Arlene Andrews
@arleneandrews.bsky.social
Software tester, craft person. Reposts a lot. If you make me uncomfortable, you get blocked.
I don't have the time to check each who follow me: they get blocked if I don't like them.
I don't have the time to check each who follow me: they get blocked if I don't like them.
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Happy gentleman sleuths day #benoitblanc #wakeupdeadman
November 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Happy gentleman sleuths day #benoitblanc #wakeupdeadman
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This.
Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.
November 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This.
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Today I got the news that I passed my exams for my massage therapy course 😁 It’s taken a lot of hard work over the last 6 months and I am so glad it’s paid off. With how stressful it was, I feel like I need many massages to recover 😂
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Today I got the news that I passed my exams for my massage therapy course 😁 It’s taken a lot of hard work over the last 6 months and I am so glad it’s paid off. With how stressful it was, I feel like I need many massages to recover 😂
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I made this last year and it was DELICIOUS and beautiful. Gonna make it again sometime soon and you should too
Hello. Here’s a holiday cake for you. My wife is a professional recipe writer and is currently out of work and I’m trying to persuade her that her recipes are amazing. And there’s no bullshit narrative. Just recipes that work.
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www.patreon.com/posts/595692...
November 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I made this last year and it was DELICIOUS and beautiful. Gonna make it again sometime soon and you should too
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That's it! 🎉 Another edition of my workshop "Secure Development Lifecycle Applied - How to Make Things a Bit More Secure than Yesterday Every Day" done, this time together with Santhosh Tuppad as a special bonus. 🦄 Loved seeing the #AgileTD crowd enjoy practicing security from idea to production. 🤩
November 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
That's it! 🎉 Another edition of my workshop "Secure Development Lifecycle Applied - How to Make Things a Bit More Secure than Yesterday Every Day" done, this time together with Santhosh Tuppad as a special bonus. 🦄 Loved seeing the #AgileTD crowd enjoy practicing security from idea to production. 🤩
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Good.
CA11 affirms lower court order tossing of Trump’s cases against Hillary Clinton and sanctioning his lawyers for bringing bad faith and frivolous claims.
Unanimous, bipartisan panel (GWB/Trump/Biden)
media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...
Unanimous, bipartisan panel (GWB/Trump/Biden)
media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...
November 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Good.
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That's a wrap for me in the studio. I'm taking a break from Thursday to Sunday for the Thanksgiving holiday. Hope you have a great turkey day if you celebrate. Don't forget, Blambot's biggest sale of the year starts on Cyber Monday, Dec. 1st! 25% off! Catch you on the flip side.
November 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
That's a wrap for me in the studio. I'm taking a break from Thursday to Sunday for the Thanksgiving holiday. Hope you have a great turkey day if you celebrate. Don't forget, Blambot's biggest sale of the year starts on Cyber Monday, Dec. 1st! 25% off! Catch you on the flip side.
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I've made about $17k all year, INCLUDING my adjunct teaching job.
There is this idea that anyone working in the arts has wealthy family help, and sure some do, but a lot of us are simply poor. If you enjoy someone's work please pay them for it. It is not greedy to want to be paid for your labor.
There is this idea that anyone working in the arts has wealthy family help, and sure some do, but a lot of us are simply poor. If you enjoy someone's work please pay them for it. It is not greedy to want to be paid for your labor.
Just saw someone claim that authors who want to be paid for their work are "class traitors" because we "only let the wealthy" read our books, and I think I need to go into the woods to scream into the night for a bit.
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
November 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I've made about $17k all year, INCLUDING my adjunct teaching job.
There is this idea that anyone working in the arts has wealthy family help, and sure some do, but a lot of us are simply poor. If you enjoy someone's work please pay them for it. It is not greedy to want to be paid for your labor.
There is this idea that anyone working in the arts has wealthy family help, and sure some do, but a lot of us are simply poor. If you enjoy someone's work please pay them for it. It is not greedy to want to be paid for your labor.
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Exciting new acquisition for RBML's Margaret Armstrong holdings: Western Wild Flowers (1915), which Armstrong researched, wrote, illustrated, & designed the cover. This copy has a bookplate indicating that its owner (Elena R. Goodwin) received the book as a Christmas gift in 1916.
