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Wynn Thornton

@northwind.myatproto.social
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Gamer; mental health advocate; failed linguist; spreadsheet wrangler; lover of science, math(s) and logic. UCLA, Oxford Uni. 🏳️‍⚧️ DMs temporarily limited on account of high bot activity. FF14 posting: @maidenofletters.etheirys.social

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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 1h
Yeah, Ive mentioned it a couple times to one of my coworkers and she said she’d keep an eye out. Also once to a different coworker (technically not my supervisor but it’s complicated). But I don’t, like, whine about it daily here. That would just be office drama that nobody wants.
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 1h
Boss sent out an email to the team announcing that I’m going to start cross-training, and in it she explicitly thanked the team for their “time and support in helping Wynn build confidence…” Like, okay, yeah, fair—but I never realized it was that obvious. (Still can’t find anywhere to live though.)
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 1h
It’s not just me; everyone on the team is now getting cross-trained because apparently last year they ran into some (honestly predictable) problems with everyone being “overcentralized.” But the point is, they think I’m picking things up really fast so I’m already moving into other areas.
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 1h
My boss just pulled me aside for a 1-on-1, said I’m doing really well and they’re going to start cross-training me in other areas.
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 3h
Also, self-promo because I’m getting really desperate: If you’re in Anchorage, I have realistically only a month, maybe two, left to find housing. Ideally looking for something near downtown—but at this point I’d take anything as long as there’s bus service to downtown. Budget is $1,000-1,100/mth.
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 3h
Oh what the fuck are those websites. Here. THIS is the one you want to report to, not some sketchy .com. earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 3h
Hey, Southcentral folks, this was a bit bigger than many. Be sure to fill out the Did You Feel It survey, even if you didn’t. ESPECIALLY if you didn’t! That’s good data that’s often underreported! #AlaskaSky
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 9h
By just about every metric things are worse now than in 2019, and they’re not getting better. Nobody who cares can help, and nobody who can help cares. I’m stupid for even having spent this long trying. I’d’ve suffered a lot less if I’d just ended it all in 2019 and not let anyone talk me out of it.
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 9h
And I still can’t find stable housing. And I’m just about to give up and end it all. My willpower has been worn down. I was told in late 2019 to “hang in there because things will get better.” It was a lie. (And it’s why I’m now so prickly about useless platitudes and toxic positivity.)
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 9h
And of course I know that it resulted in me having to return to the US much earlier than planned—with no home or job lined up—just months before Covid started. Which has resulted in the worst 7-years-and-counting of my life.
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 9h
…even my supervisor—normally a very stoic man—expressed visible shock when he found out about all that almost every single application for advancement had been rejected.
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 9h
I still don’t know precisely what happened at Oxford, btw. It was either a voluntary “restructuring” of the department or a power grab by one particular professor, and I’m genuinely not sure which. All I know is that…
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 9h
The only other time it’s happened in the last decade was spring 2019, after I found out that my department at Oxford had essentially rejected the entire cohort’s advancement to the DPhil (along with the DGS chair changing hands, the whole MPhil course rubric being reworked, etc.).
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 9h
I’m the type of person who naturally wakes up 5 minutes before the alarm goes off. I always set one, just in case, but the only times it actually goes off are when I’m at my most stressed out.
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 9h
Evidence of how badly my current living situation is affecting me: I just got woken up by my alarm for exactly the second time in the last decade.
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 18h
I run a server of 85 people and we have four moderators
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 21h
You are literally the only person who *hasn't* thought it was sketchy, and I'm genuinely concerned you're going to get your identity stolen or get scammed out of a lot of money.
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 21h
I've had four other people independently confirm it's sketchy. I showed the "application" they gave me to a coworker today and she immediately went "Yeah no, there's no reason they need your bank account numbers, I'd have been much less polite than you were."
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 22h
Like, this sounds like a not-great place to live anyway - but even if it were amazing, it's specifically designed for a few weeks or a month. Let's assume I take this option, I'm still fucked next month.
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 22h
To be clear, chasing up options that are by definition both temporary and outside my budget, is not good for my mental health.
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 22h
Gonna try to go see the other place tomorrow after work. That one's $1200/mth plus $500 deposit, so I've been putting it off since I really can't afford it anyway. But at this point I might as well go see it.
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 22h
This is kind of like “the proper rhythm to do chest compressions while providing CPR just happens to be the beat of the Bee Gees’ ‘Stayin’ Alive’.”
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 22h
FWIW I played FFT first and I agree
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 23h
I actually do want to play it, but for the moment even $5 is not an amount I can spend without thought and I don’t actually get to use my computer much these days anyway because I spend so much time out of the house. Good deal though!
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 05/10/2026
This one just got back to me. As of Saturday it was still on Craigslist and had been posted for only four days. Notable because most of the rooms (or “rooms”) on Craigslist stay posted for a month or more.
Me: Hi there! I saw your post on Craigslist about the rooms available. I'd be interested in one!
I just recently (about a month ago) started a new job with the State of Alaska. I work downtown, and your place is much closer than where I'm currently staying. Would cut my commute time in half!
I'd love to come see the place! | could come by tomorrow or in the evening any day this week.

