Iris
@irisblue.bsky.social
gardening, cooking, chickens and cats
floorplans and coffee, light mode and crafts
floorplans and coffee, light mode and crafts
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December 20, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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OMG....I'm dying!
December 19, 2025 at 3:09 AM
OMG....I'm dying!
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A #histSTM query: you're able to travel back in time 500 years. What technological object will you take with you to impress people (or get burnt as a witch)? Batteries can go charged but you won't have access to mains 'leccy, internet, satellites etc. I vote: polaroid camera. You?
December 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
A #histSTM query: you're able to travel back in time 500 years. What technological object will you take with you to impress people (or get burnt as a witch)? Batteries can go charged but you won't have access to mains 'leccy, internet, satellites etc. I vote: polaroid camera. You?
me, at every small shop where the counter is cluttered with stuff: it would be so helpful if you had free space here
every small shopkeeper: isn't it annoying? nowhere to gift-wrap, people lose their cards, have to load bags on the floor
me: ....
shop: ....
me: ....
shop: happy Christmas!
every small shopkeeper: isn't it annoying? nowhere to gift-wrap, people lose their cards, have to load bags on the floor
me: ....
shop: ....
me: ....
shop: happy Christmas!
December 18, 2025 at 5:12 AM
me, at every small shop where the counter is cluttered with stuff: it would be so helpful if you had free space here
every small shopkeeper: isn't it annoying? nowhere to gift-wrap, people lose their cards, have to load bags on the floor
me: ....
shop: ....
me: ....
shop: happy Christmas!
every small shopkeeper: isn't it annoying? nowhere to gift-wrap, people lose their cards, have to load bags on the floor
me: ....
shop: ....
me: ....
shop: happy Christmas!
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"I used AI to generate ideas" ys just like "Ich used pickpocketing to generate a litel pettye cash"
December 18, 2025 at 3:36 AM
"I used AI to generate ideas" ys just like "Ich used pickpocketing to generate a litel pettye cash"
This coming week was booked solid, but in the last two hours every single plan has fallen apart except for drinks on Wednesday.
This is courtesy of covid + immunosuppression, so am feeling equal parts sympathetically sad, and guiltily relieved.
This is courtesy of covid + immunosuppression, so am feeling equal parts sympathetically sad, and guiltily relieved.
December 14, 2025 at 5:23 AM
This coming week was booked solid, but in the last two hours every single plan has fallen apart except for drinks on Wednesday.
This is courtesy of covid + immunosuppression, so am feeling equal parts sympathetically sad, and guiltily relieved.
This is courtesy of covid + immunosuppression, so am feeling equal parts sympathetically sad, and guiltily relieved.
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Looking for a tv series of Whodunnits (not written by Agatha Christie, that's covered) where the story is fair so all the clues are available to the audience and the whodunnit is solvable.
Any suggestions welcome. Fairness to the audience with the clues is the most important part to me.
Any suggestions welcome. Fairness to the audience with the clues is the most important part to me.
December 13, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Looking for a tv series of Whodunnits (not written by Agatha Christie, that's covered) where the story is fair so all the clues are available to the audience and the whodunnit is solvable.
Any suggestions welcome. Fairness to the audience with the clues is the most important part to me.
Any suggestions welcome. Fairness to the audience with the clues is the most important part to me.
Things I can't taste: saffron, blueberries, chamomile.
Every person on the planet: "You just haven't had REAL saffron/blueberries/chamomile."
Is there certification I can apply for?
Every person on the planet: "You just haven't had REAL saffron/blueberries/chamomile."
Is there certification I can apply for?
December 11, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Things I can't taste: saffron, blueberries, chamomile.
Every person on the planet: "You just haven't had REAL saffron/blueberries/chamomile."
Is there certification I can apply for?
Every person on the planet: "You just haven't had REAL saffron/blueberries/chamomile."
Is there certification I can apply for?
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It’s miserable out there but my phone reminded me of a sunny Winter’s day 7 years ago today.
Was swimming in the North Sea and found these glowing sea gooseberries washed up.
I spent the morning putting them back in the water.
Don’t know if it helped but I couldn’t just leave them there.
Was swimming in the North Sea and found these glowing sea gooseberries washed up.
I spent the morning putting them back in the water.
Don’t know if it helped but I couldn’t just leave them there.
December 9, 2025 at 9:21 AM
It’s miserable out there but my phone reminded me of a sunny Winter’s day 7 years ago today.
Was swimming in the North Sea and found these glowing sea gooseberries washed up.
I spent the morning putting them back in the water.
Don’t know if it helped but I couldn’t just leave them there.
Was swimming in the North Sea and found these glowing sea gooseberries washed up.
I spent the morning putting them back in the water.
Don’t know if it helped but I couldn’t just leave them there.
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Both are objectively wrong, but which is the worse incorrect window for the Twelve Days of Christmas:
1. Dec 1-12
2. Dec 12-24
(I vote 1)
1. Dec 1-12
2. Dec 12-24
(I vote 1)
December 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Both are objectively wrong, but which is the worse incorrect window for the Twelve Days of Christmas:
1. Dec 1-12
2. Dec 12-24
(I vote 1)
1. Dec 1-12
2. Dec 12-24
(I vote 1)
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We may have some issues to work out before he gets this new wheel running ;P
#caturdayeveryday #caturday #catsofbluesky #cats #blueskycats #petsofbluesky #mainecoon
#caturdayeveryday #caturday #catsofbluesky #cats #blueskycats #petsofbluesky #mainecoon
December 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
We may have some issues to work out before he gets this new wheel running ;P
#caturdayeveryday #caturday #catsofbluesky #cats #blueskycats #petsofbluesky #mainecoon
#caturdayeveryday #caturday #catsofbluesky #cats #blueskycats #petsofbluesky #mainecoon
Am waiting for a tech visit. Only 45 mins into the 4 hour window and am already running out of time-fill tasks. Anyone need me to do their filing or wash dishes?
