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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

People post some wild things on LinkedIn...

Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Friend: Cable modems are ancient technology. Me: Actually, hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) is an incredible technology that remains more than relevant today! It delivers speeds well beyond what a typical residential user would ever need for 1/3rd the cost! And on a well maint — hey, where are you going?

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Me: I need to find more ways to relax. Also Me: So anyway, I decided I wanted a website. I've not built one using HTML and CSS before, so I just kinda did that this afternoon.

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I would love to know what percentage of a posts on a given social media platform are complaining about that social media platform. And then see the breakdown by platform. It would be amusing to see, "X% of active users on this platform hate being active users on this platform."

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The attitude shift between 4.7, then 4.8, and now this little shit — I mean, model has been extremely notable.

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Me: "Sure, I want to be a woman. But that's just a thing everyone wants — they have so much more fun clothes and ways to express themselves." Cis Friends: "...uh, hey, so can I talk to you about something."

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I knew I had Something going on with my gender, but it felt like something I could ignore. And then I got my ears pierced. Seeing myself in the mirror with that feminine element demolished any ability I had to ignore my feelings. At that point, it became, "Well, I do this, or I remain miserable."

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

"I'M SO TIRED OF PEOPLE ON LINKEDIN TALKING ABOUT TOPICS THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT!" Friend, you're gonna be Big Mad when I introduce you to the entirety of human culture, history, and experience... Talking about topics we know nothing about is... kind of Our Thing.

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Having a nice digital camera means that you can take tremendously silly photos of your dog that still have a strange air of gravitas. #photo #photography #dog #dslr

Mastiff looking exceptionally silly with her upper lip caught behind her lower canine teeth.

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

"I'm not trans! It's normal for cis men to want to be women because being a woman would be so much better... "...hold on, other men *don't* think that?"

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I thoroughly don't understand why people use LLMs to generate their LinkedIn posts... What's the goal? They have to know that readers can tell, right? Why would someone read or engage with something an algorithm wrote? But... then again... this is the post that inspired this complaint...

A screenshot of LinkedIn reactions showing 101 reactions and 3 comments.

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Me: I absolutely don't have bandwidth for a new hobby Also me, not 1 minute later: what if I learned how to build my own website from scratch

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

To quote a meme, Mercury has had its chance — it's my turn to me in retrograde now.

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

You know what's fun? Seeing your new name on official documents. The legal name change process is somewhat onerous, but it's absolutely worth it for the trans joy that comes along with it.

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Maybe spending $300 on a new tattoo would fix me.

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

"I spent hours writing a newsletter issue! What do you think?" LinkedIn: [crickets] _____________________________ "I grew a singular tomato!" LinkedIn: [Over 1.6K impressions; 35+ reactions; 19 profile views; 1 new follower] Y'all, I give up at optimizing for social media.

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Honestly, giving *me* access to the torque and acceleration of an EV was a dubious call at best.

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

"Tomato sandwiches are one of god's gifts to humans... no, no bacon. Just tomato, mayonnaise (preferably Duke's), and white bread... Why are you staring at me like that?" 3-4 times per summer on work calls

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

This one was a fun opportunity to play with lighting a bit – both when taking the shot but also in post. #photo #photography #flower

Up close shot of white hydrangea blossoms, with somewhat dramatic lighting

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND THE POINT OF THOSE. LIKE, THE WHOLE POINT OF LINKEDIN IS TO MAKE YOURSELF LOOK APPEALING AS AN EMPLOYER AND/OR EMPLOYEE? SO YOU SHOULD BE DEMONSTRATING YOUR SKILLS? WHAT SKILLS DOES, "HEY CLAUDE, WRITE GOOD THOUGHTS ON X" DEMONSTRATE??

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Other People on LinkedIn: "Here is my well-considered think piece, demonstrating my prowess in this sector." Me: "I GREW A TOMATO AND HAD A SANDWICH!"

Screenshot of a LinkedIn post from Elise Hunley, where she states:

"I'm proud to announce that I've already met one of my KPI targets for Q3.

My target was to grow no fewer than one (1) tomato and consume no fewer than one (1) tomato sandwich.

And only 9 days in Q3, that target was met!"

Below that text, are two images. One is of a woman holding a small, beefsteak tomato. The second image is of a woman gesturing happily at a tomato sandwich.

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I mean, you can. But that requires having a soul to bargain with.

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I am now thinking that I should pitch myself as an LLM tester because these guys love to fail catastrophically on me, specifically.

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Others: I asked Claude to make me a website, and it made me a full-blown website and app with functional usage tracking! Me: I asked Claude to help me figure out if a tomato was ripe. It made up a source, denied doing so, and then gaslit me about it for 3 rounds before admitting the lie.

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Me: my tummy feels funny 🧠: could it perhaps have anything to do with the fact that you had ice cream for lunch Me: what no why would you think that 🧠: I hate it here

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

This is my other favorite photo for similar reasons, but also this is Rex, and he is one of my Favorites at the market. He always comes by the info booth to ask for treats.

Rex is a hound mix of sorts, and the picture is of him sweetly taking a treat from my hand

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Took pictures of some dogs at the farmers market again this morning, and this is my favorite. Partly because it’s an adorable shot. But *mostly* because I ACTUALLY MANAGED TO GET ALL OF THE CRITICAL FEATURES OF THE PUP IN FOCUS FOR ONCE?!

A sort of doodle breed, looking sweetly at the camera with their tongue out.

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Look, I haven't read the article yet, but embedding AI engineers *inside* customers feels like some Alien-level shenanigans that might not go over so well with customers. (Linking the article given that I'm making a joke at it's expense: www.geekwire.com/2026/microso...)

Screenshot of a headline that reads, "Microsoft unveils $2.5B ‘Frontier Company’ to embed AI engineers inside customers"

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

When the system hallucinates on the second prompt with all of the required information immediately in context...

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

AI Influencers: LLMs will be fully autonomous within weeks! They are already performing better than any human experts! Any AI When I Use It:

static.klipy.com

Ralph Wiggum eating paste

Alt: Ralph Wiggum eating paste

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

In my grad lab, we observed a measurable phenomenon by which bugs would disappear the moment we asked a lab mate to come over and examine the issue.

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

soft serve... gelato....? ....want.... ?

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

NEW GENDER EUPHORIA HORROR UNLOCKED. WASP STUCK IN HAIR.

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

"OH MY GOD. WHY ISN'T MY SD CARD READING! UGH! Is the USB port dead? This is ridiculous." ...the card was inserted upside down... ....*and* backwards... ...the contacts on the card were pointing *out* of the reader and up in the air in the opposite direction...

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Me: my tummy doesn't feel happy 🧠 : what have you had to eat today Me: three cheese sandwiches and two ice cream sandwiches 🧠 : Me: 🧠 : Me: what 🧠 : where can I submit my resignation

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Elise Hunley (she/her) @eggsitential42.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Critical Insights on Deploying Direct Sales Representatives (DSRs) in Contested Neighborhoods From Marsha My Dog “BAD. WHY ARE THERE STRANGE MEN. THEY NEED TO GO AWAY. I NEED TO YELL AT THEM.”

Marsha, a mastiff, barking unhappily at strangers from our backyard.

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