Extropic Crusader (BLM)
@extropiccrusade.bsky.social
She/they; SRE on hiatus: burnout sucks; writerish, doodles, plays with power tools and hot iron, bakes, crochets, gardens, reads copiously, and drinks a LOT of tea. #UglyDogs FTW
I had a job interview today, and it was the first time I have ever had an interview cut short. Correct call, though.
I asked how the ML algorithm had been trained. They equivocated, and I said, "I want to know if your algorithm got trained on stolen data that will get the company in a lawsuit." 1/2
I asked how the ML algorithm had been trained. They equivocated, and I said, "I want to know if your algorithm got trained on stolen data that will get the company in a lawsuit." 1/2
November 21, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I had a job interview today, and it was the first time I have ever had an interview cut short. Correct call, though.
I asked how the ML algorithm had been trained. They equivocated, and I said, "I want to know if your algorithm got trained on stolen data that will get the company in a lawsuit." 1/2
I asked how the ML algorithm had been trained. They equivocated, and I said, "I want to know if your algorithm got trained on stolen data that will get the company in a lawsuit." 1/2
Me: Ugh, this pot I transplanted my rosemary into doesn't have very good drainage, I'm going to have to be really careful about watering.
Pot: :develops hairline cracks:
Me: ... You know what? I'm fine with this for this winter! :puts saucer under the pot and calls it good enough:
Pot: :develops hairline cracks:
Me: ... You know what? I'm fine with this for this winter! :puts saucer under the pot and calls it good enough:
November 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Me: Ugh, this pot I transplanted my rosemary into doesn't have very good drainage, I'm going to have to be really careful about watering.
Pot: :develops hairline cracks:
Me: ... You know what? I'm fine with this for this winter! :puts saucer under the pot and calls it good enough:
Pot: :develops hairline cracks:
Me: ... You know what? I'm fine with this for this winter! :puts saucer under the pot and calls it good enough:
While I was on vacation - in a quiet space with most of the comforts I wanted, and enough sleep - I still had a day where the torrential rain and the November lack-of-sunlight wrecked my enjoyment of the whole day.
And I knew what was going on! I knew my brain was lying to me!
#StupidMeatsack
And I knew what was going on! I knew my brain was lying to me!
#StupidMeatsack
Knowing a thought is disordered isn't a banishment ritual!
Well, for a handful of people, it might be, and talking to someone else for perspective might offer a course correction. But for the majority, NO!
Well, for a handful of people, it might be, and talking to someone else for perspective might offer a course correction. But for the majority, NO!
November 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
While I was on vacation - in a quiet space with most of the comforts I wanted, and enough sleep - I still had a day where the torrential rain and the November lack-of-sunlight wrecked my enjoyment of the whole day.
And I knew what was going on! I knew my brain was lying to me!
#StupidMeatsack
And I knew what was going on! I knew my brain was lying to me!
#StupidMeatsack
Why do cats like investigating tea mugs? Even the stuffed ones!
November 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Why do cats like investigating tea mugs? Even the stuffed ones!
Ah, Monday morning with kids. One gave themself a bloody nose, and the other one wanted my hot glue for a school project that is due this morning. (This is the first I've heard of it.)
I didn't like sitcoms even BEFORE I was a parent.
I didn't like sitcoms even BEFORE I was a parent.
November 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Ah, Monday morning with kids. One gave themself a bloody nose, and the other one wanted my hot glue for a school project that is due this morning. (This is the first I've heard of it.)
I didn't like sitcoms even BEFORE I was a parent.
I didn't like sitcoms even BEFORE I was a parent.
Did bells this morning and then got a special order from @breadboardbakery.bsky.social containing *16* of the most perfect apple-cheddar scones known to human. Now I have tea, music, scones, and a book. Cannot be beat.
November 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Did bells this morning and then got a special order from @breadboardbakery.bsky.social containing *16* of the most perfect apple-cheddar scones known to human. Now I have tea, music, scones, and a book. Cannot be beat.
Ah hahahahaha!! FINALLY. It is time to see if the bicycle really is a magic super power or not! @premeemohamed.com 's latest hit my library and I have it in my clutches and I am so ready for this!
November 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Ah hahahahaha!! FINALLY. It is time to see if the bicycle really is a magic super power or not! @premeemohamed.com 's latest hit my library and I have it in my clutches and I am so ready for this!
What you do not see is called garlic. It is odorous, tasty, and one of the healthier vegetables known to man.
(I've only been trying to get this in the ground since EARLY OCTOBER I would like a little break please? Today's "fun": my garage roof is rotting. 😬 Thank goodness for gardening.)
(I've only been trying to get this in the ground since EARLY OCTOBER I would like a little break please? Today's "fun": my garage roof is rotting. 😬 Thank goodness for gardening.)
November 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
What you do not see is called garlic. It is odorous, tasty, and one of the healthier vegetables known to man.
