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#Philly based lady, #blue-collar #Maker, and #union #museum worker. #Urbanism, #Japanese, #3dprinting, #amateur #radio and me being annoyed. Occasionally I organize huge #bike rides too.

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Mic XLR to an XLR gender changer, gender changer to a weird dual 1/8โ€ thing, 1/8โ€ to L/R RCA, L/R RCA TO L/R 1/4โ€.

13.08.2025 22:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh gods I just did one of the stupidest interconnects Iโ€™ve ever done

13.08.2025 22:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Heโ€™s a Kind Of Guy thatโ€™s delightful to listen to because heโ€™s so very passionate about his work!

13.08.2025 21:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My parents are both writing/English perverts, and made sure I could write and edit well. Every so often when I edit work for other folks, I just want to drink heavily, itโ€™s that bad.

13.08.2025 21:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I imagine the answer to any questions about cleanliness is โ€˜whatโ€™re ya, a cop?โ€™

13.08.2025 20:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A mall store that advertises airbrushing and professional body piercing in the same store.

A mall store that advertises airbrushing and professional body piercing in the same store.

โ€ฆhuh, airbrushing and โ€˜professionalโ€™ bodypiercing.
Is it just me or should those not mix well?

13.08.2025 20:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
Rick Steves Classroom Europe Rick Steves Classroom Europeยฎ is a free resource allowing teachers to share the best of European art, history, and culture with their students and fellow educators.

As we head into the school year, Iโ€™m as grateful as ever for our nationโ€™s hard-working educators. If you agree, please let the teachers & homeschoolers in your life know about Rick Steves Classroom Europeโ€”a free & ad-free library of 600 video clips covering history, art, music, culture & geography.

13.08.2025 01:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1055    ๐Ÿ” 285    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21

Look I don't want to make assumptions because sometimes (I say with full self-awareness) people talk funny.
But I'll just say that I've seen folks that were more sober after weddings where the caterer needed to do multiple beer runs because they underbought.

12.08.2025 19:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm looking forward to all the NIMBYs who said using software like this wasn't price-fixing re-evaluating their positions, but since it doesn't involve payouts to developers I also won't hold my breath.

12.08.2025 18:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So much of this stems from the right-wing worldview that's based entirely on a combination of fear and projection:
There's this assumption by right-wingers that everyone is CONSTANTLY out to get them, because that's what THEY'D do.

12.08.2025 18:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A two-panel comic titled โ€œADHD Paralysis.โ€ 

The top panel, labeled โ€œLooks Like,โ€ shows a simple white character lying sideways on a blue couch, staring at their phone with a neutral expression. The room is messy, with clothes, books, mugs, and a backpack scattered around. A thought bubble says, โ€œWhatever, I donโ€™t care if itโ€™s clean.โ€

The bottom panel, labeled โ€œFeels Like,โ€ shows the same image, but the background is overlaid with a large block of cluttered, anxious inner monologue text about wanting to clean but feeling overwhelmed, guilty, and stuck. The text reflects racing thoughts, procrastination, and self-criticism.

A two-panel comic titled โ€œADHD Paralysis.โ€ The top panel, labeled โ€œLooks Like,โ€ shows a simple white character lying sideways on a blue couch, staring at their phone with a neutral expression. The room is messy, with clothes, books, mugs, and a backpack scattered around. A thought bubble says, โ€œWhatever, I donโ€™t care if itโ€™s clean.โ€ The bottom panel, labeled โ€œFeels Like,โ€ shows the same image, but the background is overlaid with a large block of cluttered, anxious inner monologue text about wanting to clean but feeling overwhelmed, guilty, and stuck. The text reflects racing thoughts, procrastination, and self-criticism.

It took me a long time to realize that not everyone has to argue/negotiate/shame their brain into doing routine household tasks.

12.08.2025 16:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 283    ๐Ÿ” 102    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

UK folks - reiterating that it's super important that you download Wikipedia for offline use like now-ish if you want to guarantee you can keep having that incredible resource!!

www.howtogeek.com/260023/how-t...

11.08.2025 23:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2284    ๐Ÿ” 1803    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 43    ๐Ÿ“Œ 68

Sick of these soyboy cucks in office. "Oooh, I'm scared to go outside!" Is your place inside the home, Tim? Should we send you an apron so you can make tradwife content for Instagram?

Where are the real men. Where are the alpha gigachads brave enough to commute

12.08.2025 16:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 111    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes I stole this and I stand by the sentiment

09.08.2025 21:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Look Iโ€™m just saying Americans canโ€™t and shouldnโ€™t be trusted with Christianity

09.08.2025 21:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No less unhinged than some of the ones I made...

08.08.2025 22:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I always forget that my @septaphilly.bsky.social legs arenโ€™t quite up to the same standard as @amtrak.com legsโ€ฆ

05.08.2025 12:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

SCHWAR
BOMB

05.08.2025 00:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œWhy am I craving crunchy foods and contemplating just shooting a spoonful of โ€˜The Last Dabโ€™ from Hot Ones straight?โ€

*casts memory back, suddenly realizes morning was disrupted and I forgot to take my meds*

โ€œโ€ฆso Iโ€™ll just take a booster dose thenโ€ฆโ€

02.08.2025 19:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

- Criminalize militias, oppress the far right into non-existence.
- Imprison high-level individuals at 501(c)s like The Heritage Foundation.
- Full amnesty for dreamers, permanent protections for asylum seekers, federal recognition of transgender rights.
- Mark Zuckerberg in prison for treason.

