Dots and Lines
@dotsandlines.bsky.social
Bat fan who makes geeky music. 🦇 They/them. If you're looking for friends from the bird site, Exogeology Rocks (purple planet).
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#ChooseYourOwnFlood
It's 1990. You are in someone else's house. You hear people's voices in muffled conversation, but you can't tell where they are. You decide to...
It's 1990. You are in someone else's house. You hear people's voices in muffled conversation, but you can't tell where they are. You decide to...
If you like "Choose Your Own Adventure" stories, or They Might Be Giants' brand new album, Flood, then I have a game for you.
Start here:
Start here:
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Attending an Anti-ICE rally; need a sign? You have my permission to print these. Theyre drawn at 8" x 10". I dont know how well they'll scale. Ive already been asked if im selling them - not currently. I ask, If you can, please donate to help immigrant rights groups or the families harmed by ICE.
January 8, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Attending an Anti-ICE rally; need a sign? You have my permission to print these. Theyre drawn at 8" x 10". I dont know how well they'll scale. Ive already been asked if im selling them - not currently. I ask, If you can, please donate to help immigrant rights groups or the families harmed by ICE.
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If you too need to think about something other than how bad things are here look at our domestic quadrupeds I love them so much
How I found them vs after I turned on more lights to get a better picture
January 8, 2026 at 4:13 AM
If you too need to think about something other than how bad things are here look at our domestic quadrupeds I love them so much
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Life lessons from the book Dracula:
- Eat. You can't make progress unless you keep up your strength.
- Sleep when you can, for the same reason.
- Let your friends help. They want to as much as you do, and you all do better with each other's support.
- Eat. You can't make progress unless you keep up your strength.
- Sleep when you can, for the same reason.
- Let your friends help. They want to as much as you do, and you all do better with each other's support.
Currently wondering if Bram Stoker was the sort of person who forgot to eat when focused on a task, as the characters in Dracula are constantly encouraging each other to eat (normal meals for humans).
January 8, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Life lessons from the book Dracula:
- Eat. You can't make progress unless you keep up your strength.
- Sleep when you can, for the same reason.
- Let your friends help. They want to as much as you do, and you all do better with each other's support.
- Eat. You can't make progress unless you keep up your strength.
- Sleep when you can, for the same reason.
- Let your friends help. They want to as much as you do, and you all do better with each other's support.
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The world is such a difficult place to be right now, but then I looked down at my lap.
June 12, 2024 at 8:56 PM
The world is such a difficult place to be right now, but then I looked down at my lap.
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You probably have no idea what I’m painting here. It looks weird. But eventually, it will be an awesome representation of how we combine telescope data to better understand the universe!
Cat’s Paw Nebula 🐾
rectangles = infrared, JWST
black & white = visible light, Hubble (lower resolution)
Cat’s Paw Nebula 🐾
rectangles = infrared, JWST
black & white = visible light, Hubble (lower resolution)
December 5, 2025 at 5:27 AM
You probably have no idea what I’m painting here. It looks weird. But eventually, it will be an awesome representation of how we combine telescope data to better understand the universe!
Cat’s Paw Nebula 🐾
rectangles = infrared, JWST
black & white = visible light, Hubble (lower resolution)
Cat’s Paw Nebula 🐾
rectangles = infrared, JWST
black & white = visible light, Hubble (lower resolution)
Life lessons from the book Dracula:
- Eat. You can't make progress unless you keep up your strength.
- Sleep when you can, for the same reason.
- Let your friends help. They want to as much as you do, and you all do better with each other's support.
- Eat. You can't make progress unless you keep up your strength.
- Sleep when you can, for the same reason.
- Let your friends help. They want to as much as you do, and you all do better with each other's support.
Currently wondering if Bram Stoker was the sort of person who forgot to eat when focused on a task, as the characters in Dracula are constantly encouraging each other to eat (normal meals for humans).
January 8, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Life lessons from the book Dracula:
- Eat. You can't make progress unless you keep up your strength.
- Sleep when you can, for the same reason.
- Let your friends help. They want to as much as you do, and you all do better with each other's support.
- Eat. You can't make progress unless you keep up your strength.
- Sleep when you can, for the same reason.
- Let your friends help. They want to as much as you do, and you all do better with each other's support.
