Noah Abrahams
@nabrahams.bsky.social
New Englander in Netherlands 🇳🇱!
I sincerely want you to get ahead. Love to cook. Dad. Exhausted.
Open Source / ADHD / TTRPG / TinnedFish / Gweep / Neurospicy / E_TOOMANYHOBBIES
I sincerely want you to get ahead. Love to cook. Dad. Exhausted.
Open Source / ADHD / TTRPG / TinnedFish / Gweep / Neurospicy / E_TOOMANYHOBBIES
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Noah Abrahams
@nabrahams.bsky.social
· Jan 9
Remember: In life, everyone is entitled to wear a silly hat.
So, I'm mentally calling this one "Utrecht under Winter's Silence"
January 4, 2026 at 9:54 AM
So, I'm mentally calling this one "Utrecht under Winter's Silence"
It wasn't great to begin with, but I think all the mental stress of 2025 has cost me my already low ability to get nuance. Like, fuck, have I really become the guy who points out the obvious?
Time to log off.
Time to log off.
January 3, 2026 at 11:45 PM
It wasn't great to begin with, but I think all the mental stress of 2025 has cost me my already low ability to get nuance. Like, fuck, have I really become the guy who points out the obvious?
Time to log off.
Time to log off.
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We JUST hit €40,000!!! That is HUGE, thank you all SO much!
However, we are still only halfway to our goal, so make sure to share, to support, and to let everyone know about .meow!
We will throw off the yoke of digital landlords, but we still need your help!
But for now… champagne! Catnip!
However, we are still only halfway to our goal, so make sure to share, to support, and to let everyone know about .meow!
We will throw off the yoke of digital landlords, but we still need your help!
But for now… champagne! Catnip!
.meow — Next Round gTLD Application
a queer-owned, queer-operated non-profit with one goal: Turning internet infrastructure into community support.
kickstarter.dotmeow.org
December 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We JUST hit €40,000!!! That is HUGE, thank you all SO much!
However, we are still only halfway to our goal, so make sure to share, to support, and to let everyone know about .meow!
We will throw off the yoke of digital landlords, but we still need your help!
But for now… champagne! Catnip!
However, we are still only halfway to our goal, so make sure to share, to support, and to let everyone know about .meow!
We will throw off the yoke of digital landlords, but we still need your help!
But for now… champagne! Catnip!
Reposted by Noah Abrahams
This should have been paid last night and I'm still £196.59 short.
I really really need any help I can get with this! ⚠️⚠️⚠️
I really really need any help I can get with this! ⚠️⚠️⚠️
I need to pay rent tomorrow and I'm still £322.11 short!
Really anything at all really helps me.
Really anything at all really helps me.
I need to pay rent on Friday and I'm still £343.41 short.
If 7 people signed up to my Patreon annually, I would be covered and you get 16% off!
You get literally 1000s of posts, over 900 recipes for £5 and more added every day.
Please just give it a try. You improve my life and can cancel anytime
If 7 people signed up to my Patreon annually, I would be covered and you get 16% off!
You get literally 1000s of posts, over 900 recipes for £5 and more added every day.
Please just give it a try. You improve my life and can cancel anytime
January 3, 2026 at 9:11 PM
This should have been paid last night and I'm still £196.59 short.
I really really need any help I can get with this! ⚠️⚠️⚠️
I really really need any help I can get with this! ⚠️⚠️⚠️
Is there any ethical reason to avoid Patreon?
I hate when I go to, for example, make some stickers, but find out the owners have been using the money to fund conversion therapy or some shit, so I figure I should ask first.
I hate when I go to, for example, make some stickers, but find out the owners have been using the money to fund conversion therapy or some shit, so I figure I should ask first.
January 2, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Is there any ethical reason to avoid Patreon?
I hate when I go to, for example, make some stickers, but find out the owners have been using the money to fund conversion therapy or some shit, so I figure I should ask first.
I hate when I go to, for example, make some stickers, but find out the owners have been using the money to fund conversion therapy or some shit, so I figure I should ask first.
