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laminda.bsky.social
Bluesky hive mind! The kid just told me that they're newly interested in "weird tabletop board games" and are looking for recommendations. Got any weird wonders you'd care to share?
December 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
velosol.bsky.social
🪶 A spotted towhee decided this was a good branch while I was looking out for birds of prey. This is the best shot I got of the striking red eye but it takes a 100% crop to see.
A tree with branches generally going from lower left to upper right. The largest branch has a bird sitting on it facing away from the camera. The bird is the size of a large sparrow and has a red and white underside, dark tail, spotted white and black wings, and a black cap. It's left red eye is barely visible. A 100% crop of the other image showing that the image is slightly blurred/doubled. The red eye and black pupil are visible in the center of an image of a spotted towhee bird showing part of the head, eye, and a white spot on the wing looking from the top to the bottom of the image.
December 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
velosol.bsky.social
🪶 A couple of starlings drew me in to take a shot and when I downloaded the image I realized that most of the woodpecker holes have acorns in them! Some busy creature has taken advantage of the storage.
2 starlings (dark, black, iridescent, speckled birds about 10 cm tall) sit atop a dead tree, stripped of its bark and broken with tens of woodpecker holes visible and the majority of them have a single acorn in them. Some larger holes have more than one acorn!
December 2, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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bikepedantic.bsky.social
First off, this couple is hilarious and I want to subscribe to their podcast and be friends with them.

Their legal Mass “BORT” license plate is getting rung up with EZPass tolls from people who have Simpsons novelty plates. www.instagram.com/reel/DRfod3l...
November 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
velosol.bsky.social
Realized today that it's been a hot minute (OK, 7 months) since I've posted any nature photos so here's a chrysalis! I had to move this one a few feet to keep it safe so it's tied up with some thread.
Green chrysalis tied with white thread to a green stalk across the top of the image. The chrysalis is hanging vertically. The chrysalis is lighter green than the stalk and has black speckled across the top third that is in focus. About a quarter of the way down is a nubbly line that almost goes all the way around. The line is gold on top and black on the bottom and appears to be very thinly white where the 2 other colors meet. Out of focus in the bottom quarter of the chrysalis 3 golden dots can be seen in an arc from the top dot on the left to the bottom dot on the right 10% of the way from the bottom.
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 AM
velosol.bsky.social
@aplante.com this seems like something you'd get a kick out of.
tommysiegel.bsky.social Tommy Siegel @tommysiegel.bsky.social · Nov 25
ok so i got some *more* constructive criticism from bird artists on my attempts at drawing birds. many said the legs weren’t realistic enough and i suspect they were right. i think i finally got it in this year’s calendar though, lemme know what you think
November 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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preachypreach.bsky.social
Bodied by my eldest , frankly
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November 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Pythagorean Triple Square Day, as one man affectionately calls 9/16/25, is a day like no other this century.
On 9/16/25, celebrate a date of mathematical beauty
Pythagorean Triple Square Day, as one man affectionately calls 9/16/25, is a day like no other this century.
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September 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
velosol.bsky.social
@joelkuiper.eu the vanishing point here reminds me of some of your photos.
August 30, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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tomgauld.bsky.social
My cartoons for this week’s @theguardian.com books
#holiday #vacation #reading
A happy book says: I'm so proud you chose me as your holiday read! I can't wait to start entertaining you! A smiling drink says: And I'm right here! Ready to keep you cool and refreshed while you read! A gleeful phone adds: Yay! So great! How about we kick things off with a load of the same old rubbish you always look at, plus some gloomy news and mavbe a few emails from work!! Hours later... The drink and book lie untouched. The phone is out of view but a bubble reads: Scroll Scroll Scroll Scroll Scroll The book says “I hate that guy.”
August 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
velosol.bsky.social
This sounds better than too much social talk into standups. I'm not opposed to some, especially as it feels like the only opportunity some people have as a relief valve, but having to gently keep the meeting on topic to respect group time pains me because I want people to have social growth too.
stephango.com kepano @stephango.com · Jul 31
ramblings: a tip for remote teams of 2-10 people
A tip for remote teams of 2-10 people. Create a personal “ramblings” channel for each teammate in your team’s chat app of choice. Ramblings channels let everyone share what’s on their mind without cluttering group channels. Think of them as personal journals or microblogs inside your team’s chat app, a lightweight way to add ambient social cohesion. People typically post short updates 1-3 times per week. Common topics include: - ideas related to current projects - musings about blog posts, articles, user feedback - “what if” suggestions - photos from recent trips or hobbies - rubber ducking a problem Each ramblings channel should be named after the team member, and only that person can post top-level messages. Others can reply in threads, but not start new ones. All the ramblings channels should be in a Ramblings section at the bottom of the channel list. They should be muted by default, with no expectation that anyone else will read them. We started experimenting with ramblings at Obsidian two years ago, and they’ve been surprisingly sticky. We have no scheduled meetings, so ramblings are our equivalent of water cooler talk. We want as much deep focus time as possible, so ramblings help us stay connected while minimizing interruptions. Because they are so free and loose, some of our best ideas emerge from ramblings. They’re often the source of feature ideas, small prototypes, and creative solutions to long-standing problems. About once a year, we do a week-long in-person meetup. Ramblings have been one successful way we keep the human connection going throughout the rest of the year.
August 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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aplante.com
i’m so sorry you had to find out this way but all-dressed chips are just chip bukkake
a cartoon drawing of the retro old dutch chip flavour mascots. all-dressed is kneeling on the ground, eyes half-closed in ecstasy. sour cream is kneeling in front of him and sucking him off while green onion fucks him from behind. onion is also pulling his own hair for a little bit of extra umf. salt, vinegar, and ketchup are all jerking off and jizzing on all-dressed. all are having a fantastic time. good for them.
June 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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hammancheez.bsky.social
I feel seen
Man eating chips “Eating a temporary snack while i stand in front of the pantry trying to decide on a formal permanent snack”
May 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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steamdeckhq.com
Classics on Deck is back! This week, we are taking a look at how Impossible Creatures (2003) and Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis (2003) run on the #SteamDeck:

