Tom Macfarlan
@tomac.blue
Probably working through some stuff.
he/him
Project Manager and Nerd Generalist by trade.
Charlotte, NC
Signal: https://signal.me/#eu/58DMSbiCoDbbx9wkIzMlDQabxTXLqVUhnBkYbiYJjA3PY25mpt9LXq34j-M8oJ-l
he/him
Project Manager and Nerd Generalist by trade.
Charlotte, NC
Signal: https://signal.me/#eu/58DMSbiCoDbbx9wkIzMlDQabxTXLqVUhnBkYbiYJjA3PY25mpt9LXq34j-M8oJ-l
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Tom Macfarlan
@tomac.blue
· Oct 4
Good morning The Internet, what fun little facts / unspeakable horrors have you got for me today?
Ankle surgery is all done. Took 2 hours instead of one and apparently there was a fracture found while inside that didn't show up on the X-ray or MRI.
At home recovering, the nerve block is still active. Currently my lower leg feels hot, but that's the only thing it feels.
At home recovering, the nerve block is still active. Currently my lower leg feels hot, but that's the only thing it feels.
January 15, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Ankle surgery is all done. Took 2 hours instead of one and apparently there was a fracture found while inside that didn't show up on the X-ray or MRI.
At home recovering, the nerve block is still active. Currently my lower leg feels hot, but that's the only thing it feels.
At home recovering, the nerve block is still active. Currently my lower leg feels hot, but that's the only thing it feels.
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Wendell Berry, from A Timbered Choir: The Sabbath Poems 1979-1997.
(This excerpt from 1991, during the first Gulf War.)
(This excerpt from 1991, during the first Gulf War.)
January 3, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Wendell Berry, from A Timbered Choir: The Sabbath Poems 1979-1997.
(This excerpt from 1991, during the first Gulf War.)
(This excerpt from 1991, during the first Gulf War.)
Reposted by Tom Macfarlan
I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
Here's to another year of life getting better because I'm getting better at it.
Happy New Year, folks.
Happy New Year, folks.
January 1, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Here's to another year of life getting better because I'm getting better at it.
Happy New Year, folks.
Happy New Year, folks.
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pound for pound this might be the funniest thing ever written
December 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
pound for pound this might be the funniest thing ever written
My hottest end of year take is that brown sugar cookies (toll house without the chocolate chips) are the best cookies and it's not even close.
December 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
My hottest end of year take is that brown sugar cookies (toll house without the chocolate chips) are the best cookies and it's not even close.
Just finished my annual Christmas nap. It's a lot like my daily nap but this one only happens once a year.
December 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Just finished my annual Christmas nap. It's a lot like my daily nap but this one only happens once a year.
Reposted by Tom Macfarlan
You will be visited by three spirits
December 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
You will be visited by three spirits
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Gotta say, I did not expect to ever spend Christmas morning sitting on my front porch drinking coffee without a coat on
December 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Gotta say, I did not expect to ever spend Christmas morning sitting on my front porch drinking coffee without a coat on
Over 30 selfie thread
42 in a couple weeks
42 in a couple weeks
December 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Over 30 selfie thread
42 in a couple weeks
42 in a couple weeks
Happy longest day of the year to all who celebrate interesting tricks of physics
MinutePhysics — Why December Has The Longest Days
December has the longest solar days (noon-to-noon) because of the weird way a combination of the axial tilt of the earth and the eccentricity of its elliptical orbit conspire in December.
nebula.tv
December 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Happy longest day of the year to all who celebrate interesting tricks of physics
@parents.blue fyi looks like the private school labeler custom domain has expired
December 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
@parents.blue fyi looks like the private school labeler custom domain has expired
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This is a wild hack. a16z gave a million dollars to startup called Doublespeed. They use a phone farm to flood social media with AI generated influencers and ads. A hacker remotely broke into the phone farm, unmasking the AI influencers/fake accounts, gave us the data www.404media.co/hack-reveals...
