Moss Collum
@mvc.bsky.social
Not a design pattern for implementing application UIs
I was trying to remember the term “perpetual stew”, but all I came up with in the moment was “permanent soup”
December 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I was trying to remember the term “perpetual stew”, but all I came up with in the moment was “permanent soup”
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Of course Dracula was actually the name of the scientist, you should really say "Dracula's Vampire"
December 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Of course Dracula was actually the name of the scientist, you should really say "Dracula's Vampire"
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My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?
Just slipped up and called Linkin Park “LinkedIn”, and honestly I’m not even sorry
September 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Just slipped up and called Linkin Park “LinkedIn”, and honestly I’m not even sorry
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ICYMI: (This time with the correct release date!) Weston Wei's delightful cover for my novel The Subtle Art of Folding Space, animated!
Repairing physics that has gone awry! Delicious food! Choices no one should ever have to make! Release date: 4/7/2026
Repairing physics that has gone awry! Delicious food! Choices no one should ever have to make! Release date: 4/7/2026
September 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
ICYMI: (This time with the correct release date!) Weston Wei's delightful cover for my novel The Subtle Art of Folding Space, animated!
Repairing physics that has gone awry! Delicious food! Choices no one should ever have to make! Release date: 4/7/2026
Repairing physics that has gone awry! Delicious food! Choices no one should ever have to make! Release date: 4/7/2026
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"If your books were uploaded to LibGen/fed into the LLMs, add your name to the potential class action lawsuit by tomorrow." Details:
LibDem database: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Attorney form: www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
(This information comes via a reliable Discord source.)
LibDem database: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Attorney form: www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
(This information comes via a reliable Discord source.)
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
August 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"If your books were uploaded to LibGen/fed into the LLMs, add your name to the potential class action lawsuit by tomorrow." Details:
LibDem database: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Attorney form: www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
(This information comes via a reliable Discord source.)
LibDem database: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Attorney form: www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
(This information comes via a reliable Discord source.)
Slightly diminish a band:
Fairport Meetup
Fairport Meetup
Slightly diminish a band:
Tinny Dan
Tinny Dan
slightly diminish a band:
Estimating Crows
Estimating Crows
August 13, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Slightly diminish a band:
Fairport Meetup
Fairport Meetup
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With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
July 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
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WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST LEAVE won a Shirley Jackson! What an ending for the book @omgjulia.bsky.social and I thought up in our first interaction on a defunct social media site!
I can't thank our amazing contributors enough. And our publisher @ericraglin1992.bsky.social. And our Kickstarter backers!
I can't thank our amazing contributors enough. And our publisher @ericraglin1992.bsky.social. And our Kickstarter backers!
July 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST LEAVE won a Shirley Jackson! What an ending for the book @omgjulia.bsky.social and I thought up in our first interaction on a defunct social media site!
I can't thank our amazing contributors enough. And our publisher @ericraglin1992.bsky.social. And our Kickstarter backers!
I can't thank our amazing contributors enough. And our publisher @ericraglin1992.bsky.social. And our Kickstarter backers!
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You heard it here, folks: WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST LEAVE is a Shirley Jackson Award-winning anthology. Hugely proud of Nadia, Julia, and every single writer who made this book the spectacularly scary, dark, and stunning anthology it is!
WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST LEAVE won a Shirley Jackson! What an ending for the book @omgjulia.bsky.social and I thought up in our first interaction on a defunct social media site!
I can't thank our amazing contributors enough. And our publisher @ericraglin1992.bsky.social. And our Kickstarter backers!
I can't thank our amazing contributors enough. And our publisher @ericraglin1992.bsky.social. And our Kickstarter backers!
July 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
You heard it here, folks: WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST LEAVE is a Shirley Jackson Award-winning anthology. Hugely proud of Nadia, Julia, and every single writer who made this book the spectacularly scary, dark, and stunning anthology it is!
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My 11-year-old daughter, unhappy with the snacks and the long lines at camp, decided to start her own business with a couple of her campmates. I found this document on my computer.
July 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
My 11-year-old daughter, unhappy with the snacks and the long lines at camp, decided to start her own business with a couple of her campmates. I found this document on my computer.
Spent a couple of hours this weekend using synthesizers to make twenty two minutes of just the most awful droning noise, and unfortunately it turns out to be perfect for helping me focus. on.soundcloud.com/0vZBg7o0VTVR...
Peace
Listen to Peace by Grim Mollusc Viols #np on #SoundCloud
on.soundcloud.com
July 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Spent a couple of hours this weekend using synthesizers to make twenty two minutes of just the most awful droning noise, and unfortunately it turns out to be perfect for helping me focus. on.soundcloud.com/0vZBg7o0VTVR...
