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Valerie Benti
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LabManager by day for @matsulab.com, Science Comedian by evening, asleep at night
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there are a lot of days where I wish "there's always a Discworld quote" was not, in fact, true
January 7, 2026 at 7:19 PM
* This exchange contains almost all you need to know about human civilization.

How had I forgotten how much I love the footnotes?
January 6, 2026 at 1:02 AM
"And there's the sign, You have read it, I assume. The sign which says 'Do not, under any circumstances, open this door'?"
"Of course I've read it. Why d'yer think I want it opened?"
"Er ... why?"
"To see why they wanted it shut, of course."*

(slightly edited from Terry Pratchett, Hogfather)
January 6, 2026 at 1:02 AM
The internet is a hell scape.
December 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Also, none of the pictures match up with the recipes. There's one with a picture of a dish that CLEARLY cucumbers in it but the recipe doesn't list any cucumbers.
December 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The Japanese hardcover version was meant to be messed with...
December 10, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Update: valiant effort, but still blocking the rack and encouraging people to just drop their lime wherever.
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I spend some time every day moving scooters out of the way and those things are damn heavy.

For this particular bike rack, the problem is that it's marked as "allowed parking" in the app. But people need this space for their personal bikes.
November 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I'll dm you my email address!

(and: so cool!!)
November 11, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I love that rule! I'm running a workshop about this next week and was looking for some additional perspectives to my own, so if there's anything your willing to share about development such activities, that would be super helpful!
November 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM