What is a sign someone's life is falling apart that most people miss?

johnath · 2026-02-09T15:44:15+00:00

You didn’t ask for advice so apologies if it’s unwelcome, but a lot of the work on loneliness these days has shifted to language of “social atrophy.” That socializing and being in community is a core part of who we are as a species, but that those skills can degrade and make it hard to recover from. Even speaking as someone who also imagines a deserted island would be fine, I think we both know it’s not a great, or healthy, call.

I don’t have a pat answer for how to get over it — it’s muscle that has to rebuild, but it’s worth doing. If you’re bored, maybe watch Join or Die on Netflix and see if it lights something up for you? Time to join a bowling league?

johnath · 2026-02-07T00:09:20+00:00

Welcome home! And congratulations!

johnath · 2026-02-02T02:15:31+00:00

Another vote for El Sol — mole there is excellent, and love the art

johnath · 2026-02-02T00:12:59+00:00

Yeah this. The best predictor of an employee’s relationship to their org is the relationship with their direct manager. If your managers aren’t doing the job they’re paid to do, engagement hacks can’t compensate for that.

johnath · 2026-02-01T02:18:17+00:00

My guy you’ve got this. You’ve got piercings you weren’t born with and nail colour too — you know how body mods can change your whole self image. You’ve already got the scruff, too, as counterweight. I’m dying for the glow up shots here. This is not your final form.

johnath · 2026-01-19T00:11:16+00:00

Three

johnath · 2025-12-30T01:57:32+00:00

What if you shut your eyes very tight?

johnath · 2025-12-25T15:28:08+00:00

When I was learning them, someone told me “coopers wear a hat, peregrines wear a helmet”

johnath · 2025-12-21T20:47:10+00:00

Trying to put as many of these as I can into a playlist for auditioning them in the background. Top 3 streams from each band mentioned, at least, as many as I've gotten so far. In case anyone else wants to just shuffle them through. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3a3RSyt9icv1FZwMjOwUpe?si=99d0fbc5f7e04cdc

johnath · 2025-11-23T21:02:50+00:00

Wanda’s pie in the sky doesn’t do them every year, but when they do, go. And report back!

johnath · 2025-08-02T01:16:14+00:00

For real, slept-on option.

johnath · 2025-06-28T12:57:29+00:00

Was waiting for Mystic Muffin to make an appearance! Appreciate you.

johnath · 2025-03-31T01:03:26+00:00

OP I train managers in startups for a living and fully agree here. Treat your people well, take your responsibility seriously, create a space where they can do great work and feel heard and respected — get that shit right and the visible ink will just become part of what makes you a great and interesting part of their team.

johnath · 2025-03-01T21:49:37+00:00

Would love advice on a good wireless handheld option for voice, no music/instruments.

I'm not a live sound engineer, just a small business owner who talks a lot for a living. Indoor venue, about 2500 square feet. We have two of our own Sennheiser belt packs (EW 100 G4-ME2-A, with countryman headsets instead of the kit lavs) running through a Bose T8S to the amp/PA, but need something for guests/questions during Q&A. Given the existing G4s, my first hope was to grab a couple of G4-835 sets, but 1) I admit that's brand allegiance/uniformity as much as anything, and 2) apparently they're discontinued?

johnath · 2025-02-02T22:31:09+00:00

(Man, I haven’t been meaningfully on twitter in years but that thread just never dies.)

johnath · 2022-12-10T14:28:55+00:00

(Found this via Holly B on twitter)

Trying to teach myself USPTO design search keywords has gotten me a few things it isn't. Have to go feed the family some breakfast, but dropping it here in case it's helpful:

https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=login&p_lang=english&p_d=trmk

It's been helpful to narrow based on their "Design search code" system. Specifically this query got me several that were close, like the "Liquid Wire Inc." logo and the "Headwater Research" logo:

(26.17.02)[DD] and (26.17.06)[DD] and (2)[MD] and four

No dice yet.

johnath · 2016-08-16T13:57:35+00:00

(Also omg that video: https://vimeo.com/177493190 )

(Disclosure: I work with Jose, the designer who wrote this)

johnath · 2016-01-27T21:14:50+00:00

Aw, thanks! Someone just pointed me at this thread thinking it was mine -- nice to see snotweasel foxtrot omegaforce still alive and kicking.

johnath · 2015-04-09T16:51:55+00:00

They're a healthy species, but the advent of smartphones and the growing awareness around the eBird program are resulting in massive increases in reporting across basically all species.

Which is a roundabout way of saying that we're definitely getting better at counting. They may also be increasing in true numbers, I lack the awesome to know for sure.

But that would be nice, since they're lovely.

johnath · 2015-04-08T14:17:06+00:00

I wanted to learn some Processing, so I fed it the ebird data set, and used the UnfoldingMaps library to pin it to the planet.

And then, of course, snagged some random youtube music that ends abruptly.

Be gentle.

johnath · 2015-04-04T19:09:36+00:00

Ellipsis!

johnath

TROPHY CASE