matsien
@matsien.bsky.social
Cats, nails, pterodactyl screeching about life safety codes.
All opinions are my own and do not reflect the opinions or policy of any government agency.
All opinions are my own and do not reflect the opinions or policy of any government agency.
Hello from my dreams made me so mad I triggered a migraine… like, whyyyyy have my neck tendons betrayed me???
Slept wrong and now it hurts if I turn my head: the middle-aged story
November 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Hello from my dreams made me so mad I triggered a migraine… like, whyyyyy have my neck tendons betrayed me???
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Did you know there's a room in Boston City Hall where you can see the entire city ✨in miniature?✨
#bpl #LMEC #maps #bostonmaps #localhistory #bostonhistory #bostonmuseum #thingstodoinboston #bostontourism #BOSCityHall
#bpl #LMEC #maps #bostonmaps #localhistory #bostonhistory #bostonmuseum #thingstodoinboston #bostontourism #BOSCityHall
November 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Did you know there's a room in Boston City Hall where you can see the entire city ✨in miniature?✨
#bpl #LMEC #maps #bostonmaps #localhistory #bostonhistory #bostonmuseum #thingstodoinboston #bostontourism #BOSCityHall
#bpl #LMEC #maps #bostonmaps #localhistory #bostonhistory #bostonmuseum #thingstodoinboston #bostontourism #BOSCityHall
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It would be so much easier to find where I put my glasses if I had my glasses
November 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It would be so much easier to find where I put my glasses if I had my glasses
This one hits close enough to home for me to consider sending it to my team lead and manager.
i fully agree with this theory and in my actual field, british architectural history, The Problem is that Salisbury Cathedral is built on top of a lake and no i am not exaggerating
between this and the FSO Safer (another ship at serious risk of exploding) I’m convinced every field has its “yeah, this is the problem that keeps me up at night” and I’m on a quest to learn about all of them
November 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This one hits close enough to home for me to consider sending it to my team lead and manager.
The only thing saving us is Costco but the berry thing is the reason we have weekly trips. Vampire fruit bats, both of them.
among the many things they don’t tell you about having kids is the amount of money you will shell out to buy various berries
July 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The only thing saving us is Costco but the berry thing is the reason we have weekly trips. Vampire fruit bats, both of them.
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I told you we’d be back
June 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I told you we’d be back
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This is just to say
I have fired
the bureaucrats
throughout
your government
Even the ones
that were probably
keeping planes
in the air
Forgive me
I am not very smart
So efficiency
Much savings
I have fired
the bureaucrats
throughout
your government
Even the ones
that were probably
keeping planes
in the air
Forgive me
I am not very smart
So efficiency
Much savings
February 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This is just to say
I have fired
the bureaucrats
throughout
your government
Even the ones
that were probably
keeping planes
in the air
Forgive me
I am not very smart
So efficiency
Much savings
I have fired
the bureaucrats
throughout
your government
Even the ones
that were probably
keeping planes
in the air
Forgive me
I am not very smart
So efficiency
Much savings
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apropos of ::waves hands::
can you help shout?
any federal employee who is let go under these circumstances would probably want to immediately apply for UCFE (Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees)
fact sheet from DOL that details eligibility and how to apply for it:
can you help shout?
any federal employee who is let go under these circumstances would probably want to immediately apply for UCFE (Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees)
fact sheet from DOL that details eligibility and how to apply for it:
oui.doleta.gov
February 14, 2025 at 3:40 AM
apropos of ::waves hands::
can you help shout?
any federal employee who is let go under these circumstances would probably want to immediately apply for UCFE (Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees)
fact sheet from DOL that details eligibility and how to apply for it:
can you help shout?
any federal employee who is let go under these circumstances would probably want to immediately apply for UCFE (Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees)
fact sheet from DOL that details eligibility and how to apply for it:
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In a sentence never before uttered by humans, I am delighted to share that an alligator stole my conservation instructor’s hat by jauntily walking into the water while wearing it 🐊
February 8, 2025 at 12:20 AM
In a sentence never before uttered by humans, I am delighted to share that an alligator stole my conservation instructor’s hat by jauntily walking into the water while wearing it 🐊
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Heads up for the Weather Community!
You can now find NOAA (@noaa.gov), NOAA Climate (@climate.noaa.gov) & NWS HQ (@nws.noaa.gov; still being set up) on Bluesky!
You can now find NOAA (@noaa.gov), NOAA Climate (@climate.noaa.gov) & NWS HQ (@nws.noaa.gov; still being set up) on Bluesky!
January 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Heads up for the Weather Community!
You can now find NOAA (@noaa.gov), NOAA Climate (@climate.noaa.gov) & NWS HQ (@nws.noaa.gov; still being set up) on Bluesky!
You can now find NOAA (@noaa.gov), NOAA Climate (@climate.noaa.gov) & NWS HQ (@nws.noaa.gov; still being set up) on Bluesky!
This week’s manicure is from Mooncat’s Darth Vader collection - Scum and Villainy. I’m doing 1 nail at a time because it’s a magnetic and recently I’ve been bad about rushing and then smushing my polish.
