m. r. sauter
@oddletters.bsky.social
politics/technology/capitalism. prof somewhere.
enthusiastic guitar guy. book on why vc was a bad idea the whole time coming from UChicago Press
writing - https://oddletters.com/
stickers+noise - https://duopoly.bandcamp.com/merch
i curse a lot
he/they
enthusiastic guitar guy. book on why vc was a bad idea the whole time coming from UChicago Press
writing - https://oddletters.com/
stickers+noise - https://duopoly.bandcamp.com/merch
i curse a lot
he/they
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m. r. sauter
@oddletters.bsky.social
· Nov 10
apropos of nothing: ten years ago almost to the day i published a book on disruptive digital activism and ddos, and you can download the full pdf for free from my website oddletters.com/the-coming-s...
hi new people! there are a lot of you! here are some linked threads re my work that you might be interested in:
1. maybe you're interested in ddos and digital activism? i wrote a book on that, which you can download for free!
bsky.app/profile/oddl...
1. maybe you're interested in ddos and digital activism? i wrote a book on that, which you can download for free!
bsky.app/profile/oddl...
aaaaaahahahahahaha*sob*
February 15, 2026 at 4:32 PM
aaaaaahahahahahaha*sob*
my doctoral program had a hockey team maybe he played for Art History + Comm Studies
You heard it here first: Shane Hollander’s Dad was an English major
February 15, 2026 at 12:16 AM
my doctoral program had a hockey team maybe he played for Art History + Comm Studies
you know i think i dont want to know anything more about blankets
maybe ever
maybe ever
February 13, 2026 at 6:13 PM
you know i think i dont want to know anything more about blankets
maybe ever
maybe ever
why are all the guitars i want four thousand dollars
February 13, 2026 at 4:06 PM
why are all the guitars i want four thousand dollars
fountain pens are also a valid man-money outlet
Need to stop men wasting their money on gambling and start them wasting their money on watches
February 12, 2026 at 4:12 PM
fountain pens are also a valid man-money outlet
😭
February 12, 2026 at 2:58 PM
😭
i have a learning disability in math (my test scores were always very high for verbal, "has this person been kicked in the head" for math) that i got no help for at all until i did philosophy of math in college, which i loved
the exeperience has made me extremely fighty with quants & im not sorry
the exeperience has made me extremely fighty with quants & im not sorry
Those who weren’t resigned to the Math Idiot Garbage Bin as kids may not grasp how much “if you’re bad at math, you’ll die in a ditch and all will be better off for it” sentiment was floating around in the 90s and 2000s, but it sure felt real to me.
(my parents are great! It didn’t come from them!)
(my parents are great! It didn’t come from them!)
February 11, 2026 at 3:49 PM
i have a learning disability in math (my test scores were always very high for verbal, "has this person been kicked in the head" for math) that i got no help for at all until i did philosophy of math in college, which i loved
the exeperience has made me extremely fighty with quants & im not sorry
the exeperience has made me extremely fighty with quants & im not sorry
i have now written my first "do no under any circumstances hand in work to me that is transparently written by an LLM ever again" email to a student, let's see how it gooooeeeeees
February 11, 2026 at 3:19 PM
i have now written my first "do no under any circumstances hand in work to me that is transparently written by an LLM ever again" email to a student, let's see how it gooooeeeeees
the best part of the journal publication process is getting to play my favorite game: "we have introduced a bunch of secret errors into your article while formatting it, you have three business days to find them all!"
