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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 21/09/2026

Speaking of Perfect Bird Time... We put a bird feeder up about a week ago and now the birds are starting to show. We even got a few hummingbirds!

Two birds (a mourning dove below and a finch above, I believe) perched near a copper bird feeder on a balcony. One is filled with seeds, the other with sugar water.

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 17/09/2026

Just out of curiosity, do you get royalties from O'Reilly too? Your book showed up in a recent search I did at my library.

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 15/09/2026

Oh thanks, that makes sense! I'm playing around with your app and I think that card pattern from ye olde dating app would work so well here on mobile. 😂 Saw it in the wild earlier too.

A card based UI where you can swipe to mark reviewed or skip.

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 12/09/2026

Also reminded me of a film I saw in 2004, A Day Without A Mexican.

The cover features a white couple I'm disarray with various tools for yard and housework.

"There goes the neighborhood."

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 11/09/2026

This thread has me thinking about networking effects, social status, and in and out groups. Bae plops this book on my desk. I opened it up to a random page talking about in and out groups. 😂 Synchronicities yo ✨

Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society by Nicholas A. Christakis (2019)

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 26/08/2026

I swear Marvel Rivals won't let me be great. 4 wins in a row, and I landed on 99/100 instead of ranking up to Diamond 2. 😭🧂

Marvel Rivals screenshot of the PLAY screen with a team of 2. Jubilee is shown on screen with a COMPETITIVE ranking of Diamond 3: 99/100.

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 22/08/2026

Smoothest check in to an (un)conference by far! #atprotonyc

Checked into the event by scanning a QR code and posting to Bluesky. After handshake, I got this webpage. Magic!

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 10/08/2026

Not very kiwi forward, but still delightful on an English muffin with butter!

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 04/08/2026

So the Hood's emblem is the Veijigante from Puerto Rican folklore! NetEase... you did the damn thing.

A mask of a smiling face split down the middle with green and blue, two large horns, and five smaller horns in blue, green, yellow, and red.
Source: Wikipedia

The Hood's emblem overlaid on the gameplay.

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 01/07/2026

The Akata Witch cover is made to look more European. It's an erasure that is truly maddening. The covers are all on her website. There was no reason for this.

The original cover for Nnedi Okorafor's Akata Witch, taken from her website.

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 30/06/2026

Revisiting Lucky Daye's "Painted" album on a proper speaker system instead of headphones... He's so underrated.

The album cover for painted.

Lucky Daye's face is obscured by a purple haze. His hair is lit by a blue light. He clasps his hands together in a gesture of vulnerability. He is shirtless, showing off a light muscular build adorned with jewelry around his neck, wrists, and fingers.

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 01/06/2026

Bending Spoons has acquired Harvest. I haven't used the product in a while, but I can't believe how many companies they've hoovered up over the last few years (Meetup, Eventbrite, Vimeo, etc.).

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 28/05/2026

Oop! I'm seeing the integration as intended now that I've updated the Bsky app. The Offprint embed doesn't have it yet.

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 28/05/2026

I figured. I am seeing this embed. Is something missing?

The thread up until this point featuring an embed from the Three and Three publication.

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 27/05/2026

I followed you. Taste 🤌🏽

"Your compatibility with jackyalcine is High.
You both listen to Lupe Fiasco, Nine Inch Nails and MF DOOM."

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 15/05/2026

Murby walked so Mosslax could run.

A sleeping Snorlax covered in moss with a white flower blooming in the crown of its head.

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 15/05/2026

Oh no... is it time for me to join the @tangled.org Discord? 😬 Looks like I broke my repo.

Tangled error message on a repo reads:

⚠️ The knot hosting this repository is unreachable.

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 15/05/2026

I've been listening to synth or vaporwave while coding. Feels like a brain massage. ☺️ Then I remembered that gaming soundtracks are often designed for focus, especially the instrumental ones. I really like Disasterpeace's remix albums for Fez, and Lifeformed + Janice Kwan's album for Tunic. 💜

FZ: Size F by Disasterpeace. Find it on Bandcamp. https://disasterpeace.bandcamp.com/album/fz-side-f

Tunic Original Soundtrack by Lifeformed (with Janice Kwan). Find it on Bandcamp. https://lifeformed.bandcamp.com/album/tunic-original-game-soundtrack

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 14/05/2026

Bird songs and breakfast. 🐦🫐

A list of four birds with their common and scientific names. From the Merlin app.

Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
A small brown bird with a white chest.

House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
A slightly taller bird with a gradient of red into brown, most prominent on its head and chest.

Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
A bird with a black face, white on its head, and a yellow and brown gradient, most prominent on its chest and tail feathers.

Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
A gray bird with white on its chest and black markings.

A hefty bowl of high protein Greek yogurt topped with strawberries, blackberries, and blueberries, chia seeds, milled flax seeds, and granola.

