Amy @amiable-sloth.bsky.social · 9hI believe it's possible (a) at a table, with (b) a page holder, (c) many napkins, and (d) infinite patience. But I'm in Canada, it might be different up here 010
Reposted by AmyDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 9hY'all I recorded a 3-hour pod on permitting reform yesterday and I think I may have finally reached what scientists call the pod null point -- a pod so long and technical that literally no one listens to it. The mythical zero-listener pod. 221278
Amy @amiable-sloth.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Reposted because I don't think I should have to suffer alone 000
Reposted by Amykɛbɹah zmɪeʒd @sesquiotic.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Fun fact: When you're doing a waltz or foxtrot, proper attire for the man includes boxers. That's why it's called ballroom 141
Reposted by AmyJanet Ghoulcia (on Vacation 🇯🇵) @gameonysus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Traveling is great because I ordered toast thinking it’d be what I envision toast to be and instead I got this and it was incredible. 3888834
Amy @amiable-sloth.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The Monster at the End of this Book. I was terrified. Hid behind the couch 040
Amy @amiable-sloth.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This afternoon I saw a lot of vultures over the city, near the lake. I guess this is usual for this time of year? I haven't really noticed before. Very cool anyway #torontobirds 000
Amy @amiable-sloth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026That was fun! And inspires me to find a better source of dark chocolate. For my health 010
Amy @amiable-sloth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Ooooh. Oooooooh. I didn't know they had an advent calendar. This is very exciting news! I wonder if the import situation is favourable now that we're besties with the EU 010
Amy @amiable-sloth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026But Amy, you ask, why did you buy a condo that overlooks the trash areas for three different buildings? Because I'm stupid is why, and I got distracted by the view of the lake 010
Amy @amiable-sloth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Is anyone working on making trash collection quieter? Please? It feels actively hostile how loud these trucks are, bashing the dumpsters around like a toddler with a bucket of tambourines 110
Amy @amiable-sloth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Any cancon recommendations for advent calendars? We usually do David's Tea but thinking about mixing it up 100
Amy @amiable-sloth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I bought dark chocolate trying to be health and it makes me so sad, it's bitter and angry and makes me want sweet and creamy milk chocolate. It's also cheap tho, I think quality really counts with dark chocolate 110
Reposted by Amyjlin @jlin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026So it's been 48 hours. I've - bought a domain name - planned an issue of a Canadian Science magazine - imported photos into Capture One for editing - written about 50 words (lol need to write more) - soldered headers onto a RPI Z2W - soldered headers onto a MAX998357A Amp - all shipping arrived 111
Amy @amiable-sloth.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I can smell the offgassing from here. Still think it's gorgeous though 000
Reposted by AmyEric Bailey @ericwbailey.website · 01/10/2026the border radii will increase until morale improves 1132
Reposted by AmyDan Seljak @anotherglassbox.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The crazy thing about street photography as a hobby is that some mornings I will see things so serene and beautiful that they almost move me to tears and then I have to go sit in an office chair and build a database as if nothing happened 0418
Amy @amiable-sloth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026That sounds liberating! A lot of my list is "should do but won't, or at least not by this fake 'deadline' I set for myself", meaning the to-do list is often a feel-bad-about list as well 010
Amy @amiable-sloth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026My whole life is a collection of interlocking to-do lists, which I studiously consult and follow every day. You can see why I might be concerned that the tail is wagging the dog! 100
Amy @amiable-sloth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Yes, honestly I think my system is fine - I've been using it for three decades! But I might poke at it a bit, see if it's calcified or still pulling its weight. What the hell, could be fun. 010
Amy @amiable-sloth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026These differences are fascinating. How lucky for both of you to have someone so similar and also different in your life! 001
Reposted by AmyHillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 05/09/2024Your annual reminder that any treats that have black icing are probably using activated charcoal for coloring which neutralizes meds like, say, birth control pills. Ask my cousin. Quint's 6 now. This also applies to antibiotics and head meds. Be careful, please. 301382738
Amy @amiable-sloth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I wish we could get information about infectious diseases the way we get information about the weather? Why is everyone in Toronto sick right now? What's going around? Where did it come from? What's next? 072
Amy @amiable-sloth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Weird side effect of this multi-day fracas is that I'm now wondering what my life would be like if I didn't have a to-do list. Have I become oppressed by my own to-do list? 320
Reposted by AmyTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Put another way, to be legible enough for AI to be useful to most families, they would have to stop communicating as the family they have known, never had to overtly think about, and become something stranger and coarser that has no cultural foundation. Why would I do that? 936143
Reposted by AmyTrung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 28/09/2026Social media is weird because if you give people a good feeling they will be overfamiliar with you, and if you do not do that they treat you like a human yelp page 141937327
Amy @amiable-sloth.bsky.social · 27/09/2026My favourite thing about the hundreds of kid parties (and school parties etc) I went to when my kids were kids was the Costco vanilla sheet cake with custard filling. How do you get that as a non-parenting person? 110
Amy @amiable-sloth.bsky.social · 27/09/2026My dad put my brother and me in Mensa (yup, a lot to unpack there) and I couldn't really figure the vibe out (because I was 11). Much later I read that Mensa was most valuable for folks, who, as you suggest, don't have jobs where your peers are likely to be smart. Made sense then. 220
Amy @amiable-sloth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I'm so curious if my images are in there even tho I deleted Instagram (my whole account, not the app) and Facebook. Oh shit, I'm still on WhatsApp so probably. Fucking book club group chat 010
Amy @amiable-sloth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026CBC loves to platform the worst whitest NIMBYest people 031
Reposted by AmyGabe Blanc @gabeblanc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Instead of legitimizing the charade of electoralism, I’m Learning About Revolutionary Praxis (or LARPing), which mostly involves commenting on Instagram reels. 1184
Amy @amiable-sloth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026And every method, too. Quantitative, qualitative, surveys, interviews, media analysis. Just a huge stew of humanity 020
Amy @amiable-sloth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Yeah, it really is everything. I've taken sociology classes on cities, gender and sexuality, the entertainment industry, and families and care work 130
Reposted by AmyPavel @spavel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This kind of smart sustainable urban infrastructure is illegal in most American cities 311531
Amy @amiable-sloth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Ooh I'd better check my settings and make sure the rude folks are getting through. If you don't have anything nice to say, come sit next to me, etc 010
Amy @amiable-sloth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I thought about your book today when I was helping someone at work. I'm so glad you wrote it ❤️ 130
Amy @amiable-sloth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026this is the most fucking bsky thing I have ever seen and I would like to know how I can get one 220
Reposted by AmyRyan North @ryannorth.ca · 23/09/2026Pompeii is a UNESCO world heritage site not because it was remarkable in its prime, but because it survived to our era untouched: one moment, preserved for all time. But future generations won't know what OUR world was like unless we do the same. This is why we MUST bury Toronto with a volcano 11768681653
Amy @amiable-sloth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This made me cackle. Get fucked OpenAI www.404media.co/people-train...404media.coPeople Training OpenAI’s AI Fired for Using AI to Train the AIOpenAI has thousands and thousands of contractors helping improve the company's AI models. Multiple contractors have been fired for using AI to train the AI. 000
Amy @amiable-sloth.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Wait haven't we been battling to get people to stop talking about "three brains" and left and right brains, and now it turns out it's actually two brains? I can't wait to see how executive coaches mangle this one 021
Reposted by AmyAnton Hur @antonhur.com · 21/09/2026I have the windows open tonight because the air is so nice and cool and I am learning that: 1) Everyone in our apartment building owns the Schubert-singing Samsung washing machine line and 2) everyone is doing their laundry tonight 2473
