Katia Yaga
@kadska.bsky.social
Lady composer, kitchen witch, mycology nerd, music theory weirdo, baker extrordinaire, dog enthusiast
Welp, I've unlocked a heretofore unknown level of Airline Lost My Bag hell, involving four different airlines in two different alliance network, including one upon which I have never flown.
January 23, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Welp, I've unlocked a heretofore unknown level of Airline Lost My Bag hell, involving four different airlines in two different alliance network, including one upon which I have never flown.
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"Look for the helpers."
Friend, you are forty two years old. You are supposed to be the helper.
Friend, you are forty two years old. You are supposed to be the helper.
January 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
"Look for the helpers."
Friend, you are forty two years old. You are supposed to be the helper.
Friend, you are forty two years old. You are supposed to be the helper.
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Okay, this is corny, but as an about to be 42 year old, sometimes when I need to be reminded to do things I think “people are looking for the helpers, don’t disappoint them”
"Look for the helpers."
Friend, you are forty two years old. You are supposed to be the helper.
Friend, you are forty two years old. You are supposed to be the helper.
January 14, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Okay, this is corny, but as an about to be 42 year old, sometimes when I need to be reminded to do things I think “people are looking for the helpers, don’t disappoint them”
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This is one of the most valuable immediate resources I’ve read for those who have lost their homes. Please share widely with those who need it 🤍
January 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This is one of the most valuable immediate resources I’ve read for those who have lost their homes. Please share widely with those who need it 🤍
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Today was the first meeting of my AI and music class, and in the first hour we drew a direct line from AI slop Xmas music to the wildfires raging in LA right now. If you teach AI and don’t discuss its immediate climate impacts, you need to start doing it. Every single day. Here are some sources (🧵):
January 9, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Today was the first meeting of my AI and music class, and in the first hour we drew a direct line from AI slop Xmas music to the wildfires raging in LA right now. If you teach AI and don’t discuss its immediate climate impacts, you need to start doing it. Every single day. Here are some sources (🧵):
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January 9, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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I do not, under any circumstances, ever want a robot in my house shaped like a smooth human. I want a bunch of tiny, efficient, purpose-built little guys I can glue googly eyes on and pack-bond with, as God and Her first creation the Roomba intended
January 8, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I do not, under any circumstances, ever want a robot in my house shaped like a smooth human. I want a bunch of tiny, efficient, purpose-built little guys I can glue googly eyes on and pack-bond with, as God and Her first creation the Roomba intended
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please stop suggesting I solve my problem by changing my behavior. I do not want to do that
January 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
please stop suggesting I solve my problem by changing my behavior. I do not want to do that
Excuse me while I tear up a bit.
This is something not said enough… not only is this ethically fraught… it’s lazy
January 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Excuse me while I tear up a bit.
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This work is imagining divine hope… one week at a time
January 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This work is imagining divine hope… one week at a time
I just got a donation request from some new nonprofit. They sent me like 5 pages of information about every facet of their event, except for explaining what in the risen fuck a "paddle party" is.
My imagination has provided several answers that cannot possibly be correct. I hope.
My imagination has provided several answers that cannot possibly be correct. I hope.
January 4, 2025 at 7:21 AM
I just got a donation request from some new nonprofit. They sent me like 5 pages of information about every facet of their event, except for explaining what in the risen fuck a "paddle party" is.
My imagination has provided several answers that cannot possibly be correct. I hope.
My imagination has provided several answers that cannot possibly be correct. I hope.
