strix alba
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unfortunately, an archaeology nerd || he/him
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does everybody know about my favorite website, the embroidery tips page that forgot to close its <h3> tags
Embroidery Trouble Shooting Page
Embroidery Trouble Shooting Answers to all your questions about Embroidery problems
web.archive.org
October 25, 2024 at 3:39 PM
does everybody know about my favorite website, the embroidery tips page that forgot to close its <h3> tags
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Daily bunny no.2574 is discussing strategy
August 8, 2024 at 2:45 AM
Daily bunny no.2574 is discussing strategy
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On one hand, it’s wild that people have been saying for months that they neither like nor want AI and it took an actual study to prove it. On the other hand, there’s a study now. You can cite it.
No one likes or wants AI (Cicek at al, 2024).
No one likes or wants AI (Cicek at al, 2024).
August 1, 2024 at 10:58 AM
On one hand, it’s wild that people have been saying for months that they neither like nor want AI and it took an actual study to prove it. On the other hand, there’s a study now. You can cite it.
No one likes or wants AI (Cicek at al, 2024).
No one likes or wants AI (Cicek at al, 2024).
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Lookin good, Squirrel.
July 22, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Lookin good, Squirrel.
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Rest in piss Turbotax
NEW: The IRS is making its free online tax filing program, Direct File, permanent in all 50 states
Free IRS online tax filing program coming soon to all states
It could deal a massive blow to private tax filing services such as TurboTax.
www.axios.com
May 30, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Rest in piss Turbotax
was talking to my mom about geography this weekend, and she casually brought up that when she was a teenager in the 70s, she had around 30-40 different pen pals from basically every country where teenagers learned/spoke English! got them from a penpal registry at the back of American Girl magazine
May 27, 2024 at 10:18 PM
was talking to my mom about geography this weekend, and she casually brought up that when she was a teenager in the 70s, she had around 30-40 different pen pals from basically every country where teenagers learned/spoke English! got them from a penpal registry at the back of American Girl magazine
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...I now want this as a tattoo
In honour of my husband finally finding the necessary cables to fire up the N64, finally allowing us to play Mortal Kombat 4 on date night again, here's "finish him" (lit. "impose death upon him") in Middle Egyptian.
May 26, 2024 at 12:19 PM
...I now want this as a tattoo
also sitting mournfully at work wondering why neither of my beloved partners are texting me back even though both of their calendars are clear, and remembered that M mentioned them having Secret Hangout Time today. unbelievable betrayal of my instant-gratification needs, tbqh
April 30, 2024 at 4:09 PM
also sitting mournfully at work wondering why neither of my beloved partners are texting me back even though both of their calendars are clear, and remembered that M mentioned them having Secret Hangout Time today. unbelievable betrayal of my instant-gratification needs, tbqh
this book about 18thc prisoners of war is very interesting but mostly i just want to inject the knowledge from reading it directly into my head so i can process it into a paper, instead of having to actually read the relevant chapters
April 30, 2024 at 4:08 PM
this book about 18thc prisoners of war is very interesting but mostly i just want to inject the knowledge from reading it directly into my head so i can process it into a paper, instead of having to actually read the relevant chapters
wondering why I've been so bad at responding to people lately, remembered I usually get seasonal depression from mid-April to mid-May, maybe that's it? maybe it's some post-hysto hormone nonsense? doesn't *feel* like it's because I'm an irredeemably horrible person, at least ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
April 28, 2024 at 1:32 AM
wondering why I've been so bad at responding to people lately, remembered I usually get seasonal depression from mid-April to mid-May, maybe that's it? maybe it's some post-hysto hormone nonsense? doesn't *feel* like it's because I'm an irredeemably horrible person, at least ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Hozier just KEEPS PUTTING OUT NEW MUSIC about all sorts of different things, it's a very good time to be a Hozier music enjoyer.
April 23, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Hozier just KEEPS PUTTING OUT NEW MUSIC about all sorts of different things, it's a very good time to be a Hozier music enjoyer.
