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Todd Sterrett @mtsterrett.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I’m sure John Denver would have appreciated that joke.

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Todd Sterrett @mtsterrett.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Happy #caturday from two silly boys who are pretending they weren’t just bathing each other.

Two cats pretending everything is fine after being caught bathing each other at the top level of a tall cat tree.

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Todd Sterrett @mtsterrett.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This is a great example of one of the things I worry about wrt AI. We have a whole lot of things that work because people put a lot of effort into making them happen exactly right. Enshittification of complex things like airports and JIT delivery chains is going to be a problem.

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Todd Sterrett @mtsterrett.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Happy #caturday! Here’s a picture of Rongo living his best life and being silly for the camera.

Black cat hanging one arm out of a cat tree while licking his nose.

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RS Benedict @rsbenedict.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

this--THIS--is the truest recession indicator

Sticker on a cooler at a convenience store advertising Arizona iced tea cans at $1.50 each.

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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026

Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!

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Todd Sterrett @mtsterrett.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

My then wife was pregnant with our second son and we talked about it late into the evening when I finally got home. We both had a sense that the world was about to change, and wow, hasn't it.

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Todd Sterrett @mtsterrett.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

So there I was sitting in a parking lot that's long gone now, in total shock. A little later that day we set up a huge TV and watched together. I was in total shock. We ended up sending everyone home, but I was one of the few that stayed, since I could more easily respond to emergencies than others.

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Todd Sterrett @mtsterrett.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I always hesitate to mention 9/11 for many reasons, but I do vividly remember where I was when I heard about it. Driving into work that day I wasn't really listening to the news on the radio even through I had it on. It wasn't until I parked and a friend contacted me that I really started listening.

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

You may have heard about the star S301 that divebombs the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way. Have you wondered what the sky would look like from that star? I did. Then I did the math and physics to find out, so you don't have to. www.scientificamerican.com/article/this... 🔭🧪

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This star has the strangest sky in the galaxy

The newfound star S301 orbits the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole so closely that its view of the heavens gets twisted

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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 22/08/2026

“Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.” Frank Herbert, Dune

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Todd Sterrett @mtsterrett.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

On black cat appreciation day, sharing a picture of the big guy.

Black cat hiding in a box. Eyes clerly visible but everything else hidden.

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Todd Sterrett @mtsterrett.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Did this with one of mine. He was terrified for several days, and I just focused on making him feel safe. Now you'd never guess that he'd ever been anything but a lap cat. Good luck!

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Todd Sterrett @mtsterrett.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

BG3. I’ve played multiple characters right up to the point where I actually get to Baldur’s Gate proper and the game ceases to be fun for me at that point without fail.

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Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · 04/08/2026

Fae: “Tell us your true name.” Me: “…Just my name? No birthdate, no SSN, no fingerprint scan, no address, no mother’s maiden name? Are you sure you’ve even got the right Olivia Waite? There’s like six.” Fae: “What the hell kind of bargains have you been making?” Me: “They call it health insurance.”

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UIS Observatory @uisobservatory.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I’d like to make it clear for all the people following me what the sheer gravity of the news is. Without this facility we can’t ensure constant communication with spacecraft beyond Earth orbit. If this facility is off-line, the Artemis program cannot send a crew to the Moon.

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Todd Sterrett @mtsterrett.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Fort gone, but the blanket is perfect for snuggling.

Two male cats snuggling on a blanket that used to be set up as a fort on a chair.

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Todd Sterrett @mtsterrett.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I just want to say that I feel this in my bones, and not just when it comes to writing.

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Trick Weekes @trickweekes.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

One of the things that, as lead writer, I had to bang into the head of senior leadership sometimes was that writers were not interchangeable even within a project. One writer knew a certain companion inside and out. When we lost that writer, a new writer coming in took twice as long to do the work.

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Todd Sterrett @mtsterrett.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

240,000 words written so far for my current WIP. Need to decide what the best way to get this out there is.

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Todd Sterrett @mtsterrett.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I never used the em dash much until I wrote a book and went through editing pre-AI. Becoming consistent with using it really helped clean up my writing. Unfortunate that a good writing habit is now seen as a sign of AI use.

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Todd Sterrett @mtsterrett.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Big man turns his head and then does the most perfectly timed bunny hop as the younger cat shoots *under* him and he lands facing the other way allowing him to safely run back through the bathroom and back out. Younger cat baffled, but rolls with it and resumes the chase.

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Todd Sterrett @mtsterrett.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

This morning I'm in the bathroom and older cat comes tearing around the corer and through the room at full speed, younger cat *hot* on his heels. He stops dead in the closet on the other side, and I can practically see the gears turning in that second as he realizes he's about to be cornered.

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Todd Sterrett @mtsterrett.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Enjoyed Supergirl. Nice way to spend a few hours. Theater was packed.

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

My version of this for how fast airplane technology developed? Orville Wright flew both the Wright Flyer and a Lockheed Constellation

wright flyer, all cables and delicate wings, just about taking to the air.

moden era lockheed constellation four engine passenger plane

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Todd Sterrett @mtsterrett.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Best wishes with the issues! Went through that with my last two black cats, too, so much sympathy.

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Todd Sterrett @mtsterrett.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Really like how you expressed this. Art, like so many worthwhile things in life, takes work. Skills need practice to grow.

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Forever obsessed with Peter Jackson just trying to direct a movie scene and Christopher Lee starts going off about 60 year old murders he either witnessed or did himself during World War 2.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I’ve been thinking a lot about the shifting baseline concept as applied to everyday life. People in their 20’s now have no memory of highly functional systems, products (from blenders to sweaters) that were so well made you could hand them down across generations, or even helpful customer service.

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Todd Sterrett @mtsterrett.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Happy #caturday from a man who can’t remember what he was thinking 5 seconds ago.

Cat pondering while sitting next to an empty box of cookies.

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Ash Preston @theashpreston.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

You know what we don't talk enough about? Queen & Annie Lennox/David Bowie rehearsing 'Under Pressure' in 1992. So much going on! Everyone's clothes, Bowie with a lit cig throughout, where Annie PROPER GOES FOR IT, George Michael singing along in the background. The amazing vocals. Yes, please!

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Todd Sterrett @mtsterrett.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

This was fun and interesting. Thanks!

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Todd Sterrett @mtsterrett.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Brunch adventure number six today. Tasty.

Cheese soufflé with bacon, avocado, herbs, and sauce in the foreground. Croque Monsieur in the background.

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