Brutkey

Iris Young (he/they/she) (PhD)
@iris@neuromatch.social
Notifilter app displaying a single active filter for the string "Samsung account legal terms updated". It is set to dismiss the notification and it has already intercepted and dismissed it twice. 45ccd69009a54e0e.jpg Two pins styled after rough-hewn rocks. They are black with gold line art and lettering, and they read "he" and "she". The matching "they" pin is missing. 2a9713c539720e6e.jpg Waterproof jacket with a chest pocket peeling off after going through the dryer. It had been sealed on with some kind of tape for a nice waterproof seal. ab77a41771ea5bc5.jpg Fully disassembled Gaggia Classic espresso machine is now piecewise across the kitchen counter. Notes on paper-sized whiteboards about what connects where are near the foreground. A hydra of wires, each labeled at both ends, is near the middle. Behind that are the boiler, tubing, and the metal shell of te machine. f764c99c451806f1.png The empty steel shell, top view. It looks shockingly empty (shouldn't be a surprise but it just looks wrong to see it this way). Access holes through the base are labeled as well. 894fdae3e65ff546.png The disassembled boiler rests on top of a soggy paper towel and kitchen towel. Some of the tubes and most of the wires are removed from it, minus one wire that looked like some special connection I don't know how to correctly remove or reattach. Nine screws are lined up to the side. bbff66ef0927e3fd.png Interior of the espresso machine lying on its side and with a gabillion cables exposed, about half disconnected and labeled with washi tape. a22a6ef42b09fdc4.jpg Zoom out to the kitchen counter that has been taken over by parts and tools in a messy but careful manner. d53e63e379e138cd.jpg Closer look at the two page sized whiteboards where I'm keeping track of what wires connect where, with color coding and some grids for connections in blocks. 2118c6fa8fd6d3fd.jpg Part I don't know what to call, made of plastic and connecting two insulated silicone tubes to each other plus a male screw connection for a brass tube off at a right angle. They're disconnected but otherwise in their correct places inside an espresso machine. 5565fa522b7e31fa.jpg Long-haired black and brown striped adult cat in profile striking a majestic pose. cc3e0cf5d3997677.jpeg Fluffy cat curled up in a person's lap, head nestled against their torso and eyes closed. 6b5ce894567f2ad6.jpeg Same fluffy cat, perched on a patterned headboard against a backdrop of a concrete wall covered in science-themed art. 9d028602878f0a72.jpeg