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Classics On Deck #11: Impossible Creatures / Jurassic Park: OG
This week's Classics on Deck takes a look at how Impossible Creatures and Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis run on the Steam Deck.
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May 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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ancient.bsky.social
I wrote a program to lipsync the shipping forecast in a terminal window, and I have no regrets.
May 25, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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mikeachim.bsky.social
OK, this is wild.

In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.

It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.

What the HELL?

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Unsplash image of the Earth, mostly the nightside with a tracery of city lights on every continent.
May 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
velosol.bsky.social
Here's another for #inverteFest a jelly I saw on a trip to the middle east near a dock.
A small jellyfish, round, translucent with some red/purple structures inside and some dark tentacles trailing off below and to the right of the main body. The sea background is jade green.
April 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
velosol.bsky.social
A favorite piece of airport art from Boston Logan for #inverteFest
A metal and glass piece of art of an octopus. The head is various shades of blue glass blown inside 2 metal pieces. The eyes are white glass with black glass for linear pupils. The arms are metal curling around in different directions with patches of 'coloring' made by pieces of metal. The art is installed in front of an undersea photo showing rocks and coral and also visible are a metal urchin and some rocks.
April 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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theuglymachine.bsky.social
They should invent a kitchen that doesn't have the person I'm married to perfectly in the way all the time
July 26, 2024 at 11:43 AM
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carsondrewit.bsky.social
AAAAAHHH!!

The Dice With Death #demo is LIVE RIGHT NOW!

