Chris Miller
@thatmushroom.bsky.social
YIMBY, 🔌💡 data scientist, filled with love for The Queen City of the Plains. In the words of Frightened Rabbit, making tiny changes to Earth.
I don't post all that I do here because I'm bad at posting.
I don't post all that I do here because I'm bad at posting.
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Chris Miller
@thatmushroom.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Gonna try to go through my back catalog and share a photo of the day as a pleasant thing to have on the timeline.
This is from a hike I did on the Ben Tyler trail a couple of months ago.
#POTD
This is from a hike I did on the Ben Tyler trail a couple of months ago.
#POTD
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Lucy pulling the football is the easy comparison for the current moment, but the proper comparison is Ignatz Mouse (Republicans) braining Krazy Kat (Democrats) with a brick over and over again, which Krazy Kat mistakenly believes to be a sign of affection and attention.
In this essay I will...
In this essay I will...
November 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Lucy pulling the football is the easy comparison for the current moment, but the proper comparison is Ignatz Mouse (Republicans) braining Krazy Kat (Democrats) with a brick over and over again, which Krazy Kat mistakenly believes to be a sign of affection and attention.
In this essay I will...
In this essay I will...
Lucy pulling the football is the easy comparison for the current moment, but the proper comparison is Ignatz Mouse (Republicans) braining Krazy Kat (Democrats) with a brick over and over again, which Krazy Kat mistakenly believes to be a sign of affection and attention.
In this essay I will...
In this essay I will...
November 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Lucy pulling the football is the easy comparison for the current moment, but the proper comparison is Ignatz Mouse (Republicans) braining Krazy Kat (Democrats) with a brick over and over again, which Krazy Kat mistakenly believes to be a sign of affection and attention.
In this essay I will...
In this essay I will...
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I say hell no to any deal that will cause millions of Americans to lose their health insurance.
November 10, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I say hell no to any deal that will cause millions of Americans to lose their health insurance.
Taking a break from politics-posting: Skylark Lounge is a great venue, @danmanganmusic.com is truly phenomenal live (way better than I expected, and I had very high hopes), and I did not expect just how delightfully weird Stelth Ulvang would be on stage.
November 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Taking a break from politics-posting: Skylark Lounge is a great venue, @danmanganmusic.com is truly phenomenal live (way better than I expected, and I had very high hopes), and I did not expect just how delightfully weird Stelth Ulvang would be on stage.
This deal is weak enough that I'm enthusiastically agreeing with Bernie Sanders about how weak it is 🫠
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
This deal is weak enough that I'm enthusiastically agreeing with Bernie Sanders about how weak it is 🫠
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Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
Our parent company's biweekly update had a slide showing the German team moving offices all by cargo bike. #CarryShitOlympics at a corporate level, you love to see it.
November 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Our parent company's biweekly update had a slide showing the German team moving offices all by cargo bike. #CarryShitOlympics at a corporate level, you love to see it.
In non-political news, I have prepped Helen Goh's Lao Gan Ma cheese crackers for a friendsgiving this weekend.
a man is standing in front of a sign that says ' usted leadership for a stronger america '
Alt: a man is standing in front of a sign that says ' usted leadership for a stronger america ', the man says "please clap"
media.tenor.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:21 PM
In non-political news, I have prepped Helen Goh's Lao Gan Ma cheese crackers for a friendsgiving this weekend.
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a couple years ago i contracted with one of subway's ad agencies for a small rotating sandwiches collab that ultimately they decided not to publish and i never did anything with. today feels like a good day to post one of them. here's my favorite subway sandwich, the veggie delight
November 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
a couple years ago i contracted with one of subway's ad agencies for a small rotating sandwiches collab that ultimately they decided not to publish and i never did anything with. today feels like a good day to post one of them. here's my favorite subway sandwich, the veggie delight
I live 3 blocks away and walk by this every day on my way to work.
Denver is getting better because of changes we've made, choices to update the laws. This is so cool.
Denver is getting better because of changes we've made, choices to update the laws. This is so cool.
For decades, a prime but isolated corner parking lot at 4th & Broadway in Denver's Baker neighborhood was too small for traditional development.
Thanks to Denver's forthcoming single-stair code updates, KGA Architects is proposing a 5-story single-stair apt on this "forgotten lot"
Thanks to Denver's forthcoming single-stair code updates, KGA Architects is proposing a 5-story single-stair apt on this "forgotten lot"
November 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I live 3 blocks away and walk by this every day on my way to work.
Denver is getting better because of changes we've made, choices to update the laws. This is so cool.
Denver is getting better because of changes we've made, choices to update the laws. This is so cool.
Women ruined the workplace so much that Republicans shut the government down to furlough my wife specifically. She's that powerful.
November 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Women ruined the workplace so much that Republicans shut the government down to furlough my wife specifically. She's that powerful.
Took the California Zephyr recently, and gosh, a 30-year-old 50mm lens shooting through a train window just has Vibes that I couldn't capture with sharper equipment.
November 5, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Took the California Zephyr recently, and gosh, a 30-year-old 50mm lens shooting through a train window just has Vibes that I couldn't capture with sharper equipment.
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SAVE THE DATE! DeCAF 3! The third Denver Comics and Ars Fest is happening this December at Town Hall Collaborative on Saturday, December 6th, 11-5pm, featuring artists, cartoonists, publishers, and zine makers from all around Colorado. Be there or be square and all that.