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THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford Medicine have devised an influenza vaccine that prompts immunity to ALL four major flu subtypes AND shows potential against bird flu, indicating a significant advancement in flu prevention and a potential increase in vaccine efficacy. Let’s talk about that! 🧪🧵⬇️
January 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford Medicine have devised an influenza vaccine that prompts immunity to ALL four major flu subtypes AND shows potential against bird flu, indicating a significant advancement in flu prevention and a potential increase in vaccine efficacy. Let’s talk about that! 🧪🧵⬇️
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Has the Dorico dev team made the jump to Bluesky yet? Specifically, whichever member of it decided that video-only tutorials were a good idea? I would love to have a long, polite chat about that. Perhaps one that fits in a slow-paced 20-minute video where a searchable typed paragraph would do
December 30, 2024 at 8:56 AM
Has the Dorico dev team made the jump to Bluesky yet? Specifically, whichever member of it decided that video-only tutorials were a good idea? I would love to have a long, polite chat about that. Perhaps one that fits in a slow-paced 20-minute video where a searchable typed paragraph would do
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my anti-biopic pitch is for an action comedy called Kill Rostropovich where a cellist who is tired of playing incredibly hard 20th century music uses a magic cello to go back in time to try to kill Rostropovich so the 20th century cello repertoire isn’t so hard
December 30, 2024 at 3:14 AM
my anti-biopic pitch is for an action comedy called Kill Rostropovich where a cellist who is tired of playing incredibly hard 20th century music uses a magic cello to go back in time to try to kill Rostropovich so the 20th century cello repertoire isn’t so hard
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Watching the American Right’s Civil War and instead of Ashokan Farewell using Everybody Dance Now as the theme song
December 28, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Watching the American Right’s Civil War and instead of Ashokan Farewell using Everybody Dance Now as the theme song
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A reminder to anyone trapped in an airport due to weather conditions right now:
You have a right to stay in a nearby picturesque village while the airline sorts out a rebooked flight for the 27th. They also have to provide a widowed lumberjack for you to fall in love with.
Know your rights.
You have a right to stay in a nearby picturesque village while the airline sorts out a rebooked flight for the 27th. They also have to provide a widowed lumberjack for you to fall in love with.
Know your rights.
December 21, 2024 at 8:15 PM
A reminder to anyone trapped in an airport due to weather conditions right now:
You have a right to stay in a nearby picturesque village while the airline sorts out a rebooked flight for the 27th. They also have to provide a widowed lumberjack for you to fall in love with.
Know your rights.
You have a right to stay in a nearby picturesque village while the airline sorts out a rebooked flight for the 27th. They also have to provide a widowed lumberjack for you to fall in love with.
Know your rights.
At the funeral of the great opera director, as the people shout BRAVO...
December 18, 2024 at 6:12 PM
At the funeral of the great opera director, as the people shout BRAVO...
There is a house on my street that is an aspiring Christmas Lights House but their yard is way way smaller than their dreams and it is hilariously tragic.
December 17, 2024 at 2:54 AM
There is a house on my street that is an aspiring Christmas Lights House but their yard is way way smaller than their dreams and it is hilariously tragic.
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Stanley has issued a recall on 2.6 million of its popular travel mugs in the United States following dozens of reports worldwide that the mugs’ faulty lids led to burn injuries.
Stanley recalls lids of 2.6 million mugs after dozens of burn injuries
The Consumer Product Safety Commission said it received reports that lids on Stanley’s Switchback and Trigger Action stainless steel travel mugs detached during use.
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December 13, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Stanley has issued a recall on 2.6 million of its popular travel mugs in the United States following dozens of reports worldwide that the mugs’ faulty lids led to burn injuries.
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And now this. My father had polio when he was a child in the 1930s. He thankfully survived. Many did not. This is, well, evil. Let's not mince words. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
Kennedy’s Lawyer Has Asked the F.D.A. to Revoke Approval of the Polio Vaccine
Aaron Siri, who specializes in vaccine lawsuits, has been at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s side reviewing candidates for top jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services.
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2024 at 11:49 AM
And now this. My father had polio when he was a child in the 1930s. He thankfully survived. Many did not. This is, well, evil. Let's not mince words. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
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I am once again using powerful, futuristic artificial intelligence and I remain astonished at the results
December 10, 2024 at 6:54 AM
I am once again using powerful, futuristic artificial intelligence and I remain astonished at the results
In general, my experience is that actually indispensable people do not need people to take a pledge to believe they're indispensable.
December 10, 2024 at 3:00 AM
In general, my experience is that actually indispensable people do not need people to take a pledge to believe they're indispensable.