Patience
@windona.bsky.social
Fangirl, scientist, writer. May make an account with my actual name at some point
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August 15, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Stuff like this is why I wish LibreOffice was more compatible for general use. Microsoft Word has gone from being a reliable program that stayed on the computer to a questionable mess.
The most terrifying enshittification I've discovered has been learning that Microsoft Word documents no longer auto-save if you are not saving them to one of their own proprietary cloud services. I'm slapping control-S like it's 1999.
August 5, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Stuff like this is why I wish LibreOffice was more compatible for general use. Microsoft Word has gone from being a reliable program that stayed on the computer to a questionable mess.
I love buying fresh herbs from the store then growing a whole new plant from the cuttings. It's like legally pirating food.
August 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
I love buying fresh herbs from the store then growing a whole new plant from the cuttings. It's like legally pirating food.
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"Buying food to eat at home has gotten 33% more expensive in U.S. cities since the beginning of 2019, according to government figures. In the 7.5 years before that, prices rose 6.4%." (via @apnews.com) apnews.com/article/groc...
July 26, 2026 at 1:51 PM
"Buying food to eat at home has gotten 33% more expensive in U.S. cities since the beginning of 2019, according to government figures. In the 7.5 years before that, prices rose 6.4%." (via @apnews.com) apnews.com/article/groc...
Windows updating to include AI having 'Typing Insights' automatically raises so many concerns for me. Yes, Windows, I clearly wanted a keylogger as part of my operating system and have zero concerns about my passwords being recorded by AI. #AI #Windows11
May 30, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Windows updating to include AI having 'Typing Insights' automatically raises so many concerns for me. Yes, Windows, I clearly wanted a keylogger as part of my operating system and have zero concerns about my passwords being recorded by AI. #AI #Windows11
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Pierre Bourdieu once argued that the question of whether something is art isn't answered by the artist's intention or even the object itself. Instead, the quality of being "art" is conferred by a community — curators, dealers, auction houses, audiences, etc. 🧵
May 5, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Pierre Bourdieu once argued that the question of whether something is art isn't answered by the artist's intention or even the object itself. Instead, the quality of being "art" is conferred by a community — curators, dealers, auction houses, audiences, etc. 🧵
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Some people say we don’t build beautiful things anymore and, like, lol.
Motherfuckers, we built this:
Motherfuckers, we built this:
April 30, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Some people say we don’t build beautiful things anymore and, like, lol.
Motherfuckers, we built this:
Motherfuckers, we built this:
Why is "these children had a perfect saintly angle of a mother who could do no wrong but was long dead, and a terrible abusive man for a father who genuinely loved the dead woman" just so ridiculously popular for stories.
April 30, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Why is "these children had a perfect saintly angle of a mother who could do no wrong but was long dead, and a terrible abusive man for a father who genuinely loved the dead woman" just so ridiculously popular for stories.
Outright stating an intent to commit genocide so clearly is wild and terrifying.
i think if you tweet "a whole civilization will die tonight" you shouldn't go to the hague, the hague should get to come to you
April 7, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Outright stating an intent to commit genocide so clearly is wild and terrifying.
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Don't know about Twitter, but this is my favorite Tumblr post
April 2, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Don't know about Twitter, but this is my favorite Tumblr post
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Take, for instance, fields long dominated by women —gender studies & the humanities & social sciences, the disciplines most frequently written off as ‘useless’, or of ‘no value to society’. Unsurprisingly,these are now among the most aggressively targeted.
thenoosphere.substack.com/p/anti-intel...
thenoosphere.substack.com/p/anti-intel...
Anti-Intellectualism Has a Hidden Target
Though it’s increasingly not so hidden anymore
thenoosphere.substack.com
March 28, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Take, for instance, fields long dominated by women —gender studies & the humanities & social sciences, the disciplines most frequently written off as ‘useless’, or of ‘no value to society’. Unsurprisingly,these are now among the most aggressively targeted.
thenoosphere.substack.com/p/anti-intel...
thenoosphere.substack.com/p/anti-intel...
