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🦢➕🖤 · writer, librarian, diarist · probably thinking about fountain pen ink ⋆⁺₊⋆ ☾ ⋆⁺₊⋆ 🏡 cygnoir.net ✨ she/they 👫🏻 @funkyplaid.bsky.social 🎙 gkeenan.co/fm

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Pixel Cat's End Official @pixelcatsend.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Our next registration window opens tonight, September 26th at midnight, and will continue through the end of the Boardwalk Building Event, which will conclude no earlier than Saturday, October 10th. Pixel Cat's End is a virtual pet site where you collect and manage a village of cat-like creatures.
a dark cottage with a variety of kitties and decorations, below is a variety of options of cat appearances and outfits available in game
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 24/09/2026
I really enjoyed playing this! By A Vowel #925 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Solved in 6 minutes, 15 seconds! #lexgames
lex.games
By A Vowel #925
Daily word games — crosswords, minis, jumbles, cryptograms, and more — handmade by Lex Friedman.
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 07/09/2026
I took a week off work to do nothing and all I got is this lousy realization that life is so much more than work, even meaningful work I deeply care about with people I adore.
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 04/08/2026
Oregon folks: If you are looking for a space with cleaner and cooler air, go to this site and enter "Wildfire Related Clean Air Shelters" and your location and search radius. Also, your closest space may be your local public library, so check their website, too. Masks help with smoke, too.
211info.org
211info | Connect. Inform. Empower.
211info is a community-based nonprofit organization funded by state and municipal contracts, foundations, United Ways, donations and community partners in Oregon and Southwest Washington.
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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 16/07/2026
📚 Finished "You Weren't Meant to Be Human" by @ajwhiteauthor.bsky.social. Who recommended this to me? I need to say to you: _really?_ and then right after that: _yeah, really._ It disturbed and upset me in the best ways. I loved it. Go read it.
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 11/07/2026
🎵 pen show, pen show, it's time for the pen show 🎵 🎵 we'll see our friends, we'll see some pens 🎵 🎵 let's go to the pen show 🎵
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 10/07/2026
Crucial Track for 10 July 2026: "END" by CHAI Chair dancing to my current anthem. **Don't look over here!** #CrucialTracks #Music #CHAI www.crucialtracks.org/profile/cygno…
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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 10/07/2026
“What can nearly 90 years of book challenges in Louisiana tell us about today's debates over censorship?” Check out this article by Louisiana librarian Janelle Zetty. scholarshub.louisiana.edu/ul_fac_schol...
scholarshub.louisiana.edu
A Historical Analysis of Book Challenges and Banning in Louisiana
This article explores the history of challenges and bans on library and school materials in Louisiana from 1938 to 2024. It provides context for recent legislation, particularly Act 436 of 2023. The a...
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Tim Ellis, TDSB Ward 2 candidate 🍁 @djdynamic.ca · 08/07/2026
"They just want to turn it off." A fascinating story of the librarians who have started teaching classes showing people how to remove AI "features" from their phones and apps. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/07/02/m...
bangordailynews.com
These Maine librarians are helping patrons resist AI and Big Tech
Despite breathless reporting on how AI is going to change the world, Hannah Cyrus, a Bangor librarian, said that, in her experience, most library patrons aren’t finding it helpful.
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Rhiannon Grist | HOME SICK out now! 🪓🐑 @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
HOME SICK unboxing goes wrong 🫣 @solarisbooks.bsky.social
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 03/07/2026
I'm enjoying this tiny word game a whole lot. Maybe you will too? 4x3.fun July 3, 2026 137 points • No mistakes 🟩🌟🟩 🟦🌟🟦 🌟🟨🟨 🟪🌟🟪 #puzzles #fourbythree
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 29/06/2026
I wonder if you can guess the many life lessons that @funkyplaid.bsky.social and I learned by going to Costco for the first time in over a decade on a Sunday afternoon. 😳
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 27/06/2026
I'm looking for bumper stickers as a gift for someone in my life who enjoys them. This one is at the top of the list.
worldfamousoriginal.com
Come At Me With Compassion Bro Sticker
You're a lover, not a fighter. Embrace healthy confrontation bro. COME AT ME WITH COMPASSION BRO Bumper Crop bumper stickers are a fun, clean set of classic bumperstickers updated with modern wit and design. Written by Lily Hudson and designed by Cielle Charron, they're perfect for laptops, and, if you have one, a bump
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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
This "wishlist" is coming from the library's current Board of Trustees President. Check out the Libraries For The People project to learn how you can become a part of your community's library board. www.librariesforthepeople.org 📚
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 20/06/2026
I highly recommend the whimsy of tiny birds hopping around your web windows.
idreesinc.itch.io
Pocket Bird - Portable Desktop Pet by Idrees
A tiny bird that flutters around your web browser!
