Dee
@dspiffyfish.bsky.social
Canadian book-loving, nerd crochet-making weirdo. I like sea life. Carcinization for all!
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If you work in a high school and your students are walking out for a righteous cause:
Don’t get in their way, you’re going to look like an asshole
Don’t get in their way, you’re going to look like an asshole
February 4, 2026 at 6:06 AM
If you work in a high school and your students are walking out for a righteous cause:
Don’t get in their way, you’re going to look like an asshole
Don’t get in their way, you’re going to look like an asshole
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To recover your eyes and your sanity and to stop that strange strangled screaming sound you're currently making, you need to select: Safari: Settings: Tabs: Appearance: then untick the evil box for 'show colour in tab bar'.
You are welcome.
You are welcome.
January 31, 2026 at 2:46 PM
To recover your eyes and your sanity and to stop that strange strangled screaming sound you're currently making, you need to select: Safari: Settings: Tabs: Appearance: then untick the evil box for 'show colour in tab bar'.
You are welcome.
You are welcome.
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A recent cartoon for @newscientist.com.
p.s. my new book of science cartoons, ‘Physics for Cats’ is out now. Links at www.tomgauld.com
p.s. my new book of science cartoons, ‘Physics for Cats’ is out now. Links at www.tomgauld.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:38 AM
A recent cartoon for @newscientist.com.
p.s. my new book of science cartoons, ‘Physics for Cats’ is out now. Links at www.tomgauld.com
p.s. my new book of science cartoons, ‘Physics for Cats’ is out now. Links at www.tomgauld.com
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Can we please never forget this. #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency
January 31, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Can we please never forget this. #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency
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Perfect clip. I found myself tearing up as the other singers came rushing from their dressing rooms to see them.
And we all watch and listen to them now, knowing there will be nothing new from her to enrich and amuse and delight us.
And we all watch and listen to them now, knowing there will be nothing new from her to enrich and amuse and delight us.
People are going to post a ton of incredible comedy bits from Catherine O’Hara — she’s been a legend for decades — but for me the clip I’m sharing is this moment from the doomed Mitch and Mickey romance in A Mighty Wind. She is already terribly missed.
The moment of truth in A Mighty Wind
YouTube video by 2onegrams
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Perfect clip. I found myself tearing up as the other singers came rushing from their dressing rooms to see them.
And we all watch and listen to them now, knowing there will be nothing new from her to enrich and amuse and delight us.
And we all watch and listen to them now, knowing there will be nothing new from her to enrich and amuse and delight us.
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"Luchs speaks five languages: English, French, Italian, and some German and Russian. She approached grasping Gen Z parlance like she was learning another language.
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
Alison Luchs, who has worked at the National Gallery of Art for 47 years, agreed to learn Gen Z slang and make videos because she wanted to raise interest in the museum’s art.
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
January 30, 2026 at 5:14 AM
"Luchs speaks five languages: English, French, Italian, and some German and Russian. She approached grasping Gen Z parlance like she was learning another language.
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
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🙄
And all because of 1, just 1 debunked paper.
A million deaths is not enough for Andrew Wakefield.
And all because of 1, just 1 debunked paper.
A million deaths is not enough for Andrew Wakefield.
The UK has lost its measles elimination status, the World Health Organization has announced.
Vaccine disinformation is a worldwide pandemic that is killing us.
Vaccine disinformation is a worldwide pandemic that is killing us.
UK loses measles elimination status
Decision made after outbreaks in 2024, when there were nearly 3,000 cases in England and Wales.
www.bbc.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:35 AM
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And all because of 1, just 1 debunked paper.
A million deaths is not enough for Andrew Wakefield.
And all because of 1, just 1 debunked paper.
A million deaths is not enough for Andrew Wakefield.
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Chicken noodle soup is American ramen.
January 27, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Chicken noodle soup is American ramen.
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Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.
January 25, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.
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Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out.
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
January 22, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out.
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
A delightful thread of animal facts and fact-adjacent information to brighten your day
I was just reminded of this thread from (sigh) a whole year ago, and if you need a bit of levity, I hope it gives it to you.
