Tylor Brand
@khayyat.bsky.social
Historian of awful things at Trinity College Dublin
Author of Famine Worlds
WWI, Lebanon, Famine and Disaster History
Author of Famine Worlds
WWI, Lebanon, Famine and Disaster History
One of the senior deans appeared to have been staggered by it
November 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM
One of the senior deans appeared to have been staggered by it
Different island, of course
November 21, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Different island, of course
they give those?! My train got cancelled and all I got was to wait in the cold for a half hour to be told that the only bus out of our village was already full...
November 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
they give those?! My train got cancelled and all I got was to wait in the cold for a half hour to be told that the only bus out of our village was already full...
I was just in a SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT meeting where someone bragged about some AI abomination that they included in the project, and the reflexive look on my face must have been incredible
November 21, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I was just in a SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT meeting where someone bragged about some AI abomination that they included in the project, and the reflexive look on my face must have been incredible
The benefit of being so overtly hostile about GenAI all the time is that far fewer people now admit their prompting sins in my presence
November 21, 2025 at 7:18 AM
The benefit of being so overtly hostile about GenAI all the time is that far fewer people now admit their prompting sins in my presence
Where does he think insurance comes from? The fucking insurance fairy?
November 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Where does he think insurance comes from? The fucking insurance fairy?
It's taken a hard turn into autumn and I am having NONE of it.
November 18, 2025 at 8:29 AM
It's taken a hard turn into autumn and I am having NONE of it.
This is about the Olivia Nuzzi piece isn't it
November 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This is about the Olivia Nuzzi piece isn't it
Jesus, I would rather chop off a body part each day
November 15, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Jesus, I would rather chop off a body part each day
He knows he can't remember things, so if she gets consent, he trusts her and will help her clear things out. Like the 12 solid garage doors that he had at one point acquired to build a fence (which mom vetoed because we already looked trashy enough with 8 dead vehicles in the yard)
November 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
He knows he can't remember things, so if she gets consent, he trusts her and will help her clear things out. Like the 12 solid garage doors that he had at one point acquired to build a fence (which mom vetoed because we already looked trashy enough with 8 dead vehicles in the yard)
We have definitely done this - and have made plans to pare down our own junk collections in her garage.
Right now the big obstacle is getting my dad to agree to get rid of things that he'll never get a chance to work on (and remind him so he doesn't get upset when someone comes to take it)
Right now the big obstacle is getting my dad to agree to get rid of things that he'll never get a chance to work on (and remind him so he doesn't get upset when someone comes to take it)
November 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
We have definitely done this - and have made plans to pare down our own junk collections in her garage.
Right now the big obstacle is getting my dad to agree to get rid of things that he'll never get a chance to work on (and remind him so he doesn't get upset when someone comes to take it)
Right now the big obstacle is getting my dad to agree to get rid of things that he'll never get a chance to work on (and remind him so he doesn't get upset when someone comes to take it)
My mom had that conversation with us last week. She's 63 and has 3 generations of accumulated stuff in various storage areas, plus 7 vehicles and about 5 tons of tools, equipment and scrap metal that my dad began hoarding years before the Alzheimer's hit.
November 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
My mom had that conversation with us last week. She's 63 and has 3 generations of accumulated stuff in various storage areas, plus 7 vehicles and about 5 tons of tools, equipment and scrap metal that my dad began hoarding years before the Alzheimer's hit.
It's okay if it's in quotes
November 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
It's okay if it's in quotes
It's very high on my very long shit list
November 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
It's very high on my very long shit list
I can't even imagine.
There's no right way to deal with that. You're having to do life (which already often sucks) on ultra-extreme hard mode. I hope you at least have some stability in your work right now that will permit you to approach things as you can.
There's no right way to deal with that. You're having to do life (which already often sucks) on ultra-extreme hard mode. I hope you at least have some stability in your work right now that will permit you to approach things as you can.
November 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I can't even imagine.
There's no right way to deal with that. You're having to do life (which already often sucks) on ultra-extreme hard mode. I hope you at least have some stability in your work right now that will permit you to approach things as you can.
There's no right way to deal with that. You're having to do life (which already often sucks) on ultra-extreme hard mode. I hope you at least have some stability in your work right now that will permit you to approach things as you can.
that sounds delicious!
November 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
that sounds delicious!
I'm sorry. You should be allowed to deal with grief and health, and grief over health, which is sometimes even more complicated.
November 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I'm sorry. You should be allowed to deal with grief and health, and grief over health, which is sometimes even more complicated.
I was a barista at Borders for 4 months until I was ousted after a failed coup against our assistant manager and her fink spies.
The pay was an insult, yet it took more mental and physical effort than any job I've ever had - and I've worked construction, in a factory, and in academia.
The pay was an insult, yet it took more mental and physical effort than any job I've ever had - and I've worked construction, in a factory, and in academia.
November 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I was a barista at Borders for 4 months until I was ousted after a failed coup against our assistant manager and her fink spies.
The pay was an insult, yet it took more mental and physical effort than any job I've ever had - and I've worked construction, in a factory, and in academia.
The pay was an insult, yet it took more mental and physical effort than any job I've ever had - and I've worked construction, in a factory, and in academia.