Elf M. Sternberg
@elfsternberg.bsky.social
Husband to a gorgeous wife, father to two great kids, greying leatherfairy, infamous furry, and world-class software engineer. If you can read this, you're running code I wrote.
Reposting with alt text. Sorry; I'm usually good about that.
November 28, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Reposting with alt text. Sorry; I'm usually good about that.
You just died. The 6th picture in phone gallery is what klled you.
Edgar? Yeah, that checks out.
Edgar? Yeah, that checks out.
November 27, 2025 at 5:44 AM
You just died. The 6th picture in phone gallery is what klled you.
Edgar? Yeah, that checks out.
Edgar? Yeah, that checks out.
San-Frans: A font entirely based on the displays of San Francisco's municipal transit service. Neat! emilysneddon.com/fran-sans-es...
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
San-Frans: A font entirely based on the displays of San Francisco's municipal transit service. Neat! emilysneddon.com/fran-sans-es...
That's an interesting choice of colors there. Would it be a win or a loss if we convinced people that Wegovy would help you find your trans identity?
November 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
That's an interesting choice of colors there. Would it be a win or a loss if we convinced people that Wegovy would help you find your trans identity?
Speaking of Europe's de-Americanization of its internet, Suse is dedicated to creating not just sovereign single sign-on solutions, but to independent, open-source solutions that can be run by small countries and small agencies. It's nice to see a lot of authentik in the mix.
November 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Speaking of Europe's de-Americanization of its internet, Suse is dedicated to creating not just sovereign single sign-on solutions, but to independent, open-source solutions that can be run by small countries and small agencies. It's nice to see a lot of authentik in the mix.
Thank you, Lewd Fairly, I will try to remember that.
November 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Thank you, Lewd Fairly, I will try to remember that.
The Elf on the Shelf company has a whole "-verse" right now. One, the douchebags are calling it "The Santaverse," which is a complete dis on Rankin/Bass. Two, I don't care how much of a monsterfucker you are or how cute Grunt is, don't fuck that Snitch in a Ditch's friends:
November 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The Elf on the Shelf company has a whole "-verse" right now. One, the douchebags are calling it "The Santaverse," which is a complete dis on Rankin/Bass. Two, I don't care how much of a monsterfucker you are or how cute Grunt is, don't fuck that Snitch in a Ditch's friends:
What makes me giggle is that, because I use the Pomodoro method to combat my ADHD, I own something actually named a "Time Cube."
Love it.
Love it.
November 22, 2025 at 6:54 AM
What makes me giggle is that, because I use the Pomodoro method to combat my ADHD, I own something actually named a "Time Cube."
Love it.
Love it.
I'm going to have to clean out the fireplace, aren't I?
November 22, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I'm going to have to clean out the fireplace, aren't I?
This is a mindblowing chart. "Just how far apart are the laity and clergy of American churches?"
www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/how-big-is...
www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/how-big-is...
November 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This is a mindblowing chart. "Just how far apart are the laity and clergy of American churches?"
www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/how-big-is...
www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/how-big-is...
"Hypermasculine men don't have daughters... because they inherited none of *their* mothers' feminine genetics."
What. The. FUCK.
freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/f...
What. The. FUCK.
freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/f...
November 20, 2025 at 8:21 PM
"Hypermasculine men don't have daughters... because they inherited none of *their* mothers' feminine genetics."
What. The. FUCK.
freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/f...
What. The. FUCK.
freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/f...
Meanwhile, over on 𝕏-chan, here are the "Top 5" (not "latest") replies you get to the search, "mrna". They're definitely having a normal one over there:
November 20, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Meanwhile, over on 𝕏-chan, here are the "Top 5" (not "latest") replies you get to the search, "mrna". They're definitely having a normal one over there:
I'm getting deluged with an ad for "a refillable pen." Like I haven't been using a fountain pen for the past 20 years. Iroshizuki ink for the win.
November 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I'm getting deluged with an ad for "a refillable pen." Like I haven't been using a fountain pen for the past 20 years. Iroshizuki ink for the win.
