Dirck de Lint @dirck.bsky.social · 03/10/2026That's almost exactly the colour of a trunk-hose outfit I made for myself years ago following a Janet Arnold book. Merely adequate craftsmanship. Not silk. Still felt enriched through having Done The Thing. Absolute agreement with your last two sentences. 100
Dirck de Lint @dirck.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Let me air out my own fixation once more ;) dirck.delint.ca/beta/dirck.delint.caRavens March Fountain PensVisit the post for more. 000
Reposted by Dirck de LintLauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“One day, when it’s safe, when there is no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will always have been against this” 110838
Dirck de Lint @dirck.bsky.social · 30/09/2026How do you make a president say "WOOF"?static.klipy.comMentezula On FireAlt: A man whose head is On Fire 010
Reposted by Dirck de LintHannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward 10134673780
Dirck de Lint @dirck.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Well. I guess, based on what I've heard about it, this is OK (although Yugoslavia of the previous age is a bit dubious). 001
Dirck de Lint @dirck.bsky.social · 18/09/2026My wife and I have sold our hair and watch respectively (and figuratively) to be able to go to this in an actual theatre next week. You've done nothing to change that intention ;) 110
Reposted by Dirck de LintJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Let's talk about a book series NOT getting attention that is among the finest of the decade: James Elkins' Five Strange Languages, the latest of which is Stories, Like Illnesses-- just released to resounding silence. Prior 2 novels are among my favorites ever and the new one so far is as good 1/? 824851
Dirck de Lint @dirck.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The revelation that Musk Sr. (or was it Grampa Musk?) left Saskatchewan for South Africa because things were insufficiently racist here in the mid-20th C. makes all of that extremely unsurprising 000
Dirck de Lint @dirck.bsky.social · 17/09/2026"What if we could go back in time and kill baby Hitler?" is one thing. "What if we could go back in time and *possibly* kill the grandparents of Hitler, Salk, Einstein, Oishi, Chandrasekar, Banting, Best, Franklin, and Parton so there's more ice cream now?" is quite another. 000
Reposted by Dirck de LintDoctor Memory @blank.org · 16/09/2026I believe it was @dsquareddigest.bsky.social who noted that the only way to survive an argument with Milton Friedman was that when he said “let us assume” to immediately interject “no, we will not assume that” and it’s an equally valid approach to discussing “AI risk”. 445391
Dirck de Lint @dirck.bsky.social · 17/09/2026My favourite, in terms of imagined backstory, is the single snowshoe. [comfortable shiver] 110
Reposted by Dirck de LintJohnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 13/08/2026“Intersex” is the “I” in LGBTQIA. Learned a lot, watching this. 3424401158
Reposted by Dirck de LintMary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026A lot of people seem to take it as a fact that the private sector has secret efficiency magic the public sector doesn't have. It doesn't. It pays workers less and charges more for the same service. That's like 99% of private sector "efficiency." And everyone's worse off, except shareholders. 519256
Reposted by Dirck de LintWool-Encased Tea Addict @passeriform.bsky.social · 16/09/2026""WHY DOES WANTING CLEAN DRINKING WATER MAKE YOU AN ACTIVIST, WHILE POISONING IT DOESN'T MAKE A CORPORATION A TERRORIST?" - WINONA LADUKE 08131
Dirck de Lint @dirck.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Guy can't even self-regulate his PornHub urges. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.comMike Johnson Admits He and His Son Monitor Each Other's Porn Intake in Resurfaced VideoSpeaker of the House Mike Johnson admitted that he and his son monitored each other’s porn intake in a resurfaced clip from 2022. 000
Reposted by Dirck de LintParis Marx @parismarx.com · 15/09/2026hearing mark carney talk about how privatizing airports will free up money to invest in regional airports, transport links, broadband infrastructure makes me think of how nationalizing the pipeline was supposed to deliver revenues to pay for climate measures 14434142
Reposted by Dirck de LintSARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 15/09/2026🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: University of Florida Scientists Develop an mRNA Cancer Vaccine That Reprograms the Immune System to Hunt Down Cancer Cells Without Genetically Engineering Immune Cells Outside the Body Led by Elias Sayour, M.D., Ph.D. 15247141625
Reposted by Dirck de LintCats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Real men make sure babies’ little beans aren’t cold. Photo from my collection, no date/info.  243133231
Reposted by Dirck de LintClaire Zagorski, PhD, MSc, EMT-P @clairezagorski.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I made this design in 2019, and it’s been ripped off by countless creepy little Temu shops, as well as by Shein. Seeing it in an AI ad is ruining my day, ngl. If you like it, buy one from me - link in bio. I actually give money to queer mutual aid and medical care groups. 3735301894
Dirck de Lint @dirck.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I think the dorsme feeds semi-digested sprunkle to the cofeve. 000
Dirck de Lint @dirck.bsky.social · 14/09/2026News headline three days hence: 50FT MCCONNELL WRECKS DOWNTOWN, POLICE ASK FOR MILITARY ASSISTANCE 0131
Reposted by Dirck de LintThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/09/2026“Guys, they want us to go home.” 🔥 🇫🇷 French short film about what would happen to society if all the immigrants listened to angry old racist white men and left (aka the Republican agenda) 15246322044
Dirck de Lint @dirck.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I just hear angry duck noises. Real ducks, not Donald or Daffy. 010
