Indigo Wendigo
@obdurodon.bsky.social
Retired programmer and proud parent. 2SLGBTQIA+ and ND/adjacent. Pretty far left, no patience for centrists but even less for tankies. Prostate cancer survivor. Very active physically but not a health/fitness nut.
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Periodic reminder: if you think I'm flirting with you, you're mistaken. I'm aroace and also married. If I wanted a partner my wife is *right there*. I have zero interest in any more such attachments. I'm just trying to be companiable and supportive to people I like. My jam is 100% platonic.
I know there are things about him that are worse, but the way Trump has to put his name on everything, have it attached to every bit of good-ish news (even if fake or stolen) just gives me the ick. The best thing we can do after he's gone is replace every instance of his name with That Weak Shit.
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I know there are things about him that are worse, but the way Trump has to put his name on everything, have it attached to every bit of good-ish news (even if fake or stolen) just gives me the ick. The best thing we can do after he's gone is replace every instance of his name with That Weak Shit.
It gets difficult to use my main laptop when the touchpad seems persistently confused about how many fingers are touching it. Seems to happen a lot right after a workout. Weird.
November 23, 2025 at 10:40 PM
It gets difficult to use my main laptop when the touchpad seems persistently confused about how many fingers are touching it. Seems to happen a lot right after a workout. Weird.
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Video shot by astronaut Zena Cardman, commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission, shows a stunning display of the Northern Lights as seen from the International Space Station.
November 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Video shot by astronaut Zena Cardman, commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission, shows a stunning display of the Northern Lights as seen from the International Space Station.
Today's #running report: grit. Colder than I thought it would be, and I caught a bit of graupel around the half-way point. Flatter than average course, so managed to knock another 34s off my recent times. It'll do.
November 23, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Today's #running report: grit. Colder than I thought it would be, and I caught a bit of graupel around the half-way point. Flatter than average course, so managed to knock another 34s off my recent times. It'll do.
Interesting piece. Not as lurid as you might think. Before you read it, ask yourself why most of these people have little or no social-media presence. It's because they see communication as currency, and want to hoard it.
November 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Interesting piece. Not as lurid as you might think. Before you read it, ask yourself why most of these people have little or no social-media presence. It's because they see communication as currency, and want to hoard it.
My own Detroit style pizza recipe is based on J Kenji Lopez-Alt's. It's great, but the lofty almost foccacia-like crust is not always what I'm in the mood for. So today/tomorrow (I say both because the dough has to rise for a long time) I'll try another of his.
www.seriouseats.com/foolproof-pa...
www.seriouseats.com/foolproof-pa...
Foolproof Pan Pizza Recipe
A pan pizza recipe for those who love a thick and crispy crust that's golden on the bottom, but puffy and soft under the layers of sauce and mozzarella.
www.seriouseats.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
My own Detroit style pizza recipe is based on J Kenji Lopez-Alt's. It's great, but the lofty almost foccacia-like crust is not always what I'm in the mood for. So today/tomorrow (I say both because the dough has to rise for a long time) I'll try another of his.
www.seriouseats.com/foolproof-pa...
www.seriouseats.com/foolproof-pa...
Threads is abuzz with talk about the X location feature that revealed many MAGA accounts really based in Russia or Macedonia. DHS "official" account is run from Tel Aviv. Surprisingly, next to nothing about it here. Our federal agencies are already captured. Congress needs to subpoena those records.
November 23, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Threads is abuzz with talk about the X location feature that revealed many MAGA accounts really based in Russia or Macedonia. DHS "official" account is run from Tel Aviv. Surprisingly, next to nothing about it here. Our federal agencies are already captured. Congress needs to subpoena those records.
The cranberry-curd cheesecake was a mixed success. The curd part was surprisingly *not* tart or cranberry-flavored. It was still delicious, but mostly because of the crust and cheesecake parts. Need to figure out how to get more cranberry flavor in there.
November 23, 2025 at 2:17 AM
The cranberry-curd cheesecake was a mixed success. The curd part was surprisingly *not* tart or cranberry-flavored. It was still delicious, but mostly because of the crust and cheesecake parts. Need to figure out how to get more cranberry flavor in there.
Any top-tier NCAA football team that schedules patsies in the last few games of the season should be automatically excluded from the playoffs. That's an unreasonable level of gaming the rankings.
November 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Any top-tier NCAA football team that schedules patsies in the last few games of the season should be automatically excluded from the playoffs. That's an unreasonable level of gaming the rankings.
I just made a variant of my "famous" lemon-curd-topped cheesecake, only this time it's cranberry curd. Bit of experimentation necessary here. So far it seems to be setting OK, but we'll see in a couple of hours. If it works, I'll make another to take to the big family gathering in early December.
November 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I just made a variant of my "famous" lemon-curd-topped cheesecake, only this time it's cranberry curd. Bit of experimentation necessary here. So far it seems to be setting OK, but we'll see in a couple of hours. If it works, I'll make another to take to the big family gathering in early December.
