Jessica
@jessbepuzzled.bsky.social
Former software engineer (Tableau, Microsoft), current freelance tech editing for crochet designers (msg me for more info🧶)
Mom of a teen & a tween, married to @jeffwallace.bsky.social. She/her.
Mom of a teen & a tween, married to @jeffwallace.bsky.social. She/her.
This is a long shot, but anyone have a ticket to either the Bellevue or Federal Way showing of Shattered: Battle for Dream Island Again they’re willing to sell? Both are sold out (we found out about it late) and my 12yo is the kind of devastated where he’s heartbroken but trying not to show it.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
This is a long shot, but anyone have a ticket to either the Bellevue or Federal Way showing of Shattered: Battle for Dream Island Again they’re willing to sell? Both are sold out (we found out about it late) and my 12yo is the kind of devastated where he’s heartbroken but trying not to show it.
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The Punctuation Collection™️
November 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The Punctuation Collection™️
Unpacking is such a satisfying game and the storyline is really lovely. Definitely worth taking a look.
If you're not a Steam person, it's available on mobile platforms too!
If you're not a Steam person, it's available on mobile platforms too!
Cozy Quest is one of our favorite events on Steam each year—a great opportunity to find great games, both new and old. Unpacking is also 60% off if you haven't picked up a copy yet! #CozyQuest2025
Check out the full event here: store.steampowered.com/sale/CozyQue...
Check out the full event here: store.steampowered.com/sale/CozyQue...
November 19, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Unpacking is such a satisfying game and the storyline is really lovely. Definitely worth taking a look.
If you're not a Steam person, it's available on mobile platforms too!
If you're not a Steam person, it's available on mobile platforms too!
This week's theme for #CrochetAway is goals, those projects you hope or plan to make someday.
One of mine is this Feather Wing Shawl from CraftyIntentions. It would be great to wear to Norwescon or a similar event. Maybe next year... or the year after that... 🧶
One of mine is this Feather Wing Shawl from CraftyIntentions. It would be great to wear to Norwescon or a similar event. Maybe next year... or the year after that... 🧶
www.etsy.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
This week's theme for #CrochetAway is goals, those projects you hope or plan to make someday.
One of mine is this Feather Wing Shawl from CraftyIntentions. It would be great to wear to Norwescon or a similar event. Maybe next year... or the year after that... 🧶
One of mine is this Feather Wing Shawl from CraftyIntentions. It would be great to wear to Norwescon or a similar event. Maybe next year... or the year after that... 🧶
OH DARN
THE POOR TECHBROS
anyway.
THE POOR TECHBROS
anyway.
An outage at internet infrastructure giant Cloudflare took down several big websites and services, including ChatGPT, Claude, Spotify, and X.
Cloudflare blames massive internet outage on 'latent bug' | TechCrunch
An outage at internet infrastructure giant Cloudflare took down several big websites and services, including ChatGPT, Claude, Spotify, and X.
techcrunch.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
OH DARN
THE POOR TECHBROS
anyway.
THE POOR TECHBROS
anyway.
The school in question is an Infant School, which means kids ages 4 to 7, approximately.
...hey fellow parents, what's the success rate on telling your kids that age to NOT sing a particular song?
I'm sure this will go well. 🤣🤣
...hey fellow parents, what's the success rate on telling your kids that age to NOT sing a particular song?
I'm sure this will go well. 🤣🤣
November 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The school in question is an Infant School, which means kids ages 4 to 7, approximately.
...hey fellow parents, what's the success rate on telling your kids that age to NOT sing a particular song?
I'm sure this will go well. 🤣🤣
...hey fellow parents, what's the success rate on telling your kids that age to NOT sing a particular song?
I'm sure this will go well. 🤣🤣
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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KIRO 7 ran an article and two TV pieces on the theft of a box truck full of arcade PCBs, artwork, and machines from my workplace yesterday. If anyone in the Seattle area sees someone offloading a ton of CPS2/NAOMI/Neo Geo PCBs, stuff of that nature, please reach out.
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
GAME OVER: $25k+ of tech stolen from Kent arcade
Tens of thousands of dollars worth of vintage video game equipment was stolen from a Kent arcade this week.
www.kiro7.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
KIRO 7 ran an article and two TV pieces on the theft of a box truck full of arcade PCBs, artwork, and machines from my workplace yesterday. If anyone in the Seattle area sees someone offloading a ton of CPS2/NAOMI/Neo Geo PCBs, stuff of that nature, please reach out.
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
My MS Office Nerd Skillz are mostly Excel, but today I figured out how to add boilerplate text to numbered lists in Word.
Very useful if, for example, you’re a knit/crochet designer writing a 🧶pattern and it’s tedious AF manually typing “Row 1:” “Row 2:” “Row 3:” at the beginning of every line. 😎
Very useful if, for example, you’re a knit/crochet designer writing a 🧶pattern and it’s tedious AF manually typing “Row 1:” “Row 2:” “Row 3:” at the beginning of every line. 😎
November 15, 2025 at 1:37 AM
My MS Office Nerd Skillz are mostly Excel, but today I figured out how to add boilerplate text to numbered lists in Word.
