St. Chris
@stchris.bsky.social
Writer/editor who got stuck in computers. Technical writer, business analyst. Web application everything-person for a couple of decades. I fight for the users.
He/him/Chris. Autistic, ADHD, anti-kyriarchy. I have been, and always shall be, in New Jersey.
He/him/Chris. Autistic, ADHD, anti-kyriarchy. I have been, and always shall be, in New Jersey.
Pinned
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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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This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both
This book Kickstarter has three days left and needs a handful more backers for full funding. I think anyone with nostalgia for the early days of home computing should pledge so, uh, I can get a copy too.
Go Computer Now! – The Story of Sphere Computers
A book telling the extraordinary story of Sphere, a 1970s Utah personal computer maker far ahead of its time—until its sudden collapse.
www.kickstarter.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:50 AM
This book Kickstarter has three days left and needs a handful more backers for full funding. I think anyone with nostalgia for the early days of home computing should pledge so, uh, I can get a copy too.
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My master’s in library and information science taught me the fantastical dimensions of my own ignorance.
a lot of the problem with the Nates and Matts is that they didn't go to grad school. I don't think going ensures you aren't a blowhard knowitall, but it does make you understand that people have been working on shit for a long time and you can't just brush up in 3 hours because you are a special boy
As someone who spent ten years in grad school (and did defend + graduate) I’m always so weirded out by people who think being smart about one thing makes them smart about everything when what being highly educated did to me was saddle me with the crushing certainty that I’m not smart about anything
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
My master’s in library and information science taught me the fantastical dimensions of my own ignorance.
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My newest piece for Liberal Currents, and a paean to public health. It needs to be the tip of the spear against fascism and it’s a natural leader in the fight for a better world.
Thanks to @gregggonsalves.bsky.social for talking to me as I worked on this.
Thanks to @gregggonsalves.bsky.social for talking to me as I worked on this.
“Understanding the Covid-19 pandemic as a catalyst for right-wing backlash is misleading because it’s too passive” www.liberalcurrents.com/propaganda-r...
Propaganda, Rather than Pandemic Policies, Caused the War on Public Health
The backlash narrative ignores basic facts of the case.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
My newest piece for Liberal Currents, and a paean to public health. It needs to be the tip of the spear against fascism and it’s a natural leader in the fight for a better world.
Thanks to @gregggonsalves.bsky.social for talking to me as I worked on this.
Thanks to @gregggonsalves.bsky.social for talking to me as I worked on this.
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would absolutely watch, though
November 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
would absolutely watch, though
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
November 9, 2025 at 3:09 AM
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
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The mission of the rich is to be gods, or to have gods that do their bidding.
November 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The mission of the rich is to be gods, or to have gods that do their bidding.
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Reality gets the last word, and you can't negotiate with Death. THIS VEXES THE ULTRA WEALTHY! They can't imagine a force that won't obey them, and they can't accept that the world will continue their absence, indifferent to their wishes. Mortality is an insult to their authority. How very dare it!
A friend and I talk a lot about how the beauty of money (small m) is that it allows you to buy your way out of problems. Car broke down? You can afford to fix it.
But it seems with very rich people, the inability for money to "fix" a situation - like mortality - to their liking is THE problem.
But it seems with very rich people, the inability for money to "fix" a situation - like mortality - to their liking is THE problem.
November 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Reality gets the last word, and you can't negotiate with Death. THIS VEXES THE ULTRA WEALTHY! They can't imagine a force that won't obey them, and they can't accept that the world will continue their absence, indifferent to their wishes. Mortality is an insult to their authority. How very dare it!
One of my kids drew this 11 years ago. I can’t refute it.
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 AM
One of my kids drew this 11 years ago. I can’t refute it.
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Jimmy Carter's advice to a young person.
My nephew Matthew shared this letter with me yesterday. Five years ago, he wrote to all the living presidents and asked for advice on how to participate in public service. Only Jimmy Carter responded. A precis on how to live a life of service.
My nephew Matthew shared this letter with me yesterday. Five years ago, he wrote to all the living presidents and asked for advice on how to participate in public service. Only Jimmy Carter responded. A precis on how to live a life of service.
December 30, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Jimmy Carter's advice to a young person.
My nephew Matthew shared this letter with me yesterday. Five years ago, he wrote to all the living presidents and asked for advice on how to participate in public service. Only Jimmy Carter responded. A precis on how to live a life of service.
My nephew Matthew shared this letter with me yesterday. Five years ago, he wrote to all the living presidents and asked for advice on how to participate in public service. Only Jimmy Carter responded. A precis on how to live a life of service.
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RFK Jr: You know, if someone… collapses in front of you the best course of action is… to leave immediately, because their soul just… came out and it’s flying around the room looking for a new… vessel at that point
November 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
RFK Jr: You know, if someone… collapses in front of you the best course of action is… to leave immediately, because their soul just… came out and it’s flying around the room looking for a new… vessel at that point
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The truly maddening thing is that, unlike when I was a young man in science and the materials and engineering just weren’t there yet, the future is *right there.* The problem is *solved*. What’s holding us back is not just greed, but this bizarre nostalgia, an obsession with petro- masculinity.
