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So I took my mom to the aquarium yesterday and she was cracking ...

2025-08-29T17:28:52+02:00

So I took my mom to the aquarium yesterday and she was cracking up at one of the habitats. I went to take a look and:

I'm looking for a book/series with lots of fighting (battles) ...

2025-08-26T04:18:23+02:00

I'm looking for a book/series with lots of fighting (battles) but minimal/no sexism. Something actiony. If you have any favorites, hit me up.

Swords, fists, spaceships, guns: it's all good. I wanna see some ass whoopin.

If you wanted to grab all the Murderbot books at a discount, ...

2025-08-23T21:03:37+02:00

If you wanted to grab all the Murderbot books at a discount, there's a humble bundle going right now.

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/martha-wells-murderbot-and-more-tor-books

If you live in a place that's trying to ban anonymous access ...

2025-08-18T21:08:16+02:00

If you live in a place that's trying to ban anonymous access to Wikipedia etc, you might find Kiwix handy. You can download Wikipedia (and other useful sites) to your computer and browse them privately using free software.

You don't need to set up a server or anything. It's pretty user friendly.

https://kiwix.org/en/

Tonight's Monsterdon looks like a fun one! As always, Fedi ...

2025-06-29T22:50:48+02:00

Tonight's Monsterdon looks like a fun one! As always, Fedi friends, you're welcome to join us.

Event details: https://timeloop.cafe/@Taweret/114767694976953359

Just follow the hashtag #Monsterdon and load up your movie at 6pm Pacific. If you're in the US, it's free to watch on Tubi

Here are a few snaps from our Olympic National Park hike last ...

2025-06-27T21:06:29+02:00

Here are a few snaps from our Olympic National Park hike last week, including Mr. Marmot and the fogged-in peak of hurricane hill.

It was an easy public transit trip from #Seattle

Bainbridge Ferry ($10) + Strait Shot Bus to Port Angeles ($20) + Hurricane Ridge Shuttle ($1)

#hiking #pnw #transit

"If you see a piece of writing with lots of em dashes, ...

2025-05-30T16:44:44+02:00

"If you see a piece of writing with lots of em dashes, it's probably AI."

Me: Hey! Those were MY em dashes. Fucker stole my punctuation!

"Semicolons are becoming rare. Books contain half as many as they used to."

Me: Listen up; I'm gonna save the semicolon like we should be saving the whales.

Awesome! I bet they look peppier underwater. :)

2025-05-29T00:15:59+02:00

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Awesome! I bet they look peppier underwater. :)

Next: Crabs! I'm not sure what the little red one was. ...

2025-05-29T00:04:35+02:00

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Next: Crabs! I'm not sure what the little red one was. Possibly a pygmy rock crab? That big blue thing is a bit of my shoe, so you can see it was teeny tiny.

The Purple Shore Crab was super cute, unfortunately I didn't get a well-focused picture. If you look close, you can see a tube worm to the left, the little round thing.

🧵 Creatures I saw at the waterfront today! Including a strange ...

2025-05-29T00:00:40+02:00

🧵 Creatures I saw at the waterfront today! Including a strange one I couldn't identify. PS: Feel free to chime in if I get a name wrong; I'm still learning this stuff.

First up: Ochre Stars. The little orange guy was about 2 inches long. The other one, close to a foot across.

pinch pinch ...

2025-05-13T18:40:18+02:00

*pinch pinch*

Hey, I enjoyed your post. It's nice to learn a bit about the ...

2025-03-25T22:07:24+01:00

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Hey, I enjoyed your post. It's nice to learn a bit about the models and probabilities.

I think I'll get my outdoor walk in early tomorrow. 😁

I finished reading The Parable of the Talents and I may need to ...

2025-03-05T07:12:21+01:00

I finished reading The Parable of the Talents and I may need to go sit quietly in a corner and stare at the wall for an hour. Damn, Octavia. 🤯

Sorry, internet. I'm gonna need you to downgrade everything ...

2025-02-27T06:16:52+01:00

Sorry, internet. I'm gonna need you to downgrade everything to Web 1.0 so I can go back to the Lynx browser.

Chop chop. Let's get those sites back into basic-ass HTML.

Hey, mystery fans! Want a murder-vacation in your imagination? My ...

2025-02-08T19:00:25+01:00

Hey, mystery fans! Want a murder-vacation in your imagination? My book The Case of the Missing Finger is free on all retailers through February 16th. Also from my web store, DRM-free.

https://cheribaker.com/products/the-case-of-the-missing-finger

#Bookstodon #selfpromotion

When a marine animal swims past and a class full of schoolkids ...

2025-01-28T19:51:33+01:00

When a marine animal swims past and a class full of schoolkids *lose their damn minds*, shouting and fist-pumping like they just won the superbowl... it's great.

When they explode into dozens of questions, all babbling at once, all wanting to know more... even better.

This is why I'm here. ☺️

Sure, you can renew MS Office 365 for $130/yr. You can also ...