Dirck de Lint @dirck.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The answer to this probably best visualized as a pair of sliders. One is labelled GREED, the other WEIRD END-TIMES RELIGIOUS NOTIONS. The former will be set no lower than 45%, but both can be all the way up at full power. 000
Reposted by Dirck de LintHassinator @hassinator.bsky.social · 13/09/2026a great letter in the times today. perhaps worth sharing in these troubled times. #RNLI #heroes 4059822393
Reposted by Dirck de Lint🇨🇦 l.faraday 🇨🇦 @mizati.bsky.social · 10/09/2026A perfect capture of a raven and the moon by British Columbia photographer Shelley Lewis. #Canada Goodnight 823883719
Reposted by Dirck de LintEnd Political Homelessness Now @raaleh.bsky.social · 11/09/2026We have an episode coming out with @doctorow.pluralistic.net tomorrow that’s all about one thing: THIS IS NOT MYSTICAL! IT IS REAL TECHNOLOGY THAT IS EXPLAINABLE 1010716
Dirck de Lint @dirck.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I read Adam Smith about 15 years back, to see what all this invisible hand stuff people who "understood economics" were on about. I was surprised at how often he mentioned that the point of Gov't is to act as a *counterbalance* on Business for the good of humanity. 250 years ago, alas. 311620
Dirck de Lint @dirck.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Those of us old enough to have vague memories of the pre-R/T time are often baffled by the general mild acceptance of the current state of affairs (until recently, anyway). But who listens to Gen X, anyway? Buncha slackers. 0287
Reposted by Dirck de LintBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 09/09/2026Vaccines worked so well to eliminate a terror that stalked the land and stole people's lives and loved ones and little children, an achy arm or an infinitesimal chance of a few days of feeling like shit seemed worse by comparison. 316240
Reposted by Dirck de LintCathy @cathyby.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Both vaccines and anti-monopoly laws were so effective we forgot what caused the decline in child deaths and the rise in living standards for ordinary people. We let one be demonised and the other be rolled back as a result of forgetting. (Halfway down thread) 110441
Dirck de Lint @dirck.bsky.social · 11/09/2026My own take on ST is that the politics are about as coherent as what I take as Heinlein's view of women as "only good when ultra-competent in a way few men can hope to be but also consciously desiring to be subservient to an adequately competent man." I was a fan, briefly, when I was about 14. 100
Reposted by Dirck de LintDreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Warning for National Trust members who have previously voted to keep the reactionaries of Restore Trust out - they seem to be trying a new tactic this year of not being quite as obvious in their candidates' potted summaries 26630
Dirck de Lint @dirck.bsky.social · 11/09/2026As a longtime fountain-pen guy, I generally say "Don't use India Ink in 'em" but I support all that you say here. Chances are that a full deconstruction of the point and feed, an ultrasonic cleaner, and some sheet brass to scrape channels will be needed. dirck.delint.ca/beta/?page_i...dirck.delint.caInksJump to: Inks to avoid. What is ink, exactly? Ink, Pen and Paper– a balancing act. Shading, Feathering, and Bleedthrough. Manufacturers. Without ink, a pen is mere decoration. One of the gre… 021
Reposted by Dirck de LintJack Saint @lackingsaint.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Almost every video I've made in the past year has been demonetised. YouTube is getting much worse, and it has now made it impossible for me (and most video essayists) to earn a living. Please share.youtu.beYouTube just killed my channel.YouTube video by Jack Saint 9752331
Dirck de Lint @dirck.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I have a vague memory of reading this: someone who had a "pet" chimp on an island on his property was delayed between regular visits, and the chimp was so happy to see him when he finally reappeared it partially dismembered him in high spirits. Off the cliff, watch the clouds. Absolutely. 000
Dirck de Lint @dirck.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Me: [laments inabilities to find vintage clothing for my size or afford bespoke new tailoring, then says] Could people maybe be kind and decent? This freak, wearing OK-to-decent vintage kit (that hat, tho... ugh): HUZZAH INCEST This world is steeped in unpleasantness. 000
Reposted by Dirck de LintBetty - play 🌌AstraX🌌 please @neutronio.games · 07/09/2026The thing with AI is much like when Radium☢️ was discovered in 1898. It was used in paint, glass, advertised as healthy, without care or knowledge of the actual costs it came with. Historically, capitalists jumped into trends to sell a fancy new technology thing that just happen to kill you 10476168
Reposted by Dirck de LintChise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 07/09/2026GOOD NEWS! Phase I clinical trial results out of Johns Hopkins show a first-of-its-kind vaccine designed to target common KRAS mutations was safe AND stimulated KRAS-specific T-cell responses in 90% of study participants who were at HIGH risk of developing pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).insideprecisionmedicine.comPancreatic Cancer Vaccine Triggers Immune Response Before Tumors DevelopPhase I results show early promise for a vaccine designed to prevent pancreatic cancer in people at high risk of developing the disease. 4233381137
Reposted by Dirck de Lintelcanaco.bsky.social @elcanaco.bsky.social · 07/09/2026With the news that the US will impose another round of trade attacks on Canada next week, this thread will provide advice to Canadians who want to cancel Netflix/ Prime/ AppleTV/ Disney+ and replace them with Canadian or non-US options. You don't need those US apps. 1/x #BoycottUSA #cdnpoli 52816
Reposted by Dirck de LintTimothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 08/09/2026Bernie D. Jones really led the way on this stuff with Critical Race Theory and the Law in 2002-ish and these were all her observations 124566