02.08.2025 14:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 270    ๐Ÿ” 70    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

That's how you can tell human authors from AI.

AI will put in some em dashes, then apologise and take them out when told off.

Human authors will climb the filing cabinet, hissing, and defend their right to em dashes with a loaded stapler.

01.08.2025 11:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2346    ๐Ÿ” 729    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 48    ๐Ÿ“Œ 116
Protest/presser tomorrow at 6th and Market.

Protest/presser tomorrow at 6th and Market.

My longtime friend Michael Coard texted me word of a protest/press conference tomorrow afternoon, since the maga monsters are trying to scrub the realities of slavery in colonial era Philly from the history books. Eventโ€™s at 4:30 pm.

01.08.2025 17:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I remember, once, reading through the bulky 'design concept' document the external agency the new head of marketing had hired for a rebrand.

At multiple points they'd forgotten to Find/Replace 'Middlesex' for 'Greenwich'.

None of the senior marketing bods spotted this. They only looked at the pics

31.07.2025 08:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 258    ๐Ÿ” 58    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

watching you dildo brain cock suckers play w/ AI shit is like watching a dog paw at one of those puzzle boxes that you put treats inside of

31.07.2025 02:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11487    ๐Ÿ” 2594    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 84    ๐Ÿ“Œ 55
X-Men discussion on the relationship between jokes and hate.

X-Men discussion on the relationship between jokes and hate.

โ€œIt always starts with a joke.โ€

Iโ€™ve come back to this panel over and over and over again.

My key question with any joke: who is the one laughing?

The joke teller? Is the subject of the joke likely to laugh as well? Whatโ€™s the power differential between the joke teller and the subject?

30.07.2025 18:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

I will say this until Iโ€™m blue in the face:
If youโ€™re in a boxing match, the other guy is pulling knives while biting you and the ref ainโ€™t doing shit, screaming โ€˜Marquess of Queensbury rules!โ€™ wonโ€™t save you.
Sometimes โ€˜fight to winโ€™ means kicking someone in the crotch.

30.07.2025 18:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s been like 10+ years since I watched Evangelion, Iโ€™m rewatching it because of @lionsledbydonkeys.bsky.social, and JAYSUS if itโ€™s possible Tom is underselling the beauty of the artwork.
Like Iโ€™d love to have some of the cells as just paintings on my walls.

29.07.2025 13:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Itch/Steam thing dropped off the trending tab.

Therefore it's time to remind you again to swamp the payment processors with more calls.

If the call volume dies down in under a week they aren't going to learn their lesson. Make them regret it.

28.07.2025 01:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10322    ๐Ÿ” 6913    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 30    ๐Ÿ“Œ 41

Between my dad and me, we could go through a gallon of milk in easily likeโ€ฆa day, two max.
I drink a lot less these days, but milk is still a good drink on a hot day!

28.07.2025 15:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
yandere-angela

i think it's important to acknowledge that the reason why mastercard/visa has such a stranglehold on american society is because cash is not the main form of payment in the usa. the predominance of card has effectively privatized currency

in japan, one of the reasons why dlsite and other similar websites are able to just remove visa as a payment option instead of changing any of their merchandise (aside from the fact that visa doesn't have a monopoly here) is because cash payments for online transactions remain an option. even if you don't have a jcb credit card or paypay or whatever, you can still pay for your online purchases using cash by taking your barcode to a convenience store, and you can do this for essentially every online vendor, meaning credit card companies can't just impose their moral judgments on your purchases with much repercussion

butch-snorlax

How does that barcode system work? I've never heard of something like that.

yandere-angela

1. you add whatever porn games or movies or books you want to your cart and go to checkout

2. you select cash payment at conbini as your payment method

3. youre emailed a barcode that you take to the conbini

4. you show it to the cashier, they scan it, and you pay what you owe. note that the cashier does not see what youre buying

and the transaction is complete

yandere-angela i think it's important to acknowledge that the reason why mastercard/visa has such a stranglehold on american society is because cash is not the main form of payment in the usa. the predominance of card has effectively privatized currency in japan, one of the reasons why dlsite and other similar websites are able to just remove visa as a payment option instead of changing any of their merchandise (aside from the fact that visa doesn't have a monopoly here) is because cash payments for online transactions remain an option. even if you don't have a jcb credit card or paypay or whatever, you can still pay for your online purchases using cash by taking your barcode to a convenience store, and you can do this for essentially every online vendor, meaning credit card companies can't just impose their moral judgments on your purchases with much repercussion butch-snorlax How does that barcode system work? I've never heard of something like that. yandere-angela 1. you add whatever porn games or movies or books you want to your cart and go to checkout 2. you select cash payment at conbini as your payment method 3. youre emailed a barcode that you take to the conbini 4. you show it to the cashier, they scan it, and you pay what you owe. note that the cashier does not see what youre buying and the transaction is complete

Japan is in no way perfect, it has many flaws, but this sort of thing is fucking phenomenal and I so desperately wish we had an approximate of it becuase fuck man it sucks that so much of our lives get dictated by corporate morality

27.07.2025 15:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6234    ๐Ÿ” 2456    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 45    ๐Ÿ“Œ 109

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