Avrila, dodging COVID round 2
@ebrillblaiddes.bsky.social
Part adjunct, part self-employed, entirely neurodivergent. She/her in STEM, i.e., had pronouns before people got offended by them. Can't believe it's controversial to not want SARS. Also plays with string 🧶
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Hey new followers, I recognize a few of you from Bird Hell Site (detector webapp came online or got noticed?) so I assume y'all know this, but so the rest of you know what's in the tin:
* quite autistic
* numbers are fun
* yarn yarn yarn
* cute lizard is cute
* fuck Nazi bullshit
* quite autistic
* numbers are fun
* yarn yarn yarn
* cute lizard is cute
* fuck Nazi bullshit
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It used to be that I longed
for public health groups
to urge people to take precautions
so things wouldn’t get worse,
but today when I saw
CA’s Department of Public Health
encouraging travelers
to wear “a high-quality mask”
I thought to myself:
things must be worse than we think.
for public health groups
to urge people to take precautions
so things wouldn’t get worse,
but today when I saw
CA’s Department of Public Health
encouraging travelers
to wear “a high-quality mask”
I thought to myself:
things must be worse than we think.
December 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It used to be that I longed
for public health groups
to urge people to take precautions
so things wouldn’t get worse,
but today when I saw
CA’s Department of Public Health
encouraging travelers
to wear “a high-quality mask”
I thought to myself:
things must be worse than we think.
for public health groups
to urge people to take precautions
so things wouldn’t get worse,
but today when I saw
CA’s Department of Public Health
encouraging travelers
to wear “a high-quality mask”
I thought to myself:
things must be worse than we think.
FYI, @firefox.com is joining AI Slop Club.
Jumped back to Firefox a while ago as part of cutting back on Google, but for this I can pivot again... going to try Librewolf with Floccus for bookmark syncing (and already using Proton for passwords). Anyone with me?
Jumped back to Firefox a while ago as part of cutting back on Google, but for this I can pivot again... going to try Librewolf with Floccus for bookmark syncing (and already using Proton for passwords). Anyone with me?
Mozilla has a new CEO and he just announced that Firefox will evolve into a modern AI browser. This is a good example of how management doesn’t understand its own user base and why they go out of their way to install Firefox on Windows, Android, iOS and other devices blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/l...
December 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
FYI, @firefox.com is joining AI Slop Club.
Jumped back to Firefox a while ago as part of cutting back on Google, but for this I can pivot again... going to try Librewolf with Floccus for bookmark syncing (and already using Proton for passwords). Anyone with me?
Jumped back to Firefox a while ago as part of cutting back on Google, but for this I can pivot again... going to try Librewolf with Floccus for bookmark syncing (and already using Proton for passwords). Anyone with me?
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I have heard that in Canada
doctors are “alarmed”
about this mutant flu,
and I have heard that in the UK
doctors are saying this super flu
is “beyond catastrophic,”
and here in the US
public health departments
(and even the CDC)
are quietly saying
you might want to wear a mask.
doctors are “alarmed”
about this mutant flu,
and I have heard that in the UK
doctors are saying this super flu
is “beyond catastrophic,”
and here in the US
public health departments
(and even the CDC)
are quietly saying
you might want to wear a mask.
December 16, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I have heard that in Canada
doctors are “alarmed”
about this mutant flu,
and I have heard that in the UK
doctors are saying this super flu
is “beyond catastrophic,”
and here in the US
public health departments
(and even the CDC)
are quietly saying
you might want to wear a mask.
doctors are “alarmed”
about this mutant flu,
and I have heard that in the UK
doctors are saying this super flu
is “beyond catastrophic,”
and here in the US
public health departments
(and even the CDC)
are quietly saying
you might want to wear a mask.
