★ thomas brodie singstar ★
@fritterary.bsky.social
fire mage, cat servant, computronician, herzogposter
southeastern US
she/her
Coworker of the Day: https://bsky.app/profile/fritterary.bsky.social/post/3lek7mjnl3k23
Coffee beans thread: https://bsky.app/profile/fritterary.bsky.social/post/3kyoroypxrj2t
southeastern US
she/her
Coworker of the Day: https://bsky.app/profile/fritterary.bsky.social/post/3lek7mjnl3k23
Coffee beans thread: https://bsky.app/profile/fritterary.bsky.social/post/3kyoroypxrj2t
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All this instead of chicken vaccines.
There are times when Excel should return a "no, fuck you, go use Paint" error.
January 31, 2026 at 6:36 PM
There are times when Excel should return a "no, fuck you, go use Paint" error.
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I'm not political. I'm in the arts. The apolitical arts. Those arts. The arts without politics.
January 30, 2026 at 7:44 AM
I'm not political. I'm in the arts. The apolitical arts. Those arts. The arts without politics.
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I guess all those NRA fans and sovereign citizens were right. The President IS trying to take their guns.
Trump: "With that being said, you can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. You just can't. You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that. But it's just a very unfortunate incident."
January 27, 2026 at 7:05 PM
I guess all those NRA fans and sovereign citizens were right. The President IS trying to take their guns.
Received an NWS notification that we're under an Aerial Flood Warning.
Sounds bad. That sounds like something you don't want.
So does an Areal Flood Warning, but Aerial has to be worse.
Sounds bad. That sounds like something you don't want.
So does an Areal Flood Warning, but Aerial has to be worse.
January 26, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Received an NWS notification that we're under an Aerial Flood Warning.
Sounds bad. That sounds like something you don't want.
So does an Areal Flood Warning, but Aerial has to be worse.
Sounds bad. That sounds like something you don't want.
So does an Areal Flood Warning, but Aerial has to be worse.
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if you’re tired of users telling you to use alt text, JUST FUCKING DO IT. the app automatically detects text on mobile. it’s literally a copy/paste job. communication is a two-way street. some people don’t use their eyes for that. it’s not a big deal. don’t be a dick.
January 25, 2026 at 8:08 AM
if you’re tired of users telling you to use alt text, JUST FUCKING DO IT. the app automatically detects text on mobile. it’s literally a copy/paste job. communication is a two-way street. some people don’t use their eyes for that. it’s not a big deal. don’t be a dick.
I just misread "Torti Amos" and I guess I need another cat now.
January 25, 2026 at 1:36 AM
I just misread "Torti Amos" and I guess I need another cat now.
I read the code to understand this; info is in the alt+screen, but I just didn't get it. In case it helps any of my five moots:
Plot of X activity today about the shooting vid. Dot size is interactions. Dots are blue, or red if they contain "gun." Color doesn't imply an attempt to gauge sentiment.
Plot of X activity today about the shooting vid. Dot size is interactions. Dots are blue, or red if they contain "gun." Color doesn't imply an attempt to gauge sentiment.
If you're interested in seeing how framing contests are taking shape after the ICE killing of another person in Minneapolis, here's a window into the conversation on X this morning.
Link to interactive graph: faculty.washington.edu/kstarbi/Spot...
* I put this together quickly. Sorry for any errors
Link to interactive graph: faculty.washington.edu/kstarbi/Spot...
* I put this together quickly. Sorry for any errors
January 24, 2026 at 10:03 PM
I read the code to understand this; info is in the alt+screen, but I just didn't get it. In case it helps any of my five moots:
Plot of X activity today about the shooting vid. Dot size is interactions. Dots are blue, or red if they contain "gun." Color doesn't imply an attempt to gauge sentiment.
Plot of X activity today about the shooting vid. Dot size is interactions. Dots are blue, or red if they contain "gun." Color doesn't imply an attempt to gauge sentiment.
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Please do not argue with anyone with a low number of posts right now. I mean or ever but really not right now. I'm seeing some shenanigans.
January 24, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Please do not argue with anyone with a low number of posts right now. I mean or ever but really not right now. I'm seeing some shenanigans.
Great news: I now think my cousin's lawyer is an idiot, so this particular wound is healed
My carrier did a 7:30am Saturday ding-n-dash. I requested redelivery using the QR on the sticky. Didn't happen. Opened a query. The response was "We closed your ticket. How'd we do?"
My cousin's lawyer thinks I'm an idiot because of all this. I'm pro-USPS, but this delivery unit is a tribulation.
My cousin's lawyer thinks I'm an idiot because of all this. I'm pro-USPS, but this delivery unit is a tribulation.