Them: Hello! Sorry for not getting back to you sooner. The room is no longer available. Best of luck!
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Curious Georgette 🐒💀 @heartisthecompass.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Heya anyone in Anchorage needing roommate? Wynn is still looking for one ✨
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 05/10/2026
Thank you!
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 05/10/2026
I think all the time about this one, an article from 2019 that I tried to re-cite in 2024 and it was just gone. bsky.app/profile/nort...
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 05/10/2026
I have never gone out of my way to try agentic AI for this, but I can attest that the Copilot in Microsoft Outlook is *terrible* at it. It came enabled on my work computer but I wasn’t told—and for a solid week ot two I was having moments of “why is my inbox constantly fucky” before figuring it out
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 05/10/2026
Eagle River, Wasilla, etc. will not work, unfortunately.
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 05/10/2026
I literally work in downtown Anchorage, so would prefer something close to that. (Downtown, Midtown, or Spenard areas would be ideal.) I don’t drive, so further away is less ideal but at this point as long as I can get downtown by bus I’ll take it even if it’s a 2-hour commute.
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 05/10/2026
Reposting this again. I know there’s no point. I know it’s hopeless and I’m going to be on the streets again in a month or two (which’ll probably also cause me to lose the job I just got, but honestly that’s fine since the job isn’t helping me get housing anyway). I know nobody really cares.
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Thought Punks 🎲 TTRPGs + Punk 👩‍🎤 @thoughtpunks.com · 05/10/2026
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mcc @dryad.technology · 04/10/2026
Have you noticed, lately, or noticed people around you commenting, that there just seems to be no money anymore. There's no money for companies to make the tv shows you like, the video games you like, the local diner you like shut down, no one you know can find a job. Think about that in context of
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Shelley Krause 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @butwait.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Temps next Tuesday night where our friend is STILL living in a car are projected to go down into the 30's (F). The goal is to get her inside for a while, & while significant progress towards that has been made, there's still a ways to go. V SNDesiree C $SNDesiree C: @sndesireecha.bsky.social
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 05/10/2026
I recognized this as Val while scrolling, before reading the post - so well done indeed!
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 05/10/2026
There were a couple other red flags tool. Nothing likely insurmountable, but it would be a place I'd need to walk on eggshells a bit. (No noise after 7pm, etc.) Overall, not a great fit for me anyway, despite being a great place at a great price.
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 05/10/2026
I already checked in with a few friends, and they all agreed it's extremely suspicious. I tried to be fair, but everyone else said I was probably giving too much credit and was right to run away.
Them: No rental agency needs that info wtf

Me: Yeah, that's what I thought but also I've never really done a rental application
On the other hand, I viewed the property myself. Lotta effort to go through for a scam lol.

Them: I hate that we just live in scam world now

Me: My best guess is that the guy was probably legit, and just googled "rental application form" and used the first one he found
And because we live in scam world, the first one he found was nutso
But I'm not confident enough in that analysis to be willing to submit the form
So, no affordable rental for me.
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 05/10/2026
Once again, I waste time and energy and make no progress. Once again, my best efforts are just not good enough. Once again. I do everything right and still fail. (Yes, Picard was right about that, of course. "That's life," as he said. So maybe I just don't want to be alive anymore.)
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 05/10/2026
He said he has two other applicants, and tbch *if* it's legit then my lack of proof of income (since, ya know, I haven't been paid yet) would surely rule me out.
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 05/10/2026
I'm now back to the hellhouse. Overall that was a waste of four hours. The room is very nice and the cost is so low as to be tough to believe, but I don't feel comfortable with the "application" he's requesting and even if it's not a scam the chances of me getting it are low anyway.
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SN Désirée Cha @sndesireecha.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
i’m very close to my goal and hope to raise $400 more for paid safer indoor stay. thankful to everyone who’s boosted, shared, and given. thank you.
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 05/10/2026
I’m sure you’re aware but what’s actually happening here is that the bot ring is no longer creating new accounts, they’re just stealing credentials and taking over other people’s existing accounts l.
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Quest 64 Official @quest64official.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A picture of Brian's face with the text 

"Repost if youre really fucking stupid"
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 05/10/2026
There’s once again a person on this bus shouting and being verbally and physically aggressive toward others. This was not a problem I witnessed before a few days ago. Now it’s every bus. I’m not precisely sure what’s changed.
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 05/10/2026
My notifications are more bots than people these days
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 05/10/2026
This doesn’t even include the ones I blocked on sight
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 05/10/2026
Yeah this is actually getting ridiculous
Several random accounts—none of which I’ve ever interacted with and none of which have ever interacted with me—following me.
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 05/10/2026
Apparently mobile service in this area sucks too. Or bluesky is just down again. Idk if anything is sending.
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Wynn Thornton @northwind.myatproto.social · 05/10/2026
I just realized I quote-posted the wrong post above. The one that’s $1200/mth with a $500 deposit is still a possibility. I’ll try to view that one after work at some point this week. It’s a stretch in a couple ways, not the least being the cost. It’s a bit higher than my maximum budget.
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