John Whitley
@johnwhitley.bsky.social
this is just (barely) repressed trauma after the last apartment’s CO detector screamed false alarms every one out of three nights, while the landlord just kept saying “what CO detector?”
Man Just Going To Assume Apartment Has Functional Carbon Monoxide Detector Somewhere https://theonion.com/man-just-going-to-assume-apartment-has-functional-carbo-1819575839/
November 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
this is just (barely) repressed trauma after the last apartment’s CO detector screamed false alarms every one out of three nights, while the landlord just kept saying “what CO detector?”
My favorite doctor and companion
August 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM
My favorite doctor and companion
No lies detected. Bennet's weaving together of fantasy, mystery, and *great* characters are pure delight. Just. Go. Read. It.
Is Robert Jackson Bennett's A Drop of Corruption JUST AS GOOD as The Tainted Cup?? Of course it is. Of course it is. Read @mcflycahill90.bsky.social's review of book two in this dark, Lovecraftian world:
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reactormag.com/book-review-...
The Mystery Keeps Unfolding in Robert Jackson Bennett's A Drop of Corruption - Reactor
Both a compelling murder mystery and an engaging fantasy story, the new Ana & Din novel is a resounding success of a sequel.
reactormag.com
July 31, 2025 at 7:17 PM
No lies detected. Bennet's weaving together of fantasy, mystery, and *great* characters are pure delight. Just. Go. Read. It.
What is this b***s***?!? THIS MILK IS TERRIBLE
Kitten learning to drink water, but seems unsure about the whole ordeal
July 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
What is this b***s***?!? THIS MILK IS TERRIBLE
Founders: 996! Work! Schedule!
also Founders: I'm too stupid to read or understand Tom Demarco's classic book _Slack_.
also Founders: I'm too stupid to read or understand Tom Demarco's classic book _Slack_.
The"996" work schedule was so unpopular in China, it led to protests and comparisons to modern day slavery... so, of course, Silicon Valley founders are now pushing it in the US: www.wired.com/story/silico...
Silicon Valley AI Startups Are Embracing China’s Controversial ‘996’ Work Schedule
In an industry once known for cushy perks, some founders are now asking staff to commit to a 72-hour weekly schedule. You’re either in or you’re out.
www.wired.com
July 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Founders: 996! Work! Schedule!
also Founders: I'm too stupid to read or understand Tom Demarco's classic book _Slack_.
also Founders: I'm too stupid to read or understand Tom Demarco's classic book _Slack_.
Just started this, and wow: Book Threat Level Maximum – Cannot Put It Down
I already said this in my newsletter, but I honestly can't say it enough--I recently read The Nightbird's Feather by Jenna Katerin Moran and it was fucking awesome and you should read it
www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
The Night-Bird's Feather ebook by Jenna Katerin Moran - Rakuten Kobo
Read "The Night-Bird's Feather" by Jenna Katerin Moran available from Rakuten Kobo. Death’s daughter steals a girl’s self-hate to decorate her garden. An accidental bond of fate forms between them—acr...
www.kobo.com
July 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Just started this, and wow: Book Threat Level Maximum – Cannot Put It Down
This is a really informative thread, providing helpful context around this recent SCOTUS decision.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson called yesterday's decision about nationwide injunctions "an existential threat to the rule of law."
She's mistaken.
My latest in @theatlantic.com: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
She's mistaken.
My latest in @theatlantic.com: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Supreme Court Put Nationwide Injunctions to the Torch
That isn’t the disaster for birthright citizenship that some fear.
www.theatlantic.com
June 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This is a really informative thread, providing helpful context around this recent SCOTUS decision.
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If you see this post an image you saved because it made you laugh
June 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
If you see this post an image you saved because it made you laugh
"despite" is working hard today, which is apparently Opposite Day
President Trump nominated Paul Ingrassia to lead the Office of Special Counsel, a government agency that enforces ethics law and protects whistleblowers, despite Ingrassia's links to extremists.
Trump nominates official with ties to antisemitic extremists to lead ethics agency
President Trump nominated Paul Ingrassia to lead the Office of Special Counsel, a government agency that enforces ethics law and protects whistleblowers, despite Ingrassia's links to extremists.
n.pr
May 30, 2025 at 9:31 PM
"despite" is working hard today, which is apparently Opposite Day
I mean, c’mon.. Redmond is The Gateway to Fall City. What more could you ask for?
Redmond Finally Relevant Enough to Be In Needling Headline: tinyurl.com/2cpkf9nf
May 14, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I mean, c’mon.. Redmond is The Gateway to Fall City. What more could you ask for?
