Siderea, Sibylla Bostoniensis
@siderea.bsky.social
Psychotherapist-programmer musician-historian outsider-anthropologist healthcare-blogger science-explainer social critic essay-essayer and soothsayer. Professional wisewoman and amateur wiseass.
Awwwwww, the slow blink means they like you! You can scratch them behind the ears now.
December 1, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Awwwwww, the slow blink means they like you! You can scratch them behind the ears now.
I was assuming something like born with his umbilical cord wrapped around his neck or dropped on his head shortly after birth. But maybe he had abusive parents?
Being born to privilege doesn't mean you don't get damaged.
And being damaged doesn't mean you're not responsible for what you do.
Being born to privilege doesn't mean you don't get damaged.
And being damaged doesn't mean you're not responsible for what you do.
November 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I was assuming something like born with his umbilical cord wrapped around his neck or dropped on his head shortly after birth. But maybe he had abusive parents?
Being born to privilege doesn't mean you don't get damaged.
And being damaged doesn't mean you're not responsible for what you do.
Being born to privilege doesn't mean you don't get damaged.
And being damaged doesn't mean you're not responsible for what you do.
I was just thinking he was telling on himself mightily. I mostly follow Canadians, and don't have that problem. Those 8B ppl all use the Internet too; follow some of them. If you don't want to hear about US holidays, just... don't follow USAns?
November 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I was just thinking he was telling on himself mightily. I mostly follow Canadians, and don't have that problem. Those 8B ppl all use the Internet too; follow some of them. If you don't want to hear about US holidays, just... don't follow USAns?
No. You keep saying that. I have no idea why.
November 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
No. You keep saying that. I have no idea why.
And I am disappointed you recoursed to arguing "but I know some". I know you know better than to argue statistics from anecdote.
But suit yourself. It's your brick wall. If you want to insist on beating your head on it instead of looking for the door, knock yourself out.
But suit yourself. It's your brick wall. If you want to insist on beating your head on it instead of looking for the door, knock yourself out.
November 26, 2025 at 12:38 AM
And I am disappointed you recoursed to arguing "but I know some". I know you know better than to argue statistics from anecdote.
But suit yourself. It's your brick wall. If you want to insist on beating your head on it instead of looking for the door, knock yourself out.
But suit yourself. It's your brick wall. If you want to insist on beating your head on it instead of looking for the door, knock yourself out.
No, I do not. But 1) politeness is not the relevant construct for expression of aggression and I would think *you* would know that, and somehow you hold this model of the world simultaneously with the presumably being aware that political violence in this country is not equally distributed.
November 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
No, I do not. But 1) politeness is not the relevant construct for expression of aggression and I would think *you* would know that, and somehow you hold this model of the world simultaneously with the presumably being aware that political violence in this country is not equally distributed.
And that is why they are avoidant af of actually saying anything to their Trump-supporting family, and when they do get over it, it turns out like, well, the Huff Post piece you link above.
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
And that is why they are avoidant af of actually saying anything to their Trump-supporting family, and when they do get over it, it turns out like, well, the Huff Post piece you link above.
Exhorting liberals to be confrontational is not only exhorting them to move way, WAY out of their comfort zone, it's asking them both to violate a moral virtue they have self-congratulatorily made of that trait and to do something they are utterly without practice or training in.
November 25, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Exhorting liberals to be confrontational is not only exhorting them to move way, WAY out of their comfort zone, it's asking them both to violate a moral virtue they have self-congratulatorily made of that trait and to do something they are utterly without practice or training in.
I think it's a really good essay. But I think it doesn't engage with the bedrock problem, even while it glancingly touches on it.
The political divide is a *personality* divide. And one of the traits being politically sorted is Confontational vs Non-Confrontational.
The political divide is a *personality* divide. And one of the traits being politically sorted is Confontational vs Non-Confrontational.
November 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I think it's a really good essay. But I think it doesn't engage with the bedrock problem, even while it glancingly touches on it.
The political divide is a *personality* divide. And one of the traits being politically sorted is Confontational vs Non-Confrontational.
The political divide is a *personality* divide. And one of the traits being politically sorted is Confontational vs Non-Confrontational.
So silane treatment coatings: how well do they bear up under literal traffic? I'm generally skeptical about coatings on roadways.
November 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
So silane treatment coatings: how well do they bear up under literal traffic? I'm generally skeptical about coatings on roadways.
Ah! Thanks.
November 23, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Ah! Thanks.
Huh. Why is that? Is the alumina expensive or something? That seems... shortsighted.
November 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Huh. Why is that? Is the alumina expensive or something? That seems... shortsighted.
Huh. So normally the concrete of structures doesn't have such a high alumina content, and aren't as resistant to ion exchange w chloride? Asking for a parking garage where they salt the roads in winter.
November 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Huh. So normally the concrete of structures doesn't have such a high alumina content, and aren't as resistant to ion exchange w chloride? Asking for a parking garage where they salt the roads in winter.
Normal concrete has extremely high pH. I would guess that's not great for the sea critters.
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Normal concrete has extremely high pH. I would guess that's not great for the sea critters.
Snake charmer.
November 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Snake charmer.
Forcing a government agency to publish falsehoods is not "challenging" anything. It's the intellectual equivalent of a coup d'etat not an election.
November 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Forcing a government agency to publish falsehoods is not "challenging" anything. It's the intellectual equivalent of a coup d'etat not an election.
There's a phenomenon where when someone is dragged in public for something, some reprehensible creep shows up all, "There, there. Those ignorant peasants are wronging you, but I've got your back". Maybe Epstein seized on Summers' controversy as an opportunity to court Summers as a pal.
November 18, 2025 at 4:48 AM
There's a phenomenon where when someone is dragged in public for something, some reprehensible creep shows up all, "There, there. Those ignorant peasants are wronging you, but I've got your back". Maybe Epstein seized on Summers' controversy as an opportunity to court Summers as a pal.
Thank you for bringing it to my attention - how delicious!
November 8, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Thank you for bringing it to my attention - how delicious!
Nah, it wasn't that one day people got weird. Those ads were for cis men, who, obvs, society says can do no wrong. Cis women taking hormones of any kind has always been controversial. Q.v. birth control, eliminating periods, and the whole "HRT causes cancer" moral panic.
October 22, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Nah, it wasn't that one day people got weird. Those ads were for cis men, who, obvs, society says can do no wrong. Cis women taking hormones of any kind has always been controversial. Q.v. birth control, eliminating periods, and the whole "HRT causes cancer" moral panic.
Paper says the opposite: rare genetic versions of disease are being misdiagnosed as commoner forms of the disease - a finding which is way less surprising.
This is in keeping with the whole idea of Personalized Medicine, which had a moment ~2 decades ago, then stopped being cool for some reason.
This is in keeping with the whole idea of Personalized Medicine, which had a moment ~2 decades ago, then stopped being cool for some reason.
October 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Paper says the opposite: rare genetic versions of disease are being misdiagnosed as commoner forms of the disease - a finding which is way less surprising.
This is in keeping with the whole idea of Personalized Medicine, which had a moment ~2 decades ago, then stopped being cool for some reason.
This is in keeping with the whole idea of Personalized Medicine, which had a moment ~2 decades ago, then stopped being cool for some reason.