Hattie
@hattiejapes.bsky.social
Elderly gaymer checking out what the cool kids are doing these days. Neurospicy, third gen antifa, inclusive feminist, recovering academic. Mostly use this to save stuff that tickles me.
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Hattie
@hattiejapes.bsky.social
· Oct 9
Well, this is lovely. Good blocklists and a lack of nazi wannabes is a refreshing change.
I love this, All the details, the little elephants 🥰
Got meself a wee project which took up my whole evening, I think people call this kind of thing a "timeline cleanse"?
January 15, 2026 at 3:18 PM
I love this, All the details, the little elephants 🥰
This looks Amazing 🤩 trailer in thread.
Someone made an actual 90 min animated movie called Lesbian Space Princess and I was like, this could be really good or really bad, but I'm betting it's pretty damn good since I don't think a bad one would get the support to be made.
So I watched the credits.
OMG, I'm all in. This is amazeballs.
So I watched the credits.
OMG, I'm all in. This is amazeballs.
January 15, 2026 at 2:44 AM
This looks Amazing 🤩 trailer in thread.
Always interesting to see language evolving with technology. Good thread.
A 'retronym' is a term consisting of a noun and a modifier which specifies the original meaning of the noun.
Many retronyms have come about due to technological advances.
Many retronyms have come about due to technological advances.
January 14, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Always interesting to see language evolving with technology. Good thread.
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January 13, 2026 at 3:32 PM
The Voyager one is something special.
Guys guys guys, I found the archive of the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures (it's not an achievement, they've not hidden them) - you can watch every single one since they started televising them in the 60s:
www.rigb.org/christmas-le...
I love watching them every year, now I can see them all!
www.rigb.org/christmas-le...
I love watching them every year, now I can see them all!
Watch the Royal Institution CHRISTMAS LECTURES archive
Watch all the Royal Institution CHRISTMAS LECTURES back to 1966, when the lectures were first televised.
www.rigb.org
January 11, 2026 at 3:42 AM
The Voyager one is something special.
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I Carry A Torch For You*
January 6, 2026 at 7:38 PM
I Carry A Torch For You*
Thread full of new book recommendations to follow up. 🥳
On that note:
Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day.
Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links.
Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo
Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day.
Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links.
Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo
Being a trans author is fucking weird right now. Hell is actively unfolding all around us but I still need to be like, "hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book? It won't make anything better, but it's kinda fun?"
So....hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book?
So....hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book?
January 10, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Thread full of new book recommendations to follow up. 🥳
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Gmail welcoming the Gemini era?
That's it. Guide to disable Gemini everywhere: tuta.com/blog/how-to-...
That's it. Guide to disable Gemini everywhere: tuta.com/blog/how-to-...
January 9, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Gmail welcoming the Gemini era?
That's it. Guide to disable Gemini everywhere: tuta.com/blog/how-to-...
That's it. Guide to disable Gemini everywhere: tuta.com/blog/how-to-...
This is some silly fun, songs from the zombie apocalypse 🧟
Periodic reminder that you can listen to and download my album of ridiculous, dark, warm, funny and sad songs from my musical journey through a zombie uprising from Bandcamp, or find it on your preferred streamer.
thewoodlousemusic.bandcamp.com/album/do-zom...
thewoodlousemusic.bandcamp.com/album/do-zom...
Do Zombies Dream of Undead Sheep?, by The Woodlouse
15 track album
thewoodlousemusic.bandcamp.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:15 PM
This is some silly fun, songs from the zombie apocalypse 🧟
Parabeavers! I'm sure this was done with wolves somewhere too.
And they'd do it again!
(Please don't fact-check that allegation with the governor's office)
www.popsci.com/environment/...
(Please don't fact-check that allegation with the governor's office)
www.popsci.com/environment/...
Idaho once dropped 76 beavers from airplanes—on purpose
Don't worry. They had parachutes.
www.popsci.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Parabeavers! I'm sure this was done with wolves somewhere too.
Biology is wild and awesome, genetics continues to throw up new questions.
The more you know. We are all chimeras at a very small level. You likely have cells in your body from your mother and your siblings that were born before you. How this chimerism influences your immune system is beginning to be unraveled. #Science #ScienceSunday
Some of your cells are not genetically yours — what can they tell us about life and death?
