SlightlyMadCrafter
@slightlymadcrafter.bsky.social
Maker of crafty things and reader of fantasy & sci-fi. I have not yet figured out how to add a profile picture.
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My favorite thing I did on Bluesky has to be THE LORD OF THE RINGS threads.
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING:
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING:
Making my way through LORD OF THE RINGS for the first time and I will admit to being charmed by how Tolkien goes out of his way to explain why the hobbits have tobacco but says nothing about why there's fireworks but no cannons.
December 28, 2025 at 2:24 AM
My favorite thing I did on Bluesky has to be THE LORD OF THE RINGS threads.
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING:
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING:
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OH THANK GOD.
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…
wrd.cm
December 28, 2025 at 3:20 AM
OH THANK GOD.
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The innkeeper isn't the bad guy in the story, he's a *good guy* in the story. He *doesn't have room in his inn* and then *finds a spot for Mary anyway*. And this act of kindness is why Jesus is born in a manger -- warm, dry, safe, surrounded by people that love him -- instead of out in the desert
December 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The innkeeper isn't the bad guy in the story, he's a *good guy* in the story. He *doesn't have room in his inn* and then *finds a spot for Mary anyway*. And this act of kindness is why Jesus is born in a manger -- warm, dry, safe, surrounded by people that love him -- instead of out in the desert
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Just had a discussion with my aunt about her orange cat:
AUNT: Well, you know, he was born with a condition.
ME: Orange?
AUNT: He was born with two conditions—
AUNT: Well, you know, he was born with a condition.
ME: Orange?
AUNT: He was born with two conditions—
December 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Just had a discussion with my aunt about her orange cat:
AUNT: Well, you know, he was born with a condition.
ME: Orange?
AUNT: He was born with two conditions—
AUNT: Well, you know, he was born with a condition.
ME: Orange?
AUNT: He was born with two conditions—
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As a dog example, sometimes a doggy DNA test will come back with "village dog." Much more common outside the US.
Village dog means your dog has NO breed in it. They are descended from generations of dogs of no breed mixing.
97-99% of cats can be thought of as "village cats"
Village dog means your dog has NO breed in it. They are descended from generations of dogs of no breed mixing.
97-99% of cats can be thought of as "village cats"
December 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
As a dog example, sometimes a doggy DNA test will come back with "village dog." Much more common outside the US.
Village dog means your dog has NO breed in it. They are descended from generations of dogs of no breed mixing.
97-99% of cats can be thought of as "village cats"
Village dog means your dog has NO breed in it. They are descended from generations of dogs of no breed mixing.
97-99% of cats can be thought of as "village cats"
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So, what breed IS your cat?
None.
(None breed, left beef.)
Wha? How?
Cat breeds are just NEW. Despite them living with us for thousands of years, we only have about 40-150 years of cat breeds existing, and they aren't out mixing with random cats.
97-99% of cats are breedless!
None.
(None breed, left beef.)
Wha? How?
Cat breeds are just NEW. Despite them living with us for thousands of years, we only have about 40-150 years of cat breeds existing, and they aren't out mixing with random cats.
97-99% of cats are breedless!
December 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
So, what breed IS your cat?
None.
(None breed, left beef.)
Wha? How?
Cat breeds are just NEW. Despite them living with us for thousands of years, we only have about 40-150 years of cat breeds existing, and they aren't out mixing with random cats.
97-99% of cats are breedless!
None.
(None breed, left beef.)
Wha? How?
Cat breeds are just NEW. Despite them living with us for thousands of years, we only have about 40-150 years of cat breeds existing, and they aren't out mixing with random cats.
97-99% of cats are breedless!
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A Blue Jay giving a mid-flight glance over his/her shoulder while showing those beautiful blue feathers.
December 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
A Blue Jay giving a mid-flight glance over his/her shoulder while showing those beautiful blue feathers.
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This picture has been making the rounds again, and is being misidentified again.
This is a GOOSEFISH.
This is NOT a tasselled wobbegong shark.
It’s a great pic. I get why people are very excited about it. But it’s as easy to give it the right name as the wrong one.
fullfact.org/online/tasse...
This is a GOOSEFISH.
This is NOT a tasselled wobbegong shark.
It’s a great pic. I get why people are very excited about it. But it’s as easy to give it the right name as the wrong one.
fullfact.org/online/tasse...
December 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This picture has been making the rounds again, and is being misidentified again.
This is a GOOSEFISH.
This is NOT a tasselled wobbegong shark.
It’s a great pic. I get why people are very excited about it. But it’s as easy to give it the right name as the wrong one.
fullfact.org/online/tasse...
