Chris Occasionally
@chris-occasionally.bsky.social
Hobby hobbyist, sometimes writer, lady-person in tech. Kinda emo. California.
I’ve been here long enough that trying to find old posts is a slog now. I’m going back to using hashtags as a filing system.
Historically this has led to some freaky consequences.
Historically this has led to some freaky consequences.
May 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I’ve been here long enough that trying to find old posts is a slog now. I’m going back to using hashtags as a filing system.
Historically this has led to some freaky consequences.
Historically this has led to some freaky consequences.
May 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Apparently people who drive the Wienermobile call it “the dog.”
www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/news-multime...
www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/news-multime...
Oscar Mayer’s Fleet of Wienermobiles Go Head-to-Head in Inaugural ‘Wienie 500’
The Wienie 500 on Friday, May 23 will also mark the first “meat-up” of all six Wienermobiles in over a decade and the first competitive race for the fleet.
www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com
May 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Apparently people who drive the Wienermobile call it “the dog.”
www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/news-multime...
www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/news-multime...
This is exactly what I’m talking about. Tesselation blog. Cheeky puns.
What great fun navigating "David Bailey's World of Tessellations" a tiling site. #MathSky www.tess-elation.co.uk/cairo-tiling...
As Architecture - David Bailey's World of Tessellations
Tessellations of all types, including Escher-like
www.tess-elation.co.uk
May 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This is exactly what I’m talking about. Tesselation blog. Cheeky puns.
Particles have handedness, with I-wish-didn’t-know-this implications for our immune system
Everything is not the same through the looking glass. The behavior of many familiar objects, from molecules to elementary particles, depends on which mirror-image version we interact with.
How the Universe Differs From Its Mirror Image | Quanta Magazine
From living matter to molecules to elementary particles, the world is made of “chiral” objects that differ from their reflected forms.
www.quantamagazine.org
May 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Particles have handedness, with I-wish-didn’t-know-this implications for our immune system
The thing about artists is that they can not, will not shut up about any part of their process. They’ll talk about the minutia of like, brush fibers to anyone that’ll listen.
So why is it “you plebes don’t get this” instead of “here are my favorite prompts?”
So why is it “you plebes don’t get this” instead of “here are my favorite prompts?”
May 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The thing about artists is that they can not, will not shut up about any part of their process. They’ll talk about the minutia of like, brush fibers to anyone that’ll listen.
So why is it “you plebes don’t get this” instead of “here are my favorite prompts?”
So why is it “you plebes don’t get this” instead of “here are my favorite prompts?”
What is a garden, exactly? Is it plants in place, or plants out of place?
If the gardener disappears, is it wild that very first day, or was it wild the whole time?
If the gardener disappears, is it wild that very first day, or was it wild the whole time?
May 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
What is a garden, exactly? Is it plants in place, or plants out of place?
If the gardener disappears, is it wild that very first day, or was it wild the whole time?
If the gardener disappears, is it wild that very first day, or was it wild the whole time?
I keep coming back to this idea of what it looks like when you play against the algorithm. Like, what does it look like to be uh, anti-viral?
May 21, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I keep coming back to this idea of what it looks like when you play against the algorithm. Like, what does it look like to be uh, anti-viral?
When your day is blessed by that genre of person who comes across evil in an email and then is the sweetest person alive on the phone
May 21, 2025 at 12:55 AM
When your day is blessed by that genre of person who comes across evil in an email and then is the sweetest person alive on the phone
May 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
My most boomer opinion is that dropping cursive from the curriculum was a direct factor in the rise of brain rot
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32849069/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32849069/
The Importance of Cursive Handwriting Over Typewriting for Learning in the Classroom: A High-Density EEG Study of 12-Year-Old Children and Young Adults - PubMed
To write by hand, to type, or to draw - which of these strategies is the most efficient for optimal learning in the classroom? As digital devices are increasingly replacing traditional writing by hand...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
May 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
My most boomer opinion is that dropping cursive from the curriculum was a direct factor in the rise of brain rot
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32849069/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32849069/
This version of the AI would’ve ripped on you for even asking about apartheid
For Control Panel Saturday, here's Paul E. Stinson's 1979 cover art for "Pillars of Salt," by Barbara Paul, which had an interesting afterlife in a few other contexts.
