Andy Nortrup
@nortrup.dev
Director of Product Management at #Cribl formerly #Tanium, #Splunk, and U.S. Army #veteran. Husband and Father. I make #bonsai in my spare time
Yesterday I went to a bonsai study group where the world renown Dave DeGroot came by. He patiently talked through trees with novice to intermediate bonsai hobbyists and was not shy to grab his clippers. Now my tree has provenance.
Took off a ⅓ of this tree, and I love the improvement. #bonsai
Took off a ⅓ of this tree, and I love the improvement. #bonsai
November 18, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Yesterday I went to a bonsai study group where the world renown Dave DeGroot came by. He patiently talked through trees with novice to intermediate bonsai hobbyists and was not shy to grab his clippers. Now my tree has provenance.
Took off a ⅓ of this tree, and I love the improvement. #bonsai
Took off a ⅓ of this tree, and I love the improvement. #bonsai
"People won't stop talking about my friendship with Jeffrey Epstein" is a worse reason to start a war than "Sadam Hussain was mean to my dad".
www.npr.org/2025/11/16/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/16/n...
The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is in the Caribbean. Here's its backstory
It was deployed to support Operation Southern Spear. The ship is the first of a new class of aircraft carriers being built for the U.S. military.
www.npr.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:06 AM
"People won't stop talking about my friendship with Jeffrey Epstein" is a worse reason to start a war than "Sadam Hussain was mean to my dad".
www.npr.org/2025/11/16/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/16/n...
Puget Sound Bonsai Club is doing a winter show, today I played with taking some photos of my Star Magnolia to submit.
Option 1 is a straight shot of the tree on a stand.
#bonsai
Option 1 is a straight shot of the tree on a stand.
#bonsai
November 15, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Puget Sound Bonsai Club is doing a winter show, today I played with taking some photos of my Star Magnolia to submit.
Option 1 is a straight shot of the tree on a stand.
#bonsai
Option 1 is a straight shot of the tree on a stand.
#bonsai
I interviewed a technical writer this week and he told me about building content for release notes by digging through git diffs and I just had to ask why Product Management did that to him, just professional malpractice.
#prodmgmt
#prodmgmt
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I interviewed a technical writer this week and he told me about building content for release notes by digging through git diffs and I just had to ask why Product Management did that to him, just professional malpractice.
#prodmgmt
#prodmgmt
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Your Data. Your Control.
This #Supernote update brings Private Cloud support for data sovereignty and a ServerLink app for remote file management via WebDAV. Take complete ownership of your work, your way.
Explore details at Supernote Blog: supernote.com/blogs/supern...
This #Supernote update brings Private Cloud support for data sovereignty and a ServerLink app for remote file management via WebDAV. Take complete ownership of your work, your way.
Explore details at Supernote Blog: supernote.com/blogs/supern...
Private Cloud for Data Sovereignty & ServerLink for Remote Files Control via WebDAV
Supernote redefines control with Private Cloud for data sovereignty & ServerLink (WebDAV) for remote file management. Take complete ownership of your work, your way.
supernote.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Your Data. Your Control.
This #Supernote update brings Private Cloud support for data sovereignty and a ServerLink app for remote file management via WebDAV. Take complete ownership of your work, your way.
Explore details at Supernote Blog: supernote.com/blogs/supern...
This #Supernote update brings Private Cloud support for data sovereignty and a ServerLink app for remote file management via WebDAV. Take complete ownership of your work, your way.
Explore details at Supernote Blog: supernote.com/blogs/supern...
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Meet Army 1st Sgt. Kenneth “By God” Johnson.
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We salute this Army first sergeant for looking exactly how we've all felt in the field
Meet Army 1st Sgt. Kenneth "By God" Johnson.
trib.al
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Meet Army 1st Sgt. Kenneth “By God” Johnson.
trib.al/6OKgikq
trib.al/6OKgikq
I have a sudden and inexplicable urge to get a turn table and start collecting vinyl. I'm now building a list of albums I would buy for myself to send this collection.
- Rumors by Fleetwood Mac
- Plans by Death Cab for Cutie
- Rumors by Fleetwood Mac
- Plans by Death Cab for Cutie
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I have a sudden and inexplicable urge to get a turn table and start collecting vinyl. I'm now building a list of albums I would buy for myself to send this collection.
- Rumors by Fleetwood Mac
- Plans by Death Cab for Cutie
- Rumors by Fleetwood Mac
- Plans by Death Cab for Cutie
I wonder how much of the gridlock in Washington is because the same people have been arguing with each other for 40 years in their respective houses. Not just the parties as organizations but individual representative and senators.
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I wonder how much of the gridlock in Washington is because the same people have been arguing with each other for 40 years in their respective houses. Not just the parties as organizations but individual representative and senators.
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I voted NO. As long as there is still any time left to reverse the MAGA health care hike, I believe we should do everything we can to force Republicans to the negotiating table.
The fight for health care does not end tonight.
The fight for health care does not end tonight.
Senator Murray Statement on Government Funding Vote: “The Fight for Health Care Does Not End Tonight—This is the MAGA Health Care Hike” | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
www.appropriations.senate.gov
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I voted NO. As long as there is still any time left to reverse the MAGA health care hike, I believe we should do everything we can to force Republicans to the negotiating table.
The fight for health care does not end tonight.
