Caroline O'Meara
@carolineomeara.bsky.social
I live in Belgium where I help turn data into information. Previously, Austin, ex academic musicologist, Los Angeles and the eastern seaboard. Cringe.
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idk not to mention how very nuanced and normal the actual response here was
November 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
idk not to mention how very nuanced and normal the actual response here was
A reminder for everyone this Sunday: the map is not the territory.
November 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
A reminder for everyone this Sunday: the map is not the territory.
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Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
i think this is my grandmothers handwriting from a long long time ago.
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
i think this is my grandmothers handwriting from a long long time ago.
It’s been awhile but I’m experiencing the Friday night Belgian frituur in full winter mode tonight.
November 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
It’s been awhile but I’m experiencing the Friday night Belgian frituur in full winter mode tonight.
Forever in my head when I hear T.Rex’s monolith shall I see Montezuma dancing.
(Iykyk)
(Iykyk)
November 27, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Forever in my head when I hear T.Rex’s monolith shall I see Montezuma dancing.
(Iykyk)
(Iykyk)
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One of my hopes for 2026 is that browser vendors take more responsibility for today's pervasively bad experiences. Nobody wants a slow site, but they also don't want to dismiss a mailing-list pop-up that blocks scrolling. Browsers need to step in:
infrequently.org/2025/11/perf...
infrequently.org/2025/11/perf...
The Performance Inequality Gap, 2026 - Infrequently Noted
Embedded in this year's network and device estimates is hopeful news about the trajectory of devices and networks. It has never been easier to deliver pages quickly, but we are not collectively…
infrequently.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
One of my hopes for 2026 is that browser vendors take more responsibility for today's pervasively bad experiences. Nobody wants a slow site, but they also don't want to dismiss a mailing-list pop-up that blocks scrolling. Browsers need to step in:
infrequently.org/2025/11/perf...
infrequently.org/2025/11/perf...
I don’t know why (other than copyright) but this work training waiting room is playing the Overture to the Magic Flute and I dig it.
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I don’t know why (other than copyright) but this work training waiting room is playing the Overture to the Magic Flute and I dig it.
I have to love it when non native speakers combine English words.
spotted today:
Solicious (a food service company combing solution and delicious)
Optigrators (I assume they are optimizing integrations?)
spotted today:
Solicious (a food service company combing solution and delicious)
Optigrators (I assume they are optimizing integrations?)
November 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I have to love it when non native speakers combine English words.
spotted today:
Solicious (a food service company combing solution and delicious)
Optigrators (I assume they are optimizing integrations?)
spotted today:
Solicious (a food service company combing solution and delicious)
Optigrators (I assume they are optimizing integrations?)
I miss tamales.
it fascinates me how most everyone in the U.S. does turkey for Thanksgiving, but we are all over the map as to what we eat for Christmas (as is proper for a hugely diverse nation).
I come from a Christmas prime rib roast family, myself.
I come from a Christmas prime rib roast family, myself.
I also use the bacon method. Although turkey is Christmas dinner where I come from.
November 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I miss tamales.
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The irony of course is that Black Americans are probably far more likely to be descended from people who lived in North America before 1776 than white Americans are.
November 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The irony of course is that Black Americans are probably far more likely to be descended from people who lived in North America before 1776 than white Americans are.
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I just imagine the judge internally having JK Simmons' dialog from Burn After Reading
November 20, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I just imagine the judge internally having JK Simmons' dialog from Burn After Reading
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Here's the dissent, by Judge Jerry Smith. It's really something. /4
electionlawblog.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Here's the dissent, by Judge Jerry Smith. It's really something. /4
I got suddenly very sick to my stomach at work and went home. (I was a bit terrified.)
It was exhausting and I’m still so tired but I have no idea what happened.
It was exhausting and I’m still so tired but I have no idea what happened.
November 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I got suddenly very sick to my stomach at work and went home. (I was a bit terrified.)
It was exhausting and I’m still so tired but I have no idea what happened.
It was exhausting and I’m still so tired but I have no idea what happened.
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
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BASH: We have seen these attacks from the president at other people. It's not new. And I haven't heard you speak out about it until it was directed at you.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
November 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
BASH: We have seen these attacks from the president at other people. It's not new. And I haven't heard you speak out about it until it was directed at you.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
Puffins are papegaaiduikers in Dutch and now I’m trying to call them that at all times.
November 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Puffins are papegaaiduikers in Dutch and now I’m trying to call them that at all times.
Thinking about why I always start Saturday with an hour run, an activity that makes me proud and feel better all week, but also an activity I hate doing that makes me feel tired all Saturday.
November 15, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Thinking about why I always start Saturday with an hour run, an activity that makes me proud and feel better all week, but also an activity I hate doing that makes me feel tired all Saturday.
i just saw a random advertisement and remembered I bought Big Thief tickets for the spring. Go me.
November 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
i just saw a random advertisement and remembered I bought Big Thief tickets for the spring. Go me.
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Adelita Grijalva sworn in
November 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Adelita Grijalva sworn in
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This person was the President of Harvard University, the US Secretary of the Treasury, and the Director of the National Economic Council of the United States.
November 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This person was the President of Harvard University, the US Secretary of the Treasury, and the Director of the National Economic Council of the United States.
I might could use this for a training on the difference between relational databases and a data lake.
Prairie Archives’ innovative box storage system
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I might could use this for a training on the difference between relational databases and a data lake.
I love beans. 🫘
Black Beans and Lentils (almost all lentils) are my favorites!
Black Beans and Lentils (almost all lentils) are my favorites!
If you are interested in the easiest, most accessible, Normal, and practical way to crowd out a plate of meat, there is but one answer...
Just learned about the “Beans is How” campaign, and I’m all about this vision. Unironically, this is a very smart idea, and one of the better-thought out Theories of Change I’ve seen. Who cares if Big Bean interests are involved, this is an essential change to make sdg2advocacyhub.org/beans-is-how/
November 12, 2025 at 6:47 AM
I love beans. 🫘
Black Beans and Lentils (almost all lentils) are my favorites!
Black Beans and Lentils (almost all lentils) are my favorites!
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Just learned about the “Beans is How” campaign, and I’m all about this vision. Unironically, this is a very smart idea, and one of the better-thought out Theories of Change I’ve seen. Who cares if Big Bean interests are involved, this is an essential change to make sdg2advocacyhub.org/beans-is-how/
September 6, 2023 at 8:24 PM
Just learned about the “Beans is How” campaign, and I’m all about this vision. Unironically, this is a very smart idea, and one of the better-thought out Theories of Change I’ve seen. Who cares if Big Bean interests are involved, this is an essential change to make sdg2advocacyhub.org/beans-is-how/
Oh and also it was Dutch yesterday and French today. I can read enough of either language that this doesn’t matter at all but oh my Belgium.
My favorite part of my bank is that I can only log in with French or Dutch and then I get a screen that says, in French or Dutch, “you chose a different language for your web access in your contract” and THEN it is all in English.
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Oh and also it was Dutch yesterday and French today. I can read enough of either language that this doesn’t matter at all but oh my Belgium.