julie the cyborg
@juliethecyborg.bsky.social
former gifted kid turned burned-out trans lesbian techie. autistic/ADHD/etc., proud AAC and diaper user. ask about my special interest of the week!
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The new lighting spans approximately 2,600 feet (or about a half mile) of the Community Path Extension between Walnut Street and Poplar Street on either side of the MBTA’s East Somerville Station. Check it out and learn more at somervillema.gov/communitypath.
https://somervillema.gov/communitypath."
November 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The new lighting spans approximately 2,600 feet (or about a half mile) of the Community Path Extension between Walnut Street and Poplar Street on either side of the MBTA’s East Somerville Station. Check it out and learn more at somervillema.gov/communitypath.
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Just in time for winter’s shorter days—the City has installed new lighting on previously unlit segments of the Community Path Extension to deliver a safer and more comfortable experience for people using the path after dark!
November 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Just in time for winter’s shorter days—the City has installed new lighting on previously unlit segments of the Community Path Extension to deliver a safer and more comfortable experience for people using the path after dark!
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Projects like these require a ton of teamwork- thank you so much to Councilor Sait, Crowley Cottrell, and as always, our Public Space and Urban Forestry Department for helping make this park a reality. Go forth and enjoy!
Photo credit: Drew Dobek
Photo credit: Drew Dobek
November 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Projects like these require a ton of teamwork- thank you so much to Councilor Sait, Crowley Cottrell, and as always, our Public Space and Urban Forestry Department for helping make this park a reality. Go forth and enjoy!
Photo credit: Drew Dobek
Photo credit: Drew Dobek
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Last Friday, we celebrated the opening of Junction Park! This long awaited green space includes 90 new shade trees, a hammock area, water stations, and over 6,000 native plantings.
November 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Last Friday, we celebrated the opening of Junction Park! This long awaited green space includes 90 new shade trees, a hammock area, water stations, and over 6,000 native plantings.
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Being autistic and doing day to day tasks can be extremely draining. One day you feel like ok I can do these tasks quite comfortably.
Another day can feel like what the hell am I doing, I can't do these tasks, I can't even remember how to do these tasks, I need to go in a dark room and lay down.
Another day can feel like what the hell am I doing, I can't do these tasks, I can't even remember how to do these tasks, I need to go in a dark room and lay down.
November 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Being autistic and doing day to day tasks can be extremely draining. One day you feel like ok I can do these tasks quite comfortably.
Another day can feel like what the hell am I doing, I can't do these tasks, I can't even remember how to do these tasks, I need to go in a dark room and lay down.
Another day can feel like what the hell am I doing, I can't do these tasks, I can't even remember how to do these tasks, I need to go in a dark room and lay down.
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The study surveyed all known garments and items that can be used to cover one’s feet, concluding that they are all, without exception, terrible.
All shoes and socks entirely bad and bare feet also not great, study confirms
Researchers have confirmed long-held suspicions that there are no good footwear options and that having feet in general is just not ideal, a new study has revealed. The study surveyed all known…
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November 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The study surveyed all known garments and items that can be used to cover one’s feet, concluding that they are all, without exception, terrible.
new bib, from Lil Helper! liking it so far, it didn't come out of the package smelling awful, and it's got *three* bigger neck snaps than I need.
stay tuned to find out how much of my lunch ends up on it!
stay tuned to find out how much of my lunch ends up on it!
November 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
new bib, from Lil Helper! liking it so far, it didn't come out of the package smelling awful, and it's got *three* bigger neck snaps than I need.
stay tuned to find out how much of my lunch ends up on it!
stay tuned to find out how much of my lunch ends up on it!
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Every day I work at Big Tech I understand this guy more and more
November 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Every day I work at Big Tech I understand this guy more and more
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I know this isn't everyone's experience, and some schools are less traumatizing than others, and there are alternatives, but still.
November 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I know this isn't everyone's experience, and some schools are less traumatizing than others, and there are alternatives, but still.
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There are a lot of reasons I don't ever intend to have children. But, one of them is definitely that school was a bad enough experience for me that I can't imagine having to subject a child to 12 years of it as a parent.
November 16, 2025 at 10:53 PM
There are a lot of reasons I don't ever intend to have children. But, one of them is definitely that school was a bad enough experience for me that I can't imagine having to subject a child to 12 years of it as a parent.
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yesterday my bike's front wheel started making an alarming crackling sound when I rode it!
today, @elliesaur.bsky.social took it off and rebuilt the hub bearings (one of which was super rusty because it had run completely out of grease!), and that fixed it!
let it be known that she is excellent!
today, @elliesaur.bsky.social took it off and rebuilt the hub bearings (one of which was super rusty because it had run completely out of grease!), and that fixed it!
let it be known that she is excellent!
November 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
yesterday my bike's front wheel started making an alarming crackling sound when I rode it!
today, @elliesaur.bsky.social took it off and rebuilt the hub bearings (one of which was super rusty because it had run completely out of grease!), and that fixed it!
let it be known that she is excellent!
today, @elliesaur.bsky.social took it off and rebuilt the hub bearings (one of which was super rusty because it had run completely out of grease!), and that fixed it!
let it be known that she is excellent!
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Me: I turned the heat up a little. Sorry.
Husband: Ok.
Me: I don't know why I feel like I need to confess anytime I touch the heat.
