Utility Nerd
@utility-nerd.bsky.social
I'm for everything here except "Night".
Admin work *must* be done during work hours for people to understand what it requires of the company.
Admin work *must* be done during work hours for people to understand what it requires of the company.
New, from @pamherd.bsky.social & I:
@chriscolin3000.bsky.social invented Admin Night, a strategy to turn the drudgery of completing dreaded administrative tasks into a party.
"We’re social beings. We’re meant to update our password apps together!"
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/aint-no-pa...
@chriscolin3000.bsky.social invented Admin Night, a strategy to turn the drudgery of completing dreaded administrative tasks into a party.
"We’re social beings. We’re meant to update our password apps together!"
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/aint-no-pa...
Ain't No Party Like an Administrative Burden Party
You are cordially invited to Admin Night - bring your paperwork
donmoynihan.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I'm for everything here except "Night".
Admin work *must* be done during work hours for people to understand what it requires of the company.
Admin work *must* be done during work hours for people to understand what it requires of the company.
Anyway, Roger Moore's Bond is aware of his theme song and other operatives can use that theme song to subtly signal they know who he is.
November 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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A roll of aluminum foil is maybe one of the most incredible things you will ever hold in your life. That was a creation for kings and you wrap it around food and throw it in the dumpster. You talk about planes as aluminum cans, as if both are not one of the most incredible creations in history.
November 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A roll of aluminum foil is maybe one of the most incredible things you will ever hold in your life. That was a creation for kings and you wrap it around food and throw it in the dumpster. You talk about planes as aluminum cans, as if both are not one of the most incredible creations in history.
"You'll be visited by three spirits"
the three spirits:
the three spirits:
November 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM
"You'll be visited by three spirits"
the three spirits:
the three spirits:
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re: roblox dude's interview crashout. the thing he wants to say but can't is "at scale, kids are gonna get hurt. that is the price for scale." the thing nobody wants to say out loud is "maybe scaling to a level where harm isn't manageable is bad, and scale should be contained"
November 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
re: roblox dude's interview crashout. the thing he wants to say but can't is "at scale, kids are gonna get hurt. that is the price for scale." the thing nobody wants to say out loud is "maybe scaling to a level where harm isn't manageable is bad, and scale should be contained"
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The classic text-based adventure game of incalculable influence will live on.
Microsoft makes Zork I, II, and III open source under MIT License
Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office worked with Jason Scott to do it.
arstechnica.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The classic text-based adventure game of incalculable influence will live on.
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Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
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Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you’re on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt.
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
November 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you’re on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt.
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
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Astrophotographer snaps 'absolutely preposterous' photo of skydiver 'falling' past the sun's surface | Live Science
This photo is breaking my brain. 🤯
https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/astrophotographer-snaps-absolutely-preposterous-photo-of-skydiver-falling-past-the-suns-surface
This photo is breaking my brain. 🤯
https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/astrophotographer-snaps-absolutely-preposterous-photo-of-skydiver-falling-past-the-suns-surface
Astrophotographer snaps 'absolutely preposterous' photo of skydiver 'falling' past the sun's surface
Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has snapped a striking shot of a skydiving YouTuber perfectly aligned with the fiery surface of the sun. The unlikely image, dubbed "The Fall of Icarus," required meticulous planning to pull off.
www.livescience.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Astrophotographer snaps 'absolutely preposterous' photo of skydiver 'falling' past the sun's surface | Live Science
This photo is breaking my brain. 🤯
https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/astrophotographer-snaps-absolutely-preposterous-photo-of-skydiver-falling-past-the-suns-surface
This photo is breaking my brain. 🤯
https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/astrophotographer-snaps-absolutely-preposterous-photo-of-skydiver-falling-past-the-suns-surface
November 15, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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"sign this waiver"
"what's it for?"
"you need to pass an ouija board test"
"what? why?"
"because we can't use a coinflip as a cover for menace and hazing"
"what's it for?"
"you need to pass an ouija board test"
"what? why?"
"because we can't use a coinflip as a cover for menace and hazing"
November 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
"sign this waiver"
"what's it for?"
"you need to pass an ouija board test"
"what? why?"
"because we can't use a coinflip as a cover for menace and hazing"
"what's it for?"
"you need to pass an ouija board test"
"what? why?"
