Angela Brett
@angelastic.com
macOS/iOS/sometimes web dev, mathematician, linguist, poet, former Cernoise, JoCo Cruiser, two-time fancy pants champion, three-time international mover (not shaker)
https://angelastic.com
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Angela Brett
@angelastic.com
· Apr 25
For those of you who just came here from my mastodon/mathstodon on the promise of ephemeral stuff such as food and pants: I just had breakfast (cereal, yogurt, and a banana, all mixed together, and a cup of tea) and I’m wearing a skirt.
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Here to promote Mur Lafferty's "Lonesome October Club". Write a chapter of a novel each day in October, just like Zelazny did in "A Night in the Lonesome October". Maybe.
To sign up, go to Mur's Patreon page (you don't have to be a patron of hers to participate):
www.patreon.com/mightymur/po...
To sign up, go to Mur's Patreon page (you don't have to be a patron of hers to participate):
www.patreon.com/mightymur/po...
September 28, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Here to promote Mur Lafferty's "Lonesome October Club". Write a chapter of a novel each day in October, just like Zelazny did in "A Night in the Lonesome October". Maybe.
To sign up, go to Mur's Patreon page (you don't have to be a patron of hers to participate):
www.patreon.com/mightymur/po...
To sign up, go to Mur's Patreon page (you don't have to be a patron of hers to participate):
www.patreon.com/mightymur/po...
I upgraded to an iPad that has FaceID (instead of Touch ID) late last year and the only issue is FaceID needs the device to be farther away from my face than my eyes do. This is fine for a phone; I’m holding it with one hand so I just move it farther away for a second. But it’s a pain with an iPad.
September 26, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I upgraded to an iPad that has FaceID (instead of Touch ID) late last year and the only issue is FaceID needs the device to be farther away from my face than my eyes do. This is fine for a phone; I’m holding it with one hand so I just move it farther away for a second. But it’s a pain with an iPad.
Really cute robots should be called computie pies.
September 26, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Really cute robots should be called computie pies.
Richard Ayoade on Taskmaster has real “no and” energy.
September 25, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Richard Ayoade on Taskmaster has real “no and” energy.
Watching the ‘Context is King’ episode of Star Trek: Discovery with audio description because the regular audio track doesn’t work for some reason. It’s interesting to hear what gets described, and another weird way that accessibility helps everyone.
September 20, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Watching the ‘Context is King’ episode of Star Trek: Discovery with audio description because the regular audio track doesn’t work for some reason. It’s interesting to hear what gets described, and another weird way that accessibility helps everyone.
Even though mornings technically have nothing to do with lunar rovers, it’s somehow a useful mnemonic for me that the kanji for morning 朝 is a combination of the ones for car 車 and moon/month. 月
September 20, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Even though mornings technically have nothing to do with lunar rovers, it’s somehow a useful mnemonic for me that the kanji for morning 朝 is a combination of the ones for car 車 and moon/month. 月
We’re binging Widow’s Bay and I was excited to notice K Callan in the credits! I don’t typically follow or recognise actors, but I was a big fan of Lois & Clark, so that’s a name I know well.
September 19, 2026 at 10:38 PM
We’re binging Widow’s Bay and I was excited to notice K Callan in the credits! I don’t typically follow or recognise actors, but I was a big fan of Lois & Clark, so that’s a name I know well.
In the spirit of Apple Watch vs Macintosh Classic startup race
youtu.be/Ug3Rv8zep30 I hope someone compares the startup times or other specs of the iPhone Duo and PowerBook Duo.
youtu.be/Ug3Rv8zep30 I hope someone compares the startup times or other specs of the iPhone Duo and PowerBook Duo.
Apple Watch vs Macintosh Classic startup race
YouTube video by Angela Brett
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September 18, 2026 at 6:09 AM
In the spirit of Apple Watch vs Macintosh Classic startup race
youtu.be/Ug3Rv8zep30 I hope someone compares the startup times or other specs of the iPhone Duo and PowerBook Duo.
youtu.be/Ug3Rv8zep30 I hope someone compares the startup times or other specs of the iPhone Duo and PowerBook Duo.
Live Translation on the new foldable iPhone: Duo lingo
September 9, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Live Translation on the new foldable iPhone: Duo lingo
Apple event in 4 minutes! 😁
September 9, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Apple event in 4 minutes! 😁
What if we misunderstood, and actually dragons have hordes, and zombies have hoards?
What do you think zombies would hoard?
What do you think zombies would hoard?
September 9, 2026 at 6:00 AM
What if we misunderstood, and actually dragons have hordes, and zombies have hoards?
What do you think zombies would hoard?
What do you think zombies would hoard?
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Every mathematician right now
apart from the bit where the AI might impoverish or kill me down the line, I'm really hyped
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Every single turn I ask Astra to work on math, I get a new theorem
EVERY SINGLE TURN!
EVERY SINGLE TURN!
