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Bureaucrat and engineer | Boston | she/they
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For amusement only 🎡
No prizes ❌🏆
No wagering ❌💵
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Incredibly dangerous to go directly from a Wikipedia tab to an eBay tab.
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Currently at the bathroom at NYCC having the worst shit of my life and someone outside of my stall says "Erica Henderson is here" and it takes me a few seconds to realize they mean the con and not the toilet
October 8, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Currently at the bathroom at NYCC having the worst shit of my life and someone outside of my stall says "Erica Henderson is here" and it takes me a few seconds to realize they mean the con and not the toilet
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“No Way To Prevent This,” Says Only Ballpark Where This Regularly Happens
October 8, 2026 at 2:12 AM
“No Way To Prevent This,” Says Only Ballpark Where This Regularly Happens
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RIP. Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90
Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90 | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Margaret H. Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program, died at age 90.
news.mit.edu
October 7, 2026 at 9:55 PM
RIP. Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90
Every hometown's got the ominous megastructure. What's yours?
October 7, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Every hometown's got the ominous megastructure. What's yours?
I’m always thinking about THIS IS HOW YOU DIG THE LATRINE
youtu.be/rOH37W0jPpA
youtu.be/rOH37W0jPpA
October 6, 2026 at 9:15 PM
I’m always thinking about THIS IS HOW YOU DIG THE LATRINE
youtu.be/rOH37W0jPpA
youtu.be/rOH37W0jPpA
Maybe spend more effort doing the assigned reading than cooking up new ways to hate women, idk
If you use highlighters to get good grades, that’s like taking steroids for the Olympics
October 6, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Maybe spend more effort doing the assigned reading than cooking up new ways to hate women, idk
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A Hark! A Vagrant classic
![Watson: Oooh, what’s that you’ve got?
Franklin: My final report
Watson: Little Rosie Franklin’s research! I bet it’s something!
Franklin: ROSALIND.
Crick: Oh, that’s a big name
W: You’re getting fancy on us! Tell me—
F: Ah. I love this game.
W: Is it a scientific breakthrough in feelings?
F: Well, I suppose I have to go into hysterics or have a baby somewhere, good day gentlemen
W: GO, GO
[W and C slip a look at F’s notes]
C: Nice
W: Quit hogging](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:otnyifxylzlruotgn6ys6nqv/bafkreif6jjclwaolojv3xk7yw6ir2u5jjrxj77qkl76uv7itrix2oqwxiy)
October 5, 2026 at 5:58 PM
A Hark! A Vagrant classic
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Whoa, one of the pedophiles responsible for the GOP's political power just died. No, not that one, the other one. No, not that one, the other one. No, not that one, the other one. No, not that one, the other one. No, not that one, the other one. No, not that one, the other
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert dies at 84
Former U.S. House Speaker John Hastert has died at the age of 84 from natural causes.
wgntv.com
October 5, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Whoa, one of the pedophiles responsible for the GOP's political power just died. No, not that one, the other one. No, not that one, the other one. No, not that one, the other one. No, not that one, the other one. No, not that one, the other one. No, not that one, the other
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
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Eternally grateful for the opportunity to continue doing something so ridiculous.
October 3, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Eternally grateful for the opportunity to continue doing something so ridiculous.
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new wolfenstein looks like shit
October 4, 2026 at 11:17 AM
new wolfenstein looks like shit
One thing about me is I go crazy for depictions of art galleries in art
October 3, 2026 at 9:15 PM
One thing about me is I go crazy for depictions of art galleries in art
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What the hell did I just watch h/t @mcnietzsche.bsky.social
Just Try It, California.
YouTube video by Steve Hilton
www.youtube.com
October 2, 2026 at 11:54 AM
What the hell did I just watch h/t @mcnietzsche.bsky.social
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Palmer Luckey and Elon Musk having a rancid-vibe-off.
September 30, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Palmer Luckey and Elon Musk having a rancid-vibe-off.
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“Doxxing the gang-rape victim” is something too ugly for words
September 30, 2026 at 2:33 AM
“Doxxing the gang-rape victim” is something too ugly for words
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Not to worry, I’ve figured out how the Red Sox can beat Cam Schlittler.
Step 1: Frame him for murder
Step 1: Frame him for murder
September 30, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Not to worry, I’ve figured out how the Red Sox can beat Cam Schlittler.
Step 1: Frame him for murder
Step 1: Frame him for murder
I see the Boston Hunters are doing some guerrilla marketing.
Wild Idea: @mbta.com Could Enlist Raptors To Help Make Its Stations Less Crappy mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/28/w...
Wild Idea: MBTA Might Enlist Raptors To Help Make Its Stations Less Crappy - Streetsblog Massachusetts
The MBTA is seeking information from falconry experts to help them reduce pigeon populations in their facilities.
mass.streetsblog.org
September 29, 2026 at 1:24 AM
I see the Boston Hunters are doing some guerrilla marketing.
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"why would I deceive you?"
September 26, 2026 at 7:58 PM
"why would I deceive you?"
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The movie ROPE came out on this day in 1948, and newspapers really struggled with how to explain that the main characters were, you know,
September 25, 2026 at 5:22 PM
The movie ROPE came out on this day in 1948, and newspapers really struggled with how to explain that the main characters were, you know,
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bringing this to the job interview
This matcha bowl is in on r/tea today, and I am continually delighted by how stupid this is every time I scroll pass.
I therefore inflict it upon you so you to can experience it/receive psychic damage as I have
reddit.com/r/tea/commen...
I therefore inflict it upon you so you to can experience it/receive psychic damage as I have
reddit.com/r/tea/commen...
September 25, 2026 at 7:27 PM
bringing this to the job interview
Two things:
1. It’s weird to put currently-running shows on this list given the quality drop in some shows’ latter seasons.
2. The Knick is never on these lists and that is frankly a crime.
1. It’s weird to put currently-running shows on this list given the quality drop in some shows’ latter seasons.
2. The Knick is never on these lists and that is frankly a crime.
I’ve seen 64 of the NYT’s best 100 TV shows of the 21st century.
And don’t really disagree with the inclusion of any of those. That’s a good hit rate.
And don’t really disagree with the inclusion of any of those. That’s a good hit rate.
September 25, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Two things:
1. It’s weird to put currently-running shows on this list given the quality drop in some shows’ latter seasons.
2. The Knick is never on these lists and that is frankly a crime.
1. It’s weird to put currently-running shows on this list given the quality drop in some shows’ latter seasons.
2. The Knick is never on these lists and that is frankly a crime.
Over the course of the questions, it becomes apparent that I define left- and right-wing based on handedness.
Hey. If the nyt invited you to be part of a focus group what would you do as a bit?
September 25, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Over the course of the questions, it becomes apparent that I define left- and right-wing based on handedness.
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Imagine being this thick. It doesn't even occur to her to actually process the words in question, because then she'd realize that same-sex bathrooms are the norm now. It's just a mishmash of buzzwords the right hates
September 24, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Imagine being this thick. It doesn't even occur to her to actually process the words in question, because then she'd realize that same-sex bathrooms are the norm now. It's just a mishmash of buzzwords the right hates
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