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 07/05/2026

Learning Herbie Hancock produced or inspired some of my favorite city pop jams (from Japan) was a really fun YouTube rabbit hole. I need this on vinyl/CD!

Butterfly (1979) Kimiko Kasai with Herbie Hancock.

Yes, that is a Japanese woman with an afro!

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 07/05/2026

Am I the only person that remembers Starfox Adventures? Hands down my favorite entry.

Starfox Adventures (2002) for the Nintendo Gamecube. Rated T for Teen.

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 23/04/2026

I lifted weights and did some spinning today. I feel so mellow that I saw this little guy and didn't freak out. Kinda cute. He just rested for a bit and watched me cautiously. (Labeled it Graphic because some folks don't like spiders, but maybe there's a more specific labeler than the default?)

The bold jumper spider has fuzzy legs with black and white stripes, beady black eyes, and green mandibles. He is resting on the side of a bannister.

A detailed search result for the spider.

Query: "black and white spider with green mandibles"

Result: https://share.google/b6gQWVUw3vgicmJ9H

"Bold jumper
Spider"

4+ images in a grid.

"The bold jumper (Phidippus audax) is a common, fuzzy, black jumping spider in North America, known for its excellent vision, jerky movements, and ability to leap great distances to hunt prey. It's characterized by a black body, often with white, orange, or yellow spots on the abdomen, and metallic green or blue chelicerae (fangs). Despite their "bold" name, they are harmless to humans, curious, and often seen in gardens, on windowsills, and tree trunks.”

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 07/04/2026

Riding my bike along the Q5 route or on the backroads to get a flying saucer from Carvel.

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 07/04/2026

Wow, that logo used to carry so much weight. My sister and I watched We're Back A LOT.

We're Back: A Dinosaur's Story. Animated prehistoric dinosaurs and 2 children walking down Broadway in NYC.

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 07/04/2026

Grew up in Jamaica, Queens... lotsa block parties all nights of the week. Couldn't sleep. So when I wasn't bunkered under the covers with a flashlight and a book, this album was on. I know it was released in 1984, but it was in rotation for most of my childhood! I wore that cassette OUT.

Sade's Diamond Life, with the beautiful Sade Adu on the cover.

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 07/04/2026

Watched a lot of horror movies with the fam growing up. Freddy movies were comedy. We'd just laugh at the stupid decisions the protagonists would make.

Movie poster featuring horror villain Freddy Kreuger (Robert Engel) and his trademark claws.

"They saved the best for last.
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare"

Credits, and an R rating.

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 07/04/2026

I freaking flooded everything trying to turbo water everything 😭 #Pokopia

Ditto looks at the viewer in despair in a flooded habit.

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 07/04/2026

Something like that 😎

Gynesys | 7 Mar to 7 Apr 2026 | last.fm
ceremonial contrafact (empathogen deluxe) by Willow
petal rock black by Willow
Chillhop Essentials Spring 2026 by ChillHop Music
Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite by Maxwell
Chillhop Essentials Spring 2025 by ChillHop Music
Lotus by Little Simz
Trying Times by James Blake
ARIRANG by BTS
Monsters by Jordan Rakei
What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
Drunk by Thundercat
Full Circle by Tom Misch
The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest
I'm Still in Love With You by Al Green
Let's Stay Together by Al Green
The Diary of Alicia Keys by Alicia Keys
Malibu by Anderson .Paak
Brandy by Brandy
From The Bottom Up by Brownstone
Cheryl Lynn (Expanded Edition) by Cheryl Lynn
"Awaken, My Love!" by Childish Gambino
Kauai by Childish Gambino
Christopher Cross by Christopher Cross
Brown Sugar by D'Angelo
Voodoo by D'Angelo

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 30/03/2026

Mental health is in the dumps so I took a walk today with my babe. The cherry blossoms are so beautiful! 🌸 Also met a kind stranger who told us about all the trails to see the local wildlife, everything from heron to beavers and foxes. Mood majorly improved!

Holding a fallen cherry blossom in the palm of my hand. Wearing an Oura ring.

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 22/03/2026

Starting Pokopia. This ditto has seen some shit and yet they build... 🥺

A purple blob with only an eyes and mouth is sleeping in a blue void.

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 21/03/2026

They wrote the hell out of this Season 7 intro for Marvel Rivals. "Well, with love, determination, and a little luck, anyone can become the heart of their city." Message!

Marvel Rivals
The Heart of the City

When shadows from tomorrow use technology to silence ordinary people, Felicia's reckless defiance and Ami's unwavering determination might be something beyond calculation or prediction: the unquantifiable and ever-beating "Heart of the City."

This impulsive heart, pulsing through every neighborhood, every storefront, every stoop, and sidewalk in New York, is what lets the city stand tall after countless crises. It's not just the super heroes who save it; it's the everyday people of the city that saves their home.

