katre
@katre.henchmonkey.org
Software engineer and bassist (one of these pays, one of these is fun). Lives in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. He/him.
Formerly @katre on the birdsite, currently also on Mastodon as @[email protected]
Formerly @katre on the birdsite, currently also on Mastodon as @[email protected]
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this is not my first day on the internet and i was forged in the fires of usenet
October 1, 2026 at 3:19 PM
this is not my first day on the internet and i was forged in the fires of usenet
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Every four years it's "oh, no, the Olympics are boring, no one cares", but then you try a little change to spice things up and they go crazy.
September 17, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Every four years it's "oh, no, the Olympics are boring, no one cares", but then you try a little change to spice things up and they go crazy.
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acab includes both Scooby and Batman
September 9, 2026 at 7:35 PM
acab includes both Scooby and Batman
It's so me
ADHD Coping Mechanisms 101: ADRENALINE
1) Avoid starting
2) Panic sets in
3) Finally start
4) Get stuck on one detail
5) Rabbit hole
6) Meltdown about wasted time
7) Stay up as long as it takes (perfectionistic fear of failure)
8) Pull it off
9) Burnout recovery
10) Repeat
1) Avoid starting
2) Panic sets in
3) Finally start
4) Get stuck on one detail
5) Rabbit hole
6) Meltdown about wasted time
7) Stay up as long as it takes (perfectionistic fear of failure)
8) Pull it off
9) Burnout recovery
10) Repeat
August 20, 2026 at 7:47 PM
It's so me
Remember The Dark Is Rising? It's back, in TTRPG form.
Okay. You have unfortunately been hit with the curse that makes you adapt a work you liked as a kid into a ttrpg.
What thing are you adapting?
What thing are you adapting?
August 19, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Remember The Dark Is Rising? It's back, in TTRPG form.
Remakes of Cats are just getting weirder and weirder.
The Tacoma Police Department estimates over 30 cats were free-roaming on board a deserted watercraft Thursday - with no sign of the owner.
A ghost ship with a crew of cats? Empty boat near Tacoma beach full of mews
The Tacoma Police Department estimates over 30 cats were free-roaming on board a deserted watercraft Thursday - with no sign of the owner.
bit.ly
August 8, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Remakes of Cats are just getting weirder and weirder.
God, yes, every day.
August 6, 2026 at 10:45 PM
God, yes, every day.
My absolute favorite(*) driving story was when I lived in Houston, 27 years ago, I saw a TV news report about bad drivers. They interviewed a little old lady who said she never used her turn signals "because ain't nobody got no right to know where I'm goin'!"
(*) Least favorite.
(*) Least favorite.
Buddy, you are driving something that is registered to you with visible identification at all times and requires a license from the state to use. You don’t really have a right to privacy on the road.
It‘s about PRIVACY
August 6, 2026 at 3:52 AM
My absolute favorite(*) driving story was when I lived in Houston, 27 years ago, I saw a TV news report about bad drivers. They interviewed a little old lady who said she never used her turn signals "because ain't nobody got no right to know where I'm goin'!"
(*) Least favorite.
(*) Least favorite.
This morning I decided to go to the second-best bagel shop for breakfast, and as I wait here for over 15 minutes without a bagel in my hand I am remembering one reason why they are the second best.
August 5, 2026 at 1:13 PM
This morning I decided to go to the second-best bagel shop for breakfast, and as I wait here for over 15 minutes without a bagel in my hand I am remembering one reason why they are the second best.
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"A boycott makes demands. This made none, set no conditions, named no grievance, and offered the Recording Academy no way to win them back. You negotiate with an institution whose judgment you still need. The one whose judgment you have outgrown, you simply inform."
Damn.
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What Grammys lost when BTS walked away | Aju Press
For five years, BTS wanted a Grammy, and the wanting was never hidden. The group submitted its music every cycle. Its members flew to Las Vegas and delivered performances that outclassed the ceremony ...
m.ajupress.com
July 31, 2026 at 9:07 PM
"A boycott makes demands. This made none, set no conditions, named no grievance, and offered the Recording Academy no way to win them back. You negotiate with an institution whose judgment you still need. The one whose judgment you have outgrown, you simply inform."
