Brandon Muramatsu
@bmuramatsu.bsky.social
⚙️Builds connections at the intersection of learning, tech, innovation & scale
🌎Plans & implements int'l strategic education initiatives
👍🏼Open Ed
🎲 Board games & TTRPG
I block follow farming, bogus accounts & those w/o profiles.
🌎Plans & implements int'l strategic education initiatives
👍🏼Open Ed
🎲 Board games & TTRPG
I block follow farming, bogus accounts & those w/o profiles.
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Captain: We have a quick 11 hour and 46 minute flight.
Me: 🤦🏻♂️
Me: 🤦🏻♂️
November 22, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Captain: We have a quick 11 hour and 46 minute flight.
Me: 🤦🏻♂️
Me: 🤦🏻♂️
Odd country. Most domestic flights have no screening at the airport, some flights do have it.
🤷🏻♂️
🤷🏻♂️
November 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Odd country. Most domestic flights have no screening at the airport, some flights do have it.
🤷🏻♂️
🤷🏻♂️
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When the game is over, we will buy a keg of booze
And drink to California til we wobble in our shoes
www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
And drink to California til we wobble in our shoes
www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
What really happened the night Cal's Oski beat up the Stanford Tree
"I must've been 18 beers deep at that point. I was in big trouble."
www.sfgate.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
When the game is over, we will buy a keg of booze
And drink to California til we wobble in our shoes
www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
And drink to California til we wobble in our shoes
www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
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![Comic. [Two people transferring cargo between a dock and a ship on a cart. A box has fallen off of it into the water labeled “EPIRB: Water-Activated Distress Beacons, 1600 ct”] [caption] “Hello, Coast Guard? We’d like to apologize once again for the 1,600 simultaneous false alarms this morning...”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreidpifawma7njovmrjjqs75maq6ggimmrbjcfjtwhfejj65veo32pq@jpeg)
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NEW: US airlines (Delta, United, American, etc) will shut down a program in which it sold hundreds of millions of your flight records to government agencies, including ICE, FBI, ATF, more. Comes after intense lawmaker-pressure and 404 Media's months-long reporting
www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
Airlines Will Shut Down Program That Sold Your Flights Records to Government
The move comes after intense pressure from lawmakers and 404 Media’s months-long reporting about the airline industry's data selling practices.
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
NEW: US airlines (Delta, United, American, etc) will shut down a program in which it sold hundreds of millions of your flight records to government agencies, including ICE, FBI, ATF, more. Comes after intense lawmaker-pressure and 404 Media's months-long reporting
www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
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And when I say "basement", I mean they just walled off a bunch of parking spaces with concrete. You didn't even need the Greater American Cable Seeking Backhoe to take it out! *Usually* if there was vehicular impact, the concrete won... usually.
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
And when I say "basement", I mean they just walled off a bunch of parking spaces with concrete. You didn't even need the Greater American Cable Seeking Backhoe to take it out! *Usually* if there was vehicular impact, the concrete won... usually.
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MAE-East, the backbone exchange through which something like 70% of traffic on the internet used to travel, was on the basement floor of a Vienna, VA office building's parking garage until... I wanna say '99? It was not as well waterproofed as it should have been!
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
MAE-East, the backbone exchange through which something like 70% of traffic on the internet used to travel, was on the basement floor of a Vienna, VA office building's parking garage until... I wanna say '99? It was not as well waterproofed as it should have been!
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"Huh, half the internet is timing out, lemme try a traceroute... ohhh, shit, either it's raining in Virginia or someone parked on the internet again."
every time I see people whining about the internet and single points of failure and “remember when” I laugh and LAUGH. folks. did you know that at one point sufficient rain in northern Virginia could take half the internet down? the infrastructure is way more robust and resilient than it used to be.
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
"Huh, half the internet is timing out, lemme try a traceroute... ohhh, shit, either it's raining in Virginia or someone parked on the internet again."
Any of my followers have experience in using Sched.com for Call for Papers and / or Registration as an organizer?
I know many conferences I attend use it for the Program, but I'm wondering if anyone has experience with the other functions. Thanks in advance!
I know many conferences I attend use it for the Program, but I'm wondering if anyone has experience with the other functions. Thanks in advance!
November 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Any of my followers have experience in using Sched.com for Call for Papers and / or Registration as an organizer?
I know many conferences I attend use it for the Program, but I'm wondering if anyone has experience with the other functions. Thanks in advance!
I know many conferences I attend use it for the Program, but I'm wondering if anyone has experience with the other functions. Thanks in advance!
November 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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A Beloved Clothing Store Closed. A Customer Bought All 4,500 Items. “Ms. Szuflita said she had nearly broken even purely on the numbers. There’s also value in the still unfolding adventure.” [nytimes.com]
A Beloved Clothing Store Closed. A Customer Bought All 4,500 Items.
Everything in the shop appeared to have been abandoned. A devoted customer took it all home and started selling the items herself.
