Felladonna
@langsec.hacker.gf
An alter ego. Nightmare fuel chemist stealing electricity from the alternator of the world. AuDHD, 🇺🇲/🇧🇪, music, machining, lapidary, cats. Pronouns: first and second person ones, darling.
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Felladonna
@langsec.hacker.gf
· Nov 20
ok I made good on my idle threat and made a bassists starter pack
go.bsky.app/FwpFW82
a few are people I know, but mostly it's people I found who put "bassist" or "bass" in their bio in a contextually appropriate way
if you don't want to be on the list, please lmk and I'll fix it
rock on!
go.bsky.app/FwpFW82
a few are people I know, but mostly it's people I found who put "bassist" or "bass" in their bio in a contextually appropriate way
if you don't want to be on the list, please lmk and I'll fix it
rock on!
it's super cat dependent, in my experience
of my current three, malysh always looks relaxed, slavik always looks alert but a little bewildered, and pixel either looks like a porg or like she's judging everyone and everything
of my current three, malysh always looks relaxed, slavik always looks alert but a little bewildered, and pixel either looks like a porg or like she's judging everyone and everything
February 11, 2026 at 9:43 AM
it's super cat dependent, in my experience
of my current three, malysh always looks relaxed, slavik always looks alert but a little bewildered, and pixel either looks like a porg or like she's judging everyone and everything
of my current three, malysh always looks relaxed, slavik always looks alert but a little bewildered, and pixel either looks like a porg or like she's judging everyone and everything
man, I miss the hell out of sctv
I was a bit young for its original run, like when it was on nbc my bedtime was still 9pm
but nickelodeon picked it up for nick at nite, and I was hooked
I was a bit young for its original run, like when it was on nbc my bedtime was still 9pm
but nickelodeon picked it up for nick at nite, and I was hooked
February 11, 2026 at 9:40 AM
man, I miss the hell out of sctv
I was a bit young for its original run, like when it was on nbc my bedtime was still 9pm
but nickelodeon picked it up for nick at nite, and I was hooked
I was a bit young for its original run, like when it was on nbc my bedtime was still 9pm
but nickelodeon picked it up for nick at nite, and I was hooked
(err, "they" above meaning the wraparounds I have specifically. at the moment, 99% of the time they're powered off and just being inert sunglasses, because it's been cold and rainy and generally crap cycling weather)
February 11, 2026 at 9:09 AM
(err, "they" above meaning the wraparounds I have specifically. at the moment, 99% of the time they're powered off and just being inert sunglasses, because it's been cold and rainy and generally crap cycling weather)
the manufacturer solicits feedback and liked my suggestion of a clear safety lens for when I want to record fpv of stuff I'm doing in my shop that warrants safety glasses
I will be real upset if meta glasses provoke backlash against any frames with a camera in
most of the time they're not even on!
I will be real upset if meta glasses provoke backlash against any frames with a camera in
most of the time they're not even on!
February 11, 2026 at 9:06 AM
the manufacturer solicits feedback and liked my suggestion of a clear safety lens for when I want to record fpv of stuff I'm doing in my shop that warrants safety glasses
I will be real upset if meta glasses provoke backlash against any frames with a camera in
most of the time they're not even on!
I will be real upset if meta glasses provoke backlash against any frames with a camera in
most of the time they're not even on!