I'm going to do a lot more 3D printing design this year, and I cannot tell you how triumphant I feel having wrangled Blender to give me "a box with a spout"
January 2, 2026 at 7:54 PM
I'm going to do a lot more 3D printing design this year, and I cannot tell you how triumphant I feel having wrangled Blender to give me "a box with a spout"
JFC. If you're still using Twitter, I have serious concerns about your judgement, observational skills, and/or morals. Like, it was down to a Nazi bar a year ago, and has somehow gotten worse???
Delete your x account if you haven’t. My fucking god.
January 2, 2026 at 3:01 PM
JFC. If you're still using Twitter, I have serious concerns about your judgement, observational skills, and/or morals. Like, it was down to a Nazi bar a year ago, and has somehow gotten worse???
I wish I knew who was stealth liking my posts, and... how?
January 2, 2026 at 9:22 AM
I wish I knew who was stealth liking my posts, and... how?
Well, at least they backed it up by... removing the subsidies on Dutch language classes? And then they ask why people aren't integrating quickly.
Utrecht University abolishes its English language bachelor's program in economics and replaces it with a Dutch one.
They told staff (~30% international) the week before Christmas. Layoffs seem likely now. Unwarranted lobotomy is the only word I can find for it...
dub.uu.nl/en/news/econ...
They told staff (~30% international) the week before Christmas. Layoffs seem likely now. Unwarranted lobotomy is the only word I can find for it...
dub.uu.nl/en/news/econ...
Economics programme in shock after sudden cancellation of English-taught track
The Bachelor's programme in Economics & Business Economics will only be offered in Dutch from 2029 onwards, the Executive Board announced on Tuesday. The news came as a complete surprise to the econom...
dub.uu.nl
January 1, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Well, at least they backed it up by... removing the subsidies on Dutch language classes? And then they ask why people aren't integrating quickly.
Yeah, I'm still in Season 1 of Stranger Things. I don't watch a lot of TV.
January 1, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Yeah, I'm still in Season 1 of Stranger Things. I don't watch a lot of TV.
1:30 am and they're still going strong. Is this what people spend all their disposable income on?
January 1, 2026 at 12:24 AM
1:30 am and they're still going strong. Is this what people spend all their disposable income on?
It's only 11:00 and it already sounds like a warzone here. (Someone is throwing M80s into the canal) My sympathies to anyone who's settled here from an actual warzone.
December 31, 2025 at 10:15 PM
It's only 11:00 and it already sounds like a warzone here. (Someone is throwing M80s into the canal) My sympathies to anyone who's settled here from an actual warzone.
Game designer? Well, shit, I'm already hurtling down that path.
I might suck at this game because I mostly read non fiction. Other recent options included Engineering Manager, Strategic Advisor, and... Herald of Carcosa?
I might suck at this game because I mostly read non fiction. Other recent options included Engineering Manager, Strategic Advisor, and... Herald of Carcosa?
I'm the head magic teacher at a British boarding school.
Emily Tesh, "The Incandescent"
Emily Tesh, "The Incandescent"
December 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Game designer? Well, shit, I'm already hurtling down that path.
I might suck at this game because I mostly read non fiction. Other recent options included Engineering Manager, Strategic Advisor, and... Herald of Carcosa?
I might suck at this game because I mostly read non fiction. Other recent options included Engineering Manager, Strategic Advisor, and... Herald of Carcosa?
Not falling for the same trap, two days in a row... I'm going to bed at 2:30 tonight.
December 30, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Not falling for the same trap, two days in a row... I'm going to bed at 2:30 tonight.
I ate a snack, standing right near Les Claypool, who was sitting on a bench at Disneyland, and explicitly did not bother him.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I ate a snack, standing right near Les Claypool, who was sitting on a bench at Disneyland, and explicitly did not bother him.
Try telling that to 8 year old me, stirring his little heart out.
Buttermilk is not milk with butter added to it
Let’s air those grievances. I want to hear your pettiest gripes on this the holiest of days.
December 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Try telling that to 8 year old me, stirring his little heart out.
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Grant Howitt Day is coming at the RPG Night Utrecht! Just because we wanted to. We've already got the following line-up and it's filling fast.
