@anotherbettong.bsky.social
mostly in front of a computer, sometimes walking about, sometimes at a gig or even a folk festival. She/her. Header image by First Dog On The Moon, profile photo taken by me.
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Imagine being so disconnected from the process of writing that you aren’t even using it as an excuse to read the Wikipedia page for muskellunge for 80 minutes
January 15, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Imagine being so disconnected from the process of writing that you aren’t even using it as an excuse to read the Wikipedia page for muskellunge for 80 minutes
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Happy for them 😊
World’s fattest parrots set for mating bonanza after bumper berry crop
After a four-year hiatus, conservationists in New Zealand are relieved that the flightless kākāpo is once again breeding. Fewer than 300 of the parrots exist.
wapo.st
January 15, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Happy for them 😊
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Good night, everyone. It feels like our so-called "leaders" have all but abandoned us, but we still have each other. I didn't know what else to do, so I made a little painting. Stay safe out there 💛
January 15, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Good night, everyone. It feels like our so-called "leaders" have all but abandoned us, but we still have each other. I didn't know what else to do, so I made a little painting. Stay safe out there 💛
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Meanjin
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 12, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Meanjin
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they want you to think minneapolis is dangerous. more of brass solidarity band performing today at powderhorn park at the anti ICE protest after their agent killed renee good. the band is made up of community members around george floyd square and they bring joy to every action they appear at
January 11, 2026 at 2:29 AM
they want you to think minneapolis is dangerous. more of brass solidarity band performing today at powderhorn park at the anti ICE protest after their agent killed renee good. the band is made up of community members around george floyd square and they bring joy to every action they appear at
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BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
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dont talk to me or my son or my sons son or my sons sons son ever again
December 4, 2025 at 4:57 AM
dont talk to me or my son or my sons son or my sons sons son ever again
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How to soothe anger that is as fierce as a wild bull, a leaping dog, a lion, and a wolf?
In ancient Babylonia, you recited an incantation that empowered you to get rid of it. A bit like today’s practice of affirmations or manifesting.
“I have blocked it!
“Like a bridge, may I cross over it!”
In ancient Babylonia, you recited an incantation that empowered you to get rid of it. A bit like today’s practice of affirmations or manifesting.
“I have blocked it!
“Like a bridge, may I cross over it!”
January 6, 2026 at 10:39 AM
How to soothe anger that is as fierce as a wild bull, a leaping dog, a lion, and a wolf?
In ancient Babylonia, you recited an incantation that empowered you to get rid of it. A bit like today’s practice of affirmations or manifesting.
“I have blocked it!
“Like a bridge, may I cross over it!”
In ancient Babylonia, you recited an incantation that empowered you to get rid of it. A bit like today’s practice of affirmations or manifesting.
“I have blocked it!
“Like a bridge, may I cross over it!”
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This is way better than using the code inspector, goddamn
I recently learned this trick for getting images out of a Google Doc, so I wanted to share in case it's useful.
File -> Download -> Web Page. Then unzip, and you've got a nice folder of images!
File -> Download -> Web Page. Then unzip, and you've got a nice folder of images!
January 6, 2026 at 2:24 AM
This is way better than using the code inspector, goddamn
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The exhausting tension of wanting to be online because you care about the world and want to stay alert and informed but you also don't want to melt your brain and become a complete weirdo to your friends...
January 4, 2026 at 10:33 AM
The exhausting tension of wanting to be online because you care about the world and want to stay alert and informed but you also don't want to melt your brain and become a complete weirdo to your friends...
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Gang gang cockatoo pair coming home to feed their chick - tonic for the insanity of the news🙃
January 3, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Gang gang cockatoo pair coming home to feed their chick - tonic for the insanity of the news🙃
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The whole "Grok admits" "Grok apologizes" thing reminds me of the famous IBM presentation quote that evidently everyone has forgotten. And I do think representing your brand on social media counts as a "management decision".
January 2, 2026 at 11:54 PM
The whole "Grok admits" "Grok apologizes" thing reminds me of the famous IBM presentation quote that evidently everyone has forgotten. And I do think representing your brand on social media counts as a "management decision".
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Born #onthisday in 1838, theologian and schoolmaster Edwin Abbott Abbott, who in 1884 published the remarkable Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, perhaps the first ever example of “mathematical fiction”. More on the book here: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/aspiring-to-a-higher-plane #OTD
December 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Born #onthisday in 1838, theologian and schoolmaster Edwin Abbott Abbott, who in 1884 published the remarkable Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, perhaps the first ever example of “mathematical fiction”. More on the book here: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/aspiring-to-a-higher-plane #OTD
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A phrase for when someone's interfering that I learnt from Chilean Spanish (but is also used elsewhere) is quien te dio vela en este entierro? It means “who gave you a candle for this vigil?”
A similar one, from Venezuela, is no tienes muerto en este entierro, or “you have no dead in this funeral.”
A similar one, from Venezuela, is no tienes muerto en este entierro, or “you have no dead in this funeral.”
December 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A phrase for when someone's interfering that I learnt from Chilean Spanish (but is also used elsewhere) is quien te dio vela en este entierro? It means “who gave you a candle for this vigil?”
A similar one, from Venezuela, is no tienes muerto en este entierro, or “you have no dead in this funeral.”
A similar one, from Venezuela, is no tienes muerto en este entierro, or “you have no dead in this funeral.”
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If you're looking for the proper anti-Zionist response to the mass murder in Australia, it's pretty simple at this stage
You just say, "Holy shit it is really bad that that happened, and I hope the perpetrators are brought to justice"
Keep it simple, folks
You just say, "Holy shit it is really bad that that happened, and I hope the perpetrators are brought to justice"
Keep it simple, folks
December 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
If you're looking for the proper anti-Zionist response to the mass murder in Australia, it's pretty simple at this stage
You just say, "Holy shit it is really bad that that happened, and I hope the perpetrators are brought to justice"
Keep it simple, folks
You just say, "Holy shit it is really bad that that happened, and I hope the perpetrators are brought to justice"
Keep it simple, folks
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Learned today that “Galápagos” comes from a Spanish word for tortoise, meaning that “Galápagos Tortoise” is,
in fact,
a tortology
in fact,
a tortology
December 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Learned today that “Galápagos” comes from a Spanish word for tortoise, meaning that “Galápagos Tortoise” is,
in fact,
a tortology
in fact,
a tortology
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Would you like to know how to make a zine? Here's easy step-by-step instructions on how to make your own without the use of a computer by @thorazos.bsky.social
December 14, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Would you like to know how to make a zine? Here's easy step-by-step instructions on how to make your own without the use of a computer by @thorazos.bsky.social
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Today I was in a tree surrounded by cranky gang gang cockatoos
December 12, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Today I was in a tree surrounded by cranky gang gang cockatoos
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If you need a little digital reconnection to the pulse of the living Earth, here are about 200 sandhill cranes winging south over Atlanta this afternoon. Their voices have echoed across this continent for at least 5 million years. Hopefully 5 million more
December 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
If you need a little digital reconnection to the pulse of the living Earth, here are about 200 sandhill cranes winging south over Atlanta this afternoon. Their voices have echoed across this continent for at least 5 million years. Hopefully 5 million more
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can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
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The progenitor of the Cool S?
"Write! The written letter endures!" Scribal wit at the start of financial records for London bridge in 1424. Cleverly, the scribe created the letter 'S' by folding a speech scroll, so the form of the letter conveys the meaning of the conventional proverb, "speech is fleeting but writing endures."
December 8, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The progenitor of the Cool S?
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A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
December 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
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