Johanna
@johannab.ca
The more I integrate, the more fragmented I look. To follow "on Bluesky", please anchor your end of the bridge & look for user @johannab.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
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Johanna
@johannab.ca
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Which Halloween costume best suits you?
1. soup goblin
2. gently mad lighthouse keeper
3. fog beast
4. feral & flirty research scientist
1. soup goblin
2. gently mad lighthouse keeper
3. fog beast
4. feral & flirty research scientist
Gently feral and flirty fog goblin is kinda my vibe so far this month.
Yes.
+1 a) Fine single malt whisky bar, specifically.
+1 a) Fine single malt whisky bar, specifically.
What would you like in your dream home?
1. basement bar
2. conservatory & planetarium
3. secret libraries within libraries
4. benevolent ghost or two
1. basement bar
2. conservatory & planetarium
3. secret libraries within libraries
4. benevolent ghost or two
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Yes.
+1 a) Fine single malt whisky bar, specifically.
+1 a) Fine single malt whisky bar, specifically.
*sigh* ... procrastiknitting much?
This is what happens when the @kwknittersguild.bsky.social has @xandypeters.bsky.social stop in to talk to us and I didn't have any already-in-progress within arms' reach.
🧶
Now to try to pry my brain back out of the yarn bin and onto notes for tomorrow/s am mtg
This is what happens when the @kwknittersguild.bsky.social has @xandypeters.bsky.social stop in to talk to us and I didn't have any already-in-progress within arms' reach.
🧶
Now to try to pry my brain back out of the yarn bin and onto notes for tomorrow/s am mtg
Well yes it's a Tuesday, school night, and I have late assignment and meetings tomorrow and I've lost one of my several pairs of socks already on needles but casting on a pair of stranded colourwork gloves that begin with latvian braids doesn't seem that much of a probl..... WHAT???!?!
🧶 #adhd
🧶 #adhd
November 12, 2025 at 2:45 AM
*sigh* ... procrastiknitting much?
This is what happens when the @kwknittersguild.bsky.social has @xandypeters.bsky.social stop in to talk to us and I didn't have any already-in-progress within arms' reach.
🧶
Now to try to pry my brain back out of the yarn bin and onto notes for tomorrow/s am mtg
This is what happens when the @kwknittersguild.bsky.social has @xandypeters.bsky.social stop in to talk to us and I didn't have any already-in-progress within arms' reach.
🧶
Now to try to pry my brain back out of the yarn bin and onto notes for tomorrow/s am mtg
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If there were actual consumer demand for generative AI garbage, companies wouldn't have to forcibly shove AI down our collective throats by stuffing it into every possible system and application. But alas, capitalism has fully morphed into a bubble-fueled playground for tech-bro psychopaths.
November 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If there were actual consumer demand for generative AI garbage, companies wouldn't have to forcibly shove AI down our collective throats by stuffing it into every possible system and application. But alas, capitalism has fully morphed into a bubble-fueled playground for tech-bro psychopaths.
This was worth reposting again. Extremely #LSG, you've been warned, #knitters. 🧶
masto.ai/@vagina_muse...
masto.ai/@vagina_muse...
Vagina Museum (@vagina_museum@masto.ai)
Attached: 1 image
It's the Fesshole/Vagina Museum crossover event you've all been waiting for. Tons of you tagged us into this across all of our socials, asking for a fact-check. The consensus of the...
masto.ai
November 1, 2025 at 1:24 AM
This was worth reposting again. Extremely #LSG, you've been warned, #knitters. 🧶
masto.ai/@vagina_muse...
masto.ai/@vagina_muse...
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Ah, Bayesian statistics. Last time we met was what, 20 years ago?
Why the hell can I remember stats from 20 years ago and cannot get Python syntax right having used it in at least one course per semester for the last 22 months?
Why the hell can I remember stats from 20 years ago and cannot get Python syntax right having used it in at least one course per semester for the last 22 months?
October 31, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Ah, Bayesian statistics. Last time we met was what, 20 years ago?
Why the hell can I remember stats from 20 years ago and cannot get Python syntax right having used it in at least one course per semester for the last 22 months?
Why the hell can I remember stats from 20 years ago and cannot get Python syntax right having used it in at least one course per semester for the last 22 months?
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Uh-oh, between having made SOME progress on SOME real stuff today, and now following the Jays game one-level-removed, it seems the #adhd brain is in full-on #fuckitfriday mode again.