Spire
Horse Around the House
Big Gay Orcs
Bird Crimes
Everyone is Seagulls
Banner by @shepherdshut.bsky.social using designs from @gshowitt.bsky.social
Spire
Horse Around the House
Big Gay Orcs
Bird Crimes
Everyone is Seagulls
Banner by @shepherdshut.bsky.social using designs from @gshowitt.bsky.social
December 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Grant Howitt Day is coming at the RPG Night Utrecht! Just because we wanted to. We've already got the following line-up and it's filling fast.
Spire
Horse Around the House
Big Gay Orcs
Bird Crimes
Everyone is Seagulls
Banner by @shepherdshut.bsky.social using designs from @gshowitt.bsky.social
Spire
Horse Around the House
Big Gay Orcs
Bird Crimes
Everyone is Seagulls
Banner by @shepherdshut.bsky.social using designs from @gshowitt.bsky.social
I finally decided with @gshowitt.bsky.social game to run for Grant Howitt day in a couple weeks.
So, prepare yourselves for a table of BIG GAY ORCS.
So, prepare yourselves for a table of BIG GAY ORCS.
December 29, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I finally decided with @gshowitt.bsky.social game to run for Grant Howitt day in a couple weeks.
So, prepare yourselves for a table of BIG GAY ORCS.
So, prepare yourselves for a table of BIG GAY ORCS.
It's 3:30 in the fucking morning, why am I still awake? I didn't even have any caffeine today. (Well, yesterday)
December 29, 2025 at 2:34 AM
It's 3:30 in the fucking morning, why am I still awake? I didn't even have any caffeine today. (Well, yesterday)
I've been the "Nth person in a role" before... I read this as "Must be willing to stare directly into the abyss without flinching or complaining."
OpenAI is hiring a new Head of Preparedness (up to $555K + equity) to mitigate AI harms across mental health, cybersecurity, and biological risks.
A worrying sign is the last three people in the role either moved internally or left the company. Not exactly a “top priority” signal.
A worrying sign is the last three people in the role either moved internally or left the company. Not exactly a “top priority” signal.
OpenAI is hiring a new Head of Preparedness to try to predict and mitigate AI's harms
In a post about the role, CEO Sam Altman said it'll be 'a stressful job and you'll jump into the deep end pretty much immediately.'
www.engadget.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I've been the "Nth person in a role" before... I read this as "Must be willing to stare directly into the abyss without flinching or complaining."
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Can we clear this? I'm in a pinch I have NO FUNDS to last me a MONTH. I'm sorry to keep asking but I once again tried to ask EARLY and it got me nowhere‽ Idk why people only care when it's last minute but…this is low if everyone chips in $5.
I think about $400 should cover the extra fees to move a few days early + fuel costs? I'd like to turn my keys in on the 31st and get a receipt.
VM: www.venmo.com/u/Raantuva
CA: cash.app/$Raantuva
PP: www.paypal.me/Raantuva
DM for Zelle info if that's easier.
VM: www.venmo.com/u/Raantuva
CA: cash.app/$Raantuva
PP: www.paypal.me/Raantuva
DM for Zelle info if that's easier.
December 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Can we clear this? I'm in a pinch I have NO FUNDS to last me a MONTH. I'm sorry to keep asking but I once again tried to ask EARLY and it got me nowhere‽ Idk why people only care when it's last minute but…this is low if everyone chips in $5.
This combines two of my favorite surreal and/or silly instruments
The Classic ‘Popcorn’ Synth Pop Instrumental Played on Theremin and an Adorable Otamatone laughingsquid.com/popcorn-ther...
The Classic 'Popcorn' Synth Pop Instrumental Played on Theremin and an Adorable Otamatone
Analise Mifsud performed the classic instrumental "Popcorn" on keyboard, Theremin, and on an adorable Otamatone.
laughingsquid.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:35 AM
This combines two of my favorite surreal and/or silly instruments
You know, if you collect enough of them, you can make syrup...
now for the traditional eating of the christmas tree
December 25, 2025 at 10:08 PM
You know, if you collect enough of them, you can make syrup...
Merry Christmas, Utrecht.
(And everyone else, too, I guess.)
(And everyone else, too, I guess.)
December 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Merry Christmas, Utrecht.
(And everyone else, too, I guess.)
(And everyone else, too, I guess.)