Abby Jane 🌙 🏳️‍⚧️

"(Greg) Maddux was convinced no hitter could tell the speed of a pitch with any meaningful accuracy. To demonstrate, he pointed at a road a quarter-mile away and said it was impossible to tell if a car was going 55, 65 or 75 mph unless there was another car nearby to offer a point of reference. 'You just can't do it,' he said. Sometimes hitters can pick up differences in spin. They can identify pitches if there are different releases points or if a curveball starts with an upward hump as it leaves the pitcher's hand. But if a pitcher can change speeds, every hitter is helpless, limited by human vision. 'Except,' Maddux said, 'for that [EXPLETIVE] Tony Gwynn."" - Thomas Boswell in The Washington Post (January 7, 2014)

“Say the thing Greg”

My favorite baseball anecdote.

Please, I just want a job. I'm depressed and bored out of my mind. And I'm fucking tired of writing cover letters.

Oh, that would be rad. I would hope that would be the standard. Hehe.

Just did a weird AI interview for a tutoring side gig. No way to know how I did because I couldn't judge feedback. I hope this doesn't become the standard.

Stephen Miller didn't glitch or make a gaffe when he said the President has "plenary power". His mistake was saying out loud what we all know this Administration believes. Article II power unbounded by the rest of the constitution.

They are what we thought they were.

Don't sell yourself short. I've only been doing this for two years, and I still just pick things off vibes mostly.

A crisis of confidence that led me to change my recovery/rotation key so if something were to happen I, not Bluesky, have control of my private recovery/rotation key. Stuff is getting scary.

Listen to the smart lady. She's right. And I can say I love my oxblood Moto jacket.

This makes my heart happy.

The Analog Thing »The Analog Thing« (in short THAT) is the analog computer and main product in this web shop. Visit the-analog-thing.org in order to learn more about this computer. We are collecting orders in batches....

NGL, I want one.

What good does a hair tie do me if it's too small to fit on my fat wrists? No good at all. SMDH

Hey, "leftist terror cells in Texas", if someone starts showing up at your bomb-making potlucks with terrible chili, maybe don't tell that guy all your leftist terrorist secrets.

Yes anytime I go in the treat room, i.e., the pantry, I get that look too.

I just applied to UW's IT department. Thanks for the reminder!!

Oh, I work in administration (registrars' offices) or in IT. I have absolutely no desire to go back into a classroom. I taught 11th grade World History for a year, and that was enough to convince me that my service to students is making sure their records are correct.

If UW or UO post a job I'll apply in two seconds. 🥰

I promise not to go full doomer. But I can have a little doomerism...as a treat.

True, but it feels like a pattern. Rights become negotiable and tradable. Maybe I'm just being a grumpy girl today.

Oh, I just set up a family discord. Channels all the stupid Gen Alpha memes I don't understand into one place instead of my messages.

LGBTQIA+ and Tech We welcome all marginalized identities. This Mastodon instance is generally for folks who are LGBTQIA+ and Allies with an interest in tech work, academics, or technology in general.

I'll probably cross-post on mastodon, but it seems like not a bad place so far. I got on the tech.lgbt sever and seems like good people.

But not going anywhere anytime soon.

There is a scenario where getting the job at McGill solves the majority of my problems if I entered the country with a passport that has an F gender marker. My records in the States become irrelevant.

And ten years on a US passport is plenty of time to get citizenship. Hope is a dangerous thing.

Wait, did the PQ go fash?

I will say, Marmite has been a huge improvement in my breakfast.

"The Cass Review, lacking expertise and compromised
by implicit stigma and misinformation, does not give
credible evidence-based guidance. We are gravely
concerned about its impact on the wellbeing of trans
and gender-diverse people."

Yep, hit the nail on the head.

I am an American. I can say Yank is not an insult for me. And I don't really know any sane American who would think it is.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF KNOB: 0000 ooog BALL BRASS PASSAGE INZUNITED KEYPAD KEYED HALF DUMMY TULIP MASSIVE Starmer

It's funny and true.

I’ve decided on the double name. Abby Jane. No worries if you call me Abby. I’ll answer. But this feels like coming home to the kind of name the women before me had.

Freddie Fucking Freeman. Jesus.

Wait. People don't fry their bologna for a sandwich? Are they heathens?