Pavel
@overheardinmyhead.bsky.social
Writer, coder, cook.
Current motto: empathy over shame. Working on it!
Current motto: empathy over shame. Working on it!
Disclosure Day, by Steven Spielberg, dares to ask tough philosophical questions like "what if in 2026 there was no internet and the only way to disclose anything was on the evening news?"
August 22, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Disclosure Day, by Steven Spielberg, dares to ask tough philosophical questions like "what if in 2026 there was no internet and the only way to disclose anything was on the evening news?"
Impossible to read these pages without doing a piss-poor imitation of Jackie Earle Haley.
July 2, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Impossible to read these pages without doing a piss-poor imitation of Jackie Earle Haley.
This job market sucks: in a job post for a "fire magic teacher" at a big-name wizarding school, one of the requirements is changing your name to "Magma". These employers think they can get away with murder! My power is sun based, not magma!
May 5, 2026 at 4:31 AM
This job market sucks: in a job post for a "fire magic teacher" at a big-name wizarding school, one of the requirements is changing your name to "Magma". These employers think they can get away with murder! My power is sun based, not magma!
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I miss going to see movies, but I'm also trying to be more careful with my spending right now. So I'm telling myself "we have Alamo Drafthouse at home" and pointing at my pile of unopened Criterion films and the leftovers in my fridge.
April 20, 2026 at 11:36 PM
I miss going to see movies, but I'm also trying to be more careful with my spending right now. So I'm telling myself "we have Alamo Drafthouse at home" and pointing at my pile of unopened Criterion films and the leftovers in my fridge.
The peasant is dirtied and weary from the trip, but waits patiently in the wings of the gold palace. My advisor beckons the messenger, who speaks: Sire, your wish is done, the trolls switched the encryption module to SHA-256 and the dependencies are updated.
How software development feels in 2026.
How software development feels in 2026.
March 28, 2026 at 8:50 PM
The peasant is dirtied and weary from the trip, but waits patiently in the wings of the gold palace. My advisor beckons the messenger, who speaks: Sire, your wish is done, the trolls switched the encryption module to SHA-256 and the dependencies are updated.
How software development feels in 2026.
How software development feels in 2026.
Textbook from 3027 AD: Let It Snow was originally a prayer that the citizens of New York City sang to Santa, as he stood atop the Empire State with a flamethrower and fired at the clouds.
February 24, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Textbook from 3027 AD: Let It Snow was originally a prayer that the citizens of New York City sang to Santa, as he stood atop the Empire State with a flamethrower and fired at the clouds.
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Held hostage. In my own home.
January 30, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Held hostage. In my own home.
Every time I watch "NOPE" (one of my favorites, a "non-Spielberg Spielberg" masterpiece), I look at Ollie and say "you terrify me". And it's true. I fear for my life.
December 4, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Every time I watch "NOPE" (one of my favorites, a "non-Spielberg Spielberg" masterpiece), I look at Ollie and say "you terrify me". And it's true. I fear for my life.
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opening a fine cigar box to reveal mozzarella sticks
December 4, 2025 at 1:49 AM
opening a fine cigar box to reveal mozzarella sticks
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
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The OG Simon's Cat film!
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The OG Simon's Cat film!
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My hot take of thanksgiving food items and recipes:
Make whatever the fuck you like. I don’t have to eat the fish heads in the Mac n cheese, so why do I care?
Make whatever the fuck you like. I don’t have to eat the fish heads in the Mac n cheese, so why do I care?
November 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
My hot take of thanksgiving food items and recipes:
Make whatever the fuck you like. I don’t have to eat the fish heads in the Mac n cheese, so why do I care?
Make whatever the fuck you like. I don’t have to eat the fish heads in the Mac n cheese, so why do I care?
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The telltale heart but it’s just the turkey defrosting in the dryer downstairs
November 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The telltale heart but it’s just the turkey defrosting in the dryer downstairs
"Witness me!"
(Playing around with Mario Kart World's photo mode, and with exporting the product. Pretty simple process, actually. 👍)
(Playing around with Mario Kart World's photo mode, and with exporting the product. Pretty simple process, actually. 👍)
November 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"Witness me!"
(Playing around with Mario Kart World's photo mode, and with exporting the product. Pretty simple process, actually. 👍)
(Playing around with Mario Kart World's photo mode, and with exporting the product. Pretty simple process, actually. 👍)
Was just messing around in GTA:V when I overheard an NPC complaining about immigrants, so I shot him and his buddies. So, to the actual question: do I need to let my employer know about this so they can take appropriate actions, or does the FBI automatically notify them? What's the etiquette here?
September 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Was just messing around in GTA:V when I overheard an NPC complaining about immigrants, so I shot him and his buddies. So, to the actual question: do I need to let my employer know about this so they can take appropriate actions, or does the FBI automatically notify them? What's the etiquette here?
Ollie likes to fall asleep like this, his tiny orange head propped up by my hand. Cute weirdo.
September 9, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Ollie likes to fall asleep like this, his tiny orange head propped up by my hand. Cute weirdo.
Drowned wasp on the patio.
September 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Drowned wasp on the patio.
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“Why’d I stand up?”
July 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
“Why’d I stand up?”
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❌ “let me fix you”
✅ “hey, you don’t have to keep holding that alone”
✅ “hey, you don’t have to keep holding that alone”
July 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
❌ “let me fix you”
✅ “hey, you don’t have to keep holding that alone”
✅ “hey, you don’t have to keep holding that alone”
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The pull of negativity, cynicism, and pessimism is so strong. Especially with social media. You get rewarded with likes and shares for the hottest and judgiest takes.
But finding joy and love in the little things and celebrating those things is much, much, MUCH more rewarding.
But finding joy and love in the little things and celebrating those things is much, much, MUCH more rewarding.
July 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The pull of negativity, cynicism, and pessimism is so strong. Especially with social media. You get rewarded with likes and shares for the hottest and judgiest takes.
But finding joy and love in the little things and celebrating those things is much, much, MUCH more rewarding.
But finding joy and love in the little things and celebrating those things is much, much, MUCH more rewarding.
View coming back from Bremerton.
July 20, 2025 at 4:28 AM
View coming back from Bremerton.
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Burnout is clinically understood as a combo of 6 factors—work overload, lack of control, insufficient rewards, breakdown in community, absence of fairness, & value conflicts—and only a fraction of it is under your control. Burnout is a systemic problem, so be kind to yourself and hard on the system.
Hey gang I've had to learn recently that the whole "burning out" thing is real so if you find yourself being panicked every waking second that you're not working on something, despite those seconds being very rare, you should maybe listen to the signals and take an intentional break before you crash
July 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Burnout is clinically understood as a combo of 6 factors—work overload, lack of control, insufficient rewards, breakdown in community, absence of fairness, & value conflicts—and only a fraction of it is under your control. Burnout is a systemic problem, so be kind to yourself and hard on the system.
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In your life, you are an explorer on the far edge of timespace piloting a body that is an entirely unique configuration of some of our universe's wildest, rarest technology.
So, when you make a mistake, leave aside the language of shame and failure. Instead, try, "ah, fascinating."
Because you are.
So, when you make a mistake, leave aside the language of shame and failure. Instead, try, "ah, fascinating."
Because you are.
July 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
In your life, you are an explorer on the far edge of timespace piloting a body that is an entirely unique configuration of some of our universe's wildest, rarest technology.
So, when you make a mistake, leave aside the language of shame and failure. Instead, try, "ah, fascinating."
Because you are.
So, when you make a mistake, leave aside the language of shame and failure. Instead, try, "ah, fascinating."
Because you are.