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Aurifil has released their February thread collections early, which means my Proud Work collection is fully available (thread, pattern, and needle minder).
The pattern is discounted if you get the thread collection or needle minder.
benmillett.us/shop/proud-w...
The pattern is discounted if you get the thread collection or needle minder.
benmillett.us/shop/proud-w...
Today I made Nigella’s Forgotten Cookies to use the egg whites leftover from the Lemon Icebox Pie that I made today to use the leftover lemon juice from the last time I made limoncello because I have another order of lemons on the way to make more limoncello.
February 15, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Today I made Nigella’s Forgotten Cookies to use the egg whites leftover from the Lemon Icebox Pie that I made today to use the leftover lemon juice from the last time I made limoncello because I have another order of lemons on the way to make more limoncello.
How could you leave me when I needed to possess you. I hated you; I loved you, too.
This wasn’t exactly the image I set out to find but I’m not mad at it
February 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM
How could you leave me when I needed to possess you. I hated you; I loved you, too.
Take some time to read this essay. I like the idea that there isn’t a ghost in the machine of GenAI. Lots to think about.
New from me, at @vqr.bsky.social: a few years ago two people contacted me about a TEDx talk I once gave, “The Art of Haunting.”
When I replied I’d never given a TEDx talk, things just got weirder.
On AI, ghosts, what it means to tell a story, and what Italo Calvino saw coming 60 years ago. Enjoy!
When I replied I’d never given a TEDx talk, things just got weirder.
On AI, ghosts, what it means to tell a story, and what Italo Calvino saw coming 60 years ago. Enjoy!
The Art of Haunting
The email was innocuous enough. A woman wrote to me explaining how her partner had been talking about my work and how much he’d enjoyed it—in particular, he’d remembered me giving a TEDx talk about gh...
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February 13, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Take some time to read this essay. I like the idea that there isn’t a ghost in the machine of GenAI. Lots to think about.
I spent 20 minutes of my drive stressing about the drone flying above me. How was it staying in the sky so long? How and why was it flying just ahead of me the entire time? Does it belong to the state or the county?
It was: Jupiter. The planet.
(But that doesn’t mean it wasn’t tracking me.)
It was: Jupiter. The planet.
(But that doesn’t mean it wasn’t tracking me.)
February 13, 2026 at 2:54 AM
I spent 20 minutes of my drive stressing about the drone flying above me. How was it staying in the sky so long? How and why was it flying just ahead of me the entire time? Does it belong to the state or the county?
It was: Jupiter. The planet.
(But that doesn’t mean it wasn’t tracking me.)
It was: Jupiter. The planet.
(But that doesn’t mean it wasn’t tracking me.)
Well shucks, my source for limoncello lemons has their stock replenished. Guess I know how I’ll be recovering from QuiltCon next weekend.
February 13, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Well shucks, my source for limoncello lemons has their stock replenished. Guess I know how I’ll be recovering from QuiltCon next weekend.
On my walk today I remembered that we needed a record player. In a personal best of five hours, a new turntable was identified and has been ordered. No spreadsheets were involved, but there was (and still is) an excessive number of open tabs.
February 12, 2026 at 1:18 AM
On my walk today I remembered that we needed a record player. In a personal best of five hours, a new turntable was identified and has been ordered. No spreadsheets were involved, but there was (and still is) an excessive number of open tabs.
It is so utterly disappointing / disheartening / distracting / infuriating to be in a zoom webinar and suddenly the chat is filled with blasts of "Hi, I'm so-and-so's AI notetaker". I want to type "/ff leave" or "otter stop" to stop all of them.
February 11, 2026 at 6:13 PM
It is so utterly disappointing / disheartening / distracting / infuriating to be in a zoom webinar and suddenly the chat is filled with blasts of "Hi, I'm so-and-so's AI notetaker". I want to type "/ff leave" or "otter stop" to stop all of them.
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New pronoun labeller just dropped! Instructions are in the thread and as this is something that becomes more useful the more people are using it, plz do pass it along
The pronoun labeler, which was by far the most useful labeler on the site, was deleted by its creator. But thanks to @ripperoni.com there’s a new one available. I highly recommend it. It’s a great way to share your pronouns or see someone else’s pronouns at a glance.
bsky.app/profile/pron...
bsky.app/profile/pron...
bsky.app
February 11, 2026 at 4:28 PM
New pronoun labeller just dropped! Instructions are in the thread and as this is something that becomes more useful the more people are using it, plz do pass it along
I finally got around to listening to the full new Madison Beer album. I don’t know if it’s good and I just need to listen to it a lot more (and not just the tracks released as singles), or if the only good songs were the tracks released as singles.
locket by Madison Beer on Apple Music
Album · 2026 · 11 Songs
music.apple.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:15 PM
I finally got around to listening to the full new Madison Beer album. I don’t know if it’s good and I just need to listen to it a lot more (and not just the tracks released as singles), or if the only good songs were the tracks released as singles.
I refuse to believe that the most expedient way to refer to the timing of QuiltCon is "next week".
February 10, 2026 at 7:19 PM
I refuse to believe that the most expedient way to refer to the timing of QuiltCon is "next week".
10000% would watch.
February 10, 2026 at 6:14 PM
10000% would watch.