Husband: I do, *singing* because I've met your parents.
Husband: Ok.
Me: I don't know why I feel like I need to confess anytime I touch the heat.
Husband: I do, *singing* because I've met your parents.
November 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Me: I turned the heat up a little. Sorry.
Husband: Ok.
Me: I don't know why I feel like I need to confess anytime I touch the heat.
Husband: I do, *singing* because I've met your parents.
Husband: Ok.
Me: I don't know why I feel like I need to confess anytime I touch the heat.
Husband: I do, *singing* because I've met your parents.
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wolfpupy comic from May 20, 2021 - patreon.com/wolfpupy
November 16, 2023 at 12:58 AM
wolfpupy comic from May 20, 2021 - patreon.com/wolfpupy
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Major congratulations to @kickstarterunited.org on this win! We are so proud of this union of tech workers, creatives, and people generally interested in a positive vision for the future of human labor. It has been an honor to learn about their struggle and play fun games with them.
WE WON! After 42 days of striking we have a tentative agreement in hand that protects our existing 4 day work week, establishes a minimum salary, and adds protections against AI replacing jobs at our workplace!
![Graphic with multiple picket signs that reads "[up arrow] Minimum Salary", "4 day Work Week", and a big cancel sign over "AI Replacing Jobs" and so much more. Go to kickstarterunited.org to see it all!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gdife25rfr5drwr2nhncr3rf/bafkreidfgv3xytmgta3x35mjze22ojok7lwh3vlhgrcfbcwr7hjg6bb6eu@jpeg)
November 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Major congratulations to @kickstarterunited.org on this win! We are so proud of this union of tech workers, creatives, and people generally interested in a positive vision for the future of human labor. It has been an honor to learn about their struggle and play fun games with them.
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16 yo me: the united states is structured around child abuse
Psychiatrist: wow maybe u need more meds
Reality: the united states is structured around child abuse
Psychiatrist: wow maybe u need more meds
Reality: the united states is structured around child abuse
November 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
16 yo me: the united states is structured around child abuse
Psychiatrist: wow maybe u need more meds
Reality: the united states is structured around child abuse
Psychiatrist: wow maybe u need more meds
Reality: the united states is structured around child abuse
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Don’t forget to find joy in these trying times. The more childlike, the better. Really push yourself. Joyless people are pretty useless. Which is why they wanna make us feel bad about everything that brings out that spark in us.
November 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Don’t forget to find joy in these trying times. The more childlike, the better. Really push yourself. Joyless people are pretty useless. Which is why they wanna make us feel bad about everything that brings out that spark in us.
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It's also a good show if you're a neurodivergent adult who isn't an age regressor but still wants to get hit right in the relatable feels zone.
November 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM
It's also a good show if you're a neurodivergent adult who isn't an age regressor but still wants to get hit right in the relatable feels zone.
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It also has truly amazing closed captions that really do a good job of conveying the full soundscape and emotions of the show, and not just the dialog.
November 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
It also has truly amazing closed captions that really do a good job of conveying the full soundscape and emotions of the show, and not just the dialog.
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The more I watch Carl the Collector, the more I like it.
The art and animation are amazing.
The writing and stories are good.
The acting and characters are great and super relatable.
It's free to stream from PBS kids and I recommend it if you're looking for a new little space show.
The art and animation are amazing.
The writing and stories are good.
The acting and characters are great and super relatable.
It's free to stream from PBS kids and I recommend it if you're looking for a new little space show.
November 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
The more I watch Carl the Collector, the more I like it.
The art and animation are amazing.
The writing and stories are good.
The acting and characters are great and super relatable.
It's free to stream from PBS kids and I recommend it if you're looking for a new little space show.
The art and animation are amazing.
The writing and stories are good.
The acting and characters are great and super relatable.
It's free to stream from PBS kids and I recommend it if you're looking for a new little space show.
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Pissafus has to continuously roll a boulder to the bathroom (because he can never fully empty his bladder.)
November 12, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Pissafus has to continuously roll a boulder to the bathroom (because he can never fully empty his bladder.)
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Ahh you bastards
Beth Hapworth, 38, who needs clear and direct communication from others in order to avoid misunderstandings, has reportedly become an expert in dancing around, pussyfooting and eggshell-treading.
Autistic woman prefers direct communication unless she has to do it
An autistic woman who would prefer for others to deliver difficult truths to her without any ambiguity would also rather die than say a single stressful thing directly into another person’s face, it…
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November 12, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Ahh you bastards
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To put her doubts to rest, Paige Thomas, 39, underwent a rigorous diagnostic assessment with clinical psychologist, Graeme Hart. This consisted of seven lengthy questionnaires and three diagnostic interviews, which Thomas voluntarily supplemented with a full autobiography.
“What if I’m not really autistic?” asks world’s most obviously autistic woman, constantly
An autistic woman is boring the ever-living fuck out of her friends and family by relentlessly questioning her own diagnosis, sources have claimed. To put her doubts to rest, Paige Thomas, 39,…
thedailytism.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
To put her doubts to rest, Paige Thomas, 39, underwent a rigorous diagnostic assessment with clinical psychologist, Graeme Hart. This consisted of seven lengthy questionnaires and three diagnostic interviews, which Thomas voluntarily supplemented with a full autobiography.