Dee
@dspiffyfish.bsky.social
Canadian book-loving, nerd crochet-making weirdo. I like sea life. Carcinization for all!
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It's probably true that the human brain isn't evolved to handle social media, but I think it helps if you envision yourself as a sort of beloved local knave, modestly dining out on your little japes and stories, rather than as a rebel king collecting banners for your bloody campaign for the throne
March 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
It's probably true that the human brain isn't evolved to handle social media, but I think it helps if you envision yourself as a sort of beloved local knave, modestly dining out on your little japes and stories, rather than as a rebel king collecting banners for your bloody campaign for the throne
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they're all good bunnies Tom
February 8, 2026 at 9:52 PM
they're all good bunnies Tom
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We as a society might honestly need to return to the Dewey Decimal System and start over from there...
February 8, 2026 at 9:41 PM
We as a society might honestly need to return to the Dewey Decimal System and start over from there...
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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show will be interpreted by Celimar Rivera Cosme into Puerto Rican Sign Language, a unique dialect used on the island that academic researchers and other experts consider endangered.
Bad Bunny’s Sign Language Interpreter Will Make Super Bowl History, Too
Puerto Rican Sign Language is not the same as American Sign Language. Celimar Rivera Cosme will uniquely capture the rapper’s slang for the game’s deaf viewers.
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February 8, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show will be interpreted by Celimar Rivera Cosme into Puerto Rican Sign Language, a unique dialect used on the island that academic researchers and other experts consider endangered.
I don’t pay much attention to figure skating, but my new favourite skater is the Italian woman who just did a Jaws-themed routine.
February 8, 2026 at 8:14 PM
I don’t pay much attention to figure skating, but my new favourite skater is the Italian woman who just did a Jaws-themed routine.
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I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
February 7, 2026 at 2:45 PM
I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
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Wow, the marketing for Wonder Man did the show a disservice. It does a lot of things I haven’t seen in the MCU. They got two really good actors, wrote good dialogue for them, and let them act, with only as much action as absolutely necessary.
February 7, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Wow, the marketing for Wonder Man did the show a disservice. It does a lot of things I haven’t seen in the MCU. They got two really good actors, wrote good dialogue for them, and let them act, with only as much action as absolutely necessary.
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New mini print I’ll have this weekend at Neosho Artcon, and then on my online shop afterwards!
February 5, 2026 at 11:57 PM
New mini print I’ll have this weekend at Neosho Artcon, and then on my online shop afterwards!
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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If you work in a high school and your students are walking out for a righteous cause:
Don’t get in their way, you’re going to look like an asshole
Don’t get in their way, you’re going to look like an asshole
February 4, 2026 at 6:06 AM
If you work in a high school and your students are walking out for a righteous cause:
Don’t get in their way, you’re going to look like an asshole
Don’t get in their way, you’re going to look like an asshole
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To recover your eyes and your sanity and to stop that strange strangled screaming sound you're currently making, you need to select: Safari: Settings: Tabs: Appearance: then untick the evil box for 'show colour in tab bar'.
You are welcome.
You are welcome.
January 31, 2026 at 2:46 PM
To recover your eyes and your sanity and to stop that strange strangled screaming sound you're currently making, you need to select: Safari: Settings: Tabs: Appearance: then untick the evil box for 'show colour in tab bar'.
You are welcome.
You are welcome.
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A recent cartoon for @newscientist.com.
p.s. my new book of science cartoons, ‘Physics for Cats’ is out now. Links at www.tomgauld.com
p.s. my new book of science cartoons, ‘Physics for Cats’ is out now. Links at www.tomgauld.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:38 AM
A recent cartoon for @newscientist.com.
p.s. my new book of science cartoons, ‘Physics for Cats’ is out now. Links at www.tomgauld.com
p.s. my new book of science cartoons, ‘Physics for Cats’ is out now. Links at www.tomgauld.com
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Can we please never forget this. #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency
January 31, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Can we please never forget this. #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency
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Perfect clip. I found myself tearing up as the other singers came rushing from their dressing rooms to see them.
And we all watch and listen to them now, knowing there will be nothing new from her to enrich and amuse and delight us.
And we all watch and listen to them now, knowing there will be nothing new from her to enrich and amuse and delight us.
People are going to post a ton of incredible comedy bits from Catherine O’Hara — she’s been a legend for decades — but for me the clip I’m sharing is this moment from the doomed Mitch and Mickey romance in A Mighty Wind. She is already terribly missed.
The moment of truth in A Mighty Wind
YouTube video by 2onegrams
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January 30, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Perfect clip. I found myself tearing up as the other singers came rushing from their dressing rooms to see them.
And we all watch and listen to them now, knowing there will be nothing new from her to enrich and amuse and delight us.
And we all watch and listen to them now, knowing there will be nothing new from her to enrich and amuse and delight us.
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"Luchs speaks five languages: English, French, Italian, and some German and Russian. She approached grasping Gen Z parlance like she was learning another language.
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
Alison Luchs, who has worked at the National Gallery of Art for 47 years, agreed to learn Gen Z slang and make videos because she wanted to raise interest in the museum’s art.
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
January 30, 2026 at 5:14 AM
"Luchs speaks five languages: English, French, Italian, and some German and Russian. She approached grasping Gen Z parlance like she was learning another language.
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
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And all because of 1, just 1 debunked paper.
A million deaths is not enough for Andrew Wakefield.
And all because of 1, just 1 debunked paper.
A million deaths is not enough for Andrew Wakefield.
The UK has lost its measles elimination status, the World Health Organization has announced.
Vaccine disinformation is a worldwide pandemic that is killing us.
Vaccine disinformation is a worldwide pandemic that is killing us.
UK loses measles elimination status
Decision made after outbreaks in 2024, when there were nearly 3,000 cases in England and Wales.
www.bbc.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:35 AM
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And all because of 1, just 1 debunked paper.
A million deaths is not enough for Andrew Wakefield.
And all because of 1, just 1 debunked paper.
A million deaths is not enough for Andrew Wakefield.
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Chicken noodle soup is American ramen.
January 27, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Chicken noodle soup is American ramen.
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Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.
January 25, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.
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Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out.
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
January 22, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out.
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
A delightful thread of animal facts and fact-adjacent information to brighten your day
I was just reminded of this thread from (sigh) a whole year ago, and if you need a bit of levity, I hope it gives it to you.
Today I will be sharing a series of strange animal facts, in the hopes of confusing the demons or brightening your day. I will not be looking most of them up beyond the first line.
January 22, 2026 at 5:31 AM
A delightful thread of animal facts and fact-adjacent information to brighten your day
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Cappys waiting for toast.
January 21, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Cappys waiting for toast.
