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I'm a Web Librarian interested in usability, accessibility, music, podcasts and board games. Trying to make the world a better place for my kids. Level 5 Social Justice Rogue. You can also find me at https://mastodon.social/@kifty

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Since all worlds have them, who do you think invented them...?

07.03.2026 02:15 πŸ‘ 131 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 0
A kitchen counter with a cursed square waffle and cursed waffle iron on it with that β€œoptimally packed 17 squares” layout that is deeply unsettling to look at. The outer parts are aligned to a square but there are 7 squares in the middle at various angles and it looks like complete nonsense but it is in fact the most compact way to store 17 squares in a larger square. 

I have no idea where this came from and whoever made it should go to jail.

A kitchen counter with a cursed square waffle and cursed waffle iron on it with that β€œoptimally packed 17 squares” layout that is deeply unsettling to look at. The outer parts are aligned to a square but there are 7 squares in the middle at various angles and it looks like complete nonsense but it is in fact the most compact way to store 17 squares in a larger square. I have no idea where this came from and whoever made it should go to jail.

You may not like it, but this is the optimal way to construct a waffle with exactly 17 squares.

06.03.2026 00:41 πŸ‘ 365 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 5

Hayao Miyazaki's The Silmarillion.

05.03.2026 05:37 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

OK, I did a bad thing. I just won this Auction. I need to pass the hat. Please DM me if you want to throw money at this so I can actually make bill payments.

04.03.2026 21:48 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine

ooooo historical radio performances of books archive.org/details/radi...

01.03.2026 19:13 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I got this on like 12 CDs as a kid and it was foundational! Andy Serkis is great and all, but this will always be my Gollum.

01.03.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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art reveal 🀏

26.02.2026 16:34 πŸ‘ 2269 πŸ” 501 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 2
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Squarepusher Announces New Album 'Kammerkonzert': Hear β€œK2 Central” Tom Jenkinson, the prolific Essex-based producer better known as Squarepusher, has announced his new album. Kammerkonzert, out this April, is billed as the IDM legend’s foray into orchestral music, an...

Squarepusher announces new "orchestral" album 'Kammerkonzert'; hear lead single "K2 Central"

25.02.2026 16:47 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Full comic here: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/cow #smbc

25.02.2026 18:43 πŸ‘ 258 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 2
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how strange it is that this is still the best character arc ever put on television and as such probably the best "character" who has ever been on television

23.02.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 209 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 7
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How far back in time can you understand English? An experiment in language change

www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-ba...

I cannot speak as to the accuracy of the piece yet I found it a fascinating exercise @adamroberts.bsky.social @drlauravarnam.bsky.social

22.02.2026 07:05 πŸ‘ 117 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 39

Me too! It's hard to get a group together these days.

21.02.2026 18:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Literally Cardinal Shit Disturber (complimentary).

21.02.2026 15:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You have good taste in TV and board games! Taj Mahal in particular is underrated.

21.02.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man talking to another man with the words so much going wrong so much to say and all of it happening so quickly on the bottom Alt: a man talking to another man with the words so much going wrong so much to say and all of it happening so quickly on the bottom

Andor (2022-2025)

Showrunner Tony Gilroy: β€œYou get out your Fascism for Dummies book for the 15 things you do, and we tried to include as many of them as we could in the most artful way possible. How were we supposed to know that this clown car in Washington was going to basically use the...”

20.02.2026 23:39 πŸ‘ 368 πŸ” 108 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

Paging @akapastorguy.bsky.social...

18.02.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Finance guy’s guest op-ed in the local gazette: We don’t need libraries, we have Amazon

anyone with a pulse: LIBRARIES ARE FREE YOU DORK

me, cataloger: Amazon’s uncontrolled keyword search interface is HORRIBLE at supporting the core user tasks of Finding, Identifying, and Selecting πŸ“š

16.02.2026 19:17 πŸ‘ 224 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

Between Shelved by Genre and @morecivilized.bsky.social arriving at my doorstep this morning, I have nearly 7 hours of @austinwalker.bsky.social and friends talkin' books to listen to. I am very much okay with that.

