Kathy Jacobs
@callkathy.bsky.social
Medically retired geek. Former software tester and trainer. Former Microsoft MVP in PowerPoint and OneNote. Used to write a lot. Thinking i need to start writing resistance poetry again.
If you have EVER worked in the startup world, you are likely to understand the new CBS show "Cupertino". We really enjoyed the first show.
#cupertino
#cupertino
October 12, 2026 at 3:13 AM
If you have EVER worked in the startup world, you are likely to understand the new CBS show "Cupertino". We really enjoyed the first show.
#cupertino
#cupertino
Another great submission to the Lego Ideas program. 1364 supporters so far. Full layout of a fictional museum of architecture. Wouldn't you love to be able to build it?
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September 29, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Another great submission to the Lego Ideas program. 1364 supporters so far. Full layout of a fictional museum of architecture. Wouldn't you love to be able to build it?
ideas.lego.com/product-idea...
ideas.lego.com/product-idea...
A bunch of our flowers have decided to offer some beautiful blooms this late in the summer/ early fall. I hope they brighten your day!
September 22, 2026 at 9:35 PM
A bunch of our flowers have decided to offer some beautiful blooms this late in the summer/ early fall. I hope they brighten your day!
I don't know which part of this sickens me more: the humans pretending to be police, the fear this neighborhood felt while it happened, the thievery, or the kidnapping.
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Today I became part of the story
Just after 8:00 this morning, while I was still in my pajamas and working on my computer, I heard a crashing sound and men screaming right outside my bedroom window. I struggled to understand exactly ...
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September 4, 2026 at 1:48 PM
I don't know which part of this sickens me more: the humans pretending to be police, the fear this neighborhood felt while it happened, the thievery, or the kidnapping.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherd...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherd...
Another great gone. My Ms magazine subscription changed my life. Just like everything else she did, the magazine opened my eyes to the world, showed me the changes I could make, and showed me paths I wouldn't have otherwise known I could take.
She changed my world.
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She changed my world.
www.npr.org/2026/09/03/n...
Gloria Steinem, trailblazing journalist and activist, dies at 92
At a time when women were largely limited to domestic roles, Steinem challenged gender stereotypes and championed feminist ideals like equality, sisterhood and reproductive freedom.
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September 3, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Another great gone. My Ms magazine subscription changed my life. Just like everything else she did, the magazine opened my eyes to the world, showed me the changes I could make, and showed me paths I wouldn't have otherwise known I could take.
She changed my world.
www.npr.org/2026/09/03/n...
She changed my world.
www.npr.org/2026/09/03/n...
MAGA is starting to realize Trumpkin the Pumpkin isn't really on their side...
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The Carnival Barker and the Hierarchy of Needs
September 1, 2026
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September 1, 2026 at 9:08 PM
MAGA is starting to realize Trumpkin the Pumpkin isn't really on their side...
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nancywoods.substack.com/p/the-carniv...
Another piece of my life is gone. Rest in peace Tracy Kidder. Your book, Soul of a New Machine changed how I looked at computer development back when I first read it in college. It should still ce required reading for all computer grads.
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MSN
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March 27, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Another piece of my life is gone. Rest in peace Tracy Kidder. Your book, Soul of a New Machine changed how I looked at computer development back when I first read it in college. It should still ce required reading for all computer grads.
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Sadness tinged with relief on this one. His health problems are over, which is good. However, I am sad for our country at the loss of this hero.
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Robert Mueller, special counsel who investigated Trump-Russia ties, dies at 81
Family says Mueller, who also examined Russian interference in 2016 election that Trump won, ‘passed away last night’
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March 21, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Sadness tinged with relief on this one. His health problems are over, which is good. However, I am sad for our country at the loss of this hero.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Legos and a penguin!! What's not to love?? #Lego #legoideas #penguins
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Adélie Penguin | LEGO® Ideas
The curious Adélie penguins live along the coast of the Antarctic continent, and they are the most widespread penguin species. They are black with a white front…
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March 9, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Legos and a penguin!! What's not to love?? #Lego #legoideas #penguins
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Just one of the impactful sections from today's piece by Heather Delaney Reese:
"Today, when I sat down to write, the overarching theme of everything that’s happening is that there have been so many scandals that should have ended Trump’s presidency."
