Nathan J. Williams
@nathanjw.bsky.social
Boston-area nerd, computer professional, parent, cook, brewer, award-winning cidermaker. Xoogler. He/him.
Also @nathanw@metasocial.com (fediverse), nathanw.62 (Signal)
Also @nathanw@metasocial.com (fediverse), nathanw.62 (Signal)
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this is what it sounds like when i am reading the news headlines of the day
April 19, 2025 at 5:07 AM
this is what it sounds like when i am reading the news headlines of the day
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Next time someone asks you about energy and land use, maybe remind them that the ~35 million acres that currently grow corn for ethanol in the US could produce ~15 PWh per year of electricity from solar photovoltaics. That's ~3.5 times more than *total annual generation from all US power plants*.
February 1, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Next time someone asks you about energy and land use, maybe remind them that the ~35 million acres that currently grow corn for ethanol in the US could produce ~15 PWh per year of electricity from solar photovoltaics. That's ~3.5 times more than *total annual generation from all US power plants*.
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. 6.101
2. 6.035
3. 6.821
4. 8.06
5. 18.100
1. 6.101
2. 6.035
3. 6.821
4. 8.06
5. 18.100
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Creative Writing - Poetry
2. Modern Art
3. Shakespeare
4. Contemporary Fiction
5. Topics in Religious Studies
1. Creative Writing - Poetry
2. Modern Art
3. Shakespeare
4. Contemporary Fiction
5. Topics in Religious Studies
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Marine Biology (we got to go out on a boat!)
2. The History of the Holocaust
3. Logic and Critical Thinking
4. Eastern Religions
5. The French Revolution
1. Marine Biology (we got to go out on a boat!)
2. The History of the Holocaust
3. Logic and Critical Thinking
4. Eastern Religions
5. The French Revolution
January 31, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. 6.101
2. 6.035
3. 6.821
4. 8.06
5. 18.100
1. 6.101
2. 6.035
3. 6.821
4. 8.06
5. 18.100
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every time i see a white guy in their fifties radicalized by the twitter algorithm into racism and extremism i think about how it's a total failure of the youtube algorithm to instead radicalize him into home brewing, elaborate A/V setups, or DIY solar
January 28, 2026 at 8:22 PM
every time i see a white guy in their fifties radicalized by the twitter algorithm into racism and extremism i think about how it's a total failure of the youtube algorithm to instead radicalize him into home brewing, elaborate A/V setups, or DIY solar
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Hatted Ravelry
Reminder that two of Ravelry's top patterns right now are melt the ice hat (knit) and melt the ice hat (crochet)
A reminder — there are *millions* of social sites on the internet, like Storygraph for your reading and Ravelry for your knitting, etc. It’s only the biggest, run by the extremist fascists, that do these terrible things. Don’t define the internet by a handful of apps run by 5 sociopaths.
January 28, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Hatted Ravelry
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Amid growing calls for the abolition of ICE, Rep. Delia Ramirez is calling for the entire DHS to be dismantled. Highlighting how much experience the officers who killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti had, Ramirez said, “DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity.”
House Democrat Says Abolishing ICE Isn’t Enough — DHS Must Go, Too
“The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights,” said Rep. Delia C. Ramirez.
truthout.org
January 27, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Amid growing calls for the abolition of ICE, Rep. Delia Ramirez is calling for the entire DHS to be dismantled. Highlighting how much experience the officers who killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti had, Ramirez said, “DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity.”
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Good for him. Good for him. Good for. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good for. For. For. For him. Him. Him. Good him. Good him. Good for him.
Breaking news: Composer Philip Glass withdrew his highly anticipated Symphony No. 15 from its scheduled Kennedy Center performance, saying “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message of the Symphony.”
Philip Glass pulls world premiere from Kennedy Center
The pioneering composer announced that “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message” of his Symphony No. 15: “Lincoln.”
wapo.st
January 27, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Good for him. Good for him. Good for. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good for. For. For. For him. Him. Him. Good him. Good him. Good for him.
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Put on a hat as you lose a lot heat from there, although I can’t remember the exact percentage off the top of my head.
January 27, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Put on a hat as you lose a lot heat from there, although I can’t remember the exact percentage off the top of my head.
If I'm going to be snowed in, might as well bake.
January 25, 2026 at 10:25 PM
If I'm going to be snowed in, might as well bake.
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I'm not going to post screenshots for obvious reasons but I have been alerted that a bunch of the top posts in r/MassiveCock are anti-ICE now and anyone who defends ICE in comments is getting yelled down lol
January 25, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I'm not going to post screenshots for obvious reasons but I have been alerted that a bunch of the top posts in r/MassiveCock are anti-ICE now and anyone who defends ICE in comments is getting yelled down lol
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I'm reading Astro City by @kurtbusiek.bsky.social for the 1st time & it's a revelation.
It feels real. Honest, human stories. Characters I can believe in and sympathise with. Stories that make my soul smile, wince, ache. Quality work. It should be mentioned in the same breath as the greatest comics.
It feels real. Honest, human stories. Characters I can believe in and sympathise with. Stories that make my soul smile, wince, ache. Quality work. It should be mentioned in the same breath as the greatest comics.
January 23, 2026 at 8:00 AM
I'm reading Astro City by @kurtbusiek.bsky.social for the 1st time & it's a revelation.
It feels real. Honest, human stories. Characters I can believe in and sympathise with. Stories that make my soul smile, wince, ache. Quality work. It should be mentioned in the same breath as the greatest comics.