The fight for health care does not end tonight.
I've generally liked Angus King for a long time. An Independent through and through, my Maine youth thinks fondly of policies like giving every kid a laptop.
But he was Governor of Maine when I was 11. He is now 81, and caving to the Republicans. Maybe Maine needs two new senators.
But he was Governor of Maine when I was 11. He is now 81, and caving to the Republicans. Maybe Maine needs two new senators.
November 10, 2025 at 5:15 AM
I've generally liked Angus King for a long time. An Independent through and through, my Maine youth thinks fondly of policies like giving every kid a laptop.
But he was Governor of Maine when I was 11. He is now 81, and caving to the Republicans. Maybe Maine needs two new senators.
But he was Governor of Maine when I was 11. He is now 81, and caving to the Republicans. Maybe Maine needs two new senators.
Evergreen post.
Dems in Disarray
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Evergreen post.
Updated The Bonsai Feed to add hashtags, which I had forgotten and started to filter out some things (Lego and seed kits).
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#bonsai
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#bonsai
November 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Updated The Bonsai Feed to add hashtags, which I had forgotten and started to filter out some things (Lego and seed kits).
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#bonsai
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#bonsai
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Electricity is a state problem? How much of Washington’s electricity is managed and controlled by the Bonneville Power Administration?
A US Department of Energy organization
A US Department of Energy organization
Pressed by Stephanopoulos on the fact that electricity prices have in fact gone up, Bessent punts: "Electricity prices are a state problem ... look, there are things the federal government can control. Local electricity prices are not one of them."
November 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Electricity is a state problem? How much of Washington’s electricity is managed and controlled by the Bonneville Power Administration?
A US Department of Energy organization
A US Department of Energy organization
Running new wires through an existing house is so hard.
One way to find yourself extremely disheartened about the prospects for residential electrification is to talk to any homeowner who has actually attempted to electrify.
November 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Running new wires through an existing house is so hard.
OpenAI wants to allow adults with no history of mental health problems to have emotional entanglements with some computer software, so that they can make money.
It worked out really poorly for these folks.
www.seattletimes.com/business/ope...
#OpenAI
It worked out really poorly for these folks.
www.seattletimes.com/business/ope...
#OpenAI
OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions
OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues.
www.seattletimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
OpenAI wants to allow adults with no history of mental health problems to have emotional entanglements with some computer software, so that they can make money.
It worked out really poorly for these folks.
www.seattletimes.com/business/ope...
#OpenAI
It worked out really poorly for these folks.
www.seattletimes.com/business/ope...
#OpenAI
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New in PN: The softest Nazis you ever did see
"Call it tough guy in the streets and widdle guy in the sheets (of paper for court filings). Truly, nothing revealed this better than the DC Sandwich Guy, Sean Dunn, who a jury found not guilty yesterday."
"Call it tough guy in the streets and widdle guy in the sheets (of paper for court filings). Truly, nothing revealed this better than the DC Sandwich Guy, Sean Dunn, who a jury found not guilty yesterday."
The softest Nazis you ever did see
They're tough guys in the streets and delicate little babies in court.
www.publicnotice.co
November 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
New in PN: The softest Nazis you ever did see
"Call it tough guy in the streets and widdle guy in the sheets (of paper for court filings). Truly, nothing revealed this better than the DC Sandwich Guy, Sean Dunn, who a jury found not guilty yesterday."
"Call it tough guy in the streets and widdle guy in the sheets (of paper for court filings). Truly, nothing revealed this better than the DC Sandwich Guy, Sean Dunn, who a jury found not guilty yesterday."
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5 Whys analysis, but for trying to figure out what the heck your kids have done.
November 2, 2025 at 11:43 PM
5 Whys analysis, but for trying to figure out what the heck your kids have done.
For all the energy demands of the AI data centers (really all data centers), why do I never see pictures of their roofs covered with solar panels?
#solar #datacenter
#solar #datacenter
November 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
For all the energy demands of the AI data centers (really all data centers), why do I never see pictures of their roofs covered with solar panels?
#solar #datacenter
#solar #datacenter
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I love kids. I have two of them. They’re amazing. However, kids are the absolute least self aware, clumsiest little puffins on the planet.
Please don’t drive tonight unless you have to, and if you do drive, drive super slow and pay 100% attention at all times.
Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻 💀
#PublicHealth
Please don’t drive tonight unless you have to, and if you do drive, drive super slow and pay 100% attention at all times.
Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻 💀
#PublicHealth
October 31, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I love kids. I have two of them. They’re amazing. However, kids are the absolute least self aware, clumsiest little puffins on the planet.
Please don’t drive tonight unless you have to, and if you do drive, drive super slow and pay 100% attention at all times.
Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻 💀
#PublicHealth
Please don’t drive tonight unless you have to, and if you do drive, drive super slow and pay 100% attention at all times.
Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻 💀
#PublicHealth
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⚠️ WA residents:
TODAY is the deadline to register to vote or update your registration online!
Visit VoteWA.gov
(You can still register in person until Election Day)
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Visit VoteWA.gov
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October 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
⚠️ WA residents:
TODAY is the deadline to register to vote or update your registration online!
Visit VoteWA.gov
(You can still register in person until Election Day)
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TODAY is the deadline to register to vote or update your registration online!
Visit VoteWA.gov
(You can still register in person until Election Day)
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October 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