Today I will be sharing a series of strange animal facts, in the hopes of confusing the demons or brightening your day. I will not be looking most of them up beyond the first line.
January 22, 2026 at 5:31 AM
A delightful thread of animal facts and fact-adjacent information to brighten your day
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Cappys waiting for toast.
January 21, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Cappys waiting for toast.
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A greeting card for my Bluesky friends
January 17, 2026 at 10:53 PM
A greeting card for my Bluesky friends
Bwahaha youtube.com/shorts/rraIq...
Why are no vampires in this part of the world? #animation #funny #shorts
YouTube video by Ready Go
youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Bwahaha youtube.com/shorts/rraIq...
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“The Germans have a word for that” bro they just shoved two preexisting words together to make a new word. We can do that too. Don’t be Deutschdazzled.
September 6, 2023 at 1:23 PM
“The Germans have a word for that” bro they just shoved two preexisting words together to make a new word. We can do that too. Don’t be Deutschdazzled.
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I have never been more simultaneously upset I didn't get to write a comic and absolutely thrilled it exists
January 15, 2026 at 8:16 PM
I have never been more simultaneously upset I didn't get to write a comic and absolutely thrilled it exists
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This bobtail squid burrowing into the sand is already adorable, but please watch till the very end!
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
January 12, 2026 at 12:03 PM
This bobtail squid burrowing into the sand is already adorable, but please watch till the very end!
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
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This clip should live by the Tom Holland Umbrella rule: you see it, you repost it.
this still slaps youtu.be/ZQ_MEFVx5jM?...
January 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
This clip should live by the Tom Holland Umbrella rule: you see it, you repost it.
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And you may saye to yourselfe
These are not my lone and level sandes
And you may saye to yourselfe
These are not my vast and trunklesse legges of stone
These are not my lone and level sandes
And you may saye to yourselfe
These are not my vast and trunklesse legges of stone
January 12, 2026 at 10:49 PM
And you may saye to yourselfe
These are not my lone and level sandes
And you may saye to yourselfe
These are not my vast and trunklesse legges of stone
These are not my lone and level sandes
And you may saye to yourselfe
These are not my vast and trunklesse legges of stone
Yesss. A Star Trek themed version of a Mozart opera is happening. youtube.com/shorts/6wfcZ...
Star Trek and opera. Let's boldly go! Partnership with Pacific Opera Project. #startrek #opera
YouTube video by DavidAsherBrown
youtube.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Yesss. A Star Trek themed version of a Mozart opera is happening. youtube.com/shorts/6wfcZ...
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Society is a construct. You can just ask someone to do a ska cover of Faith of the Heart and they'll say "$300 please" and you give it to them and then you have it.
Everyone, give
@skatunenetwork.bsky.social
your money. They deserve it.
Everyone, give
@skatunenetwork.bsky.social
your money. They deserve it.
November 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Society is a construct. You can just ask someone to do a ska cover of Faith of the Heart and they'll say "$300 please" and you give it to them and then you have it.
Everyone, give
@skatunenetwork.bsky.social
your money. They deserve it.
Everyone, give
@skatunenetwork.bsky.social
your money. They deserve it.
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My Substack Today: The First Indoor Hockey Game
Played in Montreal with a block of wood for a puck, it featured a fight between players and fans.
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Played in Montreal with a block of wood for a puck, it featured a fight between players and fans.
Subscribe to receive these Canadian history stories in your e-mail each week (1 paid, 2 free) 👇
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The First Indoor Hockey Game
The puck was a block of wood, and a fight between players and fans broke out afterwards
canadaehx.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:07 PM
My Substack Today: The First Indoor Hockey Game
Played in Montreal with a block of wood for a puck, it featured a fight between players and fans.
Subscribe to receive these Canadian history stories in your e-mail each week (1 paid, 2 free) 👇
canadaehx.substack.com/p/the-first-...
Played in Montreal with a block of wood for a puck, it featured a fight between players and fans.
Subscribe to receive these Canadian history stories in your e-mail each week (1 paid, 2 free) 👇
canadaehx.substack.com/p/the-first-...