thawen
@thawen.bsky.social
Former communication prof who believes in translating the complicated to the simple, relatable level. Now in academic tech.
I don’t have a lot to say online; others say it much better.
Lurker and pirate 🏴☠️🏴☠️
I don’t have a lot to say online; others say it much better.
Lurker and pirate 🏴☠️🏴☠️
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I had never heard of this company but I immediately went to their site and now I want to be their best friends and buy everything based solely on the fact that the candle where you get to watch a tiny Manderley burn has marketing copy written by Mrs. Danvers
August 21, 2025 at 7:17 AM
I had never heard of this company but I immediately went to their site and now I want to be their best friends and buy everything based solely on the fact that the candle where you get to watch a tiny Manderley burn has marketing copy written by Mrs. Danvers
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Brad Bird's 'The Iron Giant' was released 26 years ago today
August 7, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Brad Bird's 'The Iron Giant' was released 26 years ago today
I will never understand this obsession that Michaels stores have with putting characters on the toilet as part of their Halloween decor 🤨 Do people really want Poe on the potty? Plus, skeletons & vampires don’t use them anyway 🤷♂️
August 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I will never understand this obsession that Michaels stores have with putting characters on the toilet as part of their Halloween decor 🤨 Do people really want Poe on the potty? Plus, skeletons & vampires don’t use them anyway 🤷♂️
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The old joke was Facebook knew what you did with friends, and Google knew what you did alone. New research reveals that Meta and Yandex have discovered a method to de-anonymize Android users and associate their browsing histories with persistent IDs. #privacyinvasion arstechnica.com/security/202...
Meta and Yandex are de-anonymizing Android users’ web browsing identifiers
Abuse allows Meta and Yandex to attach persistent identifiers to detailed browsing histories.
arstechnica.com
June 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The old joke was Facebook knew what you did with friends, and Google knew what you did alone. New research reveals that Meta and Yandex have discovered a method to de-anonymize Android users and associate their browsing histories with persistent IDs. #privacyinvasion arstechnica.com/security/202...
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I’d seen humans do irrational things (a lot of irrational things) and encounter situations that made them act in ways that were counterproductive at best.
May 20, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I’d seen humans do irrational things (a lot of irrational things) and encounter situations that made them act in ways that were counterproductive at best.
MURDERBOT 🥰🥰🥰
That is all.
That is all.
May 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
MURDERBOT 🥰🥰🥰
That is all.
That is all.
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I have experienced multiple earthquakes, but this video of a strike slip earthquake in Myanmar on March 28 triggering a surface rupture and a large and dramatic horizontal displacement—the first ever caught on camera—is astonishing.
Keep your eyes on the right third of the screen, beyond the gate.
Keep your eyes on the right third of the screen, beyond the gate.
First fault rupture ever filmed: M7.9 surface rupture filmed near Thazi, Myanmar
YouTube video by 2025 Sagaing Earthquake Archive
www.youtube.com
May 13, 2025 at 7:21 AM
I have experienced multiple earthquakes, but this video of a strike slip earthquake in Myanmar on March 28 triggering a surface rupture and a large and dramatic horizontal displacement—the first ever caught on camera—is astonishing.
Keep your eyes on the right third of the screen, beyond the gate.
Keep your eyes on the right third of the screen, beyond the gate.
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eight years ago today we all watched the glory of zendaya falling madly in love with tom holland and the internet was never the same
May 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
eight years ago today we all watched the glory of zendaya falling madly in love with tom holland and the internet was never the same
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We all say *that* piece about what to read after Sinners. Really proud of @neyshaplays.bsky.social curating a list of games, books, comics, and movies that tell powerful, Southern Gothic, and supernatural stories all centered on Black characters or are from Black creatives.
👇🏾read the list
👇🏾read the list
After Sinners: 17 Titles To Watch, Read & Play Next
From Southern Gothic storytelling to Black vampires and powerful stories of monster hunting, here's what you need after Sinners.
butwhytho.net
April 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
We all say *that* piece about what to read after Sinners. Really proud of @neyshaplays.bsky.social curating a list of games, books, comics, and movies that tell powerful, Southern Gothic, and supernatural stories all centered on Black characters or are from Black creatives.
👇🏾read the list
👇🏾read the list
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REVIEW: The breezy caper series “Leverage: Redemption” is back for Season 3 and I can’t express how satisfying it is to watch a television show that doesn’t pretend we have to accept that systems are permanently rigged and we’re all doomed
‘Leverage: Redemption’ review: Breezy caper series with a moral compass is back for Season 3
The rich and corrupt are no match for the karmic justice dished out by the team on “Leverage: Redemption.”
www.chicagotribune.com
April 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
REVIEW: The breezy caper series “Leverage: Redemption” is back for Season 3 and I can’t express how satisfying it is to watch a television show that doesn’t pretend we have to accept that systems are permanently rigged and we’re all doomed
I’m saving this so that every time the real world horrifies me (which is just about daily now) I can watch it and get a much-needed serotonin hit.