November 19, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Am waiting for a tech visit. Only 45 mins into the 4 hour window and am already running out of time-fill tasks. Anyone need me to do their filing or wash dishes?
TIL how to spell 'rhinoceros'. I've been spelling it 'rhinocerous' all this time because of the rhinocerous/preposterous couplet. Now they both look wrong, thanks Redactle.
November 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM
TIL how to spell 'rhinoceros'. I've been spelling it 'rhinocerous' all this time because of the rhinocerous/preposterous couplet. Now they both look wrong, thanks Redactle.
I'm looking at menus of places for a special dinner, and seeing a whole lot of tallow candles, activated nuts, meat parfaits, and the replacement of 'house-made' with 'bespoke'. Bespoke butter. Sigh.
November 6, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I'm looking at menus of places for a special dinner, and seeing a whole lot of tallow candles, activated nuts, meat parfaits, and the replacement of 'house-made' with 'bespoke'. Bespoke butter. Sigh.
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but like why not? who admits they don’t want liberation?
November 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
but like why not? who admits they don’t want liberation?
me: smugly heats oven for delicious 2 hour slow-cook dinner
also me: 2 hours later, hungry, finds have forgotten to put slow-cook dinner actually in the oven, has dinner of omelet and quite a lot of shiraz
more me: shiraz + combo first-third-person tenses = ????
also me: 2 hours later, hungry, finds have forgotten to put slow-cook dinner actually in the oven, has dinner of omelet and quite a lot of shiraz
more me: shiraz + combo first-third-person tenses = ????
November 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
me: smugly heats oven for delicious 2 hour slow-cook dinner
also me: 2 hours later, hungry, finds have forgotten to put slow-cook dinner actually in the oven, has dinner of omelet and quite a lot of shiraz
more me: shiraz + combo first-third-person tenses = ????
also me: 2 hours later, hungry, finds have forgotten to put slow-cook dinner actually in the oven, has dinner of omelet and quite a lot of shiraz
more me: shiraz + combo first-third-person tenses = ????
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Good spot to be when you’re the youngest chick and a big old Brisbane storm’s coming your way.
#TawnyFrogmouth #ausbirds #birds #Brisbanestorm
#TawnyFrogmouth #ausbirds #birds #Brisbanestorm
October 26, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Good spot to be when you’re the youngest chick and a big old Brisbane storm’s coming your way.
#TawnyFrogmouth #ausbirds #birds #Brisbanestorm
#TawnyFrogmouth #ausbirds #birds #Brisbanestorm
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What’s the wildest lie you told your parents in high school that they believed
we need to do something fun on here. we are not having fun today. someone do a really, really good prompt
October 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
What’s the wildest lie you told your parents in high school that they believed
Is the Foundation tv series good?
(intelligent writing; engaging characters; varied plot threads, plot not overall terribly challenging to follow; good pacing, emotionally varied)
If it helps, I found the books insufferable and boring.
(intelligent writing; engaging characters; varied plot threads, plot not overall terribly challenging to follow; good pacing, emotionally varied)
If it helps, I found the books insufferable and boring.
October 21, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Is the Foundation tv series good?
(intelligent writing; engaging characters; varied plot threads, plot not overall terribly challenging to follow; good pacing, emotionally varied)
If it helps, I found the books insufferable and boring.
(intelligent writing; engaging characters; varied plot threads, plot not overall terribly challenging to follow; good pacing, emotionally varied)
If it helps, I found the books insufferable and boring.
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Cait the Proud Trans Woman: "Russian invasion of Ukraine: w…" - Mastodon Wargamers wargamers.social/@oldladyplay...
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Content warning: Russian invasion of Ukraine: why I believe it will be over soon, with Ukraine winning clearly
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October 19, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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Xibai spent most of #Caturday at the vet having her injured eye inspected. She's happy to be home.
(And the vet ringbarked her, which may foil her plan to evolve into a mountain lion?)
(And the vet ringbarked her, which may foil her plan to evolve into a mountain lion?)
October 18, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Xibai spent most of #Caturday at the vet having her injured eye inspected. She's happy to be home.
(And the vet ringbarked her, which may foil her plan to evolve into a mountain lion?)
(And the vet ringbarked her, which may foil her plan to evolve into a mountain lion?)
A DVD in the superdrive wouldn't mount or eject. I needed a USB port to connect a mouse for the more annoying solutions, so ejected the external hard drive ... and the DVD ejected as well. What is happening with the ports??
October 18, 2025 at 8:32 AM
A DVD in the superdrive wouldn't mount or eject. I needed a USB port to connect a mouse for the more annoying solutions, so ejected the external hard drive ... and the DVD ejected as well. What is happening with the ports??
An assessment of AI as a financial investment:
lt3000.blogspot.com/2025/10/arti...
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Artificial Intelligence or Authentic Stupidity?
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October 18, 2025 at 6:26 AM
An assessment of AI as a financial investment:
lt3000.blogspot.com/2025/10/arti...
lt3000.blogspot.com/2025/10/arti...
A famous person has died and there's an outpouring of love and grief for them, but I couldn't stand a moment of their professional career and have serious questions about some of their personal choices. Also they had a good innings. Am feeling a great disconnect with the zeitgeist right now.
October 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A famous person has died and there's an outpouring of love and grief for them, but I couldn't stand a moment of their professional career and have serious questions about some of their personal choices. Also they had a good innings. Am feeling a great disconnect with the zeitgeist right now.