Erik Noren
eriknoren.bsky.social
Erik Noren
@eriknoren.bsky.social
Software Developer #dotnet, Elder Millennial, Language Enthusiast, AuDHD, He/They, PNW 🏳️‍🌈
Whoever wrote the line “I had tickets to see Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale in Waiting for Godot.” in Season 3 of Loot on AppleTV, please know that sent me on a full journey. I had to pause the show to hold space for that line.

And then I found out Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are doing Godot!
two men are standing next to each other and one of them is saying " no way "
Alt: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure having a big reaction toward the camera with the caption “No Way!!”
media.tenor.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:08 AM
The @dropout.tv Parlor Room two part Blood on the Clocktower episode (S1E10,11) is the most chaotic and engaging version I’ve ever seen played. The ending had me gagged! Chris Grace ran an amazing game and Becca Scott continues to be the most perplexing, plotting, and unhinged player I’ve ever seen.
August 31, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Am I understanding correctly that a bunch of states are sending national guard to join a mass deployment of other agencies in Washington DC, a fairly compact area whose entire southern and eastern parts are connected by a dozen bridges and metro? And the closest airport is on the other side of them?
a woman with red hair is smiling and holding a small object
Alt: Actress Alyson Hannigan smiling, lifting a drink to her face. She raises her eyebrows as she sips the drink through a straw.
media.tenor.com
August 17, 2025 at 2:38 AM
These propaganda emails from the Social Security Administration are so embarrassing. He’s not going to pick you. He doesn’t want you and he doesn’t want anyone else to have you either. Get some self respect.

When I opted in to email statements that didn’t include devotional letters for dear leader.
August 15, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Reposted by Erik Noren
Do you work in STEM? Want to engage with the next generation of scientists? Become a pen-pal! Our office just shared this around, and I've signed up. Maybe you'd like to too.
For STEM Professionals - Letters to a Pre-Scientist
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prescientist.org
July 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
How are we feeling about that decision to platform Grok and feature it in the #build2025 keynote and push several marketing messages about its inclusion in #azure Foundry now @microsoft.com? Anyone still left on your AI safety team want to weigh in on how it’s going?
Microsoft’s dedication to 100% renewable energy, closed loop cooling, pursuing more energy efficient processing, and focus on safe and responsible AI seems antithetical to platforming Grok and giving Musk keynote representation. This has to be under duress/extortion threat, right? #build2025 #azure
July 9, 2025 at 3:27 AM
7 year old sent to the US, grows up, joins military, takes a bullet, gets a medal, honorably discharged, abandoned by the country he served w/ no help for PTSD, tried to cope, served his time, raised a family, has steady employment, at 55 is deported to a country he doesn’t know. Who does this help?
Purple Heart Army veteran self-deports after nearly 50 years in the U.S.
Sae Joon Park left for South Korea on Monday. His removal order was the result of drug possession and bail jumping charges from over 15 years ago — offenses that, he said, stemmed from untreated PTSD.
www.npr.org
June 25, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Out of curiosity, if your vehicle is damaged by community protectors because you were attempting to sell people to the government, would insurance cover those costs? I know you have to get different coverage if you’re a delivery driver but what about bounty hunter?
June 21, 2025 at 8:53 AM
I get the sense many leaders and governments around the world have become too detached, too isolated from the lives of the people they’re supposed to represent.

Greed, ego, and privilege have put the wrong people in charge and the rest of the world pays for the damages in blood.
June 16, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I’m curious what it’s going to take before other countries finally put us as a Level 3 or 4 travel advisory and offer assistance for expedited return of their citizens. Especially countries critical of our government.

It feels like the bystander effect; everyone is waiting for someone else to act.
June 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Microsoft’s dedication to 100% renewable energy, closed loop cooling, pursuing more energy efficient processing, and focus on safe and responsible AI seems antithetical to platforming Grok and giving Musk keynote representation. This has to be under duress/extortion threat, right? #build2025 #azure
May 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
A lot of mixed feelings on #msbuild2025. Incredible new tools for enterprise development and I can’t recall ever being so excited about a single SQL Server release as I am for 2025 all overshadowed by the layoffs, bringing in Grok, and giving “special access” to AI tools supporting genocide.
a man in a black shirt is standing in front of a door and looking at the camera .
Alt: The main character David from the TV show Schitt’s Creek showing facial expressions of confusion and uncomfortable body language with dialog text asking “Why? Why would you do that?”
media.tenor.com
May 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

How can people learn of the past when it is so openly rewritten? How do we avoid repeat events we don’t talk about? It takes only a few decades before controversial change becomes believed as the way things have always been.
A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present
In the book, Zinn presented a different side of history…
www.goodreads.com
May 7, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Before this I was neutral to slightly negative about wrestling purely because of SyFy channel programming choices a long time ago.

After watching this I am ready to give wrestling a fair shot. That’s how good this was! The players took to the storytelling so fast and worked well together. Huge fan.
⚡TONIGHT!

🤼The thrilling, shocking, and cat-filled finale of Dimension 20: Titan Takedown launches on @dropout.tv at 7pm ET / 4pm PT!

💪Starring Brennan Lee Mulligan and WWE Superstars Chelsea Green, Kofi Kingston, Bayley, and Xavier Woods AKA Austin Creed

#TitanTakedown
April 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I’ve recently become very interested in understanding Washington State and Tacoma tax policies, revenue generated, who are the people in charge of this area, and whether those people are being blocked or limited by others from doing their work effectively.

Problem: I don’t even know where to start.
April 16, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Coworker accidentally said “lake of context” rather than “lack” and it hit me as an excellent way to think of ADHD storytelling. When sharing information we can go off on tangents, stop to back up and give more background before continuing, etc.

Contexts floating in a lake bumping into each other.
March 13, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Not a fan of the disagreement bots lately. Any somewhat popular political post will have a few saying the same thing. Their comment history shows they disagree with opposing viewpoints too, contradicting their comments. It’s just disagreement, not even with purpose. Why manufacture negativity?
March 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Reposted by Erik Noren
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GitHub - microsoft/Generative-AI-for-beginners-dotnet: Five lessons, learn how to really apply AI to your .NET Applications
Five lessons, learn how to really apply AI to your .NET Applications - microsoft/Generative-AI-for-beginners-dotnet
aka.ms
February 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
If you ask your digital assistant what the current weather outside is three times in a row, it should just turn on ADHD accommodation mode.

The amount of time it takes to recognize my voice, process the command and start its way too verbose reply is too long. Just say a number. I’ll forget anyway.
February 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM