K.O. Munley
@caymon5.bsky.social
Humanist. Consumer of horror & sci-fi. Listener of audiobooks. Taker of mediocre photos. Backyard gardener.
Some interests: #Audiobooks #Movies #OpenSource #Halloween #Gardening #Baking #BuffaloBills #CarolinaHurricane #AFL #UrbanSketching #Watercolor
Some interests: #Audiobooks #Movies #OpenSource #Halloween #Gardening #Baking #BuffaloBills #CarolinaHurricane #AFL #UrbanSketching #Watercolor
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K.O. Munley
@caymon5.bsky.social
· Jan 18
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Because I think we need to ask the important questions, regardless of potential controversy, here is one for you: If you had lived at the time, and in the circumstances, in which it would have been relevant, would you have been a Dapper Dan man?
November 27, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Because I think we need to ask the important questions, regardless of potential controversy, here is one for you: If you had lived at the time, and in the circumstances, in which it would have been relevant, would you have been a Dapper Dan man?
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"Cranberries are one seasonal, tasty fruit that can be modified in recipes to be more Type 1 diabetic-friendly – or friendly to anyone looking for a sweet dish without the extra sugar," Rosemary Trout wrote for The Conversation in 2024. https://to.pbs.org/3AY75wC
Worried about the sugar in your cranberry sauce? A food scientist shares how to cook with fewer added sweeteners
Lots of the healthy raw ingredients used in holiday foods can end up overshadowed by sugar and starch, but with a few science-backed culinary tricks, you can make a delicious cranberry dish that’s Typ...
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November 26, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"Cranberries are one seasonal, tasty fruit that can be modified in recipes to be more Type 1 diabetic-friendly – or friendly to anyone looking for a sweet dish without the extra sugar," Rosemary Trout wrote for The Conversation in 2024. https://to.pbs.org/3AY75wC
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Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
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Evergreens at Sunset. Another little sunset sky study. Since I've been treated to do many brilliant sunsets this week, I wanted to try painting them.
#Watercolor and also #Watercolour
#Watercolor and also #Watercolour
November 23, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Evergreens at Sunset. Another little sunset sky study. Since I've been treated to do many brilliant sunsets this week, I wanted to try painting them.
#Watercolor and also #Watercolour
#Watercolor and also #Watercolour
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Friends, this is a low hanging boycott action.
Similar to Hulu and Disney+ actions.
You can help turn the tide and it will make other platforms think twice.
The working class has much more power than they think.
Similar to Hulu and Disney+ actions.
You can help turn the tide and it will make other platforms think twice.
The working class has much more power than they think.
Spotify is helping ICE recruit more agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities. Stop paying for or using the app until Spotify stops running ads for ICE: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
November 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Friends, this is a low hanging boycott action.
Similar to Hulu and Disney+ actions.
You can help turn the tide and it will make other platforms think twice.
The working class has much more power than they think.
Similar to Hulu and Disney+ actions.
You can help turn the tide and it will make other platforms think twice.
The working class has much more power than they think.
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It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
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Artists in more than 40 states are spending Friday and Saturday participating in the "Fall of Freedom" – which they say represents a creative resistance to authoritarianism. n.pr/3JKHags
This weekend, artists are speaking out across the country
Artists in more than 40 states are spending Friday and Saturday participating in the "Fall of Freedom" – which they say represents a creative resistance to authoritarianism.