man, this whole topic wigs me tf out
my best sunglasses right now are a pair of wraparounds intended as cycling glasses. which they're great for! also for driving and walking
they have a camera that I only use for recording bike rides. I paid my local optician €300 to customize my prescription
my best sunglasses right now are a pair of wraparounds intended as cycling glasses. which they're great for! also for driving and walking
they have a camera that I only use for recording bike rides. I paid my local optician €300 to customize my prescription
February 11, 2026 at 9:06 AM
man, this whole topic wigs me tf out
my best sunglasses right now are a pair of wraparounds intended as cycling glasses. which they're great for! also for driving and walking
they have a camera that I only use for recording bike rides. I paid my local optician €300 to customize my prescription
my best sunglasses right now are a pair of wraparounds intended as cycling glasses. which they're great for! also for driving and walking
they have a camera that I only use for recording bike rides. I paid my local optician €300 to customize my prescription
... you know, having grown up in texas, this explains a lot in retrospect about why I struggled as much as I did in my history classes, despite tracking it just fine when my mom went on a history tangent. mom explained stuff in context
February 11, 2026 at 2:56 AM
... you know, having grown up in texas, this explains a lot in retrospect about why I struggled as much as I did in my history classes, despite tracking it just fine when my mom went on a history tangent. mom explained stuff in context
plus I bet these days it would be really easy to attract high schoolers to stats, since kids are getting into gambling younger and younger
February 11, 2026 at 2:48 AM
plus I bet these days it would be really easy to attract high schoolers to stats, since kids are getting into gambling younger and younger
a few weeks after our tutoring ended, she took the test for real, and while I don't remember her exact score anymore, she got over 700 on the math section
meanwhile, god only knows how many other kids' college trajectories that one teacher screwed up by being so inflexible about his teaching style
meanwhile, god only knows how many other kids' college trajectories that one teacher screwed up by being so inflexible about his teaching style
February 11, 2026 at 2:47 AM
a few weeks after our tutoring ended, she took the test for real, and while I don't remember her exact score anymore, she got over 700 on the math section
meanwhile, god only knows how many other kids' college trajectories that one teacher screwed up by being so inflexible about his teaching style
meanwhile, god only knows how many other kids' college trajectories that one teacher screwed up by being so inflexible about his teaching style
"ok look," I told her, "we have an hour a week for the next six weeks. that's not enough time for me to teach you all of geometry, but I can teach you trig, which is the algebra of geometry. that'll get you about 80% of the geometry questions. you in?"
"let's do it," she said
so I taught her trig
"let's do it," she said
so I taught her trig
February 11, 2026 at 2:47 AM
"ok look," I told her, "we have an hour a week for the next six weeks. that's not enough time for me to teach you all of geometry, but I can teach you trig, which is the algebra of geometry. that'll get you about 80% of the geometry questions. you in?"
"let's do it," she said
so I taught her trig
"let's do it," she said
so I taught her trig
she explained, embarrassed, that she'd taken geometry, but really didn't click with the way her teacher had taught it, and the teacher's attitude was "that's a you problem"
we spent a nontrivial amount of that lesson just being mad at that guy
we spent a nontrivial amount of that lesson just being mad at that guy
February 11, 2026 at 2:47 AM
she explained, embarrassed, that she'd taken geometry, but really didn't click with the way her teacher had taught it, and the teacher's attitude was "that's a you problem"
we spent a nontrivial amount of that lesson just being mad at that guy
we spent a nontrivial amount of that lesson just being mad at that guy
then there was the cheerleader who I had as a student when I was tutoring for the math sat. when I looked over her pre-test scores, she'd aced all the arithmetic and algebra questions, but done worse than random on the geometry ones.
"any idea what's up with that?" I asked her at the first meeting
"any idea what's up with that?" I asked her at the first meeting
February 11, 2026 at 2:47 AM
then there was the cheerleader who I had as a student when I was tutoring for the math sat. when I looked over her pre-test scores, she'd aced all the arithmetic and algebra questions, but done worse than random on the geometry ones.
"any idea what's up with that?" I asked her at the first meeting
"any idea what's up with that?" I asked her at the first meeting
my youngest sister is some flavor of dyscalculic, although I think the memorization-heavy algebra curriculum she was stuck with in high school really didn't help
then in college she had to take stats and absolutely crushed it
this is imo a massive indictment of how secondary school math is taught
then in college she had to take stats and absolutely crushed it
this is imo a massive indictment of how secondary school math is taught
February 11, 2026 at 2:29 AM
my youngest sister is some flavor of dyscalculic, although I think the memorization-heavy algebra curriculum she was stuck with in high school really didn't help
then in college she had to take stats and absolutely crushed it
this is imo a massive indictment of how secondary school math is taught
then in college she had to take stats and absolutely crushed it
this is imo a massive indictment of how secondary school math is taught
oh I see, guys who didn't grow up around aunties who can huck a flip-flop across an olympic size pool with terrifying accuracy and power
February 11, 2026 at 1:32 AM
oh I see, guys who didn't grow up around aunties who can huck a flip-flop across an olympic size pool with terrifying accuracy and power
you betcha! don't forget the pattern change in the last stanza though -- line 2 of the last stanza is the same as line 3 of the first stanza, and line 4 of the last stanza is the same as line 1 of the first stanza
hmu when you have one you want to share, I'm curious what it'll be like!
hmu when you have one you want to share, I'm curious what it'll be like!
