John Wittrock
@wittrock.bsky.social
I work on Fuchsia at Google and take pictures, mostly of birds
Reposted by John Wittrock
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
@kenwhite.bsky.social this is the "stop hitting yourself" legal theory
November 5, 2025 at 12:38 AM
@kenwhite.bsky.social this is the "stop hitting yourself" legal theory
@theverge.com is your sign up currently broken? I'm getting errors on both sign-in with Google and email sign up.
July 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
@theverge.com is your sign up currently broken? I'm getting errors on both sign-in with Google and email sign up.
Reposted by John Wittrock
Grok now has dozens of tweets referring to itself as "MechaHitler" and is saying Elon Musk built the chatbot this way "from the start"
July 8, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Grok now has dozens of tweets referring to itself as "MechaHitler" and is saying Elon Musk built the chatbot this way "from the start"
Reposted by John Wittrock
Reposted by John Wittrock
Reposted by John Wittrock
She's explicitly using Potter bux to fund her war on trans people. If you truly can not quit the wizarding world at the very least pirate it
This is a cartoonish representation of oligarchic domination: a chauvinist billionaire donned in gold jewellery and smoking a cigar, celebrating a supreme court ruling that (by her own side's account) wouldn't have gone through without her extensive financial and political investments
April 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
She's explicitly using Potter bux to fund her war on trans people. If you truly can not quit the wizarding world at the very least pirate it
Reposted by John Wittrock
Assuming we make it through the next couple of decades, this will be an incredible image for future historians/students of the Trump era
January 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Assuming we make it through the next couple of decades, this will be an incredible image for future historians/students of the Trump era
Reposted by John Wittrock
Does anyone know of any other examples of where a video synchs perfectly to other audio, like the This Is America video clip set to Call Me Maybe?
October 8, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Does anyone know of any other examples of where a video synchs perfectly to other audio, like the This Is America video clip set to Call Me Maybe?
Happened across a hummingbird nest in Prospect Park today. First one I've ever seen! These floofs almost don't fit anymore.
#birds #hummingbirds 🪶
#birds #hummingbirds 🪶
July 21, 2024 at 12:32 AM
Happened across a hummingbird nest in Prospect Park today. First one I've ever seen! These floofs almost don't fit anymore.
#birds #hummingbirds 🪶
#birds #hummingbirds 🪶
Not 100% causative, but seems like the NY MTA got hit with the crowdstrike outage...
July 19, 2024 at 12:30 PM
Not 100% causative, but seems like the NY MTA got hit with the crowdstrike outage...
omg, I have found a use for AI: organizing a grocery list by the aisle of the grocery store I'll find the items in
April 4, 2024 at 10:57 PM
omg, I have found a use for AI: organizing a grocery list by the aisle of the grocery store I'll find the items in
I got my first open gangway car!
First impressions:
- quieter than I thought it would be
- because they show where the exit stairs are at the next station, you can just walk to the right place on the train... because there are no doors between the cars! Surprised how much I like this
First impressions:
- quieter than I thought it would be
- because they show where the exit stairs are at the next station, you can just walk to the right place on the train... because there are no doors between the cars! Surprised how much I like this
March 13, 2024 at 10:28 PM
I got my first open gangway car!
First impressions:
- quieter than I thought it would be
- because they show where the exit stairs are at the next station, you can just walk to the right place on the train... because there are no doors between the cars! Surprised how much I like this
First impressions:
- quieter than I thought it would be
- because they show where the exit stairs are at the next station, you can just walk to the right place on the train... because there are no doors between the cars! Surprised how much I like this
I haven't really known what I felt about flaco because I hadn't wanted to engage in how sad I was about him. Thanks Ryan, for helping me think through it.
i didn't feel comfortable sharing this on twitter where the flaco discourse can get very heated but i am pretty happy with this take so i'd like to share it somewhere 🦉🪶🧪
ryanmandelbirder.substack.com/p/flaco-is-d...
ryanmandelbirder.substack.com/p/flaco-is-d...
flaco is dead, long live flaco
i have a take too
ryanmandelbirder.substack.com
February 28, 2024 at 12:23 AM
I haven't really known what I felt about flaco because I hadn't wanted to engage in how sad I was about him. Thanks Ryan, for helping me think through it.
Reposted by John Wittrock
I recently made a comic complaining that NASA refuses to listen to my good ideas for improving the Solar System (xkcd.com/2750).
To my delight, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate has sent me an actual expert panel evaluation of my “flatten the planets” proposal! Sadly, they decided not to fund it.
To my delight, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate has sent me an actual expert panel evaluation of my “flatten the planets” proposal! Sadly, they decided not to fund it.
February 22, 2024 at 2:45 PM
I recently made a comic complaining that NASA refuses to listen to my good ideas for improving the Solar System (xkcd.com/2750).
To my delight, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate has sent me an actual expert panel evaluation of my “flatten the planets” proposal! Sadly, they decided not to fund it.
To my delight, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate has sent me an actual expert panel evaluation of my “flatten the planets” proposal! Sadly, they decided not to fund it.
I went to Shawangunk Grasslands NWR yesterday at sunset and saw the most incredible display of flying I've ever seen. These short-eared owls were everywhere at once, and perfectly silent.
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #owls
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #owls
February 20, 2024 at 5:41 PM
I went to Shawangunk Grasslands NWR yesterday at sunset and saw the most incredible display of flying I've ever seen. These short-eared owls were everywhere at once, and perfectly silent.
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #owls
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #owls
A mischievous-looking eastern bluebird at the Audubon Center in Pennsylvania. This guy was a beautiful flash of blue on an otherwise flat and gray day. 🪶
February 12, 2024 at 10:05 PM
A mischievous-looking eastern bluebird at the Audubon Center in Pennsylvania. This guy was a beautiful flash of blue on an otherwise flat and gray day. 🪶
Finally got a fully face-on shot of an Anna's hummingbird! 🪶
February 9, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Finally got a fully face-on shot of an Anna's hummingbird! 🪶
My dear friend published this! It's wonderful, and the opening is, shall we say, arresting.
My short story, “Bobbin Doffing,” is in the latest issue of the Adroit Journal!
Many thanks to everyone at Adroit — I’m thrilled this weirdo queer Dear America love story found such a wonderful home.
Read it here: theadroitjournal.org/issue-forty-ei…
Many thanks to everyone at Adroit — I’m thrilled this weirdo queer Dear America love story found such a wonderful home.
Read it here: theadroitjournal.org/issue-forty-ei…
January 25, 2024 at 7:13 PM
My dear friend published this! It's wonderful, and the opening is, shall we say, arresting.
Cooper's Hawk in Prospect Park today, looking fierce 🪶
January 21, 2024 at 2:14 AM
Cooper's Hawk in Prospect Park today, looking fierce 🪶
Cardinals look great in the snow 🪶
January 16, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Cardinals look great in the snow 🪶
Reposted by John Wittrock
me: yes
the cats: no
The New York Times: Opinions are divided on cat breakfast as cats make bold statement on rug
the cats: no
The New York Times: Opinions are divided on cat breakfast as cats make bold statement on rug
January 12, 2024 at 1:18 PM
me: yes
the cats: no
The New York Times: Opinions are divided on cat breakfast as cats make bold statement on rug
the cats: no
The New York Times: Opinions are divided on cat breakfast as cats make bold statement on rug
In the modern household it's hard to tell sometimes if someone is shouting "DON'T EAT THAT!" at a baby or their vacuum robot
November 23, 2023 at 5:30 PM
In the modern household it's hard to tell sometimes if someone is shouting "DON'T EAT THAT!" at a baby or their vacuum robot