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hey friends
i'm back in the hospital
thank you to those who came to my aid to pay the minimum so that i could get admitted
i'm back in the hospital
thank you to those who came to my aid to pay the minimum so that i could get admitted
January 7, 2026 at 12:50 AM
hey friends
i'm back in the hospital
thank you to those who came to my aid to pay the minimum so that i could get admitted
i'm back in the hospital
thank you to those who came to my aid to pay the minimum so that i could get admitted
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i know i've ask for so much already, but if there is a handful of you that can help, please do.
i have to pay $881 minimum (yes, it has gone up bc of all of the hospital stays recently) on the bills to be in compliance with the debt repayment agreement i signed with them.
paypal.me/thelongestroad
i have to pay $881 minimum (yes, it has gone up bc of all of the hospital stays recently) on the bills to be in compliance with the debt repayment agreement i signed with them.
paypal.me/thelongestroad
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January 4, 2026 at 10:17 AM
i know i've ask for so much already, but if there is a handful of you that can help, please do.
i have to pay $881 minimum (yes, it has gone up bc of all of the hospital stays recently) on the bills to be in compliance with the debt repayment agreement i signed with them.
paypal.me/thelongestroad
i have to pay $881 minimum (yes, it has gone up bc of all of the hospital stays recently) on the bills to be in compliance with the debt repayment agreement i signed with them.
paypal.me/thelongestroad
[Video description: A soft orange sunset over the ocean. The light gives the edges of waves and rounded beach stones a warm glow.]
The horrors can't stop the mighty power of the sun.
January 8, 2026 at 1:20 AM
[Video description: A soft orange sunset over the ocean. The light gives the edges of waves and rounded beach stones a warm glow.]
Saguaros. Healthy ones in particular, not just the spindly ones at the edges of their range. (They're doing their best, but it's not home yet.)
There's also something in the quality of the light.
There's also something in the quality of the light.
Ok, wholesome posting time:
When you've been away, what makes you get that "ahhhhhh I'm back home" feeling?
When you've been away, what makes you get that "ahhhhhh I'm back home" feeling?
January 7, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Saguaros. Healthy ones in particular, not just the spindly ones at the edges of their range. (They're doing their best, but it's not home yet.)
There's also something in the quality of the light.
There's also something in the quality of the light.
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I have for like four years wanted to do a story about "surprise" allergens, so if you're an editor who is into that thing LMK.
I specifically want to talk about how people with allergies aren't unintelligent they KNOW they have allergies, they know where those allergens are most likely to occur.
I specifically want to talk about how people with allergies aren't unintelligent they KNOW they have allergies, they know where those allergens are most likely to occur.
January 7, 2026 at 5:07 AM
I have for like four years wanted to do a story about "surprise" allergens, so if you're an editor who is into that thing LMK.
I specifically want to talk about how people with allergies aren't unintelligent they KNOW they have allergies, they know where those allergens are most likely to occur.
I specifically want to talk about how people with allergies aren't unintelligent they KNOW they have allergies, they know where those allergens are most likely to occur.
Field of Dreams, Charlie Brown
Star Trek: The Wrath of Charlie Brown
Make a movie title better by adding ", Charlie Brown" to the end.
January 7, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Field of Dreams, Charlie Brown
Annie, Charlie Brown.
Now you can stop calling her "the little red-haired girl."
Now you can stop calling her "the little red-haired girl."
Make a movie title better by adding ", Charlie Brown" to the end.
January 7, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Annie, Charlie Brown.
Now you can stop calling her "the little red-haired girl."
Now you can stop calling her "the little red-haired girl."
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Daily bunny no.3192 is tampering with the past
January 7, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Daily bunny no.3192 is tampering with the past
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NASA Discovers Distant Planet With Conditions That Could Sustain Rocks https://theonion.com/nasa-discovers-distant-planet-with-conditions-that-could-sustain-rocks/
January 6, 2026 at 9:15 PM
NASA Discovers Distant Planet With Conditions That Could Sustain Rocks https://theonion.com/nasa-discovers-distant-planet-with-conditions-that-could-sustain-rocks/
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You don't necessarily need to say "image of" in your alt text for users to know it's an image. Screen readers will announce that it's an image. But it can help readers to specify if it's a hand-drawn image, Polaroid, infographic, screenshot, chart, map, diagram, or so on.