A tiny population of cells that are passed across the placenta between mother and baby challenge basic tenets of human immunology.
www.nature.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Biology is wild and awesome, genetics continues to throw up new questions.
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the terracotta warriors are literally painted, by the way, it's why most of them remain in the pits - they lost their color when exposed, and Chinese archaeologists and other scientists have been trying to figure out a way to excavate the rest while keeping the paint intact
Just realized that Emperor Qin Shi Huang's "Terracotta Army" of clay soldiers he kept in a vault in like 200 BC make him the first Warhammer Guy. he got some disposable income and started painting minis. totally get it
January 4, 2026 at 4:39 PM
the terracotta warriors are literally painted, by the way, it's why most of them remain in the pits - they lost their color when exposed, and Chinese archaeologists and other scientists have been trying to figure out a way to excavate the rest while keeping the paint intact
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**GET YOUR LIVEJOURNAL DATA RIGHT NOW**
Import it to Dreamwidth, download it directly from LJ one month at a time, or read on for more options, but GET YOUR JOURNAL ENTRIES OFF LJ AND INTO YOUR OWN POSSESSION because you'll lose them soon. I trust @rahaeli.bsky.social
I have 17 years to preserve!
Import it to Dreamwidth, download it directly from LJ one month at a time, or read on for more options, but GET YOUR JOURNAL ENTRIES OFF LJ AND INTO YOUR OWN POSSESSION because you'll lose them soon. I trust @rahaeli.bsky.social
I have 17 years to preserve!
Okay, I will preface this with the GIGANTIC disclaimer that I promise I know how this looks, and I *swear* this is not personally motivated: If you have an old #LiveJournal account, and it has things you still care about in it, download it or import it to Dreamwidth SOON. Details:
January 2, 2026 at 11:25 PM
**GET YOUR LIVEJOURNAL DATA RIGHT NOW**
Import it to Dreamwidth, download it directly from LJ one month at a time, or read on for more options, but GET YOUR JOURNAL ENTRIES OFF LJ AND INTO YOUR OWN POSSESSION because you'll lose them soon. I trust @rahaeli.bsky.social
I have 17 years to preserve!
Import it to Dreamwidth, download it directly from LJ one month at a time, or read on for more options, but GET YOUR JOURNAL ENTRIES OFF LJ AND INTO YOUR OWN POSSESSION because you'll lose them soon. I trust @rahaeli.bsky.social
I have 17 years to preserve!
Fabulous thread with good art and a lot of whimsical back stories. 🎏
This evening one of the very kind con organizers took us to the Vigeland Sculpture Park in Oslo, which is amazing and you should go and Gustav Vigeland was extraordinarily talented and probably does not deserve the narrative I constructed looking at his work.
But Bluesky! You deserve EVERYTHING!
But Bluesky! You deserve EVERYTHING!
December 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Fabulous thread with good art and a lot of whimsical back stories. 🎏
TIL that rubella and German measles are the same thing 🤦🏻
ooh i know this one, the German scientists who first named it 'little red' or'rubella' because they thought it was a milder version of the same measles. English doctors decided to do that thing they do by ignoring what the Not English words mean and said no to 'little red'and called it German
December 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
TIL that rubella and German measles are the same thing 🤦🏻
Knowing the science is one thing, but it's breathtakingly beautiful to see in action. Hope everyone enjoys whatever festive plans they have, and here's to 2026 being better.
December 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Knowing the science is one thing, but it's breathtakingly beautiful to see in action. Hope everyone enjoys whatever festive plans they have, and here's to 2026 being better.
Cool information on the Irish Celt Solstice traditions and some common mix-ups.
There’s much mumbo-jumbo about the Solstice & ersatz ‘Celtic’ religious practise about this feast. It can be quite painful hearing self-appointed foreign ‘believers’ combine everything from the Tuatha Dé Dannan, to Nazi mythology, in their ignorant claims. So here’s some factual info on Grianstad!
How to mark the Winter Solstice's shortest day and longest night
Just as it was for our ancestors, the winter solstice is a time for rituals and reflections
www.rte.ie
December 22, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Cool information on the Irish Celt Solstice traditions and some common mix-ups.