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A Beloved Clothing Store Closed. A Customer Bought All 4,500 Items. “Ms. Szuflita said she had nearly broken even purely on the numbers. There’s also value in the still unfolding adventure.” [nytimes.com]
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Apple has made a $230 iPhone sock 😅 the iPhone Pocket is actually a knitted bag, and Apple will start selling it on Friday www.theverge.com/news/818328/...
Apple made a $230 crossbody… sock
The iPhone Pocket isn’t really a pocket at all.
www.theverge.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Apple has made a $230 iPhone sock 😅 the iPhone Pocket is actually a knitted bag, and Apple will start selling it on Friday www.theverge.com/news/818328/...
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
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![Comic. Someone is claiming to predict the exact date of a future earthquake. Should you listen? [flowchart: start] → NO (There are big earthquakes constantly, so if anyone ever *does* figure this out, it will be immediately obvious that their method works and then the world’s seismologists will not shut up about it. You won’t need this flowchart.)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreic7wdqg4w6qfevbqzzq4esd6237pojsnpwsrbb7gaxsxobqaiwazm@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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The Roman Empire’s Vast Road Network—186,000 Miles of It—Has Just Been Mapped in a New Digital Atlas
The Roman Empire’s Vast Road Network—186,000 Miles of It—Has Just Been Mapped in a New Digital Atlas
Everywhere you look, you can find traces of the ancient Roman civilization from which the modern West descends. That's especially true if you happen to be looking in Europe, though echoes of Latin mak...
www.openculture.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Roman Empire’s Vast Road Network—186,000 Miles of It—Has Just Been Mapped in a New Digital Atlas
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I have just acquired a new #deathgoal
November 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I have just acquired a new #deathgoal
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I LEARNED THE ANSWER TO THIS
Chris's Steakhouse was a New Orleans landmark
Chris Matulich periodically got bored, sold it, waited for the new owner to fail, and bought it back cheap
The sale conditions: Can't move it, can't change the name
He did this six times
Then he sold it to Ruth Fertel
Chris's Steakhouse was a New Orleans landmark
Chris Matulich periodically got bored, sold it, waited for the new owner to fail, and bought it back cheap
The sale conditions: Can't move it, can't change the name
He did this six times
Then he sold it to Ruth Fertel
what did ruth mean when she said her steakhouse was "chris"
November 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I LEARNED THE ANSWER TO THIS
Chris's Steakhouse was a New Orleans landmark
Chris Matulich periodically got bored, sold it, waited for the new owner to fail, and bought it back cheap
The sale conditions: Can't move it, can't change the name
He did this six times
Then he sold it to Ruth Fertel
Chris's Steakhouse was a New Orleans landmark
Chris Matulich periodically got bored, sold it, waited for the new owner to fail, and bought it back cheap
The sale conditions: Can't move it, can't change the name
He did this six times
Then he sold it to Ruth Fertel
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![Comic. PERSON 1 with white hat: How tall are you? PERSON 2: 5ft 24cm [caption] When switching to metric, make the process easier by doing it in steps.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreifptvo6h6kdpf75j3i443ospzumiii7a3pblah2urjrawmyymh3ga@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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![Comic. [Person sitting at desk with laptop with machine labeled E-21 making “click click” noises on the floor behind] VOICE FROM LAPTOP: Hey all! Does your E-21 humidifier make an annoying clicking noise? Mine did, but I finally figured out that there’s an easy fix, so I made this video in case anyone else… PERSON AT DESK: Oh my god. Yes. *Yes.* [caption] I know there’s more important work in the world, but I feel like these people deserve, at minimum a statue.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreifdjde6wgflkeil7kf4kdh3zqk32k55rkljlwu6arzbw557ogbulu@jpeg)
November 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Why City Benches Are Becoming More Hostile. “It signals to all New Yorkers that these are not social places. These are places to simply pass through.” [kottke.org]
Why City Benches Are Becoming More Hostile
From NY Times reporter Anna Kodé (whose “intersection of culture and real estate” reporting I’ve been enjoying lately), a short video on the increasingly hostile architecture of NYC.
The spread of the leaning bench an
kottke.org
November 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Why City Benches Are Becoming More Hostile. “It signals to all New Yorkers that these are not social places. These are places to simply pass through.” [kottke.org]
Exactly!
"What about off, Apple? What about off?"
"What about off, Apple? What about off?"
November 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Exactly!
"What about off, Apple? What about off?"
"What about off, Apple? What about off?"
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"If you shrink your profit centers and grow your loss centers, what do you think is going to happen?" www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
The Craigslist Precedent
If you shrink your profit centers and grow your loss centers, what do you think is going to happen?
www.insidehighered.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:24 AM
"If you shrink your profit centers and grow your loss centers, what do you think is going to happen?" www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
whelp, sportsball is exciting.
November 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
whelp, sportsball is exciting.