January 5, 2026 at 10:59 PM
You don't necessarily need to say "image of" in your alt text for users to know it's an image. Screen readers will announce that it's an image. But it can help readers to specify if it's a hand-drawn image, Polaroid, infographic, screenshot, chart, map, diagram, or so on.
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thank you lieutenant worf 👍
January 6, 2026 at 12:57 AM
thank you lieutenant worf 👍
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The map's form: starlight
It shows: population
Its purpose: travel
It shows: population
Its purpose: travel
January 6, 2026 at 10:57 PM
The map's form: starlight
It shows: population
Its purpose: travel
It shows: population
Its purpose: travel
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Nonbinary pride flag blanket update! 🧶✨
I need to buy yarn for the second half’s full stripe repeat; it’ll be a nice big cozy blanket to snuggle on the couch with the spouse and cats!
💛🤍💜🖤
I need to buy yarn for the second half’s full stripe repeat; it’ll be a nice big cozy blanket to snuggle on the couch with the spouse and cats!
💛🤍💜🖤
January 6, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Nonbinary pride flag blanket update! 🧶✨
I need to buy yarn for the second half’s full stripe repeat; it’ll be a nice big cozy blanket to snuggle on the couch with the spouse and cats!
💛🤍💜🖤
I need to buy yarn for the second half’s full stripe repeat; it’ll be a nice big cozy blanket to snuggle on the couch with the spouse and cats!
💛🤍💜🖤
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transkvinner er kvinner
transmenn er menn
ikkebinære er RETT BAK DEG
transmenn er menn
ikkebinære er RETT BAK DEG
December 13, 2023 at 5:04 PM
transkvinner er kvinner
transmenn er menn
ikkebinære er RETT BAK DEG
transmenn er menn
ikkebinære er RETT BAK DEG
Thinking about other branches of name-change discussion.
Other people can't object about how my mom picked out my starting name because she picked my new one, too. (Also a perfectly good option for the other binary gender.)
On the other hand...
Other people can't object about how my mom picked out my starting name because she picked my new one, too. (Also a perfectly good option for the other binary gender.)
On the other hand...
I like this. Just an easily available option, no obligation to use it *at* an exact age, no tying it to other life events like transition or marriage, just something anyone can do if and when they want to. Making it a normal option with minimal prerequisites would make it easier in several ways.
You should get a free name change after you turn 18. Trans, cis, bad family, good family, doesn’t matter. Why do we make people stick with the one someone else gave ‘em?
January 7, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Thinking about other branches of name-change discussion.
Other people can't object about how my mom picked out my starting name because she picked my new one, too. (Also a perfectly good option for the other binary gender.)
On the other hand...
Other people can't object about how my mom picked out my starting name because she picked my new one, too. (Also a perfectly good option for the other binary gender.)
On the other hand...
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“Looks like there are too many casseroles at this pot luck”
January 7, 2026 at 12:33 AM
“Looks like there are too many casseroles at this pot luck”
Little Cat O curled up next to me some time ago. Now, Little Cat M has joined us, curled in my lap making the cutest little tiny purr/voice sounds.
January 7, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Little Cat O curled up next to me some time ago. Now, Little Cat M has joined us, curled in my lap making the cutest little tiny purr/voice sounds.
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New Year reminder that Public Libraries are COOL and FREE and you should go to yours and get yourself a card.
They have all kinds of stuff! Books, wifi, dvds, games and even pots and pans!!
They have all kinds of stuff! Books, wifi, dvds, games and even pots and pans!!
January 6, 2026 at 10:54 PM
New Year reminder that Public Libraries are COOL and FREE and you should go to yours and get yourself a card.
They have all kinds of stuff! Books, wifi, dvds, games and even pots and pans!!
They have all kinds of stuff! Books, wifi, dvds, games and even pots and pans!!
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the sun finally cooperated enough to get a fairly accurate/less flat view of these holo pigeon stickers. I feel like photographing holo is always an uphill battle but sometimes it works out!
#bsnm #birdsky
www.microbiomearts.com/product/spar...
#bsnm #birdsky
www.microbiomearts.com/product/spar...
January 5, 2026 at 11:27 PM
the sun finally cooperated enough to get a fairly accurate/less flat view of these holo pigeon stickers. I feel like photographing holo is always an uphill battle but sometimes it works out!
#bsnm #birdsky
www.microbiomearts.com/product/spar...
#bsnm #birdsky
www.microbiomearts.com/product/spar...