Damn.
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Of course you don't need to say it, it's obvious that every recipe starts this way.
Dear Recipe Editors: You do not need to start every dish with "saute 1 diced green bell pepper, seeds and ribs removed, and 2 cloves of garlic, chopped, in 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil"
July 12, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Of course you don't need to say it, it's obvious that every recipe starts this way.
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The Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster Kickstarter is live!
Back it now at:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sly...
- Eight Steps Expanded
- Building and running Lazy Campaign
- Ten adventure types
- Lazy GM's Toolkit with 60 tools
- System agnostic
- Stands alone and complements other Lazy GM books
#ttrpg
Back it now at:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sly...
- Eight Steps Expanded
- Building and running Lazy Campaign
- Ten adventure types
- Lazy GM's Toolkit with 60 tools
- System agnostic
- Stands alone and complements other Lazy GM books
#ttrpg
Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster
Run great tabletop RPGs by preparing less.
www.kickstarter.com
July 6, 2026 at 3:57 PM
The Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster Kickstarter is live!
Back it now at:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sly...
- Eight Steps Expanded
- Building and running Lazy Campaign
- Ten adventure types
- Lazy GM's Toolkit with 60 tools
- System agnostic
- Stands alone and complements other Lazy GM books
#ttrpg
Back it now at:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sly...
- Eight Steps Expanded
- Building and running Lazy Campaign
- Ten adventure types
- Lazy GM's Toolkit with 60 tools
- System agnostic
- Stands alone and complements other Lazy GM books
#ttrpg
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Ad Rock: you can disagree with the current
All: POPE
MCA: but if you push his buttons then you’re a
All: DOPE
Mike D: ordain yourself a bishop and you’re
All: SCHISMATIC
Ad Rock: excommunication is
All: AUTOMATIC
All: POPE
MCA: but if you push his buttons then you’re a
All: DOPE
Mike D: ordain yourself a bishop and you’re
All: SCHISMATIC
Ad Rock: excommunication is
All: AUTOMATIC
July 2, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Ad Rock: you can disagree with the current
All: POPE
MCA: but if you push his buttons then you’re a
All: DOPE
Mike D: ordain yourself a bishop and you’re
All: SCHISMATIC
Ad Rock: excommunication is
All: AUTOMATIC
All: POPE
MCA: but if you push his buttons then you’re a
All: DOPE
Mike D: ordain yourself a bishop and you’re
All: SCHISMATIC
Ad Rock: excommunication is
All: AUTOMATIC
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Trump: It's not working! Why don't they love the fair? How do I make the crowds cheer?
Oracle of DC: If you test your strength against the heat with a very long speech, the nation will celebrate harder than they ever have. They will party in the streets. No one will ever forget the night.
Oracle of DC: If you test your strength against the heat with a very long speech, the nation will celebrate harder than they ever have. They will party in the streets. No one will ever forget the night.
July 2, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Trump: It's not working! Why don't they love the fair? How do I make the crowds cheer?
Oracle of DC: If you test your strength against the heat with a very long speech, the nation will celebrate harder than they ever have. They will party in the streets. No one will ever forget the night.
Oracle of DC: If you test your strength against the heat with a very long speech, the nation will celebrate harder than they ever have. They will party in the streets. No one will ever forget the night.
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"It is, of course, an extraordinarily effective estrogenic agent, but that is the least of the problem. It is hypergolic with every known patient*, and so rapidly hypergolic that no induction period has ever been measured..."
July 1, 2026 at 12:57 PM
"It is, of course, an extraordinarily effective estrogenic agent, but that is the least of the problem. It is hypergolic with every known patient*, and so rapidly hypergolic that no induction period has ever been measured..."
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Isaac Chotiner: can you list some examples of systemic oppression green creatures face?
Kermit the Frog: I’m sorry?
Isaac Chotiner: well you do mention the difficulty quite a lot
Kermit the Frog: I’m sorry?
Isaac Chotiner: well you do mention the difficulty quite a lot
June 22, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Isaac Chotiner: can you list some examples of systemic oppression green creatures face?
Kermit the Frog: I’m sorry?