January 24, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Great news: I now think my cousin's lawyer is an idiot, so this particular wound is healed
Five concerts you've seen with women lead singers
Sleater Kinney
Venus Hum
Toenut
Tori Amos/Alanis Morissette
Jennifer Nettles
Sleater Kinney
Venus Hum
Toenut
Tori Amos/Alanis Morissette
Jennifer Nettles
Five concerts you've seen with women lead singers
Tori Amos
Pastel Ghost
Ego Likeness
Patricia Wake
69 Nova
Tori Amos
Pastel Ghost
Ego Likeness
Patricia Wake
69 Nova
Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers
Velocity Girl
Belly
The Breeders
Mila Jovovich
X
Velocity Girl
Belly
The Breeders
Mila Jovovich
X
January 24, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Five concerts you've seen with women lead singers
Sleater Kinney
Venus Hum
Toenut
Tori Amos/Alanis Morissette
Jennifer Nettles
Sleater Kinney
Venus Hum
Toenut
Tori Amos/Alanis Morissette
Jennifer Nettles
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A Costco employee remarked to me the other day, "I understand bread. That'll keep on the counter. But milk? What if the power goes out?"
I pointed out that you'd just put it on the porch.
I think bro might be from a good bit further south, because he looked unconvinced.
I pointed out that you'd just put it on the porch.
I think bro might be from a good bit further south, because he looked unconvinced.
I assumed the “bread, milk, eggs” rush was because everyone made French Toast when hunkering down during storms.
January 23, 2026 at 7:26 PM
A Costco employee remarked to me the other day, "I understand bread. That'll keep on the counter. But milk? What if the power goes out?"
I pointed out that you'd just put it on the porch.
I think bro might be from a good bit further south, because he looked unconvinced.
I pointed out that you'd just put it on the porch.
I think bro might be from a good bit further south, because he looked unconvinced.
It just occurred to me to question this: Why kitty litter rather than, idk, the same amount of pea gravel? Wet clay is greasy slick?
I remember people doing this in the eighties, so I assume we're not talking about grain-based litter.
I remember people doing this in the eighties, so I assume we're not talking about grain-based litter.
Hey southerners, put a bunch of containers of kitty litter in your car right now. Put it under your front wheels if you get stuck and it will often give you enough traction to get out.
January 22, 2026 at 12:43 AM
It just occurred to me to question this: Why kitty litter rather than, idk, the same amount of pea gravel? Wet clay is greasy slick?
I remember people doing this in the eighties, so I assume we're not talking about grain-based litter.
I remember people doing this in the eighties, so I assume we're not talking about grain-based litter.
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Forget everything you know about memory loss
January 21, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Forget everything you know about memory loss
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Guy Whose Country Keeps Almost Making Marine Le Pen President: “how dare you show your face around here”
January 21, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Guy Whose Country Keeps Almost Making Marine Le Pen President: “how dare you show your face around here”
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I think there's a strong correlation between how much time you save using AI and how much of your week is spent composing slide decks
January 21, 2026 at 3:29 PM
I think there's a strong correlation between how much time you save using AI and how much of your week is spent composing slide decks
My husband just told me I could "sit straight," am I entitled to damages
January 21, 2026 at 4:59 AM
My husband just told me I could "sit straight," am I entitled to damages
I found out that a former housemate who was a DHS bureau chief had died a few years ago, and boy howdy. Yes.
Status report, "Difficult-To-Describe Mood" dep't: When you think longingly of dead friends, but are nonetheless *RELIEVED that they're dead right now* because you don't have to see/hear them repeatedly STROKING OUT WITH FURY over the unfolding day-to-day news. #GNUTerryPratchett #GNUPeterMorwood
January 20, 2026 at 9:17 PM
I found out that a former housemate who was a DHS bureau chief had died a few years ago, and boy howdy. Yes.
This really did stump her. She didn't yell at me again until morning.
Me: Do you want to be perverse or do you want scritches?
Her: I was told there wouldn't be a pop quiz
Her: I was told there wouldn't be a pop quiz
January 20, 2026 at 8:04 PM
This really did stump her. She didn't yell at me again until morning.
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It’s Penguin Awareness Day which seems like a great excuse to post the greatest ever Wikipedia edit.
January 20, 2026 at 9:37 AM
It’s Penguin Awareness Day which seems like a great excuse to post the greatest ever Wikipedia edit.
Me: Do you want to be perverse or do you want scritches?
Her: I was told there wouldn't be a pop quiz
Her: I was told there wouldn't be a pop quiz
January 20, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Me: Do you want to be perverse or do you want scritches?
Her: I was told there wouldn't be a pop quiz
Her: I was told there wouldn't be a pop quiz
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i am so sick of the dumbest people alive being in charge of everything and the second dumbest people alive writing opinion columns about how it's good
August 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
i am so sick of the dumbest people alive being in charge of everything and the second dumbest people alive writing opinion columns about how it's good
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Hoy, todos somos brujas
January 18, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Hoy, todos somos brujas
I hope they don't cancel Tattle Tale Hall Monitor Bitchfest. My plane tickets are non-refundable.
Genuinely offended that Nazis are always coming up with cool nicknames for my frequent co-author @stevanzetti.bsky.social but never for me. Am I not good enough???
January 17, 2026 at 8:11 PM
I hope they don't cancel Tattle Tale Hall Monitor Bitchfest. My plane tickets are non-refundable.