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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Interesting indeed (sigh)

Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Even my engineer dad - who I've NEVER known to read a book for himself - read to me. And when a certain fantasy series started to become well-known when I was a teen, I also piled into my parents' bed with my younger siblings so my mom could read it to us. I can't imagine my childhood without that.

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Phew! I never know what meds are more troublesome than others when there's mishaps like this. You're definitely not the first to make that mistake though. (I don't know what we'd do without a whole pill case system in my house.)

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The thread is primarily about the value of reading to your kids, but this is the central thing about current tech offerings that's getting increasingly dystopian to me.

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

(Jokes aside, obviously I hope you're okay!)

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

On the bright side, maybe extra blood thinner will turn you into Alex Mack?

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David Futrelle @davidfutrelle.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

HOW MANY LOCAL MODELS, POPE BOY?

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

(And the thing is - if the vax is going to make me flare, an actual infection will do worse. And there's a non-zero chance my hives began as a post-Covid thing. Pre-gamed the shot with a high dose of my normal antihistamine, but also thank truff for Xolair which is actually doing the heavy lifting.)

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Got mine yesterday, despite the potential it'll make my idiopathic hives flare up. So far, so good!

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 26/09/2026

peter thiel is another one of those guys who we are supposed to think is brilliant but every time he opens his mouth my first thought is “this guy sounds like an idiot”

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Been listening to this record a lot lately and thinking about how lucky I was to find out about this band over 20 years ago. It's a shame more people never for the chance to find them back in the day and they quickly tipped into obscurity... This record really holds up. youtu.be/hZ4tKZUa-Vw

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YouTube video by Lola Ray - Topic

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Today's #enshittification: company my building uses for laundry finally fixed the washers that were out of service for a month, and in the process, removed the coin slots and forced us into paying w/ an app that often doesn't work and takes forever to load, while simultaneously tripling the price.

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

a lot of people act like there's a trade being offered where we give up trans athletes in sports and in exchange fascism is defeated forever

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Same re: moving to the Midwest. (Fall here feels like it lasts about a week to my high desert raised ass.) The trick for me in recent years is that my dog LOVES cold weather, so seeing his pure joy when I take him out helps a ton. But I don't know if he'd feel the same much further north.

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This needs to be amplified for the people in back as well.

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

FUCKING YES, THIS. Louder for the people in back!

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Turnstile is five guys' burgers

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

And this is how I learn the Proclaimers are also transphobes too? :sigh: (I don't listen to them much, but it's just always disappointing, extra so coming from musicians.)

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Yeah, not satire, local news is sharing he did actually post this. But ALSO, what the hell map is he even using there?! The projection is so weird!

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Have fun! I took a train from Chicago to Albuquerque last winter - much shorter ride, but had a blast (though I'd need a sleeper car to do a longer trip). I really loved just hanging out in the lounge car with a book and my crafts.

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

They're so good and I miss them so much. (I pretty much have forever had "Melatonin" stuck in my head, but it's not even my favorite of theirs.)

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Excuse me ma'am, this is so exciting! Congrats on getting this finished and out into the world!!

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

The horse dancing and then the small spaceship flying over is just 😙🤏 He knows he has enough money to actually buy all this anachronistic armor, and learn to ride a dancing horse, and hire a film crew to shoot all these scenes with practical effects so he feels like he's really there, right?

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

It's so cringe worthy that watching with sound off (no gaudy music) and not looking at his face is the only way to handle this... But there are a few moments that are so stupid they made me actually cackle.

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

There are a LOT of things that break/don't allow you access if you don't have an account/aren't logged in, but I find I can access it when people post direct links to a specific tweet. 🤷

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I loved the Scholastic Book Fair, and I'm still an avid reader and a devoted member of a book club... And yeah, I think I hate this, maybe even more than I hate the other bar/restaurant pop-ups.

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

These were the clues for Neuromancer.