"because we can't use a coinflip as a cover for menace and hazing"
Yo I heard you like screenshots
So I screenshotted your screenshot of my screenshot of your screenshot of my screenshot of your screenshot of my screenshot of your screenshot of my screenshot of your screenshot of my screenshot of your screenshot of my screenshot of your screenshot of my screensho
So I screenshotted your screenshot of my screenshot of your screenshot of my screenshot of your screenshot of my screenshot of your screenshot of my screenshot of your screenshot of my screenshot of your screenshot of my screenshot of your screenshot of my screensho
November 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Yo I heard you like screenshots
So I screenshotted your screenshot of my screenshot of your screenshot of my screenshot of your screenshot of my screenshot of your screenshot of my screenshot of your screenshot of my screenshot of your screenshot of my screenshot of your screenshot of my screensho
So I screenshotted your screenshot of my screenshot of your screenshot of my screenshot of your screenshot of my screenshot of your screenshot of my screenshot of your screenshot of my screenshot of your screenshot of my screenshot of your screenshot of my screensho
Tailor Swift seems mad about something.
I'm not mad. Do not put down that I'm mad.
November 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Tailor Swift seems mad about something.
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🌄 From the Cleveland Museum of Art collection, these oil paintings capture autumn’s glow — forest paths, sunlit hills, & mountains brushed with color.
First is View of Schroon Mountain, Essex County, NY, After a Storm, 1838 by Thomas Cole.
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First is View of Schroon Mountain, Essex County, NY, After a Storm, 1838 by Thomas Cole.
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More ➡️ archive.org/details/clev...
November 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
🌄 From the Cleveland Museum of Art collection, these oil paintings capture autumn’s glow — forest paths, sunlit hills, & mountains brushed with color.
First is View of Schroon Mountain, Essex County, NY, After a Storm, 1838 by Thomas Cole.
🧵
More ➡️ archive.org/details/clev...
First is View of Schroon Mountain, Essex County, NY, After a Storm, 1838 by Thomas Cole.
🧵
More ➡️ archive.org/details/clev...
In case someone takes away the wrong message from this, the answer to this conundrum is NOT to remove someone's health care.
Wild that Maxwell--a child rapist--is currently in prison and has better health care than I do.
November 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM
In case someone takes away the wrong message from this, the answer to this conundrum is NOT to remove someone's health care.
I don't enjoy having to say "That's not how expertise works" but damn if it doesn't come up a few times a month.
November 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I don't enjoy having to say "That's not how expertise works" but damn if it doesn't come up a few times a month.
If the Democratic party ever gets back in power the first thing they'll do is give some power to the Republicans.
November 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
If the Democratic party ever gets back in power the first thing they'll do is give some power to the Republicans.
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Don't call the cops on someone in a mental health crisis unless you want them dead.
Three former San Antonio police officers were acquitted on Monday of all charges related to the fatal shooting of a woman who appeared to be having a mental health crisis when they were dispatched to her apartment in 2023. nyti.ms/4qRnvvT
3 San Antonio Officers Acquitted in Fatal Shooting of Woman in 2023
Melissa Perez, 46, swung a hammer in their direction and appeared to be in distress in her home when the officers arrived, officials said.
nyti.ms
November 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Don't call the cops on someone in a mental health crisis unless you want them dead.
Teaching the basics of AI to people who've only seen its effects and used a chatbot is like having to teach people about cars starting with "The car is not a living animal."
November 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Teaching the basics of AI to people who've only seen its effects and used a chatbot is like having to teach people about cars starting with "The car is not a living animal."
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serious note: they're gonna try 5x harder to sabotage the midterms after tonight and we're gonna have to organize on a literally historic scale to stop them
really obvious now why trump and the republican party have been working so hard to prevent fair elections lol they know
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
serious note: they're gonna try 5x harder to sabotage the midterms after tonight and we're gonna have to organize on a literally historic scale to stop them
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Colorado shows that feeding children is still a popular notion. All school meals should be free.
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Colorado shows that feeding children is still a popular notion. All school meals should be free.
ANDREW CUOMO MORE LIKE ANDREW NO-NO
November 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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This is, literally, what Substack was born for
Just realized that every rich and racist New Yorker who’s threatening to leave if/when Mamdani gets elected will want to publish their own Goodbye to All That essay.
November 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This is, literally, what Substack was born for