Samuel Montgomery-Blinn
@montsamu.bsky.social
Durham, NC. Amateur radio operator, live sound, open source software and hardware. I read books and talk to my cats.
Tonight! I'm playing Oaklyn Springs in Apex from 8 pm to 11 pm, stop by! events.scenethink.com/no-no-comput...
No No Computer's Sam and Brendan Play... | Jul 18 | SceneThink
Special 2-man show of 90s alternative rock covers and more favorites from the backlist
events.scenethink.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Tonight! I'm playing Oaklyn Springs in Apex from 8 pm to 11 pm, stop by! events.scenethink.com/no-no-comput...
Announcing the shortlist of finalists for the 2024-2025 Manly Wade Wellman Award for North Carolina Science Fiction and Fantasy: ncsff.org/2025/06/27/a...
Announcing the shortlist for the 2025 Manly Wade Wellman Award
ncsff.org
June 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Announcing the shortlist of finalists for the 2024-2025 Manly Wade Wellman Award for North Carolina Science Fiction and Fantasy: ncsff.org/2025/06/27/a...
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It's particularly cool because I get to be in conversation with @montsamu.bsky.social, who is a dear friend and all around amazing human. (Also dude I have a copy for you!)
May 7, 2025 at 1:41 AM
It's particularly cool because I get to be in conversation with @montsamu.bsky.social, who is a dear friend and all around amazing human. (Also dude I have a copy for you!)
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After the Israeli Forces resumed bombing across #Gaza, hundreds have been reportedly killed, including more than 180 children.
Bodies remain under the rubble, and doctors describe how “many injured people have died in front of our eyes while we couldn’t treat them.”
This has to stop. #CeasefireNow
Bodies remain under the rubble, and doctors describe how “many injured people have died in front of our eyes while we couldn’t treat them.”
This has to stop. #CeasefireNow
March 26, 2025 at 12:08 PM
After the Israeli Forces resumed bombing across #Gaza, hundreds have been reportedly killed, including more than 180 children.
Bodies remain under the rubble, and doctors describe how “many injured people have died in front of our eyes while we couldn’t treat them.”
This has to stop. #CeasefireNow
Bodies remain under the rubble, and doctors describe how “many injured people have died in front of our eyes while we couldn’t treat them.”
This has to stop. #CeasefireNow
The obvious answer (to me, decidedly not an economist, etc.) is that it's obvious that if you're borrowing against your assets (such as the unrealized value of your stocks) you are *literally* capitalizing them and should then (again, obviously) pay capital gains on this now-realized value.
March 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The obvious answer (to me, decidedly not an economist, etc.) is that it's obvious that if you're borrowing against your assets (such as the unrealized value of your stocks) you are *literally* capitalizing them and should then (again, obviously) pay capital gains on this now-realized value.
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Thank goodness for this morsel of positive news in the midst of relentless ongoing barbarism in Gaza, where electricity, water, and aid have been cut off for weeks and Gazans are starving, and in the West Bank, where settlers continue to attack Palestinians with state sanctioned impunity
‘No Other Land’ Co-Director Hamdan Ballal Freed, Says Yuval Abraham
The filmmaker had reportedly been attacked by settlers and detained by Israeli police, sparking international outcry.
deadline.com
March 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Thank goodness for this morsel of positive news in the midst of relentless ongoing barbarism in Gaza, where electricity, water, and aid have been cut off for weeks and Gazans are starving, and in the West Bank, where settlers continue to attack Palestinians with state sanctioned impunity
“I want this change, and I will give my life for it,” Greenberg said of his decision to serve time in prison rather than serving with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/m...
www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/m...
��I would prefer this over killing children:’ Why some Israeli teens are choosing jail over the army | CNN
At a military prison in central Israel, 18-year-old Itamar Greenberg sat in a US Army-issued army uniform as the Hollywood blockbuster “American Sniper” blared from the rec room’s TV.
www.cnn.com
March 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
“I want this change, and I will give my life for it,” Greenberg said of his decision to serve time in prison rather than serving with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/m...
www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/m...
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"My name is Mahmoud Khalil and I am a political prisoner. I am writing to you from a detention facility in Louisiana where I wake to cold mornings and spend long days bearing witness to the quiet injustices underway against a great many people precluded from the protections of the law."
