Laci
@lacewindu.bsky.social
I am interested in anthropology, astronomy, scientific breakthroughs, LGBTQ+ issues, and ethics. I crochet🧶nearly compulsively. Surreal or sci-fi memes & pet pictures carry me through the day. I enjoy the crafty, curious, & occasionally creepy.
When did I become a romantic? Aimee is on a plane coming home, and the sense of relief I feel is so profound. I feel like my heart is coming back to me.
September 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
When did I become a romantic? Aimee is on a plane coming home, and the sense of relief I feel is so profound. I feel like my heart is coming back to me.
Happy suicide prevention month. I found this screenshot from twitter and found it oddly motivational.
September 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Happy suicide prevention month. I found this screenshot from twitter and found it oddly motivational.
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We can't eat our way out of a creeping bellflower invasion. But we can chew through other tough problems, like shaping food systems around consumerism. Or thinking it's weird to pull a weed out of the park and eat it. My latest for the @startribune.com
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August 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
We can't eat our way out of a creeping bellflower invasion. But we can chew through other tough problems, like shaping food systems around consumerism. Or thinking it's weird to pull a weed out of the park and eat it. My latest for the @startribune.com
www.startribune.com/urban-foragi...
www.startribune.com/urban-foragi...
I do love playing 1994 SNES game Earthbound, A.K.A. “The Steve Game” in our house. It is a trippy, tongue in cheek RPG where you name the characters and your favorite thing before knowing much about the game. It is available on the switch. I recommend checking it out. (Name people & things silly).
July 13, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I do love playing 1994 SNES game Earthbound, A.K.A. “The Steve Game” in our house. It is a trippy, tongue in cheek RPG where you name the characters and your favorite thing before knowing much about the game. It is available on the switch. I recommend checking it out. (Name people & things silly).
Twice in less than a month. So annoyed. But also not feeling super ill this time…yet.
July 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Twice in less than a month. So annoyed. But also not feeling super ill this time…yet.
I made a Zote the Mighty costume for Hollow Knight for CONvergence out of materials in my house and some pool noodles I got for free off of Craigslist. I found a Hollow Knight and a Hornet, too! It was a lot of fun. I handed out scrolls with the 57 precepts of Zote.
July 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I made a Zote the Mighty costume for Hollow Knight for CONvergence out of materials in my house and some pool noodles I got for free off of Craigslist. I found a Hollow Knight and a Hornet, too! It was a lot of fun. I handed out scrolls with the 57 precepts of Zote.
I started an obscure, cartoony costume last night for a convention that starts Thurs. I think I’m going to pull it together with scrounged materials from my closet, craft stash, and 2 free pool noodles I got from a stranger off of Craigslist last night. I do enjoy the thrill of last minute crafting.
July 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I started an obscure, cartoony costume last night for a convention that starts Thurs. I think I’m going to pull it together with scrounged materials from my closet, craft stash, and 2 free pool noodles I got from a stranger off of Craigslist last night. I do enjoy the thrill of last minute crafting.
I continue to be the type of person who, on the day she is completely over Influenza B, mows the lawn, weeds the garden, harvests mulberries, and stays up too late making a pie. I couldn’t stand not getting those things done when I was sick. It ate at me. I also recognize it is unhealthy/unhelpful.
June 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I continue to be the type of person who, on the day she is completely over Influenza B, mows the lawn, weeds the garden, harvests mulberries, and stays up too late making a pie. I couldn’t stand not getting those things done when I was sick. It ate at me. I also recognize it is unhealthy/unhelpful.
I spent the day making whiskey bottles out of beads, paper, nails, and wire because I couldn’t abide the cutout ones in the kit. These are my first made up bottles, though. I like how they turned out. Toothpick in front for scale. #miniature
June 22, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I spent the day making whiskey bottles out of beads, paper, nails, and wire because I couldn’t abide the cutout ones in the kit. These are my first made up bottles, though. I like how they turned out. Toothpick in front for scale. #miniature
This was on the long abandoned Minneapolis 3rd precinct today. It is almost as good as the time someone slapped a Spirit Halloween store banner on there.
May 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This was on the long abandoned Minneapolis 3rd precinct today. It is almost as good as the time someone slapped a Spirit Halloween store banner on there.
I never get sick of Ea Nasir jokes.
May 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I never get sick of Ea Nasir jokes.
My mom is a singular human. I try to let her know as often as I can.
May 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
My mom is a singular human. I try to let her know as often as I can.
It is finally done! I finally finished my tryptic of #miniature kitty rooms! These are each about 4 inch cubes and almost entirely made of laser cut paper and glue. They make me quite happy. They were the only kits I have come across I almost didn’t modify.
April 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
It is finally done! I finally finished my tryptic of #miniature kitty rooms! These are each about 4 inch cubes and almost entirely made of laser cut paper and glue. They make me quite happy. They were the only kits I have come across I almost didn’t modify.
