Jill S
@outseide.bsky.social
Tea drinker, Seattleite, queer femme, erstwhile writer, dilettante, librarian, birder, renter, traveler. If you reply-guy me, I will block you. Pronouns: she/her
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Columnar basalt = happiness. #Photography
February 14, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Columnar basalt = happiness. #Photography
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if you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them
February 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
if you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them
Dr. Jen Gunter has an absolutely fabulous post about why there is a shortage of estradiol (and other drugs) vajenda.substack.com/p/why-is-the...
She says there will be follow up post to talk about how to work around the shortages. I look forward to it!
She says there will be follow up post to talk about how to work around the shortages. I look forward to it!
Why is there a Shortage of Menopause Hormone Therapy?
Exploring the fragile supply chain allowed by the government
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February 13, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Dr. Jen Gunter has an absolutely fabulous post about why there is a shortage of estradiol (and other drugs) vajenda.substack.com/p/why-is-the...
She says there will be follow up post to talk about how to work around the shortages. I look forward to it!
She says there will be follow up post to talk about how to work around the shortages. I look forward to it!
This episode of Hoax! Podcast about fake Vermeers and who was getting away with shit is fantastic www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...
Listen all the way to the end to learn about a forger who was an actual hero, too
Listen all the way to the end to learn about a forger who was an actual hero, too
Van Meegeren's Vermeers - Hoax! | iHeart
<p>Arrested in 1945 for selling a Vermeer masterpiece to high-ranking Nazi Herman Goring, dutch painter Han van Meegeren had an innovative and shocking defense: he was guilty not of collaboration but ...
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February 13, 2026 at 9:44 PM
This episode of Hoax! Podcast about fake Vermeers and who was getting away with shit is fantastic www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...
Listen all the way to the end to learn about a forger who was an actual hero, too
Listen all the way to the end to learn about a forger who was an actual hero, too
I tried to watch the men’s figure skating but NBC was apparently not live streaming and I didn’t pay attention to their schedule so instead I watched some excellent Japanese snowboarders on the half pipe. Oh well, next time Quad God!
February 13, 2026 at 9:14 PM
I tried to watch the men’s figure skating but NBC was apparently not live streaming and I didn’t pay attention to their schedule so instead I watched some excellent Japanese snowboarders on the half pipe. Oh well, next time Quad God!
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New podcast episode out! The second segment is all about ICE. I want to emphasize again what I called out during the podcast, which is that even though we're not in the middle of an ICE "surge" here, people are living in fear and there are detentions happening every day.
NEW // Urbanist Podcast: Crosslake Light Rail + ICE-Triggered Constitutional Crisis www.theurbanist.org/2026/02/13/u...
Urbanist Podcast: Crosslake Light Rail + ICE-Triggered Constitutional Crisis » The Urbanist
# In this episode of The Urbanist Podcast, our newsroom discusses what the crosslake 2 Line opening will means for the region, what removing Claudia Balducci as System Expansion Committee Chair means ...
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February 13, 2026 at 9:12 PM
New podcast episode out! The second segment is all about ICE. I want to emphasize again what I called out during the podcast, which is that even though we're not in the middle of an ICE "surge" here, people are living in fear and there are detentions happening every day.
One year ago today I got laid off from my job. I had worked for this company for over 10 years. I am incredibly fortunate and privileged that I wasn’t hurt by this layoff, but many people are not so fortunate.
February 13, 2026 at 9:12 PM
One year ago today I got laid off from my job. I had worked for this company for over 10 years. I am incredibly fortunate and privileged that I wasn’t hurt by this layoff, but many people are not so fortunate.
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Extended until Feb 20th. I filled it out yesterday. It took me less than 5 minutes.
Katie Wilson, Seattle’s mayor, is requesting renters to fill out a survey. I haven’t taken it yet but I plan on doing it www.yourcityseattle.org
Please share widely!!
Please share widely!!
Your City | Seattle Renter's Survey
Your City makes local progressive politics more accessible to all in Seattle. This is your city.
www.yourcityseattle.org
February 13, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Extended until Feb 20th. I filled it out yesterday. It took me less than 5 minutes.
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The reuben was never my favorite, but this essay is lovely.
Plus, I support every essay that slams Jacob as the biblically accurate terrible husband he was.
Plus, I support every essay that slams Jacob as the biblically accurate terrible husband he was.
in which i discuss the reuben, a glorious sandwich and the pride of omaha
and the patriarch reuben, disowned by his father for being a slut
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
and the patriarch reuben, disowned by his father for being a slut
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
Notable Sandwiches #138: Reuben
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I trip merrily through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week, a...
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February 13, 2026 at 8:06 PM
The reuben was never my favorite, but this essay is lovely.
Plus, I support every essay that slams Jacob as the biblically accurate terrible husband he was.
Plus, I support every essay that slams Jacob as the biblically accurate terrible husband he was.
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Great thread reflecting upon the use of LLM-based simulations to run experiments that inform science, systems, and policy. Here’s the final post in the thread.
anyway, what really matters here is that a lot of big companies will stop doing user testing with real humans and instead depend on these AI simulations. The machine will dictate the market and, should we conform to the market, we will ourselves become more like the machine. Unsubscribe.
February 13, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Great thread reflecting upon the use of LLM-based simulations to run experiments that inform science, systems, and policy. Here’s the final post in the thread.
