Mary Aileen
@patchworkmouse.bsky.social
Retired librarian, crafter, glass-wearing reading geek.
She/her, mostly ace.
She/her, mostly ace.
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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It’s difficult to underestimate the extra burden that this is placing on our public libraries. For example, on a daily basis library workers are now filling the in-person/human service gap that billion euro banking institutions have abdicated from to maximise their profit margins.
"Essential services are now digital by default, leaving many older people feeling locked out of their own lives."
As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
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As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
jrnl.ie/6864189
Opinion: We’ve grown far too comfortable excluding older people from the digital world
As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
jrnl.ie
November 11, 2025 at 8:40 AM
It’s difficult to underestimate the extra burden that this is placing on our public libraries. For example, on a daily basis library workers are now filling the in-person/human service gap that billion euro banking institutions have abdicated from to maximise their profit margins.
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this thread is so fun because it feels pretty evenly divided between three very specific kinds of people:
1. “I had the link open and ready to go because it lives on my phone so I can pine over it every year and wish I was rich”
2. “a blank check? then I want 24 cars”
3. the Bonne Maman fandom
1. “I had the link open and ready to go because it lives on my phone so I can pine over it every year and wish I was rich”
2. “a blank check? then I want 24 cars”
3. the Bonne Maman fandom
everything is bonkers right now and we need a timeline cleanse. let’s play a game. if I handed you a blank check but you could ONLY spend it on an Advent calendar, what absurdly pricy collection of little treats are you buying yourself?
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
this thread is so fun because it feels pretty evenly divided between three very specific kinds of people:
1. “I had the link open and ready to go because it lives on my phone so I can pine over it every year and wish I was rich”
2. “a blank check? then I want 24 cars”
3. the Bonne Maman fandom
1. “I had the link open and ready to go because it lives on my phone so I can pine over it every year and wish I was rich”
2. “a blank check? then I want 24 cars”
3. the Bonne Maman fandom
It scans!
Does anyone know
Where the love of God goes
When solving quadratic equations?
Where the love of God goes
When solving quadratic equations?
November 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It scans!
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Obsessive devotion to continuity is the enemy of epic/mythological storytelling—especially when there are many authors involved. Whether we're talking about Star Wars, superheroes, or Bond, the answer is to nail the essence of the story and care less about making it all "fit."
Or just have him start the next film alive and well and then at some point have someone be like "Bond! I thought you got blown up!" And then have him quip "you know better than to listen to rumors," or "what can I say? That was no time to die" and then absolutely refuse to explain further
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Obsessive devotion to continuity is the enemy of epic/mythological storytelling—especially when there are many authors involved. Whether we're talking about Star Wars, superheroes, or Bond, the answer is to nail the essence of the story and care less about making it all "fit."
And I still have my rant queued up.
The distance in time between now and when Microsoft Office replaced drop down menus with the ribbon bar at the top is the same as the distance between then and the fall of the Berlin Wall
November 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
And I still have my rant queued up.
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Baby pigeon mystery.
My pigeon book is here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...
My pigeon book is here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...
November 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Baby pigeon mystery.
My pigeon book is here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...
My pigeon book is here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...
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This is just delicious.
From the SF Chronicle (I use my apple news subscription, so no link except to apple news): Cryptobro wants a Fuck You Peons statue on Alcatraz, proposed the project over a year ago, set up a funding platform.
Cryptobro has raised $5. Yes, 5. 500 pennies. 20 quarters.
From the SF Chronicle (I use my apple news subscription, so no link except to apple news): Cryptobro wants a Fuck You Peons statue on Alcatraz, proposed the project over a year ago, set up a funding platform.
Cryptobro has raised $5. Yes, 5. 500 pennies. 20 quarters.
November 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
This is just delicious.
From the SF Chronicle (I use my apple news subscription, so no link except to apple news): Cryptobro wants a Fuck You Peons statue on Alcatraz, proposed the project over a year ago, set up a funding platform.
Cryptobro has raised $5. Yes, 5. 500 pennies. 20 quarters.
From the SF Chronicle (I use my apple news subscription, so no link except to apple news): Cryptobro wants a Fuck You Peons statue on Alcatraz, proposed the project over a year ago, set up a funding platform.
Cryptobro has raised $5. Yes, 5. 500 pennies. 20 quarters.
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I designed a horseshoe crab sweater and published it on Ravelry on National horseshoe crab day! If you ever thought to yourself “man, I really want a hand knit sweater with horseshoe crabs on it” boy do I have great news for ya
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
June 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I designed a horseshoe crab sweater and published it on Ravelry on National horseshoe crab day! If you ever thought to yourself “man, I really want a hand knit sweater with horseshoe crabs on it” boy do I have great news for ya
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
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I feel like I should put a line at the top of my resume for every job that i apply for that says “Look, we’re all really stressed out right now, so if something looks weird please just ask me about it.”
November 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I feel like I should put a line at the top of my resume for every job that i apply for that says “Look, we’re all really stressed out right now, so if something looks weird please just ask me about it.”
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Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
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Tomorrow is the official release date for the hardback edition of HAZE! It's the library and collectors edition, so it has extras: a short story and some illustrations.
November 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Tomorrow is the official release date for the hardback edition of HAZE! It's the library and collectors edition, so it has extras: a short story and some illustrations.