(I've only been trying to get this in the ground since EARLY OCTOBER I would like a little break please? Today's "fun": my garage roof is rotting. 😬 Thank goodness for gardening.)
(I've only been trying to get this in the ground since EARLY OCTOBER I would like a little break please? Today's "fun": my garage roof is rotting. 😬 Thank goodness for gardening.)
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This is brilliant. Do not skip the alt-text.
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
This is brilliant. Do not skip the alt-text.
Three days' work. One complete jelly roll. Doubled batting. Six bobbin winds. 50 feet of binding. Innumerable pins. Ten placemats.
And my thread neither jammed nor broke this entire project, so thank you to whoever it was that told me that thread gets old and I should chuck my grandmother's stash.
And my thread neither jammed nor broke this entire project, so thank you to whoever it was that told me that thread gets old and I should chuck my grandmother's stash.
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Three days' work. One complete jelly roll. Doubled batting. Six bobbin winds. 50 feet of binding. Innumerable pins. Ten placemats.
And my thread neither jammed nor broke this entire project, so thank you to whoever it was that told me that thread gets old and I should chuck my grandmother's stash.
And my thread neither jammed nor broke this entire project, so thank you to whoever it was that told me that thread gets old and I should chuck my grandmother's stash.
So I lost at bobbin chicken several times today, but holy crap did I win at fabric chicken. I was SURE I was going to have to bind the last two placemats with some of the fabric I'm going to buy to make napkins, but no.
I win. This is all that was left of my jelly roll. I'm stunned.
I win. This is all that was left of my jelly roll. I'm stunned.
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
So I lost at bobbin chicken several times today, but holy crap did I win at fabric chicken. I was SURE I was going to have to bind the last two placemats with some of the fabric I'm going to buy to make napkins, but no.
I win. This is all that was left of my jelly roll. I'm stunned.
I win. This is all that was left of my jelly roll. I'm stunned.
One, one placemat!
Dear goodness, I'd forgotten just how much I loathe doing the bindings on quilts. And I have something like 50 feet to do. Ugh.
Still, this is actually fun, and I'm finally going to have enough matching placemats that I won't be doing the twitchy thing at Thanksgiving.
Dear goodness, I'd forgotten just how much I loathe doing the bindings on quilts. And I have something like 50 feet to do. Ugh.
Still, this is actually fun, and I'm finally going to have enough matching placemats that I won't be doing the twitchy thing at Thanksgiving.
November 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
One, one placemat!
Dear goodness, I'd forgotten just how much I loathe doing the bindings on quilts. And I have something like 50 feet to do. Ugh.
Still, this is actually fun, and I'm finally going to have enough matching placemats that I won't be doing the twitchy thing at Thanksgiving.
Dear goodness, I'd forgotten just how much I loathe doing the bindings on quilts. And I have something like 50 feet to do. Ugh.
Still, this is actually fun, and I'm finally going to have enough matching placemats that I won't be doing the twitchy thing at Thanksgiving.
It is 61°F and sunny today, and the local bike path is attempting to convince me that it's not November and about to be awful weather.
I don't believe it for a minute, I've seen the forecast. But it's gorgeous for now, and I will appreciate it
I don't believe it for a minute, I've seen the forecast. But it's gorgeous for now, and I will appreciate it
November 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
It is 61°F and sunny today, and the local bike path is attempting to convince me that it's not November and about to be awful weather.
I don't believe it for a minute, I've seen the forecast. But it's gorgeous for now, and I will appreciate it
I don't believe it for a minute, I've seen the forecast. But it's gorgeous for now, and I will appreciate it
I'm at 2 because:
1. My boombox was too wide to fit on my shoulder. (It was kind of shaped like an elongated russet potato with a handle.)
2. I preferred to use the library encyclopedia and save my shelf space for the complete works of Shakespeare and the Norton Anthologies of various literatures.
1. My boombox was too wide to fit on my shoulder. (It was kind of shaped like an elongated russet potato with a handle.)
2. I preferred to use the library encyclopedia and save my shelf space for the complete works of Shakespeare and the Norton Anthologies of various literatures.
(i got a zero lolz)
THE FABULOUS WEIRD CHECKLIST
Give yourself I point for each thing you've NEVER done.
THE FABULOUS WEIRD CHECKLIST
Give yourself I point for each thing you've NEVER done.
November 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I'm at 2 because:
1. My boombox was too wide to fit on my shoulder. (It was kind of shaped like an elongated russet potato with a handle.)
2. I preferred to use the library encyclopedia and save my shelf space for the complete works of Shakespeare and the Norton Anthologies of various literatures.
1. My boombox was too wide to fit on my shoulder. (It was kind of shaped like an elongated russet potato with a handle.)
2. I preferred to use the library encyclopedia and save my shelf space for the complete works of Shakespeare and the Norton Anthologies of various literatures.
