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Erna Mahyuni

@ernamh.bsky.social
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Most annoying columnist you know. Malaysian news editor and writer, professional PITA. Buy me a coffee here: ko-fi.com/ernamh2202

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Nick Calandra @nickjcal.bsky.social · 14h
Echoing this. Second Wind is in a strong position, but we also need to be bringing in more paid subs than we’re losing which right now is very much tied to economic conditions. Sad to see in our exit surveys why people are having to leave. Support the media you enjoy please. Every $ counts.
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Erna Mahyuni @ernamh.bsky.social · 14h
After work spent 30min on exercise bike then some Coursera and now it’s not even 11pm and I’m tucked in bed. My body cannot do late nights or little sleep anymore.
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Erna Mahyuni @ernamh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Was going to go to the mall and drop my laundry then realised I scheduled a grocery delivery this morning ahhhhhh
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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
how it’s going
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Erna Mahyuni @ernamh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I was so worried about my cat not gobbling up her kibble like she used to. ...found out she was just bored. Gave her new kibble and she vacuumed it. Guess my pudgy tabby is coming back.
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Erna Mahyuni @ernamh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
People are mean for no reason now which is kind of sad
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Chris Boyd @paperghost.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"You can hate AI or you can keep up." ohhhhh my god u turbocharged your KPIs? should we tell everyone? should we throw a metrics party? should we invite bella hadid
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Erna Mahyuni @ernamh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sometimes I am reminded that I only got this far due to multiple kindnesses. I hope one day when I do depart this realm that I am remembered for being kind, most of all.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 27/09/2026
World's Scientists Admit They Just Don't Like Mice theonion.com/worlds-scientists-admi…
World's Scientists Admit They Just Don't Like Mice
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hasbee - rehab from twitter era @hasbeemasputra.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Didn't expect to be doing this again so soon, but if anyone can help, one of my rescue kittens needs a neurological assessment. Gene is currently at Subang Vet for observation, but I will need to bring him to Gasing Vet for a proper neurological assessment. 1/3
My QR codeGene is a young silver tabby cat.
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Erna Mahyuni @ernamh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Glad the free movie posters now are A3 size - and Daiso carries decent enough frames. My fave movies of the year so far.
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Erna Mahyuni @ernamh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I'd been feeling very sad because I hadn't gotten messages from readers/blog visitors. ...and apparently my website contact form has been going straight to my spam folder. I'm so smart. And my cookie notification has blocked the message send button. 🫠 Well at least my website's working now.
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Erna Mahyuni @ernamh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Someone summarised an NYT article so I didn't have to read it lol. Basically LLMs crawled into various classified sites it shouldn't have - if a hacker did even a tenth of what they did, they'd be in jail. But no, it's OK to let the robots compromise our data.
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Erna Mahyuni @ernamh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
To the person who needs to see this: if life has been so hard for you lately, or maybe too often, wanting it to stop being hard is not too much to ask.
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Erna Mahyuni @ernamh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
No matter which sibling is living with me, they cannot wake up to their alarm. Meanwhile I wake up if someone as much as breathes outside my front gate.
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Erna Mahyuni @ernamh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
My book finally has a title! I have designed a book cover! I have finished editing the first chapter (6000 words)! I have finally figured out how to use Scrivener to prepare my book for publishing!
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Erna Mahyuni @ernamh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Running a low-grade fever so I'm chilling at home. Trying to edit my book and I'm struggling
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Erna Mahyuni @ernamh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hanging out for board games with friends and their very chatty cat. She seems very interested in inspecting my Apple Watch.
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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This is a great chance to get some of my favorite sci-fi novels and stories and help the writer out directly at the same time.
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Eliza Orlins @elizaorlins.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is so fucking dark. Kalshi filed with the CFTC today asking for permission to let traders bet on margin, which means placing prediction market bets with borrowed money.
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
From @timnitgebru.blacksky.app and me on what we should take from the 2026 summer of AI hype: www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/22/1...
technologyreview.com
Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype
Breathless claims about AGI and new capabilities fall apart pretty quickly under scrutiny.
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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 22/09/2026
I'm only a few hours into this one, but yeah, this feels like something carved out of the finest, strongest parts of Vampire Bloodlines, with the cracks filled in with a little bit of Fallen London lacquer. What if Bloodlines was 100% about the cool weird night people and investigations.
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Erna Mahyuni @ernamh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Currently speedrunning my (paid for the government) Coursera courses and I am now in solidarity with all the kids who hate turning in assignments. Assignments are the worst.
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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Trump just banned reporting the truth And his idiot followers…
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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 21/09/2026
It's been a literal two decades since I was in great shape so I started losing weight and starting exercising again and why did nobody warn me for the 3:30AM hunger that strikes when you're a 2 meter tall man doing exercise? Why am I in the kitchen at 3:30AM
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Mags Display Name @mags.colvett.online · 10/10/2025
These pouches are sorted by how long I'd be away from home before I needed this stuff, from daily things (e.g. chapstick) to occasional overnight things (e.g. toothbrush) to the "I don't know when or if I'm coming back" tier (e.g. passport). There's also a packing checklist (e.g. laptop).
Photo of two smallish travel pouches with the items listed slightly visible. Text:

