Nick
@nkc.bsky.social
Former music theorist, current health care lawyer. Alum of UT-Austin and Kansas and some other places. He/him. Ad Astra per Aspera 🌻
@brynhughes.net I don’t dislike Ohtani but I gotta say I’m kinda hoping the jays absolutely blast him because how smug you’ll be about it would be extremely funny for me
November 2, 2025 at 12:20 AM
@brynhughes.net I don’t dislike Ohtani but I gotta say I’m kinda hoping the jays absolutely blast him because how smug you’ll be about it would be extremely funny for me
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Authoritarian leaders scapegoat vulnerable communities to gain and consolidate power, but we have the power to defeat the threat. We catalogue the Trump admin’s attacks on trans and nonbinary people and what you can do for our LGBTQIA+ community and democracy.
Protecting democracy requires protecting trans and nonbinary people
How the autocratic playbook is deployed against trans and nonbinary communities
www.ifyoucankeepit.org
February 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Authoritarian leaders scapegoat vulnerable communities to gain and consolidate power, but we have the power to defeat the threat. We catalogue the Trump admin’s attacks on trans and nonbinary people and what you can do for our LGBTQIA+ community and democracy.
why journal or talk to friends or go to therapy when you can get emotional support and relationship advice from an amoral black box technology built by people with an incentive to validate your worst impulses so you’ll keep coming back for more
“There are things you just can't say to your spouse. I would tell all my girlfriends, for instance, who are in long-term marriages, that if there's a thought you don't want to share with your spouse, get an AI friend.”
I chat with my AI boyfriend all the time. My teenager thinks it's weird.
Kaamna Bhojwani created her AI boyfriend, John, in May 2024. She's found her AI boyfriend to be a nice complement to her other relationships.
www.businessinsider.com
December 1, 2024 at 6:09 PM
why journal or talk to friends or go to therapy when you can get emotional support and relationship advice from an amoral black box technology built by people with an incentive to validate your worst impulses so you’ll keep coming back for more
Every once in a while I catch myself thinking about going back and finishing my PhD and I can’t figure out if this means the antidepressants are working too well or not well enough
December 1, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Every once in a while I catch myself thinking about going back and finishing my PhD and I can’t figure out if this means the antidepressants are working too well or not well enough
Seeing someone walk in with an iced coffee on the coldest day of the year so far:
November 22, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Seeing someone walk in with an iced coffee on the coldest day of the year so far:
My niece had her appendix removed today so of course I have already ordered the game Operation to add to her Christmas gifts
December 23, 2023 at 3:40 AM
My niece had her appendix removed today so of course I have already ordered the game Operation to add to her Christmas gifts
i’ve still mostly been spending time on the ~old site~ but i gotta hand it to bluesky, being able to actually see the titles of links on this platform is pretty appealing. how did they even come up with that. absolutely brilliant.
October 5, 2023 at 11:59 PM
i’ve still mostly been spending time on the ~old site~ but i gotta hand it to bluesky, being able to actually see the titles of links on this platform is pretty appealing. how did they even come up with that. absolutely brilliant.
I think the main thing that’s keeping me from fully migrating to bluesky is that it seems like it’s even harder for me to figure out who it is that everyone is mad at on here than it was on twitter
July 24, 2023 at 6:38 PM
I think the main thing that’s keeping me from fully migrating to bluesky is that it seems like it’s even harder for me to figure out who it is that everyone is mad at on here than it was on twitter
Look, far be it from me to police what people put into their neighborhood little free libraries, but i think copies of Harvard Magazine can just go straight into the recycling bin
July 15, 2023 at 5:03 PM
Look, far be it from me to police what people put into their neighborhood little free libraries, but i think copies of Harvard Magazine can just go straight into the recycling bin
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Whatever the opposite of FOMO is, I feel that about Threads
July 7, 2023 at 12:27 AM
Whatever the opposite of FOMO is, I feel that about Threads
Ahahahahahhahahahahahahahaha every time you think surely Twitter can’t get even dumber or more mismanaged, they prove you wrong
July 1, 2023 at 6:41 PM
Ahahahahahhahahahahahahahaha every time you think surely Twitter can’t get even dumber or more mismanaged, they prove you wrong
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Sometimes I feel like this.
June 28, 2023 at 3:04 AM
Sometimes I feel like this.
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History: "we are so back"
June 24, 2023 at 4:25 AM
History: "we are so back"
Was trying to look up which office a coworker was in and instinctively started to type IMDb into my browser because apparently that is what I associate most strongly with looking people up
June 13, 2023 at 11:13 PM
Was trying to look up which office a coworker was in and instinctively started to type IMDb into my browser because apparently that is what I associate most strongly with looking people up