October 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
SAVE THE DATE! DeCAF 3! The third Denver Comics and Ars Fest is happening this December at Town Hall Collaborative on Saturday, December 6th, 11-5pm, featuring artists, cartoonists, publishers, and zine makers from all around Colorado. Be there or be square and all that.
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Happy Halloween! 🎃👻🤓
October 31, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Happy Halloween! 🎃👻🤓
Dropped off at Union Station this morning, counted by early afternoon. Denver elections, always great.
Chris' Ballot Opinions, roughly in ballot order.
At-Large School Board: Amy Klein Molk. I don't really understand, but the people I trust the most on education here support her.
At-Large School Board: Amy Klein Molk. I don't really understand, but the people I trust the most on education here support her.
October 29, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Dropped off at Union Station this morning, counted by early afternoon. Denver elections, always great.
Chris' Ballot Opinions, roughly in ballot order.
At-Large School Board: Amy Klein Molk. I don't really understand, but the people I trust the most on education here support her.
At-Large School Board: Amy Klein Molk. I don't really understand, but the people I trust the most on education here support her.
October 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Chris' Ballot Opinions, roughly in ballot order.
At-Large School Board: Amy Klein Molk. I don't really understand, but the people I trust the most on education here support her.
At-Large School Board: Amy Klein Molk. I don't really understand, but the people I trust the most on education here support her.
Mina just skeeting out "Packers Ravens Eagles" so everyone will pass the standard dementia screening
New pod! Recapped Chiefs Commanders with @foxworthshow.bsky.social. Plus: Packers Ravens Eagles and more
🎧: apple.co/48X6fip
📺: youtu.be/-migjCH6HPE?...
🎧: apple.co/48X6fip
📺: youtu.be/-migjCH6HPE?...
October 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Mina just skeeting out "Packers Ravens Eagles" so everyone will pass the standard dementia screening
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Python Software Foundation withdraws bid for $1.5m grant from US gov, because the terms require they do not "operate any programs that advance or promote DEI", and "it would be a betrayal of our mission and our community." Applause. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
The PSF has withdrawn a $1.5 million proposal to US government grant program
pyfound.blogspot.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Python Software Foundation withdraws bid for $1.5m grant from US gov, because the terms require they do not "operate any programs that advance or promote DEI", and "it would be a betrayal of our mission and our community." Applause. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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🎞️ 𝘊𝘢𝘯 you store a movie in DuckDB?
In today's blog post, @hannes.muehleisen.org shows how to store a movie as a table encoding the RGB codes pixel-by-pixel, and how to process it: duckdb.org/2025/10/27/m...
Now, whether you 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 store a movie in DuckDB... we'll leave that to your judgment.
In today's blog post, @hannes.muehleisen.org shows how to store a movie as a table encoding the RGB codes pixel-by-pixel, and how to process it: duckdb.org/2025/10/27/m...
Now, whether you 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 store a movie in DuckDB... we'll leave that to your judgment.
October 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
🎞️ 𝘊𝘢𝘯 you store a movie in DuckDB?
In today's blog post, @hannes.muehleisen.org shows how to store a movie as a table encoding the RGB codes pixel-by-pixel, and how to process it: duckdb.org/2025/10/27/m...
Now, whether you 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 store a movie in DuckDB... we'll leave that to your judgment.
In today's blog post, @hannes.muehleisen.org shows how to store a movie as a table encoding the RGB codes pixel-by-pixel, and how to process it: duckdb.org/2025/10/27/m...
Now, whether you 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 store a movie in DuckDB... we'll leave that to your judgment.
My favorite week of the year: The week when my European-based team changes their clocks but we haven't. No meetings until 8 AM!
October 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
My favorite week of the year: The week when my European-based team changes their clocks but we haven't. No meetings until 8 AM!
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October 23, 2025 at 6:54 AM
My most controversial opinion:
$ should mark the beginnings of lines, ^ should mark the end.
Watch, watch as I destroy every regex (and millenia of cumulative vim muscle memory).
$ should mark the beginnings of lines, ^ should mark the end.
Watch, watch as I destroy every regex (and millenia of cumulative vim muscle memory).
October 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
My most controversial opinion:
$ should mark the beginnings of lines, ^ should mark the end.
Watch, watch as I destroy every regex (and millenia of cumulative vim muscle memory).
$ should mark the beginnings of lines, ^ should mark the end.
Watch, watch as I destroy every regex (and millenia of cumulative vim muscle memory).
Things I've learned from an Ask Me Anything from our CEO:
His walk-up music is Golden from KPop Demon Hunters.
His walk-up music is Golden from KPop Demon Hunters.
October 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Things I've learned from an Ask Me Anything from our CEO:
His walk-up music is Golden from KPop Demon Hunters.
His walk-up music is Golden from KPop Demon Hunters.
Who's figured out how to write a BSky feed which summarizes the controversy from a week ago and tells me what the milkshake duck looks like? If I'm reading about breaking news and evolving stories about Nazis, I'm definitely Too Online and need to take a step back.
October 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Who's figured out how to write a BSky feed which summarizes the controversy from a week ago and tells me what the milkshake duck looks like? If I'm reading about breaking news and evolving stories about Nazis, I'm definitely Too Online and need to take a step back.
Can confirm! I was an asshole of a lot of different flavors when I was younger. Never was I Nazi-curious! Or anywhere close to Nazi-curious!
this also drives me insane, this idea that it is the most normal thing in the world for a young (white) man to have a nazi curious phase. it isn’t!
October 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Can confirm! I was an asshole of a lot of different flavors when I was younger. Never was I Nazi-curious! Or anywhere close to Nazi-curious!