1) Don't proselytize non-consensually such as places, like work, where people have no choice but to be around you
2) It's not the religion that offends me, there are reasons that would be especially weird, it's the framing of it as mainly relevant "if you die tonight"
2) It's not the religion that offends me, there are reasons that would be especially weird, it's the framing of it as mainly relevant "if you die tonight"
Welp, guess that one coworker had an end of year fire insurance sales goal she's short on.
December 16, 2025 at 10:51 PM
1) Don't proselytize non-consensually such as places, like work, where people have no choice but to be around you
2) It's not the religion that offends me, there are reasons that would be especially weird, it's the framing of it as mainly relevant "if you die tonight"
2) It's not the religion that offends me, there are reasons that would be especially weird, it's the framing of it as mainly relevant "if you die tonight"
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nothing can put a bigger smile on my face than reading that Microsoft has to scale back its AI ambitions because NOBODY uses copilot.
December 15, 2025 at 10:40 AM
nothing can put a bigger smile on my face than reading that Microsoft has to scale back its AI ambitions because NOBODY uses copilot.
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An important addendum to "look for the helpers" is "and then join them."
December 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
An important addendum to "look for the helpers" is "and then join them."
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my name is cow
and wen its nite
and when a star
is shiyning brite
and three wise men
give me the nod
i walk up close
I lik the God
and wen its nite
and when a star
is shiyning brite
and three wise men
give me the nod
i walk up close
I lik the God
December 15, 2025 at 2:24 AM
my name is cow
and wen its nite
and when a star
is shiyning brite
and three wise men
give me the nod
i walk up close
I lik the God
and wen its nite
and when a star
is shiyning brite
and three wise men
give me the nod
i walk up close
I lik the God
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
The way I figure it, whatever percentage of your problems are walk it off problems, you're that percent lucky.
I am *really* lucky right now. Oww oww oww.
I am *really* lucky right now. Oww oww oww.
December 14, 2025 at 2:24 AM
The way I figure it, whatever percentage of your problems are walk it off problems, you're that percent lucky.
I am *really* lucky right now. Oww oww oww.
I am *really* lucky right now. Oww oww oww.
Me: *yell at TV that a character needs to lawyer up*
Husband: "How would she know she needs a lawyer?"
Me: "She's in a room with cops and their lips are moving."
Husband: "How would she know she needs a lawyer?"
Me: "She's in a room with cops and their lips are moving."
December 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Me: *yell at TV that a character needs to lawyer up*
Husband: "How would she know she needs a lawyer?"
Me: "She's in a room with cops and their lips are moving."
Husband: "How would she know she needs a lawyer?"
Me: "She's in a room with cops and their lips are moving."
TFW your phone seems possessed but actually your fold-up Bluetooth keyboard just got its power switch bumped in your bag
December 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM
TFW your phone seems possessed but actually your fold-up Bluetooth keyboard just got its power switch bumped in your bag
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Goddam why does 1918 go so hard
December 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Goddam why does 1918 go so hard
I'm no fan of Trump nor interested in setting green stuff on fire, but the Schedule 1 list is factually a "one of these things is not like the other" game, so...OK sure, I don't hate this.
🍃 SCOOP 🍃
President Trump is preparing to order his administration to dramatically loosen restrictions on MARIJUANA.
The order would reclassify cannabis from Schedule I — the same level as heroin — to Schedule III — the same level as Tylenol and codeine and some steroids.
President Trump is preparing to order his administration to dramatically loosen restrictions on MARIJUANA.
The order would reclassify cannabis from Schedule I — the same level as heroin — to Schedule III — the same level as Tylenol and codeine and some steroids.
Trump seeks to cut restrictions on marijuana through planned order
The president is expected to attempt to classify marijuana similar to some common prescription painkillers and other drugs.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I'm no fan of Trump nor interested in setting green stuff on fire, but the Schedule 1 list is factually a "one of these things is not like the other" game, so...OK sure, I don't hate this.
Semester accomplished!
Y'all know what time I'm getting up tomorrow? NEITHER THE FUCK DO I.
Y'all know what time I'm getting up tomorrow? NEITHER THE FUCK DO I.
