katherine morayati
@morayati.bsky.social
coder, music writer, game maker
katherinemorayati.com
katherinemorayati.com
the usenet rewind thing is admittedly a good idea but are we all just moving past the vibe coded enterprise monetization-ness of it
September 16, 2026 at 1:28 PM
the usenet rewind thing is admittedly a good idea but are we all just moving past the vibe coded enterprise monetization-ness of it
not to mention the increasing amount of placards that are (with varying degrees of unambiguity) just AI
September 12, 2026 at 1:15 PM
not to mention the increasing amount of placards that are (with varying degrees of unambiguity) just AI
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the chickfactor indie mad libs contest (Chickfactor #1, Fall 1992)
September 11, 2026 at 9:20 PM
the chickfactor indie mad libs contest (Chickfactor #1, Fall 1992)
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Reposted by katherine morayati
first as tragedy,
then as farce,
then as farce,
September 10, 2026 at 8:56 PM
first as tragedy,
then as farce,
then as farce,
oh hey I helped alpha test this and it's live now
September 10, 2026 at 1:15 AM
oh hey I helped alpha test this and it's live now
the eternal dilemma: when an article does not exactly back up its headline, but also you have a really good joke about it
September 9, 2026 at 7:40 PM
the eternal dilemma: when an article does not exactly back up its headline, but also you have a really good joke about it
what no one tells you about having a snake is that at least 33% of your conversations throughout the day will include "she's in her little log!"
September 8, 2026 at 3:40 PM
what no one tells you about having a snake is that at least 33% of your conversations throughout the day will include "she's in her little log!"
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I have no idea what happened in the football game, but why does this look like the back cover of a Dean Koontz novel ©️1983.
September 6, 2026 at 5:40 AM
I have no idea what happened in the football game, but why does this look like the back cover of a Dean Koontz novel ©️1983.
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Indie labels when the gloves come off
September 6, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Indie labels when the gloves come off
is your snake getting too much screen time? parents of snakes are raising concerns
September 5, 2026 at 2:40 AM
is your snake getting too much screen time? parents of snakes are raising concerns
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The world's most notorious custard-pie thrower is dead. What an obituary. He got Bernard-Henri Lévy seven times.
August 30, 2026 at 10:56 PM
The world's most notorious custard-pie thrower is dead. What an obituary. He got Bernard-Henri Lévy seven times.
imagine going back in time and telling a gen xer that 30 years from now, people their age will view microsoft as the most trustworthy tech company
At the center of my message to faculty yesterday was: 1.) We may not be adequately prepared for how angry students are about tech. 2.) They are not all angry for the same reasons. 3.) Being angry at it doesn’t mean they aren’t using it. The sense of entrapment fuels the anger.
August 28, 2026 at 12:33 AM
imagine going back in time and telling a gen xer that 30 years from now, people their age will view microsoft as the most trustworthy tech company
in which I talk about an album funded by the groupon fortune
also, the stella lefty album
also, the stella lefty album
The pile-on over "Boston" singer Stella Lefty copying Noah Kahan, having a billionaire dad, and shifting to country music is a bit overblown, but her album is still a perplexing personality vacuum.
Our review, plus the best new pop tracks of the month:
Our review, plus the best new pop tracks of the month:
Stella Lefty's Personality Vacuum
Our review of the "Boston" singer's new album. Plus: the best new pop tracks of the month.
stereogum.com
August 27, 2026 at 10:53 PM
in which I talk about an album funded by the groupon fortune
also, the stella lefty album
also, the stella lefty album
Welcome to Bluesky. Please familiarize yourself with the following accounts to understand the range of opinions it is acceptable to express
August 27, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Welcome to Bluesky. Please familiarize yourself with the following accounts to understand the range of opinions it is acceptable to express
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we also found secret clown wallpaper hidden in my grandpas kitchen
August 15, 2026 at 6:38 PM
we also found secret clown wallpaper hidden in my grandpas kitchen
You do not actually have to run your own writing against AI detectors. It will not help you.
If you're worried about your writing "sounding like AI" (which is harder than you think to do by accident), making confident arguments with inventive style will help you more than whatever that is.
If you're worried about your writing "sounding like AI" (which is harder than you think to do by accident), making confident arguments with inventive style will help you more than whatever that is.
August 19, 2026 at 6:32 PM
You do not actually have to run your own writing against AI detectors. It will not help you.
If you're worried about your writing "sounding like AI" (which is harder than you think to do by accident), making confident arguments with inventive style will help you more than whatever that is.
