nate (not great)
@nathanbrowning.bsky.social
more of a consumer than a creator at this stage of my life
a huge, oft-forgotten part of my childhood was me making "amv"s on livevideo using clips from avatar the last airbender and edgy emo songs from the 00s. kataang ftw btw
i posted fervently on forums and had incredible internet friends who also made amvs.
pre-algorithm internet was the bees' knees
i posted fervently on forums and had incredible internet friends who also made amvs.
pre-algorithm internet was the bees' knees
August 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
a huge, oft-forgotten part of my childhood was me making "amv"s on livevideo using clips from avatar the last airbender and edgy emo songs from the 00s. kataang ftw btw
i posted fervently on forums and had incredible internet friends who also made amvs.
pre-algorithm internet was the bees' knees
i posted fervently on forums and had incredible internet friends who also made amvs.
pre-algorithm internet was the bees' knees
i also get corn sweats from time to time
July 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
i also get corn sweats from time to time
folks on fb are trash talking the "big beautiful bill" so you know it's bad
July 4, 2025 at 5:23 AM
folks on fb are trash talking the "big beautiful bill" so you know it's bad
i am a married man
well once we mail the paperwork
well once we mail the paperwork
June 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
i am a married man
well once we mail the paperwork
well once we mail the paperwork
this is too relatable
Me realizing I have no pretty pictures of Paris to send my family because all the photos on my phone are of like atypical train signals or unusual bike lane curbs.
Colbert Surprised GIF
ALT: Colbert Surprised GIF
media.tenor.com
June 26, 2025 at 5:56 AM
this is too relatable
if only people could read
June 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
if only people could read
cool scene at the Denver Botanical Gardens today!
June 14, 2025 at 5:16 AM
cool scene at the Denver Botanical Gardens today!
not having power is actually kind of wonderful except for all the food going bad and the underlying destruction. candlelight, friends all helping and checking up on one another, solidarity among strangers, etc.
May 18, 2025 at 1:14 PM
not having power is actually kind of wonderful except for all the food going bad and the underlying destruction. candlelight, friends all helping and checking up on one another, solidarity among strangers, etc.
amazon customer service person just thanked me for being a great customer at the start of their shift?
wtf i'm not even that nice, what in god's name are you deranged people saying to these CSRs???
wtf i'm not even that nice, what in god's name are you deranged people saying to these CSRs???
May 15, 2025 at 12:37 AM
amazon customer service person just thanked me for being a great customer at the start of their shift?
wtf i'm not even that nice, what in god's name are you deranged people saying to these CSRs???
wtf i'm not even that nice, what in god's name are you deranged people saying to these CSRs???
i often forget that when I was a kid I spent hours upon hours creating "AMVs" for my favorite content (avatar the last airbender and kingdom hearts). early storytelling nathan era
May 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
i often forget that when I was a kid I spent hours upon hours creating "AMVs" for my favorite content (avatar the last airbender and kingdom hearts). early storytelling nathan era
going to the farmer's market may be the greenest flag there is
May 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
going to the farmer's market may be the greenest flag there is
Visited some adolescent health clinics for work yesterday.
Why is Medicare for All Kids not a policy that anyone has pushed substantially for?
It's ridiculous that kids might be unable to get care they need because of a parent's change in job.
Why is Medicare for All Kids not a policy that anyone has pushed substantially for?
It's ridiculous that kids might be unable to get care they need because of a parent's change in job.
April 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Visited some adolescent health clinics for work yesterday.
Why is Medicare for All Kids not a policy that anyone has pushed substantially for?
It's ridiculous that kids might be unable to get care they need because of a parent's change in job.
Why is Medicare for All Kids not a policy that anyone has pushed substantially for?
It's ridiculous that kids might be unable to get care they need because of a parent's change in job.
sobering. there are no "accidents," just crashes. we gotta stop whitewashing traffic injuries and fatalities. it doesn't have to be this way.
