Forth 🏝️
@forthrast.bsky.social
🇦🇺25, hobbyist computer toucher, regrettably literate
Pinned
put out borax liquid for ants in my room and now there’s a pile of dead ants on my floor
February 14, 2026 at 2:42 AM
put out borax liquid for ants in my room and now there’s a pile of dead ants on my floor
“the bible was originally written in arabic or hebrew, can’t remember which”
February 12, 2026 at 5:42 AM
“the bible was originally written in arabic or hebrew, can’t remember which”
forcing myself to listen to rumours
February 12, 2026 at 4:42 AM
forcing myself to listen to rumours
![WORD OF THE YEAR
PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER
2022
bachelor's handbag
noun Colloquial (humorous) a takeaway roast chicken.
[from the fact that such a chicken requires no further preparation before consumption, so is seen as an easy meal favoured by a single person, and that it is often packaged in a small plastic bag with a handle, resembling a handbag]
MACQUARIE DICTIONARY](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:w75fzwl4ibla3witt3nk5oox/bafkreibpic3wn7pw46jw33wc5he3nh6mbjcbrztvqmzj4w4z7xlvfudb5i@jpeg)
backlash to the backlash is coming (tt/@ajboyreal)
February 11, 2026 at 2:30 AM
backlash to the backlash is coming (tt/@ajboyreal)
beauty will save the world
The world is in peril. We appear to be approaching a threshold... Anyway so long and here's a poem
February 11, 2026 at 1:22 AM
beauty will save the world
can’t believe they covered this up
The Beatles - It's Okay to Leave A Dog in a Hot Car
YouTube video by Billy Cobb
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 12:15 PM
can’t believe they covered this up
just want non-psychoactive drinks that aren’t sickly sweet
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
February 9, 2026 at 12:06 PM
just want non-psychoactive drinks that aren’t sickly sweet
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if you’re looking for some chill entertainment with airplanes and lots of beautiful outback vistas, the Australian Royal Flying Doctor Service tv show is pretty great - it’s on PBS Passport.
February 9, 2026 at 5:42 AM
if you’re looking for some chill entertainment with airplanes and lots of beautiful outback vistas, the Australian Royal Flying Doctor Service tv show is pretty great - it’s on PBS Passport.
lunch at 2pm does not work with a meeting-type job
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 AM
lunch at 2pm does not work with a meeting-type job
vale
In the worst news, the great, the amazing, the wonderful @kudelka.bsky.social has died.
A great friend, and an amazing man.
This is shattering.
A great friend, and an amazing man.
This is shattering.
February 9, 2026 at 2:35 AM
vale
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noteworthy cat imo
what a coincidence
February 8, 2026 at 5:35 PM
noteworthy cat imo
universal literacy is a lofty goal and one we’ve been backsliding on for decades
i optimistically note that basically half of bluesky's daily users are posters, and this means the apparently catastrophically poor reading level at times may not be because bluesky is dumb but because this is what the lurkers were like on twitter, we just never noticed because they didn't post
February 8, 2026 at 12:56 PM
universal literacy is a lofty goal and one we’ve been backsliding on for decades
watching the back of the skiathlon pack end the activity on their garmins
February 8, 2026 at 12:26 PM
watching the back of the skiathlon pack end the activity on their garmins
is it time to shell out for a month of Stan to watch the olympics again
February 8, 2026 at 6:59 AM
is it time to shell out for a month of Stan to watch the olympics again
deadlifting is about a triad of cns exhaustion, grip strength, and the spine
February 7, 2026 at 5:41 AM
deadlifting is about a triad of cns exhaustion, grip strength, and the spine
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[Sucking up to God] All things are beautiful. I love life.
February 6, 2026 at 9:22 PM
[Sucking up to God] All things are beautiful. I love life.
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Karl Rahner.
Like and share if you agree!
Like and share if you agree!
February 6, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Karl Rahner.
Like and share if you agree!
Like and share if you agree!
sorry I can’t hear you over Brisbane 2032 hype
February 5, 2026 at 9:49 AM
sorry I can’t hear you over Brisbane 2032 hype
girl on the bus monitoring her ubereats racing her home
February 5, 2026 at 9:11 AM
girl on the bus monitoring her ubereats racing her home
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A lovely drawing of a sparrow on a shard of limestone, made by an Egyptian artist 3500 years ago. "This may have been a practice drawing of the sparrow hieroglyph..." [kottke.org]
A Lovely 3500-Year-Old Drawing of a Sparrow
From the collection of the Met, an Egyptian artist’s sketch of a sparrow circa 1479–1458 BCE. Much of the art that filters down to us from ancient civilizations was used for official purposes (state, religion, comm
kottke.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:52 PM
A lovely drawing of a sparrow on a shard of limestone, made by an Egyptian artist 3500 years ago. "This may have been a practice drawing of the sparrow hieroglyph..." [kottke.org]