Karen C
@silver.phoenyx.net
Midwesterner in South Jersey, tired Gen Xer, sometime Perl developer, doing weird things with sewing robots.
Once and future gamehawk.bsky.social
She/her, generally.
Once and future gamehawk.bsky.social
She/her, generally.
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Karen C
@silver.phoenyx.net
· Sep 17
I made a South Jersey feed, because the Philly feed is nice but Philadelphians will be quick to tell you that just because I can see the Linc from my neighborhood, and it's closer to City Hall than Chestnut Hill is, doesn't mean it's a Philadelphia suburb: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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When you order your Snail Facts calendar, there is a thingy to also make a donation. Do that, tell me you've done that, and I will send you the slug (slugs is snails!).
Not sure how practical shipping a slug and an 11x14 calendar is together but if you want I can try to make it happen?
Not sure how practical shipping a slug and an 11x14 calendar is together but if you want I can try to make it happen?
Snail Facts Advent Calendar
Let's talk about SNAILS BABY! Learn about snails for 24 days straight, with the Snail Facts Advent Calendar! Scratch off a snail shell a day to reveal a new fact about the snails of the world. They were designed by Philly illustrator Kelly Nichols! https://www.instagram.com/kidnichols/ These are 11x14inch...
squidfacts.bigcartel.com
August 22, 2026 at 9:43 PM
When you order your Snail Facts calendar, there is a thingy to also make a donation. Do that, tell me you've done that, and I will send you the slug (slugs is snails!).
Not sure how practical shipping a slug and an 11x14 calendar is together but if you want I can try to make it happen?
Not sure how practical shipping a slug and an 11x14 calendar is together but if you want I can try to make it happen?
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Alexander* is yours for the low, low price of sponsoring four matches between a scientist and a classroom full of kids.
* and the satisfaction of having facilitated four matches. Also, four different matches, not the same classroom four times. Unless you want? Sarah could probably arrange it. 🤷
* and the satisfaction of having facilitated four matches. Also, four different matches, not the same classroom four times. Unless you want? Sarah could probably arrange it. 🤷
Alexander Mason, Slug | Silver Seams
Alexander Mason: a slug plushie, made with squishy foiled plush leopard fabric.
silverseams.com
September 18, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Alexander* is yours for the low, low price of sponsoring four matches between a scientist and a classroom full of kids.
* and the satisfaction of having facilitated four matches. Also, four different matches, not the same classroom four times. Unless you want? Sarah could probably arrange it. 🤷
* and the satisfaction of having facilitated four matches. Also, four different matches, not the same classroom four times. Unless you want? Sarah could probably arrange it. 🤷
Red October seemed brief this year, but maybe it's just me.
October 2, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Red October seemed brief this year, but maybe it's just me.
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Several weeks ago, Phil Tippett's legendary animation studio in Berkeley, CA closed. An anonymous hero noticed a folder of CDs. This turned out to be hundreds of unseen hi-res images and videos from Star Wars, Robocop, Jurassic Park, etc. ~90 isos for you to browse:
archive.org/details/tipp...
archive.org/details/tipp...
October 1, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Several weeks ago, Phil Tippett's legendary animation studio in Berkeley, CA closed. An anonymous hero noticed a folder of CDs. This turned out to be hundreds of unseen hi-res images and videos from Star Wars, Robocop, Jurassic Park, etc. ~90 isos for you to browse:
archive.org/details/tipp...
archive.org/details/tipp...
We got some wireless intercoms that are really just walkie talkies with an intercom form factor, which is gonna result in the Gen X members of the household going full 1970’s CB Slang.
October 1, 2026 at 4:47 PM
We got some wireless intercoms that are really just walkie talkies with an intercom form factor, which is gonna result in the Gen X members of the household going full 1970’s CB Slang.
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just got a text from a phillies fan absolutely furious that his favorite team has given him hope
the phillies have tied it up. phillies fans are madder than theyve ever been about this development
September 30, 2026 at 8:39 PM
just got a text from a phillies fan absolutely furious that his favorite team has given him hope
Just read that PA lege is likely to legalize marijuana depending on election results and was like... it's not already? Center City sure always smells like it's legal!
September 30, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Just read that PA lege is likely to legalize marijuana depending on election results and was like... it's not already? Center City sure always smells like it's legal!
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are you all following this business with the flydubai flight where the first officer stabbed the captain, dived the plane so fast it tore the rudder off, was subdued by the passengers after somebody got the door open, and then two off duty pilots landed the plane*
*all preliminary information
*all preliminary information
September 30, 2026 at 5:58 PM
are you all following this business with the flydubai flight where the first officer stabbed the captain, dived the plane so fast it tore the rudder off, was subdued by the passengers after somebody got the door open, and then two off duty pilots landed the plane*
*all preliminary information
*all preliminary information
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Things That Can Fly
September 30, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Things That Can Fly
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Started listening to a Discworld novel that mentions “the Ninja Morrismen of New Ankh” and I immediately heard Alex Trebek’s voice go “Bizarre little men, you’re still in control of the board.”
