Jenn @geekgalgroks.bsky.social · 37mOkay, fine, you win universe. Next week I'll build a website for one of the domains I've had for years. Artisanal hand whittled html about what worked for me during active treatment just because I wandered throughout the house taking photos of bodycare stuff for a friend's sister with cancer. 1100
Jenn @geekgalgroks.bsky.social · 6hI'm glad I packed up to leave when I did, I got sucked into a half hour conversation on the way out. I have to remember to allot extra energy for that potential. 160
Jenn @geekgalgroks.bsky.social · 8hA long time ago in a galaxy far far away called the 80s, my uncle had a hobby farm with two cows. All the cousins under 12 weren't allowed to drink the raw milk, we were only allowed to consume it if it was cooked in something. Because if you fuck up milk, it can kill kids. 1121
Reposted by JennNaomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 10hI am genuinely always happy these days to see a friend posting about their colonoscopy prep because the number of people I know who've been told to come back in less than ten years bc of polyps found and removed is extremely high. 2026235
Reposted by JennDr. Johnathan Flowers, Bisexual of the Blade (Alt-text or DIE) @shengokai.blacksky.app · 10hOkay, so. Way back when, in the before times, I made a post about a similar phenomenon on the hellsite. Remember all those cute ring doorbell ads? The ones shoung pet rescues or heartwarming stories? Those serve to affectively prime us to accept surveillance as reasonable through their cuteness. 926595
Reposted by JennCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 10hIt’s funny that when Sam Altman says this, he does not mean that HE should accept the risks. 722934
Jenn @geekgalgroks.bsky.social · 11hOrdering Caribou while walking in the skyway made this morning bearable. I need all the caffeine today. 2120
Reposted by JennTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 13hYes. I saw it with Lower Ed. Similar to challenging any orthodoxy, especially when you’re vulnerable to its collapse. You won’t convince them this is bankrupt. We who can live with the ambiguity of post austerity have to build better incentives for them, without them — and despite them. Sigh. 217029
Reposted by JennIan Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 01/10/2026Hey, guess what? I’m keynoting BSides Twin Cities on October 23! My talk is called “We Keep Us Safe” and connects local community defense and protecting our neighbors to cybersecurity and fighting for the users. Local community conferences like this are so important. Come show up and support!bsidestc.orgBSides – Twin Cities – An inclusive security conference for those in the Twin Cities area. 416635
Jenn @geekgalgroks.bsky.social · 23hMy fellow dehydrated noodles, Did you forget to drink enough liquid yesterday? Did you drink a pop (soda/coke/phosphate/whatever) the size of a small baby today? Did you put on your big person panties and finally reply to an email from a month ago? Congratulations on doing the hard thing! 1210
Jenn @geekgalgroks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Jupiter is either being a kitty scientist or artist. I gave him the paper rip strip from a package that had curled. He has soaked it in water and straightened it out. So my question is it a science experiment or an attempt at paper mache? 1140
Jenn @geekgalgroks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Jupiter is being a kitty scientist. I gave him a craft paper rip strip that had curled. So far he has dunked it in water and straightened it out. Or maybe he is experimenting with paper mache, he could just be an artist kitty. 050
Reposted by JennElle Ess @viamarsala18.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Can verify. Everyone is either sick or has someone in their household that’s sick. 3294
Reposted by JennK, here and there @khereandthere.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Goth skate. I repeat, GOTH SKATE. 0154
Jenn @geekgalgroks.bsky.social · 05/10/20266:30 personal training is hell the day after a flu shot. Don't mind me, I'm napping for half an hour before logging onto work. 040
Jenn @geekgalgroks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I'm watching Barbie and then I'm going to watch Project Hail Mary. I'm going to pretend that Barbie is Ryan Gosling's fever dream in the coma. 1201
Jenn @geekgalgroks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Today is a lovely day to relax and so instead of getting chores done, I, on a whim, got flu and COVID shots. Wooo! Boosted! 2151
Reposted by JennTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Thread. (It’s a new world, fellow academics.) 418647
Reposted by JennMari Ness, writer of things @mariness.bsky.social · 02/10/2026My somewhat belated blog post about accessibility issues at the Los Angeles Worldcon is up: marikness.wordpress.com/2026/10/02/w...marikness.wordpress.comWorldcon 2026: Yes. Again.Worldcon San Antonio 2013: I am on the floor, on a panel about poetry and fiction, unable to join my fellow panelists up on stage, because I am using a wheelchair, and the stage does not have a ram… 13216115
Jenn @geekgalgroks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Today's reminder is that you shouldn't have to destroy yourself to prove you need accommodations. This reminder is brought to you by me. Who after working two days in a row in the office, has been so fatigued and hurting that I called in sick yesterday and am working from home again today. 2171
Jenn @geekgalgroks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Goodnight all my pocket friends, weirdos, and fellow dehydrated noodles. You survived the day, rest now so we can do one more. 1201
Jenn @geekgalgroks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Nothing like hearing a siren test at 5pm on a sunny clear Thursday to really confuse a Minnesotan. 190
Reposted by JennDavid @archaeomather.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I wrote about rats for @racketmn.com!racketmn.comHow I Accidentally Pinpointed the Arrival of Rats in MN Through Environmental Archaeology - RacketTurns out ‘Steamboat Willie’ was actually a documentary. 424466
Jenn @geekgalgroks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Finally feel like being awake and up at 2pm. Yep, two days downtown in the plaza took all of my energy reserves. Don't worry I was up at 8am for kitty chores, calling out sick, and then I went back to bed. 070
Reposted by JennNaomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Minnesota abolished the death penalty after a botched execution in 1906. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...en.wikipedia.orgWilliam Williams (murderer) - Wikipedia 310418
