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cat mom. plant dad. aunt x2. grizzled programmer, human on assorted journeys. neurodivergent + ambiguously queer. nature is swell! she/her/addie enbeing 🌈🤖
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The time between Christmas and New Year's eve
December 27, 2025 at 5:14 AM
The time between Christmas and New Year's eve
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Christmas is closed now.
December 27, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Christmas is closed now.
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Happy holidays to everyone who's in solitude today. You get to decide what this post-solstice 24 hours is like! You could mourn or reflect, give gratitude or binge-watch, join your chosen family or cozy up with your animals. You may not be surrounded by people, but a lot of us are in the same place.
December 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Carol and Manousos I love your grumpy relationship
December 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Carol and Manousos I love your grumpy relationship
The audiobook "Murder on Sex Island" came up in my Libby holds and what a treat. Probably one of my favorite reads by an author, really adds to the humor of the book
December 20, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The audiobook "Murder on Sex Island" came up in my Libby holds and what a treat. Probably one of my favorite reads by an author, really adds to the humor of the book
Paddington Toast just made an enormous mess in the kitchen, great job kittening buddy
December 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Paddington Toast just made an enormous mess in the kitchen, great job kittening buddy
We watched the Survivor 49 finale a day late, the season 50 trailer was such an unexpected hot mess that I'm actually excited now?
December 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
We watched the Survivor 49 finale a day late, the season 50 trailer was such an unexpected hot mess that I'm actually excited now?
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one of the best interviews of the year. this line really stands out.
"If presenting what I saw, unfiltered, is an attack, then what would you call it had I chosen to edit it and hide things about it, and make them look better than they look?"
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
"If presenting what I saw, unfiltered, is an attack, then what would you call it had I chosen to edit it and hide things about it, and make them look better than they look?"
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
The Vanity Fair photographer who disrupted Trumpworld’s polished image
Christopher Anderson, who photographed Trump’s team at the White House for Vanity Fair, defends his unvarnished — and extreme — close-ups.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
one of the best interviews of the year. this line really stands out.
"If presenting what I saw, unfiltered, is an attack, then what would you call it had I chosen to edit it and hide things about it, and make them look better than they look?"
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
"If presenting what I saw, unfiltered, is an attack, then what would you call it had I chosen to edit it and hide things about it, and make them look better than they look?"
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Echo really picked the perfect timing for downloading the new katamari game to the switch
December 18, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Echo really picked the perfect timing for downloading the new katamari game to the switch
Got bad news yesterday and my feelings have been hitting all disorganized, so here I am crying my eyes out mid trivia night
December 17, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Got bad news yesterday and my feelings have been hitting all disorganized, so here I am crying my eyes out mid trivia night
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a highlight of the year was meeting these superior architects
Loved seeing this wasp's nest with the beautiful artistry of it plus incorporating the fern.
December 16, 2025 at 3:01 AM
a highlight of the year was meeting these superior architects
LOL it was an omen of a different nature
I consider it a good omen if one of my interviewers has to evict their cat from the interview
December 16, 2025 at 6:26 AM
LOL it was an omen of a different nature
I believe it's Maximum Irritability Week in this particular ghost season
December 16, 2025 at 6:10 AM
I believe it's Maximum Irritability Week in this particular ghost season
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The same three people in power keep not listening to people with new ideas.
That's the issue. That's the whole thing.
That's the issue. That's the whole thing.
December 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
The same three people in power keep not listening to people with new ideas.
That's the issue. That's the whole thing.
That's the issue. That's the whole thing.
I had to replace my debit card because the chip failed, and apparently my institution can only handle this situation the same way you would a lost / stolen card, which becomes more annoying every day that passes
December 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I had to replace my debit card because the chip failed, and apparently my institution can only handle this situation the same way you would a lost / stolen card, which becomes more annoying every day that passes
One week until the days start getting longer again and the 4pm sunset dread becomes a bit less reliable
December 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
One week until the days start getting longer again and the 4pm sunset dread becomes a bit less reliable
Every time I can actually feel the warmth of the sun in December or January, it's always such a gift
December 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Every time I can actually feel the warmth of the sun in December or January, it's always such a gift
This week's Pluribus was exquisite
December 13, 2025 at 4:39 AM
This week's Pluribus was exquisite
I consider it a good omen if one of my interviewers has to evict their cat from the interview
December 12, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I consider it a good omen if one of my interviewers has to evict their cat from the interview
Corduroy Toast loved the rat cameo on tonight's Survivor
December 11, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Corduroy Toast loved the rat cameo on tonight's Survivor
Extremely grateful that the atmospheric river was short lived; I needed today's sun and spots of blue sky!
December 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Extremely grateful that the atmospheric river was short lived; I needed today's sun and spots of blue sky!
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When this "AI" bubble pops, the men pretending they weren't pushing the hype, like "critics" whose position is "AGI is real but LLMs aren't the way," who were in eugenicist and "AI existential risk"🙄 circles, will get specials discussing what they saw coming, when its the women who told you so.
December 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
When this "AI" bubble pops, the men pretending they weren't pushing the hype, like "critics" whose position is "AGI is real but LLMs aren't the way," who were in eugenicist and "AI existential risk"🙄 circles, will get specials discussing what they saw coming, when its the women who told you so.
I love you Dear Mother
"Dear Mother,
This morning I arrived in Port Armando and I look forward to exploring."
This morning I arrived in Port Armando and I look forward to exploring."
December 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I love you Dear Mother
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Big Tech’s PR work around AI has been a masterclass in how not to communicate with the public about technology
December 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Big Tech’s PR work around AI has been a masterclass in how not to communicate with the public about technology
Days too short but winter solstice two weeks away
December 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Days too short but winter solstice two weeks away