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In Edmund Fitzgerald news: There’s an analysis of the weather leading up to the sinking. I think it firms up the Three Sisters rogue waves lifting the stern theory.
And that storm was BAD. One of the comments calls it a cold hurricane. It fits. So does bomb cyclone.
youtu.be/d1FE69h-mdk?...
And that storm was BAD. One of the comments calls it a cold hurricane. It fits. So does bomb cyclone.
youtu.be/d1FE69h-mdk?...
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: A Meteorological Breakdown
YouTube video by Convective Chronicles
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
In Edmund Fitzgerald news: There’s an analysis of the weather leading up to the sinking. I think it firms up the Three Sisters rogue waves lifting the stern theory.
And that storm was BAD. One of the comments calls it a cold hurricane. It fits. So does bomb cyclone.
youtu.be/d1FE69h-mdk?...
And that storm was BAD. One of the comments calls it a cold hurricane. It fits. So does bomb cyclone.
youtu.be/d1FE69h-mdk?...
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SEATTLE CURE YOUR VOTES PLEASE
SEATTLE!!!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
November 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
SEATTLE CURE YOUR VOTES PLEASE
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All this fuss about "The Wreck of the Edmund Pevensie." I don't get it. He gets high on Turkish delight and then splits the Dawn Treader in two during a November gale. Bfd.
Now, if he'd managed to snuff that annoying talking mouse, that'd be something to be proud of.
Now, if he'd managed to snuff that annoying talking mouse, that'd be something to be proud of.
November 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
All this fuss about "The Wreck of the Edmund Pevensie." I don't get it. He gets high on Turkish delight and then splits the Dawn Treader in two during a November gale. Bfd.
Now, if he'd managed to snuff that annoying talking mouse, that'd be something to be proud of.
Now, if he'd managed to snuff that annoying talking mouse, that'd be something to be proud of.
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Don't mind me, I'll be over in the corner turning into a little pile of dust.
The difference in time between now and I can has cheezburger
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
November 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Don't mind me, I'll be over in the corner turning into a little pile of dust.
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Dogs will be like “I know a place” and then take you to a portable toilet.
Some of the stray dogs living near Chernobyl have recently turned blue. This confused scientists for weeks, until they realized they had simply been rolling around in chemicals from a nearby set of portable toilets. 14/10 for all
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Dogs will be like “I know a place” and then take you to a portable toilet.
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As you begin budgeting for Black Friday, consider shopping locally as much as possible. Many small retailers (especially hobby shops, game stores, and comics shops) run *barely* in the black until the holidays, at which point they make all the profits that will keep them solvent next year.
November 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
As you begin budgeting for Black Friday, consider shopping locally as much as possible. Many small retailers (especially hobby shops, game stores, and comics shops) run *barely* in the black until the holidays, at which point they make all the profits that will keep them solvent next year.
I love being inside and watching snow fall.
As long as I don't have to go anywhere, that is.
As long as I don't have to go anywhere, that is.
November 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I love being inside and watching snow fall.
As long as I don't have to go anywhere, that is.
As long as I don't have to go anywhere, that is.
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I had an uncle who was a printer and he worked in the days of hot metal. He had some of the most blood-curdling anecdotes about industrial accidents I have ever heard.
Something to think about as people are cheering on the return of manual labor.
Something to think about as people are cheering on the return of manual labor.
November 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I had an uncle who was a printer and he worked in the days of hot metal. He had some of the most blood-curdling anecdotes about industrial accidents I have ever heard.
Something to think about as people are cheering on the return of manual labor.
Something to think about as people are cheering on the return of manual labor.
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Doing the short faced bear. No, dye, ink, paint, sewing, and no felting. #art #newart #discoverart #craftverse #disabilityart # dryerlintart
November 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Doing the short faced bear. No, dye, ink, paint, sewing, and no felting. #art #newart #discoverart #craftverse #disabilityart # dryerlintart
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This is absolutely the best way I’ve ever heard North American deer described, hands down.
A small heard of 15-20 insurance claims just sitting around in the dark, staring at you, waiting.
November 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This is absolutely the best way I’ve ever heard North American deer described, hands down.
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Interesting that NY gov Kathy Hochul felt compelled to put out a statement against Dems' deal to end the shutdown
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Interesting that NY gov Kathy Hochul felt compelled to put out a statement against Dems' deal to end the shutdown
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When I think of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, I think of Captain Cooper on the Arthur M Anderson, and the courage it took to turn the Anderson around to go back out and look for the Fitzgerald. His conversation with the Coast Guard still gives shivers
shipwreckmuseum.com/the-fateful-...
shipwreckmuseum.com/the-fateful-...
The Fateful Journey - Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
The Fateful Journey
by Sean Ley, Development Officer
The final voyage of the Edmund Fitzgerald began November 9, 1975 at the Burlington Northern Railroad Dock No.1, Superior, Wisconsin. Captain Ernes...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:24 AM
When I think of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, I think of Captain Cooper on the Arthur M Anderson, and the courage it took to turn the Anderson around to go back out and look for the Fitzgerald. His conversation with the Coast Guard still gives shivers
shipwreckmuseum.com/the-fateful-...
shipwreckmuseum.com/the-fateful-...