CAN’T WAIT!
#murderbot
youtu.be/vEioDeOiqEs
CAN’T WAIT!
#murderbot
youtu.be/vEioDeOiqEs
Murderbot — Official Trailer | Apple TV+
YouTube video by Apple TV
youtu.be
April 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I’m saving this so that every time the real world horrifies me (which is just about daily now) I can watch it and get a much-needed serotonin hit.
CAN’T WAIT!
#murderbot
youtu.be/vEioDeOiqEs
CAN’T WAIT!
#murderbot
youtu.be/vEioDeOiqEs
Sanctuary Moon TOO?!?!? 🤯 🤩
I can’t wait to see this!
I can’t wait to see this!
"The show-within-a-show stars John Cho, Jack McBrayer, Clark Gregg, and DeWanda Wise, sporting outrageous hairstyles and costumes that make the stylings of A Flock of Seagulls look like business casual." oh my God they're doing Sanctuary Moon, say thank you Apple TV+
‘Murderbot’ Would Hate You—But That’s Why You’ll Love It
A first look at Alexander Skarsgård’s sci-fi comedy series from ‘About a Boy’ filmmakers Chris and Paul Weitz.
www.vanityfair.com
April 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Sanctuary Moon TOO?!?!? 🤯 🤩
I can’t wait to see this!
I can’t wait to see this!
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The Oprah special has incorrect information about brain health and menopause that could scare a lot of women. Surprise, the expert who was interviewed invented a compounded estrogen to treat those problems. vajenda.substack.com/p/menopause-...
Menopause and Brain Health: Misleading Advice from Oprah
And compounded estriol is NOT recommended for protecting your brain in menopause
vajenda.substack.com
April 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The Oprah special has incorrect information about brain health and menopause that could scare a lot of women. Surprise, the expert who was interviewed invented a compounded estrogen to treat those problems. vajenda.substack.com/p/menopause-...
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It’s fish doorbell time!!
The Fish Doorbell — The Fish Doorbell
Did you spot a fish? Press the Fish Doorbell! This alerts our lock operator to let the fish through. The Fish Doorbell is in Utrecht, NL.
visdeurbel.nl
March 5, 2025 at 7:05 AM
It’s fish doorbell time!!
I’m disgusted that I never knew this until now. We need to know ALL of American history, not just the parts someone else decided was appropriate. They have no right to take knowledge from us that is our birthright as Americans—especially now with a gov’t determined to censor all they can 😠
“Once you show the chains, you have to explain their meaning!” A story about American history in 3 parts. 1/3
March 3, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I’m disgusted that I never knew this until now. We need to know ALL of American history, not just the parts someone else decided was appropriate. They have no right to take knowledge from us that is our birthright as Americans—especially now with a gov’t determined to censor all they can 😠
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When I said everything kept happening at once, it had mostly been an exaggeration, but now everything was actually happening at once.
March 3, 2025 at 9:30 AM
When I said everything kept happening at once, it had mostly been an exaggeration, but now everything was actually happening at once.
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You know, it’s not like I’m half-assing this, I am actually trying my best despite the fuck-ups.
February 27, 2025 at 12:25 AM
You know, it’s not like I’m half-assing this, I am actually trying my best despite the fuck-ups.
CAN’T WAIT 😃
I have been so excited since I found out this would be announced today! RIP any ability for me to concentrate: www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2...
Apple’s new sci-fi series “Murderbot” to make global debut May 16, 2025
Today, Apple TV+ unveiled a first look at “Murderbot,” created by Chris and Paul Weitz and starring Alexander Skarsgård
www.apple.com
February 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
CAN’T WAIT 😃
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I am going to be so pissed if--after everything--I do, in fact, die of dysentery.
February 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I am going to be so pissed if--after everything--I do, in fact, die of dysentery.
When a charity sends you money as part of a donation solicitation, isn’t that an oxymoron?
Do they ever get enough of a return to outweigh the money they waste sending to people who don’t donate (plus the cost of the mailing and supplies)?
Do they ever get enough of a return to outweigh the money they waste sending to people who don’t donate (plus the cost of the mailing and supplies)?
February 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
When a charity sends you money as part of a donation solicitation, isn’t that an oxymoron?
Do they ever get enough of a return to outweigh the money they waste sending to people who don’t donate (plus the cost of the mailing and supplies)?
Do they ever get enough of a return to outweigh the money they waste sending to people who don’t donate (plus the cost of the mailing and supplies)?
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She looked mad and exhausted, which was exactly the way I felt.
February 13, 2025 at 5:50 AM
She looked mad and exhausted, which was exactly the way I felt.
Hey @jortsthecat.bsky.social, you’re already super-cool and now you’re cheese too 🤩😎🤘
found out koreans refer to orange cats as ‘cheese cats’ and now i can’t stop calling him cheese things
February 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Hey @jortsthecat.bsky.social, you’re already super-cool and now you’re cheese too 🤩😎🤘
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