Kate Cox
@kcoxdc.bsky.social
Now: Running Decoder @ The Verge. Earlier: editor/reporter for Protocol, Ars Technica, CQ Roll Call, Consumerist, and Kotaku; decades of other writing strewn across the internet. Boston-born, now DC-dwelling. She/her.
I remember so, so clearly the major exams I had at 4pm on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and also on Christmas Eve, my first couple years of college, and I remember being... so mad about them lol
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I remember so, so clearly the major exams I had at 4pm on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and also on Christmas Eve, my first couple years of college, and I remember being... so mad about them lol
I am delighted to learn, at this late hour, that it was not just me
November 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I am delighted to learn, at this late hour, that it was not just me
Trust me when I tell you (both you and Carli lol) that it was an unsleepable pile, measured in feet, not inches, with a highly unstable slope
November 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Trust me when I tell you (both you and Carli lol) that it was an unsleepable pile, measured in feet, not inches, with a highly unstable slope
There was an era when I was in high school where I cleaned my room by putting everything on the bed "for sorting" and then just didn't for a month or two, I grabbed a sleeping bag and slept in the corner instead, and at 15 this is fine and at 35 or 45 it is NOT FINE
November 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
There was an era when I was in high school where I cleaned my room by putting everything on the bed "for sorting" and then just didn't for a month or two, I grabbed a sleeping bag and slept in the corner instead, and at 15 this is fine and at 35 or 45 it is NOT FINE
Gotta use 'em. A lot. And then some more. And then extra for the irregular ones.
Relatedly I talk aloud to my cat in both French and Spanish quite a lot every day lolol
Relatedly I talk aloud to my cat in both French and Spanish quite a lot every day lolol
November 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Gotta use 'em. A lot. And then some more. And then extra for the irregular ones.
Relatedly I talk aloud to my cat in both French and Spanish quite a lot every day lolol
Relatedly I talk aloud to my cat in both French and Spanish quite a lot every day lolol
Pointed out to my 7th grade daughter recently that I can absolutely still remember a bunch of 6th grade French class instruction because of this kind of litany, and that she WILL in fact have to do these things and also sing facts, and she can hate it all she wants but it will WORK lol
November 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Pointed out to my 7th grade daughter recently that I can absolutely still remember a bunch of 6th grade French class instruction because of this kind of litany, and that she WILL in fact have to do these things and also sing facts, and she can hate it all she wants but it will WORK lol
ooooooh, THAT one. Yeah, I remember, it was cheap and looked cozy lol.
November 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
ooooooh, THAT one. Yeah, I remember, it was cheap and looked cozy lol.
Wait, sorry, we bought you a sex cardigan at the outlet mall? I feel like there is a movie still I am not seeing lolol
(I'm seeing the movie 11/28 with the teens)
(I'm seeing the movie 11/28 with the teens)
November 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Wait, sorry, we bought you a sex cardigan at the outlet mall? I feel like there is a movie still I am not seeing lolol
(I'm seeing the movie 11/28 with the teens)
(I'm seeing the movie 11/28 with the teens)
That was the one that made me say "oh, damn, okay, he's actually an *actor*" when it was new
November 21, 2025 at 3:16 AM
That was the one that made me say "oh, damn, okay, he's actually an *actor*" when it was new
Yeah! And I've discovered both some real gems and some real trash that way, hahaha
November 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Yeah! And I've discovered both some real gems and some real trash that way, hahaha
This is kind of how I read books, haha. I stock up on my kindle on cheap sales / free books / bundles / whatever (plus some actual intentional purchases haha) and I just turn the wifi on like once a month and download everything and then grab at random off the "pile" when I finish one, no idea what
November 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
This is kind of how I read books, haha. I stock up on my kindle on cheap sales / free books / bundles / whatever (plus some actual intentional purchases haha) and I just turn the wifi on like once a month and download everything and then grab at random off the "pile" when I finish one, no idea what
Yeah. Kids need to understand, use, and become fluent in digital tools -- but they also really need to learn how to operate *without* them, too.
November 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Yeah. Kids need to understand, use, and become fluent in digital tools -- but they also really need to learn how to operate *without* them, too.
Yeah and there are very often deals at Costco of $100 in gift cards for $75 so we stock up early hehe.
Enjoy the movie!
Enjoy the movie!
November 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Yeah and there are very often deals at Costco of $100 in gift cards for $75 so we stock up early hehe.
Enjoy the movie!
Enjoy the movie!
I will say, as a parent in a district that's 1:1 devices K-12 (iPads K-8, laptops on high school) -- paper books and tactile tools still VERY important for the younger kids and could probably be helpful in middle school more often, too.
November 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I will say, as a parent in a district that's 1:1 devices K-12 (iPads K-8, laptops on high school) -- paper books and tactile tools still VERY important for the younger kids and could probably be helpful in middle school more often, too.
Alamo hehe, my kids are spoiled by milkshakes and endless popcorn 😆
November 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Alamo hehe, my kids are spoiled by milkshakes and endless popcorn 😆
I just absolutely lost track that it was opening THIS weekend lol and the good theater sold out.
November 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I just absolutely lost track that it was opening THIS weekend lol and the good theater sold out.
My husband and I sat down and watched the whole thing -- every episode of every series -- some years ago and, you know, it was an experience but it also feels of SUCH a different era of TV and I'm more than a bit hesitant to see *this* era's take.
November 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
My husband and I sat down and watched the whole thing -- every episode of every series -- some years ago and, you know, it was an experience but it also feels of SUCH a different era of TV and I'm more than a bit hesitant to see *this* era's take.
A bunch of friends all get together every year and pick a new moon weekend to go glamping in dark sky state park and it *absolutely* rains on us basically every year lol.
(Last year we got super lucky, though. Got to see the comet and a rocket launch.)
(Last year we got super lucky, though. Got to see the comet and a rocket launch.)
November 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A bunch of friends all get together every year and pick a new moon weekend to go glamping in dark sky state park and it *absolutely* rains on us basically every year lol.
(Last year we got super lucky, though. Got to see the comet and a rocket launch.)
(Last year we got super lucky, though. Got to see the comet and a rocket launch.)
I have the legally very simple position of being the sole child of someone whose spouse predeceased them but "simple" is not in fact "easy"
November 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I have the legally very simple position of being the sole child of someone whose spouse predeceased them but "simple" is not in fact "easy"
I reviewed this game when it was new and I should really revisit it now that walkthroughs exist for the bits I couldn't solve lol
November 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I reviewed this game when it was new and I should really revisit it now that walkthroughs exist for the bits I couldn't solve lol