@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · 3d ago

‘Viking' was a job description, not a matter of heredity, massive ancient DNA study shows

"The team was able to sequence 442 Viking Age genomes from as far afield as Italy, Ukraine, and the doomed Viking settlements of Greenland."
https://www.science.org/content/article/viking-was-job-description-not-matter-heredity-massive-ancient-dna-study-shows

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Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · 5d ago

1990s: “On the internet, no one knows you’re a dog.”

2020s: “On the internet, everyone knows you’re a dog, where you live and work, where you’re at right now, and your entire purchase history.”

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Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

newsie.social

Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · 5d ago

The most complete portable pocket audio cassette player database https://walkman.land/

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@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · 5d ago

A reminder

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@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · 5d ago

Frank Zappa On Freedom Of Speech (CNN Crossfire 1986)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iid2MTSUwbw&t=2s

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Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · 5d ago

The University of Zurich and ETH Domain will host the ceremony, which gives prizes to achievements "that first make people laugh, then make them think."

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-ig-nobel-prizes-europe-unsafe.html

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Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · 5d ago

TIL John McPhee once tried tying himself to a chair to force himself to write more, but it didn’t work. He said, “People say to me, ‘Oh, you’re so prolific.’ God, it doesn’t feel like it — nothing like it. But, you know, you put an ounce in a bucket each day, you get a quart.”

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Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · 6d ago

Sandwich shop offering ‘seagull insurance’ due to thieving birds

"The optional insurance will give diners the option of adding a £1 fee to their sandwiches, which cost around £6.75."
https://www.insurancetimes.co.uk/news/sandwich-shop-offering-seagull-insurance-due-to-thieving-birds/1452711.article

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Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · 6d ago

If this isn't on Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, I'll be shocked.

Camel pageant thrown into chaos after 20 competitors disqualified for using hump-plumping injectables
https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/camel-pageant-scandal-oman-hump-injectables-b2932979.html

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Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · 6d ago

The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases three-dimensional renderings of dozens of holdings.

"With careful attention to technical precision and color, these animated renderings are research-grade tools, allowing us to see the objects at any angle." https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/03/metropolitan-museum-of-art-3d-models-art-history/

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Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · 6d ago

Some people say stuff like this and they mean it

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@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · 6d ago

This.

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@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · 6d ago

Post a flower photo. #Bloomscrolling

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@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · 6d ago

An interview with a man who restores baseball gloves. https://beautyofagame.substack.com/p/bringing-baseball-gloves-back-to

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@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · 6d ago

The Mondrian Trust claims a 1930 painting is still protected.
https://copyrightlately.com/mondrian-public-domain-controversy

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@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · 6d ago

"Editing is the same as quarreling with writers - same thing exactly." -- Harold Ross

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@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · Mar 10, 2026

I laughed

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@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · Mar 09, 2026

There's a LOT of nutmeg in those cookies, just sayin'.

(Hildegard was pretty amazing, though.) https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/medieval-cookie-recipe

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Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · Mar 09, 2026

If we're supposed to work in Hex, why have we only got A fingers?

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@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · Mar 08, 2026

Happy International Women's Day!

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@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · Mar 08, 2026

I am so tired of waiting,
Aren't you,
For the world to become good
And beautiful and kind.
~ Langston Hughes

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@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · Mar 07, 2026

A Florida man is facing retail theft charges after local authorities allege that he stole thousands of dollars' worth of trading cards from multiple Target stores using 99-cent taco seasoning packets. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/02/27/taco-seasoning-packets-used-target-theft-florida/88903604007/

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Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · Mar 07, 2026

A collection of pulpits designed to look like fish
https://www.worldofinteriors.com/story/sea-pulpits-central-europe

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Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · Mar 07, 2026

Mood

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@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · Mar 07, 2026

A compelling showcase of interfaith harmony, reinvigorated in recent years but dating back centuries. https://reasonstobecheerful.world/morocco-jewish-cemeteries-give-life-to-muslim-farms/

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Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · Mar 07, 2026

"Write without pay until somebody offers pay. If nobody offers within three years, the candidate may look upon this circumstance with the most implicit confidence as the sign that sawing wood is what he was intended for." -- Mark Twain

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Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · Mar 07, 2026

“Our job is to record, each in his own way, this world of light and shadow and time that will never come again exactly as it is today.”—Edward Abbey

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@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · Mar 07, 2026

Held in ten cities around the country, the rules are pretty simple: Your vehicle is an off-the-shelf office chair that you propel with your legs. https://www.core77.com/posts/141120/Japans-Gran-Prix-Style-Office-Chair-Racing-Event

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Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · Mar 06, 2026

Galileo’s handwritten notes were discovered in an ancient astronomy text.
https://www.science.org/content/article/galileo-s-handwritten-notes-found-ancient-astronomy-text

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Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · Mar 06, 2026

yeah this

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@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · Mar 06, 2026

Living Human Brain Cells Play DOOM on a Cortical Labs CL1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRV8fSw6HaE

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@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · Mar 06, 2026

Hewlett-Packard plans to leave Boise as part of its ‘global location strategy’
https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/business/article314943295.html#storylink=cpy

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Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · Mar 06, 2026

"[A]t the root of the Ur-Fascist psychology there is the obsession with a plot, possibly an international one. The followers must feel besieged." --Umberto Eco in 1995 https://www.nybooks.com/articles/1995/06/22/ur-fascism/

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Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · Mar 06, 2026

Overheard: “I have t-shirts older than you. And I like them better.”

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@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · Mar 06, 2026

“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

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@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · Mar 06, 2026

Meet the Native American Farmer Promoting Northern New Mexico’s Indigenous Foodways
https://modernfarmer.com/2024/11/feasting-place-pueblo-new-mexico/

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Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · Mar 06, 2026

More cows, more wives
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good agricultural surplus, must be in want of a wife.
https://www.worksinprogress.news/p/more-cows-more-wives

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Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · Mar 05, 2026

I swear this writer believes they're paid a bonus for every use of "increasingly," "modern systems," and "agility" (not in the right way). #AmEditing

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@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · Mar 05, 2026

Our new DHS secretary, everybody. (Event from two years ago.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLjblX0oguo

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Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

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Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · Mar 05, 2026

Need a Mellow Break? The Monterey Bay Aquarium has several live cams that give you a relaxing fish tank.
https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams/open-sea-cam

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Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · Mar 03, 2026

At the bar, there was a sign saying, "Ask for the WiFi password."

I asked the barman for the WiFi password, and he said, "You have to buy a drink first."

I ordered a drink and asked again, and he said, "You have to buy a drink first, no capitals or spaces."

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Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · Mar 01, 2026

Every machine is a smoke machine if you operate it wrong enough.

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@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

newsie.social

Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · Feb 24, 2026

A Möbius strip walks into a bar, crying.

The bartender asks, "What's the matter?"

The Möbius strip replies, "Oh, where do I even begin?"

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · Feb 22, 2026

'They've probably been untouched for 49 million years': The New Mexico cave expanding our search for alien life

"This new understanding of photosynthesis in the dark, she realised, means life elsewhere in the Universe could exist in places we never thought possible."
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260130-how-deep-caves-are-transforming-our-search-for-extraterrestrial-life

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Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler@newsie.social

Writer. Editor. Chocolate. Cats. Baseball. That covers it, I think. If I had to describe myself in one word, it'd be, "Can't follow directions."

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@estherschindler@newsie.social · Feb 18, 2026

I laughed

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