I put oil on my skin after I swim (I shower first, then oil). MY ENTIRE SKIN ORGAN. Not just my face. Because I am a delicate blossom and it will crack off my body if I do not. Especially in the winter. Find what works for you. I‘m trying a new mix of jojoba, almond, and calendula oils.
Hi, have you applied moisturizer to your skin recently? Winter can lead to painful itching and cracking. I like Cetaphil moisturizing cream and Aquaphor, but @jamellebouie.net also recommended cocoa and shea butter.
February 13, 2026 at 5:31 AM
I put oil on my skin after I swim (I shower first, then oil). MY ENTIRE SKIN ORGAN. Not just my face. Because I am a delicate blossom and it will crack off my body if I do not. Especially in the winter. Find what works for you. I‘m trying a new mix of jojoba, almond, and calendula oils.
Tonight we are watching How to Get to Heaven from Belfast (Netflix), by the same people who made Derry Girls.
February 13, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Tonight we are watching How to Get to Heaven from Belfast (Netflix), by the same people who made Derry Girls.
Thank you @kwknight.bsky.social for my adorable eel valentine from @skypeascientist.bsky.social
February 13, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Thank you @kwknight.bsky.social for my adorable eel valentine from @skypeascientist.bsky.social
Extended until Feb 20th. I filled it out yesterday. It took me less than 5 minutes.
Katie Wilson, Seattle’s mayor, is requesting renters to fill out a survey. I haven’t taken it yet but I plan on doing it www.yourcityseattle.org
Please share widely!!
Please share widely!!
Your City | Seattle Renter's Survey
Your City makes local progressive politics more accessible to all in Seattle. This is your city.
www.yourcityseattle.org
February 13, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Extended until Feb 20th. I filled it out yesterday. It took me less than 5 minutes.
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February 12, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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My neighbor is in an endless battle against pine needles. You live in Washington, dude! You will never win this war.
February 12, 2026 at 10:44 PM
My neighbor is in an endless battle against pine needles. You live in Washington, dude! You will never win this war.
Oh goody it’s Fuck Off Leaf Blower O’Clock time
February 12, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Oh goody it’s Fuck Off Leaf Blower O’Clock time
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You know, generative AI is a cool parlor trick and impressive engineering went into it AND YET, oddly enough, I don’t think that’s worth it when weighed next to how it makes CSAM on demand and keeps talking people into psychotic breaks and no one has figured out how to stop either of those
February 12, 2026 at 3:15 AM
You know, generative AI is a cool parlor trick and impressive engineering went into it AND YET, oddly enough, I don’t think that’s worth it when weighed next to how it makes CSAM on demand and keeps talking people into psychotic breaks and no one has figured out how to stop either of those
Katie Wilson, Seattle’s mayor, is requesting renters to fill out a survey. I haven’t taken it yet but I plan on doing it www.yourcityseattle.org
Please share widely!!
Please share widely!!
Your City | Seattle Renter's Survey
Your City makes local progressive politics more accessible to all in Seattle. This is your city.
www.yourcityseattle.org
February 11, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Katie Wilson, Seattle’s mayor, is requesting renters to fill out a survey. I haven’t taken it yet but I plan on doing it www.yourcityseattle.org
Please share widely!!
Please share widely!!
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For the record, I'm fine with being rabidly anti-AI because it's already harmed me by ripping off my books, it's being promoted by schmucks, and it isn't doing anything to make my life easier. It is actively making my life crappier by threatening to take my job and put a bunch of toolbags in power.
February 11, 2026 at 10:24 PM
For the record, I'm fine with being rabidly anti-AI because it's already harmed me by ripping off my books, it's being promoted by schmucks, and it isn't doing anything to make my life easier. It is actively making my life crappier by threatening to take my job and put a bunch of toolbags in power.
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Reposting again bc I helped someone return Ring cam to Amazon today, WELL past refund window but they're getting refund. We used similar phrasing: saw Super Bowl ad, read about Flock deal, you changed terms, we want something secure not to help kidnap immigrants/citizens off the street.
Hey fun fact my husband posted this how to flyer to Reddit, he's a dreamboat and I love him and ALSO HE'S RIGHT FUCK THIS SHIT RETURN YOUR RING CAMERA
Stick it to ICE and Amazon at the same time 🥰💛
Stick it to ICE and Amazon at the same time 🥰💛
People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
February 11, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Reposting again bc I helped someone return Ring cam to Amazon today, WELL past refund window but they're getting refund. We used similar phrasing: saw Super Bowl ad, read about Flock deal, you changed terms, we want something secure not to help kidnap immigrants/citizens off the street.
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A lot of people really don’t realize that there is a vast amount of information out there that is not online and plausibly never will be, or can’t be.
I think that's a point that will surprise a lot of people. There's a lot of calling the internet capable of accessing "the sum of all human knowledge" and such that I think gives people the impression that any and all records exist online somewhere.
February 11, 2026 at 8:47 PM
A lot of people really don’t realize that there is a vast amount of information out there that is not online and plausibly never will be, or can’t be.
I know there are so many horrors going on in the world right now but my brain is still glitching on the effective altruists wanting to reduce the suffering of shrimp
There’s also the Shrimp Welfare Project forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/z79ycP...
Introducing Shrimp Welfare Project — EA Forum
We’re excited to announce the launch of Shrimp Welfare Project (SWP), a new EA organization created through the Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation P…
forum.effectivealtruism.org
February 11, 2026 at 3:25 PM
I know there are so many horrors going on in the world right now but my brain is still glitching on the effective altruists wanting to reduce the suffering of shrimp