I know at this point it's trite and ridiculous to complain about violations of US Title 4 Chapter 1 regulations. Conservatives insult the flag continuously, use it in advertising and cut it up for underwear and hats.
But no competent White House has ever let this happen:
But no competent White House has ever let this happen:
November 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I know at this point it's trite and ridiculous to complain about violations of US Title 4 Chapter 1 regulations. Conservatives insult the flag continuously, use it in advertising and cut it up for underwear and hats.
But no competent White House has ever let this happen:
But no competent White House has ever let this happen:
Solar and Wind made up 94% of all new power generation in the first three quarters of 2025. China and India have been especially aggressive in de-carbonizing. Europe's loss of hydropower is mostly due to Germany's push to restore river ecologies.
electrek.co/2025/11/13/s...
electrek.co/2025/11/13/s...
November 17, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Solar and Wind made up 94% of all new power generation in the first three quarters of 2025. China and India have been especially aggressive in de-carbonizing. Europe's loss of hydropower is mostly due to Germany's push to restore river ecologies.
electrek.co/2025/11/13/s...
electrek.co/2025/11/13/s...
I found this in an old sketchbook of mine, back when I was studying drawing. I decided to, er, "embellish" one of those "draw you hand" studies, probably from Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain.
I feel this drawing intensely right about now.
I feel this drawing intensely right about now.
November 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I found this in an old sketchbook of mine, back when I was studying drawing. I decided to, er, "embellish" one of those "draw you hand" studies, probably from Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain.
I feel this drawing intensely right about now.
I feel this drawing intensely right about now.
The song for which auto-tune was literally invented, and while it's an excellent use of the technique, the cursed uses of that algorithm have haunted civilization ever since.
November 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The song for which auto-tune was literally invented, and while it's an excellent use of the technique, the cursed uses of that algorithm have haunted civilization ever since.
Busted! At 5:36am we caught Sienna snarfing food out of Necco's bowl, which explains why she was making "I'm gonna be sick" noises half an hour later, waking us up. We're still looking for the mess, though. #Caturday
November 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Busted! At 5:36am we caught Sienna snarfing food out of Necco's bowl, which explains why she was making "I'm gonna be sick" noises half an hour later, waking us up. We're still looking for the mess, though. #Caturday
Kinda cool: walls built this way require less brick; arch of the wall makes a reinforcing structure to resist toppling by the wind. The radius point of each arch receives more of the bricks' stored warmth overnight, keeping sensitive trees planted there alive.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crinkle...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crinkle...
November 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Kinda cool: walls built this way require less brick; arch of the wall makes a reinforcing structure to resist toppling by the wind. The radius point of each arch receives more of the bricks' stored warmth overnight, keeping sensitive trees planted there alive.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crinkle...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crinkle...
We suspected that Sienna, our overweight cat, has been stealing Necco's low-residue, high-calorie cancer diet food, so I set up a webcam to snap one frame every ten seconds. The lowlight settings made it feel like I was watching one of those "evidence" videos from a true crime show.
November 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We suspected that Sienna, our overweight cat, has been stealing Necco's low-residue, high-calorie cancer diet food, so I set up a webcam to snap one frame every ten seconds. The lowlight settings made it feel like I was watching one of those "evidence" videos from a true crime show.
While looking for something else, I found this gem from 2013. Yeah, y'all being armed really stopped fascism.
Idiots. All you did was get people, more people, killed.
Idiots. All you did was get people, more people, killed.
November 14, 2025 at 3:34 AM
While looking for something else, I found this gem from 2013. Yeah, y'all being armed really stopped fascism.
Idiots. All you did was get people, more people, killed.
Idiots. All you did was get people, more people, killed.
Somehow, I doubt we're going to get a photo from THIS "military adventure" anywhere near as interesting, as intense, and as earnest as the one we got May 1st, 2011:
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-v...
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-v...
November 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Somehow, I doubt we're going to get a photo from THIS "military adventure" anywhere near as interesting, as intense, and as earnest as the one we got May 1st, 2011:
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-v...
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-v...