February 11, 2026 at 3:13 AM
the best part of the journal publication process is getting to play my favorite game: "we have introduced a bunch of secret errors into your article while formatting it, you have three business days to find them all!"
i love everything about this image
February 9, 2026 at 8:40 PM
i love everything about this image
oh is that guy back now
February 7, 2026 at 7:15 PM
oh is that guy back now
my winter boots are trying to murder me so i am wearing the backup shoes i keep in my office, which are these special edition converses made of tyvek
February 6, 2026 at 4:45 PM
my winter boots are trying to murder me so i am wearing the backup shoes i keep in my office, which are these special edition converses made of tyvek
everything is bad BUT I HAVE HAD A PERSONAL VICTORY
February 5, 2026 at 5:41 PM
everything is bad BUT I HAVE HAD A PERSONAL VICTORY
what's a tool you want but absolutely should not possess
i really want a little butane kitchen torch
i would brulé so many things
and only *maybe* burn the house down
i really want a little butane kitchen torch
i would brulé so many things
and only *maybe* burn the house down
February 4, 2026 at 5:44 PM
what's a tool you want but absolutely should not possess
i really want a little butane kitchen torch
i would brulé so many things
and only *maybe* burn the house down
i really want a little butane kitchen torch
i would brulé so many things
and only *maybe* burn the house down
next time someone tells me academic writing is too dense and difficult to understand im going to wave Meta's HR lead saying "impact-evidence starter" around in the air and screetch like an angry crow
Meta now forcing all employees to use AI tools and tying it to employee performance, according to @theinformation.com.
HR said "this is not an activity tracker—it’s an impact-evidence starter"
That's a fun way to rebrand workplace surveillance.
HR said "this is not an activity tracker—it’s an impact-evidence starter"
That's a fun way to rebrand workplace surveillance.
February 4, 2026 at 1:15 PM
next time someone tells me academic writing is too dense and difficult to understand im going to wave Meta's HR lead saying "impact-evidence starter" around in the air and screetch like an angry crow
why can none of these people type
February 4, 2026 at 2:54 AM
why can none of these people type
this whole displaced first day of class panic attack can cut it right the fuck out thanks
February 3, 2026 at 2:56 PM
this whole displaced first day of class panic attack can cut it right the fuck out thanks
: chews on a piece of straw while whittling something :
yup.
yup.
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
February 3, 2026 at 1:10 PM
: chews on a piece of straw while whittling something :
yup.
yup.
science: cats are perfectly evolved predators who move stealthily to catch their prey and avoid larger predators
tallulah the calico cat: : comes down the stairs in the exact manner of a bag of loose hammers and bicycle bells :
tallulah the calico cat: : comes down the stairs in the exact manner of a bag of loose hammers and bicycle bells :
February 3, 2026 at 3:57 AM
science: cats are perfectly evolved predators who move stealthily to catch their prey and avoid larger predators
tallulah the calico cat: : comes down the stairs in the exact manner of a bag of loose hammers and bicycle bells :
tallulah the calico cat: : comes down the stairs in the exact manner of a bag of loose hammers and bicycle bells :
: bat boy hiss face :
I regret to inform you that “1979” by Smashing Pumpkins was released in 1996, which is now 30 years ago. Meaning a similar song released in 2026 would be called “2009”
February 2, 2026 at 11:52 PM
: bat boy hiss face :
me looking at the headlines every day
February 2, 2026 at 9:30 PM
me looking at the headlines every day
exactly how many grammys are there
February 2, 2026 at 1:08 AM
exactly how many grammys are there
once @natematias.bsky.social called me on the phone and it was extremely pleasant but i definitely spent the first five minutes going ARE YOU DYING ARE YOU OK BLINK TWICE IF YOU NEED HELP
My RETVRN belife is that people should just call each other on the phone without scheduling it in advance www.businessinsider.com/iphone-scree...
You should just call people on the phone
It's time to hit redial on phone etiquette and bring back randomly calling friends. It's time to raw dial.
www.businessinsider.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:07 PM
once @natematias.bsky.social called me on the phone and it was extremely pleasant but i definitely spent the first five minutes going ARE YOU DYING ARE YOU OK BLINK TWICE IF YOU NEED HELP
extremely tempted to empty this out and use this as an actual trapper keeper this term bc holy shit
January 31, 2026 at 4:46 PM
extremely tempted to empty this out and use this as an actual trapper keeper this term bc holy shit