Andrew Notarian (he/him)
@anotarian.bsky.social
Microsoft Data Platform / Postgres, Father, trains, history & art, Star Wars and Trek, Mets. Secret Long Islander. James Burke's Connections if it was all muppets. Bird Law. Rockville, MD. Do not eat packet. 马里兰
nyc: hey buddy, that's my shithole you're talking about
i have enjoyed seeing so much footage of just walking around astoria these last few months. when i was growing up i knew these places well, and things were not nearly as clean and nice, but still full of life. i started defending nyc vehemently once i moved away and heard others call it a shithole.
November 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
nyc: hey buddy, that's my shithole you're talking about
Trying out a new way to teach German to Peter where I just slowly start mainly speaking German. We started this morning with "Requirest du breakfast?"
November 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Trying out a new way to teach German to Peter where I just slowly start mainly speaking German. We started this morning with "Requirest du breakfast?"
This thing is so cool. It's like watching the innards of an electromechanical pinball machine in a @techconnectify.bsky.social video. I am just going to play 3-level elevator while listening to progressive rock now.
If you’re interested in 1960s relay computer circuits, take a look at this Minivac 601 Simulator I just released!
~2 years of work on and off. Simulating electricity wasn’t as easy as I originally thought :)
Cheers!
minivac.greg.technology
~2 years of work on and off. Simulating electricity wasn’t as easy as I originally thought :)
Cheers!
minivac.greg.technology
Minivac 601 Simulator
A 1961 relay computer running in your browser
minivac.greg.technology
November 17, 2025 at 12:17 PM
This thing is so cool. It's like watching the innards of an electromechanical pinball machine in a @techconnectify.bsky.social video. I am just going to play 3-level elevator while listening to progressive rock now.
A recurring theme in my life has been know-it-all New Zealanders.
November 17, 2025 at 12:13 PM
A recurring theme in my life has been know-it-all New Zealanders.
@whatsnextmtthw.bsky.social talk to me about steam cleaning. i own a big dumb house with a lot of grout.
November 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
@whatsnextmtthw.bsky.social talk to me about steam cleaning. i own a big dumb house with a lot of grout.
my father worked on military electronics systems in the 1960s for ge and sperry and omfg
If you’re interested in 1960s relay computer circuits, take a look at this Minivac 601 Simulator I just released!
~2 years of work on and off. Simulating electricity wasn’t as easy as I originally thought :)
Cheers!
minivac.greg.technology
~2 years of work on and off. Simulating electricity wasn’t as easy as I originally thought :)
Cheers!
minivac.greg.technology
Minivac 601 Simulator
A 1961 relay computer running in your browser
minivac.greg.technology
November 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
my father worked on military electronics systems in the 1960s for ge and sperry and omfg
i recommend the brother laser printer, find a sale, get a decent sized toner thing. it will last for years. we used to buy a new one for sql saturday, print the programs and speedpasses and then raffle it off at the end of the day as a prize.
do you own a printer? do you use it often?
1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/SQyo9S/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">yes I own one and use it
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/SQyo9S/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">yes, own one, rarely/don't use it
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/SQyo9S/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">no I don't own one
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1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/SQyo9S/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">yes I own one and use it
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/SQyo9S/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">yes, own one, rarely/don't use it
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/SQyo9S/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">no I don't own one
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November 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
i recommend the brother laser printer, find a sale, get a decent sized toner thing. it will last for years. we used to buy a new one for sql saturday, print the programs and speedpasses and then raffle it off at the end of the day as a prize.
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"Writers? Editors?
Pfffft....! We don't need any of those!"
-- Owner of this paper (probably)
Pfffft....! We don't need any of those!"
-- Owner of this paper (probably)
November 13, 2025 at 8:29 PM
"Writers? Editors?
Pfffft....! We don't need any of those!"
-- Owner of this paper (probably)
Pfffft....! We don't need any of those!"
-- Owner of this paper (probably)
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One at the Time, by Michaël Borremans
Belgian, born 1963
2003
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/185070
Belgian, born 1963
2003
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/185070
November 14, 2025 at 10:53 AM
One at the Time, by Michaël Borremans
Belgian, born 1963
2003
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/185070
Belgian, born 1963
2003
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/185070
When you are old, every religious order will send you a third order relic every day. You will be afraid to throw them out because you don't want to piss off Padre Pio.
November 16, 2025 at 12:04 PM
When you are old, every religious order will send you a third order relic every day. You will be afraid to throw them out because you don't want to piss off Padre Pio.
