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Fiction Writer, Data Scientist writing and poorly drawn art at www.jordanhiatt.com

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jordhiatt.bsky.social @jordhiatt.bsky.social · 17d

I wrote a thing. It's short (under 200 words).

If you are interested in science fiction or illustrated explainers on data science topics, consider giving me a follow.

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We killed all the elves

A Poem

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jordhiatt.bsky.social @jordhiatt.bsky.social · 18h

This is how I want to go out, testing out a theory I had for a device 1,000 years before the first commercially successful models.

Screenshot From Wikipedia: Ismail ibn Hammad al-Jawhari (died c. 1003–1010), a Kazakh Turkic scholar from Farab, attempted to fly using two wooden wings and a rope. He leapt from the roof of a mosque in Nishapur and fell to his death.

jordhiatt.bsky.social @jordhiatt.bsky.social · 19h

I’d like to thank my wife.

I’d like to NOT thank my fourth grade english teacher who NEVER believed in me, then there’s the barista who misspelled my name and ruined a whole day of writing when I didn’t have my coffee. Of course then there’s my dumb kids who ALWAYS need to eat...

Gailey 🍉 @sarahgailey.bsky.social · 1d

books should have an anti-acknowledgements section where the author talks shit about all the people who fucked them over while they were trying to write the thing. not bc I personally want to write one but bc I love gossip

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

jordhiatt.bsky.social @jordhiatt.bsky.social · 21h

I’m much better at the writing than the drawing, but I like ‘em, and then you know I didn’t use AI 😉

jordhiatt.bsky.social @jordhiatt.bsky.social · 21h

Hi, Bluesky. I’ve started a newsletter to build an audience for when I eventually release my book (finishing up soon!). Please take a look and if you like it, do a free subscribe!

These will be SHORT and hopefully weekly with little illustrations.
#booksky
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We killed all the elves

A Poem

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Cynthia “Cina” Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 1d

Today, I'd like to say-

The Taino were the people of Borinquen. Borinquen was later renamed to Puerto Rico.

Some Taino words remain today.

Words like hurakán = hurricane, barbacoa = barbeque.

The Taino greeting is

Taino-ti

Which means - "I greet you with love because you are family."

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jordhiatt.bsky.social @jordhiatt.bsky.social · 4d

No Kings next week! Get ready! Be safe!

Person in revolutionary reenactment garb holding a bag of “harbor tea” faces a man in camo with a big gun. The text underneath (spoken by the man in camo) says “You Pro-Hamas Antifa guys are the real Fascists"

jordhiatt.bsky.social @jordhiatt.bsky.social · 6d

I don't know, I'd love to see a 7 day nature humor storytelling.

jordhiatt.bsky.social @jordhiatt.bsky.social · 6d

"You got a problem man?"

"Yeah my problem is I still got crusties on my grilled cheese sandy"

jordhiatt.bsky.social @jordhiatt.bsky.social · 7d

You guys. I'm on cloud 9 right now. My book is "done" (with beta readers right now, needs a lot more work) and it's good!

Good enough to be published? Who knows. Better than I thought it would be!

On to start planning the next one!

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jordhiatt.bsky.social @jordhiatt.bsky.social · 17d

I wrote a thing. It's short (under 200 words).

If you are interested in science fiction or illustrated explainers on data science topics, consider giving me a follow.

substack.com/@jordanhiatt...

We killed all the elves

A Poem

substack.com

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Girls Running From Houses @girlfleeshouse.bsky.social · 23d

Sweet reader, prepare yourself: there is every chance the girl will not take time to consider.

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jordhiatt.bsky.social @jordhiatt.bsky.social · 26d

This is amazing really

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 26d

if you want to understand tailoring, you only need to watch mid-century movies, when actors were dressed by tailors, not brands. in the 1944 film cover girl, gene kelly's suit drapes beautifully, moving with him, not against him. collar stays on his neck, even as he dances.

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ghost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 27d

they don't have the capacity to compel obedience by the process of law.

they don't have the capacity to compel obedience by violence.

the only lever by which they can obtain obedience is fear.

do not offer it to them.

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jordhiatt.bsky.social @jordhiatt.bsky.social · 27d

Man it's tough to lose childhood vaccines and freedom of speech in the same week.

jordhiatt.bsky.social @jordhiatt.bsky.social · 27d

Holy shit

"To put it in abstract economic terms: The opportunity cost of retaining Musk as CEO is selling more cars. But the returns to the company’s stock price for being near Musk’s money pile swamp the returns that would accrue from selling more cars."

Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 28d

The market is saying that TSLA is a $1 trillion company selling 1.5m cars w/ Elon as CEO; but might only be a $50 billion if it sold 4.5m cars w/ Satya Nadella as CEO.

What does it mean if the market is correct about this? www.thebulwark.com/p/elon-musk-...

Elon Musk’s Trillion-Dollar Payday

Who wants to be a trillionaire!

www.thebulwark.com

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Girls Running From Houses @girlfleeshouse.bsky.social · 28d

She soon learns that the house collects libraries.

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jordhiatt.bsky.social @jordhiatt.bsky.social · Sep 13

I got into drawing little doodles. I'm not good but its something you can do even in meetings when you're stressed.

jordhiatt.bsky.social @jordhiatt.bsky.social · Sep 8

Nice!

jordhiatt.bsky.social @jordhiatt.bsky.social · Sep 8

I'm an author (still) finishing my first book. I'd love to see how it breaks down by genre and audience if there's enough data. My theory is it has more to do with specific audience than where readers are in general. Kinda hope I'm wrong.

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jordhiatt.bsky.social @jordhiatt.bsky.social · Sep 7

Lol that tempting follow button

jordhiatt.bsky.social @jordhiatt.bsky.social · Sep 7

I used to see a lot of "don't mess with Texas" shirts and I remember thinking Chicago could totally mess with Texas.

And here we are.

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jordhiatt.bsky.social @jordhiatt.bsky.social · Sep 7

Does that fortune have the antidote written on the back for the poison in the meal you just ate?

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Girls Running From Houses @girlfleeshouse.bsky.social · Sep 6

There is a record of a pantry beneath which is a trove of uninvited guests.

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jordhiatt.bsky.social @jordhiatt.bsky.social · Sep 3

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · Aug 29

Them: “Cities are all rotting hellscapes!”

Cities:

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