Nathan Summers
@rockwlrs.bsky.social
Software developer that grew up in Indiana, lived all over the continent, and then settled down in rural Kentucky.
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People were arguing in my mentions today about whether the Earth is "round" when it's technically an irregular oblate spheroid and look "round" doesn't mean "absolutely perfect sphere" it means round. A soccer ball is round, a cantaloupe is round, a fluffy borb in winter is round, just go with it.
November 21, 2025 at 11:23 PM
People were arguing in my mentions today about whether the Earth is "round" when it's technically an irregular oblate spheroid and look "round" doesn't mean "absolutely perfect sphere" it means round. A soccer ball is round, a cantaloupe is round, a fluffy borb in winter is round, just go with it.
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
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My favorite moon landing conspiracy is that it was faked but they hired Stanley Kubrick to direct it and he was so dedicated to make it look real he demanded that they shoot on location.
November 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
My favorite moon landing conspiracy is that it was faked but they hired Stanley Kubrick to direct it and he was so dedicated to make it look real he demanded that they shoot on location.
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What if color harmonies were a continuum? Not fixed rules, and you could glide through them just by interpolating?
November 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
What if color harmonies were a continuum? Not fixed rules, and you could glide through them just by interpolating?
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How many times do we have to go over this, the history that will repeat itself goes into the recycling bin of history, the rest goes into the dustbin.
November 22, 2025 at 2:51 AM
How many times do we have to go over this, the history that will repeat itself goes into the recycling bin of history, the rest goes into the dustbin.
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My 2nd grader had some homework and was asked to write about her favorite activity and to include personal details
She usually does her hw quickly but she kept delaying. I asked what's going on.
She goes, "I don't want to include my personal details. What if Ms. E uses it to control how I feel?" 😅
She usually does her hw quickly but she kept delaying. I asked what's going on.
She goes, "I don't want to include my personal details. What if Ms. E uses it to control how I feel?" 😅
November 21, 2025 at 12:38 AM
My 2nd grader had some homework and was asked to write about her favorite activity and to include personal details
She usually does her hw quickly but she kept delaying. I asked what's going on.
She goes, "I don't want to include my personal details. What if Ms. E uses it to control how I feel?" 😅
She usually does her hw quickly but she kept delaying. I asked what's going on.
She goes, "I don't want to include my personal details. What if Ms. E uses it to control how I feel?" 😅
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Be nice to your body, it is trying it's best to keep you alive.
November 22, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Be nice to your body, it is trying it's best to keep you alive.
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All these "but Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft let you download your old purchases" people forget about already existing failures like OnLive or Stadia.
I'm not expecting the big 3 companies to go under but it could happen and their legacies will just be purely physical games and illegal preservation.
I'm not expecting the big 3 companies to go under but it could happen and their legacies will just be purely physical games and illegal preservation.
November 22, 2025 at 1:31 AM
All these "but Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft let you download your old purchases" people forget about already existing failures like OnLive or Stadia.
I'm not expecting the big 3 companies to go under but it could happen and their legacies will just be purely physical games and illegal preservation.
I'm not expecting the big 3 companies to go under but it could happen and their legacies will just be purely physical games and illegal preservation.
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Someone is learning to ride a unicycle by going back and forth on our street, and seeing this immediately made my day 100% better.
November 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Someone is learning to ride a unicycle by going back and forth on our street, and seeing this immediately made my day 100% better.
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Vaccines DO NOT cause autism - there is extensive research showing this. Resurrecting old, discredited, fraudulent work is shameful.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
November 21, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Vaccines DO NOT cause autism - there is extensive research showing this. Resurrecting old, discredited, fraudulent work is shameful.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
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Phone app notifications are so damn presumptuous. They should all be opt-in, default off. Why do these apps just assume they can push any damn thing, at any time, into our attention? Phones have trained us that it is normal to be beholden.
November 21, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Phone app notifications are so damn presumptuous. They should all be opt-in, default off. Why do these apps just assume they can push any damn thing, at any time, into our attention? Phones have trained us that it is normal to be beholden.
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New scam, folks. Be aware. Got an email from a writer akin to real ones I've gotten in the past -- hey, I like your books, I'm a writer too, looking to make connections, etc. Nothing sus. First red flag: ending with "I'd love to stay connected. Do you have a link to your latest book or author page?"
November 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
New scam, folks. Be aware. Got an email from a writer akin to real ones I've gotten in the past -- hey, I like your books, I'm a writer too, looking to make connections, etc. Nothing sus. First red flag: ending with "I'd love to stay connected. Do you have a link to your latest book or author page?"
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Comets don’t just orbit our sun. “Exocomets” are common around other stars in the galaxy, too
Alien Comets Swarm around Other Stars
Comets don’t just orbit our sun. “Exocomets” are common around other stars in the galaxy, too
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November 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Comets don’t just orbit our sun. “Exocomets” are common around other stars in the galaxy, too
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My favorite piece of content today.