November 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Exciting new acquisition for RBML's Margaret Armstrong holdings: Western Wild Flowers (1915), which Armstrong researched, wrote, illustrated, & designed the cover. This copy has a bookplate indicating that its owner (Elena R. Goodwin) received the book as a Christmas gift in 1916.
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This is Not-Ship: a newsletter using data and visuals to navigate our turbulent world.
Everything is A LOT lately. It's all so uncertain. And the way I try to make sense of things is with data. So, that's what Not-Ship is all about. Come chart the chaos with me.
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Everything is A LOT lately. It's all so uncertain. And the way I try to make sense of things is with data. So, that's what Not-Ship is all about. Come chart the chaos with me.
www.not-ship.com/its-not-just...
It's not just you. Uncertainty is through the roof.
The world is a lot right now.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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It was great seeing everyone this week at #agiletestingdays. Thank you for being such a wonderful crowd of folks. After this week, I feel ready for the next chapter, whatever that may be.
November 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
It was great seeing everyone this week at #agiletestingdays. Thank you for being such a wonderful crowd of folks. After this week, I feel ready for the next chapter, whatever that may be.
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I'd like to spend the rest of the year talking about books and movies without a single mention of politics.
November 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I'd like to spend the rest of the year talking about books and movies without a single mention of politics.
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be the bigolas dickolas you wish to see in the world.
FWIW: Mention books you like or you think others might like. You never know what'll happen:
I saw The Sad Bastard Cookbook here so I mentioned it on Masto (in a "in case you need this" sense). It kinda went viral (1K shares). It jumped to a high ranking on Amazon and then they got media attention.
I saw The Sad Bastard Cookbook here so I mentioned it on Masto (in a "in case you need this" sense). It kinda went viral (1K shares). It jumped to a high ranking on Amazon and then they got media attention.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
be the bigolas dickolas you wish to see in the world.
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Twin Cities MN folks, question:
Do you know a pain management specialist who is not a dick to people in pain?
I need a specialist who 1) believes in chronic pain of unknown etiology, 2) is willing to provide pain relief for conditions that never improve, and 3) IS NOT A JERK.
#twincities #mn
Do you know a pain management specialist who is not a dick to people in pain?
I need a specialist who 1) believes in chronic pain of unknown etiology, 2) is willing to provide pain relief for conditions that never improve, and 3) IS NOT A JERK.
#twincities #mn
November 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Twin Cities MN folks, question:
Do you know a pain management specialist who is not a dick to people in pain?
I need a specialist who 1) believes in chronic pain of unknown etiology, 2) is willing to provide pain relief for conditions that never improve, and 3) IS NOT A JERK.
#twincities #mn
Do you know a pain management specialist who is not a dick to people in pain?
I need a specialist who 1) believes in chronic pain of unknown etiology, 2) is willing to provide pain relief for conditions that never improve, and 3) IS NOT A JERK.
#twincities #mn
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Here's my question, though. Is mayor-elect Kaohly Her just not taking questions about this? Or are journalists not asking her for comment? I have seen zero mention of her in the coverage.
Maybe it's a good thing he lost lmao
Carter said he stood by the city's police department, and Police Chief Axel Henry maintained his department did not violate the city’s separation ordinance.
Carter said Henry has begun a full review of the use of force during Tuesday’s response.
bit.ly/3XPFzJk
Carter said Henry has begun a full review of the use of force during Tuesday’s response.
bit.ly/3XPFzJk
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Here's my question, though. Is mayor-elect Kaohly Her just not taking questions about this? Or are journalists not asking her for comment? I have seen zero mention of her in the coverage.
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I am so excited! The kickstarter for my book
MAGIC SPELLS DELIVERY SERVICE is LIVE!!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/msd...
Please grab a reward today. We can do this!!
#Kickstarter #horror #booksky #witchsky #horrorfam #horrorfiction #witch #hollywood #salem #neworleans #supernatural
MAGIC SPELLS DELIVERY SERVICE is LIVE!!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/msd...
Please grab a reward today. We can do this!!
#Kickstarter #horror #booksky #witchsky #horrorfam #horrorfiction #witch #hollywood #salem #neworleans #supernatural
November 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I am so excited! The kickstarter for my book
MAGIC SPELLS DELIVERY SERVICE is LIVE!!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/msd...