This is a GOOSEFISH.
This is NOT a tasselled wobbegong shark.
It’s a great pic. I get why people are very excited about it. But it’s as easy to give it the right name as the wrong one.
fullfact.org/online/tasse...
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OMG it just took out one of the distant cameras!!
December 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
OMG it just took out one of the distant cameras!!
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After Hattie died at only one years old, I have reminded myself that animals don't think about the future. If today was a good day, if yesterday was a good day, they are happy. They live in the moment. And even if that life is short, if it's full of good days, they don't know it could be longer.
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 AM
After Hattie died at only one years old, I have reminded myself that animals don't think about the future. If today was a good day, if yesterday was a good day, they are happy. They live in the moment. And even if that life is short, if it's full of good days, they don't know it could be longer.
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Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
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"Let me get this straight. Your lab has bred a dragon?"
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
November 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"Let me get this straight. Your lab has bred a dragon?"
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
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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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As the owner of an independent bookstore, I must ask all of y'all to do the opposite of this forever and ever, amen.
I am not allowed to buy more books until I read the ones I already own
November 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
As the owner of an independent bookstore, I must ask all of y'all to do the opposite of this forever and ever, amen.
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I've seen this go by a few times on TikTok now and I have to say, I love this idea. We need a way to convince people to keep running even if they don't win, maybe building the loss into it as a troll move is the secret.
November 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I've seen this go by a few times on TikTok now and I have to say, I love this idea. We need a way to convince people to keep running even if they don't win, maybe building the loss into it as a troll move is the secret.
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The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
September 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
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Anyway, healthcare is a human right and no one should be making profit on it. Full stop.
October 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Anyway, healthcare is a human right and no one should be making profit on it. Full stop.
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If you have an Office 365 subscription or some other qualifying relationships with Microsoft, ESU is free. Look in the Windows Update section of settings for a link that says enroll in extended security updates. Once you’re enrolled, you’re good for another year.
www.microsoft.com/en-us/window...
www.microsoft.com/en-us/window...
Windows 10 Extended Security Updates | Microsoft Windows
Use Windows 10 securely with the Extended Security Updates program. See how it helps protect your PC and find out how to get it.
www.microsoft.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
If you have an Office 365 subscription or some other qualifying relationships with Microsoft, ESU is free. Look in the Windows Update section of settings for a link that says enroll in extended security updates. Once you’re enrolled, you’re good for another year.
www.microsoft.com/en-us/window...
www.microsoft.com/en-us/window...
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Thursday, 6pm, Barnes & Noble Union Square in New York City
Friday, 7pm, Brookline Booksmith in Brookline MA
Saturday, Loyalty Books, DC, they haven’t told me the time yet
Sunday, 2 pm, me and the man with an apple heart,
@chuckwendig.bsky.social at Doylestown Bookshop, Doylestown PA
Friday, 7pm, Brookline Booksmith in Brookline MA
Saturday, Loyalty Books, DC, they haven’t told me the time yet
Sunday, 2 pm, me and the man with an apple heart,
@chuckwendig.bsky.social at Doylestown Bookshop, Doylestown PA
September 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Thursday, 6pm, Barnes & Noble Union Square in New York City
Friday, 7pm, Brookline Booksmith in Brookline MA
Saturday, Loyalty Books, DC, they haven’t told me the time yet
Sunday, 2 pm, me and the man with an apple heart,
@chuckwendig.bsky.social at Doylestown Bookshop, Doylestown PA
Friday, 7pm, Brookline Booksmith in Brookline MA
Saturday, Loyalty Books, DC, they haven’t told me the time yet
Sunday, 2 pm, me and the man with an apple heart,
@chuckwendig.bsky.social at Doylestown Bookshop, Doylestown PA
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I have no need for genAI. It would improve nothing in my life. It wouldn't save me time. I could not trust any text it assembled. It cannot research. It cannot write like I do. It cannot create like I do.
It cannot justify its existence or its expense.
It is not inevitable. It is not unavoidable.
It cannot justify its existence or its expense.
It is not inevitable. It is not unavoidable.
September 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I have no need for genAI. It would improve nothing in my life. It wouldn't save me time. I could not trust any text it assembled. It cannot research. It cannot write like I do. It cannot create like I do.
It cannot justify its existence or its expense.
It is not inevitable. It is not unavoidable.
It cannot justify its existence or its expense.
It is not inevitable. It is not unavoidable.
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AI = Absolutely Incorrect
September 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
AI = Absolutely Incorrect
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They've lost the 9yos
September 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
They've lost the 9yos
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I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.
September 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.