Erin (Snow Mephit Era)
@erinsopran.bsky.social
Silly, strident, queer, neurosomething, opera, etc. Settler in Mi'kma'ki. You know me from that thing.
For a while, they said if you needed tech help, ask a 10yo. But current 10-20yos didn't have to explore and click around and futz with things to get them to work, so if it's not immediately obvious, they can't do it.
Basically if you're 30-50 you're just doing tech support for everyone forever.
Basically if you're 30-50 you're just doing tech support for everyone forever.
What we say is their kids know the tech of a phone. If it’s not on the phone they struggle
December 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
For a while, they said if you needed tech help, ask a 10yo. But current 10-20yos didn't have to explore and click around and futz with things to get them to work, so if it's not immediately obvious, they can't do it.
Basically if you're 30-50 you're just doing tech support for everyone forever.
Basically if you're 30-50 you're just doing tech support for everyone forever.
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People are responding to this saying the line is sweetest friend, not Swedish friend. I don’t think there’s any way of knowing for sure since Johnny Cash passed away and he wrote it. But what are you going to do, *taste* all your friends? Pretty sure it’s Swedish.
In the song “Hurt” by Nine Inch Nails, further popularized by Johnny Cash, do they sing:
“What have I become, my Swedish friend?”
Like you’re existentially asking your pal Bjorn.
or is it more like
“What? Have I become my Swedish friend?”
Like you may have become Bjorn.
“What have I become, my Swedish friend?”
Like you’re existentially asking your pal Bjorn.
or is it more like
“What? Have I become my Swedish friend?”
Like you may have become Bjorn.
December 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
People are responding to this saying the line is sweetest friend, not Swedish friend. I don’t think there’s any way of knowing for sure since Johnny Cash passed away and he wrote it. But what are you going to do, *taste* all your friends? Pretty sure it’s Swedish.
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They did a good job editing away the glaring weirdness, and packaging it in a tear-jerker so you feel generous and glad.
Truly insidious stuff, because it makes us distrust our kind emotions
Truly insidious stuff, because it makes us distrust our kind emotions
December 6, 2025 at 11:20 PM
They did a good job editing away the glaring weirdness, and packaging it in a tear-jerker so you feel generous and glad.
Truly insidious stuff, because it makes us distrust our kind emotions
Truly insidious stuff, because it makes us distrust our kind emotions
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Thread on how to detect ai in that viral dog video
Yeah, I mean, I'm critical of any video nowadays that is trying to elicit an emotional response, especially when it's asking for subs at the end. It's weird that all the people seem to end up with the dog they want. And shelters are overflowing, where are the rooms full of people wanting to adopt?
December 7, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Thread on how to detect ai in that viral dog video
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Ruby-crowned kinglet for @javajanegallery.co.uk’s #smallbirdsaturday.
#birds #photography #nature #birding #kinglet #nature #naturephotography
#birds #photography #nature #birding #kinglet #nature #naturephotography
December 6, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Ruby-crowned kinglet for @javajanegallery.co.uk’s #smallbirdsaturday.
#birds #photography #nature #birding #kinglet #nature #naturephotography
#birds #photography #nature #birding #kinglet #nature #naturephotography
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Hovering American kestrel for the #stripes theme of #BirdOfTheDay.
#birds #photography #birdphotography #birding
#naturephotography
#birds #photography #birdphotography #birding
#naturephotography
December 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Hovering American kestrel for the #stripes theme of #BirdOfTheDay.
#birds #photography #birdphotography #birding
#naturephotography
#birds #photography #birdphotography #birding
#naturephotography
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It isp the time of chrimbus so that means it is time to honor the long stnanding tradition of "being stared at by a goblin"
December 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM
It isp the time of chrimbus so that means it is time to honor the long stnanding tradition of "being stared at by a goblin"
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For comparison, every robotic mission NASA has ever sent in its history, from the dawn of the Space Age 65 years ago to today, from Mercury to Pluto and beyond, has cost less than $40B.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the ‘Metaverse’ has cost Meta more than $77B
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
December 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
For comparison, every robotic mission NASA has ever sent in its history, from the dawn of the Space Age 65 years ago to today, from Mercury to Pluto and beyond, has cost less than $40B.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
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Blocking weirdos is the one feature this app absolutely excels at. Two clicks & annoying strangers disappear forever. Unprecedented feeling.
I cannot stress enough that is some rando responds to something you reposted trying to draw you into a “but have you considered” discussion of it, they are not acting in good faith, and you just block. Please, embrace the blue sky way. block. block. block.
December 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Blocking weirdos is the one feature this app absolutely excels at. Two clicks & annoying strangers disappear forever. Unprecedented feeling.
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Delighted to announce that the MURDERFISH anthology is now live!! Containing a whole bunch of great stories and cool art, all about murderous fish, including my own story "In Sheets of Seaweed."
Ebook: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G59L1WF2/
Paperback: www.amazon.com/Murderfish-A... Audiobook: coming soon!
Ebook: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G59L1WF2/
Paperback: www.amazon.com/Murderfish-A... Audiobook: coming soon!
Murderfish: an Aquatic Anthology (Unhelpful Encyclopedia)
Murderfish: an Aquatic Anthology (Unhelpful Encyclopedia) - Kindle edition by Stoumbos, Mike Jack, La Ronn, Michael, Stein, Jake, Rey, Jena, Arther, Azure, Hodges, Larry, Hankins, David, Haskell, N. V., Fox, Shannon, Cole, Ryan. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Murderfish: an Aquatic Anthology (Unhelpful Encyclopedia).
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December 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Delighted to announce that the MURDERFISH anthology is now live!! Containing a whole bunch of great stories and cool art, all about murderous fish, including my own story "In Sheets of Seaweed."