March 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
"My name is Mahmoud Khalil and I am a political prisoner. I am writing to you from a detention facility in Louisiana where I wake to cold mornings and spend long days bearing witness to the quiet injustices underway against a great many people precluded from the protections of the law."
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'sold as slave labor to El Salvador' is I honestly think a fair way of describing it
Totally agree with this. Flying a person to a third country that they may never have been to, directly into a prison where they are going to be forced to do hard labor, is not a deportation; it's something else entirely.
@washingtonpost.com They were not DEPORTED. Deported means sending them back to their country of origin. These people were sent to a maximum security prison in El Salvador, without any due process or any analysis as to whether they feared harm in El Salvador!
March 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
'sold as slave labor to El Salvador' is I honestly think a fair way of describing it
And I'm hearing *rumors* of a possible event post-tour out at East Carolina University, fingers crossed, would be great to cross paths again. Anyway, congrats MRK on the book launch!
Tomorrow, Mar 18, The Martian Contingency will be available in bookstores! I'm kicking off the book tour celebration at @powells.bsky.social at 7:00 PM PT with a reading. I hope you'll join me at the Cedar Hills Crossing location in Portland, OR. @torbooks.bsky.social www.powells.com/book/the-mar...
March 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
And I'm hearing *rumors* of a possible event post-tour out at East Carolina University, fingers crossed, would be great to cross paths again. Anyway, congrats MRK on the book launch!
"It has been almost 10 days since Israel banned humanitarian aid and commercial supplies into #Gaza," says UNRWA’s Philippe Lazzarini.
A crisis like October 2023 is unfolding. The ceasefire showed aid can flow with political will—access must be restored.
Full remarks: www.unrwa.org/newsroom/off...
A crisis like October 2023 is unfolding. The ceasefire showed aid can flow with political will—access must be restored.
Full remarks: www.unrwa.org/newsroom/off...
March 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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There are several topics to call here. My strategy is 1) calling during office hours for immediate emergencies 2) leaving off-hours voice mails for second-tier emergencies 3) using @resist.bot to send simultaneous emails for long-term/lower-tier topics.
You gotta pace yourself against burnout.
You gotta pace yourself against burnout.
All, DOGE tried to visit the United States Institute of Peace with FBI agents (!) and were turned away.
You know what a good call is right now, if you have Republican reps? Asking them how they're okay with the FBI being used like this.
You know what a good call is right now, if you have Republican reps? Asking them how they're okay with the FBI being used like this.
March 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
There are several topics to call here. My strategy is 1) calling during office hours for immediate emergencies 2) leaving off-hours voice mails for second-tier emergencies 3) using @resist.bot to send simultaneous emails for long-term/lower-tier topics.
You gotta pace yourself against burnout.
You gotta pace yourself against burnout.
Outstanding event at @flyleafbooks.bsky.social with @amalelmohtar.com and @crashwong.bsky.social tonight!
March 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Outstanding event at @flyleafbooks.bsky.social with @amalelmohtar.com and @crashwong.bsky.social tonight!
Hey @metricula.bsky.social I bought a new guitar (brand new, first ever brand new guitar day for me!) and wrote a new filk song. Can’t wait to share it :)
March 1, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Hey @metricula.bsky.social I bought a new guitar (brand new, first ever brand new guitar day for me!) and wrote a new filk song. Can’t wait to share it :)
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Locals! Super exciting news.
I'll be at @quailridgebooks.bsky.social this June celebrating the release of the final installment of the Queens of Fate series, QUEEN OF MERCY. And in convo with the amazing @montsamu.bsky.social !
You can get tix here: www.quailridgebooks.com/event/natani...
I'll be at @quailridgebooks.bsky.social this June celebrating the release of the final installment of the Queens of Fate series, QUEEN OF MERCY. And in convo with the amazing @montsamu.bsky.social !
You can get tix here: www.quailridgebooks.com/event/natani...
www.quailridgebooks.com
February 20, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Locals! Super exciting news.
I'll be at @quailridgebooks.bsky.social this June celebrating the release of the final installment of the Queens of Fate series, QUEEN OF MERCY. And in convo with the amazing @montsamu.bsky.social !
You can get tix here: www.quailridgebooks.com/event/natani...
I'll be at @quailridgebooks.bsky.social this June celebrating the release of the final installment of the Queens of Fate series, QUEEN OF MERCY. And in convo with the amazing @montsamu.bsky.social !
