Nate in VA
@nate-in-va.bsky.social
Traditionalist black shoe. Boats, beer, outdoors. YIMBY. Univ. of Tennessee and Villanova U. alumnus. Tennessee expat. Aspirational bike commuter. Temporarily in Hampton Roads, Virginia and missing civilization.
Views are my own/not the US DoD.
Views are my own/not the US DoD.
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No one sets up a festive Christmas stroad under the tree.
November 23, 2025 at 3:27 AM
No one sets up a festive Christmas stroad under the tree.
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It's that time of year when Americans set up quaint, walkable Christmas villages in their living rooms, dreaming of living in such a cozy place.
Meanwhile, they'll show up to city council meetings to fiercely oppose any plan that would actually build that kind of car-lite community in real life.
Meanwhile, they'll show up to city council meetings to fiercely oppose any plan that would actually build that kind of car-lite community in real life.
November 23, 2025 at 3:13 AM
It's that time of year when Americans set up quaint, walkable Christmas villages in their living rooms, dreaming of living in such a cozy place.
Meanwhile, they'll show up to city council meetings to fiercely oppose any plan that would actually build that kind of car-lite community in real life.
Meanwhile, they'll show up to city council meetings to fiercely oppose any plan that would actually build that kind of car-lite community in real life.
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Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t
www.science.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
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HERO - also, early adopter of induction hobs :)
Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t
www.science.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
HERO - also, early adopter of induction hobs :)
Pregaming in your 40s: a late afternoon cappuccino to help stay awake. This dining in is gonna be craycray (or whatever the kids these days say).
November 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Pregaming in your 40s: a late afternoon cappuccino to help stay awake. This dining in is gonna be craycray (or whatever the kids these days say).
Getting off the train, going for a run, then wandering around Old Town is, somehow, making me despise the suburbs of Hampton Roads even more.
November 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Getting off the train, going for a run, then wandering around Old Town is, somehow, making me despise the suburbs of Hampton Roads even more.
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Families living along Duke Street today, who fought for the coming improvements, should be able see the fruits of their own advocacy. Not get pushed out for new residents to reap what we have sown
The only way to do that is to build more homes here and welcome those newcomers to enjoy it with us
The only way to do that is to build more homes here and welcome those newcomers to enjoy it with us
September 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Families living along Duke Street today, who fought for the coming improvements, should be able see the fruits of their own advocacy. Not get pushed out for new residents to reap what we have sown
The only way to do that is to build more homes here and welcome those newcomers to enjoy it with us
The only way to do that is to build more homes here and welcome those newcomers to enjoy it with us
Why does no one in the state of Virginia seem to understand the concept of drive right pass left?
August 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Why does no one in the state of Virginia seem to understand the concept of drive right pass left?
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"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
July 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
Night 4 of just me, the toddler, and the dog, so tater tot pizza hot dish it is!
July 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Night 4 of just me, the toddler, and the dog, so tater tot pizza hot dish it is!
Today I learned that my rather modest scotch and bourbon collection is substantially better than Drake's.
www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/s/p...
www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/s/p...
From the Scotch community on Reddit: Drake's disappointing liquor collection
Posted by Sonnera7 - 358 votes and 141 comments
www.reddit.com
July 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Today I learned that my rather modest scotch and bourbon collection is substantially better than Drake's.
www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/s/p...
www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/s/p...
Clearly the morning hike was just too much.
June 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Clearly the morning hike was just too much.
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As I noted a couple years ago in CityLab, cities that rush to remove guerrilla sidewalks end up reinforcing activists' claims.
Local agencies clearly *can* quickly adjust street designs -- they just choose not to.
Local agencies clearly *can* quickly adjust street designs -- they just choose not to.
The Case for Guerrilla Crosswalks
Activists are painting unsanctioned DIY crosswalks at intersections in cities like Seattle and LA. Transportation officials should understand why.
www.bloomberg.com
June 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
As I noted a couple years ago in CityLab, cities that rush to remove guerrilla sidewalks end up reinforcing activists' claims.
Local agencies clearly *can* quickly adjust street designs -- they just choose not to.
Local agencies clearly *can* quickly adjust street designs -- they just choose not to.
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World’s saddest sidewalk, Nashville TN
May 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM
World’s saddest sidewalk, Nashville TN
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"It wasn’t always like this. I moved to this city as a wide-eyed twenty-year-old, ready to take on the world with energetic abandon. Now, I’m no longer twenty years old. Something really has changed with this city."