Though acutely aware of the public health crisis of traffic violence, I was nonetheless shocked on trauma surgery rotation (at a Level I trauma center in CA) to see the vast majority of patients on our census were traffic violence victims. Many requiring ICU care. And these were the ones who lived.
An insane fact I just read is that 70% of Highlands patients are victims of traffic “accidents” and seniors with injuries from falls. And only 26% are victims of violence.
April 14, 2025 at 3:17 AM
sobering. there are no "accidents," just crashes. we gotta stop whitewashing traffic injuries and fatalities. it doesn't have to be this way.
love on the spectrum should be required viewing for everyone in the dating world
April 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
love on the spectrum should be required viewing for everyone in the dating world
it's kinda weird that spring break week gets a lil quiet all around the office-working world. have we really capitulated to a buncha freakin kids?? where is the fight??
March 31, 2025 at 12:56 PM
it's kinda weird that spring break week gets a lil quiet all around the office-working world. have we really capitulated to a buncha freakin kids?? where is the fight??
March 28, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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Our regular reminder that when we’re driving, we’re not stuck in traffic.
We ARE traffic.
That’s a product of our individual choices, as well as our collective choices, including who we choose to give massive city-building powers to and the choices they make with that power.
We ARE traffic.
That’s a product of our individual choices, as well as our collective choices, including who we choose to give massive city-building powers to and the choices they make with that power.
March 27, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Our regular reminder that when we’re driving, we’re not stuck in traffic.
We ARE traffic.
That’s a product of our individual choices, as well as our collective choices, including who we choose to give massive city-building powers to and the choices they make with that power.
We ARE traffic.
That’s a product of our individual choices, as well as our collective choices, including who we choose to give massive city-building powers to and the choices they make with that power.
so glad to be in Spain and not the u.s. right now
March 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
so glad to be in Spain and not the u.s. right now
Reposted by nate (not great)
I had influenza A starting on monday and left the country for vacation on Wednesday. 2 pretty rough travel days later and i am pretty much back to 100%. that's the power of vaccines!
so take that rfk jr i will be enjoying my vacation after all
so take that rfk jr i will be enjoying my vacation after all
March 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I had influenza A starting on monday and left the country for vacation on Wednesday. 2 pretty rough travel days later and i am pretty much back to 100%. that's the power of vaccines!
so take that rfk jr i will be enjoying my vacation after all
so take that rfk jr i will be enjoying my vacation after all
if doug ford could shut off power to michigan while we're vacationing in spain that would be great
March 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
if doug ford could shut off power to michigan while we're vacationing in spain that would be great
god I hope we get this in the states
Next year, the EU will require cars to have buttons & dials -- not just touchscreens -- to get a top safety rating.
This is a great move. Drivers can fiddle with knobs & buttons without taking their eyes off the road, but they can't do that with touchscreens.
(Even better: Tesla will hate this)
This is a great move. Drivers can fiddle with knobs & buttons without taking their eyes off the road, but they can't do that with touchscreens.
(Even better: Tesla will hate this)
Cars will need fewer screens and more buttons to earn five-star safety rating in Europe
Euro NCAP will release new testing guidelines in 2026.
www.theverge.com
February 28, 2025 at 1:05 PM
god I hope we get this in the states
is there an underground railroad i can sign us up for or what
February 27, 2025 at 5:26 AM
is there an underground railroad i can sign us up for or what
damn
After weeks at the top of the Sentry list at the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies, the asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer considered a threat to Earth.
The odds of a 'city-killer' asteroid hitting Earth have fallen to zero
After weeks at the top of the Sentry list at the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies, the asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer considered a threat to Earth.
www.npr.org
February 26, 2025 at 1:05 PM
damn
Reposted by nate (not great)
I play Wordle first, in order to feel smart and capable, and then I play Connections to remind me that the universe is a baffling, capricious “fuck you”
February 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I play Wordle first, in order to feel smart and capable, and then I play Connections to remind me that the universe is a baffling, capricious “fuck you”