Kara Sowles Deloss
@feynudibranch.bsky.social
Trash Collector / Open Source Advocate
Portland, OR
👩💻 open source: funding & sustainability
⚒️ archaeology: respectfully exploring your surroundings
🚮 history via trash
🍓 growing fruit
🎲 RPGS and D&D
🐣 raising a kid
🖼️ art & ceramics
Portland, OR
👩💻 open source: funding & sustainability
⚒️ archaeology: respectfully exploring your surroundings
🚮 history via trash
🍓 growing fruit
🎲 RPGS and D&D
🐣 raising a kid
🖼️ art & ceramics
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Y'all, the hospital where I had my surgery is running trials to see if GLP-1 medications can help people suffering from long COVID. It's open to any person with documented long COVID who lives in the US.
Please pass it on!
Please pass it on!
Home - Long COVID Treatment Trial
Be part of groundbreaking Long COVID research from Scripps Research. We endeavor to conduct a portfolio of Long COVID clinical trials.
longcovid.scripps.edu
November 8, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Y'all, the hospital where I had my surgery is running trials to see if GLP-1 medications can help people suffering from long COVID. It's open to any person with documented long COVID who lives in the US.
Please pass it on!
Please pass it on!
There's 5 open Staff Dev Advocate roles now open on the Temporal Developer Relations team! Woa!
More importantly, I'm there and you can work on the same team as me: temporal.io/careers
More importantly, I'm there and you can work on the same team as me: temporal.io/careers
November 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
There's 5 open Staff Dev Advocate roles now open on the Temporal Developer Relations team! Woa!
More importantly, I'm there and you can work on the same team as me: temporal.io/careers
More importantly, I'm there and you can work on the same team as me: temporal.io/careers
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much is made of mamdani's digital strategy, but all of that Posting went to proving that he lived in the real world, appealing to real people about real issues. this dynamic is something to watch as GOP (and center libs tbh) drift into the Posting ether of the X filter bubble
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
much is made of mamdani's digital strategy, but all of that Posting went to proving that he lived in the real world, appealing to real people about real issues. this dynamic is something to watch as GOP (and center libs tbh) drift into the Posting ether of the X filter bubble
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mine eyes? seeing the glory.
the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored? trampled.
the faithful lighting of his terrible swift sword? buddy, you better believe that's loosed.
the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored? trampled.
the faithful lighting of his terrible swift sword? buddy, you better believe that's loosed.
November 5, 2025 at 1:43 AM
mine eyes? seeing the glory.
the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored? trampled.
the faithful lighting of his terrible swift sword? buddy, you better believe that's loosed.
the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored? trampled.
the faithful lighting of his terrible swift sword? buddy, you better believe that's loosed.
Alex rules, huge get for the Bluesky team 👏
hi everyone! if you didn’t just start following me in the last 2 days, you might not have noticed that I work here now :)
in that capacity, I give you the first official weekly(?) bsky devrel blogpost: We Really Love DNS. leaflet.pub/c37b8a8f-f95...
in that capacity, I give you the first official weekly(?) bsky devrel blogpost: We Really Love DNS. leaflet.pub/c37b8a8f-f95...
Week 1, or: We Really Love DNS
leaflet.pub
November 1, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Alex rules, huge get for the Bluesky team 👏
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I really like Bruce Willen's "Ghost Rivers" language. I say "lost streams" or "piped streams" myself—now never "buried streams." ghostrivers.com
Ghost Rivers: public art installation & neighborhood history walk
Rediscovering buried streams and lost histories flowing below the streets of Baltimore
ghostrivers.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I really like Bruce Willen's "Ghost Rivers" language. I say "lost streams" or "piped streams" myself—now never "buried streams." ghostrivers.com
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Today, the @ec.europa.eu has announced the creation of the #EDIC #DigitalCommons — a major milestone in a multi-year European effort that the Sovereign Tech Agency helped shape from the start.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Today, the @ec.europa.eu has announced the creation of the #EDIC #DigitalCommons — a major milestone in a multi-year European effort that the Sovereign Tech Agency helped shape from the start.
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TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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But this misses out the best part of this mosaic! To the left of Odysseus' ship is a smaller boat with a man holding what looks suspiciously like a gigantic prawn. This man is likely to be the homeowner who commissioned the mosaic.
(Mosaic from Dougga, Tunisia; C3rd AD; currently in Bardo Museum)
(Mosaic from Dougga, Tunisia; C3rd AD; currently in Bardo Museum)
October 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
But this misses out the best part of this mosaic! To the left of Odysseus' ship is a smaller boat with a man holding what looks suspiciously like a gigantic prawn. This man is likely to be the homeowner who commissioned the mosaic.
(Mosaic from Dougga, Tunisia; C3rd AD; currently in Bardo Museum)
(Mosaic from Dougga, Tunisia; C3rd AD; currently in Bardo Museum)
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Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
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finally, some good news
October 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
finally, some good news
telephoning my friend to remind them it’s probably the appropriate time to burn the War of 1812 White House candle I sent them several years ago 🫣
jdandkateindustries.com/products/1812
jdandkateindustries.com/products/1812
War of 1812-Scented Candle
If you’re looking for a candle that commemorates the War of 1812, then look no further! Or whatever, you can keep looking if you want to. We feel pretty confident you’ll end up back here.
jdandkateindustries.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:59 AM
telephoning my friend to remind them it’s probably the appropriate time to burn the War of 1812 White House candle I sent them several years ago 🫣
jdandkateindustries.com/products/1812
jdandkateindustries.com/products/1812
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This year's Roguelike Celebration steam sale is up! Check out some awesome games, and don't forget to buy tickets for the conference *this weekend*!