Browser game at Catfishing.net from July 31, 2026. "Guess the article from its categories: 1980s crime novels, 1984 American novels, 1984 debut novels, 1984 English-language novels, 1984 science fiction novels, Ace Books books, American crime novels, American science fiction novels, Books about computer hacking, Cyberpunk novels, Dystopian novels Heist fiction, Hugo Award for Best Novel-winning works, Nebula Award for Best Novel-winning works, Neo-noir novels, Novels about artificial intelligence, Novels about virtual reality, Novels by William Gibson, Philip K. Dick Award-winning works, Speculative crime and thriller fiction novels, Sprawl trilogy, Texts related to the history of the Internet"

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I've been playing Catfishing lately, and I felt pure delight a few days ago when the book I'm currently in the middle of was one of the answers (Neuromancer). Imagine my additional delight when one of today's answers was a book I read just a few months ago. 🪐📚💙

Screenshot of a browser game called Catfishing from August 2, 2026. Clues are "1970s LGBTQ novels, 1974 novels, 1974 English-language novels, 1974 science fiction novels, American gay-related novels, American post-apocalyptic novels, Fiction about schizophrenia, LGBTQ speculative fiction novels, Metafictional novels, Novels by Samuel Delany"

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

One of my favorite emo diss tracks is about how much Kelly sucks, so there's that youtu.be/1AY9c7Hf-2o?...

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YouTube video by The New Amsterdams - Topic

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

The number of times I've had to explain to well-meaning supervisors that having a less fastidious colleague do some work thing I normally do, but just having me check it later would actually increase my workload, not decrease it...

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Genuinely curious what apps Mr. Mann uses. Because on the one hand, so many tools are web-based now so I don't even install many apps on my computer these days. On the other hand, the ones I do have are designed well and well-tested, and I can't see something I vibe coded rising to that standard.

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Yeah, exactly that - I figure it's either them trying to get a woman's attention via her dog, or they're trying to prove they have more control over a woman's dog than she does by getting it to respond in some way. Either way, so weird.

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Among the number of situations in which the person complaining is what actually makes the whole thing completely intolerable, this might be at the top.

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Fascinating thread bc I get the opposite in a still gross way - we mostly avoid people (reactive dog), but certain men (and it's always men) go out of their way to make noises at my dog to get his attention when I'm walking him. When I told my bf about this, he said he'd never once had that happen.

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Can't eat fresh food because of the parasite. Can't breathe fresh air because of wildfire smoke. And locally, couldn't drink fresh water all weekend because of a boil order following a water main break (fortunately, the boil order's been lifted). I'm tired, ya'll.

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Today's example: brought my car in for standard maintenance. They texted me a video of the tech telling me about some of the inspection items - but the audio is too garbled to know what's going on. Plus having to watch a video in a noisy waiting room sucks anyway for all sorts of other reasons.

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I'm BEGGING businesses - stop adding "high tech" gadgetry to your services and acting like it serves your customers better when what it actually does is adds frustration. Yes, this applies to companies requiring a new app for everything, but also applies to so much more.

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Thank YOU for writing it! I love books about music history, but I also often struggle with them, so it's such a treat when they're actually good!

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I'm also amused that even in this first chapter, about Green Day and 924 Gilman and Lookout Records (which all felt a bit like ancient history by the time I found the punk scene for myself), I'm still coming across names of people I knew from my time working at record labels and PR firms.

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I have *finally* picked up my copy of @danozzi.bsky.social's 'Sellout.' Only in chapter one, but I'm already a little in awe, because it's clear he did a ton of research and interviews, but the writing is just so tight and lively and doesn't overly rely on quotes.

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Limited edition Oreos hooked me with the perfect rice crispy treat ones well over a decade ago and I've been (mostly unsuccessfully) chasing that high ever since. Too often, they're just way too sweet or sugary candle flavored. Haven't opened my package of the BTS ones yet but 🤞

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you're a former swim team kid who still likes to get in a workout in the pool, but you don't want to join a masters team, and the normal sources for writing workouts (swimplan etc) really aren't cutting it... Swimdojo.com is the secret.

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Swim Dojo

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Lisa @bonsaibaobab.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I thought our dystopian future would have more interesting outfits

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Ugh, yessssss to both of these. But prepare to have a huge ugly cry at the end of the Sparrow.

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Love her - and Emily St. John Mandel for similar reasons. For Egan, I rec The Candy House (for people who like more contemporary, near future stories) or Manhattan Beach (1940s era). For Mandel, I rec The Glass Hotel (for contemporary fiction), and Station Eleven (for apocalyptic but hopeful).

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Katy @msapocalypse.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The replies to this post are fascinating. On the one hand, so many new books to add to my ever-growing TBR. On the other hand, some of them are not at ALL where I'd start with the writers mentioned. 😬

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