Reposted by JennNaomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"Executions don't just happen, you know, you have to manage them or else it's all very hurried and awkward and looks uncomfortably like a murder." --Daggerbound, T. Kingfisher 217934
Reposted by JennDavid M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“Cutting this much from the university budget will mean that some of the core functions of the university will be lost. It’s not possible to just do more with less — to work smarter, to trim around the edges. We’re going to have to do less with less.” Gift link: www.startribune.com/umn-cuts-sta...startribune.comPerry: What we lose if the U cuts $225 million"Austerity doesn’t work. Instead, it creates a death spiral, where reduction in services leads to reductions in revenue, which lead to reductions in services, which leads to reduction in revenue, whic... 16758296
Reposted by JennDavid M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Some of it’s here thehistoryoftheweb.com/the-origin-o...thehistoryoftheweb.comThe Origin of the IMG Tag - The History of the WebWhy is it the <img> tag instead of the <image> tag? The answer, it turns out, dates back to one of the web's earliest browsers and one of the web's earliest discussions. 2586
Reposted by JennCZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 30/09/2026JCO, speaking like a true chaos gremlin shit-poster. Joyce, honey, there are no machine made clothes. They’re all made by humans. Closest we’ve gotten is an underwear that’s laser cut and has the seams welded, but they don’t stay on anyone’s ass, and they’re plastic panties, so they suck. 512837
Reposted by Jennmolly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 30/09/2026don’t turn my mailman into a cop, that sucks 462017495
Jenn @geekgalgroks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It isn't everyday that I get presented with an accessibility question and I get to push back with "This isn't accessibility, this is bad UX for everyone." I understand as the accessibility person I do get a bigger bat to use when I say no to things and sometimes I am brought in just to use my bat. 2161
Jenn @geekgalgroks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Did I just order 4 books off this pile? Yes, yes I did. 181
Reposted by JennAdrian Roselli, pH0 @aardrian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I’ve been banging the drum about *not* using ARIA menu roles for site navigation for nearly a decade. I’ve just updated my 2017 post with what has become my general point-by-point refutation when I see them proposed: adrianroselli.com/2017/10/dont... #HTML #accessibility #a11y #ARIAadrianroselli.comDon’t Use ARIA Menu Roles for Site NavOnce again, the advice is in the title of the post. But I will ramble anyway since you scrolled this far. First run with the advice, and then review some background on ARIA and how navigation and menu... 193
Reposted by JennFunranium (AKA Phil Broughton) @funranium.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Folks, I know we gone over this before including, but not limited to: various rocks, trees, very rude fungus, major geographical features, etc. But do not fuck the prototaxites. 3799
Reposted by JennEric Bailey @ericwbailey.website · 30/09/2026The 11th edition of the @webaim.bsky.social Screen Reader User Survey is now live! This is a vital resource into better understanding how people who use screen readers actually operate your website or app. webaim.org/projects/scr... My commentary on it as a thread 🧵 #a11ywebaim.orgWebAIM: Screen Reader User Survey #11 Results 13426
Jenn @geekgalgroks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026So either my cat just tricked me into getting up to walk around or I just tricked my cat into letting me work for a few hours. Either way he is now on a treat scavenger hunt throughout the house. 1100
Jenn @geekgalgroks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Me when I learn that a big meeting and all its little kick off meetings are cancelled.static.klipy.comBill Hader's Stefon: Oh! That's Terrible! SNLAlt: Bill Hader's Stefon smiling while saying, "Oh! That's Terrible!" 0171
Reposted by JennIan Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 30/09/2026BREAKING NEWS: “Do geese see God” is a palindrome 14780791989
Reposted by JennAnna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 30/09/2026In case you think I'm lying, a literal interview about how the practice of hotel job interviews in #economics finally came to an end.marketplace.orgEconomists want to end hotel room job interviewsFor many American economists, hotel room job interviews used to be the norm. A new policy from the American Economic Association wants to change that. 621352
Jenn @geekgalgroks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026My partner thought I was ridiculous for saying to Jupiter, "You only got one claw trimmed. You'll get an extra treat only if you come back and get some more." A few minutes later, Jupiter voluntarily crawled up into his lap to get the rest of his claws trimmed. Jupiter enjoyed his extra fishie. 1160
Reposted by JennOlivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 29/09/2026> Capitalist elites hate workers and despise worker expertise. [I] have decades of experience, sitting in rooms with (mostly) men who [...] hated that a wage servant possessed technical expertise they needed, but were too lazy, arrogant or stupid to grasp. — @cloudquistador.eurosky.socialmonroelab.comThe Tech Industry: An AutopsyThe tech Industry, and the fields that grew from it, are dead. The Industry, which, as Yasha Levine details in his book, ‘Surveillance Valley’, was always a tool of oppression, and never R… 59037
Reposted by JennIan Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 29/09/2026Normalize smart people admitting when they don’t know things 715815
Reposted by JennAnna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Lots of cultures believe(d) that disabled people are sacred or to be honored. Even “western” civilizations had respect. Was reminded that in the 1300s, it was believed that sick/poor people were considered closer to God. The plague changed that perception. 511222
Reposted by JennAmyville Hoyrror @amyhoy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026great thread (as always) about how "tech people" pretend they live in a world without actual users 1329
Reposted by JennAnna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026Let the history books show that STUDENT reporters brought national attention to unchecked abuse. I hope that their cups and opportunities forever overfloweth.This is courage.abcnews.comDistrict attorney reopens case of alleged Cornell University 'gang rape'Prosecutors in central New York say they are reopening the case of alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity. 31401377