Jeff Bates
hemos.bsky.social
Jeff Bates
@hemos.bsky.social
Reader. dad. Recovering tech enthusiast. History lover. Way too many options about Dune. DFW's short form > infinite jest. Co founder slashdot
@swiftonsecurity.com I found a central America brand that seems just for you
March 25, 2024 at 9:01 PM
The start of middle age should be when Paul Simon's "the obvious child" lyrics make sense
November 9, 2023 at 3:30 PM
Reposted by Jeff Bates
LIGHT CHASER, which I co-wrote with British SF giant Peter F Hamilton, has been shortlisted for the Canopus Award for Excellence in Interstellar Writing. (Published by @tordotcompub.bsky.social)

https://www.garethlpowell.com/light-chaser-2/
July 29, 2023 at 5:54 PM
Reposted by Jeff Bates
what we’re gonna end up with is not a replacement for twitter but a silo farm where all the shitposters go to one place, the shitty posters go to another, the shitheads go nowhere, etc. and I think that’s fine, honestly
July 10, 2023 at 8:37 PM
Every time someone talks about "generational trauma" now, it's so ahistorical to be self owning stupid. Yes, things can and do suck. But literally this is the best time to be alive, ever.
July 2, 2023 at 8:48 AM
Clearly Joe Rogan is gonna be the announcer for the Zuckerberg Musk cage fight
June 22, 2023 at 3:13 AM
My father wished my brother and I happy father's day yesterday. When I told it was today, he replied he was getting his weekend to do list done
June 18, 2023 at 9:17 PM
ChatGPT40k where every response relates to skulls for the skull throne
June 16, 2023 at 3:33 AM
I literally just searched for you @seldo.com to see if you have any opinion on cities skyline 2 release info
June 15, 2023 at 10:54 PM
Only decades later do I realize that the times one of my uncles got thoughtful gifts, it was because he had his assistant do it
May 30, 2023 at 11:48 PM
The report that Tom Waits is writing music again and may tour is a hit of joy to the brain
May 24, 2023 at 10:02 PM