John Thornton
@johnpthornton.bsky.social
Data scientist. Software engineer. Army Veteran. Hiking, playing games with friends.
Founder of Thornton Data Solutions, a consultancy that helps organizations reduce IAM Costs.
Current Interests: Access optimization and fermenting my own foods
Founder of Thornton Data Solutions, a consultancy that helps organizations reduce IAM Costs.
Current Interests: Access optimization and fermenting my own foods
Ugh, AI is useless...
October 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Ugh, AI is useless...
View on the morning walk
October 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
View on the morning walk
Oh no I’m stuck on an airplane!
September 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Oh no I’m stuck on an airplane!
Chicken dinner
September 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Chicken dinner
Fine. I will go take a hike…
July 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Fine. I will go take a hike…
Heres a small stack of some of the texts, is there a particular one you’d recommend re-reading?
June 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Heres a small stack of some of the texts, is there a particular one you’d recommend re-reading?
Velma says to get outside
May 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Velma says to get outside
Saw this beauty today!
May 4, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Saw this beauty today!
Ginger beer pressure release! Bubbles = Good
April 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Ginger beer pressure release! Bubbles = Good
I’ve been making pickles for years but always quick pickles.
April 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I’ve been making pickles for years but always quick pickles.
I’m estimating it can hold seven or eight shredded cabbages
April 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I’m estimating it can hold seven or eight shredded cabbages
Kimchi test batch one is a go!
March 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Kimchi test batch one is a go!
Now that I’m comfortable with making sauerkraut my next ferment will be a ginger bug, with the goal of making natural sodas.
February 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Now that I’m comfortable with making sauerkraut my next ferment will be a ginger bug, with the goal of making natural sodas.
Making a big pot of tomato soup to go with grilled cheese and I just realized this meal is basically deconstructed pizza.
February 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Making a big pot of tomato soup to go with grilled cheese and I just realized this meal is basically deconstructed pizza.
Sauerkraut batch #4. Starting a log to get scientific with this.
January 31, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Sauerkraut batch #4. Starting a log to get scientific with this.
We share an appreciation for collecting RPG manuals.
January 29, 2025 at 8:41 PM
We share an appreciation for collecting RPG manuals.
My post yesterday was wrong, now I’ve hit peak uncle.
January 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
My post yesterday was wrong, now I’ve hit peak uncle.
The current administration is unlikely to achieve anything to slow/halt the poultry apocalypse so nows a pretty good time to figure out dining alternatives. There are many, here is one: scrambled tofu, replaces eggs.
January 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The current administration is unlikely to achieve anything to slow/halt the poultry apocalypse so nows a pretty good time to figure out dining alternatives. There are many, here is one: scrambled tofu, replaces eggs.
A school district in the US is doing the right thing.
January 24, 2025 at 1:18 AM
A school district in the US is doing the right thing.
Reporters should remove the word “solider” from their spellcheck dictionary. It isn’t a useful word and you’re probably just fat fingering “soldier”:
January 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Reporters should remove the word “solider” from their spellcheck dictionary. It isn’t a useful word and you’re probably just fat fingering “soldier”:
There need to be a “never bring this up again option”, a windows PC is a glorified xbox. I’m not giving MSFT more money.
December 24, 2024 at 5:00 PM
There need to be a “never bring this up again option”, a windows PC is a glorified xbox. I’m not giving MSFT more money.