Neal Ungerleider
@nealunger.bsky.social
Writer. Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Living the interesting life. Let's talk travel, hiking, books, DIY, building things. גם זה יעבור.
Wishing a very happy Thanksgiving to all from the wild turkeys of my hometown of Staten Island, NY and myself. May your Thanksgiving meal be amazing and the wild turkeys not loitering in front of your car.
November 27, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Wishing a very happy Thanksgiving to all from the wild turkeys of my hometown of Staten Island, NY and myself. May your Thanksgiving meal be amazing and the wild turkeys not loitering in front of your car.
Real talk: The platform isn't your friend. One algo change and your audience plummets + the people who want to see your stuff don't see your stuff. Audience email addresses are your friend. Reach your people, let them know what you're up to because I guarantee the apps won't.
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Real talk: The platform isn't your friend. One algo change and your audience plummets + the people who want to see your stuff don't see your stuff. Audience email addresses are your friend. Reach your people, let them know what you're up to because I guarantee the apps won't.
Nano Banana Pro. Silly name but some seriously amazing genAI image generation tech. Can't wait to muck around with this.
cloud.google.com/blog/product...
cloud.google.com/blog/product...
Nano Banana Pro available for enterprise | Google Cloud Blog
Today, we announced Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image). Nano Banana Pro excels in visual design, world knowledge, and text generation. It’s available on Vertex AI, Google Workspace, and Gemini Enter...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Nano Banana Pro. Silly name but some seriously amazing genAI image generation tech. Can't wait to muck around with this.
cloud.google.com/blog/product...
cloud.google.com/blog/product...
No, Culvers is way better than In and Out.
November 22, 2025 at 3:18 AM
No, Culvers is way better than In and Out.
Friendly reminder: You're only encountering one part of the successful, driven, creative people you admire when you hear them on a podcast, see their social media posts, or read their books. I GUARANTEE YOU, 100% they are struggling with things behind the scenes.
November 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Friendly reminder: You're only encountering one part of the successful, driven, creative people you admire when you hear them on a podcast, see their social media posts, or read their books. I GUARANTEE YOU, 100% they are struggling with things behind the scenes.
The next big thing in data center construction: repurposing old airplane engines as improvised gas turbines.
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Grounded jet engines take off again as datacenter generators
: AI power demands drive operators to repurpose aircraft parts amid gas turbine shortages
www.theregister.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The next big thing in data center construction: repurposing old airplane engines as improvised gas turbines.
www.theregister.com/2025/10/22/d...
www.theregister.com/2025/10/22/d...
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Giannis Antetokounmpo Panicking After Waking Up 3-Foot-2 https://theonion.com/giannis-antetokounmpo-panicking-after-waking-up-3-foot-2/
October 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Giannis Antetokounmpo Panicking After Waking Up 3-Foot-2 https://theonion.com/giannis-antetokounmpo-panicking-after-waking-up-3-foot-2/
Digital archaeology.
Microsoft's ancient icon library still lurks deep within Windows 11.
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Microsoft's ancient icon library still lurks deep within Windows 11.
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Microsoft's ancient icon library still lurks in Windows 11
: Pixels of the past 'created just for fun'
www.theregister.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Digital archaeology.
Microsoft's ancient icon library still lurks deep within Windows 11.
www.theregister.com/2025/10/21/w...
Microsoft's ancient icon library still lurks deep within Windows 11.
www.theregister.com/2025/10/21/w...
Haven’t used Instagram on iOS in a while… when did it turn into off-brand TikTok?
October 16, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Haven’t used Instagram on iOS in a while… when did it turn into off-brand TikTok?
So... Remember Google+? That was fun.
October 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
So... Remember Google+? That was fun.
Love something like the kids love free Costco samples.
October 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Love something like the kids love free Costco samples.
Trade journalism outlets: Your audiences are starved for industry information. The big outlets dont cover them enough. No guarantee the algorithms are gonna feed them what they're looking for on socials. Explain 1) What's important 2) Why it matters to your job 3) What you should do about it.
