Kate Violette
@kateviolette.com
Multipurpose nerd. Engineering manager currently waylaid by a complex illness. On a mission to watch every Katharine Hepburn movie.
🏳️🌈 they (🇬🇧), elle (🇫🇷)
Currently in Portland OR. Always a Mainer.
✍️ Blog at my username!
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Currently in Portland OR. Always a Mainer.
✍️ Blog at my username!
📊 @healthlog.kateviolette.com
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Kate Violette
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· Nov 3
I have big Cradle Catholic With A Mathematics Degree energy
Has anyone else noticed that the 120g sheet Leuchtturm notebooks are not as fountain pen friendly as their normal paper ones?
I'm getting light feathering for a variety of the exact same inks and pens I just used in a regular Leuchtturm, despite them performing beautifully in the regular notebook ☹️
I'm getting light feathering for a variety of the exact same inks and pens I just used in a regular Leuchtturm, despite them performing beautifully in the regular notebook ☹️
December 7, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Has anyone else noticed that the 120g sheet Leuchtturm notebooks are not as fountain pen friendly as their normal paper ones?
I'm getting light feathering for a variety of the exact same inks and pens I just used in a regular Leuchtturm, despite them performing beautifully in the regular notebook ☹️
I'm getting light feathering for a variety of the exact same inks and pens I just used in a regular Leuchtturm, despite them performing beautifully in the regular notebook ☹️
oh, you know, just some light Saturday morning reading
December 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
oh, you know, just some light Saturday morning reading
Reposted by Kate Violette
PSA: @virussucks.com is completely unrelated to the virus.sucks project.
It's a very small community, why would you pick the name of an established, well-known account? It's rude, confusing and a potential trademark violation.
It's a very small community, why would you pick the name of an established, well-known account? It's rude, confusing and a potential trademark violation.
December 6, 2025 at 10:53 AM
PSA: @virussucks.com is completely unrelated to the virus.sucks project.
It's a very small community, why would you pick the name of an established, well-known account? It's rude, confusing and a potential trademark violation.
It's a very small community, why would you pick the name of an established, well-known account? It's rude, confusing and a potential trademark violation.
If you're American and don't know the details,
The gunman, angry about women in science, went into a lecture hall and told the men and women to stand on opposite sides of the room. He told the men to leave, they did, then he shot the women. He continued through the building just shooting women.
The gunman, angry about women in science, went into a lecture hall and told the men and women to stand on opposite sides of the room. He told the men to leave, they did, then he shot the women. He continued through the building just shooting women.
Today, on the 36th anniversary of the attack at École Polytechnique in Montreal, I am reflecting on the violent and brutal murders of 14 women whose lives were taken in a horrific act of femicide.
December 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
If you're American and don't know the details,
The gunman, angry about women in science, went into a lecture hall and told the men and women to stand on opposite sides of the room. He told the men to leave, they did, then he shot the women. He continued through the building just shooting women.
The gunman, angry about women in science, went into a lecture hall and told the men and women to stand on opposite sides of the room. He told the men to leave, they did, then he shot the women. He continued through the building just shooting women.
Reposted by Kate Violette
Never forget
Today, on the 36th anniversary of the attack at École Polytechnique in Montreal, I am reflecting on the violent and brutal murders of 14 women whose lives were taken in a horrific act of femicide.
December 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Never forget
I feel like I know a variety of people who would be great at this!
December 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I feel like I know a variety of people who would be great at this!
