Nate
@ngk.bsky.social
Design & architecture, riding bikes, thinking about better societies (tough time) and REALLY living when I’m doing the robot https://nategk.co
The rounded window corner UI in Tahoe is clunky. If you're gonna go massive corners make the cursor follow the curve.
October 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The rounded window corner UI in Tahoe is clunky. If you're gonna go massive corners make the cursor follow the curve.
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Bringing this to Bsky bc @steverattner.bsky.social hasn't posted it yet and it's so critical. The entirety of the cuts to Medicaid and food benefits are to pay for tax cuts for people earning more than half a million a year.
Call Congress: 202-224-3121
Call Congress: 202-224-3121
May 22, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Bringing this to Bsky bc @steverattner.bsky.social hasn't posted it yet and it's so critical. The entirety of the cuts to Medicaid and food benefits are to pay for tax cuts for people earning more than half a million a year.
Call Congress: 202-224-3121
Call Congress: 202-224-3121
China will be fine through Trump’s trade war (We won’t be.)
Chinese shipment of goods to the U.S. dropped 21% in April from a year earlier, while exports to:
Southeast Asia surged 21%
Latin America jumped 17%
Shipments to Africa soared 25%
European Union rose 8.3%”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Chinese shipment of goods to the U.S. dropped 21% in April from a year earlier, while exports to:
Southeast Asia surged 21%
Latin America jumped 17%
Shipments to Africa soared 25%
European Union rose 8.3%”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
China’s Exports to U.S. Plunge, in Sign of Bite From Trump Tariffs
The drop in U.S.-bound shipments was offset by a surge in Chinese goods to Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America.
www.wsj.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
China will be fine through Trump’s trade war (We won’t be.)
Chinese shipment of goods to the U.S. dropped 21% in April from a year earlier, while exports to:
Southeast Asia surged 21%
Latin America jumped 17%
Shipments to Africa soared 25%
European Union rose 8.3%”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Chinese shipment of goods to the U.S. dropped 21% in April from a year earlier, while exports to:
Southeast Asia surged 21%
Latin America jumped 17%
Shipments to Africa soared 25%
European Union rose 8.3%”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Another tragic broken promise:
$2,000 billion ($2T) goal
—
~$130b actual or less.
‘Wall of receipts’ accounts $63 billion
—
Minus ~$200b 2026 alone: less tax revenue, unemployment, rehiring etc.
—
=~$70b loss just 2026.
DOGE increased deficit while cruelly and illegally cutting people and services.
$2,000 billion ($2T) goal
—
~$130b actual or less.
‘Wall of receipts’ accounts $63 billion
—
Minus ~$200b 2026 alone: less tax revenue, unemployment, rehiring etc.
—
=~$70b loss just 2026.
DOGE increased deficit while cruelly and illegally cutting people and services.
It'd be nice if editors at major media outlets did a basic refresher on journalistic ethics so they could understand that claims require a factual basis. By any reasonable metric, DOGE has *increased* the spending of the government and *increased* the deficit while reducing the quality of services.
First, what qualifications whatsoever does this guy have to speak "with the guys on DOGE"? Second, how incredibly irresponsible for the reporter Anemona Hartocollis to describe DOGE as "a group that Elon Musk has led to reduce the size and spending of the federal government."/1
May 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Another tragic broken promise:
$2,000 billion ($2T) goal
—
~$130b actual or less.
‘Wall of receipts’ accounts $63 billion
—
Minus ~$200b 2026 alone: less tax revenue, unemployment, rehiring etc.
—
=~$70b loss just 2026.
DOGE increased deficit while cruelly and illegally cutting people and services.
$2,000 billion ($2T) goal
—
~$130b actual or less.
‘Wall of receipts’ accounts $63 billion
—
Minus ~$200b 2026 alone: less tax revenue, unemployment, rehiring etc.
—
=~$70b loss just 2026.
DOGE increased deficit while cruelly and illegally cutting people and services.
Everyone should remember that they ARE destroying essential services and research that make us better but they ARE NOT reducing spending.
April 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Everyone should remember that they ARE destroying essential services and research that make us better but they ARE NOT reducing spending.
Even when Trump confounds us with an occasional righteous goal (in the 90s it was Democrats who led the charge on worker protectionism) he will do everything to execute it dumbly
And I like to think we’ve all evolved a bit and believe in global trade. Incentive-based policies like CHIPS—that works.
