Katy 🍂
@techwriterly.bsky.social
Chicagoland tech writer/editor. Former journalist, paralegal, gig worker. Cancer survivor. She/her. Views mine. Banner: Web dev books, a disorganized pencil holder, my sleeping cat
My tech comm blog: https://www.techwriterly.com/
My tech comm blog: https://www.techwriterly.com/
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Katy 🍂
@techwriterly.bsky.social
· Sep 5
a woman is talking about her favorite thing to do is sleep
Alt: A gif of Jessica Day (Zooey Deschanel) in New Girl. The caption reads: My favorite thing to do is sleep.
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My "looking for my peeps" post 👋
Here mainly for personal interests & nerdy things (cooking & baking, streaming series, sci-fi & fantasy novels, video games). Also hoping to connect with other tech writing and web dev folks.
Here mainly for personal interests & nerdy things (cooking & baking, streaming series, sci-fi & fantasy novels, video games). Also hoping to connect with other tech writing and web dev folks.
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In 2025 we take every ounce of joy we can find!
Bluesky rn:
"So what is wrong with Ameri ... hold on ... OMG NORTHERN LIGHTS BRB."
(I'm a joiner.)
"So what is wrong with Ameri ... hold on ... OMG NORTHERN LIGHTS BRB."
(I'm a joiner.)
November 12, 2025 at 3:12 AM
In 2025 we take every ounce of joy we can find!
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Aurora color guide! What creates the different shades?
Different atoms getting "excited" at different altitudes
The bright reds are a sign of a particularly intense event
Different atoms getting "excited" at different altitudes
The bright reds are a sign of a particularly intense event
November 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Aurora color guide! What creates the different shades?
Different atoms getting "excited" at different altitudes
The bright reds are a sign of a particularly intense event
Different atoms getting "excited" at different altitudes
The bright reds are a sign of a particularly intense event
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"Chicago Loves Local" campaign is encouraging neighbors to shop local this holiday season. blockclubchi.co/3LrDpNr
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
"Chicago Loves Local" campaign is encouraging neighbors to shop local this holiday season. blockclubchi.co/3LrDpNr
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Do you like learning about animals? Do you like supporting animal welfare non-profits? Do you like MERCH? Join the Merrymac patreon to do the first two things and have a chance to get a bunch of the third thing!
We are so excited to announce our first Patreon raffle! We have a huge pile of merch that you can have a chance to win just by signing up for our Patreon blog at the $5/month level or higher: patreon.com/Merrymac?utm...
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Do you like learning about animals? Do you like supporting animal welfare non-profits? Do you like MERCH? Join the Merrymac patreon to do the first two things and have a chance to get a bunch of the third thing!
Good morning. Our glimpse of the aurora last night.
November 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Good morning. Our glimpse of the aurora last night.
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(zoomer voice) bluesky is aurora farming
November 12, 2025 at 4:17 AM
(zoomer voice) bluesky is aurora farming
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Creative pals, we need you! A group of us are running an auction to raise funds for the Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan. Sudanese people are dealing with the worst humanitarian crisis since records began. Can you donate mentoring/art/signed books etc? SIGN UP HERE: www.sudancoup.com/auction
Creatives4Sudan Fundraising Auction — Keep Eyes On Sudan
Creatives coming together to raise life-saving funds for the people escaping genocide in El-Fasher, Sudan
www.sudancoup.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Creative pals, we need you! A group of us are running an auction to raise funds for the Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan. Sudanese people are dealing with the worst humanitarian crisis since records began. Can you donate mentoring/art/signed books etc? SIGN UP HERE: www.sudancoup.com/auction
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First two eps of Pluribus are unquestionably the best new TV I’ve seen in… years. As TV drama, as sci-fi, as WTF, & like a lot of great pop culture, as slant rhyme to the present moment & its fears.
November 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
First two eps of Pluribus are unquestionably the best new TV I’ve seen in… years. As TV drama, as sci-fi, as WTF, & like a lot of great pop culture, as slant rhyme to the present moment & its fears.
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Want a party that actually fights back? Run for office. We’ll help you. runforwhat.net
Run for Something
Find offices you can run for
runforwhat.net
November 10, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Want a party that actually fights back? Run for office. We’ll help you. runforwhat.net
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How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
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November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
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Home cooks, if you find a recipe from this website, know all the recipes have been tested b/c nothing is worse than a recipe that doesn't work. My cousin-in-law who has culinary and journalism degrees is one of their testers. She used to work for America's Test Kitchen. www.thekitchn.com
The Kitchn
Inspiring cooks and nourishing homes through daily recipes, tips, kitchen design, and shopping guides.
www.thekitchn.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Home cooks, if you find a recipe from this website, know all the recipes have been tested b/c nothing is worse than a recipe that doesn't work. My cousin-in-law who has culinary and journalism degrees is one of their testers. She used to work for America's Test Kitchen. www.thekitchn.com
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🚨Winter Storm Warning! Expect intense lake effect snow from 9 PM tonight to noon Monday. Travel may be impossible with snow rates over 3 inches/hr, 12-18 inches total, and 30+ mph winds. Stay safe, Chicago! ❄️
November 9, 2025 at 8:27 AM
🚨Winter Storm Warning! Expect intense lake effect snow from 9 PM tonight to noon Monday. Travel may be impossible with snow rates over 3 inches/hr, 12-18 inches total, and 30+ mph winds. Stay safe, Chicago! ❄️
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We sold out 2 tamale vendors, bought out 2 more vendors, and absolutely swarmed a family owned bakery. It was a good day with some the very best of #BikeChi 🥰 for the 4th installment of the Street Vendor Bike Tour. We persist. ✊🏽
November 9, 2025 at 2:07 AM
We sold out 2 tamale vendors, bought out 2 more vendors, and absolutely swarmed a family owned bakery. It was a good day with some the very best of #BikeChi 🥰 for the 4th installment of the Street Vendor Bike Tour. We persist. ✊🏽
Timeline cleanse
November 8, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Timeline cleanse
Happy N7 Day! blog.bioware.com/2025/11/07/n...
