Philip Nelson 💻🧙
@blu3r4d0n.shutdown.network
public servant data scientist
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this account does not represent the views of my employer
big Tolkien and Le Guin fan, hockey lover, and coffee addict
South Carolina is my home
transparency is non-negotiable!
https://shutdown.network/links.html
🚈🚝🚊🚌
this account does not represent the views of my employer
big Tolkien and Le Guin fan, hockey lover, and coffee addict
South Carolina is my home
transparency is non-negotiable!
https://shutdown.network/links.html
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I see people doing intros so I'll do one. hi I'm Philip and I am a data scientist who wants to do all the things.
I really like building things. Currently contribute to @digitaltolkien.com.
And I'm really passionate about transparency in government!
I really like building things. Currently contribute to @digitaltolkien.com.
And I'm really passionate about transparency in government!
I know I've said it before but it is wild I live less than ten minutes from like four different bookstores
January 8, 2026 at 2:21 PM
I know I've said it before but it is wild I live less than ten minutes from like four different bookstores
I'm still stuck at the cottage, help
January 8, 2026 at 1:34 PM
I'm still stuck at the cottage, help
there's a deep rot in hockey
Former employee files lawsuit against Ducks, NHL
The NHL and the Ducks were named in a lawsuit filed by a former employee who says she faced sexual harassment, bullying and discrimination from 2022 to 2025.
www.espn.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:26 PM
there's a deep rot in hockey
I love that they're just playing the heated rivalry sound track at crypto #gokingsgo
January 8, 2026 at 5:07 AM
I love that they're just playing the heated rivalry sound track at crypto #gokingsgo
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I don’t know who needs to hear this, but courage isn’t the absence of fear, it’s being scared and doing it anyway
January 7, 2026 at 3:31 PM
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but courage isn’t the absence of fear, it’s being scared and doing it anyway
and a heartbreaker at the buzzer
This raptors-hornets game is great
January 8, 2026 at 2:27 AM
and a heartbreaker at the buzzer
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This raptors-hornets game is great
January 8, 2026 at 2:18 AM
This raptors-hornets game is great
This raptors-hornets game is great
January 8, 2026 at 2:18 AM
This raptors-hornets game is great
Guys, does anyone else's therapist mix up people you've told them about lol
January 7, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Guys, does anyone else's therapist mix up people you've told them about lol
Has anyone read the Silo series?
I'm currently watching this show and I'm three episodes deep and it's actually pretty good, but I want to know if the books are worth reading.
I'm currently watching this show and I'm three episodes deep and it's actually pretty good, but I want to know if the books are worth reading.
January 7, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Has anyone read the Silo series?
I'm currently watching this show and I'm three episodes deep and it's actually pretty good, but I want to know if the books are worth reading.
I'm currently watching this show and I'm three episodes deep and it's actually pretty good, but I want to know if the books are worth reading.
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Every video I've seen conclusively disproves the DHS version of events. Not one video shows the driver attempting to ram anyone. I've covered police shootings before and a hard reality everyone needs to know is that the laws in this country give cops *extremely* wide latitude to kill people.
January 7, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Every video I've seen conclusively disproves the DHS version of events. Not one video shows the driver attempting to ram anyone. I've covered police shootings before and a hard reality everyone needs to know is that the laws in this country give cops *extremely* wide latitude to kill people.
My birthday is on Friday the 13th this year
January 7, 2026 at 7:19 PM
My birthday is on Friday the 13th this year
Oh my goodness, I'm just now seeing the Devils-Islanders score from last night. What the heck?
January 7, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Oh my goodness, I'm just now seeing the Devils-Islanders score from last night. What the heck?
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PSA: twitter, X, is doing new terms of service that basically make it so that any comtent you share on there including DMs and photos is theirs and they can use it for "any purpose" including commercial use.
So, if you have a page you’ve left up and don’t want them there’s time to act 1/
So, if you have a page you’ve left up and don’t want them there’s time to act 1/
January 7, 2026 at 12:15 AM
PSA: twitter, X, is doing new terms of service that basically make it so that any comtent you share on there including DMs and photos is theirs and they can use it for "any purpose" including commercial use.
So, if you have a page you’ve left up and don’t want them there’s time to act 1/
So, if you have a page you’ve left up and don’t want them there’s time to act 1/
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I had a really fun time working on the code that was used to make these fallout visualizations for this USA Today article. I will soon be incorporating some of it into the NUKEMAP and probably making a version of this "mass attack fallout mapper" for public use. www.usatoday.com/graphics/int...
Fallout maps show how an attack on nuclear silos would impact US cities
USA TODAY mapped the far-reaching potential consequences of a nuclear strike against America's 450 nuclear missile silos.
www.usatoday.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:11 PM
I had a really fun time working on the code that was used to make these fallout visualizations for this USA Today article. I will soon be incorporating some of it into the NUKEMAP and probably making a version of this "mass attack fallout mapper" for public use. www.usatoday.com/graphics/int...
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you: surely the internet cant get that much worse
the internet:
the internet:
Discord has confidentially filed for an IPO, according to Bloomberg.
Details: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Details: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
January 7, 2026 at 3:56 AM
you: surely the internet cant get that much worse
the internet:
the internet:
I helped with some of the data extraction on this audit
oig.hhs.gov/reports/all/...
oig.hhs.gov/reports/all/...
Nine of Thirty Selected Assisted Living Facilities Did Not Comply With Terms and Conditions and Federal Requirements for Expending Provider Relief Fund Payments
oig.hhs.gov
January 7, 2026 at 3:10 AM
I helped with some of the data extraction on this audit
oig.hhs.gov/reports/all/...
oig.hhs.gov/reports/all/...
I think Dallas might be broken #carolinaculture
January 7, 2026 at 1:25 AM
I think Dallas might be broken #carolinaculture
Seriously, I'm starting to get suspicious
um why are good things happening to me
January 6, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Seriously, I'm starting to get suspicious
um why are good things happening to me
January 6, 2026 at 10:38 PM
um why are good things happening to me
Tragedy: they're sold out of the hockey smut at both my local b&ns
January 6, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Tragedy: they're sold out of the hockey smut at both my local b&ns
It's been several days since I watched Heated Rivalry and the tweets and memes STILL make me giggle.
January 6, 2026 at 6:33 PM
It's been several days since I watched Heated Rivalry and the tweets and memes STILL make me giggle.
I can ALWAYS tell when a 737 is taking off from gsp
January 6, 2026 at 1:35 PM
I can ALWAYS tell when a 737 is taking off from gsp
tragedy: I cannot locate my pour over brewer
January 6, 2026 at 1:31 PM
tragedy: I cannot locate my pour over brewer