TIER 1: DAILY STUFF
(no reason for this to be two bags, just the size of travel pouch I had)

Antibacterial hand wipes
Glasses wipes
Gum
Tissues
Chapstick
Menstrual stuff
Snacks
Lactase tablets
Sudafed tablets
Bandages
Alcohol wipes
Little cash (“subway fare and a snack” money; if I still drove it’d be “tank of gas and a snack” money)
Single-use toothbrushes
K95 maskPhoto of medium travel pouch with the items listed slightly visible. Text:

TIER 2: OVERNIGHT STUFF

Toothbrush
Toothpaste
Shampoo
Conditioner
Soap
Extra underwear
Extra socks
Deodorant
Pen and paper
Extra Rx and OTC meds
Washcloth
Snacks (every tier of bag has a snack; snacks are so important when your plans are changing fast)Photo of a medium travel pouch, contents mostly obscured by a 6x9" envelope and a folded piece of paper with a checklist printed on it. Text:

TIER 3: INDEFINITE STUFF

Passport
Credit cards not in my regular wallet
Slightly more cash
Backup glasses (1 Rx ago)
Important phone numbers
VPN login info
Copies of:
	Passport
	Social Security card
	Birth certificate
	Driver’s license
	Glasses Rx
	Health insurance
	Library cards :)
More K95s
Snacks
“Grab and Go Checklist” (see next)Text box caption side-by-side with screenshot of Notes app checklist from iPhone.

Caption text:
Along with all that, there are some things I would probably want to have, but are not practical to store in an in-case-of-emergencies location forever, like my laptop. 

To prevent myself from having to remember what all of them are while my roof is on fire or whatever, I keep a checklist in an accessible place on my phone, and also printed out in the “indefinite stuff” pouch.

Checklist contents:

Grab and Go Checklist

OK to mix and match compatible chargers

Essentials:
- [ ] Laptop + charger
- [ ] Rx bottle
- [ ] Charger brick(s) + charger
- [ ] Wallet
- [ ] Phone + charger