October 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Trade journalism outlets: Your audiences are starved for industry information. The big outlets dont cover them enough. No guarantee the algorithms are gonna feed them what they're looking for on socials. Explain 1) What's important 2) Why it matters to your job 3) What you should do about it.
They're free. The hostages are finally free.
October 14, 2025 at 1:45 AM
They're free. The hostages are finally free.
A maintenance worker was checking a lithium-ion battery at a South Korean government data center. It caught fire and spread to hundreds of other batteries nearby. 858 terabytes of government data. Gone.
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October 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
A maintenance worker was checking a lithium-ion battery at a South Korean government data center. It caught fire and spread to hundreds of other batteries nearby. 858 terabytes of government data. Gone.
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“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.
I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.
Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.
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October 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.
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George was just trying to get to work.
ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.
This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.
This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."
@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized
@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized
October 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
George was just trying to get to work.
ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.
This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.
This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
Reposted by Neal Ungerleider
Are you a lawyer? Do you enjoy working on small teams tackling big things? We’re hiring a senior counsel.
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Bluesky Jobs
Bluesky Jobs
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October 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Are you a lawyer? Do you enjoy working on small teams tackling big things? We’re hiring a senior counsel.
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Story time: When I was in college and utterly broke--I would make the rounds getting free hotel breakfasts to get meals a few times a week.
Dressed as inconspicuous & young intern-y as possible. Always hit the mid range hotels - your Hampton Inns, Holiday Inn Expresses and Embassy Suites.
Dressed as inconspicuous & young intern-y as possible. Always hit the mid range hotels - your Hampton Inns, Holiday Inn Expresses and Embassy Suites.
October 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Story time: When I was in college and utterly broke--I would make the rounds getting free hotel breakfasts to get meals a few times a week.
Dressed as inconspicuous & young intern-y as possible. Always hit the mid range hotels - your Hampton Inns, Holiday Inn Expresses and Embassy Suites.
Dressed as inconspicuous & young intern-y as possible. Always hit the mid range hotels - your Hampton Inns, Holiday Inn Expresses and Embassy Suites.
End of an era - AOL discontinuing dial-up internet.
On behalf of generations of Americans and the old CD-Rom getting dust in my basement... I salute you.
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On behalf of generations of Americans and the old CD-Rom getting dust in my basement... I salute you.
www.seattletimes.com/business/aol...
AOL’s dial up internet takes its last bow, marking the end of an era
AOL’s dial-up internet has taken its last bow, and nostalgic social media users took to the internet to say their final goodbyes.
www.seattletimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM
End of an era - AOL discontinuing dial-up internet.
On behalf of generations of Americans and the old CD-Rom getting dust in my basement... I salute you.
www.seattletimes.com/business/aol...
On behalf of generations of Americans and the old CD-Rom getting dust in my basement... I salute you.
www.seattletimes.com/business/aol...
Gmar chatimah tovah.
October 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Gmar chatimah tovah.
Happy Rosh Hashanah, y'all. Shanah tovah - may the brisket and apple cake be plentiful.
September 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Happy Rosh Hashanah, y'all. Shanah tovah - may the brisket and apple cake be plentiful.
Bouncing Souls on KEXP!
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The Bouncing Souls - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
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September 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Bouncing Souls on KEXP!
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"Essentially, like more people trust their preferred LLM over their human librarian."
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Librarians Are Being Asked to Find AI-Hallucinated Books
It’s a trippy time to have a library card.
www.404media.co
September 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
"Essentially, like more people trust their preferred LLM over their human librarian."
www.404media.co/librarians-a...
www.404media.co/librarians-a...
Man, my TikTok algorithm is all hiking, self-sufficient living, nature stuff, gardening and building things.
Pretty sure my phone is telling me not to use it right now.
Pretty sure my phone is telling me not to use it right now.
September 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Man, my TikTok algorithm is all hiking, self-sufficient living, nature stuff, gardening and building things.
Pretty sure my phone is telling me not to use it right now.
Pretty sure my phone is telling me not to use it right now.