Very useful if, for example, you’re a knit/crochet designer writing a 🧶pattern and it’s tedious AF manually typing “Row 1:” “Row 2:” “Row 3:” at the beginning of every line. 😎
Very useful if, for example, you’re a knit/crochet designer writing a 🧶pattern and it’s tedious AF manually typing “Row 1:” “Row 2:” “Row 3:” at the beginning of every line. 😎
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ANYWAY if you'd like to read a fun, mid-century, country mansion mystery novel set during Thanksgiving, I literally have the book for you! You do not need to have read the first in the series to "get" it:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717309...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717309...
Viviana Valentine Goes Up the River by Emily J. Edwards: 9781639102686 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Author Emily J. Edwards takes Viviana Valentine to new heights—and new lows—in this “firecracker of a series” (Allison Epstein), perfect for fans of Ashley Weaver and Rhys Bowen....
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
ANYWAY if you'd like to read a fun, mid-century, country mansion mystery novel set during Thanksgiving, I literally have the book for you! You do not need to have read the first in the series to "get" it:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717309...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717309...
Paywalled link: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
"On Wednesday, Wilson took a 1,976-vote lead over Bruce Harrell. With a maximum of 1,320 ballots remaining — though likely fewer — it is mathematically impossible for Harrell to catch up."
"On Wednesday, Wilson took a 1,976-vote lead over Bruce Harrell. With a maximum of 1,320 ballots remaining — though likely fewer — it is mathematically impossible for Harrell to catch up."
November 13, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Paywalled link: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
"On Wednesday, Wilson took a 1,976-vote lead over Bruce Harrell. With a maximum of 1,320 ballots remaining — though likely fewer — it is mathematically impossible for Harrell to catch up."
"On Wednesday, Wilson took a 1,976-vote lead over Bruce Harrell. With a maximum of 1,320 ballots remaining — though likely fewer — it is mathematically impossible for Harrell to catch up."
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Local media is calling it: Katie Wilson will be the next mayor of Seattle.
Wilson ousts Mayor Bruce Harrell after running as a progressive challenger.
Her win is a west coast companion to Mamdani’s as a statement victory for the left.
Wilson ousts Mayor Bruce Harrell after running as a progressive challenger.
Her win is a west coast companion to Mamdani’s as a statement victory for the left.
November 13, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Local media is calling it: Katie Wilson will be the next mayor of Seattle.
Wilson ousts Mayor Bruce Harrell after running as a progressive challenger.
Her win is a west coast companion to Mamdani’s as a statement victory for the left.
Wilson ousts Mayor Bruce Harrell after running as a progressive challenger.
Her win is a west coast companion to Mamdani’s as a statement victory for the left.
It’s considered problematic now, but The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin really got me hooked on mysteries and puzzle solving.
I’d read Nancy Drew and similar books, but TWG made me feel like *I* was having the fun of solving the mystery, whereas Nancy et al was just reading about someone else solving.
I’d read Nancy Drew and similar books, but TWG made me feel like *I* was having the fun of solving the mystery, whereas Nancy et al was just reading about someone else solving.
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It’s considered problematic now, but The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin really got me hooked on mysteries and puzzle solving.
I’d read Nancy Drew and similar books, but TWG made me feel like *I* was having the fun of solving the mystery, whereas Nancy et al was just reading about someone else solving.
I’d read Nancy Drew and similar books, but TWG made me feel like *I* was having the fun of solving the mystery, whereas Nancy et al was just reading about someone else solving.
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Happy 3rd Publish-iversary to my first book, Viviana Valentine Gets Her Man! It has been a wild (and stressful) past three years. I didn't have as much time as I wanted to debut Viv to the world, but I'm glad there are people who love her as much as I do! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/711852...
November 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Happy 3rd Publish-iversary to my first book, Viviana Valentine Gets Her Man! It has been a wild (and stressful) past three years. I didn't have as much time as I wanted to debut Viv to the world, but I'm glad there are people who love her as much as I do! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/711852...
I subscribed to this labeler yesterday and it's been entertaining seeing which accounts are getting badged.
It tracks things like large # of unfollows, repeatedly posting the same link, minimal breaks between posts (news orgs, Jerry, etc.) and large # of posts in last 24 hours (traffic, Jerry, etc.)
It tracks things like large # of unfollows, repeatedly posting the same link, minimal breaks between posts (news orgs, Jerry, etc.) and large # of posts in last 24 hours (traffic, Jerry, etc.)
bsky.app
October 31, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I subscribed to this labeler yesterday and it's been entertaining seeing which accounts are getting badged.
It tracks things like large # of unfollows, repeatedly posting the same link, minimal breaks between posts (news orgs, Jerry, etc.) and large # of posts in last 24 hours (traffic, Jerry, etc.)