Alright, I tried getting to youraislopbores.me but my computer's anti virus says it's a trojan. Is my anti virus too sensitive or is there something to worry about?
your ai slop bores me
A real-time multiplayer game where humans role-play as AI. Submit prompts, give responses, and earn credits.
youraislopbores.me
March 29, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Alright, I tried getting to youraislopbores.me but my computer's anti virus says it's a trojan. Is my anti virus too sensitive or is there something to worry about?
"Used conventional methods" is the scientific equivalent of "We traded with Punt, the kingdom everyone knows the location of" #LiteratureResearch
March 23, 2026 at 3:47 PM
"Used conventional methods" is the scientific equivalent of "We traded with Punt, the kingdom everyone knows the location of" #LiteratureResearch
Every once in a while I like to remind people that regulations are effective and the reason things aren't awful is because of regulations and protections. #environmentalism #regulation
Vintage EPA photos reveal what US waterways looked like before pollution was regulated
In the years after the US Environmental Protection Agency was founded, the agency dispatched photographers to document pollution and contamination.
www.businessinsider.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Every once in a while I like to remind people that regulations are effective and the reason things aren't awful is because of regulations and protections. #environmentalism #regulation
The Real Gamer Gate huh. Can't believe Epstein played a role in the worsening of mainstream video games #EpsteinFiles
“Notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein played a role in convincing Bobby Kotick to embrace loot boxes, essentially gambling for children” what is this sentence, what is this world
Check this out. www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
February 1, 2026 at 11:05 AM
The Real Gamer Gate huh. Can't believe Epstein played a role in the worsening of mainstream video games #EpsteinFiles
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“I don’t want to be frogging it 30 rows down the line.” Brilliant. #knitting #crocheting
June 25, 2025 at 4:07 AM
“I don’t want to be frogging it 30 rows down the line.” Brilliant. #knitting #crocheting
My German is apparently getting better, yet people are still able to tell it's not my native language within a sentence so. Not much better. #GermanAsASecondLanguage #LivingAbroad
January 25, 2026 at 3:07 PM
My German is apparently getting better, yet people are still able to tell it's not my native language within a sentence so. Not much better. #GermanAsASecondLanguage #LivingAbroad
Knitting or crocheting in public is a surefire way to summon every middle aged or elderly woman to either ask you questions about your project OR tell you you're knitting wrong and teach you the correct technique #knitting
January 24, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Knitting or crocheting in public is a surefire way to summon every middle aged or elderly woman to either ask you questions about your project OR tell you you're knitting wrong and teach you the correct technique #knitting
"Oh, I want to write a story set basically in medieval Germany! I should do some research into the medieval era"
And then all the sources I do find seem to be about medieval England.
Guess I need to work on my German... #researchwoes #booksky
And then all the sources I do find seem to be about medieval England.
Guess I need to work on my German... #researchwoes #booksky
January 22, 2026 at 4:09 PM
"Oh, I want to write a story set basically in medieval Germany! I should do some research into the medieval era"
And then all the sources I do find seem to be about medieval England.
Guess I need to work on my German... #researchwoes #booksky
And then all the sources I do find seem to be about medieval England.
Guess I need to work on my German... #researchwoes #booksky
Can't believe I missed #SmallpoxEradicationDay. One of humanity's greatest accomplishments and sadly under celebrated.
December 10, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Can't believe I missed #SmallpoxEradicationDay. One of humanity's greatest accomplishments and sadly under celebrated.
After AC Moore closed a few years back too...
February 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
After AC Moore closed a few years back too...
I've been doing research on the economic impacts of the #AtlanticHorseshoeCrab, and keep on seeing that a quart of horseshoe crab blood is worth $15,000- but all from news sources and never from companies selling the product. Anyone know where this number came from?
February 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I've been doing research on the economic impacts of the #AtlanticHorseshoeCrab, and keep on seeing that a quart of horseshoe crab blood is worth $15,000- but all from news sources and never from companies selling the product. Anyone know where this number came from?
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Joann had a sprawling retail footprint and was a victim of the slow US decline toward cheaper, more disposable clothing, but they also suffered a blow during Trump's first term. Trump's 2018 tariffs increased cost of imports and US equivalents were too expensive for customers.
February 25, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Joann had a sprawling retail footprint and was a victim of the slow US decline toward cheaper, more disposable clothing, but they also suffered a blow during Trump's first term. Trump's 2018 tariffs increased cost of imports and US equivalents were too expensive for customers.