Mel
@accidentalcats.bsky.social
She/her. Queerness, hot flashes and kittens.
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Holy shit. This guy saved a PNG to a bird.
(he drew a bird into a spectrogram, played that sound to a starling, and the starling reproduced it back to him with enough accuracy he got his bird drawing back in their call's spectrogram) www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCQC...
(he drew a bird into a spectrogram, played that sound to a starling, and the starling reproduced it back to him with enough accuracy he got his bird drawing back in their call's spectrogram) www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCQC...
I Saved a PNG Image To A Bird
YouTube video by Benn Jordan
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July 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Holy shit. This guy saved a PNG to a bird.
(he drew a bird into a spectrogram, played that sound to a starling, and the starling reproduced it back to him with enough accuracy he got his bird drawing back in their call's spectrogram) www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCQC...
(he drew a bird into a spectrogram, played that sound to a starling, and the starling reproduced it back to him with enough accuracy he got his bird drawing back in their call's spectrogram) www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCQC...
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My dog just got up from the bed, went to the living room to get a ball, brought it back to the bed, deposited it beside me, and then curled up to go back to sleep.
July 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
My dog just got up from the bed, went to the living room to get a ball, brought it back to the bed, deposited it beside me, and then curled up to go back to sleep.
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I cannot stop wheezing
June 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I cannot stop wheezing
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We could all do with some wholesome trans content and this had me bawling: here’s the moment where Beth McCarthy gave a trans person a new name at her concert.
🎥 @Bethmaymcarthy on instagram
🎥 @Bethmaymcarthy on instagram
May 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
We could all do with some wholesome trans content and this had me bawling: here’s the moment where Beth McCarthy gave a trans person a new name at her concert.
🎥 @Bethmaymcarthy on instagram
🎥 @Bethmaymcarthy on instagram
Bit disappointed that Charles didn’t keep up his mom’s tradition of fancy hats.
May 28, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Bit disappointed that Charles didn’t keep up his mom’s tradition of fancy hats.
My dog when her food bowl is on the floor: I cannot eat this garbage.
My dog when her food bowl is on the kitchen counter: This is some gourmet shit.
My dog when her food bowl is on the kitchen counter: This is some gourmet shit.
May 14, 2025 at 10:47 PM
My dog when her food bowl is on the floor: I cannot eat this garbage.
My dog when her food bowl is on the kitchen counter: This is some gourmet shit.
My dog when her food bowl is on the kitchen counter: This is some gourmet shit.
Pope Momma Burger VII
Your Pope name is: Last thing you ate + number of letters in your first name.
Pope Granola Bar V
Pope Granola Bar V
Your Pope name is: Last thing you ate + number of letters in your first name.
Pope Potato VI
Pope Potato VI
May 9, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Pope Momma Burger VII
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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
May 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
Look, the next Pope could be PIZZABALLA and that alone is proof that God exists and has a sick sense of humour.
May 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Look, the next Pope could be PIZZABALLA and that alone is proof that God exists and has a sick sense of humour.
Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you weaker so it’s easier for the next thing to take you down.
May 7, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you weaker so it’s easier for the next thing to take you down.
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First Nations offer to buy ‘iconic’ Hudson’s Bay store chain for tobacco, blanket
March 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
First Nations offer to buy ‘iconic’ Hudson’s Bay store chain for tobacco, blanket
Gaslit myself into thinking I was having a never-ending hot flash. Turns out I accidentally left the heat on even though it was really warm outside.
March 17, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Gaslit myself into thinking I was having a never-ending hot flash. Turns out I accidentally left the heat on even though it was really warm outside.
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New decision from the CJEU this morning on trans rights.
“If the purpose of collecting those data was to identify the data subject, those data would appear to refer to that person’s lived gender identity, and not to the identity assigned to them at
birth.”
curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/...
#GDPR
“If the purpose of collecting those data was to identify the data subject, those data would appear to refer to that person’s lived gender identity, and not to the identity assigned to them at
birth.”
curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/...
#GDPR
curia.europa.eu
March 13, 2025 at 9:13 AM
New decision from the CJEU this morning on trans rights.
“If the purpose of collecting those data was to identify the data subject, those data would appear to refer to that person’s lived gender identity, and not to the identity assigned to them at
birth.”
curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/...
#GDPR
“If the purpose of collecting those data was to identify the data subject, those data would appear to refer to that person’s lived gender identity, and not to the identity assigned to them at
birth.”
curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/...
#GDPR
Earlier this week I quietly enforced a boundary I had set for myself regarding a family member, and it worked. I didn't get sucked in. And the world didn't end.
March 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Earlier this week I quietly enforced a boundary I had set for myself regarding a family member, and it worked. I didn't get sucked in. And the world didn't end.
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Support For Banning Tesla Electric Vehicle Sales In Canada:
Support: 71%
Oppose: 21%
Angus Reid / Mar 3, 2025 / n=2005 / Online
Support: 71%
Oppose: 21%
Angus Reid / Mar 3, 2025 / n=2005 / Online
March 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Support For Banning Tesla Electric Vehicle Sales In Canada:
Support: 71%
Oppose: 21%
Angus Reid / Mar 3, 2025 / n=2005 / Online
Support: 71%
Oppose: 21%
Angus Reid / Mar 3, 2025 / n=2005 / Online
I don't know the difference between Grimes and Billie Eilish and at this point I'm too afraid to ask.
February 26, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I don't know the difference between Grimes and Billie Eilish and at this point I'm too afraid to ask.
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"We didn’t become the greatest shirtwaist factory in the world by resting on our laurels. That’s why we’ve brought in a new efficiency czar, Noel Skum, whose job is to cut unnecessary spending and roll back overly restrictive safety regulations."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tha...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tha...
Thanks to Our New Efficiency Czar, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Is Saving More Money Than Ever
“Trump administration officials fired more than 300 staffers Thursday night at the National Nuclear Security Administration…. Sources told CNN the ...
www.mcsweeneys.net
February 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
"We didn’t become the greatest shirtwaist factory in the world by resting on our laurels. That’s why we’ve brought in a new efficiency czar, Noel Skum, whose job is to cut unnecessary spending and roll back overly restrictive safety regulations."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tha...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tha...
I have one more car payment left. ONE.
February 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I have one more car payment left. ONE.
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They were cooking with these
February 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
They were cooking with these
I fucked my entire body up in a bunch of clumsy ways today so I think I should probably not do things anymore.
February 9, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I fucked my entire body up in a bunch of clumsy ways today so I think I should probably not do things anymore.
Canada’s Fentanyl Czar
February 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Canada’s Fentanyl Czar