healthcare from employment and every billionaire immediately poured their entire portfolio into race-hate media
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This is the ultimate “bring back a past I’m nostalgic for without recreating any of the material conditions that made that possible.” Peak MAGA brain.
Sean Duffy, the U.S. transportation secretary, has been urging people for the past week to dress and comport themselves better as a way of restoring “civility” to air travel. On Tuesday, he added another item to his list of concerns: the quality of the snacks handed out on commercial flights.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Wants Healthier In-Flight Snack Options
Sean Duffy, who has been promoting greater decorum among air travelers, said he would like to see choices besides salty pretzels and buttery cookies.
nyti.ms
November 26, 2025 at 1:24 AM
This is the ultimate “bring back a past I’m nostalgic for without recreating any of the material conditions that made that possible.” Peak MAGA brain.
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This is one of those things that rarely gets talked about that has had a massive effect.
As fields like journalism, art, and academia were collapsed and living expenses skyrocketed they came to skew increasingly toward people whose families could afford to supplement their income.
As fields like journalism, art, and academia were collapsed and living expenses skyrocketed they came to skew increasingly toward people whose families could afford to supplement their income.
If you're ever wondered why journalists seem so out of touch most of the time it's because in order to establish yourself you need to either come from money, marry into money, or be OK with abject poverty and daily financial panic
That third thing is unsustainable long-term
That third thing is unsustainable long-term
November 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
This is one of those things that rarely gets talked about that has had a massive effect.
As fields like journalism, art, and academia were collapsed and living expenses skyrocketed they came to skew increasingly toward people whose families could afford to supplement their income.
As fields like journalism, art, and academia were collapsed and living expenses skyrocketed they came to skew increasingly toward people whose families could afford to supplement their income.
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I have long posited that Daniel Craig's accent in Glass Onion is better than Knives Out because in Knives Out he is trying to do a real Southern accent and is bad at it but in Glass Onion he is just talking like Foghorn Leghorn, which is something a real gay Southern weirdo would do.
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I have long posited that Daniel Craig's accent in Glass Onion is better than Knives Out because in Knives Out he is trying to do a real Southern accent and is bad at it but in Glass Onion he is just talking like Foghorn Leghorn, which is something a real gay Southern weirdo would do.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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😈 Maleficent, the evil queen, had her goblins searching for Sleeping Beauty for 16 years.
🛑 BUT…. they were looking for a baby the whole time. Acceptance criteria fail!
🧠 This is why it’s so important for villains to leverage AGILE practices. Don’t let this become your team. My new ecourse will
🛑 BUT…. they were looking for a baby the whole time. Acceptance criteria fail!
🧠 This is why it’s so important for villains to leverage AGILE practices. Don’t let this become your team. My new ecourse will
November 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
😈 Maleficent, the evil queen, had her goblins searching for Sleeping Beauty for 16 years.
🛑 BUT…. they were looking for a baby the whole time. Acceptance criteria fail!
🧠 This is why it’s so important for villains to leverage AGILE practices. Don’t let this become your team. My new ecourse will
🛑 BUT…. they were looking for a baby the whole time. Acceptance criteria fail!
🧠 This is why it’s so important for villains to leverage AGILE practices. Don’t let this become your team. My new ecourse will
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Not me bursting into tears because the guy at the grocery store is buying 40 cans of Fancy Feast turkey and gravy for his feral cat rescue Thanksgiving dinner 🥹
November 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Not me bursting into tears because the guy at the grocery store is buying 40 cans of Fancy Feast turkey and gravy for his feral cat rescue Thanksgiving dinner 🥹
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One of these days, instead of taking a laptop, portable screen, special keyboard, my-hand-sized mouse bla bla on my back into work, I'm just going to bring a goat. BECAUSE THAT MAKES THE SAME SENSE.
I dislike hotdesking. It's so abelist. Just let me work in comfort, you know?
I dislike hotdesking. It's so abelist. Just let me work in comfort, you know?
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
One of these days, instead of taking a laptop, portable screen, special keyboard, my-hand-sized mouse bla bla on my back into work, I'm just going to bring a goat. BECAUSE THAT MAKES THE SAME SENSE.
I dislike hotdesking. It's so abelist. Just let me work in comfort, you know?
I dislike hotdesking. It's so abelist. Just let me work in comfort, you know?