And I like to think we’ve all evolved a bit and believe in global trade. Incentive-based policies like CHIPS—that works.
SCOOP: Trump personally selected now widely-mocked formula for determining country-specific tariffs from a menu
Numerous aides had for weeks been at work crafting country-specific tariffs that took into account a broad range of tariff & non-tariff barriers
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Numerous aides had for weeks been at work crafting country-specific tariffs that took into account a broad range of tariff & non-tariff barriers
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Inside President Trump’s whirlwind decision to blow up global trade
Why did Trump impose tariffs? Inside the advice that shaped his decision.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Even when Trump confounds us with an occasional righteous goal (in the 90s it was Democrats who led the charge on worker protectionism) he will do everything to execute it dumbly
And I like to think we’ve all evolved a bit and believe in global trade. Incentive-based policies like CHIPS—that works.
And I like to think we’ve all evolved a bit and believe in global trade. Incentive-based policies like CHIPS—that works.
What a guy! Truth seeking, inquisitive, humble, just a regular Joe who pays people to hold signs with his name x.com/elonmusk/sta...
Elon Musk on X: "https://t.co/BwrVlYiWfx" / X
https://t.co/BwrVlYiWfx
x.com
April 4, 2025 at 4:24 AM
What a guy! Truth seeking, inquisitive, humble, just a regular Joe who pays people to hold signs with his name x.com/elonmusk/sta...
These longer days are INCREDIBLE
March 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM
These longer days are INCREDIBLE
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President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.
February 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.
The first SANE budget reduction call—8% military cuts each year over 5 years. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/u...
But of course the double standard—Military gets to come up with a 5 year plan while other departments are gutted. I’m confident in the legal fight to defend them.
But of course the double standard—Military gets to come up with a 5 year plan while other departments are gutted. I’m confident in the legal fight to defend them.
Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Draw Up Plans for Budget Cuts
The defense secretary has told senior leaders to prepare to trim 8 percent from the budget over each of the next five years, officials said.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:56 AM
The first SANE budget reduction call—8% military cuts each year over 5 years. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/u...
But of course the double standard—Military gets to come up with a 5 year plan while other departments are gutted. I’m confident in the legal fight to defend them.
But of course the double standard—Military gets to come up with a 5 year plan while other departments are gutted. I’m confident in the legal fight to defend them.
Actual question— what triggers Community Notes to show up on Twitter? The most circulated posts are flying around with made up facts, eg x.com/realDonaldTr...
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February 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Actual question— what triggers Community Notes to show up on Twitter? The most circulated posts are flying around with made up facts, eg x.com/realDonaldTr...
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just one more executive order bro just one more
February 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
just one more executive order bro just one more
I really, really enjoyed The Brutalist. It’s big cinema. But something about the Bauhaus philosophy didn’t feel fully captured, which this sensational headline confirms. I still recommend you see it on the biggest screen you can find. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ja...
Backlash builds: why the architecture world hates The Brutalist
Brady Corbet’s Oscar-tipped film is clearly based on real-life modernist master Marcel Breuer but brazenly misrepresents him and his revered modernism
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I really, really enjoyed The Brutalist. It’s big cinema. But something about the Bauhaus philosophy didn’t feel fully captured, which this sensational headline confirms. I still recommend you see it on the biggest screen you can find. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ja...
This is a big deal—ChatGPT can now work as an “agent” to do web-based tasks for you. (Expensive at $200/mo. Worth it if you can delegate often IMO.) openai.com/index/introd...
Introducing Operator
A research preview of an agent that can use its own browser to perform tasks for you. Available to Pro users in the U.S.
openai.com
January 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This is a big deal—ChatGPT can now work as an “agent” to do web-based tasks for you. (Expensive at $200/mo. Worth it if you can delegate often IMO.) openai.com/index/introd...
I can boost your restaurant revenue by $20k/mo
My secret? Use warm lighting and dim it down ffs
My secret? Use warm lighting and dim it down ffs
January 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I can boost your restaurant revenue by $20k/mo
My secret? Use warm lighting and dim it down ffs
My secret? Use warm lighting and dim it down ffs
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The @protectdemocracy.org team has an *excellent* guide out today for federal civil servants to navigate this moment. Worth sharing to anyone who may be affected:
open.substack.com/pub/protectd...
open.substack.com/pub/protectd...