(also @shing.bsky.social's art is so good, I'm so glad we got them to do this year's art!!)
store.steampowered.com/curator/4122...
(also @shing.bsky.social's art is so good, I'm so glad we got them to do this year's art!!)
store.steampowered.com/curator/4122...
Roguelike Celebration 2025
a community-generated weekend of talks, games, and conversations about roguelikes and related topics
store.steampowered.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
This year's Roguelike Celebration steam sale is up! Check out some awesome games, and don't forget to buy tickets for the conference *this weekend*!
(also @shing.bsky.social's art is so good, I'm so glad we got them to do this year's art!!)
store.steampowered.com/curator/4122...
(also @shing.bsky.social's art is so good, I'm so glad we got them to do this year's art!!)
store.steampowered.com/curator/4122...
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the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
October 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
(rushing to post good news while it’s still a Good News Day) oh btw, I’m expecting my second kid at the start of the new year!
October 19, 2025 at 1:38 AM
(rushing to post good news while it’s still a Good News Day) oh btw, I’m expecting my second kid at the start of the new year!
Good No Kings walk with the 3y old today ☀️
October 19, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Good No Kings walk with the 3y old today ☀️
I love reading about statue conflicts and this article is chock full of wild quotes from the most tasteless men imaginable
Conservative-leaning tech investors are racing to build a new American colossus, and they want something much, much bigger than the Statue of Liberty. Meet the new monuments men of the tech right and their plans for statue-maxing:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
America’s Tech Right Is Obsessed With Building Giant Statues
With proposals for a 450-foot statue of Prometheus on Alcatraz and a 650-foot George Washington, MAGA adherents are racing to build America’s largest statue.
www.bloomberg.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I love reading about statue conflicts and this article is chock full of wild quotes from the most tasteless men imaginable
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"Are my hot flashes due to an estrogen imbalance or a rapidly warming planet hastened by unaccountable oil barons who own our elections?"
Is It Perimenopause or the Fascist Death Knell of Late-Stage Capitalism?
Are my hot flashes due to an estrogen imbalance or a rapidly warming planet hastened by unaccountable oil barons who own our elections? Am I irrita...
buff.ly
October 15, 2025 at 1:20 AM
"Are my hot flashes due to an estrogen imbalance or a rapidly warming planet hastened by unaccountable oil barons who own our elections?"
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WHEN THERE’S TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Oh wow. Yes, very clever! Waterfall treasure! No one’s ever done that before. Lazy jackass
WHEN THERE’S NO TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Wow. Too stuck-up to put treasure there huh? Too much of a fucking ICONOCLAST for that? Piece of shit. FUCK you
WHEN THERE’S NO TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Wow. Too stuck-up to put treasure there huh? Too much of a fucking ICONOCLAST for that? Piece of shit. FUCK you
October 15, 2025 at 1:04 AM
WHEN THERE’S TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Oh wow. Yes, very clever! Waterfall treasure! No one’s ever done that before. Lazy jackass
WHEN THERE’S NO TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Wow. Too stuck-up to put treasure there huh? Too much of a fucking ICONOCLAST for that? Piece of shit. FUCK you
WHEN THERE’S NO TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Wow. Too stuck-up to put treasure there huh? Too much of a fucking ICONOCLAST for that? Piece of shit. FUCK you
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So I guess sex work is only ok if just tech oligarchs are profiting off it and not marginalized women or minorities who depend on it to survive?
Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults
Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults
ChatGPT is about to get flirty.
buff.ly
October 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
So I guess sex work is only ok if just tech oligarchs are profiting off it and not marginalized women or minorities who depend on it to survive?
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The end of Windows 10 support is going to be an environmental and security disaster, an egregious example of planned obsolescence that doesn't have to be this way:
www.404media.co/the-end-of-w...
www.404media.co/the-end-of-w...
The End of Windows 10 Support Is an E-Waste Disaster in the Making
In an example of egregious planned obsolescence, as many as 400 million computers will soon hit the waste stream.
www.404media.co
October 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The end of Windows 10 support is going to be an environmental and security disaster, an egregious example of planned obsolescence that doesn't have to be this way:
www.404media.co/the-end-of-w...
www.404media.co/the-end-of-w...
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This is such a clever idea on taking kids to museums/galleries
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
October 12, 2025 at 10:18 AM
This is such a clever idea on taking kids to museums/galleries
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Is Portland burning? isportlandburning.com
Is Portland Burning?
No. See real-time Portland cameras, PulsePoint incidents, and sourced fact checks.
isportlandburning.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Is Portland burning? isportlandburning.com
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Someone please give me a grant to do an ethnography on folk beliefs about mass-scale platform moderation before next Halloween, I promise the results will be spookier than any ghost story you can come up with
October 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Someone please give me a grant to do an ethnography on folk beliefs about mass-scale platform moderation before next Halloween, I promise the results will be spookier than any ghost story you can come up with
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Want to work on open source full time? The @roost.tools engineering team is starting to hatch! Come build OSS tools making a difference in Trust & Safety.
This is a fully remote role, though some schedule overlap with North American time zones is expected.
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
This is a fully remote role, though some schedule overlap with North American time zones is expected.
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
ROOST.tools hiring Staff Software Engineer in United States | LinkedIn
Posted 8:52:18 PM. About ROOSTROOST is a community effort to build scalable and resilient safety infrastructure for…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
www.linkedin.com
October 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Want to work on open source full time? The @roost.tools engineering team is starting to hatch! Come build OSS tools making a difference in Trust & Safety.
This is a fully remote role, though some schedule overlap with North American time zones is expected.
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
This is a fully remote role, though some schedule overlap with North American time zones is expected.
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...