Nate
@natecook.bsky.social
Once-geologist, recovering rower, current patent litigator. Avid Izzet mage, strategy/rpg enthusiast. Pro-veggies, anti-fruit. He/him, 🏳️🌈.
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When I have to spend 48 seconds unloading the machine that magically cleans everything
a person wearing a green hoodie is standing in a room .
Alt: a person wearing a green hoodie dispairs
media.tenor.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:58 PM
When I have to spend 48 seconds unloading the machine that magically cleans everything
To build on this, it is absolutely the sort of sci-fi show that wants YOU to to sit and think about the implications of the premise/what is happening in the show, without it being spelled out by the characters' actions, and it gives you just enough space to do that.
My piping hot take on PLURIBUS is that it’s one of the most Ghibli-esque shows on TV today, and people who think its pacing is too slow ought to really sit with and examine why they feel that slow pace = bad.
Its first season has several minutes worth of “mā”, and is much stronger for it, IMO
Its first season has several minutes worth of “mā”, and is much stronger for it, IMO
February 7, 2026 at 5:23 PM
To build on this, it is absolutely the sort of sci-fi show that wants YOU to to sit and think about the implications of the premise/what is happening in the show, without it being spelled out by the characters' actions, and it gives you just enough space to do that.
"So, how you wanna handle this one, Boss? Reverse Turn-and-Burn? Jack-Rabbit-in-the-Hole?"
"Basically what we're gonna do is: Dance."
"Boss, you don't mean..."
"That's right, boys. Tonight is Sneaker Night."
"Basically what we're gonna do is: Dance."
"Boss, you don't mean..."
"That's right, boys. Tonight is Sneaker Night."
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 PM
"So, how you wanna handle this one, Boss? Reverse Turn-and-Burn? Jack-Rabbit-in-the-Hole?"
"Basically what we're gonna do is: Dance."
"Boss, you don't mean..."
"That's right, boys. Tonight is Sneaker Night."
"Basically what we're gonna do is: Dance."
"Boss, you don't mean..."
"That's right, boys. Tonight is Sneaker Night."
WAIT THE OPENING CEREMONIES DID PRISENCOLINENSINAINCIUSOL AND NO ONE ON HERE SAID A DAMN THING ABOUT IT?!?!
February 7, 2026 at 4:29 AM
WAIT THE OPENING CEREMONIES DID PRISENCOLINENSINAINCIUSOL AND NO ONE ON HERE SAID A DAMN THING ABOUT IT?!?!
I do love that the Muppet Show is back but I heard the theme song but sung with the lyrics to Empty Chairs At Empty Tables that one time and it broke my brain irreparably and now I can't hear anything else
February 7, 2026 at 4:11 AM
I do love that the Muppet Show is back but I heard the theme song but sung with the lyrics to Empty Chairs At Empty Tables that one time and it broke my brain irreparably and now I can't hear anything else
Ok but pizza and beers and cuddling and Fantasia (1940)
February 7, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Ok but pizza and beers and cuddling and Fantasia (1940)
Literally every tiny thing I do that even slightly progresses the homebuying process leaves me internally screeching "WTF OMG IM BUYING A HOUSE???????" for a solid 5 minutes
February 7, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Literally every tiny thing I do that even slightly progresses the homebuying process leaves me internally screeching "WTF OMG IM BUYING A HOUSE???????" for a solid 5 minutes
Need her so bad
Physics of a direct hit from an RPG type projectile
February 7, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Need her so bad
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somebody’s sweet plums are crowding my icebox
somebody’s cold plums are giving me chills
somebody’s cold plums are giving me chills
February 5, 2026 at 5:41 PM
somebody’s sweet plums are crowding my icebox
somebody’s cold plums are giving me chills
somebody’s cold plums are giving me chills
I like that Ken Jennings became the host of the most famous game show in the world and *then* became an unabashed Poster
I'm just a girl, standing in front of a Guy Finnacum,
I had a teacher named Guy Finnacum.
February 5, 2026 at 11:25 PM
I like that Ken Jennings became the host of the most famous game show in the world and *then* became an unabashed Poster
Does anyone have a finance tracking app they recommend? I'm particularly looking for something that will sync account transactions, let me easily make spending categories, and then let me sort credit card and checking account line items into the categories
February 4, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Does anyone have a finance tracking app they recommend? I'm particularly looking for something that will sync account transactions, let me easily make spending categories, and then let me sort credit card and checking account line items into the categories
Can't believe y'all let this one plop
Cry "Havoc!", and let schlurp the plugs of whore
February 4, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Can't believe y'all let this one plop
Sometimes I feel like I need a corset just to like, keep my back in place and fix my posture
February 4, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Sometimes I feel like I need a corset just to like, keep my back in place and fix my posture
Look sometimes you need to put on "In The Hall of the Mountain King" at full volume and just absolutely lose your shit
February 4, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Look sometimes you need to put on "In The Hall of the Mountain King" at full volume and just absolutely lose your shit
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States and leagues must face up to the damage from app-based gambling for the next generation of bettors, most of them young men. buff.ly/vsMNi4v
The Scourge of Online Sports Betting
States and leagues must face up to the damage from app-based gambling for the next generation of bettors, most of them young men.
buff.ly
February 4, 2026 at 11:00 AM
States and leagues must face up to the damage from app-based gambling for the next generation of bettors, most of them young men. buff.ly/vsMNi4v
Unfortunately there is an oomf on here who is gorgeous and has my dream job in another life and lives in my area and I fear if I ever meet him irl I will not be incapable of having any chill about it
February 4, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Unfortunately there is an oomf on here who is gorgeous and has my dream job in another life and lives in my area and I fear if I ever meet him irl I will not be incapable of having any chill about it
Cry "Havoc!", and let schlurp the plugs of whore
February 4, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Cry "Havoc!", and let schlurp the plugs of whore
Atlantis voyage simultaneous with Slayyyter's EP hitting the charts does feel like a potentially cataclysmic event
February 3, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Atlantis voyage simultaneous with Slayyyter's EP hitting the charts does feel like a potentially cataclysmic event
It seems the key to fighting seasonal depression may be buying more cute wool knits that I want to wear outside, who knew?
February 3, 2026 at 10:50 PM
It seems the key to fighting seasonal depression may be buying more cute wool knits that I want to wear outside, who knew?
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This needs to be at the top of every story about the ICE body-cam thing. They already have body cameras.
The ProPublica story on the Pretti killers says DHS has bodycam footage from the incident but they refuse to release it
www.propublica.org/article/alex...
www.propublica.org/article/alex...
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 2, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This needs to be at the top of every story about the ICE body-cam thing. They already have body cameras.
THIS IS WILD
This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
February 3, 2026 at 9:11 PM
THIS IS WILD
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This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
February 3, 2026 at 8:46 PM
This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
Good morning from the 10 ft high, block-length snow pile by the Arlington Courthouse
February 3, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Good morning from the 10 ft high, block-length snow pile by the Arlington Courthouse
