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Wendy Qualls

@wendyqualls.bsky.social
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Geek, mom, queer romance writer. Also got called a smut wizard once. Find me at Amazon or other retailers as Wendy Qualls, and on AO3 as wendymarlowe. she/her

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 07/10/2026
Re-posting this because from all the "yay Canada, this is good" responses, I see I didn't strongly enough stress the main point I meant to make, which is that well-intentioned efforts like this that rely solely on the honor system are essentially meaningless
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zoë @zo-e.xyz · 07/10/2026
okay so this anecdote in Margaret's obituary has me crying because this is exactly what it's like being in tech and trying to anticipate failures and having men basically tell you you're being hysterical and then you have to fix it later
"the Lauren error": One day, her daughter Lauren, then four years old, was playing with the command module simulator at the
Instrumentation Lab when she somehow activated a pre-launch program, called P01, while the simulator was in midflight - which
crashed the simulator altogether. Hamilton created a program add-on in the technical documentation warning users not to launch P01 during flight.
She also proposed a software fix to prevent the error happening during a real mission, but she was overruled on the grounds that the highly trained astronauts were never going to make that same mistake. Yet during the Apollo 8 mission in 1968, that's exactly what happened: Jim Lovell inadvertently launched P01 during the flight, causing the on-flight navigational data to vanish. Hamilton and her team were called in to solve the error, and after that her proposed changes were integrated into the program. This was an early example of "defensive" programming, the
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Wendy Qualls @wendyqualls.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Redneck Moby Dick
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 05/10/2026
Accelerator Energies xkcd.com/3306/
Comic. [Chart with track length on x axis: 10cm, 1m, 10m, 100m, 1km, 10km, 100km; collision energy on y axis: 1eV, 1keV, 1MeV, 1GeV, 1TeV, 1PeV, 10^18eV, 10^21eV, 10^24eV, 10^27eV. Scatterplot increases in a mostly linear shape with points for first cyclotrons, ADA, cosmotron, bevatron, BEPC-II, J-PARC, CEBAF, RHIC, tevatron, large Hadron Collider. An outlier near the top of the chart is Daytona Speedway.]
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Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
every couple of years a mainstream media outlet covers nerd shit like they're discovering a strange new animal in the woods. but those of us who live in the woods are like "oh that's just jerry. fuckin chill out."
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The Onion @theonion.com · 03/10/2026
Cornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future
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Cornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future
ITHACA, NY—Acknowledging serious missteps in their handling of a 2024 campus sexual assault case, administrators at Cornell University vowed Tuesday that, going forward, rapists would be forced to wri...
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Jorts (and Jean) @jortsthecat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I “got stuck” behind the drawers today. Everyone had to come help me so I felt awkward telling them I wasn’t stuck, I was just being a little shit
an orange cat is being snuggled on a halloween blankie with one paw extended toward the camera. you can tell by his facial expression that he has recently been a little shit causing trouble
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ally @inaneenglish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Good news: Flint is feeling better Bad news: this means I've had to pull him out of the dishwasher and stop him from eating refrigerator magnets
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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
my phone has helpfully categorized my photos of “child” (a picture of myself aged 31), “cat” (my dog), and “Pugwash Nova Scotia” (a place no one has ever looked for a photo of)
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Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward
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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
i gotta focus. im shifting into soup mode
cover of THE PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION OF SOUP WEATHER'S LOOMING ARRIVAL GETS ME OFF BISEXUALLY featuring shirtless bud in the middle with a scarf around his neck. next to him floating there are two GOOD LOOKIN soups they have a beautiful fall scene behind them
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ally @inaneenglish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Love how Heated Rivalry has caused a deluge of hetero hockey romances because American publishers/studios looked at Heated Rivalry's success and thought "surely it is the hockey and not queer love that made this happen"
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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
chips: we put more air in the bag cookies: we put fewer cookies in the box fruit cups: we have bent the laws of time and space to fit 4 litres of juice in this 250ml cup. God himself told us "stop, that's too much juice" and then we flipped him off and added more juice.
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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 29/09/2026
A win on fair use: court rejects fair use defense of AI training
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social
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Wendy Qualls @wendyqualls.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Did we learn nothing from BonzaiBuddy?
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 30/09/2026
Adios from the public health trenches, where sometimes my best coping strategy is a little laugh— an ounce of prevention if you will 😉 As spotted on campus today, “what doesn’t kill you, mutates and tries again” So mask up, vax up, wash your hands & don’t give evolution extra material 😂 G’night🌙✨
Photo of a square sign on an office wall that reads “What doesn’t kill you, mutates and tries again”. The text is arranged in a circle, and in the center of the circle are drawings of a variety of multicolored pathogens.
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Wendy Qualls @wendyqualls.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
make Reagan look harmless
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aslynn is just a ghoul 👻 @aslynnromano.com · 26/09/2026
please allow this to serve as your annual reminder that foods made to be black by activated charcoal are likely to counteract any medications that you take around the same time, so be mindful as you consume Gothy foods/drinks this spooky season 👻
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Jorts (and Jean) @jortsthecat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
If you adopted a feral cat to the inside and he keeps meowing maybe he just really wants to smoke real cigarettes. You don’t know what he was up to before
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Butt teeth! Butt teeth! Butt teeth! @panic.gay · 26/09/2026
I just feel like if you design a piece of technology and you're like "wow! This technology doesn't do what we want a lot of the time and we aren't really sure how it works!" that isn't a brag that's just a sign you're really bad at your job
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Butt teeth! Butt teeth! Butt teeth! @panic.gay · 26/09/2026
There was a sex cult that formed in one long broken bugged out endless thread and at one point AOC popped in to say hi and people tried to get her to post nudes.