If you're worried about your writing "sounding like AI" (which is harder than you think to do by accident), making confident arguments with inventive style will help you more than whatever that is.
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a good day to read the story of the band frank beard played in before zz top www.buzzfeed.com/danielralsto...
The True Story Of The Fake Zombies, The Strangest Con In Rock History
In 1969, the Zombies had a huge hit single, despite having broken up two years earlier. To meet the unexpected demand, one promoter did the only sensible thing: hire four kids from Texas to tour Ameri...
www.buzzfeed.com
August 18, 2026 at 8:15 PM
a good day to read the story of the band frank beard played in before zz top www.buzzfeed.com/danielralsto...
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hello people online. if you are reading this you quite likely have strong opinions about pop music. if so, you should write for the singles jukebox (with me!) thesinglesjukebox.com/the-singles-...
The Singles Jukebox is looking for new writers – The Singles Jukebox
thesinglesjukebox.com
August 18, 2026 at 2:59 PM
hello people online. if you are reading this you quite likely have strong opinions about pop music. if so, you should write for the singles jukebox (with me!) thesinglesjukebox.com/the-singles-...
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chronovisor is probably my favorite film of the last several years, highly recommend seeing it if you're in nyc
www.filmlinc.org/series/bibli...
www.filmlinc.org/series/bibli...
Bibliomania: A Preface to Chronovisor
Spanning everything from Hollywood blockbusters and screwball comedy to ghost stories, procedural thrillers, the essay film, structural experiments, and text cinema, Bibliomania traces the many ways a...
www.filmlinc.org
August 14, 2026 at 8:14 PM
chronovisor is probably my favorite film of the last several years, highly recommend seeing it if you're in nyc
www.filmlinc.org/series/bibli...
www.filmlinc.org/series/bibli...
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early kate bush song:
oh, I feel! I feel!
I feel I am the heroine of a romantasy-y-y!
oh, sink them in!
late kate bush song:
the cinder by the stove (15 syllables)
what might it be thinking
(30 second interlude)
was it sentient once
did it once have a lover
does it still—
dream—
oh, I feel! I feel!
I feel I am the heroine of a romantasy-y-y!
oh, sink them in!
late kate bush song:
the cinder by the stove (15 syllables)
what might it be thinking
(30 second interlude)
was it sentient once
did it once have a lover
does it still—
dream—
(Very) early Depeche song:
So I'm bopping now
And it's lovely to watch you dance
Ooo-ooo
(synth beeps)
Later Depeche song:
Your leather is my crime
The beat is so sublime
The apocalypse is mine
(massive stomps)
(Live variant addition: "C'MON LET'S SEE THOSE HANDS!")
So I'm bopping now
And it's lovely to watch you dance
Ooo-ooo
(synth beeps)
Later Depeche song:
Your leather is my crime
The beat is so sublime
The apocalypse is mine
(massive stomps)
(Live variant addition: "C'MON LET'S SEE THOSE HANDS!")
early Nick Cave song:
ah took a SPIKE aht a muh VEIN
en stabbed the RACIAL SLUR raht in his BRANE
late Nick Cave song:
ohhhhh oh ohh ohhh mah lord on high
horses are so beautiful
and nobody will tell me why oh why
ah took a SPIKE aht a muh VEIN
en stabbed the RACIAL SLUR raht in his BRANE
late Nick Cave song:
ohhhhh oh ohh ohhh mah lord on high
horses are so beautiful
and nobody will tell me why oh why
August 8, 2026 at 3:17 PM
early kate bush song:
oh, I feel! I feel!
I feel I am the heroine of a romantasy-y-y!
oh, sink them in!
late kate bush song:
the cinder by the stove (15 syllables)
what might it be thinking
(30 second interlude)
was it sentient once
did it once have a lover
does it still—
dream—
oh, I feel! I feel!
I feel I am the heroine of a romantasy-y-y!
oh, sink them in!
late kate bush song:
the cinder by the stove (15 syllables)
what might it be thinking
(30 second interlude)
was it sentient once
did it once have a lover
does it still—
dream—
late to posting this, but I always liked william orbit’s work with laurie mayer:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=JfSr...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=JfSr...
William Orbit - White Night
YouTube video by ranieuwe
m.youtube.com
August 8, 2026 at 2:57 PM
late to posting this, but I always liked william orbit’s work with laurie mayer:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=JfSr...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=JfSr...
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these press releases from openAI, anthropic, and meta
August 5, 2026 at 11:20 PM
these press releases from openAI, anthropic, and meta