Dice With Death is a Roguelike Dicebuilder.
Inspired by the ancient dice game of Farkle, roll for your life against Death with the help of unique abilities and powerful unlockable relics!

store.steampowered.com/app/3435260/...
February 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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aplante.com
a mushroom soup to bless your feeds and your *feeds*
aplante.com Alex Plante 🐀👑 @aplante.com · Feb 8
SOUP FOR U

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a riso-style illustration of some mushroom soup ingredients. included this image for extra alt text room. ingredients here, directions on the next slide BROTHY MUSHROOM SOUP 4-6 bowls (depending on the size of your bowl!) 60-90 min INGREDIENTS Butter (roughly 1/4 cup) Garlic (lots) Onion Mushrooms (a couple containers) Chicken or Veggie stock (1L carton) Salt/Pepper Wine (a splash) Parsley/Rosemary/Thyme/Bay Leaf* Lemon juice or Tomato paste Parmesan (a sprinkle) This is a nice garlicky mushroom soup that is nice to eat with a buttered slice of sourdough toast. (continued on next image) 1. Throw a chunk of butter (i don’t know, a few tablespoons or something) into a pot with a chopped onion and a few cloves of garlic on low heat. 2. Let that simmer on low for a while. In the meantime, cut up a couple little containers of mushrooms (I used crimini but regular ol' white button mushrooms are great), maybe unload your dishwasher or give your floor a quick sweep. 3. Toss in your mushrooms, and heck, some more butter, why not? The mushrooms are just gonna soak it all up anyway. Maybe some more garlic, too. Maybe some green onions if you have some you want to get rid of. It don't matter none. 4. Let that simmer on medium heat until the mushrooms are soft. If you have it, throwing in a splash of wine would be delicious. White or red, it doesn't matter. Season with some salt and pepper. 5. Dump in about a litre of chicken or vegetable stock, then season with more salt, pepper, and maybe some rosemary, parsley, thyme.. All good options. I also recommend a few drops of lemon juice or maybe a little spoonful of tomato paste. 6. Taste it before and after adding each ingredient to see how it's coming along and try to balance as you go. Shucks, add another pinch of garlic powder. A sprinkle of parmesan can be good too. 7. Simmer until you get impatient, and then put it in your mouth hole. *I recently tried it with Tarragon because my Mother-in-Law's yard is being consumed by her wildly successful tarragon bush and wouldn't you know it, it was GREAT. Highly recommend.
February 8, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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rosemarymosco.com
Nature valentines.
Thanks to my Patrons for keeping me drawing www.patreon.com/birdandmoon
A group of six nature valentines. A picture of a bog with pitcher plants, with text saying "Our love is like a bog. Built up over time, resistant to decay, deeply interesting to just a small number of people." A yellow slime mold stretching out and exploring. "our love is like a slime mold. Collaborative, complex, at times unnerving to behold." A piece of limestone with a small trilobite in the corner. "Our love is like limestone. Layered, useful for many purposes, shaped by the friends we met along the way." A ring-billed gull with a french fry on a beach. "Our love is like a ring-billed gull. Abundant, found in North America, sometimes sustained by french fries." An Atlantic horseshoe crab walking on the sand. "Our love is like a horseshoe crab. Tough, timeless, unrelated to true crabs." A drawing of the phosphorus cycle, with arrows connecting various parts of a scene, including algae and fish and a farm and a river and a forest. "Our love is like the phosphorus cycle. Important, really hard to draw."
February 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
velosol.bsky.social
This is long for microblogging but _so_ worth reading. An incredible story of community and resilience (both on Jen's part and the eye infection) I'm left almost without words.
jenwang.com Jen Wang @jenwang.com · Feb 6
Update on my life: Last year, I joined my kids' school's PTA, because they needed a treasurer and I'm good enough with numbers. It was a straightforward, self-contained job: balancing the checkbook for an organization that only did a few fundraisers each year.
February 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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brianloveswords.com
from the makers of Did You Leave The Stove On®️ comes Looming Deadline™️!

Looming Deadline is an all-natural alternative to Motivation that lets you organize your fridge, do some laundry, clean the counters, sort through that bag in your closet full of old ac adapters, and more
January 31, 2025 at 7:03 AM