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Gnarlygeek (aka Tom)

@gnarlygeek.bsky.social

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DEI is a moral imperative. US, IT/Eng, Science, Atheist, Grandpa, Married, LGBTQ+ and Neuro advocate. All posts are my personal opinions. Starting some writing projects! If you don't like what I post, tell me, I'm here to share and to learn.

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Gnarlygeek (aka Tom) @gnarlygeek.bsky.social · Jan 10

I may not you follow back. It's not personal. I have a day job. I'm here for what interests me, and my time is limited. I never follow if there's no profile, or no posts, or only sex pics, or if it's clear the intent is to sell porn or ask for charity - I do give to my preferred charities.

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Spencer Green @spencergreen.bsky.social · 1h

Now it's Russell Vought who'll be throwing ketchup bottles.

Judge blocks Trump from firing federal workers during government shutdown for now

www.cnbc.com

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 23h

I pledge to sext only with adult humans, moreover my sexting will be artisanal, small batch and produced under the highest ethical production standards, that said, some images may be edited to increase contrast, correct lens distortion and heighten curb appeal

The Verge @theverge.com · 1d

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

buff.ly

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 19h

I am traveling to two different cities on entirely different sides of the country over the next few days, surely they will have differing weather

(checks forecasts)

Aaaaaaaand literally exactly the same weather

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 19h

My desktop is a PC, my laptops are Mac, I have an iPad and a Google tablet and my phone is a Pixel, I guess you could say I swing all the ways

(Linux is asexual, which is cool if you like that)

Memento (Spooky) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · 19h

I always assumed the ongoing debate over Mac vs PC is based off of which one fucks better

spookillumi @illumi.meme · 20h

inventing a computer you can stick your dick into

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 19h

I had a Google Pixelbook, 2017 vintage, and it was one of my favorite laptops ever, but it doesn't work especially well any more. I do have a Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 5, but I use it more as a tablet than a laptop.

Apple Paladin @apple-paladin.bsky.social · 19h

I could swear I remember you using a Chromebook a few years back. Get tired of it? Or am I just misremembering?

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 8h

If there were no promotional upside to them my publisher wouldn't book them, so, no, probably not, they're expensive.

Also, I'm at the airport again, off to San Francisco and then Burlington, VT. Wheeeeeeeeee!

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Gnarlygeek (aka Tom) @gnarlygeek.bsky.social · 1h

SAME.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 7h

On tour, usually not, there's not enough time. When I'm doing festivals, sometimes, depending. Although sometimes I just feel like doing nothing in my hotel room all day long; travel is exhausting.

Sean Connell @slcpgh.bsky.social · 7h

Do you get to see anything of the cities you tour? Aside from the airport?

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 5h

Book festivals/conventions happen when they happen and the ones that invite me when I also have a new book to promote are not always geographically convenient to each other. It is what it is.

Clypheous @clypheous.com · 7h

Is there no way to plan appearances in a way that makes slightly more geographic sense? It seems like if you started on one side of the country and worked your way across you would have less time spent in transit. Is it that while traveling by plane distance doesn't make all that much difference?

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Gnarlygeek (aka Tom) @gnarlygeek.bsky.social · 1h

You would be perfect to cameo on the upcoming Star Trek: Starfleet Academy - maybe a substitute instructor on "Redshirt Protocol" - and how to avoid away missions?

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 3h

I'm not nearly famous enough to be asked to cameo on film/TV/animation. Any cameo I did would just come across as a standard extra given a line. Heck, my "cameo" on Stargate Universe was someone holding up one of my books.

Dave Durant @davedurant.bsky.social · 3h

Random tangent.. Saw Bill Nye guest voice a recent Futurama. Ever do stuff like that?

Would you, if they asked? Or maybe something like random alien #3, a la Mick Fleetwood on Star Trek?

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 3h

SCIENCE POLICY NEWS:

During Yom Kippur, all the members of the High Energy Physics Advisory Committee (HEPAP), myself included, received a letter thanking us for our service and telling us essentially that the almost 40 yo standing federal advisory committee was no more. ⚛️🧪🔭

Why that matters 🧵

DOE Consolidates Office of Science Advisory Committees

Six long-standing committees advising the Department of Energy’s Office of Science have been rolled into one.

www.aip.org

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Spencer Green @spencergreen.bsky.social · 2h

I do wish people would stop saying "I say it with the utmost respect" when they mean "Your husband is a murderer."

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 1h

Not scheduled to but if that changes I'll let people know!

samar.scent.studio @samarperfumery.bsky.social · 2h

Hiii! Do you think you'll be back in LA before the end of the year?

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 2h

I have splashed out the extortionate rate American Airline charges for Internet on its flights, so YOU DAMN WELL BETTER ENTERTAIN ME for the next three and a half hours, Bluesky

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David Pakman @davidpakman.bsky.social · 1h

JD Vance says the “I LOVE HITLER” Republican leaks are no big deal because it’s “kids in chat rooms.” In reality these are young Republican leaders likely to gain more power in a hypothetical future Vance administration. Terrifying stuff.

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David Pakman @davidpakman.bsky.social · 1h

Trump admin officials (Bessent, Sean Duffy) are desperately trying to suppress turnout at the No Kings protests this Saturday by scaring people about repercussions. It would really upset Trump for there to be huge turnout.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 5h

If you're at a hub, particularly ORD or ATL or DFW, the chance is small but not zero. I have been randomly spotted! That said, I didn't have a distinctive face and also I tend to hide out in the airport lounges, so you'd probably miss me more often than not even if we're there simultaneously.

trythisagain.bsky.social @trythisagain.bsky.social · 7h

I wonder what the probability of seeing you in any given airport is on any given day? As much as you travel the odds must be higher than the lottary at least!

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 5h

I was at the TSA for Dayton, which means that I got through in about 2 minutes. It's holding up fine. No annoying Kristi Noem videos.

Shana at the Cottage @shana-nola.bsky.social · 5h

in your opinion, how’s the TSA holding up?

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Author Thomas Lockhaven @thomaslockhaven.bsky.social · 5h

You can see his desk at the NYPL New York Public Library. Here's a couple photos I took.

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Author Thomas Lockhaven @thomaslockhaven.bsky.social · 18h

What the #Dickens This is brilliant. You can see his desk at the #NYPL

#writer #author #christmas #booksky #booktok #writing #bookstagram #teacher

A Christmas Carol
Oliver Twist
David Copperfield
Great Expectations— I read this book, it wasn't all I'd hope it would be ;)
A Tale of Two Cities

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Gnarlygeek (aka Tom) @gnarlygeek.bsky.social · 2h

As a former distance runner before spinal problems, I can attest to the results of extreme dehydration - pass out in the shower after 20 miles in 90 degree weather - nice nurses and doctors in the ER. Met my current doctor there.

Gnarlygeek (aka Tom) @gnarlygeek.bsky.social · 2h

I only practice this on flights shorter than 3 hours. On international flights 7+ hours - I will pay extra for an aisle seat within 3 rows of the toilets.

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Gnarlygeek (aka Tom) @gnarlygeek.bsky.social · 2h

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Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social · 4h

Going through the final proofs for next year's Green City Wars and it's a constant round of "I can't believe I got away with this."

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TimothyMiller Author @timomiller.bsky.social · 4h

When is a coup not a coup but is really a coup? When the president of the United States threatens to bankrupt a sovereign nation (Argentina) unless the electorate returns his hand-picked crony candidate to power.

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