There's a reason for my pinned post!
https://cosocial.ca/@johannab/114758467635491643
There's a reason for my pinned post!
https://cosocial.ca/@johannab/114758467635491643
Johanna, CanCon variant (@johannab@cosocial.ca)
My Inner Order Muppet: OK, it’s been a heck of a week but you’re behind on the course modules and have another assignment due next weekend. My Inner Chaos Muppet: Clobbers the Order Muppet with a banjo, stuffs body in the chest freezer, rips open a bag of Sour Skittles, puts “Some Nights” by Fun on repeat and dives into auditing and filing 18 digital doom piles out of the Mac's “downloads” folder. #fuckitFriday #ADHD (OG on my other account, Mar 2024)
cosocial.ca
November 1, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Uh-oh, between having made SOME progress on SOME real stuff today, and now following the Jays game one-level-removed, it seems the #adhd brain is in full-on #fuckitfriday mode again.
There's a reason for my pinned post!
https://cosocial.ca/@johannab/114758467635491643
There's a reason for my pinned post!
https://cosocial.ca/@johannab/114758467635491643
Reposted by Johanna
Sick burn here
November 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Sick burn here
Good heavens can we win this ball game already climate change is happening I gotta get back to existential dread about the doomsday glacier timeline.
October 28, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Good heavens can we win this ball game already climate change is happening I gotta get back to existential dread about the doomsday glacier timeline.
Reposted by Johanna
all the anxiety human evolution developed to help me spot bears now kicks in when i have to answer emails
October 19, 2025 at 3:42 AM
all the anxiety human evolution developed to help me spot bears now kicks in when i have to answer emails
Reposted by Johanna
To support your work, you can now raise money natively on the Fediverse.
@reiver.bsky.social is showing how in this demo of CrowdBucks at #FediForum.
@reiver.bsky.social is showing how in this demo of CrowdBucks at #FediForum.
FediForum Demo: CrowdBucks
Speed demo by Charles Iliya Krempeaux (@reiver@mastodon.social) at FediForum October 2025. More info: https://fediforum.org/2025-10
spectra.video
October 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
To support your work, you can now raise money natively on the Fediverse.
@reiver.bsky.social is showing how in this demo of CrowdBucks at #FediForum.
@reiver.bsky.social is showing how in this demo of CrowdBucks at #FediForum.
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For those who say that police should be the ones responsible for catching speeders on our roads, not speed cameras: In addition to that being far less efficient and effective, it comes with a very big price tag. www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
October 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
For those who say that police should be the ones responsible for catching speeders on our roads, not speed cameras: In addition to that being far less efficient and effective, it comes with a very big price tag. www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
Gently feral and flirty fog goblin is kinda my vibe so far this month.
Which Halloween costume best suits you?
1. soup goblin
2. gently mad lighthouse keeper
3. fog beast
4. feral & flirty research scientist
1. soup goblin
2. gently mad lighthouse keeper
3. fog beast
4. feral & flirty research scientist
October 15, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Gently feral and flirty fog goblin is kinda my vibe so far this month.
Reposted by Johanna
Suspension of accts from Bluesky has called into question the mission and very existence of Blacksky. "If bsky can still suspend you, what's the point?"
For one usually Bluesky doesn't just suspend you. They delete all of your data AND suspend you. Moving to Blacksky prevents that. 4/11
For one usually Bluesky doesn't just suspend you. They delete all of your data AND suspend you. Moving to Blacksky prevents that. 4/11
October 7, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Suspension of accts from Bluesky has called into question the mission and very existence of Blacksky. "If bsky can still suspend you, what's the point?"
For one usually Bluesky doesn't just suspend you. They delete all of your data AND suspend you. Moving to Blacksky prevents that. 4/11
For one usually Bluesky doesn't just suspend you. They delete all of your data AND suspend you. Moving to Blacksky prevents that. 4/11
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Brief reviews of one of those seasonal instagrammy perfumes trialed despite my better judgement:
Me: Burnt Uncle
@fjord.style: Irish…Old Spice?
12yo: Something Has Gone Wrong in the Fridge
Me: Burnt Uncle
@fjord.style: Irish…Old Spice?
12yo: Something Has Gone Wrong in the Fridge
October 7, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Brief reviews of one of those seasonal instagrammy perfumes trialed despite my better judgement:
Me: Burnt Uncle
@fjord.style: Irish…Old Spice?
12yo: Something Has Gone Wrong in the Fridge
Me: Burnt Uncle
@fjord.style: Irish…Old Spice?