The Problem With My City Is That It’s a City
I’ve lived in this city for decades, but I’m noticing more and more problems. There’s crowding, congestion, changing people, tall buildings, and th...
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May 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
"It wasn’t always like this. I moved to this city as a wide-eyed twenty-year-old, ready to take on the world with energetic abandon. Now, I’m no longer twenty years old. Something really has changed with this city."
I honestly worry that the ingenuity this man embodied may be dying out.
Robert “Ed” Smylie, the NASA official who saved the Apollo 13 crew in 1970, has died at 95. He cobbled together an apparatus made of cardboard, plastic bags and duct tape after an explosion crippled the spacecraft as it sped toward the moon. nyti.ms/3Sbusb3
May 17, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I honestly worry that the ingenuity this man embodied may be dying out.
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Robert “Ed” Smylie, the NASA official who saved the Apollo 13 crew in 1970, has died at 95. He cobbled together an apparatus made of cardboard, plastic bags and duct tape after an explosion crippled the spacecraft as it sped toward the moon. nyti.ms/3Sbusb3
May 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Robert “Ed” Smylie, the NASA official who saved the Apollo 13 crew in 1970, has died at 95. He cobbled together an apparatus made of cardboard, plastic bags and duct tape after an explosion crippled the spacecraft as it sped toward the moon. nyti.ms/3Sbusb3
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if you or anyone you know has ever owned a NO FEAR t-shirt, you may be entitled to financial compensation and/or a complimentary AARP membership
as a kid, I had a t-shirt that said "where's the beef?" because that was the funniest thing ever for like a week, so I'm not one to judge
May 17, 2025 at 1:02 AM
if you or anyone you know has ever owned a NO FEAR t-shirt, you may be entitled to financial compensation and/or a complimentary AARP membership
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Please enjoy this stock photo the local CBS affiliate chose for a story about traffic this summer
May 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Please enjoy this stock photo the local CBS affiliate chose for a story about traffic this summer
Okay, got 5ish more years until I do this, but I think this is the order I'm going to introduce the kiddo to Star Wars:
1: Star Wars (ANH)
2: The Empire Strikes Back
3: The Phantom Menace
4: Attack of the Clones
5: The Revenge of the Sith
6: Solo
7: The Return of the Jedi
8: Rogue One
1: Star Wars (ANH)
2: The Empire Strikes Back
3: The Phantom Menace
4: Attack of the Clones
5: The Revenge of the Sith
6: Solo
7: The Return of the Jedi
8: Rogue One
May 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Okay, got 5ish more years until I do this, but I think this is the order I'm going to introduce the kiddo to Star Wars:
1: Star Wars (ANH)
2: The Empire Strikes Back
3: The Phantom Menace
4: Attack of the Clones
5: The Revenge of the Sith
6: Solo
7: The Return of the Jedi
8: Rogue One
1: Star Wars (ANH)
2: The Empire Strikes Back
3: The Phantom Menace
4: Attack of the Clones
5: The Revenge of the Sith
6: Solo
7: The Return of the Jedi
8: Rogue One
The one thing I will miss about living in Hampton Roads is some of the beer. There are some legit good breweries here that absolutely punch above their weight.
May 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The one thing I will miss about living in Hampton Roads is some of the beer. There are some legit good breweries here that absolutely punch above their weight.
This is the most factual statement ever made about the Star Wars prequels (the sequels just needed to be burned and started over with, though). A competent editor combined with someone who could coax Lucas off the CGI train could have made some good movies.
Each prequel is one rewrite away from being a classic
May 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This is the most factual statement ever made about the Star Wars prequels (the sequels just needed to be burned and started over with, though). A competent editor combined with someone who could coax Lucas off the CGI train could have made some good movies.
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Please enjoy these images of the 2025 Corgi Derby: defector.com/please-enjoy...
Please Enjoy These Images Of The 2025 Corgi Derby | Defector
Yesterday was the third annual Corgi Derby, a tribute to Queen Elizabeth held at the Musselburgh Racecourse in Scotland. The little dogs that the queen loved most race each other around a 230-foot…
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April 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Please enjoy these images of the 2025 Corgi Derby: defector.com/please-enjoy...