This was so weird.
Wait, you snuck McDonalds into an arthouse theatre showing The Testament of Ann Lee and you left in the middle of it? Shame!
February 10, 2026 at 3:41 AM
This was so weird.
The only Mother I will now accept is Ann Lee.
February 10, 2026 at 3:30 AM
The only Mother I will now accept is Ann Lee.
I’m seeing (irl and online) more and more “I just can’t take this any more” after this weekend, including for myself. As I told coworkers this morning, I had five too many last straws since Friday. And I know I’m not even in the thick of things.
February 9, 2026 at 10:46 PM
I’m seeing (irl and online) more and more “I just can’t take this any more” after this weekend, including for myself. As I told coworkers this morning, I had five too many last straws since Friday. And I know I’m not even in the thick of things.
Last week I did a taste test of four variations of my favorite cocktail, to see which substitutions were most acceptable. Turns out, none of them and all of them. Each one individually ranged from fine to “in a pinch”. So I poured all four together to not waste them, and that’s the best one!
February 9, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Last week I did a taste test of four variations of my favorite cocktail, to see which substitutions were most acceptable. Turns out, none of them and all of them. Each one individually ranged from fine to “in a pinch”. So I poured all four together to not waste them, and that’s the best one!
Hmmm. I’m still interested, but trying to be more restrained in my anticipation. I mostly enjoyed Promising Young Woman and Saltburn, so we’ll see if this sticks in my head like the other two.
pretty, simplified, dull – emerald fennell's much-feted version of wuthering heights is a bitter disappointment that reads more as brand exercise than sensual cinema lwlies.com/reviews/wuth...
Wuthering Heights review – pretty vacant
Emerald Fennell sets out to shock with her maximalist take on Emily Brontë's classic novel, but her grand vision lacks depth or heart.
lwlies.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Hmmm. I’m still interested, but trying to be more restrained in my anticipation. I mostly enjoyed Promising Young Woman and Saltburn, so we’ll see if this sticks in my head like the other two.
Moral of the story: don’t change your amex user id. Even if you think you really need to. The clean up after the change will break you.
I've been having the most appalling support from Amex this last month. A rep happily reports that an account has been deleted and I thank them, and then the next rep I talk to says it's not deleted but they've now deleted it and I thank them, and then the next rep says it's not deleted but they've n
February 8, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Moral of the story: don’t change your amex user id. Even if you think you really need to. The clean up after the change will break you.
I've been having the most appalling support from Amex this last month. A rep happily reports that an account has been deleted and I thank them, and then the next rep I talk to says it's not deleted but they've now deleted it and I thank them, and then the next rep says it's not deleted but they've n
February 8, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I've been having the most appalling support from Amex this last month. A rep happily reports that an account has been deleted and I thank them, and then the next rep I talk to says it's not deleted but they've now deleted it and I thank them, and then the next rep says it's not deleted but they've n
I’m in the market for a non-leather belt that doesn’t suck. (I’m happy with my leather belt; I want an additional belt.) I’ve not had a non-leather belt I haven’t promptly stopped using.
February 7, 2026 at 6:25 PM
I’m in the market for a non-leather belt that doesn’t suck. (I’m happy with my leather belt; I want an additional belt.) I’ve not had a non-leather belt I haven’t promptly stopped using.
Look, I love the Criterion Channel, but this nonsense about having to re-log in every month to the AppleTV app is bullshit. There is no one else using this app on this device. KEEP ME LOGGED IN!
February 6, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Look, I love the Criterion Channel, but this nonsense about having to re-log in every month to the AppleTV app is bullshit. There is no one else using this app on this device. KEEP ME LOGGED IN!
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Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
Mine is multiple: Grover Cleveland, Bolivia, and Peru.
Just another reason why GenAI is trash. You’re not going to build that connection to a subject that lasts decades.
Just another reason why GenAI is trash. You’re not going to build that connection to a subject that lasts decades.
February 5, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Mine is multiple: Grover Cleveland, Bolivia, and Peru.
Just another reason why GenAI is trash. You’re not going to build that connection to a subject that lasts decades.
Just another reason why GenAI is trash. You’re not going to build that connection to a subject that lasts decades.
Today on Auribuzz is an interview with me about my making journey and more about my thread collection.
Proud Work with Ben Millett
From the moment we met Ben Millett at QuiltCon years ago, we knew there was something special there. Ben is kind and measured, meticulous yet wildly creative— the sort of maker whose work pulls you…
auribuzz.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Today on Auribuzz is an interview with me about my making journey and more about my thread collection.
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Just finished updating the wishlists of our network of 3D printers who print & ship safety whistles all over the country to folks who look out for their neighbors.
Wanna help? We have 2 printers who are running low and an entire network who always needs more support: linktr.ee/WhistleWishL...
Wanna help? We have 2 printers who are running low and an entire network who always needs more support: linktr.ee/WhistleWishL...
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February 4, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Just finished updating the wishlists of our network of 3D printers who print & ship safety whistles all over the country to folks who look out for their neighbors.
Wanna help? We have 2 printers who are running low and an entire network who always needs more support: linktr.ee/WhistleWishL...
Wanna help? We have 2 printers who are running low and an entire network who always needs more support: linktr.ee/WhistleWishL...