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This is my town, and I have friends whose kids went to this school. We're not all of the same mind politically, way too many Progressives In Name Only, but I can guarantee this creep isn't being invited to many holiday parties. I feel bad for the kid, though.
www.boston.com/news/educati...
www.boston.com/news/educati...
Lexington parent sues over LGBTQ-friendly storybooks in schools
The Lexington father said it's against his Christian values to have his child schooled on LGBTQ and diversity, equity, and inclusion issues.
www.boston.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This is my town, and I have friends whose kids went to this school. We're not all of the same mind politically, way too many Progressives In Name Only, but I can guarantee this creep isn't being invited to many holiday parties. I feel bad for the kid, though.
www.boston.com/news/educati...
www.boston.com/news/educati...
Imagine someone being so insecure that they block everyone whose reply was funnier than their own post.
November 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Imagine someone being so insecure that they block everyone whose reply was funnier than their own post.
From what I'm seeing about Google's AI/email malfeasance, I think I should be buying stock in other email providers.
November 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
From what I'm seeing about Google's AI/email malfeasance, I think I should be buying stock in other email providers.
I think I'll have to stay out of the "house denounces socialism" discourse, because in my experience *both* sides equivocate shamelessly on what socialism is and it has always pissed me off.
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I think I'll have to stay out of the "house denounces socialism" discourse, because in my experience *both* sides equivocate shamelessly on what socialism is and it has always pissed me off.
D&D charisma is real. Certain people seem almost magically persuasive in person, gaining favor even from people who would normally be skeptical or even hostile toward them. Clinton had it. Trump has it, even though he's objectively loathsome. Mamdani must have 25 charisma, the way Trump is reacting.
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
D&D charisma is real. Certain people seem almost magically persuasive in person, gaining favor even from people who would normally be skeptical or even hostile toward them. Clinton had it. Trump has it, even though he's objectively loathsome. Mamdani must have 25 charisma, the way Trump is reacting.
Today's #pickleball report: meh. At 3.75+ players should not be stuck on the baseline or popping up every single ball, but somehow such players always seem to find me. Still fought my way up to the top court, only to have my partner *tell* me I'd be alone at the kitchen line most of the time. 🤬
November 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Today's #pickleball report: meh. At 3.75+ players should not be stuck on the baseline or popping up every single ball, but somehow such players always seem to find me. Still fought my way up to the top court, only to have my partner *tell* me I'd be alone at the kitchen line most of the time. 🤬
How does the largest macropredator in the world look so derpy?
November 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
How does the largest macropredator in the world look so derpy?
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Timeline Cleanse.
Dogs reacting to magic tricks. 🥰😂🤣
Dogs reacting to magic tricks. 🥰😂🤣
November 20, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Timeline Cleanse.
Dogs reacting to magic tricks. 🥰😂🤣
Dogs reacting to magic tricks. 🥰😂🤣
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Google removes a variety of longstanding GMail features if you try to withdraw your default consent (!) to having all your content read and used by Google Gemini via "Smart Features." That's an obvious attempt to coerce consent for privacy violations. Legislatures must act to make this illegal.
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Google removes a variety of longstanding GMail features if you try to withdraw your default consent (!) to having all your content read and used by Google Gemini via "Smart Features." That's an obvious attempt to coerce consent for privacy violations. Legislatures must act to make this illegal.
This is the same guy who said "I like people who weren't captured" about John McCain. Putting America last again.
ground.news/article/trum...
ground.news/article/trum...
Trump meets freed Israeli hostages, calls them ‘heroes’ in White House ceremony
President Donald Trump met with recently freed Israeli hostages and their families on Wednesday, calling the former captives “heroes” in a heartfelt address.
ground.news
November 21, 2025 at 2:54 AM
This is the same guy who said "I like people who weren't captured" about John McCain. Putting America last again.
ground.news/article/trum...
ground.news/article/trum...
He will not go quietly. He has never done anything quietly. He will spiral into ever greater depths of rage and violent ideation, until even his cronies decide that their own safety requires his removal. Then they'll all have knives out for each other. Horrible people, horrible times.
November 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
He will not go quietly. He has never done anything quietly. He will spiral into ever greater depths of rage and violent ideation, until even his cronies decide that their own safety requires his removal. Then they'll all have knives out for each other. Horrible people, horrible times.
So Trump thinks that actions *he was involved in* should get the death penalty? Interesting.
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
So Trump thinks that actions *he was involved in* should get the death penalty? Interesting.
Today's #pickleball report: big dog. Won 7/8 in a 3.75+ session, which is my best result in a while. Can't give all the credit to the new paddle, but it sure didn't hurt. When you're confident the ball will go where you want, it opens up new opportunities.
November 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Today's #pickleball report: big dog. Won 7/8 in a 3.75+ session, which is my best result in a while. Can't give all the credit to the new paddle, but it sure didn't hurt. When you're confident the ball will go where you want, it opens up new opportunities.
Looks like Clodflare is having problems again. How embarrassing.
November 20, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Looks like Clodflare is having problems again. How embarrassing.