Denise Rayman
@deniserayman.bsky.social
Digital archivist, hobby historian, mom of two, probably rescuing floppy disks with a paper clip
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Real convo btwn and my 6 year old son:
Him: Dad, they say what happened to Amelia Earhart is a mystery, but that’s not true.
Me: Of course it is buddy. It’s one of the big mysteries.
Him: No, I know what happened to her.
Me: How? Nobody knows.
Him: She disappeared in 1937, Dad. She’s dead, Dad.
Him: Dad, they say what happened to Amelia Earhart is a mystery, but that’s not true.
Me: Of course it is buddy. It’s one of the big mysteries.
Him: No, I know what happened to her.
Me: How? Nobody knows.
Him: She disappeared in 1937, Dad. She’s dead, Dad.
September 27, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Real convo btwn and my 6 year old son:
Him: Dad, they say what happened to Amelia Earhart is a mystery, but that’s not true.
Me: Of course it is buddy. It’s one of the big mysteries.
Him: No, I know what happened to her.
Me: How? Nobody knows.
Him: She disappeared in 1937, Dad. She’s dead, Dad.
Him: Dad, they say what happened to Amelia Earhart is a mystery, but that’s not true.
Me: Of course it is buddy. It’s one of the big mysteries.
Him: No, I know what happened to her.
Me: How? Nobody knows.
Him: She disappeared in 1937, Dad. She’s dead, Dad.
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"let copilot help you draft"
"can gemini write that for you"
I have now taken the only reasonable course of action in the circumstances
"can gemini write that for you"
I have now taken the only reasonable course of action in the circumstances
May 31, 2025 at 9:42 AM
"let copilot help you draft"
"can gemini write that for you"
I have now taken the only reasonable course of action in the circumstances
"can gemini write that for you"
I have now taken the only reasonable course of action in the circumstances
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Dodgers broadcast was discussing the science behind the perception of time between children and adults. After hearing the explanation, the color commentator pauses and asks, "Am I gonna feel any better?"
Andy Pages then smashes a dinger into space, thus ending the existential crisis on commentary.
Andy Pages then smashes a dinger into space, thus ending the existential crisis on commentary.
May 16, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Dodgers broadcast was discussing the science behind the perception of time between children and adults. After hearing the explanation, the color commentator pauses and asks, "Am I gonna feel any better?"
Andy Pages then smashes a dinger into space, thus ending the existential crisis on commentary.
Andy Pages then smashes a dinger into space, thus ending the existential crisis on commentary.
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last night's playoff game between new york and indiana may have been game one, but for the pacers and their fans, it was "game won." alright i'm gonna go talk a walk around the neighborhood and see if i can steal some of my neighbors' mail. back later
May 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
last night's playoff game between new york and indiana may have been game one, but for the pacers and their fans, it was "game won." alright i'm gonna go talk a walk around the neighborhood and see if i can steal some of my neighbors' mail. back later
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New — Institute of Museum and Library Sciences employees were allowed back in the building this morning to gather belongings after all being put on admin leave by DOGE yesterday. Supporters have gathered in front of the building and staffers inside have posted a visible sign that says "SOS IMLS."
April 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
New — Institute of Museum and Library Sciences employees were allowed back in the building this morning to gather belongings after all being put on admin leave by DOGE yesterday. Supporters have gathered in front of the building and staffers inside have posted a visible sign that says "SOS IMLS."
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Some reflections from the mod team yesterday on how we are navigating a user-driven pivot towards histories of 'now'. We are not a forum for discussing current politics, but understanding the present has always been one of the main ways that history contributes to civic discourse.
Monday Methods time #SkyStorians! AskHistorians has seen a big uptick in questions rooted in modern events. The amazing @fraserraeburn.bsky.social has written a fantastic resource on how to get the most bang for your buck, & how to ask the best questions fitting for the sub!
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February 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Some reflections from the mod team yesterday on how we are navigating a user-driven pivot towards histories of 'now'. We are not a forum for discussing current politics, but understanding the present has always been one of the main ways that history contributes to civic discourse.
