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Kris Howard @web-goddess.org · 50m

Swooping 🐦‍⬛ - Canberra cyclist captures ‘incredible’ moment magpie plucks earphone from his ear on camera (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-02/magpie-swoop-pluck-earphone-from-ear-captured-camera/105845372) – YIKES! I have not been swoope... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87637

Cyclist captures moment magpie steals earphone from ear

A Canberra man has captured footage of the dramatic moment a magpie plucked his earphone from his ear.

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Kris Howard @web-goddess.org · 1h

Mad scientist - While he’s still hemming and hawwing about new homebrew equipment and what his ideal setup would be, the Snook has resumed brewing small batches of beer. This one is a Hefeweizen (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheat_beer), and he siphone... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87634

A selfie of a middle-aged bearded man in a red kitchen. In front of him is a large glass bottle filled with murky liquid. He's using hoses to transfer it into a small steel keg.

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ouinne @ouinne.bsky.social · 2h

The only correct take on a fundamentally anti-human technology.

Screenshot of David Simon interview
SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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kottke.org @kottke.org · 5h

The Oatmeal’s take on AI art. “When I consume Al art, it also evokes a feeling…until I find out that it’s Al art. Then I feel deflated, grossed out, and maybe a little bit bored. This feeling isn’t a choice.” [theoatmeal.com]

A cartoonist’s review of AI art

This is a comic about AI art.

theoatmeal.com

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Kris Howard @web-goddess.org · 19h

Typeknitting - Okay, this is very cool. Knit Hello (https://www.knithello.com/) is a typeface where you type in words and the representation it spits out is a knitting pattern for the words. I love how simple it is, and how it uses slipstitches for the ho... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87626

The text "web-goddess" represented in the font Knit Hello, which generates a knitting grid pattern

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Kris Howard @web-goddess.org · 1d

🚴‍♀️ Ride: Centennial Park - Distance: 16.17km
Time: 68min https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87619

🚴‍♀️ Ride: Centennial Park

Distance: 16.17kmTime: 68min

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Kris Howard @web-goddess.org · 1d

Water feature! Looks very dramatic with the lights.

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Kris Howard @web-goddess.org · 2d

Interesting! There have been several animated versions so far. I wonder if this is when they finally get popular in the US…

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Kris Howard @web-goddess.org · 3d

More garden work - On Friday, the metal fabricator came to install the new handrail on our back stairs, as well as a metal screen to camouflage the area underneath.

We also had a couple screens made to hide the AC units when you’re sitting on the deck ... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87596

A set of back steps in a garden, with a grey metal handrail. A grey perforated metal screen covers the bit underneath.

A view alongside a house, with a grey perforated metal screen in front of an AC unit

A view of a path alongside a house, with a grey perforated metal screen in front of an AC unit

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Kris Howard @web-goddess.org · 3d

Oktoberfest 2025 - Last year we were able to visit Munich and attend Oktoberfest (https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/29583) in person. This year we had to make do with a local equivalent, right here in Sydney.

You might logically think that Oktoberfest ... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87590

Two middle-aged people in glasses wearing traditional Bavarian folk costumes

A plate with two large German sausages, red cabbage, and mashed potatoes, sitting next to a bottle and glass of Augustiner beer

A man in Bavarian lederhosen waving on a train platform as a steam train pulls in

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Kris Howard @web-goddess.org · 3d

Random Links - Clearing out the browser tabs…

- This is, objectively, the worst pasta shape (https://www.vox.com/culture/463367/worst-pasta-shape-farfalle-angel-hair-wagon-wheel) – Ha! I like farfalle.
- BrewDog sells Scottish ‘rewilding’ estate ... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87588

This is, objectively, the worst pasta shape

Penne? Angel hair? Farfalle? Why??

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Kris Howard @web-goddess.org · 3d

Cinnamon Bun Day - My Swedish friend Gunnar (https://grosch.se/) texted me yesterday with very important news: it was Cinnamon Bun Day (https://kanelbullensdag.se/en/) 2025. We didn’t have time to bake our own, but we managed to buy the very last one (h... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87586

A plate with two half pastries on it, one of them a frosted cinnamon roll and the other a tall brioche, alongside a cup of coffee

Kris Howard @web-goddess.org · 4d

Saturday - Me: I regret to inform you that the new Taylor album has dropped.

Rodd: Oh no.

