Helen in disguise
@hdtracy.bsky.social
Human equivalent. Not witty. Crafty. Cybersec. Art stuff. Probably too into stationery.
It happened! I finished something! (As long as we agree that it doesn’t actually need buttons to be finished, which we do, since I forgot to knit in button holes). Yay! #knitsky
July 27, 2025 at 12:37 PM
It happened! I finished something! (As long as we agree that it doesn’t actually need buttons to be finished, which we do, since I forgot to knit in button holes). Yay! #knitsky
Yay for new hobbies
July 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Yay for new hobbies
Beautiful new cover for the planner I think I decided I’m not using in 2025! 😅 #P&J #plannersky #plansky
December 26, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Beautiful new cover for the planner I think I decided I’m not using in 2025! 😅 #P&J #plannersky #plansky
My goodness, I’m a fickle bitch.
December 18, 2024 at 5:04 PM
My goodness, I’m a fickle bitch.
“Secular spirituality is the game of learning how to fall in love with existence itself without falling into the seductive traps of make-believe through the science of human well-being.”
- Brittney Hartley, from No-Nonsense Spirituality
- Brittney Hartley, from No-Nonsense Spirituality
December 10, 2024 at 8:25 PM
“Secular spirituality is the game of learning how to fall in love with existence itself without falling into the seductive traps of make-believe through the science of human well-being.”
- Brittney Hartley, from No-Nonsense Spirituality
- Brittney Hartley, from No-Nonsense Spirituality
I can’t explain why yet, but it’s just true that penne tastes better than rigatoni. When pressed, I shall call it my pasta of the gaps argument.
December 10, 2024 at 4:07 AM
I can’t explain why yet, but it’s just true that penne tastes better than rigatoni. When pressed, I shall call it my pasta of the gaps argument.
#TIL that “street epistemology” refers to a conversation that explores the basis for belief according to Wikiversity. It originates from Peter Boghossian’s book “A Manual for Creating Atheists”. Which, as a book title, makes me a little uncomfortable even though I consider myself an atheist.
December 8, 2024 at 7:10 PM
#TIL that “street epistemology” refers to a conversation that explores the basis for belief according to Wikiversity. It originates from Peter Boghossian’s book “A Manual for Creating Atheists”. Which, as a book title, makes me a little uncomfortable even though I consider myself an atheist.
I love how 90 day fiance does a “previously on” as if they don’t know that we’re all binge watching this show
November 30, 2024 at 7:39 PM
I love how 90 day fiance does a “previously on” as if they don’t know that we’re all binge watching this show
Maybe it’s me, but I find it incredibly disturbing when a commercial for some medication comes on with a celebrity or influencer as a mascot.
November 27, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Maybe it’s me, but I find it incredibly disturbing when a commercial for some medication comes on with a celebrity or influencer as a mascot.
“And if you come across information that disconfirms one of your beliefs, you’ll either change that belief, challenge the validity of the challenging information, or go looking for some information that suggests no, in fact, you are totally right.”
youarenotsosmart.com/2024/11/25/y...
youarenotsosmart.com/2024/11/25/y...
YANSS 301 – How our drive to resolve cognitive dissonance can lead us to change our minds, accept our fates, and become more wrong, not less
In this episode, we discuss the landmark 1959 study that popularized the term “cognitive dissonance,” and we dive into the current state of dissonance research with Dr. Sarah Stein Lubr…
youarenotsosmart.com
November 27, 2024 at 4:27 AM
“And if you come across information that disconfirms one of your beliefs, you’ll either change that belief, challenge the validity of the challenging information, or go looking for some information that suggests no, in fact, you are totally right.”
youarenotsosmart.com/2024/11/25/y...
youarenotsosmart.com/2024/11/25/y...
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That little countdown on 2FA apps stresses the shit out of me. I feel like I'm diffusing a bomb.
If it gets into the red, I just wait. I can't handle the stress.
If it gets into the red, I just wait. I can't handle the stress.
November 26, 2024 at 4:53 PM
That little countdown on 2FA apps stresses the shit out of me. I feel like I'm diffusing a bomb.
If it gets into the red, I just wait. I can't handle the stress.
If it gets into the red, I just wait. I can't handle the stress.
“We are all constantly rewriting and reevaluating our histories in light of what our peers and our culture now tell us was amoral, dangerous, foolish, or reprehensible.”
www.skeptic.com/reading_room...
www.skeptic.com/reading_room...
The Persistence of Memory … and of the Memory Wars
Are you old enough to have a memory of the memory wars that were sparked by a debate that began more than 30 years ago? In this column from Skeptic magazine 24.3 (2019), Carol Tavris expounds on the p...
www.skeptic.com
November 26, 2024 at 5:36 PM
“We are all constantly rewriting and reevaluating our histories in light of what our peers and our culture now tell us was amoral, dangerous, foolish, or reprehensible.”
www.skeptic.com/reading_room...
www.skeptic.com/reading_room...
I’m considering using Bluesky as a way to learn in public and post a (hopefully) daily #TIL type post. Anything I learned that day, no matter how small. Small things add up eventually. Is anyone else doing something similar that I could follow?
November 25, 2024 at 8:43 PM
I’m considering using Bluesky as a way to learn in public and post a (hopefully) daily #TIL type post. Anything I learned that day, no matter how small. Small things add up eventually. Is anyone else doing something similar that I could follow?
This WILL become a cardigan this time. I shall not give up!! I think. At least not yet…
November 22, 2024 at 4:34 AM
This WILL become a cardigan this time. I shall not give up!! I think. At least not yet…
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Is it the horrors? I bet it’s the horrors
November 20, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Is it the horrors? I bet it’s the horrors