Nick Felker
@felker.dev
Software engineer. Pokemon master. Fantasy author.
https://felker.dev <-- Personal Website
https://felker.page <-- Fantasy Books
https://scifi.felker.dev <-- Sci-Fi Short Stories
https://fleker.medium.com <-- Blogging
https://felker.dev <-- Personal Website
https://felker.page <-- Fantasy Books
https://scifi.felker.dev <-- Sci-Fi Short Stories
https://fleker.medium.com <-- Blogging
An Eruptive First Date
This is Day 1 of the “Twelve Days of Sci-Fi”.
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December 10, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I didn't have time to play this last night but I had a dream I was playing it. It was a lot of fun but challenging.
Players can now download the Pokémon Legends: Z-A Mega Dimension DLC update! pokejungle.net
December 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I didn't have time to play this last night but I had a dream I was playing it. It was a lot of fun but challenging.
I just want a dog that glows in the dark
genetically engineered pets with great temperaments and that can understand human language will be fun
December 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I just want a dog that glows in the dark
The problem with saying 140K = poverty is that 140K puts you in the top 0.5% globally and around the top 3% nationally. This lifestyle which is definitely not ordinary.
1/ I may write something about this, but I've noticed some folks, notably Noah Smith, but others as well, deriding the $140,000=poverty in today's US guy.
So I thought I'd work out what a family of 4 budget would look like in my well-off Boston suburb (Brookline).
TL:DR--pretty damn tight...
So I thought I'd work out what a family of 4 budget would look like in my well-off Boston suburb (Brookline).
TL:DR--pretty damn tight...
December 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The problem with saying 140K = poverty is that 140K puts you in the top 0.5% globally and around the top 3% nationally. This lifestyle which is definitely not ordinary.
This is fine. We don't need to manufacture RAM. We're in the 21st century. Just download more if you need it.
December 4, 2025 at 3:32 AM
This is fine. We don't need to manufacture RAM. We're in the 21st century. Just download more if you need it.
I'm going to tera my Kilowattrel and have it use Gigavolt.
Our resident Pokémon Professor @felker.dev returns with a look at Wattrel and Kilowattrel — learn about how they tie in with wind power, anarchy and more in his latest Origin of Species piece ⚡ pokejungle.net/2025/12/02/w...
December 4, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I'm going to tera my Kilowattrel and have it use Gigavolt.
Ignorance isn't going to help residents. Even if the buyers don't know the risks, the insurers are still going to know.
Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Ignorance isn't going to help residents. Even if the buyers don't know the risks, the insurers are still going to know.
They're calling this guy who's enamored with small businesses a communist?
Soon small businesses won’t have to wait for Small Business Saturday to get attention from their Mayor.
Some changes that they can look forward to:
Some changes that they can look forward to:
November 30, 2025 at 8:19 PM
They're calling this guy who's enamored with small businesses a communist?
It's amazing that in 1982 Gary Larson predicted that a Zohran would come from a foreign place to have a prominent role in NYC
November 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
It's amazing that in 1982 Gary Larson predicted that a Zohran would come from a foreign place to have a prominent role in NYC
Reposted by Nick Felker
Learning that Annemarie Gray (no relation) of Open New York, NYC's YIMBY group, has been appointed to Mayor-elect Mamdani's housing transition team. This is FANTASTIC news!
November 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Learning that Annemarie Gray (no relation) of Open New York, NYC's YIMBY group, has been appointed to Mayor-elect Mamdani's housing transition team. This is FANTASTIC news!
A liberal approach to technology would be encouraging open standards and open source
Finland uses “Russia-gauge” rails. They are going to move to European compatible rail gauge for their own resilience.
This is what we should be thinking about for moving to open social away from American platforms: it should come with significant spending commitments & is absolutely necessary.
This is what we should be thinking about for moving to open social away from American platforms: it should come with significant spending commitments & is absolutely necessary.
Finland announces migration of its rail network to international gauge
The Finnish government announces the migration of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to international gauge (1,435 mm) from 2032. The change aims to improve military mobility and regional ...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:57 AM
A liberal approach to technology would be encouraging open standards and open source
Antisemitism exists and is bad, but it seems like every interviewer gets into this topic with Mamdani. I want more interviews about his plans to add more bus lanes and housing.
WELKER: What is your message to Jewish New Yorkers who feel you won't be tough enough in your response to antisemitism?
MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
November 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Antisemitism exists and is bad, but it seems like every interviewer gets into this topic with Mamdani. I want more interviews about his plans to add more bus lanes and housing.
It's good that Trump was charmed by Mamdani and will be less eager to cause much harm to the city but Trump isn't going to be awakened.
November 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
It's good that Trump was charmed by Mamdani and will be less eager to cause much harm to the city but Trump isn't going to be awakened.
This is why I think abundance is an important mindset. Too many agree that other people are forcing scarcity upon us. We need an approach that allows us to accommodate everybody or we will keep fighting over a pie that doesn't grow.
November 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
This is why I think abundance is an important mindset. Too many agree that other people are forcing scarcity upon us. We need an approach that allows us to accommodate everybody or we will keep fighting over a pie that doesn't grow.
Watched A Taxi Driver tonight. It is fantastic.
November 21, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Watched A Taxi Driver tonight. It is fantastic.
We are always coming back to this
November 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We are always coming back to this
I'm watching Inheriting the Wind tonight and it's a good movie. It's hard to imagine evolution being such a legally controversial issue.
November 18, 2025 at 3:32 AM
I'm watching Inheriting the Wind tonight and it's a good movie. It's hard to imagine evolution being such a legally controversial issue.
Please let this be satire
November 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Please let this be satire
I'm happy my hometown schools helped the community by organizing for those who lost their snap benefits
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Glassboro Public Schools hosts food drive amidst SNAP benefits pause
The Trump administration abruptly ordered all states to stop issuing food stamp benefits on Saturday night, threatening aid to millions, as the federal government shutdown continues. The late-night N...
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November 13, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I'm happy my hometown schools helped the community by organizing for those who lost their snap benefits
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Poor households almost all having a refrigerator is a big economic success.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Poor households almost all having a refrigerator is a big economic success.
Total victory for beards
November 9, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Total victory for beards
Something I've been working on is a way to turn TikTok recipes into a structured recipe page that my girlfriend can collect instead of scrolling through a grid of video thumbnails.
November 9, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Something I've been working on is a way to turn TikTok recipes into a structured recipe page that my girlfriend can collect instead of scrolling through a grid of video thumbnails.
I bought another bookshelf last year to handle my collection of books. Somehow I'm once again in need of another bookshelf.
Me: We have too many books.
My husband: We have inadequate shelf space.
My husband: We have inadequate shelf space.
November 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I bought another bookshelf last year to handle my collection of books. Somehow I'm once again in need of another bookshelf.
Is it possible to move into economic populism without needing to fight a culture war too?
Honestly grateful to Douthat for this accessible distillation of this point of view. Going to be a great teaching tool that generates lots of conversation.
November 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Is it possible to move into economic populism without needing to fight a culture war too?
Fantastic news for all New Yorkers. It's time to build. Everywhere. For everyone.
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Fantastic news for all New Yorkers. It's time to build. Everywhere. For everyone.