I hate that the number one piece of advice I have for folks new to navigating Lyme disease is: I hope you studied a science in undergrad and are prepared to self-study your way to a metaphorical graduate degree in medical topics with zero formal recognition of your effort or earned expertise
December 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I hate that the number one piece of advice I have for folks new to navigating Lyme disease is: I hope you studied a science in undergrad and are prepared to self-study your way to a metaphorical graduate degree in medical topics with zero formal recognition of your effort or earned expertise
The more I read about it, the more I think the liver is perhaps my favorite organ
That lil guy is like the busiest air traffic control room in the world, but as if all the air traffic controllers were also each performing multiple chemistry experiments in the background at the same time
That lil guy is like the busiest air traffic control room in the world, but as if all the air traffic controllers were also each performing multiple chemistry experiments in the background at the same time
December 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The more I read about it, the more I think the liver is perhaps my favorite organ
That lil guy is like the busiest air traffic control room in the world, but as if all the air traffic controllers were also each performing multiple chemistry experiments in the background at the same time
That lil guy is like the busiest air traffic control room in the world, but as if all the air traffic controllers were also each performing multiple chemistry experiments in the background at the same time
This is infuriating and tbh a good argument for why MDs should have to take more applied math coursework
(Also I think the number has got to be higher than 2.5%; like half the menstruating people I know are like "I'm really tired and my ferritin is kinda low but my doctor says I'm fine" 🤬)
(Also I think the number has got to be higher than 2.5%; like half the menstruating people I know are like "I'm really tired and my ferritin is kinda low but my doctor says I'm fine" 🤬)
lol WHAT there’s no physiological reason women’s iron store range would be healthy at a lower level than men’s but they set the ranges based on populational distribution WITHOUT CONSIDERING more than 2.5% of women might be deficient!!
ashpublications.org/hematology/a...
ashpublications.org/hematology/a...
Sex, lies, and iron deficiency: a call to change ferritin reference ranges
Abstract. Iron deficiency is a very common and treatable disorder. Of all the tests available to diagnose iron deficiency, the serum ferritin is the most a
ashpublications.org
December 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This is infuriating and tbh a good argument for why MDs should have to take more applied math coursework
(Also I think the number has got to be higher than 2.5%; like half the menstruating people I know are like "I'm really tired and my ferritin is kinda low but my doctor says I'm fine" 🤬)
(Also I think the number has got to be higher than 2.5%; like half the menstruating people I know are like "I'm really tired and my ferritin is kinda low but my doctor says I'm fine" 🤬)
The hollow plunky raindrops on the metallic outer part of my heat pump just perfectly played the intro to "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins and I feel like everyone needed to know that
December 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The hollow plunky raindrops on the metallic outer part of my heat pump just perfectly played the intro to "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins and I feel like everyone needed to know that
Reposted by Kate Violette
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December 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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amen to all of this!
Every time I go out into my district — knocking doors, talking to families — I’m reminded that the crisis we see on the street starts long before someone loses their home.
December 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
amen to all of this!
Reposted by Kate Violette
'Almost a quarter of a million more children are projected to die in 2025 than in 2024'
www.wsj.com/health/for-f...
www.wsj.com/health/for-f...
For First Time in Decades, Child Deaths Will Rise This Year
Almost a quarter of a million more children around the world are projected to die in 2025 than in 2024.
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
'Almost a quarter of a million more children are projected to die in 2025 than in 2024'
www.wsj.com/health/for-f...
www.wsj.com/health/for-f...
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are you a parent trying to keep your kiddo safe as our health systems collapse? mask bloc la has a zine: “Helping Kids Mask” with info and recs for this surreal situation we find ourselves in. hopefully this link works but it’s also at the zine library in my bio.
drive.proton.me/urls/S21WG03...
drive.proton.me/urls/S21WG03...
December 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
are you a parent trying to keep your kiddo safe as our health systems collapse? mask bloc la has a zine: “Helping Kids Mask” with info and recs for this surreal situation we find ourselves in. hopefully this link works but it’s also at the zine library in my bio.
drive.proton.me/urls/S21WG03...
drive.proton.me/urls/S21WG03...
Reposted by Kate Violette
It's worth noting that this finding that bird flu is likely airborne came from the ProPublica investigation, not from the USDA or HHS.
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 7:50 AM
It's worth noting that this finding that bird flu is likely airborne came from the ProPublica investigation, not from the USDA or HHS.
In addition to, you know, the suffering and death, the impending skyrocketing cost of health insurance premiums for many Americans is also going to wreck the economy
December 4, 2025 at 4:23 AM
In addition to, you know, the suffering and death, the impending skyrocketing cost of health insurance premiums for many Americans is also going to wreck the economy
Reposted by Kate Violette
Portland City Council passed a new land use fee targeting the impacts of detention facilities after months of munitions use at the South Portland ICE building.
✍️ @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social
✍️ @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social
City Council Puts Financial Crackdown On Detention Facilities
Amid increased police overtime costs and complaints about environmental contaminants related to a local immigration processing center, Portland City Council passed a new land use fee December 3, targe...
www.portlandmercury.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Portland City Council passed a new land use fee targeting the impacts of detention facilities after months of munitions use at the South Portland ICE building.