Dear civil servant
A guide to the new executive actions on the federal workforce and what you can do now
open.substack.com
January 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The @protectdemocracy.org team has an *excellent* guide out today for federal civil servants to navigate this moment. Worth sharing to anyone who may be affected:
open.substack.com/pub/protectd...
open.substack.com/pub/protectd...
I don’t know how we would “rake” 100s of miles of tiny forest brush but I do know how we could better insulate neighborhoods, put electrical lines underground, and build more resilient housing.
January 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I don’t know how we would “rake” 100s of miles of tiny forest brush but I do know how we could better insulate neighborhoods, put electrical lines underground, and build more resilient housing.
YES. this is perhaps the biggest long term risk in rebuilding (or the 2nd biggest, after not rebuilding more fireproof)—that speculators who don’t intend to live in plots snatch them up.
I just issued an executive order barring opportunist speculators from taking advantage of LA firestorm victims with unsolicited cash offers to buy their properties.
The last thing these victims need are greedy speculators taking advantage of their pain with low-ball offers.
The last thing these victims need are greedy speculators taking advantage of their pain with low-ball offers.
January 15, 2025 at 2:36 AM
YES. this is perhaps the biggest long term risk in rebuilding (or the 2nd biggest, after not rebuilding more fireproof)—that speculators who don’t intend to live in plots snatch them up.
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Thanks to the prepositioning of hundreds of personnel and firefighting equipment across Southern California, 11 new fires that broke out overnight were quickly extinguished — including the Auto Fire in Ventura County.
January 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Thanks to the prepositioning of hundreds of personnel and firefighting equipment across Southern California, 11 new fires that broke out overnight were quickly extinguished — including the Auto Fire in Ventura County.
Yes, we could be better prepared for extreme weather that kindles fires that burn LA—& should expect more.
I think the debate around “how much $ to allocate LAFD” is weird, we aren’t budget experts.
But it IS clear we need stronger fire code & regulation for utilities, businesses, and homeowners.
I think the debate around “how much $ to allocate LAFD” is weird, we aren’t budget experts.
But it IS clear we need stronger fire code & regulation for utilities, businesses, and homeowners.
Inconvenient truths about the fires burning in Los Angeles from two fire experts
For years, renowned fire experts Jack Cohen and Stephen Pyne have tried to shift the conversation on fire prevention strategies. This week’s destruction, they say, could have been minimized.
www.latimes.com
January 11, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Yes, we could be better prepared for extreme weather that kindles fires that burn LA—& should expect more.
I think the debate around “how much $ to allocate LAFD” is weird, we aren’t budget experts.
But it IS clear we need stronger fire code & regulation for utilities, businesses, and homeowners.
I think the debate around “how much $ to allocate LAFD” is weird, we aren’t budget experts.
But it IS clear we need stronger fire code & regulation for utilities, businesses, and homeowners.
So many public jewels of west LA, reasons I moved here, up in smoke: Will Roger’s park, Temescal, Sullivan Ridge. I biked these vast escapes weekly and they were a part of my sense of home.
None of it matters like the houses and personal artifacts people have lost, but it all matters.
None of it matters like the houses and personal artifacts people have lost, but it all matters.
January 10, 2025 at 7:25 AM
So many public jewels of west LA, reasons I moved here, up in smoke: Will Roger’s park, Temescal, Sullivan Ridge. I biked these vast escapes weekly and they were a part of my sense of home.
None of it matters like the houses and personal artifacts people have lost, but it all matters.
None of it matters like the houses and personal artifacts people have lost, but it all matters.
Ok but one platform became a wasteland because a billionaire bought it to advance his political agenda www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/m...
Another New Twitter? Good Luck With That. (Gift Article)
Users are now flocking to Bluesky. But every social media platform becomes a wasteland in the end.
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Ok but one platform became a wasteland because a billionaire bought it to advance his political agenda www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/m...
Now I’m questioning the structural integrity of my carbon fiber bike
June 23, 2023 at 8:52 PM
Now I’m questioning the structural integrity of my carbon fiber bike
Wonder what the new biz model is gonna be (AI)
May 26, 2023 at 1:44 AM
Wonder what the new biz model is gonna be (AI)
Let’s see if this one’s any different
May 26, 2023 at 1:08 AM
Let’s see if this one’s any different