n.pr
November 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Artists in more than 40 states are spending Friday and Saturday participating in the "Fall of Freedom" – which they say represents a creative resistance to authoritarianism. n.pr/3JKHags
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Spoiler the hosts’ uncontrollable wheezing and swearing starts around the 32 min mark
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Sapiens
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 11/20/2025 · 1h 38m
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November 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Spoiler the hosts’ uncontrollable wheezing and swearing starts around the 32 min mark
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Forever For Me For Now
Gouache and Colored Pencil on Paper +Leaf 9x12”
#contemporaryart #drawing #intuitiveart #fineart #art #traditionalart #artonpaper #abstract #automaticdrawing #expressivedrawing #surrealautomatism #contemporarydrawing #mappingthemoment #eleventyeleven
Gouache and Colored Pencil on Paper +Leaf 9x12”
#contemporaryart #drawing #intuitiveart #fineart #art #traditionalart #artonpaper #abstract #automaticdrawing #expressivedrawing #surrealautomatism #contemporarydrawing #mappingthemoment #eleventyeleven
November 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Forever For Me For Now
Gouache and Colored Pencil on Paper +Leaf 9x12”
#contemporaryart #drawing #intuitiveart #fineart #art #traditionalart #artonpaper #abstract #automaticdrawing #expressivedrawing #surrealautomatism #contemporarydrawing #mappingthemoment #eleventyeleven
Gouache and Colored Pencil on Paper +Leaf 9x12”
#contemporaryart #drawing #intuitiveart #fineart #art #traditionalart #artonpaper #abstract #automaticdrawing #expressivedrawing #surrealautomatism #contemporarydrawing #mappingthemoment #eleventyeleven
Another quick painting: tree at sunset. I've been TREE-ted to so many brilliant sunsets this week, they actually make me glad for the time spent parked in traffic on my drive home from work (not the actual driving part, the stopping part to look at the sky - just so we're clear).
#Watercolor #Puns
#Watercolor #Puns
November 21, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Another quick painting: tree at sunset. I've been TREE-ted to so many brilliant sunsets this week, they actually make me glad for the time spent parked in traffic on my drive home from work (not the actual driving part, the stopping part to look at the sky - just so we're clear).
#Watercolor #Puns
#Watercolor #Puns
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Beautiful and poignant essay by @sarahkendzior.bsky.social about loss, and the world around us, and where we find hope. As someone who's mourned the passing of both of my parents, one of whom was ill for years, this resonates with me a lot.
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-empty-...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-empty-...
The Empty Stage
Johnny Cash, loss, and redemption
sarahkendzior.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Beautiful and poignant essay by @sarahkendzior.bsky.social about loss, and the world around us, and where we find hope. As someone who's mourned the passing of both of my parents, one of whom was ill for years, this resonates with me a lot.
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-empty-...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-empty-...
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November 19, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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I won't consider Starlink for the same reason I won't buy a Tesla and why I'm no longer on the former Twitter: I won't willingly give money to (or be an advertising base for) a Nazi salute-throwing fascist who actively tried to destroy our democracy
November 19, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I won't consider Starlink for the same reason I won't buy a Tesla and why I'm no longer on the former Twitter: I won't willingly give money to (or be an advertising base for) a Nazi salute-throwing fascist who actively tried to destroy our democracy
The state of consumer office chairs is dismal. I've been looking for comfortable, basic chairs for months now and they all seem flimsy, lightly cushioned nonsense. I've expanded my search to stools, but am hitting the same issues.
Where are the decently built home office/task chairs these days?
Where are the decently built home office/task chairs these days?
November 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
The state of consumer office chairs is dismal. I've been looking for comfortable, basic chairs for months now and they all seem flimsy, lightly cushioned nonsense. I've expanded my search to stools, but am hitting the same issues.
Where are the decently built home office/task chairs these days?
Where are the decently built home office/task chairs these days?
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RIP to a games industry pioneer and legend, Rebecca Heineman (@burgerbecky.bsky.social) If your unfamiliar, look her up. Her career is like the story of videogames itself.
November 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
RIP to a games industry pioneer and legend, Rebecca Heineman (@burgerbecky.bsky.social) If your unfamiliar, look her up. Her career is like the story of videogames itself.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Here's a little thing that delights me: mixing colors I haven't before. Today I mixed Pthalo Blue (Green Shade) with Burnt Umber and ended up with with a beautiful dark green that I was absolutely not expecting.
I was so delighted that I actually said "Ohhh!" out loud.
#Watercolor
I was so delighted that I actually said "Ohhh!" out loud.
#Watercolor
November 17, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Here's a little thing that delights me: mixing colors I haven't before. Today I mixed Pthalo Blue (Green Shade) with Burnt Umber and ended up with with a beautiful dark green that I was absolutely not expecting.
I was so delighted that I actually said "Ohhh!" out loud.
#Watercolor
I was so delighted that I actually said "Ohhh!" out loud.