My queendom hath been taken from me, and they doth expect a smile and gratitude.
April 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
My queendom hath been taken from me, and they doth expect a smile and gratitude.
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with Easter Sunday falling on 4/20 the confluence of “he is risen” with “he is baked” means that Jesus is leavened/contains yeast, and thus misrepresented by the christ crackers they give out at communion. In this essay I will…
April 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
with Easter Sunday falling on 4/20 the confluence of “he is risen” with “he is baked” means that Jesus is leavened/contains yeast, and thus misrepresented by the christ crackers they give out at communion. In this essay I will…
Cheerios Veggie Blends Apple Strawberry is so yummy! It is what I want fruit loops to taste like but never does. It is dried strawberry and candied carrot forward. My body thanks me for every bite. I hope it sticks around. @generalmills.com
April 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Cheerios Veggie Blends Apple Strawberry is so yummy! It is what I want fruit loops to taste like but never does. It is dried strawberry and candied carrot forward. My body thanks me for every bite. I hope it sticks around. @generalmills.com
Did you do 23 & me testing? Log in now to delete your data before it is too late. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
How to Delete Your Data From 23andMe
DNA-testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy, which means the future of the company’s vast trove of customer data is unknown. Here’s what that means for your genetic data.
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March 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Did you do 23 & me testing? Log in now to delete your data before it is too late. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
The only dating advice I can offer is to assume that time is present in the field, but is not displayed, when doing calculations or filters, if your results seem off.
The only dating advice I can offer is that someone somewhere will have forgotten about leap years and it will break all your code.
The only dating advice I can offer is that if the date isn't written on an archival document, you may determine a date from context clues and use "circa," or else use "undated."
March 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The only dating advice I can offer is to assume that time is present in the field, but is not displayed, when doing calculations or filters, if your results seem off.
I’m less proud to be working at the VA today. This press release is embarrassing and disgusting. I am a little glad they are not making people stop their hormones if they started, but that is not much of a concession. Ugh! UGH! news.va.gov/press-room/v...
VA to phase out treatment for gender dysphoria - VA News
Any and all savings VA achieves by stopping specific medical treatments for gender dysphoria will be redirected to help severely injured VA beneficiaries – such as paralyzed Veterans and amputees – re...
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March 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I’m less proud to be working at the VA today. This press release is embarrassing and disgusting. I am a little glad they are not making people stop their hormones if they started, but that is not much of a concession. Ugh! UGH! news.va.gov/press-room/v...
There are some neat advances in #Archeology where aerial photos or lidar scans are analyzed before people go out to examine sites. This article is about finding a whole bunch more Nazca drawings and realizing they were probably road signs for those walking. www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth...
How we're about to solve the world’s greatest archaeological puzzle
Artificial intelligence is helping archaeologists unlock Earth’s oldest secrets.
www.sciencefocus.com
March 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
There are some neat advances in #Archeology where aerial photos or lidar scans are analyzed before people go out to examine sites. This article is about finding a whole bunch more Nazca drawings and realizing they were probably road signs for those walking. www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth...
Bluesky can be a shitshow of an echo chamber. It is looking more and more like twitter everyday. I offered a dissenting opinion on a thread. After 20 minutes of replying to bad faith arguments, I deleted all my replies. Considering unfollowing OP. Ugh. I might wander back to Mastodon for a while.
March 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Bluesky can be a shitshow of an echo chamber. It is looking more and more like twitter everyday. I offered a dissenting opinion on a thread. After 20 minutes of replying to bad faith arguments, I deleted all my replies. Considering unfollowing OP. Ugh. I might wander back to Mastodon for a while.
Meanwhile, in Belgrade, Serbia, a student-built peaceful protest is pressuring their government to address corruption, graft, and a president who is using powers outside of what is granted to him by the constitution. www.msn.com/en-gb/politi...
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March 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Meanwhile, in Belgrade, Serbia, a student-built peaceful protest is pressuring their government to address corruption, graft, and a president who is using powers outside of what is granted to him by the constitution. www.msn.com/en-gb/politi...
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Get rid of your Amazon Echo
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Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28
Amazon is killing a privacy feature to bolster Alexa+, the new subscription assistant.
arstechnica.com
March 15, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Get rid of your Amazon Echo
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Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) has kindly provided this handy form letter that any US citizen can send to DOGE to request any records DOGE may have accessed about that citizen under the Freedom Of Information Act.
jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy...
jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy...
DOGE Privacy Act Requests
U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin is encouraging all U.S. citizens to join him this week in filing formal demands for access to their personal data obtained by the Department of Government Efficiency (...
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March 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) has kindly provided this handy form letter that any US citizen can send to DOGE to request any records DOGE may have accessed about that citizen under the Freedom Of Information Act.
jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy...
jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy...