Athena
@qupinaut.bsky.social
The 6yo loves the #3dprinter and sings it to sleep and cheers it on saying “good job”
November 28, 2025 at 4:21 AM
The 6yo loves the #3dprinter and sings it to sleep and cheers it on saying “good job”
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We've just launched the first large, site-less (home, direct to participant) randomized trial for treatment of #LongCovid, testing tirzepatide (a GLP-1 drug) vs placebo. Please help spread the word
www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve...
www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve...
Scripps Research scientists launch new digital clinical trial to test repurposed drug for long COVID symptom relief
www.scripps.edu
October 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
We've just launched the first large, site-less (home, direct to participant) randomized trial for treatment of #LongCovid, testing tirzepatide (a GLP-1 drug) vs placebo. Please help spread the word
www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve...
www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve...
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I actually love hearing other languages. There are so many of them and they’re beautiful.
Getting mad about it is a skill issue. And to be clear, that skill is empathy.
Getting mad about it is a skill issue. And to be clear, that skill is empathy.
October 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I actually love hearing other languages. There are so many of them and they’re beautiful.
Getting mad about it is a skill issue. And to be clear, that skill is empathy.
Getting mad about it is a skill issue. And to be clear, that skill is empathy.
Jesus said love your neighbor. So of course the catholic jd Vance response is “okay they won’t be my neighbors”
Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do
October 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Jesus said love your neighbor. So of course the catholic jd Vance response is “okay they won’t be my neighbors”
Ugh okay so I was hopeful and clicked. Big mistake
The problem isn’t with screens in and of themselves. Big glass slabs. Whatever
The problem is that the ubiquity of screens constantly pulls us away from living in the moment
I don’t want a screenless future. I want a distractionless one!
The problem isn’t with screens in and of themselves. Big glass slabs. Whatever
The problem is that the ubiquity of screens constantly pulls us away from living in the moment
I don’t want a screenless future. I want a distractionless one!
Screens might feel necessary. They’re not. If done right, the AI revolution will free us from their merciless tyranny.
AI Will Kill the Smartphone—and Maybe the Screen Entirely
Screens might feel necessary. They’re not. If done right, the AI revolution will free us from their merciless tyranny.
wrd.cm
October 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Ugh okay so I was hopeful and clicked. Big mistake
The problem isn’t with screens in and of themselves. Big glass slabs. Whatever
The problem is that the ubiquity of screens constantly pulls us away from living in the moment
I don’t want a screenless future. I want a distractionless one!
The problem isn’t with screens in and of themselves. Big glass slabs. Whatever
The problem is that the ubiquity of screens constantly pulls us away from living in the moment
I don’t want a screenless future. I want a distractionless one!
So apparently my 6yo knows the 6-7 intonation. (I did not know this intonation before today)
October 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
So apparently my 6yo knows the 6-7 intonation. (I did not know this intonation before today)
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This whole thread, especially the part where the reasonable videos are the start of the pipeline.
I have mentioned the struggle I am having as I get into freeze drying & pantry organization with the algo always trying to get me on the crunchy -> alt-right pipeline.
But they rarely start crazy!
I have mentioned the struggle I am having as I get into freeze drying & pantry organization with the algo always trying to get me on the crunchy -> alt-right pipeline.
But they rarely start crazy!
reposting with alt text because this feels incredibly significant. the right-wing disinfo machine means a lot of the people grieving Charlie Kirk never heard any of the things he said that would have tarnished his brand as Guy Who Just Wants to Have Dialogue Across the Aisle
September 14, 2025 at 3:19 AM
This whole thread, especially the part where the reasonable videos are the start of the pipeline.
I have mentioned the struggle I am having as I get into freeze drying & pantry organization with the algo always trying to get me on the crunchy -> alt-right pipeline.
But they rarely start crazy!
I have mentioned the struggle I am having as I get into freeze drying & pantry organization with the algo always trying to get me on the crunchy -> alt-right pipeline.
But they rarely start crazy!
I have given the 6yo power to put stuff on the shared grocery list. This may be my best or my worst idea ever
August 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I have given the 6yo power to put stuff on the shared grocery list. This may be my best or my worst idea ever
After ten years of making this one particular cheesecake in a water bath, I figured out how to keep it from getting soggy (bend the foil over the top rim so it doesn’t condense inside)
This is now my (one, single, twice yearly) superpower. Feels amazing
This is now my (one, single, twice yearly) superpower. Feels amazing
August 19, 2025 at 2:54 AM
After ten years of making this one particular cheesecake in a water bath, I figured out how to keep it from getting soggy (bend the foil over the top rim so it doesn’t condense inside)
This is now my (one, single, twice yearly) superpower. Feels amazing
This is now my (one, single, twice yearly) superpower. Feels amazing
I taught people board games last night and one of them told me it was a good teach. I’d been intimidated for so long and sort of waiting / hoping someone else will teach.
This is going to unlock so many of those board games I’d have been too shy to get to the table otherwise.
This is going to unlock so many of those board games I’d have been too shy to get to the table otherwise.
July 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I taught people board games last night and one of them told me it was a good teach. I’d been intimidated for so long and sort of waiting / hoping someone else will teach.
This is going to unlock so many of those board games I’d have been too shy to get to the table otherwise.
This is going to unlock so many of those board games I’d have been too shy to get to the table otherwise.
That was sweet customer service. I’d just missed backing Food Truck Race, reached out to the creator to let him know his marketing worked, I was just too slow, but keeping an eye out for when it comes to retail
He reached out personally to send me a preorder link
How could I not? #boardgamesky
He reached out personally to send me a preorder link
How could I not? #boardgamesky
June 11, 2025 at 6:19 AM
That was sweet customer service. I’d just missed backing Food Truck Race, reached out to the creator to let him know his marketing worked, I was just too slow, but keeping an eye out for when it comes to retail
He reached out personally to send me a preorder link
How could I not? #boardgamesky
He reached out personally to send me a preorder link
How could I not? #boardgamesky
I put eyes on her PBJ _once_
June 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I put eyes on her PBJ _once_
I’ve gone from hesitantly playing Minecraft with my daughter only because she wants me to, to spending my whole evening exploring / fishing / mining iron to fill up a chest with goodies for my daughter when she wakes up
May 28, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I’ve gone from hesitantly playing Minecraft with my daughter only because she wants me to, to spending my whole evening exploring / fishing / mining iron to fill up a chest with goodies for my daughter when she wakes up
The 5yo and I just started playing #minecraft survival. Mistakes have been made
May 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The 5yo and I just started playing #minecraft survival. Mistakes have been made
Took four tries and many false starts but finally beat The LOOP solo! Great game, great solo. Just flows from one action to another
Also funny artwork and tongue in cheek humor. Curious how it plays with more people
Only bad thing, think it’s OOP. I got lucky and found a copy randomly at my LGS
Also funny artwork and tongue in cheek humor. Curious how it plays with more people
Only bad thing, think it’s OOP. I got lucky and found a copy randomly at my LGS
May 22, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Took four tries and many false starts but finally beat The LOOP solo! Great game, great solo. Just flows from one action to another
Also funny artwork and tongue in cheek humor. Curious how it plays with more people
Only bad thing, think it’s OOP. I got lucky and found a copy randomly at my LGS
Also funny artwork and tongue in cheek humor. Curious how it plays with more people
Only bad thing, think it’s OOP. I got lucky and found a copy randomly at my LGS
My 5yo has learned to trash talk my husband over Wordle 😂
May 21, 2025 at 2:28 AM
My 5yo has learned to trash talk my husband over Wordle 😂
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New, from me:
The DOGE project was sold as tech disruptors who would revolutionize government. To try to understand why DOGE has failed, I point to lessons that other technologists who worked in government learned, but DOGE ignored. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-doge-...
The DOGE project was sold as tech disruptors who would revolutionize government. To try to understand why DOGE has failed, I point to lessons that other technologists who worked in government learned, but DOGE ignored. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-doge-...
What DOGE gets wrong about tech and government
Lessons learned by civic tech, forgotten by DOGE
donmoynihan.substack.com
May 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
New, from me:
The DOGE project was sold as tech disruptors who would revolutionize government. To try to understand why DOGE has failed, I point to lessons that other technologists who worked in government learned, but DOGE ignored. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-doge-...
The DOGE project was sold as tech disruptors who would revolutionize government. To try to understand why DOGE has failed, I point to lessons that other technologists who worked in government learned, but DOGE ignored. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-doge-...
Loving the naming pattern of these cozy books. Keep em coming!!
May 16, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Loving the naming pattern of these cozy books. Keep em coming!!
In a few short weeks (months?) kiddo has gone from randomly putting cake everywhere to building structures + blowing up rocks with TNT to make gigantic waterfalls
Oh also almost burning down her house in Minecraft
Oh also almost burning down her house in Minecraft
May 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
In a few short weeks (months?) kiddo has gone from randomly putting cake everywhere to building structures + blowing up rocks with TNT to make gigantic waterfalls
Oh also almost burning down her house in Minecraft
Oh also almost burning down her house in Minecraft
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Trump on Day One: Your costs will be lower immediately.
Trump on Day 100: Your kids will now have fewer toys and also you're going to pay higher prices.
Trump on Day 100: Your kids will now have fewer toys and also you're going to pay higher prices.
April 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Trump on Day One: Your costs will be lower immediately.
Trump on Day 100: Your kids will now have fewer toys and also you're going to pay higher prices.
Trump on Day 100: Your kids will now have fewer toys and also you're going to pay higher prices.
April 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
So I slept last night at 1am instead of 12:30 and frankly I am a wreck today.
The one thing I really miss about being a teenager tbh
The one thing I really miss about being a teenager tbh
April 24, 2025 at 2:57 AM
So I slept last night at 1am instead of 12:30 and frankly I am a wreck today.
The one thing I really miss about being a teenager tbh
The one thing I really miss about being a teenager tbh
New avatar 🥰
Started with this drawing my 5yo made of me. Adored the expression. I really wanted to make this my avatar but it wasn’t working as is. So I looked through the promos feed on Bluesky
I think @countslimeula.bsky.social did a fantastic job of capturing the mischievous energy!
Started with this drawing my 5yo made of me. Adored the expression. I really wanted to make this my avatar but it wasn’t working as is. So I looked through the promos feed on Bluesky
I think @countslimeula.bsky.social did a fantastic job of capturing the mischievous energy!
April 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
New avatar 🥰
Started with this drawing my 5yo made of me. Adored the expression. I really wanted to make this my avatar but it wasn’t working as is. So I looked through the promos feed on Bluesky
I think @countslimeula.bsky.social did a fantastic job of capturing the mischievous energy!
Started with this drawing my 5yo made of me. Adored the expression. I really wanted to make this my avatar but it wasn’t working as is. So I looked through the promos feed on Bluesky
I think @countslimeula.bsky.social did a fantastic job of capturing the mischievous energy!
Also wow he’s still going and pretty lucid after 17 hours? I can only talk straight for 17 seconds
April 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Also wow he’s still going and pretty lucid after 17 hours? I can only talk straight for 17 seconds
I’m not good at this but I just called my senators for the first time to express my support for what they’re doing and to ask them to stand with Cory Booker
Messed up the first one (voicemail) and didn’t leave my zip code. But for the second one a lovely staffer picked up the phone and took my msg
Messed up the first one (voicemail) and didn’t leave my zip code. But for the second one a lovely staffer picked up the phone and took my msg
April 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I’m not good at this but I just called my senators for the first time to express my support for what they’re doing and to ask them to stand with Cory Booker
Messed up the first one (voicemail) and didn’t leave my zip code. But for the second one a lovely staffer picked up the phone and took my msg
Messed up the first one (voicemail) and didn’t leave my zip code. But for the second one a lovely staffer picked up the phone and took my msg