Multipurpose nerd. Engineering manager currently waylaid by a complex illness. On a mission to watch every Katharine Hepburn movie. 🏳️‍🌈 they (🇬🇧), elle (🇫🇷) Currently in Portland OR. Always a Mainer. ✍️ www.kateviolette.com 📊 @healthlog.kateviolette.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/kateviolette.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/kateviolette.com/post/3mrsrwkb33s2rthis is a whole freakin mood [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jul 2026 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:45bbhtctnvig34ilidfglwli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsrwkb33s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/kateviolette.com/post/3mrqavq56sc2sman one of the things I love most in this world is taking some time to go deep on the work of a musician I love today's deep dive is Oscar Peterson, *easily* in my top 3 fav jazz artists I never get tired of hearing him play; any album with him on it is no skips for me28 Jul 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:45bbhtctnvig34ilidfglwli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqavq56sc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kateviolette.com/post/3mro7skarec2xWho will think of the label readers once again?! (I'm saying this dramatically for a funny effect but I'm also kind of actually mad about it.) I'm tired of being required to make everything from scratch because companies keep bastardizing their products. I'm too sick to make my own replacements! [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 01:05 +0000at://did:plc:45bbhtctnvig34ilidfglwli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mro7skarec2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/kateviolette.com/post/3mro6tdsrx22x(yes, and) These fucking surveys have *got* to stop separating out "Christian" vs "Catholic" like this Did they mean "Protestant" vs "Catholic"? Or are they actually counting Catholics twice: once as a standalone group, and a second time correctly counted under "Christianity"? [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 00:48 +0000at://did:plc:45bbhtctnvig34ilidfglwli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mro6tdsrx22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/kateviolette.com/post/3mrjohqy3ac2hfor real, this is partly why I'm either going to find my future spouse while I'm still sick, or not at all I want a marriage that can survive the bad stuff. I want a marriage where, when we're unable to do all the "active" stuff we used to, that there is still plenty of fun and love left! [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jul 2026 05:45 +0000at://did:plc:45bbhtctnvig34ilidfglwli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrjohqy3ac2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kateviolette.com/post/3mrjneugog22hUGH I got a grand jury summons and I would actually be thrilled to do my civic duty (ok I am a curious cat and am very interested why there's a grand jury case happening), but I'm too sick to do so, so I'm gonna have to get an excusal :(26 Jul 2026 05:25 +0000at://did:plc:45bbhtctnvig34ilidfglwli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrjneugog22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kateviolette.com/post/3mrfsq3jby22oI'm with @acidlich.bsky.social in that my first thought was an artistic event Make mine the premier performance of "Rhapsody in Blue" please 🥹 [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jul 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:45bbhtctnvig34ilidfglwli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfsq3jby22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/kateviolette.com/post/3mrdv6m52mk2keverything I have to say about the Jimothy discourse is probably only fit for fellow disabled people's ears, everyone else would just get pissy at me for what I have to say23 Jul 2026 22:29 +0000at://did:plc:45bbhtctnvig34ilidfglwli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdv6m52mk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/kateviolette.com/post/3mrdqp7nr2k23Public testimony is about to start 👀 [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:45bbhtctnvig34ilidfglwli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdqp7nr2k23https://bsky.app/profile/kateviolette.com/post/3mrdp6k52pk23Can someone please inform the mayor that negging the city you are mayor of is a terrible fucking look [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:45bbhtctnvig34ilidfglwli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdp6k52pk23https://bsky.app/profile/kateviolette.com/post/3mrdotxdov223Absolutely infuriating USE YOUR NUMBERS jfc Instead they try to threaten and strong-arm with unspecified supposed horrors (Also the Blazers can't leave right away without major fines, don't forget that!) [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:45bbhtctnvig34ilidfglwli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdotxdov223https://bsky.app/profile/kateviolette.com/post/3mrdo3xacts23Question for #MedSky - Why is this article using the term "goopiness" when 'biofilm' already exists? Is this a new/distinct type of goop or was the reporter just unaware? [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:45bbhtctnvig34ilidfglwli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdo3xacts23https://bsky.app/profile/kateviolette.com/post/3mrdnlfueps23"People keep saying we’re living in unprecedented times. Fine. Let’s set some precedents." 