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Kat Walsh

@mindspillage.bsky.social

Copyright/internet/free + open content lawyer, musician (bassoon/viola/voice), lover of bad jokes, strongman+powerlifter, license nerd, etc., etc. (Advisor @ Creative Commons, former GC.) Email: kat@mindspillage.org Mastodon: kat@stareinto.space

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(also somewhere in there I got a few more medals in strongman competitions? I'm supposed to compete at the Arnold in the Masters division but I might be too injured this year)

30.01.2026 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Fortunately not much changed since last time...

(1. I no longer work at CC, though I'm still an advisor. Looking for my next thing, though I've been busy with
2. My new house, in San Rafael, where I live now because
3. Long term partner and I split up a few months ago)

There, you're caught up.

30.01.2026 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hello again Bluesky. (Following people I see at the SCU copyright conference today so I guess I should post here again.)

30.01.2026 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a lovely piece; thinking of you.

22.06.2025 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If you see this, post a picture from your device without any explanation

22.06.2025 00:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I <3 my enameled cast iron. Though I definitely did feel like I reached a new level of Adult paying triple digits for a frickin' pot.

20.06.2025 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This would be my thought too.

20.06.2025 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This sounds absolutely terrible but I'd have to try it to be certain.

20.06.2025 23:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Lightly chilled take: I like it.
I have a small stockpile of the zero sugar variety because there's no way it has staying power. But I really like sparkling tea and this tastes like those tea cans (Nestea?) you used to find in vending machines in the 90s except sparkly.

20.06.2025 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I went to see it at midnight on opening night. The front row was taken up by a gaggle of bros who brought novelty shop canned snakes, and when the appropriate line was delivered they released the snakes into the theater. It was excellent.

20.06.2025 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I guess I now how how to do it at will to confound my enemies, so y?

04.06.2025 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Attempted to swallow a powder-filled capsule maybe 15 minutes ago. Apparently got it caught in the back of my throat without swallowing it fully. Just burped a powdery cloud.

04.06.2025 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, my drinks are going to be virgin but no one *else* has to know that, and I think it's "Alive" by Sia; how high I go on the chorus may vary...

02.06.2025 05:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As a lowish mezzo I enjoy picking songs sung by dudes; I feel like people don't expect it. (Current favorite: "Beggin'".)

02.06.2025 05:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Now I wonder what counts as a meme. I thought the "honor system virus" was hilarious when I was new to email.

02.06.2025 04:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yet again

01.06.2025 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 166    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
Preview
A Physical Education: the photo album What internet advice is doing to our brains; what people with ear gauges' ears look like now; challenging Linda McMahon to a cage match. This is Link Letter 163!

It’s important to me that people know I brought less than nothing to the table physically or spiritually when I started strength training, never thought it would be for me, thought I’d hate it, didn’t think it was worth braving a gym that looked like this. And boy was I wrong

31.05.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 77    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Billboard of street signs: necessary, possible, and underway

Billboard of street signs: necessary, possible, and underway

Wake up babe, new modal operator just dropped.

01.06.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I feel like like this will not get as much love as it deserves so let me say this was the best thing I saw on the internet today.

02.06.2025 04:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

not for nothing, if you the A Physical Education book tour isn't coming to your town, I'm hosting a no-holds-barred subscriber Q&A/AMA about the book in our Discord a week from today! Imagining not even having to speak your question aloud into a microphone to my face. Immensely powerful

01.06.2025 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You know, I will bang the "revealed preferences" drum often enough to betray that I took too many law & econ classes but going to law school *just* because you want to be good at arguments does actually feel like overkill.

02.06.2025 04:37 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Same. (Also I do not actually enjoy talking politics unless I feel like I absolutely have to, and that is a way bigger proportion of what I see here than on old Twitter.)

28.05.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Correct take, this slaps.

28.05.2025 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
woman in teal velvet jacket with extravagant collar ruffle and lace-trimmed pleated back

woman in teal velvet jacket with extravagant collar ruffle and lace-trimmed pleated back

image didn't unfurl, so:

28.05.2025 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For me this is the jacket that is a little Too Much for any talks I give and is a little too expensive to justify buying anyway but continues to sit in my Etsy favorites: www.etsy.com/listing/1627...

28.05.2025 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

ADD a letter, ruin a movie:

Whackers.

28.05.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

WTAF?

28.05.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
David Hills (who teaches at Stanford) describes philosophy as β€œthe ungainly attempt to tackle questions that come naturally to children, using methods that come naturally to lawyers.”

David Hills (who teaches at Stanford) describes philosophy as β€œthe ungainly attempt to tackle questions that come naturally to children, using methods that come naturally to lawyers.”

My 6yo asked me yesterday what philosophy is and as much as I love this description, it probably would’ve raised more questions than it answered (typical of philosophy, tbh)

25.05.2025 13:18 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Choral Festival - WorldPride Washington, DC 2025 Choral Festival

Late announcement for DC friends: my choir (Sacred & Profane) is performing at 2 pm at Reformation Lutheran as part of the World Pride Festival: worldpridedc.org/events/chora...

(Including some new commissioned works such as a setting of a Harvey Milk speech and a trans woman's coming out story.)

25.05.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
screenshot from tumblr user bringcal. Aug. 23 2023: "i miss vhs tapes and cds i miss feeding my computers and tvs yummy treats. now theyre eating nothing. theyre being born without mouths"

reply from edgar-allan-possum: "#I have no mouth and I must stream"

screenshot from tumblr user bringcal. Aug. 23 2023: "i miss vhs tapes and cds i miss feeding my computers and tvs yummy treats. now theyre eating nothing. theyre being born without mouths" reply from edgar-allan-possum: "#I have no mouth and I must stream"

07.05.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0