@midwest-sentinel.bsky.social
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WE SHOULDN'T USE POLLING TO TELL US WHAT OUR VALUES ARE, WE SHOULD USE POLLING TO FURTHER ADVANCE THE CAUSES WE VALUE.
January 21, 2026 at 12:58 AM
WE SHOULDN'T USE POLLING TO TELL US WHAT OUR VALUES ARE, WE SHOULD USE POLLING TO FURTHER ADVANCE THE CAUSES WE VALUE.
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For what it's worth, if you or any org you know wants someone to teach creative writing at any level, to come do a talk on the history & culture of tabletop games, to write about tabletop games or autism or mental health, or to chat on a podcast about the above, by all means hit me up!
January 14, 2026 at 3:57 PM
For what it's worth, if you or any org you know wants someone to teach creative writing at any level, to come do a talk on the history & culture of tabletop games, to write about tabletop games or autism or mental health, or to chat on a podcast about the above, by all means hit me up!
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The flu is a serious illness that causes mortality (kills people). This flu season is, in my view, particularly bad.
This is why "waiting to see if it gets worse" is a problem.
Viral replication is exponential. By the time you feel "sick enough" to go to urgent care, you may have missed the window to keep that curve small.
Test fast. Treat fast. Deny the virus that AUC.
www.patreon.com/posts/dealin...
Viral replication is exponential. By the time you feel "sick enough" to go to urgent care, you may have missed the window to keep that curve small.
Test fast. Treat fast. Deny the virus that AUC.
www.patreon.com/posts/dealin...
January 6, 2026 at 7:06 PM
The flu is a serious illness that causes mortality (kills people). This flu season is, in my view, particularly bad.
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In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
January 1, 2026 at 10:30 PM
In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
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My nephew is showing me the latest space he made in Minecraft, with a defended cave to rest safely & a high platform to venture out to fight monsters.
May you also have safe space to rest, & well-chosen sites to fight from.
May you also have safe space to rest, & well-chosen sites to fight from.
December 31, 2025 at 7:12 PM
My nephew is showing me the latest space he made in Minecraft, with a defended cave to rest safely & a high platform to venture out to fight monsters.
May you also have safe space to rest, & well-chosen sites to fight from.
May you also have safe space to rest, & well-chosen sites to fight from.
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When you hear
comedians disparaging those
(those such as yourself)
who continue to wear masks
do not focus on their words
or on those who snicker,
instead remember
your teacher who asked
“would you do the right thing
even if people laughed at you”,
and know
you can answer: yes.
comedians disparaging those
(those such as yourself)
who continue to wear masks
do not focus on their words
or on those who snicker,
instead remember
your teacher who asked
“would you do the right thing
even if people laughed at you”,
and know
you can answer: yes.
December 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
When you hear
comedians disparaging those
(those such as yourself)
who continue to wear masks
do not focus on their words
or on those who snicker,
instead remember
your teacher who asked
“would you do the right thing
even if people laughed at you”,
and know
you can answer: yes.
comedians disparaging those
(those such as yourself)
who continue to wear masks
do not focus on their words
or on those who snicker,
instead remember
your teacher who asked
“would you do the right thing
even if people laughed at you”,
and know
you can answer: yes.
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Catching Covid is not building up anything, just sickness.
For those up the back??
Immune dysregulation is a considerable and unpleasant consequence of Cövid
doi.org/10.1016/j.cl...
Immune dysregulation is a considerable and unpleasant consequence of Cövid
doi.org/10.1016/j.cl...
December 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Catching Covid is not building up anything, just sickness.
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Lessons in Magic and Disaster by @charliejane.bsky.social is on sale for $2.99 on Kobo (in Canada, at least); one of my favourites this year, fantastic exploration of mother-daughter relationships, & one of the most interesting magic "systems" (not quite the right word) I've read in a long while
December 18, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Lessons in Magic and Disaster by @charliejane.bsky.social is on sale for $2.99 on Kobo (in Canada, at least); one of my favourites this year, fantastic exploration of mother-daughter relationships, & one of the most interesting magic "systems" (not quite the right word) I've read in a long while
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I am burnt out on TV shows doing big ambitious arcs over multiple seasons. I want more Scooby Doo / Columbo style stuff where the plot is identical every episode, the structure rigid as a sonnet, nothing can ultimately change, & the whole art is making something marvellous within those constraints.