You can get tix here: www.quailridgebooks.com/event/natani...
Not a bad Friday lunch:
February 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Not a bad Friday lunch:
Finally reviewed @natania.bsky.social’s NETHERFORD HALL ahead of Book 2 tomorrow: “Your new gentlewitch obsession!
OK, we've obviously got more to see in this world, but it's more like Downton Abbey meets witches than it is Bridgerton meets witches. Though yes it is a little of that, too. (1/4)
OK, we've obviously got more to see in this world, but it's more like Downton Abbey meets witches than it is Bridgerton meets witches. Though yes it is a little of that, too. (1/4)
February 14, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Finally reviewed @natania.bsky.social’s NETHERFORD HALL ahead of Book 2 tomorrow: “Your new gentlewitch obsession!
OK, we've obviously got more to see in this world, but it's more like Downton Abbey meets witches than it is Bridgerton meets witches. Though yes it is a little of that, too. (1/4)
OK, we've obviously got more to see in this world, but it's more like Downton Abbey meets witches than it is Bridgerton meets witches. Though yes it is a little of that, too. (1/4)
Me: kind of feel like buying nothing for an entire year (except books).
Also me: been saving up for a new guitar and they’re having a sale this weekend.
Also me: been saving up for a new guitar and they’re having a sale this weekend.
February 13, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Me: kind of feel like buying nothing for an entire year (except books).
Also me: been saving up for a new guitar and they’re having a sale this weekend.
Also me: been saving up for a new guitar and they’re having a sale this weekend.
Somehow I had not heard much about this game until stumbling onto it today - NC devs, there’s a prequel novel coming out, I’m definitely interested now!
New review pf what we are doing : youtu.be/bPMgKIJOM84?...
The Wayward Realms FIRST LOOK – Spiritual Successor to ELDER SCROLLS?
YouTube video by Fextralife
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January 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Somehow I had not heard much about this game until stumbling onto it today - NC devs, there’s a prequel novel coming out, I’m definitely interested now!
The most missing audiobooks of 2024: audiobookaneers.com/2025/01/13/t...
January 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The most missing audiobooks of 2024: audiobookaneers.com/2025/01/13/t...
Hey #durhamnc folks! The countdown is on for my 90s alt rock cover band band “No No Computer” joint show with punk cover band “Ruthless 919” at Yonder Bar in Hillsborough this Sunday. Also a benefit show for WNC musicians recovering from this year’s hurricanes: yonderbarnc.com/events/no-no...
January 14, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Hey #durhamnc folks! The countdown is on for my 90s alt rock cover band band “No No Computer” joint show with punk cover band “Ruthless 919” at Yonder Bar in Hillsborough this Sunday. Also a benefit show for WNC musicians recovering from this year’s hurricanes: yonderbarnc.com/events/no-no...
This is huge. Riggs is an excellent jurist and our state needs her on the bench.
Shocking turn here in the North Carolina Supreme Court race, where new provisional ballots now have Judge Allison Riggs up by just *106 votes* over her Republican opponent. #ncpol
She has made up what was once a more than 10,000 vote deficit. But still more votes to be counted.
She has made up what was once a more than 10,000 vote deficit. But still more votes to be counted.
November 16, 2024 at 2:23 AM
This is huge. Riggs is an excellent jurist and our state needs her on the bench.
Since last Tuesday I’ve: trained and been certified on amateur radio for general HF operation, refreshed my firearms handling with a course at my local range (9mm carbines are such fun), and started canning my bumper habanero crop. And read a couple books that really brought the joy.
November 15, 2024 at 1:37 PM
Since last Tuesday I’ve: trained and been certified on amateur radio for general HF operation, refreshed my firearms handling with a course at my local range (9mm carbines are such fun), and started canning my bumper habanero crop. And read a couple books that really brought the joy.
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If you all have any recommendations for agents you think would be great fits, feel free to shout them out!
So, in a big weird awkward but hopeful step, I am now unagented for the first time in years. Everything is amicable, no need to fear.
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As of now, I am looking for an agent who is interested in repping graphic novels and prose and has a passion for genre fiction and queer stories.
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As of now, I am looking for an agent who is interested in repping graphic novels and prose and has a passion for genre fiction and queer stories.
November 15, 2024 at 4:13 AM
If you all have any recommendations for agents you think would be great fits, feel free to shout them out!