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"Today, when I sat down to write, the overarching theme of everything that’s happening is that there have been so many scandals that should have ended Trump’s presidency."
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The president’s condition is deeply alarming
This afternoon, President Trump finally emerged from his self-imposed exile for the “Champion of Coal” event at the White House, where he stunned the entire room with grave concern for his well-being....
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February 12, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Just one of the impactful sections from today's piece by Heather Delaney Reese:
"Today, when I sat down to write, the overarching theme of everything that’s happening is that there have been so many scandals that should have ended Trump’s presidency."
open.substack.com/pub/heatherd...
"Today, when I sat down to write, the overarching theme of everything that’s happening is that there have been so many scandals that should have ended Trump’s presidency."
open.substack.com/pub/heatherd...
Does anyone else listen to the podcast "Once We Were Spacemen"? It is hosted by Nathen Fillion and Alan Tudyk? It is very good. The most recent episode has some wet your pants level hilarity in it!
January 30, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Does anyone else listen to the podcast "Once We Were Spacemen"? It is hosted by Nathen Fillion and Alan Tudyk? It is very good. The most recent episode has some wet your pants level hilarity in it!
Reposted by Kathy Jacobs
Speaking of MONSTERS, here's "Killer Miller," featuring one of the prime orchestrator of the horror show in DC, in our parody of Michael Jackson's "Thriller!" Please share it if you feel the same, thanks: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h76...
KILLER MILLER — A Founders Sing Parody of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” w/Mega-Monster Stephen Miller
YouTube video by Founders Sing
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January 26, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Speaking of MONSTERS, here's "Killer Miller," featuring one of the prime orchestrator of the horror show in DC, in our parody of Michael Jackson's "Thriller!" Please share it if you feel the same, thanks: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h76...
Lego fans: check out this new proposal in Lego Ideas. A working view master! Who else loved their's as a kid?
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Working View-Master | LEGO® Ideas
The View-Master was first introduced at the New York World's Fair in 1939. It showed stereoscopic, three-dimensional pictures. Originally intended as an educati…
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January 12, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Lego fans: check out this new proposal in Lego Ideas. A working view master! Who else loved their's as a kid?
beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...
beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...
What terrible times we live in. I can't even figure out how to think about the shootings (this one and yesterday's). Can we have a sane and thoughtful nation back PLEASE!
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Two people shot by US federal agents in Portland, police say
Mayor calls shooting ‘deeply troubling’ as police say two people taken to hospital and conditions not known
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:27 AM
What terrible times we live in. I can't even figure out how to think about the shootings (this one and yesterday's). Can we have a sane and thoughtful nation back PLEASE!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
If you aren't reading this Substack, you are missing out on some of the best commentary on the US situation. Add her to your list....
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The Trump Regime’s dangerous next move
The Trump regime has entered a dangerous new phase of authoritarian consolidation. In just days, it launched a military raid in Venezuela, encouraged U.S. oil companies to move in, and suggested taxpa...
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January 6, 2026 at 3:02 PM
If you aren't reading this Substack, you are missing out on some of the best commentary on the US situation. Add her to your list....
open.substack.com/pub/heatherd...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherd...
Another loss from the entertainment world. Luke and Laura's wedding was a part of my teen years. He was a good guy, even if he played a complicated guy on GH.
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Anthony Geary, 'General Hospital' Legend Who Played Luke Spencer, Dies at 78
Anthony Geary has died at the age of 78. He played Luke on 'General Hospital,' who, together with Genie Francis's Laura, became one of daytime's most-beloved couples.
people.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Another loss from the entertainment world. Luke and Laura's wedding was a part of my teen years. He was a good guy, even if he played a complicated guy on GH.
people.com/anthony-gear...
people.com/anthony-gear...
Fractals from cubes... in Legos! Check this one out if you are a math geek.
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Mathematical Fractals. | LEGO® Ideas
In this project, I use the lego pieces of bricks, plates, tiles, and inverted tiles to build two different mathematical fractals. The same pieces can likely be …
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December 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Fractals from cubes... in Legos! Check this one out if you are a math geek.
beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...
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