Nat Torkington
@gnat.bsky.social
Beloved banjo player of the people. Co-owner and CTO of an apparel ERP company. In former lives: open source, Perl, O'Reilly Media, new technology. Bereavement is sadder and weirder than you can imagine.
I feel like the response to the perception of 'virtue signalling' shouldn't be to double down on 'malice acting' in the form of budget cuts, rushed policy and legislation changes, and the Speaker's infinite cuntitude with Parliamentary rules -- all removing the explicit goal of fairness to Māori.
November 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I feel like the response to the perception of 'virtue signalling' shouldn't be to double down on 'malice acting' in the form of budget cuts, rushed policy and legislation changes, and the Speaker's infinite cuntitude with Parliamentary rules -- all removing the explicit goal of fairness to Māori.
le sigh on all fronts
Even when correctly spelled, the answer is "nothing".
Even when correctly spelled, the answer is "nothing".
November 3, 2025 at 5:25 AM
le sigh on all fronts
Even when correctly spelled, the answer is "nothing".
Even when correctly spelled, the answer is "nothing".
Because nothing says “New York” like AI-generated poutine.
October 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Because nothing says “New York” like AI-generated poutine.
I am privileged to have fewer enemies than Audre Lorde, and at least one of the enemies is my own brain, and even still ... holy shit this is a great line with so much to unpack and course correct with.
October 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I am privileged to have fewer enemies than Audre Lorde, and at least one of the enemies is my own brain, and even still ... holy shit this is a great line with so much to unpack and course correct with.
JPGs or it didn’t happen!
I have the receipts!
I have the receipts!
October 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
JPGs or it didn’t happen!
I have the receipts!
I have the receipts!
Lest folks think I'm randomly retweeting chaotic swears, this is an allusion to the puerile yet legendary British comic Viz. It was used in several places but Rude Boy (literally, that's the entirety of the premise for this recurring character) probably gave it the heaviest workout.
October 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Lest folks think I'm randomly retweeting chaotic swears, this is an allusion to the puerile yet legendary British comic Viz. It was used in several places but Rude Boy (literally, that's the entirety of the premise for this recurring character) probably gave it the heaviest workout.
Kudos to the subbie at Radio New Zealand.
August 21, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Kudos to the subbie at Radio New Zealand.
But the fashion is totally a vibe. Sunglasses and hair styles ... I'd have told my kids that I looked like this in the 90s but they saw the photos. We who did real computer shit in the early-to-mid 90s never looked like this.
Orbital was the bomb, tho. Peace, out.
Orbital was the bomb, tho. Peace, out.
August 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
But the fashion is totally a vibe. Sunglasses and hair styles ... I'd have told my kids that I looked like this in the 90s but they saw the photos. We who did real computer shit in the early-to-mid 90s never looked like this.
Orbital was the bomb, tho. Peace, out.
Orbital was the bomb, tho. Peace, out.
This data-as-architecture stuff is full @greatdismal.bsky.social mid-90s cyberpunk blowout. It was an amazing prose device for conveying action and activity in "cyberspace" but I don't think it survived the translation to the screen.
August 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
This data-as-architecture stuff is full @greatdismal.bsky.social mid-90s cyberpunk blowout. It was an amazing prose device for conveying action and activity in "cyberspace" but I don't think it survived the translation to the screen.
The visualisations ... there are some crap-ass "gotta make it visual" classic computer UI nonsense.
August 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The visualisations ... there are some crap-ass "gotta make it visual" classic computer UI nonsense.
Not sure what was meant to be behind the QR code but I get this … will try again over the next few days and see if you’re able to resurrect it. Thank you again!
June 7, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Not sure what was meant to be behind the QR code but I get this … will try again over the next few days and see if you’re able to resurrect it. Thank you again!
What an epic unwrapping! Thank you so much!
Now I have a new high water mark for my next Secret Santa. Thank you so much for your thought and attention to detail and kindness. 🥰🥰🥰
Now I have a new high water mark for my next Secret Santa. Thank you so much for your thought and attention to detail and kindness. 🥰🥰🥰
June 7, 2025 at 5:48 AM
What an epic unwrapping! Thank you so much!
Now I have a new high water mark for my next Secret Santa. Thank you so much for your thought and attention to detail and kindness. 🥰🥰🥰
Now I have a new high water mark for my next Secret Santa. Thank you so much for your thought and attention to detail and kindness. 🥰🥰🥰
OMG! A note and some wonderful life love!
June 7, 2025 at 5:46 AM
OMG! A note and some wonderful life love!
Sichuan chili oil! 🌶️🤤
Edmond’s Tomato Relish! 🍅🤤
Edmond’s Tomato Relish! 🍅🤤
June 7, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Sichuan chili oil! 🌶️🤤
Edmond’s Tomato Relish! 🍅🤤
Edmond’s Tomato Relish! 🍅🤤
But wait there’s more!!!!
June 7, 2025 at 5:42 AM
But wait there’s more!!!!
Omg it’s so cool! “To be seen is to be loved”. That’s a message I can absolutely take on board. Thank you!
June 7, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Omg it’s so cool! “To be seen is to be loved”. That’s a message I can absolutely take on board. Thank you!
I am being assisted by the Assistant Box Manager, Banjo. He is as excited as I am!
June 7, 2025 at 5:40 AM
I am being assisted by the Assistant Box Manager, Banjo. He is as excited as I am!
⚠️ Claim: Pakistan hackers caused nationwide power cuts
🔍 Status: No solid technical evidence so far
🛰️ Context: Info-war + propaganda = high noise level
🚩 Red flags: Big impact, zero IOCs, single shaky source
🤔 Tip: Wait for independent forensics/CERT statements before believing the hype.
lol
🔍 Status: No solid technical evidence so far
🛰️ Context: Info-war + propaganda = high noise level
🚩 Red flags: Big impact, zero IOCs, single shaky source
🤔 Tip: Wait for independent forensics/CERT statements before believing the hype.
lol
May 11, 2025 at 7:27 AM
⚠️ Claim: Pakistan hackers caused nationwide power cuts
🔍 Status: No solid technical evidence so far
🛰️ Context: Info-war + propaganda = high noise level
🚩 Red flags: Big impact, zero IOCs, single shaky source
🤔 Tip: Wait for independent forensics/CERT statements before believing the hype.
lol
🔍 Status: No solid technical evidence so far
🛰️ Context: Info-war + propaganda = high noise level
🚩 Red flags: Big impact, zero IOCs, single shaky source
🤔 Tip: Wait for independent forensics/CERT statements before believing the hype.
lol
"If Adam Picked The Apple" by @daniellecoffyn.bsky.social is incredible. The poem is here thenorthmeridianreview.org/blog/if-adam... and in the alt text. Not for sale in New Zealand so far as I can find, so Americans pls buy two copies kthx.
April 20, 2025 at 7:04 AM
"If Adam Picked The Apple" by @daniellecoffyn.bsky.social is incredible. The poem is here thenorthmeridianreview.org/blog/if-adam... and in the alt text. Not for sale in New Zealand so far as I can find, so Americans pls buy two copies kthx.
Attached: the self-reflection that will not happen as a result.
April 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Attached: the self-reflection that will not happen as a result.