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 19/06/2026
So desperate to observe semi-competent people in federal government, I watched three seasons of "The Diplomat", in which Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell play the most charismatic characters I've ever loathed using language to pulp each other's hearts. I don't know how to feel about any of this!
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 25/05/2026
2026 Week 21 Notes: All the yeses it took to get here cygnoir.net/2026/05/2026-week-21-no…
a brown and white tabby squints in a patch of sunlight
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 24/05/2026
I’ll stop writing dystopian fiction about the unethical behavior of stupid inventions of billionaires when the billionaires stop inventing stupid shit. Until then, the bots can choke on my rage. You plagiarized it, you figure it the fuck out. 😊✌️ arstechnica.com/ai/2026/05/a...
arstechnica.com
Anthropic blames dystopian sci-fi for training AI models to act “evil”
But training on "synthetic stories" that model good AI behavior can help.
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Darren S. Layne @funkyplaid.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Moleskine lost their way many years ago and there was already little reason to use paper of such inferior quality, especially when so many alternatives are readily available. Try Maruman/Mnemosyne, Kunisawa, Midori, Leuchtturm 120g, Clairefontaine, etc. Life is too short for shite paper. 🖋️📝📔
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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
My colleagues at ACRLog wrote short tributes to the life and work of Fobazi Ettarh @fobettarh.bsky.social. I wrote about her work on disability, which I think deserves more recognition. acrlog.org/2026/03/04/t... Thanks @ezerrenner.bsky.social for coordinating. #CripLib #VocationalAwe
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Tribute Post for Fobazi Ettarh - ACRLog
With immense sadness, the writers of ACRLog acknowledge the passing of Fobazi Ettarh, library worker and influential LIS scholar. If you are able to contribute, there is a GoFundMe established for Fob...
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 07/02/2026
GM: Charisma check. Mamdani: [rolls natural 20] GM: that’s a d6 how did you Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 17/01/2026
Cozy quiet time to break through writer's block cygnoir.net/2026/01/cozy-quiet-time…
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 13/01/2026
2026 Week 2 Notes: I need a lot of quiet time to process things cygnoir.net/2026/01/2026-week-2-not…
a sticker created by @thegraymuse that reads: I need a lot of quiet time to process things
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 06/01/2026
2026 Week 1 Notes: Sigh, me cygnoir.net/2026/01/2026-week-1-not…
a three-photo collage showing pages from a A6-sized notebook containing notes on books read
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 29/12/2025
2025 Week 52 Notes: Monotasking for the holidays cygnoir.net/2025/12/2025-week-52-no…
an open paper planner with the beginning of a habit tracker and task list and a fountain pen lying across it
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 27/12/2025
Printing photos for journaling cygnoir.net/2025/12/printing-photos…
a closeup of a small thumbnail photo of moon phases taped into a journal page with iridescent moon phase washi tape
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 22/12/2025
2025 Week 51 Notes: Definitely Not a Year-End Anything cygnoir.net/2025/12/2025-week-51-no…
an adult brown tabby cat with green half-lidded eyes sitting on a taupe sofa in dappled sunlightI cannot talk about it without crying
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Puzzmo @puzzmo.com · 01/10/2025
For the next 30 days, we're running a series of free mini crosswords created by our puzzle editor @xws.bsky.social to help you become a better crossword solver. Solve the first puzzle here, and check the replies every day for the next one! 👯 Puzzmo Mini Crossword #1: www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...
Puzzmo Mini Crossword #1 is by brooke. It's a 5x5 grid, and the number 6 in the grid is a different color than the other numbers.