September 8, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Every mathematician right now
Our Road Trip from New York City to Seattle
Hey, remember when I shared a video in which I took down my poster wall in Vienna to prepare for moving to the US, and then another one as a summary of the trip to New York City aboard the Queen Mary 2? Well, in case you're wondering how we got from…
Hey, remember when I shared a video in which I took down my poster wall in Vienna to prepare for moving to the US, and then another one as a summary of the trip to New York City aboard the Queen Mary 2? Well, in case you're wondering how we got from…
Our Road Trip from New York City to Seattle
Hey, remember when I shared a video in which I took down my poster wall in Vienna to prepare for moving to the US, and then another one as a summary of the trip to New York City aboard the Queen Mary 2? Well, in case you're wondering how we got from there to where I now live in the Seattle area, I've just finished a summary video of that.
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September 8, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Our Road Trip from New York City to Seattle
Hey, remember when I shared a video in which I took down my poster wall in Vienna to prepare for moving to the US, and then another one as a summary of the trip to New York City aboard the Queen Mary 2? Well, in case you're wondering how we got from…
Hey, remember when I shared a video in which I took down my poster wall in Vienna to prepare for moving to the US, and then another one as a summary of the trip to New York City aboard the Queen Mary 2? Well, in case you're wondering how we got from…
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A clip of me commenting on @jococruise.bsky.social about being banned in a school library went up and I thought I'd share. The first 90 seconds are on me, but it's the rest I think is important, where I talk about the real harms book bans inflict on authors who are not like me.
youtu.be/ya1ylFb9E_k
youtu.be/ya1ylFb9E_k
Why was Lock In banned? — John Scalzi Q&A on JoCo Cruise 2026
YouTube video by Angela Brett
youtu.be
September 3, 2026 at 11:38 AM
A clip of me commenting on @jococruise.bsky.social about being banned in a school library went up and I thought I'd share. The first 90 seconds are on me, but it's the rest I think is important, where I talk about the real harms book bans inflict on authors who are not like me.
youtu.be/ya1ylFb9E_k
youtu.be/ya1ylFb9E_k
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You didn't know you needed to see me perform a karaoke version of "Take On Me" (with critical audience participation on a particular note) on the @jococruise.bsky.social, but you do and here it is:
youtu.be/BLY7_vVhbxo
youtu.be/BLY7_vVhbxo
Take On Me — John Scalzi — Celebrity Karaoke on JoCo Cruise 2026
YouTube video by Angela Brett
youtu.be
August 13, 2026 at 9:40 PM
You didn't know you needed to see me perform a karaoke version of "Take On Me" (with critical audience participation on a particular note) on the @jococruise.bsky.social, but you do and here it is:
youtu.be/BLY7_vVhbxo
youtu.be/BLY7_vVhbxo
I just finished reading one friend’s book series and then read a book by a different friend. Also, depending on the weather, sometimes I wear a hoodie with one friend’s art on it and sometimes I wear a thinner outer top with a different friend’s art on it. I have such cool friends!
September 2, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I just finished reading one friend’s book series and then read a book by a different friend. Also, depending on the weather, sometimes I wear a hoodie with one friend’s art on it and sometimes I wear a thinner outer top with a different friend’s art on it. I have such cool friends!
Today I finally finished uploading my JoCo cruise footage! About 24 hours, 24 minutes thereof (not counting stuff we couldn’t share). Usually I finish this by May 1, but this year the cruise was later, and I had a job, a commute, and a cutie to watch Star Trek with. youtube.com/playlist?lis...
JoCo Cruise 2026 - YouTube
All the footage I took on JoCo Cruise 2026. See the descriptions of full-show videos for links to playlists of individual songs.
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August 31, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Today I finally finished uploading my JoCo cruise footage! About 24 hours, 24 minutes thereof (not counting stuff we couldn’t share). Usually I finish this by May 1, but this year the cruise was later, and I had a job, a commute, and a cutie to watch Star Trek with. youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Not to brag, but Duolingo thinks my phrasing of the statement that there were no slippers in the restroom was beautifully written.
August 26, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Not to brag, but Duolingo thinks my phrasing of the statement that there were no slippers in the restroom was beautifully written.
I don’t know a whole lot about Dolly Parton but I know she was on an episode of The Orville, so if you didn’t know that and wish you could see more of her, that’s an option.
August 25, 2026 at 8:53 PM
I don’t know a whole lot about Dolly Parton but I know she was on an episode of The Orville, so if you didn’t know that and wish you could see more of her, that’s an option.
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Oooh, take advantage of this deal and read something great!
“Sankofa! Go back and get your cosmic dreams. It is how we create ourselves and our futures.”
Only $1.99 today!!! Read my bestselling book! The ebook is on sale at all US retailers, and argues that poetry and physics matter — to all of us. 📚💙🧪⚛️
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...
Only $1.99 today!!! Read my bestselling book! The ebook is on sale at all US retailers, and argues that poetry and physics matter — to all of us. 📚💙🧪⚛️
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...
August 25, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Oooh, take advantage of this deal and read something great!
“I think this is pretty mid. I’d give it a five,” said Tom, often.
August 25, 2026 at 3:23 PM
“I think this is pretty mid. I’d give it a five,” said Tom, often.
“I don’t know what groceries to buy,” said Tom, listlessly.
August 25, 2026 at 3:23 PM
“I don’t know what groceries to buy,” said Tom, listlessly.
It would be kind of fun for a small group to start singing The Wheels on the Bus on a regular city bus to see who joins in.
August 25, 2026 at 3:21 PM
It would be kind of fun for a small group to start singing The Wheels on the Bus on a regular city bus to see who joins in.