After our own travels in Japan, can confirm: we live like animals here
After the shortages of early 2020, we immunized ourselves against toilet paper shortages by installing bidet seats on every toilet in the house. And let me tell you, once you get used to a heated Toto Washlet, using a toilet without one feels primitive, like you're in some rough-hewn medieval privy.
April 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
After our own travels in Japan, can confirm: we live like animals here
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ADVOCATE, Book 3 of THE WARDEN is out in 2 weeks! Preorders are love. bookshop.org/p/books/advo...
Advocate: Book Three of The Warden Series
Book Three of The Warden Series
bookshop.org
April 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
ADVOCATE, Book 3 of THE WARDEN is out in 2 weeks! Preorders are love. bookshop.org/p/books/advo...
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this amazing essay about her recovery, slowing down, being vulnerable in our work-worship society (+ the healing power of birds)! I can't recommend this enough, especially for those who can't relax/ have productivity guilt. A thoughtful & beautifully written essay
www.late-review.com/p/the-hairsh...
www.late-review.com/p/the-hairsh...
the hairshirt doldrums
on having a brain injury
www.late-review.com
March 28, 2025 at 3:52 AM
this amazing essay about her recovery, slowing down, being vulnerable in our work-worship society (+ the healing power of birds)! I can't recommend this enough, especially for those who can't relax/ have productivity guilt. A thoughtful & beautifully written essay
www.late-review.com/p/the-hairsh...
www.late-review.com/p/the-hairsh...
And really, who among us /doesn't/ need a Department of Opposition patch these days?
Also dang, we're already so close to the $175k goal, where everybody gets a new Dept. of Opposition patch!
March 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
And really, who among us /doesn't/ need a Department of Opposition patch these days?
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Post your favorite #DoctorWho. Wrong answers only.
January 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Post your favorite #DoctorWho. Wrong answers only.
And what even is going on with *all music streaming sites* being on this monitoring list?
New: we've obtained a leaked list of the more than 200 sites, services, apps an ICE surveillance contractor monitors. Bluesky, OnlyFans, many more. Used to track targets. Highly relevant with the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil by ICE. We've published the full list here: www.404media.co/the-200-site...
The 200+ Sites an ICE Surveillance Contractor is Monitoring
404 Media has obtained the list of sites and services that ICE contractor ShadowDragon pulls data from. ShadowDragon sources data from all over the web and lets government analysts easily search it an...
www.404media.co
March 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
And what even is going on with *all music streaming sites* being on this monitoring list?
Perfect, just perfect.
Raccoon Mortified to Learn He Took Date to Rummage Through Cybertruck Instead of Dumpster: bit.ly/4knNqrM
March 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Perfect, just perfect.
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
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I think it’s fine if you quit shopping at Amazon but I am pretty sure a huge amount of Bezos’s net worth comes from AWS, not buying shoes online
March 2, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I think it’s fine if you quit shopping at Amazon but I am pretty sure a huge amount of Bezos’s net worth comes from AWS, not buying shoes online
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Same for engineering, especially on large complex projects. You aren’t Tony Stark in your robot garage, you are on a team, as leader or follower. Your success or failure will be about the people, especially as a leader. They did it, you just gave them the opportunity.
February 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Same for engineering, especially on large complex projects. You aren’t Tony Stark in your robot garage, you are on a team, as leader or follower. Your success or failure will be about the people, especially as a leader. They did it, you just gave them the opportunity.
adore/aghast/adore/aghast/adore/aghast/... ---> *faints*
January 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
adore/aghast/adore/aghast/adore/aghast/... ---> *faints*
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i guess i should ask more specifically, do i know anybody IN SEATTLE who's doing washington state summercon haha. looking around for potential carpools to join lmao
January 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
i guess i should ask more specifically, do i know anybody IN SEATTLE who's doing washington state summercon haha. looking around for potential carpools to join lmao
quoth the biologist
So so so nice. It's so nice to molt. Molting is fun. Highly recommended.
Do you think molting feels good like exfoliating or bad like shedding your endometrial lining?
December 27, 2024 at 1:59 AM
quoth the biologist
show me the ship that altered your brain chemistry
December 9, 2024 at 1:02 AM
show me the ship that altered your brain chemistry
PCalc: THE calculator app, now at a great discount!
PCalc is 50% off from now through Monday for our Black Friday sale! That's only $4.99 USD.
iOS / iPadOS / watchOS / visionOS:
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macOS:
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This has been a difficult year, and my updates have been slow as a result, so your patience with me is appreciated!
iOS / iPadOS / watchOS / visionOS:
pcalc.com/store/pcalc
macOS:
pcalc.com/store/pcalcmac
This has been a difficult year, and my updates have been slow as a result, so your patience with me is appreciated!
November 30, 2024 at 4:10 AM
PCalc: THE calculator app, now at a great discount!