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thank you SO much for asking 🥰
a first degree relic is like hair or bone or something from a saint’s body (sorry, Catholics are freaks) and a second degree relic is something they wore or touched. a third degree relic is something that has touched a first or second degree relic
a first degree relic is like hair or bone or something from a saint’s body (sorry, Catholics are freaks) and a second degree relic is something they wore or touched. a third degree relic is something that has touched a first or second degree relic
what are 2d degree relics? are there 3d degree?
November 16, 2025 at 8:15 AM
thank you SO much for asking 🥰
a first degree relic is like hair or bone or something from a saint’s body (sorry, Catholics are freaks) and a second degree relic is something they wore or touched. a third degree relic is something that has touched a first or second degree relic
a first degree relic is like hair or bone or something from a saint’s body (sorry, Catholics are freaks) and a second degree relic is something they wore or touched. a third degree relic is something that has touched a first or second degree relic
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The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.
November 15, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.
An AI version of my deceased father commenting on current events is the last thing I need right now.
November 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
An AI version of my deceased father commenting on current events is the last thing I need right now.
As a person who quoted The Producers a lot to other kids who didn't know about Springtime for Hitler, I learned more about finance from this movie than anything else in my childhood.
November 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
As a person who quoted The Producers a lot to other kids who didn't know about Springtime for Hitler, I learned more about finance from this movie than anything else in my childhood.
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‘We don’t even know all of what we have.’ Howard University fights to preserve Black newspapers. www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/... Last year, during a move, workers found two whole boxes of Frederick Douglass’s’ The North Star’s first year of publication.
‘We don’t even know all of what we have.’ Howard fights to preserve Black newspapers.
Across the United States, scholars are working to preserve the history of the Black press before the brittle pages are lost forever. In a basement at Howard University, uncovered treasures have includ...
www.csmonitor.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
‘We don’t even know all of what we have.’ Howard University fights to preserve Black newspapers. www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/... Last year, during a move, workers found two whole boxes of Frederick Douglass’s’ The North Star’s first year of publication.
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Update: The Trump-Epstein friendship statue is up at Busboys.
November 14, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Update: The Trump-Epstein friendship statue is up at Busboys.
Apparently the last two places I wore my nice trench coat were London and Chick-Fil-A.
November 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Apparently the last two places I wore my nice trench coat were London and Chick-Fil-A.
I knew Gene before he was famous on reddit for being right.
November 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I knew Gene before he was famous on reddit for being right.
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"Wow, this place is a dump, paint everything white to make it look fresh and clean" - your awful real estate agent
November 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
"Wow, this place is a dump, paint everything white to make it look fresh and clean" - your awful real estate agent
I asked Tidal to make a playlist based off TMBG's Piece of Dirt and this is literally a mix tape some girl gave me in 1995.
November 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I asked Tidal to make a playlist based off TMBG's Piece of Dirt and this is literally a mix tape some girl gave me in 1995.
Everyone be nice to my work friend Tom!
Safe travels to everyone headed to @passdatasummit.bsky.social . I will miss being there this year. Have a good time.
November 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Everyone be nice to my work friend Tom!
I bought an adapter to use modern 24-pin dot matrix printers with my Commodore 128. It ended up making very tiny versions of anything we did in GEOS graphical products.
WE ASKED PEOPLE HOW TO IMPROVE OUR BEST SELLING PRINTER. THEY TOLD US TO BE QUIET. (Source.)
November 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I bought an adapter to use modern 24-pin dot matrix printers with my Commodore 128. It ended up making very tiny versions of anything we did in GEOS graphical products.
"The bell towers on the Pantheon in Rome were added in the 17th century by Pope Urban VIII Barberini. They were designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, though often criticized as “ass’s ears” because they disrupted the harmony of the ancient building"
November 14, 2025 at 12:27 PM
"The bell towers on the Pantheon in Rome were added in the 17th century by Pope Urban VIII Barberini. They were designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, though often criticized as “ass’s ears” because they disrupted the harmony of the ancient building"
"Wow, this place is a dump, paint everything white to make it look fresh and clean" - your awful real estate agent
November 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
"Wow, this place is a dump, paint everything white to make it look fresh and clean" - your awful real estate agent
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jeffrey epstein won't see your jokes about how poorly written his emails were, but your barely literate friends also won't see them, because they can't read. fire away
November 13, 2025 at 4:55 AM
jeffrey epstein won't see your jokes about how poorly written his emails were, but your barely literate friends also won't see them, because they can't read. fire away