#Watercolor
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Onion rings and 'Stranger Things' and enemies of Cher
November 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Onion rings and 'Stranger Things' and enemies of Cher
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Vignettes. Ink and silver sharpie.
#figureart #figuredrawing #artistsonbluesky #fineart #figurativeart #art #sketchbook #watercolor #contemporaryart #sci-fi #fantasy #vignette #landscape
#figureart #figuredrawing #artistsonbluesky #fineart #figurativeart #art #sketchbook #watercolor #contemporaryart #sci-fi #fantasy #vignette #landscape
November 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Vignettes. Ink and silver sharpie.
#figureart #figuredrawing #artistsonbluesky #fineart #figurativeart #art #sketchbook #watercolor #contemporaryart #sci-fi #fantasy #vignette #landscape
#figureart #figuredrawing #artistsonbluesky #fineart #figurativeart #art #sketchbook #watercolor #contemporaryart #sci-fi #fantasy #vignette #landscape
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Nerē (Night) Bead Soup Bead-Wrapped Wristlet Keychain
- Nerē (Nith-ee) means night in Mvskoke 🖤
- Materials:
Nylon paracord
Glass seed beads
Faux leather
Key ring
- Approximately:
7 3/4 inch or 19 1/2 cm long
cvkvlv.com/products/ner...
#Beadwork #Art #Indigenous #Mvskoke
- Nerē (Nith-ee) means night in Mvskoke 🖤
- Materials:
Nylon paracord
Glass seed beads
Faux leather
Key ring
- Approximately:
7 3/4 inch or 19 1/2 cm long
cvkvlv.com/products/ner...
#Beadwork #Art #Indigenous #Mvskoke
November 16, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Nerē (Night) Bead Soup Bead-Wrapped Wristlet Keychain
- Nerē (Nith-ee) means night in Mvskoke 🖤
- Materials:
Nylon paracord
Glass seed beads
Faux leather
Key ring
- Approximately:
7 3/4 inch or 19 1/2 cm long
cvkvlv.com/products/ner...
#Beadwork #Art #Indigenous #Mvskoke
- Nerē (Nith-ee) means night in Mvskoke 🖤
- Materials:
Nylon paracord
Glass seed beads
Faux leather
Key ring
- Approximately:
7 3/4 inch or 19 1/2 cm long
cvkvlv.com/products/ner...
#Beadwork #Art #Indigenous #Mvskoke
Master study of A Norfolk Boatyard by Edward Seago.
This one painting taught me so much. I've still got a long way to go before I'm where I want to be, but this painting was incredibly instructive and a whole lot of fun.
#Watercolor
This one painting taught me so much. I've still got a long way to go before I'm where I want to be, but this painting was incredibly instructive and a whole lot of fun.
#Watercolor
November 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Master study of A Norfolk Boatyard by Edward Seago.
This one painting taught me so much. I've still got a long way to go before I'm where I want to be, but this painting was incredibly instructive and a whole lot of fun.
#Watercolor
This one painting taught me so much. I've still got a long way to go before I'm where I want to be, but this painting was incredibly instructive and a whole lot of fun.
#Watercolor
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Remember if you truly despise GenAI and its outputs you need to put a lot more time celebrating and lifting all the artists not using it and trying there best and learning. Share their art like that art and just talk about the stuff you like and enjoy. Don’t let the anger of GenAi stop that.
November 16, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Remember if you truly despise GenAI and its outputs you need to put a lot more time celebrating and lifting all the artists not using it and trying there best and learning. Share their art like that art and just talk about the stuff you like and enjoy. Don’t let the anger of GenAi stop that.
Yesterday was a good day in my house. I completed my router set-up with a new bullnose bit. Began a master study of Edward Seago's Norfolk Boatyard painting - so far so good! Finished the day by baking Coffee Cake Cookies, a new recipe that turned out delicious!
#Watercolor #Baking #WoodWorking
#Watercolor #Baking #WoodWorking
November 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Yesterday was a good day in my house. I completed my router set-up with a new bullnose bit. Began a master study of Edward Seago's Norfolk Boatyard painting - so far so good! Finished the day by baking Coffee Cake Cookies, a new recipe that turned out delicious!
#Watercolor #Baking #WoodWorking
#Watercolor #Baking #WoodWorking