this 19th-century French paleography guide's assortment of Ks is probably a fairly normal handwriting spread but wow that's a Lot when you put them all together like that
April 18, 2024 at 2:46 PM
this 19th-century French paleography guide's assortment of Ks is probably a fairly normal handwriting spread but wow that's a Lot when you put them all together like that
the one weekend I actually want to go out and about (my parents are visiting) is the first time in 4 godforsaken years of pandemic that M has tested positive for COVID, meaning that we're both quarantining, separately, until we're sure they didn't pass it on to me T_T
April 6, 2024 at 1:05 AM
the one weekend I actually want to go out and about (my parents are visiting) is the first time in 4 godforsaken years of pandemic that M has tested positive for COVID, meaning that we're both quarantining, separately, until we're sure they didn't pass it on to me T_T
I do seem to recall the longer novels having a bit more heft, but unfortunately, the Collected Works of P.G. Wodehouse is *too* hefty to carry on the bus
April 3, 2024 at 1:51 AM
I do seem to recall the longer novels having a bit more heft, but unfortunately, the Collected Works of P.G. Wodehouse is *too* hefty to carry on the bus
I read three of the short stories in My Man Jeeves and it's astonishing, the complete lack of substance and weight that anything has in them! My inner Marxist absolutely despises Bertie! They're fantastic bus reading and I am desperate to peer into Jeeves' head for five minutes
April 3, 2024 at 1:50 AM
I read three of the short stories in My Man Jeeves and it's astonishing, the complete lack of substance and weight that anything has in them! My inner Marxist absolutely despises Bertie! They're fantastic bus reading and I am desperate to peer into Jeeves' head for five minutes
ALL HAIL THE PAPERBACK of a book I lose my mind about at least once a week, very excited to acquire a copy at last
Today is the US paperback release of SOME DESPERATE GLORY, a novel I wrote about the radicalisation of children, the hollowness of fascism, the mystical dream of AI-as-divinity, and how the cult can be transparent from the outside and yet invisible from the inside.
And it's now a Hugo nominee!
And it's now a Hugo nominee!
April 3, 2024 at 1:47 AM
ALL HAIL THE PAPERBACK of a book I lose my mind about at least once a week, very excited to acquire a copy at last
if you ever see me use the words "enby", "neurospicy", or "uncomfy", please assume that I've been body-snatched and mount a full rescue immediately
March 31, 2024 at 1:50 PM
if you ever see me use the words "enby", "neurospicy", or "uncomfy", please assume that I've been body-snatched and mount a full rescue immediately
going thru old photos was feeling a bit off about the amount of photos I took romanticizing Lima, and then got to the part in my albums where I also took one million photos romanticizing Manhattan & Boston, so I think it's less an "exotic location" thing and more a "I fucking love cities" thing
March 26, 2024 at 1:42 PM
going thru old photos was feeling a bit off about the amount of photos I took romanticizing Lima, and then got to the part in my albums where I also took one million photos romanticizing Manhattan & Boston, so I think it's less an "exotic location" thing and more a "I fucking love cities" thing
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I'm delighted to share the cover of my new book A Natural History of Empty Lots, now available for preorder—"a genre-bending blend of naturalism, memoir, and social manifesto for rewilding the city, the self, and society." www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/chris...
March 10, 2024 at 12:57 PM
I'm delighted to share the cover of my new book A Natural History of Empty Lots, now available for preorder—"a genre-bending blend of naturalism, memoir, and social manifesto for rewilding the city, the self, and society." www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/chris...
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I do both! Most of the maps I do are for history books, but I've done maps for gaming and for fantasy. Those are fun.
I have some examples here:
surprisedeelmaps.com/maps-for-dec...
I have some examples here:
surprisedeelmaps.com/maps-for-dec...
Maps for Decoration and Gaming - Surprised Eel Mapping
Maps can help us recall special moments, escape the world for a while, and imagine far-flung ideas or distant spaces. They can be wonderful for gifts, for gaming, and for decoration. And I can help yo...
surprisedeelmaps.com
March 7, 2024 at 6:54 PM
I do both! Most of the maps I do are for history books, but I've done maps for gaming and for fantasy. Those are fun.
I have some examples here:
surprisedeelmaps.com/maps-for-dec...
I have some examples here:
surprisedeelmaps.com/maps-for-dec...
my sibling fired a Problem Parent today and sent me excerpts of the conversation, which was VERY satisfying: PP was being SO condescending-"generous" and sib was like "nah I'm good, I've got a waitlist, good luck finding another teacher who will come as cheap as I've been"
I must brag to one and all
I must brag to one and all
March 7, 2024 at 1:02 AM
my sibling fired a Problem Parent today and sent me excerpts of the conversation, which was VERY satisfying: PP was being SO condescending-"generous" and sib was like "nah I'm good, I've got a waitlist, good luck finding another teacher who will come as cheap as I've been"
I must brag to one and all
I must brag to one and all
unfortunately the movie ALSO reminded me that I am so so stupidly attracted to Cole Sprouse, which is the kind of infuriating and embarrassing that I must immediately confess it to everyone.
March 4, 2024 at 4:16 PM
unfortunately the movie ALSO reminded me that I am so so stupidly attracted to Cole Sprouse, which is the kind of infuriating and embarrassing that I must immediately confess it to everyone.
went to see Lisa Frankenstein last night, which was fucking excellent! the more I think about it the more I like it, rather than the more frequent thing where I'm happy to be immersed and then once my critical thinking brain comes back online, the shine wears off
March 4, 2024 at 4:13 PM
went to see Lisa Frankenstein last night, which was fucking excellent! the more I think about it the more I like it, rather than the more frequent thing where I'm happy to be immersed and then once my critical thinking brain comes back online, the shine wears off