December 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I am burnt out on TV shows doing big ambitious arcs over multiple seasons. I want more Scooby Doo / Columbo style stuff where the plot is identical every episode, the structure rigid as a sonnet, nothing can ultimately change, & the whole art is making something marvellous within those constraints.
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imagine if people went to retailers and just took stuff and called it "generative shopping" and then, when the retailers said that's illegal, people said "regular shopping is too expensive so we have disrupted it" and then the retailers were like "OH! Carry on, innovators!"
December 20, 2024 at 10:05 PM
imagine if people went to retailers and just took stuff and called it "generative shopping" and then, when the retailers said that's illegal, people said "regular shopping is too expensive so we have disrupted it" and then the retailers were like "OH! Carry on, innovators!"
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“I didn’t enter this field and take this type of job only to *not do the job*.” https://gregg.io/the-only-winning-move
December 2, 2025 at 5:55 PM
“I didn’t enter this field and take this type of job only to *not do the job*.” https://gregg.io/the-only-winning-move
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There are more disabled people who are pretending to be healthy so that you don’t judge us or think us incapable than there are healthy people pretending to be disabled. If you find yourself questioning whether someone is really disabled, you’re doing the work of the oppressor. #disability
December 2, 2025 at 2:48 AM
There are more disabled people who are pretending to be healthy so that you don’t judge us or think us incapable than there are healthy people pretending to be disabled. If you find yourself questioning whether someone is really disabled, you’re doing the work of the oppressor. #disability
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It’s been six years since the first reported case of SARSCov2.
It’s never too late to wear a mask.
It’s never too late to clean the air.
Every infection avoided or delayed is a win for long term health.
We can drastically reduce transmission if everyone does their part.
It’s never too late to wear a mask.
It’s never too late to clean the air.
Every infection avoided or delayed is a win for long term health.
We can drastically reduce transmission if everyone does their part.
December 1, 2025 at 3:33 AM
It’s been six years since the first reported case of SARSCov2.
It’s never too late to wear a mask.
It’s never too late to clean the air.
Every infection avoided or delayed is a win for long term health.
We can drastically reduce transmission if everyone does their part.
It’s never too late to wear a mask.
It’s never too late to clean the air.
Every infection avoided or delayed is a win for long term health.
We can drastically reduce transmission if everyone does their part.
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oxide is awesome, the product team is awesome, go work with 'em
cool job at a very special computer company
- write TypeScript and Rust
- everyone makes $235k
- fully remote
- everything is open source
- write TypeScript and Rust
- everyone makes $235k
- fully remote
- everything is open source
Product Engineer / Oxide
oxide.computer
November 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
oxide is awesome, the product team is awesome, go work with 'em
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A good reminder for myself and others with ADHD: when you are struggling with it, the first step is ALWAYS forgiving yourself.
So much of why we get trapped and find ourselves unable to act or change is that we get trapped in our shame and guilt spirals...
So much of why we get trapped and find ourselves unable to act or change is that we get trapped in our shame and guilt spirals...
November 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
A good reminder for myself and others with ADHD: when you are struggling with it, the first step is ALWAYS forgiving yourself.
So much of why we get trapped and find ourselves unable to act or change is that we get trapped in our shame and guilt spirals...
So much of why we get trapped and find ourselves unable to act or change is that we get trapped in our shame and guilt spirals...
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If any of your people rely on SNAP in Wisconsin, look, if it were me, I'd tell them to get to a grocery store _tonight_
www.patreon.com/posts/143153...
www.patreon.com/posts/143153...
November 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM
If any of your people rely on SNAP in Wisconsin, look, if it were me, I'd tell them to get to a grocery store _tonight_
www.patreon.com/posts/143153...
www.patreon.com/posts/143153...
Found Planet X. This is a great game. foxtrotgames.com/planetx/
The Search for Planet X – Foxtrot Games
foxtrotgames.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Found Planet X. This is a great game. foxtrotgames.com/planetx/
Fixed time and cost.
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:
Archives banned making copies.
Archives banned making copies.
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:
New library catalogue website.