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 07/07/2025
2025 Week 27 Notes: Behind the Baseball cygnoir.net/2025/07/2025-week-27-no…
in the background, an A5 planner with a sticker that says Books Are Magic. atop the planner is a button with a black background and white text that reads Some Disabilities Are Invisible and has an illustration of a cartoon ghost in a white sheet holding a green book.
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 30/06/2025
2025 Week 25 Notes: It's got a funny wobble cygnoir.net/2025/06/2025-week-25-no…
ten small plastic 5mL vials, each filled with ink with handwritten labels, atop a purple placemat
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 30/06/2025
2025 Week 24 Notes: Dance like no one's watching Mon Mothma cygnoir.net/2025/06/2025-week-24-no…
in the foreground, an overspilling jar of Seoul Kimchi. in the background, a dutch oven on a gas hob and a measuring cup of rice.
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 30/06/2025
2025 Week 23 Notes: Because I'm only one swan cygnoir.net/2025/06/2025-week-23-no…
a beautiful deep-dish pizza in a cardboard box with lots of grease and it is gluten-free too
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 30/06/2025
2025 Week 26 Notes: Friendship Material cygnoir.net/2025/06/2025-week-26-no…
in the foreground, a riot of green tomato vines, and one very small tomato. in the upper left background, the face and hand of someone I love more than I can say, tending to another tomato plant in our garden.
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 02/06/2025
2025 Week 22 Notes: Overthinking it, as always cygnoir.net/2025/06/2025-week-22-no…
a ladybug atop a daisy
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 01/06/2025
2025 Week 21 Notes: Surprise hug-by-proxy cygnoir.net/2025/05/2025-week-21-no…
a top-down shot of a bright yellow book with black serif text reading "Internet Phone Book: a directory for exploring the vast poetic web" and "Issue One, 2025"
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 27/05/2025
2025 Week 20 Notes: Real people who live in a real city cygnoir.net/2025/05/2025-week-20-no…
a wooden café table with a chocolate muffin on a white plate, a latte in a white mug, a breakfast sandwich on another white plate, and a copy of the Portland Café Passport
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 23/05/2025
Hi, Bluesky pals. Please consider submitting comment on this so people like me who work in public spaces can continue to protect our health by getting vaccinated. Thank you.
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 12/05/2025
2025 Week 19 Notes: All the heartbeats are synonyms cygnoir.net/2025/05/2025-week-19-no…
tendril of jasmine on a wooden trellis
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 07/05/2025
2025 Week 18 Notes: Megaphones and tin cans cygnoir.net/2025/05/2025-week-18-no…
a heavily-processed photo of several purple irises in bloom
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 29/04/2025
2025 Week 17 Notes: Largely-unnoticed nonsense cygnoir.net/2025/04/2025-week-17-no…
in the foreground, a bouquet of red peony tulips in a rectangular glass vase, one bloom with black inside petals turned partially to the camera. in the background, an office cubicle setting.
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 29/04/2025
2025 Week 16 Notes: Squat, tired, and ready to fight cygnoir.net/2025/04/2025-week-16-no…
closeup of a glass baking dish that appears to contain cubed butternut squash, chopped leeks, and quinoa, before it has been baked
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 29/04/2025
2025 Week 15 Notes: Sing to your cats cygnoir.net/2025/04/2025-week-15-no…
the upper half of the photo is blue sky, and the bottom half is water in gentle waves, with a large log along the riverbank
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 07/04/2025
2025 Week 14 Notes: Show up for libraries cygnoir.net/2025/04/2025-week-14-no…
a fountain pen with cream, golden, and black swirled resin in a black pen loop atop a cream notebook
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 31/03/2025
2025 Week 13 Notes: Still writing, still moving cygnoir.net/2025/03/2025-week-13-no…
a brown tabby cat lies on his side, facing away from the camera, on a teal bathroom rug atop a white and dark blue tiled floor
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 31/03/2025
2025 Week 12 Notes: Lackluster cookies cygnoir.net/2025/03/2025-week-12-no…
golden brown cookies with small squares of chocolate atop a piece of parchment
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cygnoir @cygnoir.net · 31/03/2025
2025 Week 11 Notes: Tiny hailstones cygnoir.net/2025/03/2025-week-11-no…
ground covered with pebble-sized hailstones
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