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desktop computers should be gross and beige instead of rainbow and glowing. your computer should look like a piece of soap. it should look like a telephone from a horror movie. it should look like someone smoked in front of it before it left the factory
November 10, 2024 at 3:57 PM
desktop computers should be gross and beige instead of rainbow and glowing. your computer should look like a piece of soap. it should look like a telephone from a horror movie. it should look like someone smoked in front of it before it left the factory
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I’m a public librarian in a degenerating democracy, and I am pleading: Care about your library. Use it. See what programs and events it offers. And pay attention to its governing body. See who the trustees are. Consider running yourself. Libraries will need all the community support they can get. 📚
November 7, 2024 at 12:11 PM
I’m a public librarian in a degenerating democracy, and I am pleading: Care about your library. Use it. See what programs and events it offers. And pay attention to its governing body. See who the trustees are. Consider running yourself. Libraries will need all the community support they can get. 📚
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I’m at the thai spot. I’m at the bowling alley. I’m at the combination thai spot/bowling alley.
November 8, 2024 at 11:19 PM
I’m at the thai spot. I’m at the bowling alley. I’m at the combination thai spot/bowling alley.
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A production of Cats is coming to town. Might buy a ticket so I can say, "Go on, git," at the Cats. On the other hand, I might just leave the Cats be. We'll see how it goes.
October 30, 2024 at 1:06 AM
A production of Cats is coming to town. Might buy a ticket so I can say, "Go on, git," at the Cats. On the other hand, I might just leave the Cats be. We'll see how it goes.
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It's like picking up your child. One time, you defragged a hard drive for the last time and didn't even know it.
October 16, 2024 at 3:37 AM
It's like picking up your child. One time, you defragged a hard drive for the last time and didn't even know it.
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"The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog."
- Glamorizes hustle culture
- Speciest
- Was taught to you in elementary school
"Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow."
- Metal as fuck
- Implies that you are a wizard
- No one will know you are testing out a font
- Glamorizes hustle culture
- Speciest
- Was taught to you in elementary school
"Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow."
- Metal as fuck
- Implies that you are a wizard
- No one will know you are testing out a font
October 15, 2024 at 8:16 PM
"The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog."
- Glamorizes hustle culture
- Speciest
- Was taught to you in elementary school
"Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow."
- Metal as fuck
- Implies that you are a wizard
- No one will know you are testing out a font
- Glamorizes hustle culture
- Speciest
- Was taught to you in elementary school
"Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow."
- Metal as fuck
- Implies that you are a wizard
- No one will know you are testing out a font
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This hits like a freight train
October 5, 2024 at 8:40 AM
This hits like a freight train
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you’re taking her on dates
i’m taking her catalytic converter
we are the same actually. we are a team. it is an elaborate ruse to steal women’s catalytic converters. this is our third job this week.
i’m taking her catalytic converter
we are the same actually. we are a team. it is an elaborate ruse to steal women’s catalytic converters. this is our third job this week.
May 21, 2024 at 9:18 PM
you’re taking her on dates
i’m taking her catalytic converter
we are the same actually. we are a team. it is an elaborate ruse to steal women’s catalytic converters. this is our third job this week.
i’m taking her catalytic converter
we are the same actually. we are a team. it is an elaborate ruse to steal women’s catalytic converters. this is our third job this week.
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nah dude it's me. I'm gonna be the first one who escapes the cycle of suffering without rending asunder the core sense of self and with it, desire, we're disrupting samsara bro
September 18, 2024 at 3:57 AM
nah dude it's me. I'm gonna be the first one who escapes the cycle of suffering without rending asunder the core sense of self and with it, desire, we're disrupting samsara bro
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parenthood helps us internalize so many things we know at an intellectual level. for example, babybel wax *can* melt into the car door
September 7, 2024 at 6:04 PM
parenthood helps us internalize so many things we know at an intellectual level. for example, babybel wax *can* melt into the car door
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I watch clips of German Sesame Street to recapture the feeling of being a baby watching US Sesame Street. I don't know what the fuck they're saying but it seems useful.
September 8, 2024 at 6:48 AM
I watch clips of German Sesame Street to recapture the feeling of being a baby watching US Sesame Street. I don't know what the fuck they're saying but it seems useful.
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diphthong is a disgusting word. just awful.
September 6, 2024 at 12:16 AM
diphthong is a disgusting word. just awful.
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every time i see the words "back to school" a small part of my brain worries it's for me, that i have to go back to school for some reason
August 20, 2023 at 10:05 PM
every time i see the words "back to school" a small part of my brain worries it's for me, that i have to go back to school for some reason