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The truly maddening thing is that, unlike when I was a young man in science and the materials and engineering just weren’t there yet, the future is *right there.* The problem is *solved*. What’s holding us back is not just greed, but this bizarre nostalgia, an obsession with petro- masculinity.
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A little bird told me that there's a comic here for you to read!
Wondermark #1370; The Avian Informant (Part 1 of 2)
Wondermark #1370; The Avian Informant (Part 1 of 2)
![A man in an apron, aptly named Apronni, addresses his coworker:
APRONNI: JULIORA! A little bird told me it was your birthday next Wednesday!
Juliora comes in to reply.
JULIORA: A little bird? Like, a BIRD bird? TALKED to you?
APRONNI: Yeah. Came to my window last night around eight.
Now we see a little pigeon perched on the sill of an open window. Apparently Apronni lives in a barn, or something like a barn? It’s not entirely clear.
BIRD: Pssst. Hey buddy. [Apronni enters.] She’s been looking at ski boots on Zappos. Do what you will with this information.
Back in the office now, flashback over.
JULIORA: Because I’VE seen a little bird too! It let me know when a Zumba class opened up in my area!
ENTREBERT (entering with his hands held a pigeon’s width apart): A little bird? About yea big? Knows a lot about when jeans go on sale? Yeah, I’ve seen ‘I’m!
APRONNI: I guess it must be the same little bird visiting everyone!
Cut back to the bird, still on the windowsill. Part of the flashback from earlier? It’s not entirely clear.
BIRD: I’m very tired](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kihgsldesfdvdp7fi65m3m45/bafkreibsyythulynv4ub447jbqlnjqofsiykphmyxm7bf66duxcgjxopba@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
A little bird told me that there's a comic here for you to read!
Wondermark #1370; The Avian Informant (Part 1 of 2)
Wondermark #1370; The Avian Informant (Part 1 of 2)
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The Male Hawfinch ~ It is the largest finch in the UK. It is larger than other finches and is distinguished by its powerful, thick bill and large head and neck ~ Picture taken at Fforestganol ~ South Wales 🦉🪶 #birdingWales #ukbirding #birds #finches #naturetherapy #wildlife #ukwildlife #bluesky
November 4, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The Male Hawfinch ~ It is the largest finch in the UK. It is larger than other finches and is distinguished by its powerful, thick bill and large head and neck ~ Picture taken at Fforestganol ~ South Wales 🦉🪶 #birdingWales #ukbirding #birds #finches #naturetherapy #wildlife #ukwildlife #bluesky
And oh god, I can tell it’s not even gold foil. They’re color-printer pages, and it was originally a single line of text with a left-to-right gradient from light yellow to dark yellow and back to light yellow. They couldn’t fit all three pages in one row on that wall. This is so hamfisted and cheap.
[P] Found a higher-quality photo; IT *IS* TAPED UP SHEETS OF PAPER!
November 6, 2025 at 12:45 AM
And oh god, I can tell it’s not even gold foil. They’re color-printer pages, and it was originally a single line of text with a left-to-right gradient from light yellow to dark yellow and back to light yellow. They couldn’t fit all three pages in one row on that wall. This is so hamfisted and cheap.
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“I see Jack signs everywhere, but no Sherrill signs!”
Signs don’t vote.
Signs don’t vote.
November 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
“I see Jack signs everywhere, but no Sherrill signs!”
Signs don’t vote.
Signs don’t vote.
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It's great if the well-meaning and good-hearted are inspired, but it's even better if the soulless and calculating are scared.
November 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
It's great if the well-meaning and good-hearted are inspired, but it's even better if the soulless and calculating are scared.
I feel much better about existence tonight and I haven’t even played my guitars yet.
I played my guitars and I feel better about existence now.
If at all you can, do something that does not involve the internet. It may help.
If at all you can, do something that does not involve the internet. It may help.
November 5, 2025 at 4:46 AM
I feel much better about existence tonight and I haven’t even played my guitars yet.
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it is now 800,000 o’clock at night
November 4, 2025 at 12:22 AM
it is now 800,000 o’clock at night
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Condé Nast finally achieved its dream of wrecking Teen Vogue and killing its politics section.
www.thecut.com/article/teen...
www.thecut.com/article/teen...
Teen Vogue Is Folding Into Vogue.com
According to Condé Nast’s announcement, the outlet will keep its “unique editorial identity and mission.”
www.thecut.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Condé Nast finally achieved its dream of wrecking Teen Vogue and killing its politics section.
www.thecut.com/article/teen...
www.thecut.com/article/teen...
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This is devastating: TV has been a really useful source of truth and journalism that reaches people. It looks as though they’re gutting it.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
This is devastating: TV has been a really useful source of truth and journalism that reaches people. It looks as though they’re gutting it.