Octodad
@dvntehn00bz.bsky.social
Not a real octopus, but a real dad.
Software Engineer, but I like to write.
GenAI should go back into the hole from whence it came.
Software Engineer, but I like to write.
GenAI should go back into the hole from whence it came.
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@dvntehn00bz.bsky.social
· Jun 18
*gestures broadly*
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Galaxy uses a laptop with an e-paper screen, and has requested not to be contacted via video from the Justice League. At her short-lived barista gigs, she asked not to work at the register if was a touch screen.
Since it’s Disability Pride month, I loved how in Dream Girls 3 we also saw how Galaxy’s energy sensing can also be disabling.
What are some accommodation she might ask for in a workplace?
What are some accommodation she might ask for in a workplace?
July 3, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Galaxy uses a laptop with an e-paper screen, and has requested not to be contacted via video from the Justice League. At her short-lived barista gigs, she asked not to work at the register if was a touch screen.
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They want Temu tomes. They want Shein-ce fiction. 🫤
Appendix B.
"Reading is how you learn new words."
They do not want to encounter any friction whatsoever when reading. They want their books to be fast fashion. They want disposable, forgettable, ultra processed books.
I do not know how to explain this any clearer.
"Reading is how you learn new words."
They do not want to encounter any friction whatsoever when reading. They want their books to be fast fashion. They want disposable, forgettable, ultra processed books.
I do not know how to explain this any clearer.
June 28, 2026 at 5:32 PM
They want Temu tomes. They want Shein-ce fiction. 🫤
Super fun one today. I liked how it all just sorta unwound there at the end. 😁
I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Jun 25th 2026 (Tricky), in 03:53
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I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Jun 25th 2026 (Tricky), in 03:53
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Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!
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June 25, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Super fun one today. I liked how it all just sorta unwound there at the end. 😁
I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Jun 25th 2026 (Tricky), in 03:53
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I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Jun 25th 2026 (Tricky), in 03:53
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Starmer reboots with dye job, black tee in plot to replace himself as prime minister
www.bbc.com/news/live/ck...
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Keir Starmer resigns, as Andy Burnham confirms he will run to replace him as Labour leader and PM
Wes Streeting - who was seen as a possible challenger to Burnham in a leadership contest - says he backs the former Greater Manchester mayor.
www.bbc.com
June 22, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Starmer reboots with dye job, black tee in plot to replace himself as prime minister
www.bbc.com/news/live/ck...
www.bbc.com/news/live/ck...
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Writer @planetx.bsky.social discusses the important message within Justice League: Dream Girls
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Writer Jadzia Axelrod discusses the important message within Justice League: Dream Girls
Justice League: Dream Girls – A DC Pride Event has been a fun read. And, as this article is being written, the series hasn't concluded. That means there's still
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June 20, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Writer @planetx.bsky.social discusses the important message within Justice League: Dream Girls
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there is a very simple response to anyone who suggests replicating starmerism here:
absolutely the fuck not
absolutely the fuck not
#BREAKING | 🇬🇧 — UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer reportedly to resign on Monday, according to multiple media reports.
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#BREAKING | 🇬🇧 — UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer reportedly to resign on Monday, according to multiple media reports.
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t.me
June 20, 2026 at 9:11 PM
there is a very simple response to anyone who suggests replicating starmerism here:
absolutely the fuck not
absolutely the fuck not
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Parents: don't do this. Don't grieve for the person you wish your kid had become, because that's weird and shitty and ignores the fact that your kid is a fully-formed person in their own right.
This goes for LGBTQIA+ kids, it goes for disabled kids, it goes for autistic kids. Love the kid you have.
This goes for LGBTQIA+ kids, it goes for disabled kids, it goes for autistic kids. Love the kid you have.
June 16, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Parents: don't do this. Don't grieve for the person you wish your kid had become, because that's weird and shitty and ignores the fact that your kid is a fully-formed person in their own right.
This goes for LGBTQIA+ kids, it goes for disabled kids, it goes for autistic kids. Love the kid you have.
This goes for LGBTQIA+ kids, it goes for disabled kids, it goes for autistic kids. Love the kid you have.
From Terry Pratchett's "Feet of Clay"
June 14, 2026 at 3:35 PM
From Terry Pratchett's "Feet of Clay"
Try to live life such that people are more excited to see your name put up on a building than taken off of it.
From RTÉ... www.rte.ie/news/us/2026... "...workers draped tarps over the temporary structure in the predawn hours and were seen removing letters around 3.10 a.m. in an operation that took about 30 minutes."
Trump's name removed from Kennedy Center
Workers have removed US President Donald Trump's name from the Kennedy Center, less than six months after it went up.
www.rte.ie
June 13, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Try to live life such that people are more excited to see your name put up on a building than taken off of it.
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I've referred to this lecture before but there's another absolute gem: a student HAS to become vulnerable to learn because you are trying to do something before you know what you are doing, or even when you have done it.
But that vulnerability is uncomfortable. This is where AI sneaks in today.
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But that vulnerability is uncomfortable. This is where AI sneaks in today.
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Donald Schon Lecture (via hiredthought.com)
Dean Galloway: Guest this evening has been apprised of the context of ISU and specifically the issues with which we in the college are working, as several of us on the 10th anniversary committee visit...
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September 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I've referred to this lecture before but there's another absolute gem: a student HAS to become vulnerable to learn because you are trying to do something before you know what you are doing, or even when you have done it.
But that vulnerability is uncomfortable. This is where AI sneaks in today.
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But that vulnerability is uncomfortable. This is where AI sneaks in today.
