DaemonSky
@dsky.bsky.social
Biosecurity, outbreaks, apocalypses, language & conspiracy. Former Fed. Intellectual magpie. Dogs, SciFi, nerdery. Views my own.
Whelp. The barn cat finally made the doofus tuxedo cat fully glitch this afternoon. I don't even know how he managed to get like that, but he just stayed there for 10 minutes while she (and we) watched in mild confusion.
January 3, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Whelp. The barn cat finally made the doofus tuxedo cat fully glitch this afternoon. I don't even know how he managed to get like that, but he just stayed there for 10 minutes while she (and we) watched in mild confusion.
The advice we all need!
It's okay to take a break. It's okay if you need to rest. Cthulhu has been in a death-like slumber for eons and he's still a legendary cosmic horror. Take that nap if you need it—your cult can wait!
January 1, 2026 at 11:46 PM
The advice we all need!
On this note - anyone know of a vector graphics program that will let me set specific angles between lines? I basically need drawing with geometry like I could with the 80s turtle tbh.
I'm going to make my first full pop-up book. This might take the whole year and a lot of failures, but it'll be fun along the way!
January 1, 2026 at 5:50 PM
On this note - anyone know of a vector graphics program that will let me set specific angles between lines? I basically need drawing with geometry like I could with the 80s turtle tbh.
My mom and I were talking about how much we still miss RSS readers that didn't suck and I got her a radio for Xmas. The profit seeking has so ruined the tech that should have been cool, old school is the only way to do anything without silliness these days.
"I could never figure out which network was carrying the sports game I wanted to watch so I went back to listening on A.M. radio."
"The movie I wanted to watch had been removed from streaming services so I started renting DVDs from the library."
"Social media sucks so now I just have group texts."
"The movie I wanted to watch had been removed from streaming services so I started renting DVDs from the library."
"Social media sucks so now I just have group texts."
January 1, 2026 at 5:02 PM
My mom and I were talking about how much we still miss RSS readers that didn't suck and I got her a radio for Xmas. The profit seeking has so ruined the tech that should have been cool, old school is the only way to do anything without silliness these days.
Hmmm. I don't know if that's good or not. Lots of things in my life are already laughable, but only if you have a dark sense of humor.
January 1, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Hmmm. I don't know if that's good or not. Lots of things in my life are already laughable, but only if you have a dark sense of humor.
So the cat's desire to be at the center of everything is really cute until I'm trying to rearrange the guest room and he has to climb the mountain, then get on the bed I'm trying to make, then on the other bed, then on the comforter on the ironing board...very helpful!
December 31, 2025 at 8:17 PM
So the cat's desire to be at the center of everything is really cute until I'm trying to rearrange the guest room and he has to climb the mountain, then get on the bed I'm trying to make, then on the other bed, then on the comforter on the ironing board...very helpful!
The wind tonight is the kind that makes you think about flying houses and fairies in the flailing trees and dark things in the shadows. Something in my soul knows nights like this are when monsters play in the dark.
December 30, 2025 at 4:54 AM
The wind tonight is the kind that makes you think about flying houses and fairies in the flailing trees and dark things in the shadows. Something in my soul knows nights like this are when monsters play in the dark.
I spent my teenage years protesting in London and was entirely unprepared for the level of violence I experienced in NYC when I came back. I never saw bleeding, screaming, panicked protesters in England, but I have at many originally peaceful gatherings in the US. Our police are the problem.
In 2019, the rate of fatal police shootings in the US was 3.1 per million residents. By contrast, the rate in France was 0.14 per million, and in Germany, it was lower.
In Germany, police officers discharged a total of 85 bullets at people in the entire year of 2011.
In Germany, police officers discharged a total of 85 bullets at people in the entire year of 2011.
I’ve said it and I believe it is true
There is a willful forgetting and suppression of the memory of the hundreds of protests that shook this nation for the past decade and a half. So while Canadians and European laypeople whine “Americans don’t do anything,” the Americans are actively suppressed
There is a willful forgetting and suppression of the memory of the hundreds of protests that shook this nation for the past decade and a half. So while Canadians and European laypeople whine “Americans don’t do anything,” the Americans are actively suppressed
December 28, 2025 at 5:30 AM
I spent my teenage years protesting in London and was entirely unprepared for the level of violence I experienced in NYC when I came back. I never saw bleeding, screaming, panicked protesters in England, but I have at many originally peaceful gatherings in the US. Our police are the problem.