✍️ @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social
✍️ @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social
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Now some reporter is going to write about how Gemini has been installed by so many people because it's in such demand.
I laughed at how the email ends: "Gemini can make mistakes, including about people, so double-check it."
I laughed at how the email ends: "Gemini can make mistakes, including about people, so double-check it."
December 4, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Now some reporter is going to write about how Gemini has been installed by so many people because it's in such demand.
I laughed at how the email ends: "Gemini can make mistakes, including about people, so double-check it."
I laughed at how the email ends: "Gemini can make mistakes, including about people, so double-check it."
Reposted by Kate Violette
Randomly got a "Welcome to Gemini" email and saw that it was installed on my phone. I did not sign up for it or install it.
The email goes "Gemini accesses certain system permissions and data, like call and message logs, and your contacts"
I did not ask for this.
The email goes "Gemini accesses certain system permissions and data, like call and message logs, and your contacts"
I did not ask for this.
December 4, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Randomly got a "Welcome to Gemini" email and saw that it was installed on my phone. I did not sign up for it or install it.
The email goes "Gemini accesses certain system permissions and data, like call and message logs, and your contacts"
I did not ask for this.
The email goes "Gemini accesses certain system permissions and data, like call and message logs, and your contacts"
I did not ask for this.
"it's easy to imagine a 10x from there"
we need to bring "[citation needed]" back
we need to bring "[citation needed]" back
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
"it's easy to imagine a 10x from there"
we need to bring "[citation needed]" back
we need to bring "[citation needed]" back
Reposted by Kate Violette
Please post about your book that I *should* read. I’m so tired of the weird Nazi affair shit on my timeline.
December 3, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Please post about your book that I *should* read. I’m so tired of the weird Nazi affair shit on my timeline.
I feel like the world would be a much better place if everyone had to experience a terrible and socially-neglected illness like ME/CFS or Long COVID or Lyme for say 6 months
A lot of people don't seem interested in fixing their hearts, and I don't know how we build a better world w/o that changing
A lot of people don't seem interested in fixing their hearts, and I don't know how we build a better world w/o that changing
December 3, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I feel like the world would be a much better place if everyone had to experience a terrible and socially-neglected illness like ME/CFS or Long COVID or Lyme for say 6 months
A lot of people don't seem interested in fixing their hearts, and I don't know how we build a better world w/o that changing
A lot of people don't seem interested in fixing their hearts, and I don't know how we build a better world w/o that changing
free advice: don't get mad at a sick person w/ an unreliable body for not being able to do something
the sick person is probs already pretty mad at themselves (really at their body, but internalized ableism is a helluva drug) and managing a mountain of grief from all the other things they can't do
the sick person is probs already pretty mad at themselves (really at their body, but internalized ableism is a helluva drug) and managing a mountain of grief from all the other things they can't do
December 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
free advice: don't get mad at a sick person w/ an unreliable body for not being able to do something
the sick person is probs already pretty mad at themselves (really at their body, but internalized ableism is a helluva drug) and managing a mountain of grief from all the other things they can't do
the sick person is probs already pretty mad at themselves (really at their body, but internalized ableism is a helluva drug) and managing a mountain of grief from all the other things they can't do
Reposted by Kate Violette
h/t @robertfreundlaw.bsky.social
holy shit, an accurate legal critique of LLMs. LLMs don't reason because they're just stitching together plausible-looking sentences indifferent to the content
holy shit, an accurate legal critique of LLMs. LLMs don't reason because they're just stitching together plausible-looking sentences indifferent to the content
December 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
h/t @robertfreundlaw.bsky.social
holy shit, an accurate legal critique of LLMs. LLMs don't reason because they're just stitching together plausible-looking sentences indifferent to the content
holy shit, an accurate legal critique of LLMs. LLMs don't reason because they're just stitching together plausible-looking sentences indifferent to the content
Reposted by Kate Violette
a load-bearing component of “the magic of Christmas” is the invisible domestic labor of moms
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
Because you're an adult you fucking muppet. You gotta pay the magic forward.
December 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
a load-bearing component of “the magic of Christmas” is the invisible domestic labor of moms
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization