H Mac
hmac.bsky.social
H Mac
@hmac.bsky.social
Longtime lurker, avid reader
An absolute unit
October 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Reposted by H Mac
September 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Just waiting for that earthquake...
Why are tech firms so deeply cringe
June 10, 2025 at 2:46 AM
This was definitely more of a childhood fantasy than something I want to experience on my next flight.
April 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Reposted by H Mac
"A semi-Arthurian SF swashbuckler that swaps future tech for Merlin wizardry." - Kirkus Reviews 🪄⚔️ 🐦‍🔥 Comparisons to both Star Trek and the legends of Camelot. Can't beat a winning combo like that.
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
THE PHOENIX EFFECT: PART I: THE REUNITING | Kirkus Reviews
A novel in which a nanotechnology-infused, militaristic race attempts to conquer humans.
www.kirkusreviews.com
April 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Amazing 🧵
NEW PAPER, JUST OUT! 👀

Insects from the '70s and '80s were already collecting microplastic, decades before the term microplastic even existed. 🤯

A thread on the surprising history of this pollutant and the incredible insect larvae that helped us uncover it. 🐛

Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x
April 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I heard organizers estimate the participants in Torrance at 7500 with lots more people still arriving. Not bad for a city that had a major fight to get Pride Month recognized the past couple of years.
April 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Reposted by H Mac
Announcing the LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund, led by Getty and a coalition of foundations and arts organizations, to support the impacted arts community.

Impacted artists and art workers can visit cciarts.org to apply for an emergency grant starting January 20.
January 15, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Now boarding
November 26, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Why I stopped listening and pledging back in 2016. This is who they've been for a long, long time, despite the good work of individual journalists.
NPR casting Trump as a normal president and normal Republican about to start a normal second term for a Republican president is a bad sign.

All those previous Republicans were reelected right after their first term, and hadn’t conspired to overthrow the Constitution.

The past isn’t precedent here.
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Nov 10
The lessons of history about second-term presidents and second-term Republicans in particular are not just the stuff of textbooks. They can offer guidance and perhaps even temper expectations.
November 10, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Reposted by H Mac
This piece wound up having fewer people read it than I’d hoped when it went up tbh — but I get the feeling that it’s the right people who are reading it
Opinion | Democrats would get nothing for throwing trans Americans under the bus
In the hunt for a scapegoat, some are arguing that there's been too much focus from Democrats on transgender rights. There's no evidence backing that up.
www.msnbc.com
November 10, 2024 at 5:50 PM