And that's the best feeling ever — And that's the best feeling ever Growth isn't easy Yesterday, I used a bad word in a context where it was completely necessary. Translating it into English would require a lot of explanation, but the word itself was a gay slur. I knew it is; I didn’t use it in reference to anything…

How my best friend became an influencer — Z, [07.06.21 20:12] I got a paid modeling gig on thursday. Im gonna wear [friend's company]'s clothes H, [07.06.21 20:13] Oh wow Model Z, [07.06.21 20:14] yea I wrote to her and asked if she wants me to advertise her clothes and borrow them to me XD H, [07.06.21 20:14]…

The greatest cat painting in the world — The first cats that Austrian painter Carl Kahler painted were the forty-two cats of American millionaire Kate Birdsall. She was the definition of a cat lady, hiring their own personal servants for the cats and creating a life of luxury for them. Measuring 6 by 8.5 feet (1.8 m ×…

It’s as if they have completely different understandings of nuclear weapons — On the anniversary period of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki bombings (6th and 9th of August 1945), let us consider the forever-lasting effects on popular culture. The history of pop culture connected to nuclear power is rich and fascinating, but at the same time completely devastating; while epic superheroes such as The Hulk…

Part III. Ep 4 & 5 & 6: how about magnetic fingertips? — The last three episodes featured more repetitions of the first tech mentioned; so check out the previous parts of the series: part I, part II. In vitro experiments with genetic diseases This part of the series, while half of it completely illegal, was pretty true to life. It’s all possible. And while finding cures such as…

Here comes the surprise! It’s not about you. — I was pretty surprised when a certain publication published a transphobic piece yesterday. I’m not about to name names; they’re pretty well-known, and chances are, you saw it. If you didn’t, the gist was: […] If someone who I see as female has they/them pronouns in their bio, I am…

Part II. Ep 2 & 3: Drug chips under the skin, DNA comparison, red-eyed flies and gene predictions — This post is part of a series on Netflix’s series BIOHACKERS, celebrating the second season. I’m analyzing all the mentioned tech and forms of biohacking trying to find out which ones are real and could work, and which are not. Read the first part here. As much as possible, I’m…

Part I. Glowing animals, NFC under the skin, and musical plants — The Netflix series Biohackers has just released a new season, and while the story itself is captivating, a lot of the tech they use seems totally sci-fi. I want to go back to the first season, and start from there to identify the real and the unreal tech they use. …

Growing up, there were loads of ups and downs — Having musicians for parents meant we survived off concerts, courses they gave, and low-paying stable (teaching) jobs. As a kid, this meant a lot of instability: living in a very nice house, but sometimes only eating rice for a week; parents who never come home before 8, but sometimes have…