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AWS's most sophisticated automation addresses social challenges. Automated policy enforcement lets hundreds of teams maintain autonomy while ensuring they can't violate safety constraints. This eliminates coordination bottlenecks at scale.
itrev.io/47WGagX
itrev.io/47WGagX
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
AWS's most sophisticated automation addresses social challenges. Automated policy enforcement lets hundreds of teams maintain autonomy while ensuring they can't violate safety constraints. This eliminates coordination bottlenecks at scale.
itrev.io/47WGagX
itrev.io/47WGagX
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November 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
First album of the Christmas Music Season:
The First Christmas Gift - Robin (not that one) and Linda Williams
Bluegrass/gospel, half religious songs. My favorite: Brightest and Best
youtu.be/BC7JxJjOWSo?...
The First Christmas Gift - Robin (not that one) and Linda Williams
Bluegrass/gospel, half religious songs. My favorite: Brightest and Best
youtu.be/BC7JxJjOWSo?...
Brightest and Best
YouTube video by Robin and Linda Williams - Topic
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
First album of the Christmas Music Season:
The First Christmas Gift - Robin (not that one) and Linda Williams
Bluegrass/gospel, half religious songs. My favorite: Brightest and Best
youtu.be/BC7JxJjOWSo?...
The First Christmas Gift - Robin (not that one) and Linda Williams
Bluegrass/gospel, half religious songs. My favorite: Brightest and Best
youtu.be/BC7JxJjOWSo?...
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In disbelief. The NYT named Born in Flames one of 100 Notable Books of 2025
November 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
In disbelief. The NYT named Born in Flames one of 100 Notable Books of 2025
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PEARL JAMBONI
Seattle grunge band Pearl Jam helped pay for the Two Harbors Youth Hockey Association’s new Zamboni.
What do you call an ice-resurfacing machine partly funded by a ’90s grunge band? A Pearl Jamboni, of course.
Seattle grunge band Pearl Jam helped pay for the Two Harbors Youth Hockey Association’s new Zamboni.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
PEARL JAMBONI
Given that we live in a fallen age, and standards are what we hold ourselves to...
would it be wrong to start Christmas music season today (while I'm working)?
would it be wrong to start Christmas music season today (while I'm working)?
November 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Given that we live in a fallen age, and standards are what we hold ourselves to...
would it be wrong to start Christmas music season today (while I'm working)?
would it be wrong to start Christmas music season today (while I'm working)?
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Public service announcement: it is not too late to buy a physical dead-tree cookbook. Thrift stores have been absolutely crammed with them ever since people decided to get all their recipes off the internet.
I wonder how many people are gonna catastrophically fuck up thanksgiving by using chatgpt for their recipes
November 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Public service announcement: it is not too late to buy a physical dead-tree cookbook. Thrift stores have been absolutely crammed with them ever since people decided to get all their recipes off the internet.
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Dr Hicks is an amazing communicator. Do yourself a favour and consider reaching out to her to speak at your conference next year.
Some speaker joy as we look back at 2025 and plan for public speaking in 2026!
My inbox is now open for '26 events that need empathy + evidence + psychology for technologists 👀
My inbox is now open for '26 events that need empathy + evidence + psychology for technologists 👀
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Dr Hicks is an amazing communicator. Do yourself a favour and consider reaching out to her to speak at your conference next year.
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Reminder:
The use of tear gas as a method of warfare is prohibited under the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention
The use of tear gas as a method of warfare is prohibited under the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention
Reminder of all the side effects of tear gas & it's just being deployed in residential neighborhoods for a gaggle or three of people who don't want their neighbors kidnapped.
November 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Reminder:
The use of tear gas as a method of warfare is prohibited under the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention
The use of tear gas as a method of warfare is prohibited under the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention
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One of my kids just got me this bumper magnet for my birthday, which isn’t for a few days yet. I’m still coming to terms with a couple of steel firms before I head into a hurricane west wind, knowing in this life we can’t put enough miles behind us to make Whitefish Bay.
November 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
One of my kids just got me this bumper magnet for my birthday, which isn’t for a few days yet. I’m still coming to terms with a couple of steel firms before I head into a hurricane west wind, knowing in this life we can’t put enough miles behind us to make Whitefish Bay.