Elizabeth Kasprzyk
@aphenine.bsky.social
Computer programmer, sci-fi and fantasy nerd and occasional writer.
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Last Christmas
I gave you my heart
The very next day
Kali ma shakti de
I gave you my heart
The very next day
Kali ma shakti de
December 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Last Christmas
I gave you my heart
The very next day
Kali ma shakti de
I gave you my heart
The very next day
Kali ma shakti de
I've come down I'll and so I've just been playing some games to pass the time and distract from feeling awful. A hidden gem I've discovered is Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous. If you've not encountered this game, it's really giving me vibes as a spiritual successor to Baldurs Gate 2
December 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I've come down I'll and so I've just been playing some games to pass the time and distract from feeling awful. A hidden gem I've discovered is Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous. If you've not encountered this game, it's really giving me vibes as a spiritual successor to Baldurs Gate 2
This Christmas I'm enjoying some comfort watching of films. So far, with friends, who are less keen on watching things they'd seen before, I've researched Starship Troopers and Porco Rosso.
December 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
This Christmas I'm enjoying some comfort watching of films. So far, with friends, who are less keen on watching things they'd seen before, I've researched Starship Troopers and Porco Rosso.
This. I don't understand how removing rights from immigrants makes other workers have better rights. Instead it undermines the rights of everyone. This the US, but it's the same here in the UK
Mass deportations don’t protect working people—they weaken labor standards, silence organizing and empower bad employers.
An attack on immigrant workers is an attack on ALL workers. @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social
An attack on immigrant workers is an attack on ALL workers. @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social
December 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This. I don't understand how removing rights from immigrants makes other workers have better rights. Instead it undermines the rights of everyone. This the US, but it's the same here in the UK
Just watched the Big Short and it really reminded me why I hate the financial system. I remember living through the 2007/8 crisis and wondering how any of what they were saying made sense. It didn't, it fell down. But at every stage it was always fine, until they couldn't pretend anymore.
December 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Just watched the Big Short and it really reminded me why I hate the financial system. I remember living through the 2007/8 crisis and wondering how any of what they were saying made sense. It didn't, it fell down. But at every stage it was always fine, until they couldn't pretend anymore.
This article sums up real consequences of the kind I envisaged when I voted against leaving the EU. It's depressing to be so right. open.substack.com/pub/iratusur...
Brexit: How We Found Ourselves Outside the Tent, Getting Pissed On
From a $5bn lawsuit against the BBC to a stalled £31bn tech deal, this is what “going it alone” looks like when your biggest ally starts turning the tables
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This article sums up real consequences of the kind I envisaged when I voted against leaving the EU. It's depressing to be so right. open.substack.com/pub/iratusur...
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Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
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lol it’s so genuinely fun seeing Cory take decades of fluency in how these systems are broken and serve it up for a mainstream audiences. Even if you know “enshittification” well, this is worth the watch. And love to @eff.org! youtu.be/d2e-c9SF5nE
Cory Doctorow - Rescuing the Internet From “Enshittification” | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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December 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
lol it’s so genuinely fun seeing Cory take decades of fluency in how these systems are broken and serve it up for a mainstream audiences. Even if you know “enshittification” well, this is worth the watch. And love to @eff.org! youtu.be/d2e-c9SF5nE
Over the past couple of weeks I have been rewriting the deployment of AWS's Elemental video encoding pipeline reference implementation into SST and Pulumi.
December 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Over the past couple of weeks I have been rewriting the deployment of AWS's Elemental video encoding pipeline reference implementation into SST and Pulumi.
Fun company trip to see the musical Matilda, which was a lot of fun. Followed by a nice meal out.
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Fun company trip to see the musical Matilda, which was a lot of fun. Followed by a nice meal out.
Every time I doubt the adage that there is no coding problem that cannot be fixed by a good night's sleep, I have mornings like today to remind me that it's valid. Today's time to fix the unfixable issue from last night: 5 minutes
December 10, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Every time I doubt the adage that there is no coding problem that cannot be fixed by a good night's sleep, I have mornings like today to remind me that it's valid. Today's time to fix the unfixable issue from last night: 5 minutes
The thing I love about Reddit are the weird little gems that come up, like this discussion on the powers of Excel in DnD www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/VhEX...
From the DnD community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the DnD community
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December 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The thing I love about Reddit are the weird little gems that come up, like this discussion on the powers of Excel in DnD www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/VhEX...
This is great news!
Decision in the Sandie Peggie case.
