Serious offer: i know how to make electric bicycles, electrify analog bicycles and repair broken electric bikes/scooters. If you are in Brisbane, feeling fuel pinch, and want to get (back/newly) on two wheels, hit me up. Parts to electrify a bicycle cost a few hundred dollars, no need to spend […]

[Trump, Epstein, not serious] Every once in a while I poke my head in over at the American conservative to see what’s up with them. I looked a few days ago and there was an article saying the root of the relationship between Epstein and Trump was their shared love of literature. I honestly […]

Goddammit we are getting closer and closer to me posting on Craigslist asking if anyone has an elderly snake they need to rehome for my 5yo. I’m about to meet some real old school sf eccentrics.

I am become my mother (Disregarding rules and ignoring side eye as I put my kids in a stolen shopping cart to get them across the mall)

Of course I’m gonna bribe my kids with milkshakes for them to do swim lessons. Be honest, we all bribe our own grown damn selves to do physical activity we hate. I’m no hypocrite.

RE: https://genomic.social/@tangming2005/116273244156982902 Looking forward to reading this paper but have to say this has absolutely been my experience as well.

The four rules of play fighting according to my 5yo as communicated to his 3yo brother: “You can hit, but no scratching!” Idk I guess each of those counts double cause he really means it?

Maybe more than anything else in this life, I want my 5yo’s ability to lie down and instantly fall into what would be the deepest sleep of my entire life, all while his brother, 6 feet away, sings at the top of his lungs, complains about boogers, and just generally is a nuisance.

I saw someone walking down the street today with a shirt that had hot pink MUNI font lettering of the word CUNT and I was so tempted to leap out of the car and beg her to be my friend.

I don’t want to work. I just want to go lay in the wildflowers.

I just read a thing that said “how to keep bees out of your garden” and I had to re-read it about 17 times cause my brain could not make sense of this idea

Spending my evening at a neighborhood meeting where what generally happens is boomers and millennials do a battle royale over housing. Let fuckin go

I am become my mother (Wearing a jacket in 76 degree weather)

New thing i’m working on

[Mention of abuse] Ok honestly I feel like I’m seeing a sharp increase in the level of abuse and exploitation the male partners of my female acquaintances seem ok perpetuating. I’m amending my previous statement: if you’re a woman and you want to have kids, I honestly think your default should […]

Look idk if anyone here needs to hear this but from talking with so so so many women I feel extremely EXTREMELY confident in this piece of advice: It is WAY easier to raise a child alone than with a father who isn’t invested in your well being and fully game for the hardships of equal parenting […]

We got an unexpected heat wave here so my kids are wearing shorts that are a year too small for them. They’re both string beans so the shorts fit. But it’s a real 1970s vibe over here. Ngl it’s cute as hell. #parenting

Everyday is a good day to remember that the word "boycott" is the name of a british landlord and general agent of empire so revolting that the people of County Mayo shunned him so hard that his name entered the English language as a prototype but today is a particularly good day […]

I want an analysis of how many miles of rail and train upgrades we could get out of the dollars invested in autonomous driving

WE DON'T WANT TO KNOW BANKSY'S IDENTITY STOP INVESTIGATING BANKSY FFS INVESTIGATE LITERALLY EVERYTHING ELSE

Legit feeling like parent of the year cause I got my kids bathed, hair washed and combed and nails clipped tonight. The standards man. They are low.

Man there have been a lot of sad esther perel podcasts but this latest one where the guy is in love with his AI assistant—this one takes the cake.

Attempting to save some jeans by actually following instructions in a book. I’m ok with it. Don’t love it, don’t hate it. It was definitely good practice. #sewing #visiblemending #textiles

Me, bemoaning the difficulty of finding language immersion for our 5yo: we should just move to France for a year! It would be great and honestly we’d save money compared to these schools. Hubs: or we could move to Montreal! They speak French and it’s closer and there’s lots of hockey Me: yea […]

Having now failed to explain both evolution and reincarnation, my 5yo believes when he dies he will turn into a chimpanzee #parenting

RE: https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog/116234880430380203 Weekend saved!! Hot damn.

