albatross
@alb4tross.bsky.social
myriad mistakes, weathered, wanton, sensation slut. nerd (place references: Arda, Bajor, Preservation, Etheria). geek princess goals
yeah, i definitely wanted gemini in my web browser. not. the enshittification of all things internet continues.
November 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
yeah, i definitely wanted gemini in my web browser. not. the enshittification of all things internet continues.
i’ve been like, "wait, did investors get swindled by perpetual motion machines again?"
we’ve not progressed as a species since traveling salesmen peddling cure alls and tonics. the stakes are higher, of course, but i don’t think that counts as progress.
we’ve not progressed as a species since traveling salesmen peddling cure alls and tonics. the stakes are higher, of course, but i don’t think that counts as progress.
November 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
i’ve been like, "wait, did investors get swindled by perpetual motion machines again?"
we’ve not progressed as a species since traveling salesmen peddling cure alls and tonics. the stakes are higher, of course, but i don’t think that counts as progress.
we’ve not progressed as a species since traveling salesmen peddling cure alls and tonics. the stakes are higher, of course, but i don’t think that counts as progress.
a meme that i came across recently that got me to feel less pain about being (what i consider) slandered by someone.
pandemic relationships were fucking weird and had their costs. not saying i didn’t/don’t have shortcomings but at least i didn’t attempt to invalidate or dismiss their reality.
pandemic relationships were fucking weird and had their costs. not saying i didn’t/don’t have shortcomings but at least i didn’t attempt to invalidate or dismiss their reality.
November 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
a meme that i came across recently that got me to feel less pain about being (what i consider) slandered by someone.
pandemic relationships were fucking weird and had their costs. not saying i didn’t/don’t have shortcomings but at least i didn’t attempt to invalidate or dismiss their reality.
pandemic relationships were fucking weird and had their costs. not saying i didn’t/don’t have shortcomings but at least i didn’t attempt to invalidate or dismiss their reality.
i’m certain you’ve seen the template. putting it here for my brain
October 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
i’m certain you’ve seen the template. putting it here for my brain
from danielascrima @ instagram
October 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
from danielascrima @ instagram
did Apple recode the macOS WindowServer in React Native? hah.
it’s been about 18 hours since i last restarted yet cpu time is up around 36 hours and i was asleep for 7 of those.
it’s been about 18 hours since i last restarted yet cpu time is up around 36 hours and i was asleep for 7 of those.
September 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
did Apple recode the macOS WindowServer in React Native? hah.
it’s been about 18 hours since i last restarted yet cpu time is up around 36 hours and i was asleep for 7 of those.
it’s been about 18 hours since i last restarted yet cpu time is up around 36 hours and i was asleep for 7 of those.
i journaled this two months ago. also i don’t think i’ve opened it since then. hah. also it’s not like i don’t have more important things to be doing than finding companionship.
September 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
i journaled this two months ago. also i don’t think i’ve opened it since then. hah. also it’s not like i don’t have more important things to be doing than finding companionship.
this reminded me of one of my early partners who was surprised that, when she beat me in a game, i never diminished it by saying something like “i let you win.” painful to imagine someone else having that experience with others. of course, probably not as painful as actually having it.
August 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
this reminded me of one of my early partners who was surprised that, when she beat me in a game, i never diminished it by saying something like “i let you win.” painful to imagine someone else having that experience with others. of course, probably not as painful as actually having it.
tangentially related, as seen on instagram yesterday
July 25, 2025 at 3:19 AM
tangentially related, as seen on instagram yesterday
also i think my favorite meme on it so far
June 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
also i think my favorite meme on it so far
i got tired of so many promoted listings on l i n k e d i n so i made this bookmarklet.
scroll all the way down to make sure all the posts are listed for that page then run the bookmarklet.
if search criteria filtered promoted posts correctly, i wouldn’t have made this.
scroll all the way down to make sure all the posts are listed for that page then run the bookmarklet.
if search criteria filtered promoted posts correctly, i wouldn’t have made this.
May 7, 2025 at 4:22 AM
i got tired of so many promoted listings on l i n k e d i n so i made this bookmarklet.
scroll all the way down to make sure all the posts are listed for that page then run the bookmarklet.
if search criteria filtered promoted posts correctly, i wouldn’t have made this.
scroll all the way down to make sure all the posts are listed for that page then run the bookmarklet.
if search criteria filtered promoted posts correctly, i wouldn’t have made this.
i haven’t found the origin of this photo, but i like it for this context
May 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
i haven’t found the origin of this photo, but i like it for this context
i think this is my favorite daylist so far
April 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
i think this is my favorite daylist so far
hard to slander them in any meaningful way. werc.ucsc.edu/Publications...
March 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
hard to slander them in any meaningful way. werc.ucsc.edu/Publications...
have you read _the gift of fear_? it’s nearly 30 years old and had this note in it. have the statistics changed since then? i’d love to know if they have.
