turboeasteregg
@turboeasteregg.bsky.social
Gender apathetic gen xer, but she/her for least controversy. Fuck fascism, climate change, capitalism, genocide, colonialism. acab. Conscientious objector to ai: llms and art. Long covider: me/cfs version. Nobody coming to save us, we gotta save each other
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I wrote this essay for The Walrus 11 years ago and it's always interesting seeing white people finally realize the title also applies to them: thewalrus.ca/meritocracy-...
December 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I wrote this essay for The Walrus 11 years ago and it's always interesting seeing white people finally realize the title also applies to them: thewalrus.ca/meritocracy-...
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far post-apocalypse reconstructed society which now regards YMCA as a tetragrammaton like YHWH. centuries of scrolls debate the exact nature of this unknowable metaphysical entity
December 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM
far post-apocalypse reconstructed society which now regards YMCA as a tetragrammaton like YHWH. centuries of scrolls debate the exact nature of this unknowable metaphysical entity
freshman year in college in 1992, a couple of dudes in my dorm discovered they both knew All The Words to Monty Python skits and quickly began performing nightly in the commons room to everyone's great delight. So, yes. 😎
Even just a power outage would make this a valuable skill again!
Even just a power outage would make this a valuable skill again!
December 15, 2025 at 10:24 PM
freshman year in college in 1992, a couple of dudes in my dorm discovered they both knew All The Words to Monty Python skits and quickly began performing nightly in the commons room to everyone's great delight. So, yes. 😎
Even just a power outage would make this a valuable skill again!
Even just a power outage would make this a valuable skill again!
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“Sometimes people do bad things”
Vs
“Oh, this is a consistent pattern of behavior for which these people are actively rewarded”
Vs
“Oh, this is a consistent pattern of behavior for which these people are actively rewarded”
December 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
“Sometimes people do bad things”
Vs
“Oh, this is a consistent pattern of behavior for which these people are actively rewarded”
Vs
“Oh, this is a consistent pattern of behavior for which these people are actively rewarded”
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I've said before that one tactic of abusers is to claim that their actions aren't the problem, the problem is your complaining about their actions. If you'd just keep quiet, there wouldn't be a problem. Enablers are the ones deploying this "let's not do this the wrong way so let's do nothing".
December 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I've said before that one tactic of abusers is to claim that their actions aren't the problem, the problem is your complaining about their actions. If you'd just keep quiet, there wouldn't be a problem. Enablers are the ones deploying this "let's not do this the wrong way so let's do nothing".
My troubleshooting searches had indicated water tanks and metal things could cause Wi-Fi interference, and those small appliances seem to have been the culprits, even though they weren't plugged in.
December 11, 2025 at 2:11 AM
My troubleshooting searches had indicated water tanks and metal things could cause Wi-Fi interference, and those small appliances seem to have been the culprits, even though they weren't plugged in.
ah...so accurate
December 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
ah...so accurate
Remaining politically unbiased requires staying neutral on matters like evidence, relevant past behavior, clear patterns, obvious lies, and observable truth, which is worth remembering whenever somebody starts complaining about political bias.
December 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
and a taco truck on every corner 😎
December 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
and a taco truck on every corner 😎
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When they said AI requires a lot of water I did not think they meant six bathrooms in a 3-bed
December 1, 2025 at 10:43 PM
When they said AI requires a lot of water I did not think they meant six bathrooms in a 3-bed
dude, that first winter when foe the first time in my adult life i didn't get my normal four colds was an experience i hoped would educate and motivate a lot of people, but the siren call of returning to normal blinded so many to the bad aspects of the old normal.
December 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
dude, that first winter when foe the first time in my adult life i didn't get my normal four colds was an experience i hoped would educate and motivate a lot of people, but the siren call of returning to normal blinded so many to the bad aspects of the old normal.