Please grab a reward today. We can do this!!
#Kickstarter #horror #booksky #witchsky #horrorfam #horrorfiction #witch #hollywood #salem #neworleans #supernatural
MAGIC SPELLS DELIVERY SERVICE is LIVE!!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/msd...
Please grab a reward today. We can do this!!
#Kickstarter #horror #booksky #witchsky #horrorfam #horrorfiction #witch #hollywood #salem #neworleans #supernatural
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this is also why it was great to have slapfights about Star Wars rankings yesterday, that's the kind of shit that makes Online worth it
November 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
this is also why it was great to have slapfights about Star Wars rankings yesterday, that's the kind of shit that makes Online worth it
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my take on Food Discourse is that it's always ridiculous but it's also nice to be fighting about dumb internet shit again instead of dealing with Oppressive Despair all the time so please keep posting your bad takes
November 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
my take on Food Discourse is that it's always ridiculous but it's also nice to be fighting about dumb internet shit again instead of dealing with Oppressive Despair all the time so please keep posting your bad takes
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But the supply chain is so much more than just that! On top of this, the threats to dependencies are changing for the worse... Attackers are targeting developers, maintainers, extensions, and even AI hallucinations... I propose some solutions, and ask for your ideas too!
2/2
2/2
November 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
But the supply chain is so much more than just that! On top of this, the threats to dependencies are changing for the worse... Attackers are targeting developers, maintainers, extensions, and even AI hallucinations... I propose some solutions, and ask for your ideas too!
2/2
2/2
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CHRISTMAS WITCHER CHRISTMAS WITCHER
Companions of Christmas: MERCURIUS ABU-SIFIN
Today (November 25) is the feast day of this Scythian-Romano soldier saint, who wields two swords: one with which to fight evil men, the other, given to him by the Archangel Michael, with which to fight demons, evil spirits, and monsters. 1/
Today (November 25) is the feast day of this Scythian-Romano soldier saint, who wields two swords: one with which to fight evil men, the other, given to him by the Archangel Michael, with which to fight demons, evil spirits, and monsters. 1/
November 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
CHRISTMAS WITCHER CHRISTMAS WITCHER
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😈 Maleficent, the evil queen, had her goblins searching for Sleeping Beauty for 16 years.
🛑 BUT…. they were looking for a baby the whole time. Acceptance criteria fail!
🧠 This is why it’s so important for villains to leverage AGILE practices. Don’t let this become your team. My new ecourse will
🛑 BUT…. they were looking for a baby the whole time. Acceptance criteria fail!
🧠 This is why it’s so important for villains to leverage AGILE practices. Don’t let this become your team. My new ecourse will
November 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
😈 Maleficent, the evil queen, had her goblins searching for Sleeping Beauty for 16 years.
🛑 BUT…. they were looking for a baby the whole time. Acceptance criteria fail!
🧠 This is why it’s so important for villains to leverage AGILE practices. Don’t let this become your team. My new ecourse will
🛑 BUT…. they were looking for a baby the whole time. Acceptance criteria fail!
🧠 This is why it’s so important for villains to leverage AGILE practices. Don’t let this become your team. My new ecourse will
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Discworld QOTD, from Equal Rites
November 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Equal Rites
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It's an easy commitment to make. One, it supports individual humans with money. Two, the work is better because there's an actual brain behind it that understands the context of the thing it's working on. Three, me making it a contract point makes it easier for other authors/writers to do the same.
I’m truly delighted to hear that it is part of your contract that all work on your books (art, editing, translation, etc.) must be done by humans. I greatly admire this commitment
November 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
It's an easy commitment to make. One, it supports individual humans with money. Two, the work is better because there's an actual brain behind it that understands the context of the thing it's working on. Three, me making it a contract point makes it easier for other authors/writers to do the same.
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The fiercely updated paperback and audiobook versions of Cult of the Dead Cow publish one week from today, six years after the originals. To help out the audio folks, here is the cast of characters that the print readers can flip back to. Clip and save! #hacking #hacktivism #cybersecurity
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The fiercely updated paperback and audiobook versions of Cult of the Dead Cow publish one week from today, six years after the originals. To help out the audio folks, here is the cast of characters that the print readers can flip back to. Clip and save! #hacking #hacktivism #cybersecurity