Me: But it’s the one with Max Martin so it should have lots of bangers! https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87570

A knitter’s-eye view of an in-progress cardigan in cream, brown, and black

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Kris Howard @web-goddess.org · 5d

Did, I should say. She’s long since dead, but someone in her family is still cranking out the merch…

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 5d

This is blame I'm happy to accept. Authors, check to see if you're eligible to receive compensation in the Anthropic Settlement and if you are, file that claim.

secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup

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Kris Howard @web-goddess.org · 5d

The prints are a collab they did with an Australian artist called Margaret Preston. She does a lot of paintings and woodblock prints of native flowers. I love her stuff!

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Jeremy @floregonian.com · 6d

Hey, if you love someone go tell them, please. Right now. It won’t take long. Just send them a DM or a text or just do it on main. Whatever it is, just go do it. People need to know how much you love them.

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Kris Howard @web-goddess.org · 5d

PJs - Sometimes self-care means new sleepwear (https://kipandco.com.au/collections/margaret-preston). https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87567

A collage of two mirror selfies of the same woman. In the left one she's wearing a linen robe in an allover print with protea flowers. On the right she's wearing a brightly printed floral set of short pajamas.

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Kris Howard @web-goddess.org · 5d

SydTechLeaders and mental health - October is Mental Health Month (https://wayahead.org.au/mentalhealthmonth/) in NSW, and as tradition, Sydney Tech Leaders (https://luma.com/sydtechleaders?period=past) dedicated their most recent meetup to talking about ... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87560

A crowd of tech folks watching a woman speaking at a lectern

A woman speaking at a tech meetup. The slide behind her says: "Leading with Kindness: Creating Space for meaningful mental health conversations"

A man speaking into a microphone at a tech meetup. The slide behind him says: "Beat burnout Find flourishing"

A man and a woman seated in front of an audience with microphones

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Kris Howard @web-goddess.org · 5d

Quentin Blake - Kottke (https://kottke.org/25/10/quentin-blake-how-i-draw) shared some Quentin Blake links I hadn’t seen before, about how he draws (https://quentinblake.com/about-drawing/how-i-draw) and some videos of him (https://quentinblake.com/quen... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87554

Quentin Blake: How I Draw

Illustrator Quentin Blake, who is most widely known for his energetic drawings for Roald Dahl’s books, generously shares h

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Kris Howard @web-goddess.org · 5d

Under the sea… 🐟🧜‍♀️ - This past Wednesday I went along to yet another State Library event – a special collection viewing of “exquisite collection items celebrating the beauty and mystery of the ocean.” My friend Jed joined me, and in ... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87549

An artist's book showing a linocut of a dog on a boat moving through rough waves

The watercolour cover illustration from May Gibb's book "Little Obelia" showing a little sea maiden sitting in an oyster with pearls

An illustration showing two little characters riding sea dragons underwater

A large illustrated poster advertising the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, showing colourful reef fish and coral

Kris Howard @web-goddess.org · 6d

Sadness - As an expat, you learn to dread the midnight phone call from family for a reason. Please do me a favour and call your loved ones to tell them how much they mean to you, okay? And join me in saying goodbye to my beautiful Grandma (https://web.arc... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87521

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Kris Howard @web-goddess.org · 7d

I had to try a few to find what works for me. Lots of people swear by Clarityne but it didn’t do much for my sniffles.

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Kris Howard @web-goddess.org · 7d

Fire pit and clothesline - While I was on my bike ride today, the Snook was at home receiving deliveries. The big one was our new fire pit (https://harkbbq.com/products/hark-rory-corten-steel-fire-pit). He sent me a text while I was scarfing a protein bar... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87505

A large round corten steel firepit, sat on its edge just inside the front gate of a house

A man with a hand trolley pulling a large round corten steel firepit down a path beside a house

Two tired, sweaty middle aged people sitting on a bench in a garden next to a steel fire pit

A garden with a concrete bench and a steel firepit, with a wooden-looking tabletop cover on it.

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Kris Howard @web-goddess.org · 7d

🚴‍♀️ Ride: North Sydney - My first time ever over the Bridge! Wanted to check out the starting line for the Spring Cycle. Had to walk a bit in North Sydney though; too hilly and too many cars.
Distance: 17.99km
Time: 102min https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87498

🚴‍♀️ Ride: North Sydney

My first time ever over the Bridge! Wanted to check out the starting line for the Spring Cycle. Had to walk a bit in North Sydney though; too hilly and too many cars.Distance: 17.99kmTime: 102min

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