It tracks things like large # of unfollows, repeatedly posting the same link, minimal breaks between posts (news orgs, Jerry, etc.) and large # of posts in last 24 hours (traffic, Jerry, etc.)
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Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
I would not be the tiniest but surprised if on Monday, just in time for Election Day, Republicans announce that they've found some way to fund SNAP after all. 🤨
October 31, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I would not be the tiniest but surprised if on Monday, just in time for Election Day, Republicans announce that they've found some way to fund SNAP after all. 🤨
Oh and I'm supposed to be helping my kid assemble a Halloween costume and of course he's vanished into somewhere 😑
I got a pneumococcal booster shot yesterday and I'm tired & my arm still hurts, but at least I'm past the fever and chills stage (that was last night).
I got a pneumococcal booster shot yesterday and I'm tired & my arm still hurts, but at least I'm past the fever and chills stage (that was last night).
October 31, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Oh and I'm supposed to be helping my kid assemble a Halloween costume and of course he's vanished into somewhere 😑
I got a pneumococcal booster shot yesterday and I'm tired & my arm still hurts, but at least I'm past the fever and chills stage (that was last night).
I got a pneumococcal booster shot yesterday and I'm tired & my arm still hurts, but at least I'm past the fever and chills stage (that was last night).
I have been messing with my website so much that I can no longer tell whether it's Pretty Good or just Cringe.
At this point there are two more static pages I need to add and I really don't love the theme and it'll be about a week before I can meet with someone to design a logo and and and and and.
At this point there are two more static pages I need to add and I really don't love the theme and it'll be about a week before I can meet with someone to design a logo and and and and and.
October 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I have been messing with my website so much that I can no longer tell whether it's Pretty Good or just Cringe.
At this point there are two more static pages I need to add and I really don't love the theme and it'll be about a week before I can meet with someone to design a logo and and and and and.
At this point there are two more static pages I need to add and I really don't love the theme and it'll be about a week before I can meet with someone to design a logo and and and and and.
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This #Halloween, we couldn't think of much that's more terrifying than not knowing what to do when an #earthquake strikes.
...But then we thought of this situation 😱
...But then we thought of this situation 😱
October 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
This #Halloween, we couldn't think of much that's more terrifying than not knowing what to do when an #earthquake strikes.
...But then we thought of this situation 😱
...But then we thought of this situation 😱
🎶 Angelica, tell my wife John Adams doesn’t have a real job anyway 🎶
And I would like to challenge this person to get a real job
Gaines: I want to challenge AOC to a debate.
October 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
🎶 Angelica, tell my wife John Adams doesn’t have a real job anyway 🎶
AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!
but also: look at that pretty web in #5 with the water droplets and the fog behind it. 😍
but also: look at that pretty web in #5 with the water droplets and the fog behind it. 😍
October 28, 2025 at 1:15 AM
AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!
but also: look at that pretty web in #5 with the water droplets and the fog behind it. 😍
but also: look at that pretty web in #5 with the water droplets and the fog behind it. 😍
Previously, driving by this billboard would make me irrationally angry. It's very refreshing to see the end of the whiny white dude phase.
I hope the tribe ends up either tearing down the billboard or at least removing the Uncle Sam figure.
I hope the tribe ends up either tearing down the billboard or at least removing the Uncle Sam figure.
A controversial billboard on I-5 between Seattle and Portland has a new owner, the Chehalis Tribe, and a simple message: “Native land.”
Uncle Sam billboard on I-5 goes from right-wing zingers to a statement of Native rights
The 70-year saga of the Uncle Sam billboard on I-5 south of Chehalis and its provocative, right-wing messaging took an abrupt turn this summer when the billboard and the 3.5 acres on which it sits was...
www.kuow.org
October 28, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Previously, driving by this billboard would make me irrationally angry. It's very refreshing to see the end of the whiny white dude phase.
I hope the tribe ends up either tearing down the billboard or at least removing the Uncle Sam figure.
I hope the tribe ends up either tearing down the billboard or at least removing the Uncle Sam figure.
Sometimes a platform's Algorithm is right on target. Today, after I'd finished the last book on my Libby shelf, the app suggested I might like Murder by Memory by @oliviawaite.com.
Yes indeed I might. Very much. Ended up buying my own copy to keep (and re-read) and pre-ordered the next one.
Yes indeed I might. Very much. Ended up buying my own copy to keep (and re-read) and pre-ordered the next one.
October 27, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Sometimes a platform's Algorithm is right on target. Today, after I'd finished the last book on my Libby shelf, the app suggested I might like Murder by Memory by @oliviawaite.com.
Yes indeed I might. Very much. Ended up buying my own copy to keep (and re-read) and pre-ordered the next one.
Yes indeed I might. Very much. Ended up buying my own copy to keep (and re-read) and pre-ordered the next one.