Hack Reveals the a16z-Backed Phone Farm Flooding TikTok With AI Influencers
A hacker gained control of a 1,100 mobile phone farm powering covert, AI-generated ads on TikTok.
www.404media.co
December 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This is a wild hack. a16z gave a million dollars to startup called Doublespeed. They use a phone farm to flood social media with AI generated influencers and ads. A hacker remotely broke into the phone farm, unmasking the AI influencers/fake accounts, gave us the data www.404media.co/hack-reveals...
I firmly believe that having a Facebook style laugh reaction in addition to likes would prevent a lot of quote dunking on this platform
December 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I firmly believe that having a Facebook style laugh reaction in addition to likes would prevent a lot of quote dunking on this platform
Reposted by Tom Macfarlan
I agree with all this — sick leave is essential to a healthy society. While we’re working on that, though, we need to make it a general norm that if you MUST be around others while sick, you wear a mask (preferably a good one).
3/ Isolation is important but only works if people can afford it. Many people simply can’t stay home when sick. Without meaningful sick pay, asking people to isolate is unrealistic. Better financial support is essential to reduce transmission.
December 16, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I agree with all this — sick leave is essential to a healthy society. While we’re working on that, though, we need to make it a general norm that if you MUST be around others while sick, you wear a mask (preferably a good one).
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if you think that terminally ill people being able to opt for medical euthanasia sounds horrifying it is because you have not seen the types of natural deaths that people die
this law is not, in fact, secretly about eugenics or our lack of a social safety net
December 15, 2025 at 10:05 AM
if you think that terminally ill people being able to opt for medical euthanasia sounds horrifying it is because you have not seen the types of natural deaths that people die
Senate Republicans Surprise Schumer By Having No Interest In Extending ACA Subsidies
Subsidies for the Affordable Care Act appear set to expire for millions of Americans at the end of the year after competing health care related bills failed to advance in the Senate.
Competing health care plans fail in the Senate as ACA premium hikes loom
The outcome was widely expected after Democrats and Republicans released dueling bills. Congress is under pressure to address health care costs before federal subsidies lapse at the end of the year.
n.pr
December 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Senate Republicans Surprise Schumer By Having No Interest In Extending ACA Subsidies
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The Border Patrol's enforcement surge in Charlotte, N.C. lasted just about a week. Residents picking up the pieces in its aftermath say doing so is going to take a lot longer than that.
Border Patrol left Charlotte. The damage stayed behind
The Border Patrol's enforcement surge in Charlotte, N.C. lasted just about a week. Residents picking up the pieces in its aftermath say doing so is going to take a lot longer than that.
n.pr
December 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The Border Patrol's enforcement surge in Charlotte, N.C. lasted just about a week. Residents picking up the pieces in its aftermath say doing so is going to take a lot longer than that.
Reposted by Tom Macfarlan
27-year-old Honduran man with end-stage renal failure denied dialysis until he signed a voluntary deportation order. Abolish DHS completely. Arrest most of its leaders.
Family says critically ill man was pressured into deportation order after 'Charlotte's Web' sweep
Relatives of a 27-year-old Honduran man say he was denied dialysis and pressured into signing a voluntary deportation order after being detained during "Operation Charlotte's Web." ICE denies the alle...
www.wfdd.org
December 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
27-year-old Honduran man with end-stage renal failure denied dialysis until he signed a voluntary deportation order. Abolish DHS completely. Arrest most of its leaders.
Discovered yesterday that Charlotte Checkers home games are broadcast over the air and now I watch sports.
November 30, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Discovered yesterday that Charlotte Checkers home games are broadcast over the air and now I watch sports.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I have most of these stickers, they're legit high quality and detailed prints.
On one hand, I want to go ride my bicycle. On the other hand, I get the results of my ankle MRI on Tuesday, which was due to a fall off of said bicycle.
What to do, what to do.
What to do, what to do.
November 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
On one hand, I want to go ride my bicycle. On the other hand, I get the results of my ankle MRI on Tuesday, which was due to a fall off of said bicycle.
What to do, what to do.
What to do, what to do.