September 30, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Started listening to a Discworld novel that mentions “the Ninja Morrismen of New Ankh” and I immediately heard Alex Trebek’s voice go “Bizarre little men, you’re still in control of the board.”
he's from the tin/ten convergence
He’s a tin, but he can’t spell.
September 30, 2026 at 1:49 PM
he's from the tin/ten convergence
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Make some good (or bad!!) art with your own brain today just bc you can ❤️
September 30, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Make some good (or bad!!) art with your own brain today just bc you can ❤️
Come for a great example of "if your vote didn't matter, they wouldn't try so hard to suppress it," stay for the nonmailability of infernal machines.
Nonmailable Matter | What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law
The twists and turns of Americans’ ability to vote by mail in the 2026 midterms....
trumpconlaw.com
September 29, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Come for a great example of "if your vote didn't matter, they wouldn't try so hard to suppress it," stay for the nonmailability of infernal machines.
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September 28, 2026 at 2:35 PM
I guess the bar for success now is "no debris hit any passenger flights."
So let me get this right... SpaceX's "successful" orbital launch of Starship lost an engine in flight, was cut from a planned six orbits to two (and SpaceX isn't saying why), neither part is reusable, and the top part blew up on splashdown.
September 28, 2026 at 9:30 PM
I guess the bar for success now is "no debris hit any passenger flights."
@sarahmackattack.bsky.social The squid spill made the comics: www.gocomics.com/wallace-the-...
September 28, 2026 at 3:44 PM
@sarahmackattack.bsky.social The squid spill made the comics: www.gocomics.com/wallace-the-...
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if i were a foreign government looking for an edge, id probably try to convince america that climate change is woke bull shit and combustion engines are for real men with penises, all while also convincing them to invest every dollar in bull shit tech while we take the lead on green energy
September 28, 2026 at 12:23 PM
if i were a foreign government looking for an edge, id probably try to convince america that climate change is woke bull shit and combustion engines are for real men with penises, all while also convincing them to invest every dollar in bull shit tech while we take the lead on green energy
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*norman rockwell standing guy*
I would not have had her arrested over $3600 either
I would not have had her arrested over $3600 either
September 28, 2026 at 2:58 AM
*norman rockwell standing guy*
I would not have had her arrested over $3600 either
I would not have had her arrested over $3600 either
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The Wurlitzer band organ at the Bushnell Park Carousel in Hartford has “9 to 5”
September 27, 2026 at 10:07 PM
The Wurlitzer band organ at the Bushnell Park Carousel in Hartford has “9 to 5”
Janky but persistent roses the seller put in to market the house: "is it spring yet?"
September 27, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Janky but persistent roses the seller put in to market the house: "is it spring yet?"
Bonus Kid's birth family had a death so all his cousins and whatnot have gathered at his grandmother's, so I did the usual "bring a plate of meats and cheese and lunchmeats so people can graze because nobody has an appetite" and we rolled up to the house and the porch was a haze of weed smoke.
September 27, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Bonus Kid's birth family had a death so all his cousins and whatnot have gathered at his grandmother's, so I did the usual "bring a plate of meats and cheese and lunchmeats so people can graze because nobody has an appetite" and we rolled up to the house and the porch was a haze of weed smoke.
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The funniest outcome today would be that the Phillies lose and the Diamondbacks also lose, and the Phillies fall headfirst into the playoffs like an intoxicated teenager passing out in the bushes, and they start a playoff series with the support of a fully irate fan base.
September 27, 2026 at 12:58 PM
The funniest outcome today would be that the Phillies lose and the Diamondbacks also lose, and the Phillies fall headfirst into the playoffs like an intoxicated teenager passing out in the bushes, and they start a playoff series with the support of a fully irate fan base.
A benefit of CPAPs that nobody tells you about is: you know when you have gotten a haircut that day and are still smelling the hairspray the stylist put on to keep your hair from frizzing? CPAP intake is far enough away you can't smell it anymore.
They should mention it, it's a good selling point.
They should mention it, it's a good selling point.
September 27, 2026 at 4:19 AM
A benefit of CPAPs that nobody tells you about is: you know when you have gotten a haircut that day and are still smelling the hairspray the stylist put on to keep your hair from frizzing? CPAP intake is far enough away you can't smell it anymore.
They should mention it, it's a good selling point.
They should mention it, it's a good selling point.
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