Liz
@lizlyons8.bsky.social
I read detective fiction and knit. 🧶📚
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All hail our shit enabling @mcsweeneys.net overlords. Of shit. They truly are the shit. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/we-...
We Must Create the Shit Machine
“For as long as humans have created SHIT with our BODIES AND BUTTS, we have been asking this FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION: What if there were a COMPUTER that could A...
www.mcsweeneys.net
September 19, 2026 at 2:46 AM
All hail our shit enabling @mcsweeneys.net overlords. Of shit. They truly are the shit. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/we-...
It was hard to narrow it down to 4 - Rebecca (1940), Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985), Green for Danger (1946), and The Lady Eve (1941)
August 9, 2026 at 6:50 PM
It was hard to narrow it down to 4 - Rebecca (1940), Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985), Green for Danger (1946), and The Lady Eve (1941)
A Google Doc with instructions on how to remove AI from stuff.
Removing AI from stuff
Removing Intrusive AI from stuff This is a guide for end users who would like less intrusive AI in their tech environment. Maybe you like AI and find it useful? That's fine, this document is probably...
docs.google.com
July 16, 2026 at 11:01 PM
A Google Doc with instructions on how to remove AI from stuff.
I would recommend starting with Wyrd Sisters or Guards! Guards!
I Am Begging You to Read Terry Pratchett
One of England’s funniest writers is in danger of being lost to history.
www.theatlantic.com
May 24, 2026 at 11:06 PM
I would recommend starting with Wyrd Sisters or Guards! Guards!
#ShowMeYourKnits week 84: SWEATERS!
Golding sweater by Jennifer Steingass in Juniper Moon Cotton+Merino in Chalk and Coal
Golding sweater by Jennifer Steingass in Juniper Moon Cotton+Merino in Chalk and Coal
March 7, 2026 at 6:28 PM
#ShowMeYourKnits week 84: SWEATERS!
Golding sweater by Jennifer Steingass in Juniper Moon Cotton+Merino in Chalk and Coal
Golding sweater by Jennifer Steingass in Juniper Moon Cotton+Merino in Chalk and Coal
Groundhog Day Meaning
xkcd.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:18 PM
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"In Busytown, everyone works. Working is important. Work makes everything run smoothly. When everything runs smoothly, no one has to ask questions."
Richard Scarry’s What Do People Do All Day in Fascist Busytown?
Welcome to Fascist Busytown. My, what a compliant, orderly town! In Fascist Busytown, everyone works. Working is important. Work makes everything r...
buff.ly
January 13, 2026 at 7:27 PM
"In Busytown, everyone works. Working is important. Work makes everything run smoothly. When everything runs smoothly, no one has to ask questions."
Today’s That’s Marvelous newsletter is up featuring some thoughts about Judaism and community and nü-metal and Malört. Lots of umlauts this week. Read it all: www.thatsmarvelousnewsletter.com/162-malort-a...
December 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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I hate how much I enjoyed this
BIG NERD DESIGN ENERGY 🫦
BIG NERD DESIGN ENERGY 🫦
December 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I hate how much I enjoyed this
BIG NERD DESIGN ENERGY 🫦
BIG NERD DESIGN ENERGY 🫦
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Was this the best use of my time today? No. Is it the most amusing way I could have spent the last 90 minutes? Absolutely. Pattern is free here: bit.ly/4nGGCGc
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Was this the best use of my time today? No. Is it the most amusing way I could have spent the last 90 minutes? Absolutely. Pattern is free here: bit.ly/4nGGCGc
Buy a good book!
A Passion For Passion: the Audiobook — THE BUGLE
Alice Fraser has voiced the new audiobook from The Bugle
www.thebuglepodcast.com
October 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Buy a good book!
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A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal
This is a comic about AI art.
theoatmeal.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Sock week #showmeyourknits #SOCKTOBER
Maudie socks by General Hogbuffer
Yarn is a lovely silvery Dr. Zhivago Sky in Madtosh Twist Light
The pattern is inspired by Ms Silver a retired governess turned detective that knits while solving crime.
