Katie Brinker
@kbrinker12.bsky.social
Nondestructive Evaluation Engineer, Ph.D. in electrical engineering (electromagnetics)
Expanding our cats' real estate empire (buying them another cat tree)
December 6, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Expanding our cats' real estate empire (buying them another cat tree)
Bought a bunch of lumber from home depot for my bookshelf project and only accidentally put my Prius in neutral twice on the highway when the boards bumped the shifter thing
November 30, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Bought a bunch of lumber from home depot for my bookshelf project and only accidentally put my Prius in neutral twice on the highway when the boards bumped the shifter thing
My cats love to sit in the cat tree in the dining room by the pellet stove in the winter and it's just the cutest thing. They're just there doing cute little loafs by the fire.
November 30, 2025 at 2:12 AM
My cats love to sit in the cat tree in the dining room by the pellet stove in the winter and it's just the cutest thing. They're just there doing cute little loafs by the fire.
Was very humbled by trying to make a pie crust yesterday.
November 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Was very humbled by trying to make a pie crust yesterday.
Asked my husband if we could turn on the dog show and sit in the dark in silence today to relive my childhood thanksgiving gatherings and he said no thanks
November 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Asked my husband if we could turn on the dog show and sit in the dark in silence today to relive my childhood thanksgiving gatherings and he said no thanks
Hope everyone built in time in their turkey cooking schedules for over the air software updates to appliances
November 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Hope everyone built in time in their turkey cooking schedules for over the air software updates to appliances
Going to try to make a pie crust for the first time today. 50/50 chance I ruin thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Going to try to make a pie crust for the first time today. 50/50 chance I ruin thanksgiving
Asked for a kitchen bandsaw for Christmas to make cutting sweet potatoes easier
November 27, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Asked for a kitchen bandsaw for Christmas to make cutting sweet potatoes easier
Working in a field that uses and deploys a lot of test equipment is starting to get harder with everything reaching obsolescence quicker and quicker. If I have to do another equivalency study because yet another board isn't available anymore I'm going to crash out
November 17, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Working in a field that uses and deploys a lot of test equipment is starting to get harder with everything reaching obsolescence quicker and quicker. If I have to do another equivalency study because yet another board isn't available anymore I'm going to crash out
Getting a second pizza cutter and leveling up my household.
November 3, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Getting a second pizza cutter and leveling up my household.
People: are you feeling refreshed coming back from vacation?
Me: no, I have 200 unread emails and a bunch of meetings and a bunch of my stuff got rearranged. The stress has immediately reconsumed me and I can't wait to retire
Me: no, I have 200 unread emails and a bunch of meetings and a bunch of my stuff got rearranged. The stress has immediately reconsumed me and I can't wait to retire
October 27, 2025 at 11:29 PM
People: are you feeling refreshed coming back from vacation?
Me: no, I have 200 unread emails and a bunch of meetings and a bunch of my stuff got rearranged. The stress has immediately reconsumed me and I can't wait to retire
Me: no, I have 200 unread emails and a bunch of meetings and a bunch of my stuff got rearranged. The stress has immediately reconsumed me and I can't wait to retire
There's a pilates studio in my town that's only open a couple hours a day and has a website that redirects to a different scam website each time time I check, and either they really don't need new customers or it's a front
October 23, 2025 at 4:11 AM
There's a pilates studio in my town that's only open a couple hours a day and has a website that redirects to a different scam website each time time I check, and either they really don't need new customers or it's a front
We had to buy a new oven earlier this year and it was wild how many came with apps and AI and "smart" features and how hard it was to avoid all this stuff. Like there shouldn't be a possibility for an over the air software update to brick my oven.
October 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
We had to buy a new oven earlier this year and it was wild how many came with apps and AI and "smart" features and how hard it was to avoid all this stuff. Like there shouldn't be a possibility for an over the air software update to brick my oven.
We just keep engineering the world to be worse for ourselves unnecessarily.
Eight Sleep adds ‘outage mode’ to smart beds after AWS problems left them frozen
Eight Sleep adds ‘outage mode’ to smart beds after AWS problems left them frozen
Eight Sleep became No Sleep
buff.ly
October 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
We just keep engineering the world to be worse for ourselves unnecessarily.
I'm just a girl trying to find a plush train toy for one of our cats because we have an ongoing bit that he's a railroad baron
October 22, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I'm just a girl trying to find a plush train toy for one of our cats because we have an ongoing bit that he's a railroad baron
We washed all the blankets and now the cats are so happy and cozy and it's just the best
October 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
We washed all the blankets and now the cats are so happy and cozy and it's just the best
I grew up in an ingredients but also substitutes household. Like if you wanted to have pancakes you'd end up having to sub out eggs for flaxseed, flour for almond meal, sugar for monkfruit, oil for applesauce, etc. Fully following a recipe just didn't exist
October 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I grew up in an ingredients but also substitutes household. Like if you wanted to have pancakes you'd end up having to sub out eggs for flaxseed, flour for almond meal, sugar for monkfruit, oil for applesauce, etc. Fully following a recipe just didn't exist
Saw some good leaves.
October 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Saw some good leaves.
My religion is checking the Rejuvenation open box outlet deals to see if the light I really want for the guest bedroom is on there
October 1, 2025 at 2:29 AM
My religion is checking the Rejuvenation open box outlet deals to see if the light I really want for the guest bedroom is on there
Me, a person with a PhD in microwave engineering: microwaves everything on full power
My partner, not a microwave engineer: precisely selects power level and time based on what is being microwaved
My partner, not a microwave engineer: precisely selects power level and time based on what is being microwaved
September 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Me, a person with a PhD in microwave engineering: microwaves everything on full power
My partner, not a microwave engineer: precisely selects power level and time based on what is being microwaved
My partner, not a microwave engineer: precisely selects power level and time based on what is being microwaved
Work from home supervisor
September 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Work from home supervisor
Having our well pump break and having no running water for the last 2 days is just reaffirming that I am not cut out for camping.
September 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Having our well pump break and having no running water for the last 2 days is just reaffirming that I am not cut out for camping.
Got the engineering trifecta involved in this measurement setup: clamps, zip ties, and tape.
September 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Got the engineering trifecta involved in this measurement setup: clamps, zip ties, and tape.
Got too confident thinking I might be able to wrap this business trip early so the universe decided to humble me with a new bug that'll require us to basically start testing over with
August 28, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Got too confident thinking I might be able to wrap this business trip early so the universe decided to humble me with a new bug that'll require us to basically start testing over with
Leveled up my business trip game by bringing a travel mug to keep my coffee intake at standard levels
August 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Leveled up my business trip game by bringing a travel mug to keep my coffee intake at standard levels