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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Maya is clearly on the blanket, which circumvents rules 1, 2, and 3 by being her immediate location! 😉

Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

From the article, "following the public outcry and media attention, the city did dispatch crews to modify the installation. Workers have since retrofitted the Cherokee Avenue bike lanes with bright reflectors and flexible, high-visibility bollards to help warn approaching drivers."

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Two musicians pay property taxes.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Yep... "John Carter" sounds like an English professor takes a sabbatical at a seaside town to find himself, meets a quirky artist who teaches him to be a free spirit, and a sympathetic side character dies for poignancy's sake. Oof.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

We put air bags in cars, sure, but not breathalyzers... He seems to be glossing over how who gets their hands on everyone's dimensional shapes in order to scan them too.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Here with my little 3d printed 2d printer to speak in defense of 3d printing. AB 2047 would infringe on our right to privacy and free speech. It's theoretically about gun control, but ghost guns are already illegal and this bill wouldn't make us any safer.

A palm sized plastic printing press being held in the hand in line at the Capitol to speak against the bill AB2047

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Depends on who the pretty one is!

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

This is exhibit 1 for why we can't have nice things.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I'm going to domesticate zebras!!! Or find some super shallow ocean water (and make sure I have some environmental consultants) then add enough landfill to make an island in the shape of a dragon.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Cookies or subscription buttons that pop up on a website 10 seconds in. And decrepit search functions. We used to be able to insist that a word be included or excluded, but not anymore. Video instructions too, when a typed description and a photo of each step would be so much easier.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

It's not April 1st, and I have no sense of humor about this. If this is satire, please clarify. Otherwise I'll use my subscription money for better things.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

It looks amazing. A less symmetrical pose and a longer, narrower snout would emphasize 'dragon' but only if it really bugs you. It's current nose and pose seem absolutely perfect for the medium imo.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Hi all, could you help us nerds out? This petition protects 3d printing in CA by opposing a bill that's a cumbersome 1st and 5th amendment violating moneysink.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Very concerned about our society. 56% of the population indifferent to dinosaurs??? Worrisome! And Allosaurus and Edmontosaurus fans are well less than 6% of the country??? Shocking! (Admittedly Edmontosaurus is the viola of dinosaurs, but you think sleek, chompy Allosaurus would get more love!)

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Oh hell, there's no coffee in the world good enough for this...

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Please reconsider this. This violates our rights to free speech and privacy, will harm STEM, harm innovation, destroy cottage industry, and turn peaceful nerds into criminals. Many hobbyists will be happy to introduce you to 3d printing. Talk to us. There are better ways to keep people safe.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

If this is for nerds, 8 legs plus two arm-pedipalps matches regular spider anatomy imo.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

A chill draft horse, assuming the door outside is large enough.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

We'll know for certain if his policies improve.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

An excellent idea! Do you know any Senators who can get the ball rolling on this?

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Donated. Thank you for the link!

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

This is armchair theory as I have none of those machines, but if it were my choice, I'd go for the Core One+ due to Prusa's track record of customer service and upgrading older machines. The two catches are the price, and that it's still a slightly unknown quantity.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Stop wringing your hands, and start voting against Trump appointees. Seriously. If you care at all for your constituents, stop playing both sides.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Thank you! Much appreciated.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

If you're happy with the course, can you let us know, and the name of it? I'm in the market for a beginner friendly way to learn Blender.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Ya know, both the old and new definition track, and I'll take it.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

The 'Bart Simpson' type of bratty pony that considers human-made structures and barriers to be idle suggestions, and not rules. The type to cause hardware store trips and repair bills, but inexplicably no vet bills. Ah, memories!

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Yikes, your landlord clearly needs better priorities!

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Chipped in my two cents. Hope they drop this awful idea.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

This is so incredibly illogical. It's like seeing a group pick up litter in the park, and conflate that with supporting littering. Demon HUNTERS... Not Demons get a cup of tea, cookies and a pat on the head. Sigh.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Unfollowing now. You threw away what was good about your publication.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Planned obsolecense is a travesty. And people who try to weasel untrained 'emotional support animals' into indoor restaurants (just because they want their pet to come along and can't be bothered to coordinate an outdoor table), have no integrity.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

I'd buy a giant swathe of land and hire skilled arborists to do tree shenanigans so that when viewed from the air, the contrasting leaf colors spell out Christopher Morley's poem 'Nursery rhymes for the tender hearted' (the first part about roaches)

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Articles for study, videos for pleasure or background sound. I'm still mentally scarred by that instruction manual video that should have been a one page pdf diagram...

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Appeasement is a terrible option. At best it stalls them for a month or two, before they circle back and push even harder.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Smart money is on D, but I've been eating 85% from G my whole life and would be heartsick to give it up, so would probably just pick that.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Finally finished this paint by numbers. It was fun, but I had to fight with the old rubbery paint, and give some colors a second coat.

A paint by numbers canvas showing a vintage motorcycle parked in front of a British inn. The colors are pale like an old print.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

I'm delighted by all these anecdotes of 3d printers being snuck into garages. It definitely went through a boom and bust fad cycle, but found its niche and I'm glad it's here to stay.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

The idealist in me hates this idea. In a perfect world, gerrymandering would have been abolished many years ago. Pragmatically, you're correct. Anything that forces Republicans to think about fairness, or leaves them fearing an even playing field, is something to aim for.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Epilogue, Our Lady of Guadalupe made her way to a place of honor in family member's motorcycle shop, where she resides with a crew that could use a little extra prayer. In case anyone was worried.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

6. I'm not saying to be cruelly blunt, mind you. Social convention and manners sure as hell have their place. I suppose, all in all, the moral of the story, is I'm a great personal shopper! 😉

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

5/? It's a tax on the neurospicy, when we could be using that brainpower on far more interesting things. Can't be good for neurotypical people either. If you repeatedly don't say what you mean, how on earth can you actually know what you mean?

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

4/? The point is, it's not even a language thing, because we have different words to clearly express all those concepts. It takes an absurd amount of brainpower to parse what people mean, because people aren't taught to say what they mean, or why they should in the first place.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

3/? Or from my sister, 6. Look, I know I asked you to buy something memorable for me, but the rainbow neon and chrome 110v powered spinning disc featuring the icon of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a bit intense.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

2/? 4. Your action is incredibly pleasing to me, thank you so much! 5. The thing you have done benefits me to the point where I don't know the best way to reciprocate.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Shower thought time. 🧵 The phrase "You shouldn't have." It can mean so many freaking things. 1. That action was harmful, don't do it again. 2. That action gave you very little gain for your exertion. 3. That thing you did was a conventionally thoughtful gesture.

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Carmen M. @cmellarium.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Dunno who actually loves it, but those tiny ceramic bowls at traditional breakfast diners filled with cantaloupe, honeydew, red grapes, and one chunk of pineapple as an afterthought, with 1/2" of conglomerated fruit water sitting at the bottom of the whole sad affair. Bleh!!!

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