New library catalogue website.
October 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Fixed time and cost.
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Hi.
Stop letting your kids get Covid, I absolutely beg you as a fully grown adult who can’t believe how little of a life I have after 3 years of LC.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/h...
Stop letting your kids get Covid, I absolutely beg you as a fully grown adult who can’t believe how little of a life I have after 3 years of LC.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/h...
Long Covid Risk for Children Doubles After a Second Infection, Study Finds
www.nytimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Hi.
Stop letting your kids get Covid, I absolutely beg you as a fully grown adult who can’t believe how little of a life I have after 3 years of LC.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/h...
Stop letting your kids get Covid, I absolutely beg you as a fully grown adult who can’t believe how little of a life I have after 3 years of LC.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/h...
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Try taking the COVID competency exam yourself, and share it around! Great way to bust myths (and the person who wrote it is an epidemiologist, and well-informed, so it really does).
seanmullen.com/covidcompete...
seanmullen.com/covidcompete...
September 15, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Try taking the COVID competency exam yourself, and share it around! Great way to bust myths (and the person who wrote it is an epidemiologist, and well-informed, so it really does).
seanmullen.com/covidcompete...
seanmullen.com/covidcompete...
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Catching #COVID is causing a cycle of chronic health conditions. After your infection, days, weeks, months or years it can increase the risk of so many things. Including mental health problems. www.ox.ac.uk/news/2022-08...
Increased risk of some neurological and psychiatric disorders remains
New diagnoses of disorders including psychosis, dementia, seizures and ‘brain fog’ remain commoner two years after COVID-19 than after other respiratory infections, whereas the increased risks of
www.ox.ac.uk
September 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Catching #COVID is causing a cycle of chronic health conditions. After your infection, days, weeks, months or years it can increase the risk of so many things. Including mental health problems. www.ox.ac.uk/news/2022-08...
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If you want to resist, wear a mask
If you care about future generations, wear a mask
If you care about your long term health, wear a mask
If you want to fight fascism, wear a mask
Your resistance effort must be inclusive of everyone … and that includes disabled people
Masking is community care
If you care about future generations, wear a mask
If you care about your long term health, wear a mask
If you want to fight fascism, wear a mask
Your resistance effort must be inclusive of everyone … and that includes disabled people
Masking is community care
September 5, 2025 at 3:19 AM
If you want to resist, wear a mask
If you care about future generations, wear a mask
If you care about your long term health, wear a mask
If you want to fight fascism, wear a mask
Your resistance effort must be inclusive of everyone … and that includes disabled people
Masking is community care
If you care about future generations, wear a mask
If you care about your long term health, wear a mask
If you want to fight fascism, wear a mask
Your resistance effort must be inclusive of everyone … and that includes disabled people
Masking is community care
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Long Covid is now a leading cause of chronic lung illness in children in the US. It’s overtaken asthma, that’s how common it is and we were told it’s mild. Our policies do not reflect the real risks to children from this horrible virus. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
#Covidisairborne
#Covidisairborne
Long COVID in Young Children, School-Aged Children, and Teens
This JAMA Pediatrics Patient Page describes the symptoms of long COVID in children.
jamanetwork.com
August 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Long Covid is now a leading cause of chronic lung illness in children in the US. It’s overtaken asthma, that’s how common it is and we were told it’s mild. Our policies do not reflect the real risks to children from this horrible virus. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
#Covidisairborne
#Covidisairborne
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Hearing of more jobs with “no remote, but you can work from either the SF or NYC office,” and, just, what are we talking about here? This isn’t about “remote” work, whatever we think that means; it’s about power. https://aworkinglibrary.com/writing/remote-to-who
Remote to who?
Every argument about how we work is an argument about power.
aworkinglibrary.com
August 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Hearing of more jobs with “no remote, but you can work from either the SF or NYC office,” and, just, what are we talking about here? This isn’t about “remote” work, whatever we think that means; it’s about power. https://aworkinglibrary.com/writing/remote-to-who
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Friends, please do yourselves a favor and mask outside in this AQI. I know it might feel silly or sound like overkill. I assure you it is not
July 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Friends, please do yourselves a favor and mask outside in this AQI. I know it might feel silly or sound like overkill. I assure you it is not