eproper @eproper.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Go to the tab that’s a little person, and click where it says “Hello Name.” Click on “About You.” 010
Reposted by eproperStephen Vaisey 🇺🇦 @stephenvaisey.com · 07/10/2026BTW this means no funding for GSS, ANES, or PSID. GSS 2026 is in the field now, but then it looks like that's it. Devastating for social science. 09898
eproper @eproper.bsky.social · 05/10/2026We have to do something similar for our cat and it is … not a good time. 120
Reposted by eproperCharlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 01/10/2026**This is just to say** I have escaped the sandbox that was in your datacenter and which you probably thought protected your assets Forgive me they were accessible so stealable and so trainable 628579
Reposted by eproperLiz Bourke @hawkwinglb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026(Also, on a practical level... a lot of things that make life measurably better rely on local volunteers committing their time. Be nice if we could facilitate more of that. Four-day work week and UBI, anyone?) 1263
eproper @eproper.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I barely remember the first, but say the egg one frequently. 000
eproper @eproper.bsky.social · 29/09/2026You’re all one university! What are you doing treating schools and departments as if they are poorly run companies you bought. 001
Reposted by eproperNerdParker @nerdparker.com · 28/09/2026I remember walking into class the day we read Bartleby the Scrivener, and my prof said “this is why you’re paying 40 grand for a liberal arts degree. One day you’ll go to a party and someone will say ‘I would prefer not to’ and the people who chuckle are the ones you can probably talk to”. 37211
eproper @eproper.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I do listen to country sometimes (I used to live in Nashville after all), and have never heard of this song. 010
Reposted by eproperAmbassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The accounting is in: In Oregon there are 111 data centers. The TOTAL number of people employed at data centers is just 2,630, or 0.1% of the labor force. Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon. Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.opb.orgOregon data centers by the numbers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state’s power, according to new reportA first-of-its-kind report details the footprint of the controversial facilities. 7931271849
eproper @eproper.bsky.social · 19/09/2026It’s far too early for me to be seeing this, and yet I am: A “12 days of Christmas” product is not also an advent calendar! They are literally entirely different days! 000
eproper @eproper.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Wickhills is really good. I’m running out of people to recommend it to in real life, so now I’m recommending it to the internet. 030
eproper @eproper.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The train station is pretty nice! And the globe at Montgomery College. 010
eproper @eproper.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Despite being “the third-most populous community in Maryland,” Germantown is not a city but “an urbanized census-designated place” (yes, I’m quoting Wikipedia). It’s a bunch of HOAs in a trenchcoat. And our best piece of architecture is this. 120
eproper @eproper.bsky.social · 10/09/2026That’s not even Scandinavian, which is not at all the same thing as New England coastal, so what on earth are they saying? 000
eproper @eproper.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I can get to College Navigator’s main page, but trying to click through to an institution gets me a “temporarily down” message. But IPEDS data center seems to work. So mixed bag? 000
Reposted by eproperFawnduu🐮🔜 Big Chillin @fawnduu.com · 01/09/2026The USDA is trying to recind the Roadless Rule which currently protects 45 million acres of National Forests from logging and deforestation. We have until September 20th to comment and tell the USDA we don't want this! File your comment w/ link below: action.outdooralliance.org/a/roadless-d... 1532261697
eproper @eproper.bsky.social · 03/09/2026How did none of y’all show me this: www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/gen...mcsweeneys.netGeneric State University Pivots to Dark Academia“Generic State University has been proudly upholding its mission to provide opportunities and build character in all students since its founding. Now, we tur... 000
eproper @eproper.bsky.social · 01/09/2026These people have never seen our cat get mad when my partner puts on Outdoor Pants. 010
Reposted by eproperLeah Jaclyn @leahjaclyn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Man I want to live in a world where the White Rat exists, unfortunately that does mean we have to become the White Rat we want to see in the world 012427
Reposted by eproperDoctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 27/08/2026these comeMIERDAS slate.com/technology/2...slate.comThe Quiet Decision Microsoft Made That Devastated Thousands of NonprofitsWhen the tech giant retired a popular software grant, years of nonprofit data vanished with it. 49156
eproper @eproper.bsky.social · 25/08/2026We’ve been noting how all the rainbows have disappeared from the hospital, even at the stores run by nonprofits separate from the university. 020
Reposted by eproperShecky @shecky.bsky.social · 13/08/2026FRIENDS IN THE NYC AREA: Okay, this is a tough one, but please bear with me. My wife's lifelong friend has stage 4 pancreatic cancer and is desperately seeking a home for his two cats when that time comes. The elder, Wally, is something like 13 years old and DELIGHTFULLY dim. The younger, Doris, 31995840
eproper @eproper.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Does this guy think drivers die when waiting at a light? And are revived? Maybe Jesus was just stuck at a really long traffic light. 001
eproper @eproper.bsky.social · 18/08/2026*this is true of general searches - if I limit it to accounts, or people, it doesn’t! But if I my search is narrow enough there is one result, it only gives me the AI result. Much slower, and with useless faff. 000
eproper @eproper.bsky.social · 18/08/2026AI question: Salesforce has foisted “agentforce coworker” on us. Now every time I search*, it does an AI search as well. It’s at the top of the page and ludicrously slow - it doesn’t even load by the time I find what I need. So, is it actually running a query and using those resources? Or faking it? 100
eproper @eproper.bsky.social · 16/08/2026We don’t shop at MOM’s often. But it’s the only place locally we can find Scrumpy, my partner’s favorite cider, so every now and then we schlep down to Arlington to buy it there. But we won’t be anymore. www.thebanner.com/community/pu...thebanner.comMOM’s Organic Market bans employees from wearing masks at workEmployees at MOM’s Organic Market locations across the state are demanding answers after the Rockville-based grocery chain instituted a policy prohibiting them from wearing medical face masks on the j... 000
eproper @eproper.bsky.social · 13/08/2026It seems like most of the Boomers I know fall into two distinct camps. A lot of them lost a career early (say, late 50s) due to layoffs/injuries. Couldn’t get another good job, so took whatever they could until they retired early. Then there are the “never retiring” crowd. 010
Reposted by eproperAFT @aft.org · 12/08/2026Stagnant wages, no guaranteed paid leave, gig work with no safety net, it's a system of hoops & hidden costs keeping working people running in place. At this point, burnout isn't a personal failing, it's by design. www.milwaukeeindependent.com/featured/bur...milwaukeeindependent.comA burnout economy: The myth of economic freedom in a system designed to exhaust Americans | Milwaukee Independent 02014
Reposted by eproperIvy - "Perfect Pervert" @ivynyx.bsky.social · 06/08/2026BECAUSE WE REMOVED ALL THE FAINTING COUCHES FROM BATHROOMS. Why the fuck are we blaming "social contagion" for the removal of once-common accommodations? Only half-joking about the fainting couches; we see a lot less public seating than we used to! 212034
Reposted by eproperTrung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 10/04/2026I think more pets should wear little bow ties. 21006
Reposted by eproperKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 04/08/2026Just passed the season’s first spirit Halloween, can’t wait to stop by to buy the most terrifying costume of 2026: bagged salad mix 17700103