March 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
have you read _the gift of fear_? it’s nearly 30 years old and had this note in it. have the statistics changed since then? i’d love to know if they have.
there are definitely worse roads 😅
March 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
there are definitely worse roads 😅
thinking of the comics mentioned in this post. reposted below (had to find the abstruse goose one elsewhere, but i remember which to look for).
thinking how, afaict, the counter to extremely horrible people is less horrible people.
i am so tired.
www.schneier.com/blog/archive...
thinking how, afaict, the counter to extremely horrible people is less horrible people.
i am so tired.
www.schneier.com/blog/archive...
![[A six-panel comic titled "The Beneficence of Others" showing a figure in a blue cap having dark thoughts.
Panel 1: Figure among pedestrians thinking "LOOK HOW EASILY I COULD JUST PUSH THIS GUY ONTO THE STREET INTO TRAFFIC."
Panel 2: Same scene with figure thinking "SO BLINDLY TRUSTING OF STRANGERS."
Panel 3: Same scene with figure thinking "IT'S AMAZING HOW THE DAILY WORKINGS OF SOCIETY SO FRAGILELY DEPEND UPON THE ASSUMPTION OF THE NONCRAZINESS OF OTHERS."
Panel 4: Figure in a car thinking "I COULD SO EASILY SWERVE ONTO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET INTO THE ONCOMING CARS."
Panel 5: Figure looking at someone at a desk thinking "JUST LOOK AT ED SITTING AT HIS DESK ALL INNOCENTLY."
Panel 6: Same office scene with figure thinking "I COULD PROBABLY WALK OVER AND KICK HIM IN THE HEAD AND THROW HIM OUT THE WINDOW RIGHT NOW."
Bottom caption reads: "By the beneficence of others, I was not murdered 512 times today."]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:al4ppt74uywr6fchtto5zi66/bafkreifyjpqrnqvwyyhaj3s2icetzg2kddqvyfti45naaiooenldorkfli@jpeg)
![[A three-panel comic featuring a wolf-like character in yellow clothing.
Panel 1: The character looks up at a green figure in the background, thinking "IF EDGE WASN'T A JERK TRYING TO SAVE HIMSELF, HE NEVER WOULD HAVE BROUGHT ME THE NOTES THAT ALERTED ME TO 'GARDENER IN THE DARK'."
Panel 2: The character holds what appears to be a device or tablet, thinking "THEN THERE WERE THE PROBLEMS AT ECOSYSTEMS UNLIMITED. MY CAPTAIN IS A THIEF, SCOUNDREL, AND ALLEGEDLY TROUBLEMAKER, BUT IF IT WEREN'T FOR SAM, I WOULDN'T BE HERE."
Panel 3: The character walks alone, thinking "ALL MY LIFE I'VE BEEN TAUGHT THE VALUES OF BEING A GOOD CITIZEN. NO ONE EVER TOLD ME THAT WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN, CIVILIZATION NEEDS THE ROTTEN ONES."]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:al4ppt74uywr6fchtto5zi66/bafkreib4j6g7sb7lndjd5ftka4j4a7vsjrxmpwpwagigm4vg2ksxgfbexa@jpeg)
February 15, 2025 at 1:22 AM
thinking of the comics mentioned in this post. reposted below (had to find the abstruse goose one elsewhere, but i remember which to look for).
thinking how, afaict, the counter to extremely horrible people is less horrible people.
i am so tired.
www.schneier.com/blog/archive...
thinking how, afaict, the counter to extremely horrible people is less horrible people.
i am so tired.
www.schneier.com/blog/archive...
the inconsistency. feeling this today.
February 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
the inconsistency. feeling this today.
Feel like I’m late to the party but
nice
nice
January 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Feel like I’m late to the party but
nice
nice
If I could photoshop a pear tree into this image…
December 24, 2024 at 6:40 PM
If I could photoshop a pear tree into this image…
I’m honestly surprised at how high the masculine attraction is. I’m wondering if it’s flipped, and even then it still seems high.
December 12, 2024 at 9:02 PM
I’m honestly surprised at how high the masculine attraction is. I’m wondering if it’s flipped, and even then it still seems high.
Tangentially related, this meme
![Twitter screenshot. Text is:
Juan Pedro Fisanotti
@tisadev
Human evolution reached its peak at SQL with
WHERE age >= 42 OR name NOT IN ["arthur", "marvin"]
and then MongoDB came in and sent us back to the stone age with
($or: [lage: ($gte: 42}), {name: ($nin: ["arthur", "marvin"]}]}](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:al4ppt74uywr6fchtto5zi66/bafkreicojsu7w7i5g6errou5f2pfwb5zuvitbg6kq765jgr47x2wqzupa4@jpeg)
November 28, 2024 at 1:32 AM
Tangentially related, this meme