November 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Happy N7 Day! blog.bioware.com/2025/11/07/n...
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Absolutely honored that I got the chance to chat with Vince Gilligan for @indiewire.com, tracing his career origins from the new show Pluribus, back through Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad, to X-Files, all the way to Space Wreck, the movie he made when he was 12: www.indiewire.com/features/int...
With ‘Pluribus,’ Vince Gilligan Is Going Back to His Other Big TV Show
INTERVIEW: The creator of the "Breaking Bad" universe cut his teeth on "The X-Files"; he tells IndieWire about bringing that ethos to a new series.
www.indiewire.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Absolutely honored that I got the chance to chat with Vince Gilligan for @indiewire.com, tracing his career origins from the new show Pluribus, back through Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad, to X-Files, all the way to Space Wreck, the movie he made when he was 12: www.indiewire.com/features/int...
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COMICS and ILLUSTRATION FOLKS. Do you have a newsletter/patreon? I want to follow it!
Also do you like your newsletter platform? I'm on Buttondown but I don't like how things display. I want to switch to something else next year. Maybe Ghost? Maybe Pencilbooth? (not Substack) Who do you like?
Also do you like your newsletter platform? I'm on Buttondown but I don't like how things display. I want to switch to something else next year. Maybe Ghost? Maybe Pencilbooth? (not Substack) Who do you like?
November 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
COMICS and ILLUSTRATION FOLKS. Do you have a newsletter/patreon? I want to follow it!
Also do you like your newsletter platform? I'm on Buttondown but I don't like how things display. I want to switch to something else next year. Maybe Ghost? Maybe Pencilbooth? (not Substack) Who do you like?
Also do you like your newsletter platform? I'm on Buttondown but I don't like how things display. I want to switch to something else next year. Maybe Ghost? Maybe Pencilbooth? (not Substack) Who do you like?
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Good morning, Blue Sky!
"Most of us are sad
No one lets it show
I've been shadows of myself
How was I to know?
Tell me, scarlet sun,
What will time allow?
We have brought our children here
Who can save them now?"
(Happy Birthday, Glenn Frey!)
"Most of us are sad
No one lets it show
I've been shadows of myself
How was I to know?
Tell me, scarlet sun,
What will time allow?
We have brought our children here
Who can save them now?"
(Happy Birthday, Glenn Frey!)
November 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Good morning, Blue Sky!
"Most of us are sad
No one lets it show
I've been shadows of myself
How was I to know?
Tell me, scarlet sun,
What will time allow?
We have brought our children here
Who can save them now?"
(Happy Birthday, Glenn Frey!)
"Most of us are sad
No one lets it show
I've been shadows of myself
How was I to know?
Tell me, scarlet sun,
What will time allow?
We have brought our children here
Who can save them now?"
(Happy Birthday, Glenn Frey!)
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How to find food — or help neighbors in need — while SNAP is paused: blockclubchi.co/4nI7m93
November 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
How to find food — or help neighbors in need — while SNAP is paused: blockclubchi.co/4nI7m93
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The video of my Write the Docs talk is up! Hope you'll find it useful. :-) passo.uno/failing-well...
Failing Well: A Practical Guide to Growth for Technical Writers
I really enjoyed speaking at Write the Docs Berlin this year. My talk was a bit special, a message in a bottle for writers who are struggling — for anyone who’s struggling in their careers, really. He...
passo.uno
November 6, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The video of my Write the Docs talk is up! Hope you'll find it useful. :-) passo.uno/failing-well...
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My Christmas chocolate collection is finally out. 🎄
It’s been a lot of work these past weeks, but I’m really proud of how it turned out. There are some cosy, festive flavours this year that I think many will love.
If you’d like to have a look, it’s all now available on the website. 🍫
It’s been a lot of work these past weeks, but I’m really proud of how it turned out. There are some cosy, festive flavours this year that I think many will love.
If you’d like to have a look, it’s all now available on the website. 🍫
November 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
My Christmas chocolate collection is finally out. 🎄
It’s been a lot of work these past weeks, but I’m really proud of how it turned out. There are some cosy, festive flavours this year that I think many will love.
If you’d like to have a look, it’s all now available on the website. 🍫
It’s been a lot of work these past weeks, but I’m really proud of how it turned out. There are some cosy, festive flavours this year that I think many will love.
If you’d like to have a look, it’s all now available on the website. 🍫
Good morning.
a dining room with a starz logo on the bottom right
Alt: Robin Williams as Mrs. Doubtfire, sweeping and dancing with a broom.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Good morning.