January 20, 2025 at 5:44 AM
This week’s manicure is from Mooncat’s Darth Vader collection - Scum and Villainy. I’m doing 1 nail at a time because it’s a magnetic and recently I’ve been bad about rushing and then smushing my polish.
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I'm obsessed with this line of designer fire extinguishers.
You know what you want in an emergency? A fire extinguisher that don't look like a fire extinguisher.
You know what you want in an emergency? A fire extinguisher that don't look like a fire extinguisher.
December 23, 2024 at 12:54 AM
I'm obsessed with this line of designer fire extinguishers.
You know what you want in an emergency? A fire extinguisher that don't look like a fire extinguisher.
You know what you want in an emergency? A fire extinguisher that don't look like a fire extinguisher.
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Look at this little fella my parents sent me! 😭💖
December 21, 2024 at 12:23 AM
Look at this little fella my parents sent me! 😭💖
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The fact that Disney bought Star Wars and bought the Muppets and haven’t done a Muppets Star Wars is a crime.
December 6, 2024 at 3:39 PM
The fact that Disney bought Star Wars and bought the Muppets and haven’t done a Muppets Star Wars is a crime.
This is gorgeous - amazing what generous amounts of lighting will do!
Wow - Western University's renovated library (winner of an Architects' Newspaper 2024 design award) is 🤩 — a great Brutalist transformation! (lucky you, @murmz.bsky.social!) I visited the campus in Feb 2020 + now need to return to see this :) perkinswill.com/project/weld...
December 2, 2024 at 8:57 PM
This is gorgeous - amazing what generous amounts of lighting will do!
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Tips from someone who has disarticulated everything from poultry to rabbits to small ruminants:
*Sharpen your knives. No, sharper than that. If you can't shave with it, the knife isn't sharp enough. Dull knives are dangerous.
*Take your time and find the joints.
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*Sharpen your knives. No, sharper than that. If you can't shave with it, the knife isn't sharp enough. Dull knives are dangerous.
*Take your time and find the joints.
(cont)
PSA from your friendly former turkey farmer: Tons of people end up in the emergency room after cutting themselves carving turkeys. For a lot of folks, this is the largest animal you'll ever disarticulate and you only do it once a year.
Go get yourself a rotisserie chicken tonight and practice.
Go get yourself a rotisserie chicken tonight and practice.
November 24, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Tips from someone who has disarticulated everything from poultry to rabbits to small ruminants:
*Sharpen your knives. No, sharper than that. If you can't shave with it, the knife isn't sharp enough. Dull knives are dangerous.
*Take your time and find the joints.
(cont)
*Sharpen your knives. No, sharper than that. If you can't shave with it, the knife isn't sharp enough. Dull knives are dangerous.
*Take your time and find the joints.
(cont)
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That tornado warning that you rely on in the middle of the night to let you know to get to shelter to protect yourself? Civil servants.
I honestly don’t think Americans understand how much their day to day lives depend on federal civil servants and now is the time for professional commentators to write op-eds explaining
November 18, 2024 at 3:50 AM
That tornado warning that you rely on in the middle of the night to let you know to get to shelter to protect yourself? Civil servants.
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The problem with the “dragons are just big cats” thing is that means somewhere there would be an orange dragon brainlessly trying to fight a waterfall.
October 23, 2024 at 10:25 AM
The problem with the “dragons are just big cats” thing is that means somewhere there would be an orange dragon brainlessly trying to fight a waterfall.
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I see so many people here that I have been missing. I love you, comrade besties
October 18, 2024 at 3:05 AM
I see so many people here that I have been missing. I love you, comrade besties
I’m so happy to see everyone! Welcome! 🦋
October 19, 2024 at 5:18 PM
I’m so happy to see everyone! Welcome! 🦋
As an architect, this scares the crap out of me.
I know we frown on screenshots around here, but I haven't convinced Mark Bove to come over yet, and he does the best figures on building stock that I know.
You know that famous Florida building code? A TON of the Tampa metro was built before it was in place. 1/🧵
You know that famous Florida building code? A TON of the Tampa metro was built before it was in place. 1/🧵
October 8, 2024 at 12:26 AM
As an architect, this scares the crap out of me.
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OK...the NWS Bot collection is now fully populated and ready to go. I'm sure bugs will come up along the way, but I think it is 95%+ stable.
There's an index page at nws-bot.us including a map (borrowed from NWS) to find the right bot for the area you want to follow.
There's an index page at nws-bot.us including a map (borrowed from NWS) to find the right bot for the area you want to follow.
September 29, 2024 at 12:59 AM
OK...the NWS Bot collection is now fully populated and ready to go. I'm sure bugs will come up along the way, but I think it is 95%+ stable.
There's an index page at nws-bot.us including a map (borrowed from NWS) to find the right bot for the area you want to follow.
There's an index page at nws-bot.us including a map (borrowed from NWS) to find the right bot for the area you want to follow.