Jonathan Slate
@skrattle.bsky.social
I live with my darling wife in central Massachusetts, kids are all grown up, still playing some guitar and doing some coding. Love dancing with my friends on Zoom and trying not to freak out about politics. UU.
Morning routine: eat cereal, open @nytimes.com. If I manage to tap Games before a headline catches my eye, all good. If not, finish cereal and then go lay down in a dark room.
July 29, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Morning routine: eat cereal, open @nytimes.com. If I manage to tap Games before a headline catches my eye, all good. If not, finish cereal and then go lay down in a dark room.
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From smoking bans to vaccine access, I make things happen.
I lead with heart and grit. And, I am ready to fight for democracy.
Who’s hiring?
#DemocracyInAction #ProjectManagement #HireMe
I lead with heart and grit. And, I am ready to fight for democracy.
Who’s hiring?
#DemocracyInAction #ProjectManagement #HireMe
April 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
From smoking bans to vaccine access, I make things happen.
I lead with heart and grit. And, I am ready to fight for democracy.
Who’s hiring?
#DemocracyInAction #ProjectManagement #HireMe
I lead with heart and grit. And, I am ready to fight for democracy.
Who’s hiring?
#DemocracyInAction #ProjectManagement #HireMe
Going to Boston on Saturday, what should I put on my sign?
April 2, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Going to Boston on Saturday, what should I put on my sign?
That’s a team, right?
March 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
That’s a team, right?
When sticking things together, you can use wet paste.
But if you’re out, I have no doubt
That you could use pet waste.
#Spoonerisms
But if you’re out, I have no doubt
That you could use pet waste.
#Spoonerisms
March 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
When sticking things together, you can use wet paste.
But if you’re out, I have no doubt
That you could use pet waste.
#Spoonerisms
But if you’re out, I have no doubt
That you could use pet waste.
#Spoonerisms
So, is #HandsOff on #April5 the protest not to miss? Who’s going? DC? Boston? Worcester? Where are you going? I can’t just sit around anymore!
www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
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March 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
So, is #HandsOff on #April5 the protest not to miss? Who’s going? DC? Boston? Worcester? Where are you going? I can’t just sit around anymore!
www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
Do you, like me, write code for a living? How long do you think that’s going to be a thing? I’ve heard a year or two and I think that’s probably true. So… what next?
March 5, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Do you, like me, write code for a living? How long do you think that’s going to be a thing? I’ve heard a year or two and I think that’s probably true. So… what next?
I put my heart in a can
and I sent it to you
when you opened it up
well I guess it was true
that it wasn’t that fresh
it wasn’t that tender
and though it isn’t the heart
of a fearless defender
what could I do
it’s the way you would take it
so throw it on ice
and try not to break it
and I sent it to you
when you opened it up
well I guess it was true
that it wasn’t that fresh
it wasn’t that tender
and though it isn’t the heart
of a fearless defender
what could I do
it’s the way you would take it
so throw it on ice
and try not to break it
March 3, 2025 at 4:41 AM
I put my heart in a can
and I sent it to you
when you opened it up
well I guess it was true
that it wasn’t that fresh
it wasn’t that tender
and though it isn’t the heart
of a fearless defender
what could I do
it’s the way you would take it
so throw it on ice
and try not to break it
and I sent it to you
when you opened it up
well I guess it was true
that it wasn’t that fresh
it wasn’t that tender
and though it isn’t the heart
of a fearless defender
what could I do
it’s the way you would take it
so throw it on ice
and try not to break it
If turkeys had their own olympic, it would include flying, and it would be much like olympic swimming for humans.
February 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
If turkeys had their own olympic, it would include flying, and it would be much like olympic swimming for humans.
I’m giving blanket permission, there’s no need to dress up for my funeral. (but I feel fine at the moment)
February 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I’m giving blanket permission, there’s no need to dress up for my funeral. (but I feel fine at the moment)
Donald Trump is, and will always be, a joke. It’s blindingly obvious that he is a narcissistic man-child who needs constant validation. You can absolutely take him seriously as a threat, but no matter how bad it gets, never take him seriously as a human being. He doesn’t deserve it.
February 14, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Donald Trump is, and will always be, a joke. It’s blindingly obvious that he is a narcissistic man-child who needs constant validation. You can absolutely take him seriously as a threat, but no matter how bad it gets, never take him seriously as a human being. He doesn’t deserve it.
When you don’t know what time it is, it’s usually best to answer “the afternoon”.
February 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
When you don’t know what time it is, it’s usually best to answer “the afternoon”.
I’m so excited that we’ve already raised $375 for The Mooncatcher Project’s work in #Malawi. We’re dancing with some of the girls on Zoom this Friday! shakeit.so/events/ #Mooncatcher #Dance #WomensHealth
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February 12, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I’m so excited that we’ve already raised $375 for The Mooncatcher Project’s work in #Malawi. We’re dancing with some of the girls on Zoom this Friday! shakeit.so/events/ #Mooncatcher #Dance #WomensHealth
Indeed @nytimes.com, on one side is outrage, and on the other is Mayor Amer Ghalib of Hamtramck, Mich. What a scoop.