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Taylor Swift reversed the Knicks jinx
June 11, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Taylor Swift reversed the Knicks jinx
You’re trapped in the last TV show you watched. Where are you?
June 10, 2026 at 5:01 AM
You’re trapped in the last TV show you watched. Where are you?
It's also important to see how this tendrils through everything else. Issues of bodily autonomy (including LGBTQIA+ and abortion) get cast as "complicated" or outright rejected in no small part because accepting people's right to bodily autonomy means having to reject those abusers.
If sexual abuse was really considered a terrible thing, the world's richest and most powerful people wouldn't be abusers. The most valued technology wouldn't produce sexual abuse on demand. And allegations of abuse wouldn't be framed as positive depictions of masculinity. Our culture rewards abuse.
June 9, 2026 at 4:52 PM
It's also important to see how this tendrils through everything else. Issues of bodily autonomy (including LGBTQIA+ and abortion) get cast as "complicated" or outright rejected in no small part because accepting people's right to bodily autonomy means having to reject those abusers.
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UBI would solve so many problems but we don’t have it because it would solve the wrong problems, according to the people who hold the most power
June 6, 2026 at 4:24 PM
UBI would solve so many problems but we don’t have it because it would solve the wrong problems, according to the people who hold the most power
What we are seeing now, where support for LGBTQIA+ is inextricably tied to corporations ditching support. Their support is driven by how the public supports Pride, but it goes both ways. As corps stop supporting, the segments of society that were also only supporting performatively do the same.
of course they never cared about Pride, but the world in which they pretend to care is vastly better than the one in which they don't pretend and we are seeing it in real time
we want the money to think there's more profit in being performatively woke than performatively bigoted
we want the money to think there's more profit in being performatively woke than performatively bigoted
I mean no disrespect but I can't believe we're still pretending "corporations never cared about Pride" is an interesting thing to say. even during peak corp Pride I think you had to be exceptionally dim to not get what was going on lol like yeah I think I know Chipotle would kill me for a nickel
June 5, 2026 at 8:05 PM
What we are seeing now, where support for LGBTQIA+ is inextricably tied to corporations ditching support. Their support is driven by how the public supports Pride, but it goes both ways. As corps stop supporting, the segments of society that were also only supporting performatively do the same.
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Nice hill you've got there. Be a real shame if you had to die on it...
June 5, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Nice hill you've got there. Be a real shame if you had to die on it...
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if holding abusive, dangerous men to the slightest account is "losing men" from your political party, the problem is those men!
June 4, 2026 at 10:33 PM
if holding abusive, dangerous men to the slightest account is "losing men" from your political party, the problem is those men!
I remember going to visit my brother at college in Springfield, MO his freshman year, and he took me to the Moxie (the local indy theater), which happened to be playing Persepolis. I loved how it showed that despite differences in countries, people are really just people.
June 4, 2026 at 2:56 PM
I remember going to visit my brother at college in Springfield, MO his freshman year, and he took me to the Moxie (the local indy theater), which happened to be playing Persepolis. I loved how it showed that despite differences in countries, people are really just people.
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Marjane Satrapi 1969-2026
June 4, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Marjane Satrapi 1969-2026
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Cities and states should be testing the limits of federal power constantly, like the velociraptors testing the fence in Jurassic Park.
June 4, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Cities and states should be testing the limits of federal power constantly, like the velociraptors testing the fence in Jurassic Park.
Okay, but like, I actually make this occasionally and now I want one, but I don't have any cabbage 😭
(Okay, technically, I use cholula)
(Okay, technically, I use cholula)
Get one of those carb smart tortillas, fill the thing with shredded cabbage and sriracha, roll it up and you'll have an entire day's worth of fiber and the worst burrito you've ever had in your life. Follow me for more tips and tricks.
June 2, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Okay, but like, I actually make this occasionally and now I want one, but I don't have any cabbage 😭
(Okay, technically, I use cholula)
(Okay, technically, I use cholula)
Not bad at all! 😁
I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Jun 2nd 2026 (Medium), in 02:08
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I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Jun 2nd 2026 (Medium), in 02:08
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Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!
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June 2, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Not bad at all! 😁
I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Jun 2nd 2026 (Medium), in 02:08
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I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Jun 2nd 2026 (Medium), in 02:08
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"I can't afford rent and groceries, having a $500 emergency puts me at legitimate risk of being homeless"
Democrats: We're going to give more money to cops, the military, and the border gestapo just like republicans, but put up a pride flag in June. If you don't support us the fascism is your fault
Democrats: We're going to give more money to cops, the military, and the border gestapo just like republicans, but put up a pride flag in June. If you don't support us the fascism is your fault
June 1, 2026 at 12:34 PM
"I can't afford rent and groceries, having a $500 emergency puts me at legitimate risk of being homeless"
Democrats: We're going to give more money to cops, the military, and the border gestapo just like republicans, but put up a pride flag in June. If you don't support us the fascism is your fault
Democrats: We're going to give more money to cops, the military, and the border gestapo just like republicans, but put up a pride flag in June. If you don't support us the fascism is your fault
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What a coincidence! I just interviewed this Fisher Price Farmer Says See 'n' Say, and it told me some incredibly interesting things about farm life.
Let me know when you'd like to publish this!
Let me know when you'd like to publish this!
May 31, 2026 at 8:55 PM
What a coincidence! I just interviewed this Fisher Price Farmer Says See 'n' Say, and it told me some incredibly interesting things about farm life.
Let me know when you'd like to publish this!
Let me know when you'd like to publish this!