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Lover of cheese, knitting, books, tea. The adultiest adult in my house. Possibly actually Gromit. She/Her. (aka crwilley & afannishknitter over at the dead bird site.)

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I've done this once and my gosh yes you need a song to keep the beat because you're trying to get ballpark of ten people to do a thing in synchrony.

07.03.2026 22:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Learn a Gaelic waulking song | Lord Mungo Murray | Collection Highlights | Kelvingrove
Learn a Gaelic waulking song | Lord Mungo Murray | Collection Highlights | Kelvingrove YouTube video by Glasgow Museums

For a purely European version of a work song, you can look into "Waulking Songs," songs used by groups of women "waulking" wool to organize the labor.

07.03.2026 22:23 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

right? he mystifies me; he votes weirdly but he's ready to drop impeachment articles on just about anybody.

07.03.2026 21:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s a small thing but in watching the new Netflix dinosaur series, a real delight β€” and a perfect way to immortalize Gary Larson’s brilliant comic neologism from _The Far Side_ now turned full technical term β€” lies in hearing Morgan Freeman sonorously declare the word β€œthagomizer.”

07.03.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 162 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

Regarding the U.S. sinking that Iranian warship: when you're trying to describe an act that (probably) isn't an actual war crime, but DOES feel slimy, I think the word you're looking for is "honor."

07.03.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 254 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 2
Caitlin KALINOWSKI over X

I resigned from OpenAl. I care deeply about the Robotics team and the work we built together.
This wasn't an easy call. Al has an important role in national security. But surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got. This was about principle, not people. I have deep respect for Sam and the team, and I'm proud of what we built together.

Caitlin KALINOWSKI over X I resigned from OpenAl. I care deeply about the Robotics team and the work we built together. This wasn't an easy call. Al has an important role in national security. But surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got. This was about principle, not people. I have deep respect for Sam and the team, and I'm proud of what we built together.

OpenAI head of robotics just resigned over company deal with the Pentagon saying…

β€œSurveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got”

07.03.2026 19:05 πŸ‘ 3564 πŸ” 1478 πŸ’¬ 72 πŸ“Œ 125

Everywhere he goes, an army of doctors and specialists work around the clock to keep a felon, fraud, rapist, pedophile alive just a little longer so he can finish doing the evil tidings of billionaires and dictators as millions of the most vulnerable die because of his actions.

07.03.2026 19:10 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Concept art of Rosalind Lutece's wardrobe and outfit construction from Bioshock Infinite, drawn by Claire Hummel

Concept art of Rosalind Lutece's wardrobe and outfit construction from Bioshock Infinite, drawn by Claire Hummel

"concept artists can experiment with AI to make their lives easi-"

wrong

I smack you with Claire Hummel's immaculate and detailed understanding of costume design, which she got by studying historical references, which made her strong, which you will not become by relying on AI

get good

18.12.2025 21:39 πŸ‘ 9012 πŸ” 2772 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 48
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06.03.2026 11:30 πŸ‘ 5134 πŸ” 1754 πŸ’¬ 52 πŸ“Œ 87

Terriers wouldn’t need any exposition or explanation or apology for the long gap of missing years. Just put an unkempt Donal Logue in a beat-up pickup waiting outside the prison from which Michael Raymond is being released. Or the other way around, either one would work.

07.03.2026 19:36 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What I’d much rather see would be a bunch of teasing Instagram videos showing Donal Logue knocking on the doors of Michael Raymond, Rockmond Dunbar, and Laura Allen.

Leave Firefly alone and bring back Terriers, you cowards.

07.03.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

In many ways, toxic men not getting Breaking Bad is exactly what Breaking Bad was about

07.03.2026 08:42 πŸ‘ 225 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Fair play to the Quakers for being seen as a threat to the English state for a solid 375 years.

07.03.2026 09:48 πŸ‘ 397 πŸ” 113 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 8

the Girl Scouts do try to make the claim that one goal of the cookie sale is to teach the girls about business and 'find a niche and fill it' is just good business sense. :)

07.03.2026 03:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

repost to save a life

07.03.2026 00:13 πŸ‘ 205 πŸ” 105 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0

Harper to the judge: "Your driver's license doesn't list your height and weight at birth. It doesn't list where you used to live. It identifies who you are now."

06.03.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 5863 πŸ” 1435 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 43

Hee. :) I am not going to link you to the 2025 game (like Connections, but 45 sets of 45 instead of 4 sets of 4) unless you consent to losing 8-10 hours to it, but I saw Lua in there and thought of you immediately. :)

06.03.2026 21:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is the thing about bathroom bans targeting trans people - assault is already a crime! Indecent exposure is already a crime! And laws that protect trans people don't suddenly make them legal

06.03.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 1918 πŸ” 403 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 4

Tell a movie's plot through other characters played by the actors:
Ferris Bueller goes on a road trip with Roy Batty and Catwoman (but not at the same time)

06.03.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Instead of spending $50 billion to bankroll Trump’s criminal war on Iran, we could:

-Extend ACA subsidies for one year
-Restore SNAP benefits for 2.4 million people
-And ensure Medicaid coverage for nearly 2 million people

It’s not about what we can afford. It’s about priorities.

06.03.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 2035 πŸ” 611 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 34

I don't pretend to know what it is like for trans people, and I'm not saying this is the same, but here is something I understand.

If I was told by society that I had to perform my gender like Kristi Noem, I feel an instant and immediate deep revulsion to the idea.

06.03.2026 20:33 πŸ‘ 561 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 7

If Dolly were to give a press conference and announce she has a surprise, and then tear off her human skin to reveal herself as Trogdora the Burninator, about half of Bluesky (Yr Hmbl Crrspd't included) would immediately swear fealty to her and join whatever crusade she was leading.

06.03.2026 20:13 πŸ‘ 575 πŸ” 93 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 9

Every single person since the invention of agriculture has been obsessed with one important question: how do I get the fuck out of agriculture? The email job is fucking great! These idiots are incomprehensible (gender)

06.03.2026 19:36 πŸ‘ 356 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I occasionally see humor posts I made to Usenet via Delphi passed around as memes. Before that I was on WWIVnet and telnetted into MUSHes.

There are still people on Al Gore's internet who remember when it got pictures.

Do not speak to us of the deep magic, witch. We were there when it was written.

06.03.2026 03:55 πŸ‘ 307 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 4

if someone you follow replies to a post and someone else you follow replies to that, the original post might show up? depending on your 'reply' setting for your timeline.

06.03.2026 17:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The people who mocked you as a child for thinking your stuffed animals had personalities are trying to convince us that the computer they use for therapy and revenge porn has anxiety now.

06.03.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 291 πŸ” 90 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

oh jeez
will be thinking of you

06.03.2026 16:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Last year I just walked into Costco and asked for a measles booster. I told the pharmacist I was unsure if I was ever given two doses, and she just gave me the shot and my insurance paid for it. I don't know, man, I don't see any downside to getting a booster.

06.03.2026 15:53 πŸ‘ 202 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 4

Hawkeye (and the writers room) knew.

06.03.2026 14:50 πŸ‘ 546 πŸ” 200 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3