2025-01-26T23:30:40+01:00

Sure, you can renew MS Office 365 for $130/yr. You can also install LibreOffice for free, donate $30 to the nice volunteers developing it, and still have $100 extra left over for groceries.

https://www.libreoffice.org/

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2025-01-22T04:50:12+01:00

There are so many good people in the world.

It's good I'm not a programmer because tech lingo is ...

2025-01-07T17:43:32+01:00

It's good I'm not a programmer because tech lingo is often hilarious and I'd be that class clown weirdo who looks at really good code, then leans over and whispers "hell yeah, I'd fork her repo every night and twice on Sundays" and that's when HR would send me a meeting invite labeled DISCUSSION.

The #Monsterdon crew is donating to LGBTQ youth for the holidays! ...

2024-12-22T20:23:39+01:00

The #Monsterdon crew is donating to LGBTQ youth for the holidays! Submit your donation receipt and get entered into a raffle for a watercolor painting inspired by tonight's film: Snowbeast.

https://snaggletooth.life/@douglasfur/113691874343978750

So there's a hate preacher harassing people nearby with a ...

2024-11-03T01:50:52+01:00

So there's a hate preacher harassing people nearby with a megaphone. Someone made a Reddit post asking for help, and before long a guy dressed like Jesus showed up holding a sign that reads "I don't know him."

Someone else arrived and started blowing a loud whistle every time he tries to spout his garbage. This asshat is being drummed off the streets by what is essentially a Monty Python theater troupe. 😂

I took a tour of the Moore Theatre and spotted this list of ...

2024-10-30T19:29:36+01:00

I took a tour of the Moore Theatre and spotted this list of affirmations posted on stage for the performers. ♥️

I love this time of year ♥️ ...

2024-10-20T23:00:46+02:00

I love this time of year ♥️

FYI: Write.as has reopened free blogging accounts. If you want a ...

2024-10-19T23:57:55+02:00

FYI: Write.as has reopened free blogging accounts. If you want a blog, check them out! Matt Baer (npub1036…dl9x) has made an easy to use, privacy respecting blogging platform. It's federated too.

https://write.as/blog/re-opening-free-accounts

Martha Wells, author of the Murderbot books, has written a very ...

2024-10-17T19:24:35+02:00

Martha Wells, author of the Murderbot books, has written a very important post about book bans, the upcoming election, and what republicans have planned for LGBTQ people and authors who write about them:

https://marthawells.dreamwidth.org/659706.html

#bookstodon

Wine people confuse me. ...

2024-10-15T06:52:00+02:00

Wine people confuse me.

So scientists have determined that LLMs don't reason. ...

2024-10-12T21:41:01+02:00

So scientists have determined that LLMs don't reason. Groundbreaking stuff. Stay tuned for my upcoming, peer reviewed research in which I prove, conclusively, that air fryers don't experience love.

I refilled my fountain pen without getting ink on my fingers. ...

2024-10-10T20:25:08+02:00

I refilled my fountain pen without getting ink on my fingers. WITNESS ME

Between cars spying on us, TVs spying on us, and tech companies ...

2024-09-10T21:35:24+02:00

Between cars spying on us, TVs spying on us, and tech companies injecting AI into everything... I'm well on my way to living a Jessica Fletcher existence with a dumb phone, paper notebook, typewriter, and bicycle.

I shall call it Fletcherism. You don't even have to solve crimes. That part is optional.

Starting up a Battlestar rewatch and overcome with a sudden urge ...

2024-08-29T05:20:44+02:00

Starting up a Battlestar rewatch and overcome with a sudden urge to clip all the corners off my papers. ✂️

Tonight is #Monsterdon! Here's one more fun octopus fact for ...

2024-08-18T20:48:25+02:00

Tonight is #Monsterdon! Here's one more fun octopus fact for you:

Octopuses are typically solitary creatures, but we're learning that's not always true. In 2018, the EV Nautilus discovered a massive gathering of octopus, up to 20,000 individuals! They spent three years studying and filming them, learning that the Pearl Octopus uses geothermal vents to brood their young.

The footage they captured is incredible! 👇

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEXUOPkQPo8

In honor of this week's #Monsterdon film, Tentacles, I'll ...

2024-08-17T02:31:16+02:00

In honor of this week's #Monsterdon film, Tentacles, I'll be sharing a fun octopus fact every day. 🐙

Octopuses are super smart! Scientists have found that they can solve complex puzzles, plan for the future, and escape enclosures. They apply what they've learned to future challenges. One captive octopus, Otto, used his siphon to squirt water at an overhead lamp he found annoying, repeatedly shorting it out. 🧠

Video: Octopus vs Maze: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7__r4FVj-EI

📸 Sculptures by Olga Ziemska Morton Arboretum. Lisle, IL ...

2024-08-16T20:38:15+02:00

📸 Sculptures by Olga Ziemska

Morton Arboretum. Lisle, IL