🔥🔥🔥 I was like the Vince McMahon meme throughout this extremely well-argued piece [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:45bbhtctnvig34ilidfglwli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdnlfueps23https://bsky.app/profile/kateviolette.com/post/3mrdesi4avs25"Grid disturbances are routinely corrected by operators and utilities in a matter of milliseconds, Marshall said. But Wednesday's event took about 10 minutes before the grid was fully stabilized, he said." That's a big effing deal. (I briefly worked in power grid research earlier in my career.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:45bbhtctnvig34ilidfglwli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdesi4avs25https://bsky.app/profile/kateviolette.com/post/3mrbe62wk5s2jbegging people (and companies) to stop using the word "clean" to describe food in addition to sounding like you're about to start ranting about "muggles" and "half-bloods", which is already disqualifyingly bad, it offers *zero* information to consumers who actually care about what's in their food22 Jul 2026 22:19 +0000at://did:plc:45bbhtctnvig34ilidfglwli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbe62wk5s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/kateviolette.com/post/3mrba4qeem22pis everyone else at "I ran out of floss and was going to have to open a package to get more which made me almost fucking melt the fuck down" level of exasperated and burned out these days or is it just me22 Jul 2026 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:45bbhtctnvig34ilidfglwli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrba4qeem22phttps://bsky.app/profile/kateviolette.com/post/3mrb73oo3kc2pI won $45 by beating a guy nicknamed Scar at texas hold em really it was 9 guys and me, $5 buy-in (we were early 20s in the mid-00s and none of us rich) but it came down to an extended battle between me and Scar [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:45bbhtctnvig34ilidfglwli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrb73oo3kc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/kateviolette.com/post/3mrb5eweabc2pI mean this *is* the basic problem on City Council right? We have six progressive councilors actually capable of finding creative, scrappy compromises, and six other councilors who represent the half of Portland that's pissed off they finally have to care about literally anyone but themselves. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2026 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:45bbhtctnvig34ilidfglwli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrb5eweabc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/kateviolette.com/post/3mravqvynl22pThey really have no marketing argument for these do they "More and more people use our AI glasses because they’re genuinely helpful in everyday moments like listening to music, getting live translation while traveling, or making a call hands-free." Who travels to foreign countries *every day*? [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:45bbhtctnvig34ilidfglwli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mravqvynl22phttps://bsky.app/profile/kateviolette.com/post/3mraae4xfgc2i1. Aller chez le médecin 25 fois par an est DÉJÀ UN EFFORT MERCI 2. Si qqn a besoin de 25 rdvs médicaux c'est parce que les médecins précédents sont merdes! Qui est si bête de penser que quiconque VEUT aller chez le médecin si souvent?!?! [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2026 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:45bbhtctnvig34ilidfglwli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mraae4xfgc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/kateviolette.com/post/3mr6vrjwx3s22I don't know what other ill person with an extremely limited diet may benefit from this knowledge, however, let it be known: Double strength tulsi tea + some watermelon LMNT is an exceptionally good stand-in for fruity sweetened iced tea (With no caffeine nor citric acid nor sugar)21 Jul 2026 22:56 +0000at://did:plc:45bbhtctnvig34ilidfglwli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6vrjwx3s22https://bsky.app/profile/kateviolette.com/post/3mr6vko543k22It's true I do imbue my blue onto myself I make it bitter [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 22:52 +0000at://did:plc:45bbhtctnvig34ilidfglwli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6vko543k22https://bsky.app/profile/kateviolette.com/post/3mr45yvj2ds23(Looks like he's not on here a ton but tagging for the next time he might be!) I'm trying to find an old @lethain.com blog post about the importance of: if there's something that's not working well, trying to fix it at a system level instead of just getting an exception for your case and moving on20 Jul 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:45bbhtctnvig34ilidfglwli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr45yvj2ds23https://bsky.app/profile/kateviolette.com/post/3mqzxne73a22dNew profile photo! Don't be scared it's just me19 Jul 2026 23:46 +0000at://did:plc:45bbhtctnvig34ilidfglwli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzxne73a22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/kateviolette.com/post/3mqzei4ubes2sIn this week's edition I review another Katharine Hepburn movie (#35 of 52!) that at least was not as insufferable as the prior one, try to figure out what Le Guin is really trying to say in "The Dispossessed", and yet again tell you to go watch "Astrid et Raphëlle" https://kateviolette.com/2026/07/19/week-in-review-sun-jul-19/19 Jul 2026 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:45bbhtctnvig34ilidfglwli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzei4ubes2s