Amazing thread about cat science and breeds. Feels on brand that dog DNA is easily tracked and cats are keeping their secrets. Bonus: lots of cure kitty pictures.
I would like to articulate one of the BIGGEST misconceptions about cat breed genetics by talking about the NEBELUNG!
An extremely rare breed with only SIX(6) in the whole US, and no breeders, yet one that thousands of folk online are convinced they own.
Your cat is NOT any breed, and that's okay.
An extremely rare breed with only SIX(6) in the whole US, and no breeders, yet one that thousands of folk online are convinced they own.
Your cat is NOT any breed, and that's okay.
December 22, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Amazing thread about cat science and breeds. Feels on brand that dog DNA is easily tracked and cats are keeping their secrets. Bonus: lots of cure kitty pictures.
Some fun old time Britishisims
Ten archaic English slang phrases…
10. Got the morbs (sad)
9. Bumpsy (drunk)
8. Whittled as a penguin (very drunk)
8. Scandal water (tea)
7. Bitch the pot (pour the tea)
5. Sauce-box (mouth)
4. Cupid’s kettle drums (breasts)
3. Dash my wig (OMG)
2. Poked up (embarrassed)
1. Not up to dick (unwell)
10. Got the morbs (sad)
9. Bumpsy (drunk)
8. Whittled as a penguin (very drunk)
8. Scandal water (tea)
7. Bitch the pot (pour the tea)
5. Sauce-box (mouth)
4. Cupid’s kettle drums (breasts)
3. Dash my wig (OMG)
2. Poked up (embarrassed)
1. Not up to dick (unwell)
December 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Some fun old time Britishisims
Absolute bargain for Coral Island. If I could buy this game twice I would. Makes for a lovely wind down after a stressful day, lots of free updates, and totally LGBT+ friendly. 🏳️🌈
☃️Winter has arrived, and it's the perfect season to cozy up with @coralislandgame.bsky.social !
Treat yourself with 40% off during the Steam Winter Sale, from December 18th, 2025, to January 5th, 2026!
🏝️ Get it here: swg.gg/twcorals
Treat yourself with 40% off during the Steam Winter Sale, from December 18th, 2025, to January 5th, 2026!
🏝️ Get it here: swg.gg/twcorals
December 19, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Absolute bargain for Coral Island. If I could buy this game twice I would. Makes for a lovely wind down after a stressful day, lots of free updates, and totally LGBT+ friendly. 🏳️🌈
Murder Mary Poppins is the perfect description of my favourite fictional detectives.
my favorite thing about the benoit blanc movies is that they aren't really about benoit blanc. he is not grappling with demons from his past. we are not getting flashbacks to the husband whose murder he never solved. he just shows up and does his job like mary poppins for homicides
December 16, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Murder Mary Poppins is the perfect description of my favourite fictional detectives.
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"RemoveWindowsAI" is a script created by zoicware, available on GitHub, that does exactly what it says: it remove every AI feature in Windows 11. Do what you wish to do with this information. I'm sharing this because some folks are forced to use Win11 at work or other places for any reasons.
December 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
"RemoveWindowsAI" is a script created by zoicware, available on GitHub, that does exactly what it says: it remove every AI feature in Windows 11. Do what you wish to do with this information. I'm sharing this because some folks are forced to use Win11 at work or other places for any reasons.
Ohh, I didn't know this.All hail giant Xmas kitty! 😺❄️
Please may we culturally appropriate the Icelandic Christmas Cat?
December 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Ohh, I didn't know this.All hail giant Xmas kitty! 😺❄️
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die-hard | adjective | strongly or fanatically determined or devoted
Die Hard | noun | a Christmas movie
Die Hard | noun | a Christmas movie
December 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
die-hard | adjective | strongly or fanatically determined or devoted
Die Hard | noun | a Christmas movie
Die Hard | noun | a Christmas movie
DS9 Trek is best Trek, I will die on this hill. 🖖🏻
One of the best-sketched characters in an incredibly character-rich show: a fascist whose (potentially real!) redeeming qualities are continually undercut by his monumental pride, bigotry, entitlement and pettiness
The most realistic scene in DS9 is when Gul Dukat whined about how the Bajorans never erected a statue in his honor. A prophetic text.
December 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
DS9 Trek is best Trek, I will die on this hill. 🖖🏻