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Beth Linker

@blinker617.bsky.social

Boston-area working parent, tech nerd, knitter, avid reader. Watched women’s sports before it was cool. Cat person. Pronouns: they/them. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆβœ‘οΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ§Ά

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Latest posts by blinker617.bsky.social on Bluesky

I would vote for her twice if she did that

05.09.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

OMG, that is insane.

31.08.2025 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The PR/FAQ is great for figuring out what you want and getting feedback from customer-facing folks, but when I’ve tried it with engineering teams they struggled to extrapolate requirements from it. How do folks get dev teams comfortable with that?

28.08.2025 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

After reading this chilling horror-show of a story, I told my kids they’re not allowed to use ChatGPT. If they want to cheat on their homework, they’ll need to do it the old-fashioned way.

27.08.2025 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I (a big dyke) coached youth soccer when my kids were that age and one of the other moms told me that her kid thought having two moms was a great idea and asked why they only had one.

25.08.2025 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s been a while since I read an IDC report but they are generally known for being solid on market size and spend data. I would take a closer look at the criteria they used, which are probably spelled out in some detail in the report.

09.08.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

IBM’s AI coding technology has focused on helping folks migrate mainframe code to
Java. You wouldn’t hear about devs using it on 21st-century projects but IBM may still be selling a bundle of it.

09.08.2025 07:47 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Very disappointing. I mostly love the league pass, but who even gets CBS Sports Network?

16.07.2025 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As a queer parent, can I ask that my children opt out of classes where the books have straight characters? Seems only fair.

28.06.2025 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Go you! I ran my first 5K in a long time in December and I’m running my third next week.

11.05.2025 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A rectangular gray gravestone, inscribed with Whitin Badger, 1906-1992, Dwight Cooke 1908-1992, and underneath the line "THE UNICORN WAITS IN A DARKENING WOOD"

A rectangular gray gravestone, inscribed with Whitin Badger, 1906-1992, Dwight Cooke 1908-1992, and underneath the line "THE UNICORN WAITS IN A DARKENING WOOD"

Hey, who wants something nice?

So I was on tour this month, and when I was doing my event for the Princeton University Library and the Princeton Public Library, I ended up at the graveyard, where I found this gravestone:

05.05.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2428    πŸ” 846    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 151

Stephen Miller. Steve is a space cowboy, Stephen is an odious Nazi cretin.

05.05.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They were so good and so underrated

03.05.2025 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How does the apostrophe thing work for families with two mothers?

01.05.2025 22:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Both this article and Blum’s book are very worthwhile reads if you are a person who eats food in the US on a regular basis.

01.05.2025 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hear he’s bringing back coal, is that an appropriate Christmas gift?

30.04.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nailed it

26.04.2025 02:29 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That was meant to promote the product? I’m clearly missing something here.

23.04.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to the debate over whether it counts as sexual harassment if you are harassing an AI.

22.04.2025 11:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

All 3 of those things are also true about the president, no?

18.04.2025 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Those of us who are observing Passover are automatically Team Crispy this week. Not leavening the bread in the first place is clearly the oldest and best way to make it crispy.

13.04.2025 11:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It was not the worst video game movie I’ve ever seen. And the trio of 11 year old boys I was chaperoning absolutely loved it.

06.04.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Do they name the second son Levi then?

25.03.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Where do we send this hero some money for their cheese fund?

22.03.2025 12:08 β€” πŸ‘ 88    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You want a third cat?

17.03.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sliced open loaf of homemade bread

Sliced open loaf of homemade bread

Oat and date soda bread (recipe from the Guardian’s Feast app), easy and quick and got a big thumbs up from the kid who eats everything.

16.03.2025 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The cup holder is only really useful for a carry-on bag between security and your gate. And only if you wheel the suitcase fully upright - if you tilt it, your coffee probably spills.

10.03.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent photos here.

03.03.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Everyone has abs! Yours are not special, there is really no need to show them off to everyone when you take off your shirt.

20.02.2025 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I worked at a company like that once. They hired a new CEO and within about a week he had commandeered a conference room for his personal use.

10.02.2025 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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