I love child-inclusive archaeology so much. It *seems* obvious that kids would have directly or indirectly affected a lot of the material past we look at but it really has taken a sea change of feminist practice for anyone to even ask the questions!

Dr. Abigail Desmond@abigaildesmond.bsky.social · 3d ago

15,000 years ago, in one of the the earliest settled communities in the world, a child collected fine clay from the slow-moving river by her home. She then committed an act familiar to all inveterate play-doh enthusiasts; rolling and and pinching the squishy clay into tiny round balls.

Still here, still making, still swearing at paper (pretty sure the last one is a given.) Not being on social media is rough but still a good choice. Some of my recent creations, more cards in the comments. #papercraft

So weird question: when you close your eyes what do you see? Darkness or static? I see multi-colored static and have my whole life (also in pitch black conditions) to the point I’ve probably never seen complete darkness even once. Apparently it’s a condition? Electrical static on the optic pathway.

If you need me I’ll be in my angry dome

Happy “There Will Come Soft Rains” Day. It’s strange living in the future.

August 4, 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains | Ray Bradbury & Leonard Nimoy | OEW Institute

YouTube video by OEW Institute

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Someone remind me to buy dunks to make mosquito buckets

Companies running applications through AI to filter candidates is, at best, accidentally discriminatory due to how they work. At worst it is being widely used as plausible deniability for active discrimination.

Supposed to get into the 100s for the next week here and I'm not looking forward to it so here's a Snowy Owl portrait from a couple years back. Think cold thoughts. 🎨🦉🐡

We literally nicknamed the honors English reading list as "Depression 101" because Hound of the Baskervilles was the HAPPIEST book on the entire list.

Kingfisher & Wombat@tkingfisher.com · 22h ago

I swear to God, part of the problem of literacy is that we make kids read SO MANY books like this. Of course they’re going to associate reading with misery! We put them in a Skinner box and shock them when they read, what did people THINK would happen?

I swear to God, part of the problem of literacy is that we make kids read SO MANY books like this. Of course they’re going to associate reading with misery! We put them in a Skinner box and shock them when they read, what did people THINK would happen?

Nick Harkaway@nickharkaway.com · 23h ago

Having ranted about school curriculum books, I’ve just seen my son’s summer reading list, and all I can say is “I was right”. A more depressing collection would be tricky to assemble. Are we actively trying to convey to kids the idea that reading is dismal and arduous?

for this #OwlAwarenessDay let's all remember that one time @franzanth.bsky.social thought he heard an exciting new owl call only for it to turn out to be a bunch of old ladies doing yoga

I am a talking head in this!

Super Evil Megacorp@superevilmegacorp.bsky.social · 2d ago

A new threat is looming in the shadows... and it’s being revealed soon! 👀 While you wait, get the inside scoop on #TMNTSplinteredFate! Watch our "Behind the Scenes" doc featuring @yurilowenthal.bsky.social and more familiar faces! 🍕 📺 Watch now: https://youtu.be/YfG2R2bIMzs?si=LeXD4tyfwlP19bv4

Douglas Fairbanks clears a table as he duels Noah Beery in THE MARK OF ZORRO (1920), his first full-costume swashbuckler. Doug's brother, Robert, acted as a stunt coordinator and propmaster, lowering the table slightly to make the leap look even more impressive.

The most terrifying enshittification I've discovered has been learning that Microsoft Word documents no longer auto-save if you are not saving them to one of their own proprietary cloud services. I'm slapping control-S like it's 1999.

If anyone has cute animal pictures, nerdy jokes, or things of that sort— @chrisbunward.bsky.social is a sick bun with a mysterious infection (seriously bad stuff all ruled out, it is just Teh Suck) and could use some internet sympathy.

This is remarkable. Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/h...

Most ‘Ovarian Cancer’ Isn’t. And That Fact Can Save Lives. (Gift Article)

The vast majority of cases begin in the fallopian tubes — and removing them can reduce the risk by nearly 80 percent.

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Neon Hemlock's initial goal is MET for their novellas volume 7 kickstarter! NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE STRETCH GOALS another novella! novelette submissions! www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...

The Neon Hemlock Novella Series | Volume Seven

Novellas and a short story collection from “the apex of queer speculative fiction publishing” —Publishers Weekly

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Look at this frog's face. Just LOOK at it. It's like Kermit is just chilling in my pond

Wild to remember that this is what we used to consider busy.

The Fae: so we’re going to take you away from here and— Me: I accept! The Fae: and you won’t remember anything and you will not return for a century— Me: I ACCEPT HARDER

Fae: “Tell us your true name.” Me: “…Just my name? No birthdate, no SSN, no fingerprint scan, no address, no mother’s maiden name? Are you sure you’ve even got the right Olivia Waite? There’s like six.” Fae: “What the hell kind of bargains have you been making?” Me: “They call it health insurance.”

Fae: Behold, mor— Me, suspiciously: Are you AI? Fae: What? Me: Because you’ve got some weird looking feet Fae: What are you talking about Me: I don’t use AI, thanks. ::walks away:: Fae: What just happened

The first year we had smoke/high AQI in Seattle I ignored it/thought I wasn’t “sensitive”. Welp, turns out I am. If you feel crappy/tired/headachy guess what? You are sensitive too. Drink plenty of water.

Comic about the dangers of living in LA

GIRL SNAKE CATCHER. she makes a snug little income by securing reptiles for traveling shows SHE JUST GRABS THEM (The Washington Bee, Washington DC, November 8, 1902)

I'm probably jinxing it, but it's the first day in months that by noon the only things I've read had me muttering "what the fuck" were actually wild and implausible things and not just the general news of the day.

I have been so stressed all day and watched this 3 times and it cured me

madeline odent@oldenoughtosay.com · 2d ago

I need Thames Water to understand that the hosepipe ban is having the exact opposite of the intended effect in our household specifically. i am wasting twice as much water doing the garden

My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com