I'm doing a craft weekend away while my family gets to enjoy a respite from me complaining about too many boxes scattered around the house from the forced basement clearing due to Plumbing Adventures.
But, I'm starting to think I don't really have a leg to stand on WRT complaints about stuff. 1/
But, I'm starting to think I don't really have a leg to stand on WRT complaints about stuff. 1/
November 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I'm doing a craft weekend away while my family gets to enjoy a respite from me complaining about too many boxes scattered around the house from the forced basement clearing due to Plumbing Adventures.
But, I'm starting to think I don't really have a leg to stand on WRT complaints about stuff. 1/
But, I'm starting to think I don't really have a leg to stand on WRT complaints about stuff. 1/
"Woman does not live by Bada Beans alone!"
(The microwave got stuck and would not disgorge my dinner. I had been snacking on beans while I waited, and I was very hungry.)
(The microwave got stuck and would not disgorge my dinner. I had been snacking on beans while I waited, and I was very hungry.)
November 8, 2025 at 3:40 AM
"Woman does not live by Bada Beans alone!"
(The microwave got stuck and would not disgorge my dinner. I had been snacking on beans while I waited, and I was very hungry.)
(The microwave got stuck and would not disgorge my dinner. I had been snacking on beans while I waited, and I was very hungry.)
I have been having a crap day due to brain weasels, but this would be me giggling like mad; I was not taking adequate notes in Riven (remastered) because I already played it many times before. I just got a Steam achievement: "Not the way you remember it..." for a certain Moiety code. #Riven #Cyan
November 5, 2025 at 9:47 PM
And that is the sound of tea going up my nose. 🤣🤣🤣
I should know better than to open bsky while drinking anything.
I should know better than to open bsky while drinking anything.
Wildebeest Coke Fiends
would be vastly worse, except
as my new band name.
(Today is provisionally better. I got decent sleep last night after some good writing. Hope your day also goes smoothly!)
would be vastly worse, except
as my new band name.
(Today is provisionally better. I got decent sleep last night after some good writing. Hope your day also goes smoothly!)
November 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
And that is the sound of tea going up my nose. 🤣🤣🤣
I should know better than to open bsky while drinking anything.
I should know better than to open bsky while drinking anything.
Hung sheet rock on the basement ceiling today. Didn't break anything. I'll take it.
November 4, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Hung sheet rock on the basement ceiling today. Didn't break anything. I'll take it.
My day has involved the Novocaine wearing off midway through the fillings process, and two large containers of yogurt leaping to their doom on the driveway the minute I got home from the grocery store.
But I'm going to go make music with kind friends. I'll take every little win I can find or make.
But I'm going to go make music with kind friends. I'll take every little win I can find or make.
October 30, 2025 at 11:41 PM
My day has involved the Novocaine wearing off midway through the fillings process, and two large containers of yogurt leaping to their doom on the driveway the minute I got home from the grocery store.
But I'm going to go make music with kind friends. I'll take every little win I can find or make.
But I'm going to go make music with kind friends. I'll take every little win I can find or make.
Going to a potluck tonight, and it's very near Samhaine and el Dia de Los Muertos, so obviously I should bring Pan del Muerto.
My yeast was VERY EXCITED today. Even with a doubled recipe, this is a trifle excessive.
My yeast was VERY EXCITED today. Even with a doubled recipe, this is a trifle excessive.
October 29, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Going to a potluck tonight, and it's very near Samhaine and el Dia de Los Muertos, so obviously I should bring Pan del Muerto.
My yeast was VERY EXCITED today. Even with a doubled recipe, this is a trifle excessive.
My yeast was VERY EXCITED today. Even with a doubled recipe, this is a trifle excessive.
Well, it's a different form of chaos with some fun learning experiences attached? Ok, I'll take it.
October 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Well, it's a different form of chaos with some fun learning experiences attached? Ok, I'll take it.
Yesterday involved a head cold, punctured water pipe, a kid unexpectedly showing up at my house needing a place to hang out because reasons, GMing after leaving my notes on my desk (seat of pants time!) and taking a chunk out of my steel watchband.
I would like today to involve less chaos please.
I would like today to involve less chaos please.
October 28, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Yesterday involved a head cold, punctured water pipe, a kid unexpectedly showing up at my house needing a place to hang out because reasons, GMing after leaving my notes on my desk (seat of pants time!) and taking a chunk out of my steel watchband.
I would like today to involve less chaos please.
I would like today to involve less chaos please.
I need to crochet a little berry bush for this friend. My Onbu has not yet matured, but it is very cute just the same. #WanderingVillage
October 27, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I need to crochet a little berry bush for this friend. My Onbu has not yet matured, but it is very cute just the same. #WanderingVillage
Witchhazel is so much better than forsythia. I get gorgeous blossoms in spring that smell fabulous, and then in autumn I get this.
October 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Witchhazel is so much better than forsythia. I get gorgeous blossoms in spring that smell fabulous, and then in autumn I get this.