So how many paper crafting women are just people who would have been engineers or architects or some other math-based field if misogyny were not a thing? My cousin and I discussing the math of our crafts is both funny and a little sad.
December 28, 2025 at 5:08 AM
So how many paper crafting women are just people who would have been engineers or architects or some other math-based field if misogyny were not a thing? My cousin and I discussing the math of our crafts is both funny and a little sad.
There's no stress like family stress when everyone keeps rearranging plans and you need to be ready to feed 8 people at any moment, because who TF knows when anyone is showing up. I sometimes think the men in my family should be banned from decision making.
December 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
There's no stress like family stress when everyone keeps rearranging plans and you need to be ready to feed 8 people at any moment, because who TF knows when anyone is showing up. I sometimes think the men in my family should be banned from decision making.
Magical collapsing holiday decor! (design care of Exendine on the Cricut boards).
The number of these I am going to make is hilarious - apartment friendly holidays for the win!
The number of these I am going to make is hilarious - apartment friendly holidays for the win!
December 27, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Magical collapsing holiday decor! (design care of Exendine on the Cricut boards).
The number of these I am going to make is hilarious - apartment friendly holidays for the win!
The number of these I am going to make is hilarious - apartment friendly holidays for the win!
I mean, if you're in parts of London at least, the larger and actually scarier the man, the smaller, fluffier, and more ridiculous the dog. Only insecure men own scary dogs apparently? (Under these rules, I guess this guy needs a wolf dog to feel masculine.)
December 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I mean, if you're in parts of London at least, the larger and actually scarier the man, the smaller, fluffier, and more ridiculous the dog. Only insecure men own scary dogs apparently? (Under these rules, I guess this guy needs a wolf dog to feel masculine.)
When did 3-6" of snow in New Jersey become concerning enough for the grocery store to turn into the zombie apocalypse panic or a gladitorial sport?
December 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
When did 3-6" of snow in New Jersey become concerning enough for the grocery store to turn into the zombie apocalypse panic or a gladitorial sport?
So have we reached the social moment where ADHD people are allowed to be mad at autistic people taking over the neurodivergent label completely yet or nah?
I'm really sick of so many things and losing patience with my friends. Like 2 years or 5 years until we're done?
I'm really sick of so many things and losing patience with my friends. Like 2 years or 5 years until we're done?
December 17, 2025 at 6:18 AM
So have we reached the social moment where ADHD people are allowed to be mad at autistic people taking over the neurodivergent label completely yet or nah?
I'm really sick of so many things and losing patience with my friends. Like 2 years or 5 years until we're done?
I'm really sick of so many things and losing patience with my friends. Like 2 years or 5 years until we're done?
Amaranthe's album Massive Addictive made up the first many songs on my yearly playlist for good reason. It is so, SO good.
December 16, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Amaranthe's album Massive Addictive made up the first many songs on my yearly playlist for good reason. It is so, SO good.
The amount it upsets me that I need to send dental school clinics to friends with full time jobs is inexpressible. This country should not count in OECD. No one should be walking around in agony for want of a thousand dollars. Why do real countries put up with us?!
December 16, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The amount it upsets me that I need to send dental school clinics to friends with full time jobs is inexpressible. This country should not count in OECD. No one should be walking around in agony for want of a thousand dollars. Why do real countries put up with us?!
Y'all I'm listening to The Most Divorced Man Ever on a date and I just can't. He's telling her about his ex wife and their drama and that he cheated and this woman is not running for the hills?!
I'm trying to read a report. I need my eavesdropping grandma to shush.
I'm trying to read a report. I need my eavesdropping grandma to shush.
December 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Y'all I'm listening to The Most Divorced Man Ever on a date and I just can't. He's telling her about his ex wife and their drama and that he cheated and this woman is not running for the hills?!
