Jess

It's straightforward. I want a smart speaker but I don't want a digital spy, I want driverless transit but not shitty Waymos, I want mRNA vaccines but not fitness trackers that exploit my data.

No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor

I LOVE BABY COW SEASON

Solidarity with the strike today! Working with mutual aid networks, calling my reps, watching some Andor, and not spending a dime.

It's just not Stargate if every planet doesn't scream ACTUALLY THIS IS CANADA, and I stand by that.

Called my reps this AM - all phone lines are busy and all mailboxes are full. Keep it up and send emails and texts when you can't get through.

scully: but why would the government lie about something thats clearly and easily proven false?

mulder: *throws her a file* Scully are you fucking serious?

The best kind of tired is "I couldn't fall asleep because my brain just kept going after a long recording session"

current writing project requires a lot of stories about fairies, pretty please send me your favorite weird folk tales and customs from around the world

if you’re in line to hate AI, STAY IN LINE!

Ya know, there's a certain brand of manosphere rightwing podcast dude who thinks that anything demonstrating kindness or gentleness is inherently weakening, and they'll make themselves look ridiculous trying to distance themselves from it.

A man says i want to wish everyone great good luck with your projects

Morning Bluesky.

Profane cross stitch will always have a place in my heart

Listen, we're collecting Frazetta magazine covers for a gallery wall and I maintain that the T&A is part what makes it ✨art✨

I need a new Uncharted asap please

they're not identifying anything! at best they're setting a target and at worst they're just saying whatever will make credulous investors pile the rest of the economy into their bank accounts! TREAT THEM LIKE GRIFTERS

Image of a Business Insider headline that reads "An OpenAI exec identifies 3 jobs on the cusp of being automated"

begging the press to stop taking these guys' bullshit at face value

I'm about to go live with some lovely podcast friends to celebrate Miah's birthday and raise money for Feeding America - come play Monster Camp with us!

I've been watching The West Wing lately and my reactions to each episode can be summed up in 3 types:
1. Nice snappy dialogue and solid character work!
2. Jesus we're still fighting for this in precisely the same words
3. Ah yes, 90s/early 00s Dem politics were also absolute trash

My husband and I are playing that game right now! It's SO fun.

Friends! What are your favorite examples of mixed media creative projects? Think stories told as weirdly as possible: online mixtures of text and audio and photography and art.

I have a similarly dramatic (but less gorgeous) reaction to being suddenly Too Cold

DS9 "The Search, Part II"; Garak in the Replimat, with caption: and the only explanation I can find

DS9 "The Search, Part II"; Garak in the Replimat, leaning in, with caption: is that our leaders have simply gone insane.

and if it's boring I ✨simply will not do it✨

Never fear, I made sure to chill everything lest Paul Hollywood come for me in spirit

(Honestly I set myself up for failure by doing three tiny tall cakes rather than one large one, but God forbid I try something new by starting at level 1)

Why did no one inform me that icing a cake is really, really hard?

May I recommend Qobuz? Lossless audio, some of the highest artist payouts, no ICE ads or investment in military/surveillance tech

i love winding the clocks back an hour. you get an extra hour of sleep and the only downside is several months of horrible despair.

having Worlds Beyond Number repost your cosplay is like posting a really effective personals ad.

there ARE cool nerds in my area! i DO want to meet them! they're following me on instagram now!