Maudie socks by General Hogbuffer
Yarn is a lovely silvery Dr. Zhivago Sky in Madtosh Twist Light
The pattern is inspired by Ms Silver a retired governess turned detective that knits while solving crime.
October 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Sock week #showmeyourknits #SOCKTOBER
Maudie socks by General Hogbuffer
Yarn is a lovely silvery Dr. Zhivago Sky in Madtosh Twist Light
The pattern is inspired by Ms Silver a retired governess turned detective that knits while solving crime.
Maudie socks by General Hogbuffer
Yarn is a lovely silvery Dr. Zhivago Sky in Madtosh Twist Light
The pattern is inspired by Ms Silver a retired governess turned detective that knits while solving crime.
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Ok, I hadn't seen the Hank Green video that inspired this reaction, but I really loved the response. Smart, informative, and elegantly-busting some old and ridiculous stereotypes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx1o...
Scientist and Knitter reacts to SciShow's knitting video
YouTube video by Kristine Vike
www.youtube.com
September 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Ok, I hadn't seen the Hank Green video that inspired this reaction, but I really loved the response. Smart, informative, and elegantly-busting some old and ridiculous stereotypes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx1o...
#showmeyourknits Work In Progress week
Goldwing by Jennifer Steingass in Juniper Moon Cotton + Merino yarn
Goldwing by Jennifer Steingass in Juniper Moon Cotton + Merino yarn
September 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
#showmeyourknits Work In Progress week
Goldwing by Jennifer Steingass in Juniper Moon Cotton + Merino yarn
Goldwing by Jennifer Steingass in Juniper Moon Cotton + Merino yarn
#showmeyourknits sweater week
Halibut sweater designed by Caitlin Hunter knitted in Berroco Vintage
Halibut sweater designed by Caitlin Hunter knitted in Berroco Vintage
August 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
#showmeyourknits sweater week
Halibut sweater designed by Caitlin Hunter knitted in Berroco Vintage
Halibut sweater designed by Caitlin Hunter knitted in Berroco Vintage
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Good piece from the @craftindustryalliance.org about the leech that is private equity and how it is changing the craft industry (not for the better) craftindustryalliance.org/how-private-... #knitsky
How Private Equity is Reshaping the Crafts Industry - Craft Industry Alliance
Many of the recent shakeups in the craft world were instigated by private equity investors. A new book explains their motivations.
craftindustryalliance.org
August 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Good piece from the @craftindustryalliance.org about the leech that is private equity and how it is changing the craft industry (not for the better) craftindustryalliance.org/how-private-... #knitsky
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It is so baffling to me how many wealthy and powerful people who have cultivated an effective immunity to any crime they commit decide to be sex criminals instead of the way less despicable and more whimsical quest to eat one of every endangered species.
August 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
It is so baffling to me how many wealthy and powerful people who have cultivated an effective immunity to any crime they commit decide to be sex criminals instead of the way less despicable and more whimsical quest to eat one of every endangered species.
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The entire Latino population in the U.S. is 65 million. She means all of us.
July 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The entire Latino population in the U.S. is 65 million. She means all of us.
Finished a project just in time for #showmeyourknits garter week!
Solsun shawl knitted with Emma's Super Silky
Solsun shawl knitted with Emma's Super Silky
June 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Finished a project just in time for #showmeyourknits garter week!
Solsun shawl knitted with Emma's Super Silky
Solsun shawl knitted with Emma's Super Silky
“I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again—just as soon as a society tolerates private vengeance, that society is allying itself to Nazism and opening an avenue for every abuse which exists.”
E. C. R. Lorac, Murder by Matchlight
E. C. R. Lorac, Murder by Matchlight
June 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM
“I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again—just as soon as a society tolerates private vengeance, that society is allying itself to Nazism and opening an avenue for every abuse which exists.”
E. C. R. Lorac, Murder by Matchlight
E. C. R. Lorac, Murder by Matchlight
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Machines of capitalism
June 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Machines of capitalism