February 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Indeed @nytimes.com, on one side is outrage, and on the other is Mayor Amer Ghalib of Hamtramck, Mich. What a scoop.
I’m toe sucking fired. I mean…
February 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I’m toe sucking fired. I mean…
“Gaza is not a place for people to be living.” Good lord. 2 million people. Yeah, sorry about your home, but you should really leave, it’s just not safe here.
February 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
“Gaza is not a place for people to be living.” Good lord. 2 million people. Yeah, sorry about your home, but you should really leave, it’s just not safe here.
I know a lot of people are still waiting to see if there’s anything substantial about all this AI stuff.
As a software developer, it has changed my job dramatically. It seems abundantly clear that it will affect nearly everyone, eventually.
As a software developer, it has changed my job dramatically. It seems abundantly clear that it will affect nearly everyone, eventually.
February 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I know a lot of people are still waiting to see if there’s anything substantial about all this AI stuff.
As a software developer, it has changed my job dramatically. It seems abundantly clear that it will affect nearly everyone, eventually.
As a software developer, it has changed my job dramatically. It seems abundantly clear that it will affect nearly everyone, eventually.
I didn’t expect this to give me hope, but it did. overcast.fm/+ABLShMW5KTk
Don’t Believe Him — The Ezra Klein Show
Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see. Thoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at ezrakleinshow@nytimes....
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February 4, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I didn’t expect this to give me hope, but it did. overcast.fm/+ABLShMW5KTk
What are your favorite examples of engineers thinking that their expertise can “fix everything” in some matter outside their domain, only to fail miserably? (And get ready to add one.)
February 4, 2025 at 2:09 AM
What are your favorite examples of engineers thinking that their expertise can “fix everything” in some matter outside their domain, only to fail miserably? (And get ready to add one.)
Has anyone else noticed GPT seems to have developed a bit of an attitude lately?
“That’s such an odd oversight! You’d think they’d consider something as basic as a light by the charging port… It’s like they forgot people don’t live in well-lit showrooms all the time.”
“That’s such an odd oversight! You’d think they’d consider something as basic as a light by the charging port… It’s like they forgot people don’t live in well-lit showrooms all the time.”
February 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Has anyone else noticed GPT seems to have developed a bit of an attitude lately?
“That’s such an odd oversight! You’d think they’d consider something as basic as a light by the charging port… It’s like they forgot people don’t live in well-lit showrooms all the time.”
“That’s such an odd oversight! You’d think they’d consider something as basic as a light by the charging port… It’s like they forgot people don’t live in well-lit showrooms all the time.”
I think this is actually worse than I’d expected. It seems insanely bad. Is it me?
January 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I think this is actually worse than I’d expected. It seems insanely bad. Is it me?
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Rich Girl by Daryl Hall & John Oates; Money by Pink Floyd; Money, Money, Money by ABBA; For the Love of Money by The O’Jays; (I Don’t Want to Be A) Billionaire by Theo Katzman; I Need A Dollar by Aloe Blacc…
Rich Girl by Daryl Hall & John Oates; Money by Pink Floyd; Money, Money, Money by ABBA; For the Love of Money by The O’Jays; (I Don’t Want to Be A) Billionaire by Theo Katzman; I Need A Dollar by Aloe Blacc…
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January 22, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Money money money! Dancing at 8AM ET, just under 3 hours. www.shakeit.so
Rich Girl by Daryl Hall & John Oates; Money by Pink Floyd; Money, Money, Money by ABBA; For the Love of Money by The O’Jays; (I Don’t Want to Be A) Billionaire by Theo Katzman; I Need A Dollar by Aloe Blacc…
Rich Girl by Daryl Hall & John Oates; Money by Pink Floyd; Money, Money, Money by ABBA; For the Love of Money by The O’Jays; (I Don’t Want to Be A) Billionaire by Theo Katzman; I Need A Dollar by Aloe Blacc…
This water bottle is like “look at how splashy and cool this water is” but the actual water is RIGHT THERE and it’s just sitting there.
(Yes, I do try not to buy bottled water, this snuck in somehow.)
(Yes, I do try not to buy bottled water, this snuck in somehow.)
January 22, 2025 at 9:48 AM
This water bottle is like “look at how splashy and cool this water is” but the actual water is RIGHT THERE and it’s just sitting there.
(Yes, I do try not to buy bottled water, this snuck in somehow.)
(Yes, I do try not to buy bottled water, this snuck in somehow.)
Do you have a service you would recommend that would take a pile of old laptops and hard drives and figure out how to get them running well enough to get media off of them?
January 22, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Do you have a service you would recommend that would take a pile of old laptops and hard drives and figure out how to get them running well enough to get media off of them?