Ebook: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G59L1WF2/
Paperback: www.amazon.com/Murderfish-A... Audiobook: coming soon!
Ebook: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G59L1WF2/
Paperback: www.amazon.com/Murderfish-A... Audiobook: coming soon!
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instant follow just for being the person to realize he had to find the puke hose man
Talked to the Mad Men special effects foreman holding the puke hose about all the (usually) invisible creative work that goes into making grounded TV feel real
Mad Men’s special effects foreman hasn’t seen the infamous 4K remaster
“I had to watch a lot of videos of people vomiting.”
www.theverge.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
instant follow just for being the person to realize he had to find the puke hose man
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Talked to the Mad Men special effects foreman holding the puke hose about all the (usually) invisible creative work that goes into making grounded TV feel real
Mad Men’s special effects foreman hasn’t seen the infamous 4K remaster
“I had to watch a lot of videos of people vomiting.”
www.theverge.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Talked to the Mad Men special effects foreman holding the puke hose about all the (usually) invisible creative work that goes into making grounded TV feel real
Get her a gig in broadcasting, if she wants it. That "Hello everyone, HERE he is," is better than ANYONE's SNL musical guest intro.
December 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Get her a gig in broadcasting, if she wants it. That "Hello everyone, HERE he is," is better than ANYONE's SNL musical guest intro.
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But wait, there's one more bit of Bonus Content behind door number 5! It's @johnmoe.bsky.social of @sleepwithcelebs.bsky.social here to help you nighttime phone scrollers get to sleep tonight.
December 6, 2025 at 3:28 AM
But wait, there's one more bit of Bonus Content behind door number 5! It's @johnmoe.bsky.social of @sleepwithcelebs.bsky.social here to help you nighttime phone scrollers get to sleep tonight.
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Had to cancel a gig last night coz my larynx exploded again (see pinned post, getting real tired of it tbh) and if anyone would like to see my Edinburgh show from this August I posted it on my Patreon so you can still see me yelling if you like.
patreon.com/soozuk
patreon.com/soozuk
December 5, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Had to cancel a gig last night coz my larynx exploded again (see pinned post, getting real tired of it tbh) and if anyone would like to see my Edinburgh show from this August I posted it on my Patreon so you can still see me yelling if you like.
patreon.com/soozuk
patreon.com/soozuk
I had no idea her name was pronounced Newsie. And the ex's name is pronounced like Lizzo but you forgot to do an O shape at the end.
Justice for the pizza-style zz in America!
Justice for the pizza-style zz in America!
LOL
Catch our new episode about this scandal on @cancelmedaddy.bsky.social this week:
youtu.be/ALbBUTHrAQE
Catch our new episode about this scandal on @cancelmedaddy.bsky.social this week:
youtu.be/ALbBUTHrAQE
December 5, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I had no idea her name was pronounced Newsie. And the ex's name is pronounced like Lizzo but you forgot to do an O shape at the end.
Justice for the pizza-style zz in America!
Justice for the pizza-style zz in America!
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It’s great that the Finch LRT is finally opening. I just wouldn’t have invited the Grim Reaper to hold the plaque at the launch event.
December 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
It’s great that the Finch LRT is finally opening. I just wouldn’t have invited the Grim Reaper to hold the plaque at the launch event.
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I had such a great conversation with @chirila.bsky.social about what real things we can know about a still-mysterious manuscript
A book containing puzzling drawings and a strange writing system has intrigued cryptographers, historians, linguists, and more for centuries...
In our latest bonus episode we get enthusiastic about the mysterious Voynich Manuscript with @chirila.bsky.social!
In our latest bonus episode we get enthusiastic about the mysterious Voynich Manuscript with @chirila.bsky.social!
Bonus 106: The Mysterious Voynich Manuscript - Interview with Claire Bowern | Lingthusiasm
Get more from Lingthusiasm on Patreon
www.patreon.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I had such a great conversation with @chirila.bsky.social about what real things we can know about a still-mysterious manuscript
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VERY IMPORTANT apnews.com/article/seal...
A seal galumphs into a bar. The bartender says 'Grab the salmon!'
A baby seal has caused chaos by wandering into a bar in Richmond, New Zealand. The furry visitor, below the legal drinking age, sampled salmon from the dinner menu on Sunday before being bundled out o...
apnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
VERY IMPORTANT apnews.com/article/seal...
It's because adult capys cannot be improved upon
Something I like about capybaras is how the babies really look like little adults, like you know most baby mammals have a roly-polyness or different proportions, a certain "baby" look the adults don't have, but capys just look like capys
December 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
It's because adult capys cannot be improved upon
Strong agree that a part of this particular panic is gatekeeping.
I see "Shut up Wesley" Streeting has now decided that since women are getting diagnosed with ADHD and helped, a stop must be put to this sort of thing ASAP.
December 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Strong agree that a part of this particular panic is gatekeeping.
Joke's on Christmas, I absolutely had depression when I was 8
the mandella effect: christmas was more fun whe n i was 8 and did not have depression
December 4, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Joke's on Christmas, I absolutely had depression when I was 8
Extremely evergreen 😒
So if y'all could sort out those weirdos, it would be very nice. Thanks.
December 4, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Extremely evergreen 😒
FYI for those not subscribed to Scaachi Koul's newsletter, she included a few very displeasing sentences there.
This charred-remains-by-the-side-of-the-road review would also make me want to run to the woods and immediately die in a massive underground well. slate.com/culture/2025...
December 4, 2025 at 1:04 AM
FYI for those not subscribed to Scaachi Koul's newsletter, she included a few very displeasing sentences there.