So, as the world keeps changing around you and the weight of the future may feel unavoidable, you may ask yourself how you can save your community?

Well, with love, determination, and a little luck, anyone can become the heart of their city.

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 18/03/2026

People are zooming in on Karp's Blackness because it sensationalizes him, but his being biracial, Black AND Jewish, is important context. Mixed babies will not save the world simply by being born. Children born of fetishization are objectified and that harm gets passed to everybody else eventually.

A snippet from the article.

The son of a white Jewish father and a Black mother, Karp's identity has been a core throughline in his life and career. As a child, Karp was bullied at school, contributing to a sense of fear and personal instability.

"You're a racially amorphous, far-left Jewish kid who's also dyslexic — would you not come up with the idea that you're fucked?" Karp says to Steinberger. In this context, Karp's sense of identity was hopelessly complicated and a potential social liability

In the years since, Karp has embraced his Jewishness while expressing reluctance to claim his Black identity. The story of his parents' relationship became for him a kind of cautionary tale of how identity politics run amok.

"My father wanted to marry a Black woman," says Ben Karp, Alex's brother. "Dating Leah was a powerful way of signaling his progressivism," Steinberger notes. Leah Jaynes liked that Bob Karp was Jewish, and Karp liked that she was Black. They eventually divorced, after which Bob Karp remarried and adopted biracial children. Bob's new family didn't sit well with his sons. "Alex's realization, years later, that racial and ethnic identity had been foundational to his parents' relationship was part of the reason he developed a visceral dislike of identity politics," writes Steinberger. "He felt as if he had been the product of virtue signaling, and it bothered him."

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 07/03/2026

Honestly these shots in anime may be one of my favorite gags. Just finally saw the episode with this gem from One Piece 🤣

Featured in a scene from Thriller Bark, the camera is panning to Robin and Chopper during a fight scene. Chopper is just a bit off in the distance, giving a goofy side eye.

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 06/03/2026

This sounds awesome! Got an error and will check later

Application error for Leaflet in the Vivaldi mobile browser.

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 04/03/2026

Spring is coming soon. Felt like a frittata for dinner!

A frittata with spinach, onions, Italian sausage, cheddar cheese, and asparagus.

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 24/02/2026

1Password is increasing their prices. One of their rationales is "AI-powered item naming." JavaScript can fetch the name of a webpage for free. AI is an additional liability. Suddenly the weird bugs with Prism JS last month make a lot of sense. I'll be searching for alternatives. How's BitWarden?

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 20/02/2026

I like Atlus' UI a lot. Persona 3: Reloaded somehow improved on the P5 model. Also a very big fan of Zenless Zone Zero (Hoyoverse) and their UI + animation. Lots of interesting shapes and angles on elements. Not universally liked, but maybe a Western thing. zenless.hoyoverse.com/m/en-us/news...

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 17/02/2026

It's between Foundation and One Piece right now. I watch a bit of One Piece every day, but I'm actively pacing myself (hahaha) with Foundation to savor it. Binging is great for animation, but with beefier plot lines, I watch shows with bigger pauses.

Apple TV's Foundation with planet Trantor and its rings in the background, overlaid by a portrayal of events in the middle ground, and the main cast of characters in the foreground.
- Lee Pace (Emperor Cleon AKA Brother Day)
- Jared Harris (Hari Seldon)
- Lou Llobell (Gael Dornick)
- Leah Harvey (Salvor Hardin)
- Laura Birn (Demerzel)

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 09/02/2026

It gets even ickier in the version I saw. The implication that you aren't a neighbor without a home... 😑 1 million, for 1 home, for 1 person (or family). 😠. Games for a human need. 🫠

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 08/02/2026

Black History Month, Childhood Edition

The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales told by Virginia Hamilton Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon

Several Black folks of all ages fly into the sky, clouds and the deep south landscape on the horizon.

Ezra Jack Keats The Snow Day

I small Black boy in a read snowsuit looks at this footsteps in the snow, a traffic light in the distance.

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 08/02/2026

Takes me back to these babies.

Stacked boards with handles and swivel wheels in yellow, red, purple, blue, orange, and green.

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 21/01/2026

I love a good dialog, but non-consensual debate? Not worth it. When I get the urge to chime into a heated "conversation" or obvious bait, I just remember this XKCD comic. Correcting someone loud and wrong on the internet is not a duty we have to fulfill. Free yourself. xkcd.com/386/

Drawn in a stick figure style, a person is seated at a desktop computer, feverishly typing.

Their companion, offscreen in another room asks, "Are you coming to bed?"

"I can't. This is important."

"What?"

"Someone is *wrong* on the internet."

https://xkcd.com/386/

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Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com · 12/01/2026

I have a box of stickers and decided it's time I started using them. Some of them are from conferences or events I went to over 10 years ago. 🥴

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