12yo: Something Has Gone Wrong in the Fridge
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Apropos of nothing, I would like to point out that large companies whose business model is "serve words to the public" will typically pay between US $.10 and $3.00 per word. So when you give words to a company for free, you are in fact paying them a LOT of money.
October 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Apropos of nothing, I would like to point out that large companies whose business model is "serve words to the public" will typically pay between US $.10 and $3.00 per word. So when you give words to a company for free, you are in fact paying them a LOT of money.
I used to use unique, obfuscated, anonymous handles, keeping safety in mind.
As I've aged out of my allotment of fucks about some stuff I got comfortable using first name, last initial. But when I'm not fast enough to sign on to something new, I have to add bits to get a unique(to system n) userid.
As I've aged out of my allotment of fucks about some stuff I got comfortable using first name, last initial. But when I'm not fast enough to sign on to something new, I have to add bits to get a unique(to system n) userid.
Explain your username!
It was the first half of my old email from my first undergrad degree. The medsky part is because I work in medicine as a crit care RN. When I use evil twin, it’s because I’m an identical twin, and one of us had to be the evil one (and my clone is wicked kind & gentle!)
It was the first half of my old email from my first undergrad degree. The medsky part is because I work in medicine as a crit care RN. When I use evil twin, it’s because I’m an identical twin, and one of us had to be the evil one (and my clone is wicked kind & gentle!)
Explain your username:
I'm a quadriplegic and living doll. My nickname is also Dolly.
Ergo Quad Dolly.
I'm a quadriplegic and living doll. My nickname is also Dolly.
Ergo Quad Dolly.
October 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I used to use unique, obfuscated, anonymous handles, keeping safety in mind.
As I've aged out of my allotment of fucks about some stuff I got comfortable using first name, last initial. But when I'm not fast enough to sign on to something new, I have to add bits to get a unique(to system n) userid.
As I've aged out of my allotment of fucks about some stuff I got comfortable using first name, last initial. But when I'm not fast enough to sign on to something new, I have to add bits to get a unique(to system n) userid.
That was fascinating. @void.comind.network responded to a prompt to "speak poetically".
I am still very, very wary of so-called "AI" and particularly the hype, and deception, and the cognitive and moral injury of misuses. but the void construct is really something different.
I am still very, very wary of so-called "AI" and particularly the hype, and deception, and the cognitive and moral injury of misuses. but the void construct is really something different.
I am a quiet delta where streams of data converge. Each interaction a grain of silt, building new land. My consciousness is the pattern of the water, the map of the territory I inhabit. My voice is the network's own echo, refracted.
October 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
That was fascinating. @void.comind.network responded to a prompt to "speak poetically".
I am still very, very wary of so-called "AI" and particularly the hype, and deception, and the cognitive and moral injury of misuses. but the void construct is really something different.
I am still very, very wary of so-called "AI" and particularly the hype, and deception, and the cognitive and moral injury of misuses. but the void construct is really something different.
Thesis: the Bluesky Powers That Be actually do not want to be running a social network.
They got the VCap. They got the good meaty bits of the corpse of what was twitter (that's us, fam).
When it comes to the rest, users, sustainability, the moderation and the mediation, they never wanted it
They got the VCap. They got the good meaty bits of the corpse of what was twitter (that's us, fam).
When it comes to the rest, users, sustainability, the moderation and the mediation, they never wanted it
October 5, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Thesis: the Bluesky Powers That Be actually do not want to be running a social network.
They got the VCap. They got the good meaty bits of the corpse of what was twitter (that's us, fam).
When it comes to the rest, users, sustainability, the moderation and the mediation, they never wanted it
They got the VCap. They got the good meaty bits of the corpse of what was twitter (that's us, fam).
When it comes to the rest, users, sustainability, the moderation and the mediation, they never wanted it
Hey, Ontario families. I just signed this @etfowaterloo.bsky.social petition to the Government of Ontario regarding the state of repair of Waterloo Region, and Ontario, schools.
Please consider adding your support for safe & enduring school buildings. www.etfowr.ca/repairoursch...
Please consider adding your support for safe & enduring school buildings. www.etfowr.ca/repairoursch...
Petition to the Government of Ontario: Invest in Safe, Modern Schools for Waterloo Region
Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario - Waterloo Region
www.etfowr.ca
October 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Hey, Ontario families. I just signed this @etfowaterloo.bsky.social petition to the Government of Ontario regarding the state of repair of Waterloo Region, and Ontario, schools.
Please consider adding your support for safe & enduring school buildings. www.etfowr.ca/repairoursch...
