Loaf 🍞
@catloaf.bsky.social
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Currently in the Netherlands. I mostly lurk, just like I did on Twitter, the Lost App.
I play way too many RPGs.
I am not actually a cat.
Currently in the Netherlands. I mostly lurk, just like I did on Twitter, the Lost App.
I play way too many RPGs.
I am not actually a cat.
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My first official newsletter post.
Please go easy on me.
I’d be grateful for sharing as I get this off the ground.
data-and-politics.ghost.io/data-and-pol...
Please go easy on me.
I’d be grateful for sharing as I get this off the ground.
data-and-politics.ghost.io/data-and-pol...
Data and Politics: Long Time Listener, First Time Caller
Hello!
It's Data and Politics. I'm starting this newsletter to share thoughts that need more room than 280 characters.
I've been in tech for over 20 years, starting in 2001 when I helped build Wikip...
data-and-politics.ghost.io
April 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM
My first official newsletter post.
Please go easy on me.
I’d be grateful for sharing as I get this off the ground.
data-and-politics.ghost.io/data-and-pol...
Please go easy on me.
I’d be grateful for sharing as I get this off the ground.
data-and-politics.ghost.io/data-and-pol...
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Muhsin Hendricks, the world’s first openly gay Imam, was murdered yesterday.
His work supporting LGBTQ Muslims had led to numerous threats against his life.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
His work supporting LGBTQ Muslims had led to numerous threats against his life.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Muhsin Hendricks, world’s ‘first openly gay imam’, shot dead in South Africa
Police say motive for killing of Hendricks, who ran a mosque for LGBTQ+ Muslims near Cape Town, is unknown
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Muhsin Hendricks, the world’s first openly gay Imam, was murdered yesterday.
His work supporting LGBTQ Muslims had led to numerous threats against his life.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
His work supporting LGBTQ Muslims had led to numerous threats against his life.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
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I built a tool to help protect text against surveillance and fingerprinting.
It detects hidden markers, special characters, and patterns that could be used to track the writer.
It detects hidden markers, special characters, and patterns that could be used to track the writer.
Please share: We’ve received word that Elon Musk’s staffers are using space characters to identify information leakers. Before sharing any information, please use a checker to detect and remove these.
February 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I built a tool to help protect text against surveillance and fingerprinting.
It detects hidden markers, special characters, and patterns that could be used to track the writer.
It detects hidden markers, special characters, and patterns that could be used to track the writer.
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I have an incredibly talented recent PhD graduate in ML for high performance computing who, given the current science funding uncertainties, is having trouble landing a next step. She has a tight timeline because of her visa. Does anyone have a postdoc or research position I can pass her way?
January 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I have an incredibly talented recent PhD graduate in ML for high performance computing who, given the current science funding uncertainties, is having trouble landing a next step. She has a tight timeline because of her visa. Does anyone have a postdoc or research position I can pass her way?
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Apparently when someone says ‘you sure you want a tattoo, if it’s a mistake it’s with you forever’ it’s rude to then gesture wildly at their baby
November 17, 2024 at 8:21 AM
Apparently when someone says ‘you sure you want a tattoo, if it’s a mistake it’s with you forever’ it’s rude to then gesture wildly at their baby
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No matter what anyone else says, your handle will always be valid to us. 💕
November 14, 2024 at 8:50 PM
No matter what anyone else says, your handle will always be valid to us. 💕
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most cutting thing you can say is "who's this clown?" because it implies they're a) a clown & b) not even one of the better-known clowns
April 27, 2023 at 7:19 PM
most cutting thing you can say is "who's this clown?" because it implies they're a) a clown & b) not even one of the better-known clowns
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I deleted what was formerly known as twitter. A weight has been lifted.
October 27, 2024 at 9:12 PM
I deleted what was formerly known as twitter. A weight has been lifted.
just learned what "rizz" means, and was told i have it
August 27, 2023 at 6:05 PM
just learned what "rizz" means, and was told i have it
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Frankly it’s embarrassing that film distributors insist on sticking with the archaic ‘text at the bottom’ format for subtitles when the technology now exists to have the words appear in speech bubbles next to the characters’ heads
August 27, 2023 at 11:20 AM
Frankly it’s embarrassing that film distributors insist on sticking with the archaic ‘text at the bottom’ format for subtitles when the technology now exists to have the words appear in speech bubbles next to the characters’ heads
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my baby got pixelated 💗
August 26, 2023 at 7:02 PM
my baby got pixelated 💗
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August 26, 2023 at 6:43 PM
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If you spend 3 days automating something and it saves you ten minutes a month, you probably shouldn't have automated that thing.
Asking someone _else_ to automate that thing for you doesn't make it better.
Asking someone _else_ to automate that thing for you doesn't make it better.
August 24, 2023 at 6:56 AM
If you spend 3 days automating something and it saves you ten minutes a month, you probably shouldn't have automated that thing.
Asking someone _else_ to automate that thing for you doesn't make it better.
Asking someone _else_ to automate that thing for you doesn't make it better.
HOT TAKE: I liked Barbie more than Oppenheimer
August 25, 2023 at 1:53 PM
HOT TAKE: I liked Barbie more than Oppenheimer
When your roommate finally watches Barbie and understands why you've had Dance the Night on repeat >>>
August 24, 2023 at 5:13 PM
When your roommate finally watches Barbie and understands why you've had Dance the Night on repeat >>>
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Everyone please welcome Giselle Chaya! She's very sweet and doesn't get scared or aggressive if the other 2 hiss at her; they seem to be coming around at their own paces.
Her first name comes from the movie Enchanted, and her middle name was my mom's Hebrew name which means "life".
Her first name comes from the movie Enchanted, and her middle name was my mom's Hebrew name which means "life".
August 22, 2023 at 6:31 PM
Everyone please welcome Giselle Chaya! She's very sweet and doesn't get scared or aggressive if the other 2 hiss at her; they seem to be coming around at their own paces.
Her first name comes from the movie Enchanted, and her middle name was my mom's Hebrew name which means "life".
Her first name comes from the movie Enchanted, and her middle name was my mom's Hebrew name which means "life".
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"permanently anxious" is a symptom of being alive in 2023 CE
August 21, 2023 at 3:39 PM
"permanently anxious" is a symptom of being alive in 2023 CE
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Dearth, here is my new rescue pup, Lila. She’ll be a big one!
August 21, 2023 at 5:16 PM
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First World Problem: the free wifi in the train has a download speed of 0.5Mbps
August 21, 2023 at 7:17 AM
First World Problem: the free wifi in the train has a download speed of 0.5Mbps
I love that we're getting an influx of queer nerds. Can we get #hashtags now?
August 21, 2023 at 7:15 AM
I love that we're getting an influx of queer nerds. Can we get #hashtags now?