Consider:
- [ ] Headphones + charger
- [ ] Boox Palma + charger
- [ ] Water bottle
- [ ] Extra snacks
- [ ] Caffeine bottle
- [ ] Umbrella
- [ ] Bandana
- [ ] Solar pack
- [ ] Emergency flashlight/radio
- [ ] Multitools
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Erna Mahyuni @ernamh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Kills me sometimes knowing Brian McKnight is a deadbeat dad who abandoned his kids for new wife/stepkids. And when his son was dying of cancer and only wanted his support, Brian still distanced himself. Every day I'm thankful my parents love me, as imperfect as they are.
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Erna Mahyuni @ernamh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It's hard to keep making fun of Americans when Malaysians are also f-ing stupid. Bro, you don't know how you're going to eat tomorrow but you're giving that cretin money? When his wife's handbag collection is worth a whole lot more than his fine. His daughter wears stacks of Cartier.
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Clay Bennett @claybennett.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
9/18/2026- MAHA www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/se...
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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 16/09/2026
I love that "BREAKING: in solidarity against genocide, [blank] is also pulling out of Ed Sheeran's tour" is a real genre of post now.
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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
he played the middle in front of Irish bands now no one’s on tour with this English man
Ed Sheeran
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Erna Mahyuni @ernamh.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Lol
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danielleri @danielleri.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I wrote it in here, but lol, here's the neon sign: I'm OPEN TO WORK. Anything involving writing or editing words, editing video, teaching (I've been teaching college since 2009), and hey, I'm an EMT and got my phlebotomy cert a couple years back. I'm versatile!
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Erna Mahyuni @ernamh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I feel vindicated for never being able to tolerate Ed Sheeran's music. Like, I love sappy ballads. But Ed's stuff always felt like limp noodles to me.
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Corey Brotherson (open for new contracts/work, drop me an email) @coreybrotherson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Why you gotta do me like that, Nintendo
An email from Nintendo in a red banner, with a header in a white banner which says: 

WHY NOT PLAY THESE GAMES YOU ALREADY OWN?
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Erna Mahyuni @ernamh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
RIP Solomon Freeman. I didn't know him personally but I know many who do. I'm sorry that the pain was too overwhelming for you to bear, and that the world couldn't be enough of a panacea for all your hurts.
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Erna Mahyuni @ernamh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Deserved. Widow's Bay is hilarious.
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Erna Mahyuni @ernamh.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Universe: Hey girl we're going to give you plenty of chance to SHINE this month are you readyyyyyy Me: I have already busted my knee but ok sure
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Erna Mahyuni @ernamh.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I will never get over my (formerly) favourite Backstreet Boy being MAGA. ...and they're all also Zios. Sad.
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Erna Mahyuni @ernamh.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Mildly embarrassing moment - Pokémon rep seeing my chiikawa phone wallpaper.
static.klipy.com
Chiikawa Hachiware: Sad in the Rain
ALT: Chiikawa Hachiware: Sad in the Rain
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Erna Mahyuni @ernamh.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I despise people who sell/buy/consume turtle eggs (man in photo works with wildlife, not a poacher). Chicken eggs are easy, chickens are farmed, not near extinction. Turtles go through a hell of a lot just to make it to adulthood so turtle egg eaters are NOT cool with me.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A recurrent theme in this excellent story about China’s progress is that people there regard Trump as essential to their success, including his ability to drive scientific talent from the US www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
In Beijing, a think tank at Renmin University recently published an assessment titled
"Thank Trump," which wryly hailed his efforts to hasten the "twilight of an empire," by undermining America's alliances, civil service, scientific institutions, and democratic credibility. In the past two years, the international approval rating of the U.S. has dropped nearly forty points, according to a worldwide survey by the Alliance of Democracies; in multiple polls, China now rates higher than the U.S.
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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The sequel to
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Erna Mahyuni @ernamh.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
My knee is busted, I was feverish (it's died down fortunately) but yesterday was fun - the Pokémon and Nintendo pop-ups look cool but are dangerous for my wallet. Ombak still really unfinished and the lifts are nonsense. But I loved the Pokémon activities (fengtau rave pikachu lolol) and the decor.
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Erna Mahyuni @ernamh.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Me: Nah I'm gonna sit out the Pokémon Run since tix are expensive Universe: Here is a free ticket ...oh god I have to start training now don't I
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Erna Mahyuni @ernamh.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Feels like they made this specifically for @ithayla.bsky.social
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Erna Mahyuni @ernamh.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Memories. Sadly I don't think i can commit to WOW when I have a thousand personal projects lol. I might get Diablo IV for Switch 2 though.
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Erna Mahyuni @ernamh.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
So cute
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Erna Mahyuni @ernamh.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Me being a creep. Professional creep. Aka journo.
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Erna Mahyuni @ernamh.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Dressing Pikachu up for the celebrations tomorrow
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