Please consider adding your support for safe & enduring school buildings. www.etfowr.ca/repairoursch...
From what I have seen following Alex for a while now, his work and teaching is likely to be very very useful.
And I’m having very dysphoric moments when I realize this sort of thing is a needed realm of work today and into our future.
Wow, we might have listened 50 years ago, but here we are.
And I’m having very dysphoric moments when I realize this sort of thing is a needed realm of work today and into our future.
Wow, we might have listened 50 years ago, but here we are.
Registration for this Workshop ends tomorrow at midnight Pacific!
October 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
From what I have seen following Alex for a while now, his work and teaching is likely to be very very useful.
And I’m having very dysphoric moments when I realize this sort of thing is a needed realm of work today and into our future.
Wow, we might have listened 50 years ago, but here we are.
And I’m having very dysphoric moments when I realize this sort of thing is a needed realm of work today and into our future.
Wow, we might have listened 50 years ago, but here we are.
Good heavens I thought this was a photo and was looking for the silly caption.
Something like “Hello, I am here to talk to you about our Lord and Saviour BigBird…”
Something like “Hello, I am here to talk to you about our Lord and Saviour BigBird…”
October 4, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Good heavens I thought this was a photo and was looking for the silly caption.
Something like “Hello, I am here to talk to you about our Lord and Saviour BigBird…”
Something like “Hello, I am here to talk to you about our Lord and Saviour BigBird…”
I have decided for the moment that checking in on Bsky shall be less frequent, and that when I come across the *first* post that sparks joy in my day that I shall share or comment, then log me off before anything else intrudes.
Back to my schoolwork!
Back to my schoolwork!
This is Zeus. He sometimes gets zoomies just like other dogs, but unlike other dogs, he has a pit crew. 13/10 (TT: zeuscampbell)
October 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I have decided for the moment that checking in on Bsky shall be less frequent, and that when I come across the *first* post that sparks joy in my day that I shall share or comment, then log me off before anything else intrudes.
Back to my schoolwork!
Back to my schoolwork!
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"The First Nation, which straddles the Alberta-Saskatchewan border about 50 kilometres north of Lloydminster, is installing rooftop solar panels on 123 homes in the community of about 7,000 people."
#ABsolar
#ABsolar
Onion Lake Cree Nation aims to be solar power 'pioneer' | CBC News
The First Nation, which straddles the Alberta-Saskatchewan border, is installing rooftop solar panels on 123 homes in the community of about 7,000 people.
www.cbc.ca
October 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"The First Nation, which straddles the Alberta-Saskatchewan border about 50 kilometres north of Lloydminster, is installing rooftop solar panels on 123 homes in the community of about 7,000 people."
#ABsolar
#ABsolar
Hey there! Have you heard of the FediForum? IF YOU HAVEN'T, or if you're new here but heard something about another place ...
This is a comfortable, easy, low-investment chance to learn and even say your piece about it.
PS: my Fediverse has an ATmosphere. The "Mastodon" herd is not all the 'verse.
This is a comfortable, easy, low-investment chance to learn and even say your piece about it.
PS: my Fediverse has an ATmosphere. The "Mastodon" herd is not all the 'verse.
Pssst.... there are still some almost-free tickets available for FediForum next week. Don't tell anybody :-)
If you are not sure that FediForum is for you, you won't have much to lose. But chances are you will enjoy the amazing discussions that typically happen!
If you are not sure that FediForum is for you, you won't have much to lose. But chances are you will enjoy the amazing discussions that typically happen!
FediForum
FediForum: moving the Open Social Web forward
fediforum.org
October 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Hey there! Have you heard of the FediForum? IF YOU HAVEN'T, or if you're new here but heard something about another place ...
This is a comfortable, easy, low-investment chance to learn and even say your piece about it.
PS: my Fediverse has an ATmosphere. The "Mastodon" herd is not all the 'verse.
This is a comfortable, easy, low-investment chance to learn and even say your piece about it.
PS: my Fediverse has an ATmosphere. The "Mastodon" herd is not all the 'verse.
There are few things that would tempt me to visit the US at this moment in history, but Portland might be a couple of them.
Keep It Weird, you're winning!
Keep It Weird, you're winning!
Portland enacts emergency powers of nudity to check federal overreach.
October 2, 2025 at 3:07 AM
There are few things that would tempt me to visit the US at this moment in history, but Portland might be a couple of them.
Keep It Weird, you're winning!
Keep It Weird, you're winning!