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Aleatha
@aleatha.bsky.social
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A little bit of everything, all of the time. Come for the privacy engineering, stay for the snark and science snacks. Not that kind of doctor.
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I suppose it was only a matter of time until they came for diversity in yeast. I think cheese is next on the list. Any cheese with visible mold is now woke. Cheddar, jack, and mozzarella will be the only cheeses approved by the Committee for American Cultural Purity. Still debating on pepperjack.
September 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
aleatha.bsky.social
www.goodreads.com/quotes/83346...
A snapshot of a quote that reads: In the matter of reforming things, as distinct from deforming them, there is one plain and simple principle; a principle which will probably be called a paradox. There exists in such a case a certain institution or law; let us say, for the sake of simplicity, a fence or gate erected across a road. The more modern type of reformer goes gaily up to it and says, "I don't see the use of this; let us clear it away." To which the more intelligent type of reformer will do well to answer: "If you don't see the use of it, I certainly won't let you clear it away. Go away and think. Then, when you can come back and tell me that you do see the use of it, I may allow you to destroy it." This paradox rests on the most elementary common sense. The gate or fence did not grow there. It was not set up by somnambulists who built it in their sleep. It is highly improbable that it was put there by escaped lunatics who were for some reason loose in the street. Some person had some reason for thinking it would be a good thing for somebody. And until we know what the reason was, we really cannot judge whether the reason was reasonable. It is extremely probable that we have overlooked some whole aspect of the question, if something set up by human beings like ourselves seems to be entirely meaningless and mysterious.
February 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
aleatha.bsky.social
Is this...actual journalism? Amazing! About to go check who owns them and how their national coverage is. I may need a subscription.
February 25, 2025 at 4:04 AM
aleatha.bsky.social
The perfect is the enemy of the good (and the enemy of even the most fleeting happiness I might add.) Let people celebrate the W, and work towards further harm reduction in the next cycle.
A comic showing a person pinching another person's lips closed and saying "shhh, let people enjoy things."
January 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
aleatha.bsky.social
Quote this with flowers from your gallery if so inclined.
A branch with many dark pink flowers. Flowering dogwood, I think.
January 26, 2025 at 7:06 AM
aleatha.bsky.social
Loool I need to submit an iOS app bug report to @support.bsky.team but I can't, because ZenDesk has a bug that won't let me select anything from the device type drop down. Will no one rid me of this troublesome yak?
A picture of a ZenDesk bug report about not being able to use the Starter Pack people selector, with a disabled Type of Device dropdown box.
January 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
aleatha.bsky.social
Oh SNAP.
January 14, 2025 at 6:14 AM