My husband has an incredible ability to simply not dwell on something he has no control over. What is this power?! How does one attain it?!?!

Car-free Pike Place is so successful, if it was a clinical trial, it would be halted immediately to get the treatment in the hands of doctors without further delay.

Another parent at a park here in sf is describing their weekend plans and soon I’m going to have to drive some sandbox toys through my eyeballs

My 5yo keeps asking me questions about black holes. Yall I barely hung on through learning all about snakes. I don’t think I have the brain space for black holes. Anyone here willing to be on call for a 5yo’s black hole questions? A sampling of what to expect if you accept this assignment: why […]

5yo: I’m glad you didn’t make another baby! Me: oh yea, why? 5yo: cause that would freak me out! Me: really?! 5yo: yea cause those things freak me out. Like when viruses multiply! Is this how he sees his little brother?! 🤣 #parenting

There should be no such thing as passive income

The tiniest slender salamander I’ve ever seen!! (Unwelcome cameo by slug)

if you’re interested in taking pictures from space, this year’s intern jobs at our San Francisco office opened up, including on my team (imaging systems). lots of later-career hiring too (in SF and Berlin). https://www.planet.com/company/careers/?depId=internships #FediHire #spacejobs

The SFUSD lottery is such a fascinating case study in systems to allocate public goods. It’s actually a good system (I think). But the fact that it is a bit complicated, changes often, and involves a lot of uncertainty makes it very stressful for families. Some background: public school […]

It’s been such a long day i legitimately just forgot what train i am currently on

My 3yo has transcended saying “no” to everything and now responds to any request or direction with “NEVER!” I like it. Spices things up.

[Uspol, not serious] I may not be totally happy with every one of my life choices, but at least I can comfort myself with the knowledge that I’m not going to find myself sitting in a jail cell out of loyalty to a man who wouldn’t even let me pick out my own shoes.

Today I will be giving a little talk to my team about the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by optimizing nitrogen fertilizer application. Let me tell you. I planned to study French poetry. Be a novelist. Life really takes you where it takes you, man. (Also I know so little about […]

I truly think that in a few years time #sunsetdunes and #jfk will be major, famous landmarks and huge tourist draws in #sf and everyone will suddenly have always been for them.

Ngl the whole “Christian nation” concept would get a whole lot more interesting if ppl started batting around debt jubilees

YouTube kids won’t show us any videos about snakes?!? Why. My kid just wants to learn more about the emerald tree boa. And now *my* algorithm is showing me all these weird Christian homeschooling ads. And lots of snakes. This is a weird problem. Parenting problems are never what you expect […]

My 5yo keeps making snakes out of modeling clay and then asking me to guess what kind they are and then mercilessly mocking me when I get it “wrong”. This last one was an African rock python. Apparently.

Man. Ira Glass is pissed.

Cool History Fact of the night Before woodblock printing (which was extensively used in China well before the west), there was a very clever, effective way to mass-reproduce the most important texts. A few different times in imperial China, stone tablets […] [Original post on infosec.exchange]

This currant is growing up from below the porch and it is the happiest, hugest currant I’ve ever seen. It is in full blooming glory right now. #bloomscrolling

3yo: “I did it!” Me: “hooray!” 3yo: “say ‘congratulations, [3yo name]’” Me: “congratulations, [3yo name]!” 3yo: “you’re welcome!” This kid is going far.

5yo: “you’re a grandma pig!” Rude 5yo: “you’re a pig that eats grandmas!” Jesus #parenting

So on this international women's day, do your bit to make our language just a little bit less hostile to women and girls. Consign the use of female as a noun to the history books were it learns. Even if you were fine ignoring the frankly horrific history, you sound like a flipping Ferenghi […]

It’s 9am and I’ve said the word “front loader” at least 30 times already #parenting