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 AM
you betcha! don't forget the pattern change in the last stanza though -- line 2 of the last stanza is the same as line 3 of the first stanza, and line 4 of the last stanza is the same as line 1 of the first stanza
hmu when you have one you want to share, I'm curious what it'll be like!
hmu when you have one you want to share, I'm curious what it'll be like!
I really enjoy your constraint poetry, thanks for continuing to post it
do you know about pantoums? they're one of the most constrained forms I've encountered, originally from malaysia
do you know about pantoums? they're one of the most constrained forms I've encountered, originally from malaysia
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
I really enjoy your constraint poetry, thanks for continuing to post it
do you know about pantoums? they're one of the most constrained forms I've encountered, originally from malaysia
do you know about pantoums? they're one of the most constrained forms I've encountered, originally from malaysia
as @valkyrie.hacker.gf likes to put it, trans people are the shock commando vanguard of the transhumanist future
February 11, 2026 at 12:19 AM
as @valkyrie.hacker.gf likes to put it, trans people are the shock commando vanguard of the transhumanist future
that's a rare and precious thing, and I hope it brings you all the business
I bet you have a lot of repeat customers
I bet you have a lot of repeat customers
February 10, 2026 at 10:06 PM
that's a rare and precious thing, and I hope it brings you all the business
I bet you have a lot of repeat customers
I bet you have a lot of repeat customers
initial release june 15, 1993 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_A...
Adobe Acrobat - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 10, 2026 at 9:55 PM
initial release june 15, 1993 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_A...
I once accidentally discovered that mechanics won't even try to screw you out of money if you open the conversation with "yeah so I pulled the obd-ii codes and I'm pretty sure it's [problem], what would parts and labor be on that?"
sharing for whoever needs to hear it
sharing for whoever needs to hear it
February 10, 2026 at 9:53 PM
I once accidentally discovered that mechanics won't even try to screw you out of money if you open the conversation with "yeah so I pulled the obd-ii codes and I'm pretty sure it's [problem], what would parts and labor be on that?"
sharing for whoever needs to hear it
sharing for whoever needs to hear it
I didn't know you worked at a tire company! absolutely makes sense for a polymer chemist though
is it fun?
is it fun?
February 10, 2026 at 9:48 PM
I didn't know you worked at a tire company! absolutely makes sense for a polymer chemist though
is it fun?
is it fun?
no, just a building in the shape of the unit cell of an iron crystal from the 1958 world's fair
February 10, 2026 at 9:36 PM
no, just a building in the shape of the unit cell of an iron crystal from the 1958 world's fair
they've renovated the elevator at the atomium since the last time I was there
we weren't quick enough on the uptake to get video going up to the restaurant, but here's what it looks like going back down
we weren't quick enough on the uptake to get video going up to the restaurant, but here's what it looks like going back down
February 10, 2026 at 9:30 PM
they've renovated the elevator at the atomium since the last time I was there
we weren't quick enough on the uptake to get video going up to the restaurant, but here's what it looks like going back down
we weren't quick enough on the uptake to get video going up to the restaurant, but here's what it looks like going back down
it's one of the weird advantages of being a small business, at least from an ethics perspective. sure would be nice if it paid, though
(insert story about that time I bullied lockheed martin into admitting they're using my parser generator in drones. I couldn't stop them, but I made them admit it)
(insert story about that time I bullied lockheed martin into admitting they're using my parser generator in drones. I couldn't stop them, but I made them admit it)
February 10, 2026 at 9:26 PM
it's one of the weird advantages of being a small business, at least from an ethics perspective. sure would be nice if it paid, though
(insert story about that time I bullied lockheed martin into admitting they're using my parser generator in drones. I couldn't stop them, but I made them admit it)
(insert story about that time I bullied lockheed martin into admitting they're using my parser generator in drones. I couldn't stop them, but I made them admit it)
he also either can't do subtraction or is claiming to have a time machine, but I just got home from a super nice dinner at the atomium and am in an unusually patient mood
February 10, 2026 at 9:21 PM
he also either can't do subtraction or is claiming to have a time machine, but I just got home from a super nice dinner at the atomium and am in an unusually patient mood