December 11, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Semester accomplished!
Y'all know what time I'm getting up tomorrow? NEITHER THE FUCK DO I.
Y'all know what time I'm getting up tomorrow? NEITHER THE FUCK DO I.
I'm not sure I could list every email address I've used in ten years.
December 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I'm not sure I could list every email address I've used in ten years.
Welp, guess that one coworker had an end of year fire insurance sales goal she's short on.
December 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Welp, guess that one coworker had an end of year fire insurance sales goal she's short on.
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH
December 9, 2025 at 12:15 PM
AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH
This... could work.
December 9, 2025 at 5:16 AM
This... could work.
On the one hand shit's fucked,
But on the other hand,
Light-up electric kettle to make hot water for tea is an option
But on the other hand,
Light-up electric kettle to make hot water for tea is an option
December 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
On the one hand shit's fucked,
But on the other hand,
Light-up electric kettle to make hot water for tea is an option
But on the other hand,
Light-up electric kettle to make hot water for tea is an option
I can't be the only one who actually specifically prefers a corded generic-dremel or other drillish thing (being able to unplug it to guarantee stuff won't go wrong when I need to mess with the spinny cutty bits is a *feature* dammit).
December 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I can't be the only one who actually specifically prefers a corded generic-dremel or other drillish thing (being able to unplug it to guarantee stuff won't go wrong when I need to mess with the spinny cutty bits is a *feature* dammit).
OK listen, this *might* be a poorly-labeled opportunity to get some Right to Repair legislation pushed through.
Given that the rest of this clusterfuck is happening either way, "you own your stuff, not the huge-ass corporation you bought it from" on the books would be an improvement.
Given that the rest of this clusterfuck is happening either way, "you own your stuff, not the huge-ass corporation you bought it from" on the books would be an improvement.
Trump on John Deere: "We're gonna say, 'you're gonna reduce the prices.' They're gonna have to reduce their prices. Because farming equipment has gotten too expensive ... in many cases, you need about a 185 IQ to turn on a lawnmower."
December 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
OK listen, this *might* be a poorly-labeled opportunity to get some Right to Repair legislation pushed through.
Given that the rest of this clusterfuck is happening either way, "you own your stuff, not the huge-ass corporation you bought it from" on the books would be an improvement.
Given that the rest of this clusterfuck is happening either way, "you own your stuff, not the huge-ass corporation you bought it from" on the books would be an improvement.
Everyone's gotta die of something.
December 8, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Everyone's gotta die of something.
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What's more likely, that the C in E=MC² stands for "the speed of light", a term which doesn't even contain the letter c, or that it stands for "cheese", a word that is widely known for starting with c?
August 19, 2023 at 4:13 PM
What's more likely, that the C in E=MC² stands for "the speed of light", a term which doesn't even contain the letter c, or that it stands for "cheese", a word that is widely known for starting with c?
There's a skills gap, but dammit, anyone can offer to stir something.
The corollary is for men to show up at family events and impress upon all your nephews (and brothers) that they MUST step up and help out, not just sit in the other room and watch football. Show them all this great food and family requires work, and they need to help out as part of the family.
December 8, 2025 at 12:57 AM
There's a skills gap, but dammit, anyone can offer to stir something.
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But they don't say that. They say "be uncomfortable" like they've never heard of pointless, destructive discomfort before.
Autistic people know a lot about discomfort but we're less familiar with this supported, opt-in version the theatre kids like to pontificate about.
Autistic people know a lot about discomfort but we're less familiar with this supported, opt-in version the theatre kids like to pontificate about.
December 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
But they don't say that. They say "be uncomfortable" like they've never heard of pointless, destructive discomfort before.
Autistic people know a lot about discomfort but we're less familiar with this supported, opt-in version the theatre kids like to pontificate about.
Autistic people know a lot about discomfort but we're less familiar with this supported, opt-in version the theatre kids like to pontificate about.