May 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
This version of the AI would’ve ripped on you for even asking about apartheid
Demeter said bless you baby, stay away from those club goths
May 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Demeter said bless you baby, stay away from those club goths
Reposted by Chris Occasionally
These little hedgehog shaped pots are around 2,500 years old, dating to the Late Period of Egyptian history. They are a type of pot called an “aryballos” which (as the name suggests) originate in Greece around this time or a little earlier. 🧵1/6
#Egyptology
#Egyptology
May 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
These little hedgehog shaped pots are around 2,500 years old, dating to the Late Period of Egyptian history. They are a type of pot called an “aryballos” which (as the name suggests) originate in Greece around this time or a little earlier. 🧵1/6
#Egyptology
#Egyptology
Staunchly refusing to go viral
May 17, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Staunchly refusing to go viral
Too idealistic to survive in politics, too much of a wonk to survive in politics
May 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Too idealistic to survive in politics, too much of a wonk to survive in politics
I love liar’s spring
May 13, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I love liar’s spring
Sky always bluest when looking though through my office window
May 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Sky always bluest when looking though through my office window
Rude to be sick when it’s this nice outside. In the old days we got sick in the depths of winter like civilized people
May 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Rude to be sick when it’s this nice outside. In the old days we got sick in the depths of winter like civilized people
I think one of the best things you can learn is how to recognize when your own expectations are what’s holding you back. I’m operating at 20% of my usual output right now. 20%. But when I kept struggling for 100%, what I actually got done was 0. Letting 20% be ok was what let me move forward at all
this is a REALLY depressing time for many
which, for my writers - especially my marginalized people - can impact creativity & productivity
first: trust me, I'm right there with you. the struggle, y'all!!!
more importantly: do what you need to do for your mental health! be KIND to yourself!💖
which, for my writers - especially my marginalized people - can impact creativity & productivity
first: trust me, I'm right there with you. the struggle, y'all!!!
more importantly: do what you need to do for your mental health! be KIND to yourself!💖
May 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I think one of the best things you can learn is how to recognize when your own expectations are what’s holding you back. I’m operating at 20% of my usual output right now. 20%. But when I kept struggling for 100%, what I actually got done was 0. Letting 20% be ok was what let me move forward at all
My <<deeply irresponsible>> purchase of a (used!) pickup and little camper last summer not looking so stupid now.
At this rate I'm investing in covered wagons
BREAKING: Newark Airport is a full-blown disaster—800+ flights canceled, 5-hour delays, and the FAA bleeding staff like a severed artery.
This isn’t just Newark—it’s a nationwide meltdown in real time caused by a rotting, underfunded system.
And guess what? It’s about to get worse.
This isn’t just Newark—it’s a nationwide meltdown in real time caused by a rotting, underfunded system.
And guess what? It’s about to get worse.
May 7, 2025 at 3:27 AM
My <<deeply irresponsible>> purchase of a (used!) pickup and little camper last summer not looking so stupid now.
Look at my babies
May 2, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Look at my babies
Somebody told me I was Right About It today, logging off forever since I’ll never top this this
May 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Somebody told me I was Right About It today, logging off forever since I’ll never top this this
Work: we have a security situation. BEC. Might need you online.
Me: yeah I hate that bitch eating crackers
Me: yeah I hate that bitch eating crackers
April 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Work: we have a security situation. BEC. Might need you online.
Me: yeah I hate that bitch eating crackers
Me: yeah I hate that bitch eating crackers
Started watching Unsolved Mysteries again and half of the mysteries are just Facebook conspiracy theory posts from your weird uncle
April 12, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Started watching Unsolved Mysteries again and half of the mysteries are just Facebook conspiracy theory posts from your weird uncle