It feels real. Honest, human stories. Characters I can believe in and sympathise with. Stories that make my soul smile, wince, ache. Quality work. It should be mentioned in the same breath as the greatest comics.
I continue to blame the shift to Bluetooth headphones. On the margin, they're harder to use and more expensive.
the flight attendant apparently found enough people without headphones that they reminded everyone of the quiet cabin policy, heh. I can hear someone else's device but it may just be their headphones turned way up
January 23, 2026 at 2:41 AM
I continue to blame the shift to Bluetooth headphones. On the margin, they're harder to use and more expensive.
"There will be a few months lag between me writing these words and you reading them, and I have little doubt that things will be worse by then in ways that I can't even imagine right now." Oct 2025, @tomtomorrow.bsky.social
Indeed.
Still, the book is good.
Indeed.
Still, the book is good.
January 23, 2026 at 2:14 AM
"There will be a few months lag between me writing these words and you reading them, and I have little doubt that things will be worse by then in ways that I can't even imagine right now." Oct 2025, @tomtomorrow.bsky.social
Indeed.
Still, the book is good.
Indeed.
Still, the book is good.
Whoo, rough time to be having a straight face supporting my kid having a mock Supreme Court project in school.
January 23, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Whoo, rough time to be having a straight face supporting my kid having a mock Supreme Court project in school.
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"Climate change results in meteorological Big Naturals" was not in my bingo card
January 22, 2026 at 3:02 PM
"Climate change results in meteorological Big Naturals" was not in my bingo card
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Let tonight be a lesson to all of us: Make sure you have established your own, and are aware of your loved ones', advance directives.
Do you want to be awakened from your slumber when It Happens? Or do you want to find out when you awake naturally and unlock your phone? Let your loved ones know.
Do you want to be awakened from your slumber when It Happens? Or do you want to find out when you awake naturally and unlock your phone? Let your loved ones know.
January 21, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Let tonight be a lesson to all of us: Make sure you have established your own, and are aware of your loved ones', advance directives.
Do you want to be awakened from your slumber when It Happens? Or do you want to find out when you awake naturally and unlock your phone? Let your loved ones know.
Do you want to be awakened from your slumber when It Happens? Or do you want to find out when you awake naturally and unlock your phone? Let your loved ones know.
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me (bursting open my apartment window like ebenezer scrooge): you there, boy! did it happen?
boy (gloomily): no sir
boy (gloomily): no sir
January 21, 2026 at 1:29 PM
me (bursting open my apartment window like ebenezer scrooge): you there, boy! did it happen?
boy (gloomily): no sir
boy (gloomily): no sir
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In addition to being bad, this is all pretty stupid.
January 20, 2026 at 3:20 PM
In addition to being bad, this is all pretty stupid.
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This thread is some of the most exceptional storytelling I've seen in ages?? wow. truly worth your time.
By now, asteroid 2026 Dreadstone has impacted the Indian Ocean, sparking a firestorm not seen on this planet since the K–Pg Extinction Event. Most people just want to be with their families. Here are three ways effective business leaders can leverage targeted KPIs to turn tragedy 😔 into triumph 💪
January 17, 2026 at 2:17 AM
This thread is some of the most exceptional storytelling I've seen in ages?? wow. truly worth your time.
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RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
![You’ve got super fans pausing and zooming in on individuals frames of your documentary. One allegedly shows one of the Duffers with a ChatGPT tab open on their computer. In your presence, what did they use ChatGPT for?
I mean, are we even sure they had ChatGPT open?
I’m personally not, but the internet seems sure.
Well, there’s a lot of chatter where [social media users] are like, “We don’t really know, but we’re assuming.” But to me it’s like, doesn’t everybody have it open, to just do quick research?
I do.
How can you possibly write a storyline with 19 characters and use ChatGPT, I don’t even understand.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7t2urmt3i33jl6tjgiolio6g/bafkreidw2tmcr2ayq74oqmjm5pn2tdox6hlxnpqevhuqqj6oa7nsslx3oi@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
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Hahaha People Mag comes out blasting
January 13, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Hahaha People Mag comes out blasting
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honestly i've seen a lot of tweets asking why ICE agents are so *angry* and i think we might have an answer. too much protein and no vegetables (vegetables are feminine/gay) will make you wickedly constipated
January 12, 2026 at 2:41 PM
honestly i've seen a lot of tweets asking why ICE agents are so *angry* and i think we might have an answer. too much protein and no vegetables (vegetables are feminine/gay) will make you wickedly constipated
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I will read every interview with Heated Rivalry writer and director Jacob Tierney because his quotes are truly a reporter's dream: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
January 9, 2026 at 11:42 PM
I will read every interview with Heated Rivalry writer and director Jacob Tierney because his quotes are truly a reporter's dream: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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I knew the last line was coming in @drewmagary.bsky.social's latest column for @sfgate.com, but it still hit me like 10,000 tons of bricks.
Worth a read: www.sfgate.com/travel/artic...
Worth a read: www.sfgate.com/travel/artic...
The holiday air travel crisis brought out the best in people (not Donald Trump)
Storms and military actions stranded travelers on both sides of the Atlantic.
www.sfgate.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:45 PM
I knew the last line was coming in @drewmagary.bsky.social's latest column for @sfgate.com, but it still hit me like 10,000 tons of bricks.
Worth a read: www.sfgate.com/travel/artic...
Worth a read: www.sfgate.com/travel/artic...