Isaac Chotiner: well you do mention the difficulty quite a lot
Kermit the Frog: I’m sorry?
Isaac Chotiner: well you do mention the difficulty quite a lot
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He doesn't even spring traps really. He asks questions and asks follow-up questions and says "What do you mean?" and then the interviewee drops the rake they are holding, walks onto it, and starts hitting their own testicles with a hammer.
June 18, 2026 at 1:17 AM
He doesn't even spring traps really. He asks questions and asks follow-up questions and says "What do you mean?" and then the interviewee drops the rake they are holding, walks onto it, and starts hitting their own testicles with a hammer.
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My country is not for cowards who fear difference, for lily-livered people who cannot bear the sound of a foreign tongue, the taste of a new food, the tempo of an unfamiliar kind of music.
It is for the strong worker who welcomes new immigrants, not the slacker who fears the diligence of others.
It is for the strong worker who welcomes new immigrants, not the slacker who fears the diligence of others.
June 13, 2026 at 6:10 PM
My country is not for cowards who fear difference, for lily-livered people who cannot bear the sound of a foreign tongue, the taste of a new food, the tempo of an unfamiliar kind of music.
It is for the strong worker who welcomes new immigrants, not the slacker who fears the diligence of others.
It is for the strong worker who welcomes new immigrants, not the slacker who fears the diligence of others.
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The first warning arrived on a Tuesday morning, six weeks after consultants advised moving from dependency on six hundred small excel scripts - and nobody at Zenith Ledger Advisory paid much attention. It appeared in the system dashboard between routine audit notifications and a maintenance reminder
June 1, 2026 at 8:58 PM
The first warning arrived on a Tuesday morning, six weeks after consultants advised moving from dependency on six hundred small excel scripts - and nobody at Zenith Ledger Advisory paid much attention. It appeared in the system dashboard between routine audit notifications and a maintenance reminder
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Premee Mohamed wins a 2026 Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire!
The French edition of The Annual Migration of Clouds and We Speak Through the Mountain by Premee Mohamed has won the 2026 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire in the Nouvelle/Novella étrangère category!
The French edition of The Annual Migration of Clouds and We Speak Through the Mountain by Premee Mohamed has won the 2026 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire in the Nouvelle/Novella étrangère category!
Premee Mohamed wins a 2026 Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire!
The French edition of The Annual Migration of Clouds and We Speak Through the Mountain by Premee Mohamed has won the 2026 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire in the Nouvelle/Novella étrangère category!
maassagency.com
May 29, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Premee Mohamed wins a 2026 Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire!
The French edition of The Annual Migration of Clouds and We Speak Through the Mountain by Premee Mohamed has won the 2026 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire in the Nouvelle/Novella étrangère category!
The French edition of The Annual Migration of Clouds and We Speak Through the Mountain by Premee Mohamed has won the 2026 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire in the Nouvelle/Novella étrangère category!
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New IFTF Blog Post!
IFTF Seeking New Board Members
The Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation is currently seeking applicants for its board of directors. If you are interested, please see the full details below:
blog.iftechfoundation.org/2026-05-21-i...
IFTF Seeking New Board Members
The Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation is currently seeking applicants for its board of directors. If you are interested, please see the full details below:
blog.iftechfoundation.org/2026-05-21-i...
IFTF Seeking New Board Members
The Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation is currently seeking applicants for its board of directors.
blog.iftechfoundation.org
May 23, 2026 at 1:45 AM
New IFTF Blog Post!
IFTF Seeking New Board Members
The Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation is currently seeking applicants for its board of directors. If you are interested, please see the full details below:
blog.iftechfoundation.org/2026-05-21-i...
IFTF Seeking New Board Members
The Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation is currently seeking applicants for its board of directors. If you are interested, please see the full details below:
blog.iftechfoundation.org/2026-05-21-i...
I can only aspire to be that dapper.
this is what some of you look like in short sleeve button-up shirts
May 20, 2026 at 2:40 PM
I can only aspire to be that dapper.
Suddenly: bear attack!
musk v altman: we have a verdict. now waiting for the jury to enter
May 18, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Suddenly: bear attack!