katre
@katre.henchmonkey.org
Software engineer and bassist (one of these pays, one of these is fun). Lives in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. He/him.
Formerly @katre on the birdsite, currently also on Mastodon as @[email protected]
Formerly @katre on the birdsite, currently also on Mastodon as @[email protected]
Do you burn the clothes after, or is that still too much risk of spreading the contamination?
December 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Do you burn the clothes after, or is that still too much risk of spreading the contamination?
John Barnes wants his schtick back.
November 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
John Barnes wants his schtick back.
Somewhere, Rob Liefield just perked up and started looking around the room.
November 19, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Somewhere, Rob Liefield just perked up and started looking around the room.
I really want a Midnight Society Explainer for that and Diane Duane in the walls and all the other accumulated bits.
November 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I really want a Midnight Society Explainer for that and Diane Duane in the walls and all the other accumulated bits.
I always flip back and forth on whether it actually helps that they don't announce the track until 10 minutes before departure, so suddenly there's a voice announcement, a hundred people head to try and join the forming queue, and everyone else stands around in confusion.
November 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I always flip back and forth on whether it actually helps that they don't announce the track until 10 minutes before departure, so suddenly there's a voice announcement, a hundred people head to try and join the forming queue, and everyone else stands around in confusion.
They seem to think the "or die" part is a threat, not a consequence.
November 9, 2025 at 2:10 AM
They seem to think the "or die" part is a threat, not a consequence.
The amazing thing is, even a dictator needs a functional civil service, and they don't even seem to realize that! It really put a lid on the (already discredited) "4-D chess" theory
November 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The amazing thing is, even a dictator needs a functional civil service, and they don't even seem to realize that! It really put a lid on the (already discredited) "4-D chess" theory
Sorry, I'm too busy trying to get away from this creepy doll.
November 8, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Sorry, I'm too busy trying to get away from this creepy doll.
I once flew a 14 hour United flight from Tokyo to NYC where every single meal service item contained pork.
I'm Muslim. I ordered a halal meal. It didn't exist.
It was a very very hungry katre that landed that day.
I'm Muslim. I ordered a halal meal. It didn't exist.
It was a very very hungry katre that landed that day.
November 6, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I once flew a 14 hour United flight from Tokyo to NYC where every single meal service item contained pork.
I'm Muslim. I ordered a halal meal. It didn't exist.
It was a very very hungry katre that landed that day.
I'm Muslim. I ordered a halal meal. It didn't exist.
It was a very very hungry katre that landed that day.
I mean, I'd vote for that.
November 5, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I mean, I'd vote for that.
I was thinking this morning about how huge Nyancat was, and now it's just gone.
November 3, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I was thinking this morning about how huge Nyancat was, and now it's just gone.
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one thing I’ve learned over the years is that 80% of people don’t understand how percentages work and the other 30% don’t care
October 29, 2025 at 11:15 PM
one thing I’ve learned over the years is that 80% of people don’t understand how percentages work and the other 30% don’t care
There are dozens of us. Dozens!
October 30, 2025 at 12:15 AM
There are dozens of us. Dozens!
Okay, so you're clearly being held hostage. Cough once if they want a ransom, and twice if they're forcing you to break into the Louvre.
October 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Okay, so you're clearly being held hostage. Cough once if they want a ransom, and twice if they're forcing you to break into the Louvre.
I just started laughing so loudly that my kid in the other room called to ask if I was okay.
October 29, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I just started laughing so loudly that my kid in the other room called to ask if I was okay.
That's standard usage in South Asia! All of my wife's cousins are aunt and uncle (well, Mami and Mama in Bangla) to our kids, also.
October 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
That's standard usage in South Asia! All of my wife's cousins are aunt and uncle (well, Mami and Mama in Bangla) to our kids, also.
Where do you think they get fresh burger meat? From The Pit, of course!
October 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Where do you think they get fresh burger meat? From The Pit, of course!
Polls are open today! If you're in NYC, early voting is so easy and fast, there is literally no reason not to.
October 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Polls are open today! If you're in NYC, early voting is so easy and fast, there is literally no reason not to.