YouTube Music has importance updates for me
July 17, 2025 at 4:28 AM
YouTube Music has importance updates for me
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"I asked ChatGPT" "I asked Grok" ok well I asked Gandalf and he said he has not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm
June 19, 2025 at 12:42 PM
"I asked ChatGPT" "I asked Grok" ok well I asked Gandalf and he said he has not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm
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Most of the court’s docket orders do not list who voted where, and there’s no way to know from the outside anything except “more than five” (or in the cases of cert grants, “more than four.”)
This docket order happened to have writing that told you three of the people who voted for.
This docket order happened to have writing that told you three of the people who voted for.
April 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Most of the court’s docket orders do not list who voted where, and there’s no way to know from the outside anything except “more than five” (or in the cases of cert grants, “more than four.”)
This docket order happened to have writing that told you three of the people who voted for.
This docket order happened to have writing that told you three of the people who voted for.
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I’ve seen a couple of people say that the Supreme Court was 9-0 in Abrego Garcia’s case, and I don’t believe we know that.
It was in regard to an administrative stay, and not an opinion of the court, so Justices could not have voted for the stay and chosen not to write a dissent.
It was in regard to an administrative stay, and not an opinion of the court, so Justices could not have voted for the stay and chosen not to write a dissent.
April 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I’ve seen a couple of people say that the Supreme Court was 9-0 in Abrego Garcia’s case, and I don’t believe we know that.
It was in regard to an administrative stay, and not an opinion of the court, so Justices could not have voted for the stay and chosen not to write a dissent.
It was in regard to an administrative stay, and not an opinion of the court, so Justices could not have voted for the stay and chosen not to write a dissent.
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Amazons workers across 20 countries, including the United States, are striking against what the organizing labor union calls anti-worker and anti-democratic practices.
Amazon workers on strike from Black Friday to Cyber Monday
(WFXR) – Amazons workers across 20 countries, including the United States, are striking against what the organizing labor union calls anti-worker and anti-democratic practices.
www.cbs42.com
November 28, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Amazons workers across 20 countries, including the United States, are striking against what the organizing labor union calls anti-worker and anti-democratic practices.
Just found this file on my computer from 2006
September 18, 2024 at 3:32 AM
Just found this file on my computer from 2006
HOLY SHIT STRANGE HORIZONS FINALLY GOT A HUGO THIS IS THE BEST!!!
August 11, 2024 at 8:27 PM
HOLY SHIT STRANGE HORIZONS FINALLY GOT A HUGO THIS IS THE BEST!!!
Never forget that the Michelin Man has a name and it is for some reason Bibendum
July 17, 2024 at 2:54 AM
Never forget that the Michelin Man has a name and it is for some reason Bibendum
I’m rereading Murderbot again, and I’d just like to take a moment to appreciate the amount of world-building accomplished by the repeated use of the phrase “humans and augmented humans”. Just succinctly implies so much about the various fucked up power hierarchies of the Corporation Rim.
July 17, 2024 at 12:58 AM
I’m rereading Murderbot again, and I’d just like to take a moment to appreciate the amount of world-building accomplished by the repeated use of the phrase “humans and augmented humans”. Just succinctly implies so much about the various fucked up power hierarchies of the Corporation Rim.
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Fight against daunting odds, because it’s the right thing to do, and because sometimes you win.
BREAKING NEWS: Voters turned out in numbers not seen in decades to stop the far-right National Rally from taking power in the French National Assembly. Polls predicted a first-place finish for National Rally, which instead came in third in initial results as polling stations closed.
Projections in France's election show voters rejecting the far right
Voters turned out in numbers not seen in decades to stop the far-right National Rally from taking power in the French National Assembly. Polls predicted a first-place finish for National Rally, which ...
www.npr.org
July 7, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Fight against daunting odds, because it’s the right thing to do, and because sometimes you win.
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Happy Caesar Salad Day! (www.npr.org/2024/07/04/n...) We are observing with a delightful homemade one. Photo courtesy of Moss, who is also the chef.
July 4, 2024 at 10:04 PM
Happy Caesar Salad Day! (www.npr.org/2024/07/04/n...) We are observing with a delightful homemade one. Photo courtesy of Moss, who is also the chef.
Just saw a six minute TikTok explaining the Hegelian dialectic and, like, it was a really good explanation, but seeing young people look seriously at systematic philosophies as a source for understanding of the world is frankly terrifying
June 16, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Just saw a six minute TikTok explaining the Hegelian dialectic and, like, it was a really good explanation, but seeing young people look seriously at systematic philosophies as a source for understanding of the world is frankly terrifying
make a band milder:
one single gec
one single gec
make a band milder:
Finger Ten
Finger Ten
make a band milder:
10 maniacs
10 maniacs
June 14, 2024 at 12:38 AM
make a band milder:
one single gec
one single gec