I'm trying to read a report. I need my eavesdropping grandma to shush.
I'm trying to read a report. I need my eavesdropping grandma to shush.
I swear I can write an entire academic paper in the time it takes me to figure out wtf to put in my bios. It goes: "Wait, which field are these people? Why do I keep switching what I do??? Oh no I have to talk about myself."
December 16, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I swear I can write an entire academic paper in the time it takes me to figure out wtf to put in my bios. It goes: "Wait, which field are these people? Why do I keep switching what I do??? Oh no I have to talk about myself."
That is a heart breaking moment in the shredding of the US government. Every tiny of these where something stable cracks is so sad. So many people put lives into building strong and stable systems for the US people.
Every month for the last 77 years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated Americans' unemployment rate
This streak officially dies today.
Staff couldn't survey Americans in Oct. It’s the 1st time in 934 months.
This blind spot will remain forever.
This streak officially dies today.
Staff couldn't survey Americans in Oct. It’s the 1st time in 934 months.
This blind spot will remain forever.
December 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
That is a heart breaking moment in the shredding of the US government. Every tiny of these where something stable cracks is so sad. So many people put lives into building strong and stable systems for the US people.
Wait, their waste plan is that they have none? "When the reactor’s time is up, Last Energy will leave it on site, with the steel chamber serving as the waste cask, eliminating the need for separate disposal."
I have a lot of questions about that bit.
I have a lot of questions about that bit.
Last Energy will use the funds to build its 5 megawatt pilot reactor in Texas, which it hopes to turn on next year.
Nuclear startup Last Energy raises $100M for its steel-encased micro reactor | TechCrunch
Last Energy will use the funds to build its 5 megawatt pilot reactor in Texas, which it hopes to turn on next year.
techcrunch.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Wait, their waste plan is that they have none? "When the reactor’s time is up, Last Energy will leave it on site, with the steel chamber serving as the waste cask, eliminating the need for separate disposal."
I have a lot of questions about that bit.
I have a lot of questions about that bit.
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HMU with your best Holiday cookie recipes. I am making a dessert plate for a neighborhood party this Friday and want it to be spectacular. Much appreciated ❤️🍪
December 16, 2025 at 4:05 AM
HMU with your best Holiday cookie recipes. I am making a dessert plate for a neighborhood party this Friday and want it to be spectacular. Much appreciated ❤️🍪
Whelp, I'm a dinosaur apparently. All of them. Some of thwm recently even, given I write cursive and have a big paper map on my wall...
Show your age
17 (have never used a fax machine, a record player, or a phone booth)
17 (have never used a fax machine, a record player, or a phone booth)
December 16, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Whelp, I'm a dinosaur apparently. All of them. Some of thwm recently even, given I write cursive and have a big paper map on my wall...
Men and their elbows get funny when they realize I have not moved and am not going to no matter how many times the bump me. But seriously, what about testosterone leads to the impossibility of elbow control? They'd lose instantly in fencing with this lack of body awareness.
December 13, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Men and their elbows get funny when they realize I have not moved and am not going to no matter how many times the bump me. But seriously, what about testosterone leads to the impossibility of elbow control? They'd lose instantly in fencing with this lack of body awareness.
Ahahaha. In the most ridiculous interaction ever, I opened Ingress, found out the bartender was Res for the DC anomaly in 2015 and recognizes me as having been one of the leads by my game name.
Life is ridiculously small!
Life is ridiculously small!
December 13, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Ahahaha. In the most ridiculous interaction ever, I opened Ingress, found out the bartender was Res for the DC anomaly in 2015 and recognizes me as having been one of the leads by my game name.
Life is ridiculously small!
Life is ridiculously small!
Secondary bar amusement - listening to the bar tenders I know we'll code and accent switch on a dime. I'm decent at this. They are *incredible* at it and I am fascinated by how they pick. I could only wish I was this good at tailoring communication to the individual!
December 13, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Secondary bar amusement - listening to the bar tenders I know we'll code and accent switch on a dime. I'm decent at this. They are *incredible* at it and I am fascinated by how they pick. I could only wish I was this good at tailoring communication to the individual!