13.02.2026 16:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A cover of an illustrated book featuring a gigantic humanoid

A cover of an illustrated book featuring a gigantic humanoid

A spread from a book showing alien creature illustrations

A spread from a book showing alien creature illustrations

A spread from a book showing alien creature illustrations and aircraft

A spread from a book showing alien creature illustrations and aircraft

A spread from a book showing alien creature illustrations

A spread from a book showing alien creature illustrations

I have received my copies of my first ever book: 'Other Words' and it looks amazing! I have taken some photos for a /thread/ below

Copies are going out to Kickstarter supporters, and you can order it here :)

#illustration #art #conceptart

Amazon: amzn.to/3QYsn1s
Other Sellers: bit.ly/3FwsC18

12.02.2026 13:32 πŸ‘ 519 πŸ” 150 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 7
This art features 100 bees of various colors and shapes.
These bees are designed in a cartoonish style, based on real species. The common name or species is written below the animals.
Some bees are moving leaves, scraping plant hair, or sticking out their tongues. Some male bees have hairy faces and unusually shaped legs. There are also baby bees that have just hatched from their petal nests.  Cute and colorful atmosphere. There are over 20,000 species of bees, so I only depicted a very small fraction of them!

This art features 100 bees of various colors and shapes. These bees are designed in a cartoonish style, based on real species. The common name or species is written below the animals. Some bees are moving leaves, scraping plant hair, or sticking out their tongues. Some male bees have hairy faces and unusually shaped legs. There are also baby bees that have just hatched from their petal nests. Cute and colorful atmosphere. There are over 20,000 species of bees, so I only depicted a very small fraction of them!

Bees 🐝

10.02.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 10049 πŸ” 3647 πŸ’¬ 178 πŸ“Œ 102
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gradient.horse Draw a horse, watch it run!

omg everybody go draw a horse this is what the internet was made for

gradient.horse

09.02.2026 23:11 πŸ‘ 7011 πŸ” 3611 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 154
graphic that says no ice in Minnesota itch.io charity bundle

graphic that says no ice in Minnesota itch.io charity bundle

The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!

There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!

Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...

09.02.2026 14:33 πŸ‘ 3584 πŸ” 3367 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 361
Heathcliff Panel:
Heathcliff watches two mice peek out of their hole from around a corner, hiding his new chest tattoo. The mice notice a bottle labeled with an image of cheese sitting on a mouse trap. One mouse says "Donald Trump decides that he also needs the Westminster Kennel Club trophy to feel whole."

Heathcliff Panel: Heathcliff watches two mice peek out of their hole from around a corner, hiding his new chest tattoo. The mice notice a bottle labeled with an image of cheese sitting on a mouse trap. One mouse says "Donald Trump decides that he also needs the Westminster Kennel Club trophy to feel whole."

New Yorker Panel:
Penny the Doberman Pinscher bites Donald Trumps right arm while he holds the Westminster trophy in his left arm. The caption explains that his is because of cheese cologne.

New Yorker Panel: Penny the Doberman Pinscher bites Donald Trumps right arm while he holds the Westminster trophy in his left arm. The caption explains that his is because of cheese cologne.

2/5/26

05.02.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Eight-legged chinchillas!

05.02.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Xenomorphs are to alpacas as face-huggers are to...?

05.02.2026 05:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

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05.02.2026 00:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🀯

03.02.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Accordions Geoffrey & Mary Melodica | Cartoon Cartoons
Accordions Geoffrey & Mary Melodica | Cartoon Cartoons YouTube video by Warner Bros. TV

i guess my cartoon cartoons short came out! i finished it in 2021 when i was still very new to blender...but i still like it!

youtu.be/WAnzOHcOl_g?...

02.02.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 1023 πŸ” 275 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 1

It always feels like all the wrong people die, but I think it’s because there are far more beloved people than there are bastards.

31.01.2026 00:28 πŸ‘ 6437 πŸ” 1636 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 0
Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection

May I introduce you to www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/pu...?

Free, and ported to pretty much every platform!

30.01.2026 21:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0