I.B. Fartin

@rainbows.bsky.social

ray. 34 somehow. adhd and epilepsy. a cybersecurity person who writes. the typos will continue until you pay me. i can’t cook for shit and you all get to hear about it. they/them

Wikipedia remains one of the most useful things online. No subscription fees, no ads, no stupid pursuit of AI, all curated by relentless nerds. Maybe remember to throw them a few bucks every now and again.

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)

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There were 37 homicides in the city last month, the lowest total for any such month dating back to at least 1970. That total is down 18% compared to July 2025, and is less than half the totals of July 2020 and 2021, which each saw more than 100 killings.

Chicago Sees Lowest Homicide Total For Any July in Decades

There were 37 homicides in the city last month, the lowest total for any such month dating back to at least 1970. That total is down 18% compared to July 2025.

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i've been having an editing crisis since finding out that style guides differ on the rules for putting commas and periods inside quotes. we only used MLA in college, and i just assumed the rules were consistent.

it’s pretty obvious that a lot of people remember that COVID lockdowns were unpleasant and from there just extrapolate that they were therefore bad policy