Briar "Icosahedron" Livingston
@mildain.bsky.social
Minneapolitan technologist and all-around geek. Trying to figure out Bluesky to escape other social media.
Time to go join the people to do the thing.
October 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Time to go join the people to do the thing.
My @dhstein.bsky.social art wall above my desk is currently asymmetrical and that makes me grumpy. Oh well! Guess I'll have to go to Dragon Con this year and buy more!
October 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
My @dhstein.bsky.social art wall above my desk is currently asymmetrical and that makes me grumpy. Oh well! Guess I'll have to go to Dragon Con this year and buy more!
Don't threaten me with a good time.
October 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Don't threaten me with a good time.
Accidental synchronicity
July 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Accidental synchronicity
Still waiting on the paperwork, but I just had my hearing, and the name change is now official!
June 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Still waiting on the paperwork, but I just had my hearing, and the name change is now official!
How do they rise up?
May 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
How do they rise up?
For the eastern European BG3 fans: Karlach kolach, a sweet pastry filled with strawberry jalapeno jam.
May 18, 2025 at 11:16 PM
For the eastern European BG3 fans: Karlach kolach, a sweet pastry filled with strawberry jalapeno jam.
Would you like your figgin* toasted? Or placed upon a spike?
* A figgin is defined in the Dictionary of Eye-Watering Words as ‘a small short-crust pasty containing raisins’.
* A figgin is defined in the Dictionary of Eye-Watering Words as ‘a small short-crust pasty containing raisins’.
April 7, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Would you like your figgin* toasted? Or placed upon a spike?
* A figgin is defined in the Dictionary of Eye-Watering Words as ‘a small short-crust pasty containing raisins’.
* A figgin is defined in the Dictionary of Eye-Watering Words as ‘a small short-crust pasty containing raisins’.
I'd love to buy an ebike, but...
>>>“I really do feel like this is one of the most under talked-about barriers to getting people to use bicycles for transportation,” said Ted Duepner, operations and supporter relations manager for the Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota.<<<
Can confirm that this is absolutely a barrier for me.
Can confirm that this is absolutely a barrier for me.
It's never been easier to get around the Twin Cities by bike, but even committed cyclists say lack of secure bike parking at destinations is an obstacle to making trips on two wheels.
www.startribune.com/secure-bike-...
www.startribune.com/secure-bike-...
April 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I'd love to buy an ebike, but...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDzg... Guess I should start on a new Ralsei head in advance and see what new costumes the game comes up with in June.
DELTARUNE Nintendo Switch 2 Announce Trailer
YouTube video by UNDERTALE and DELTARUNE Official
www.youtube.com
April 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDzg... Guess I should start on a new Ralsei head in advance and see what new costumes the game comes up with in June.
@amyklobuchar.com 's DC voicemail box is full. @smith.senate.gov 's isn't yet. Not sure what that says about them or us, but it's certainly something.
February 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
@amyklobuchar.com 's DC voicemail box is full. @smith.senate.gov 's isn't yet. Not sure what that says about them or us, but it's certainly something.
What the fuck, Spartans? statenews.com/article/2025...
MSU college abruptly cancels Lunar New Year event, citing Trump DEI orders - The State News
MSU cancelled an annual Lunar New Year celebration following new executive orders targeting DEI and concerns from students.
statenews.com
January 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
What the fuck, Spartans? statenews.com/article/2025...
Reposted by Briar "Icosahedron" Livingston
okay i think today's column is a banger, it's long, but give it a chance
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buttondown.com/theswordandt...
Who Goes MAGA?
In 1934, a courageous, flawed, complicated journalist named Dorothy Thompson was kicked out of Nazi Germany for reporting with relentless, brutal accuracy on...
buttondown.com
January 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
okay i think today's column is a banger, it's long, but give it a chance
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
I did the thing. My anxiety made it difficult just leaving voicemails for senators' staff, but I did the thing.
I made this call (to both Senator Amy Klobuchar and Senator Tina Smith). They've both campaigned on LGBTQ+ rights in the past but I want to make it really really clear that I want them to vote against this, block this, stand up against this, and rally other Democrats to oppose this.
hi, cis folks! meet S.9. it's the senate sports ban for trans athletes—a big step to something making trump’s executive order federal law, which is much harder to undo.
short call scripts for dem & GOP senators ⬇️.
if you said you'd stand with trans folks, it's time.🧵
legiscan.com/US/bill/SB9/...
short call scripts for dem & GOP senators ⬇️.
if you said you'd stand with trans folks, it's time.🧵
legiscan.com/US/bill/SB9/...
January 28, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I did the thing. My anxiety made it difficult just leaving voicemails for senators' staff, but I did the thing.
Trying to learn the ropes of a new social media platform. But I figure I can't go wrong with a video of my cat snoring.
January 16, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Trying to learn the ropes of a new social media platform. But I figure I can't go wrong with a video of my cat snoring.