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@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The numbers equal the population of a small town. Heartbreaking.
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Butt teeth! Butt teeth! Butt teeth! @panic.gay · 25/09/2026
THIS. AI isn't "going rogue" any more than those exploding Samsung galaxy phones from 2016 went rogue. Human engineers poorly deployed a technology and there were negative consequences. The responsibility falls entirely on humans.
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Lar deSouza @lartist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Editorial cartoon: I couldn't decide which idea I preferred so I drew them both. It's incredible how some politicians don't hesitate to embarass themselves.
caricature of Tommy Tuberville speaking while Baloo and Don Karnage stand in the background
TT: Would you be comfortable with a mentally ill furry being your pilot?
DK: He is to be talking about us, yes no?
Caption: Sen. Tommy Tuberville says 'Deranged' furry culture is flight safety risk
Forbes.com Sept24/2026cartoon: Peanuts style of Tommy Tuberville standing next to Snoopy as the World War One Flying Ace with his Sopwith Camel
Caption: GOP Senator Ahead of Midterms: Furry Airline Pilots are 'Terrifying'
Rolling Stone Sept23/2026
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Wendy Qualls @wendyqualls.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I *know* some of y’all need this :-D
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The Onion @theonion.com · 24/09/2026
Xi Jinping Impressed With How Much Trump’s English Has Improved Since Last Visit theonion.com/xi-jinping-impressed-w…
Xi Jinping Impressed With How Much Trump’s English Has Improved Since Last Visit
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Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
That's not vandalism, that's an upgrade
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 24/09/2026
G’morning, friends. It's Fat Bear Week!! 🐻 A entire week dedicated to some of the chunkiest bears around. Sometimes, life is just good. 🤎
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Meet The Bears of Fat Bear Week - Explore.org
Explore.org is the world's leading philanthropic live nature cam network and documentary film channel. Our mission is to champion the selfless acts of others, create a portal into the soul of humanity and inspire lifelong learning. Watch nature unfold live right now!
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 24/09/2026
Thread. This was a journey. Literally.
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Wendy Qualls @wendyqualls.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Excellent breakdown of what math you can do with something as squishy as Ao3 :-)
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Wendy Qualls @wendyqualls.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Welp, Oreo met another possum tonight. This one he brought inside and dumped on the dining room carpet. My wife and I took it back outside, but now we get to play the “will it wander off on its own or is it actually dead and we have to deal with it further before letting the dogs out again” game. 😬
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Brian Richardson @siliconchef.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Reminder that a lot of IT and Cybersecurity folks are also in the furry community, so Tommy needs to watch what he says in public if he wants his printer to continue working... or if he wants his personal info to stay off the dark web.
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Seelix the Seventh @seelix.com · 23/09/2026
<Attenborough voice> The death of a leviathan is always to be mourned, but the whalefall will provide food and shelter for the rest of the ecosystem for years
Photo of a defunct Joann Fabrics storefront with the Spirit Halloween branding over it
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God @thegodshow.com · 23/09/2026
Thou shalt ban AI data centers. Thou shalt primary anyone not on board with banning AI data centers.
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Brian Richardson @siliconchef.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Not sure this is the best take for a character famous for being an orphan #batman
A Batman themed car seat at a Costco in Oregon
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Wendy Qualls @wendyqualls.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
unfortunately evergreen skeet
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Bill Amend @billamend.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Reminder… Hobbit Day is tomorrow! Save your appetites!
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Randy Milholland @choochoobear.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Facebook decided to remind me of my favorite post ever made about me.
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Dr. NerdLove @doctornerdlove.com · 19/09/2026
So I guess THIS is why the anaconda craves the baked goods…
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ally @inaneenglish.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
IDK how it's lost on so many of you that once we decide one group of people is worth sacrificing for political gain, we've decided *all* groups of people are worth sacrificing for political gain.
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Dr. NerdLove @doctornerdlove.com · 20/09/2026
It's one thing to have the option if you choose it, but the way that Apple's latest OS keeps pushing things like suggested replies to messages or "want me to summarize this? Want me to rewrite this?"feels like that tiny yappy dog going "what're we doing to day Spike, huh, huh huh?"
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
What’s a pirate’s favorite computer programming language? You’d think it’d be R, but their first love will always be the C. Happy talk like a pirate day!
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Spongebob Captain Oooooh Meme Reaction
ALT: Spongebob Captain Oooooh Meme Reaction
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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
what a blessing today is. 86400 seconds and just ONE of them is worth more than a brain could ever truly fathom. AND WE GET 86400 WHAT THE HECK. so excited to spend them in interesting ways
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Emilyingreen @emilyingreen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The universe must know things are pretty bleak if it’s giving us new cats.
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Wendy Qualls @wendyqualls.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Dropped my elder child off for his first year of college a week ago. He was allowed to bring his cat as an ESA. I have now received approximately five thousand photos of the cat but none of anything else.
upside-down cat in a lapcat loafing on a computer towercat peeking over the edge of a window perch
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 18/09/2026
Inside of it is a faith hugger
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Wendy Qualls @wendyqualls.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It’s been a long time since my kid’s dino crazy phase so I don’t remember names. Was there an herbivore who hung out munching trees in social groups and was too big/strong/poisonous to usually be a part of the predator/prey dynamic? Because if I were a dinosaur I’d just want to chill!
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is the most masculine video on the internet right now
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible
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