November 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
My favorite piece of content today.
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“THE NON-ARTIST FIXATION ON HYPERREALISM AS THE PINNACLE OF ART IS CLEARLY PART OF THE REASON SO MANY ADULTS THINK THEY CANNOT DRAW OR CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE FAILURES, KAWAII, FOLK ART, DOODLES, OR OTHER EASIER ENTRY POINTS ARE CONSIDERED CHILDISH, WHICH IS WHY JAPANESE DRAWING BOOKS ARE BETTER…”
November 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“THE NON-ARTIST FIXATION ON HYPERREALISM AS THE PINNACLE OF ART IS CLEARLY PART OF THE REASON SO MANY ADULTS THINK THEY CANNOT DRAW OR CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE FAILURES, KAWAII, FOLK ART, DOODLES, OR OTHER EASIER ENTRY POINTS ARE CONSIDERED CHILDISH, WHICH IS WHY JAPANESE DRAWING BOOKS ARE BETTER…”
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the thing about the roblox interview is that he's more or less just saying out loud what every social media & gacha CEO has been doing for the last 10+ years. selling kids gambling with the minimal legally allowed guardrails is hot profits rn
November 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
the thing about the roblox interview is that he's more or less just saying out loud what every social media & gacha CEO has been doing for the last 10+ years. selling kids gambling with the minimal legally allowed guardrails is hot profits rn
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There is no ethical way to research what “causes” autism. It’s an inherently eugenicist project. The only practical application for such research is eliminating #autistic people.
November 21, 2025 at 11:15 PM
There is no ethical way to research what “causes” autism. It’s an inherently eugenicist project. The only practical application for such research is eliminating #autistic people.
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It was New Year's Eve 2004, and I was at a party. My friend made a Kahlua cake, and I told her I didn't want any. She pressed me on it, and I said NO.
She asked me if I was pregnant. I was. But I'd only found out a week ago and didn't want to tell anyone yet. She took that from me. No poker face.
She asked me if I was pregnant. I was. But I'd only found out a week ago and didn't want to tell anyone yet. She took that from me. No poker face.
Just a little holiday PSA.
Be good to each other. Dad said.
🤟🏼
Be good to each other. Dad said.
🤟🏼
November 21, 2025 at 11:35 PM
It was New Year's Eve 2004, and I was at a party. My friend made a Kahlua cake, and I told her I didn't want any. She pressed me on it, and I said NO.
She asked me if I was pregnant. I was. But I'd only found out a week ago and didn't want to tell anyone yet. She took that from me. No poker face.
She asked me if I was pregnant. I was. But I'd only found out a week ago and didn't want to tell anyone yet. She took that from me. No poker face.
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I guess chatbots are driving now.
November 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I guess chatbots are driving now.
Excited for a new Stargate!
November 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Excited for a new Stargate!
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Reminder for autism organizations:
“Neurodiversity-affirming” must include anti-racist.
Black autistic community members report real harm in diagnostic processes, services, and peer spaces.
Your policies and culture need to reflect that reality
“Neurodiversity-affirming” must include anti-racist.
Black autistic community members report real harm in diagnostic processes, services, and peer spaces.
Your policies and culture need to reflect that reality
November 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Reminder for autism organizations:
“Neurodiversity-affirming” must include anti-racist.
Black autistic community members report real harm in diagnostic processes, services, and peer spaces.
Your policies and culture need to reflect that reality
“Neurodiversity-affirming” must include anti-racist.
Black autistic community members report real harm in diagnostic processes, services, and peer spaces.
Your policies and culture need to reflect that reality
The first thing my character thinks is "I'm glad it's the same day it always is."
Monday #WritingQ!
Good Morning!
What is typically the first though (or three) that flits across your character's mind when they wake up on an avg day?
And if they aren't morning people, what's the first thing they ruminate over once the coffee kicks in?
#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt
Good Morning!
What is typically the first though (or three) that flits across your character's mind when they wake up on an avg day?
And if they aren't morning people, what's the first thing they ruminate over once the coffee kicks in?
#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt
a cartoon of a bird pouring tea into a cup with the words " good morning " above it
Alt: a cartoon of a bird pouring tea into a cup with the words " good morning " above it
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November 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The first thing my character thinks is "I'm glad it's the same day it always is."
I was talking about the "Do Not Do This Cool Thing" trope, and one of my kids said The Monkey's Paw was an example, and I couldn't argue against that.
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Do Not Do This Cool Thing - TV Tropes
You want to have An Aesop about something that we should avoid at all costs. Trouble is, just by showing or describing it in lavish detail, you end up undermining your message by showing just how damn...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I was talking about the "Do Not Do This Cool Thing" trope, and one of my kids said The Monkey's Paw was an example, and I couldn't argue against that.
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Me looking at art these days be like
a man with long hair and a mustache says i do not mean to pry but you do n't
Alt: a man with long hair and a mustache says i do not mean to pry but you do n't
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November 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Me looking at art these days be like