She was not directly or indirectly discriminated against, her claim of victimisation fails entirely, her claim of harassment fails largely and her claim against Beth Upton fails entirely. www.judiciary.uk/judgments/sa...
She was not directly or indirectly discriminated against, her claim of victimisation fails entirely, her claim of harassment fails largely and her claim against Beth Upton fails entirely. www.judiciary.uk/judgments/sa...
Sandie Peggie -v- Fife Health Board and another (judgment and summary) - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
Case number: 4104864/2024 Employment Tribunal, Scotland 8 December 2025 Before: Employment Judge A KempTribunal Member L BrownTribunal Member C Russell Between: Mrs Sandie Peggie -v- Fife Health Board...
www.judiciary.uk
December 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This is great news!
A friend and I took a punt on a random foreign film on Netflix and were pleasantly surprised. I would recommend the Left Handed Girl
Left-Handed Girl - Wikipedia share.google/N3oTwOOzJaeL...
Left-Handed Girl - Wikipedia share.google/N3oTwOOzJaeL...
Left-Handed Girl - Wikipedia
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December 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
A friend and I took a punt on a random foreign film on Netflix and were pleasantly surprised. I would recommend the Left Handed Girl
Left-Handed Girl - Wikipedia share.google/N3oTwOOzJaeL...
Left-Handed Girl - Wikipedia share.google/N3oTwOOzJaeL...
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can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
The great City Doctorow nailing all of AI in one article. If you're someone who isn't into AI, or doesn't know much about it, this article summaries everything important in one place.
doctorow.medium.com/https-plural...
doctorow.medium.com/https-plural...
The Reverse-Centaur’s Guide to Criticizing AI
My speech for U Washington’s Neuroscience, AI and Society lecture series.
doctorow.medium.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The great City Doctorow nailing all of AI in one article. If you're someone who isn't into AI, or doesn't know much about it, this article summaries everything important in one place.
doctorow.medium.com/https-plural...
doctorow.medium.com/https-plural...
2025-National-Security-Strategy.pdf share.google/69rdDm730ULo...
Eh, just read the European section in this and it's basically distillable to "Vote for Reform or else no NATO", which kind of makes a mockery of people criticising the Green Party for wanting more independence from NATO.
Eh, just read the European section in this and it's basically distillable to "Vote for Reform or else no NATO", which kind of makes a mockery of people criticising the Green Party for wanting more independence from NATO.
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December 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
2025-National-Security-Strategy.pdf share.google/69rdDm730ULo...
Eh, just read the European section in this and it's basically distillable to "Vote for Reform or else no NATO", which kind of makes a mockery of people criticising the Green Party for wanting more independence from NATO.
Eh, just read the European section in this and it's basically distillable to "Vote for Reform or else no NATO", which kind of makes a mockery of people criticising the Green Party for wanting more independence from NATO.
Love this article. Soil is way more complex than we realise and I love people who really try to understand things! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot
I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Love this article. Soil is way more complex than we realise and I love people who really try to understand things! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Aaargh, I think something has taken up residency in my attic and I don't know what it is...
I can just hear something moving up there...
I can just hear something moving up there...
December 3, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Aaargh, I think something has taken up residency in my attic and I don't know what it is...
I can just hear something moving up there...
I can just hear something moving up there...
I appear to have achieved the superpower of turning my alarm off in my sleep without waking up. I use a Google Nest and I appear to be able to say "stop" without waking up.
What, oh internet, should I do about this?
What, oh internet, should I do about this?
December 1, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I appear to have achieved the superpower of turning my alarm off in my sleep without waking up. I use a Google Nest and I appear to be able to say "stop" without waking up.
What, oh internet, should I do about this?
What, oh internet, should I do about this?
I need to buy a new smart watch but I don't know what to get. Do any of you have recommendations?
November 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I need to buy a new smart watch but I don't know what to get. Do any of you have recommendations?
When it comes to cooking pizzas, my oven appears to have three settings: cook, burn and cremate.
November 29, 2025 at 7:26 PM
When it comes to cooking pizzas, my oven appears to have three settings: cook, burn and cremate.
On Thursday, I managed to get four of us from the choir together and we played Terraforming Mars.
Everyone but me had played it either once or not at all, so we had to learn the rules!
Everyone but me had played it either once or not at all, so we had to learn the rules!
November 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
On Thursday, I managed to get four of us from the choir together and we played Terraforming Mars.
Everyone but me had played it either once or not at all, so we had to learn the rules!
Everyone but me had played it either once or not at all, so we had to learn the rules!