Nick Campbell

I am fascinated by Criterion Closet episodes and why people choose the things they choose (passion? clout? glory?) but the search on the Criterion site left something to be desired (like searching by movie). So I made my own. Still a bit clunky but coming along. www.sononick.com/criterion-cl...

"Are we sure Mamdani's even legally allowed to be here?" says duck-shaped space parasite who wields the destructive force of every villain you've ever faced.

Maybe because clowns seem to be running things or because cruelty and nothingness seem to be the point, but playing #FF6 in 2025 is really hitting something. Revolution, poisoned water, empires picking on self-isolating minorities (who have latent, unexpressed power). Someone find me an airship.

On a happy hour call with former distributed coworkers, I showed them I was walking around LA. They were shocked that anyone walked here. Then I blew their minds by hopping on a bus that took me right where I wanted to go. I would blame stereotypes but this is also how much of LA thinks of itself.

#javascript #engineering esoteric: I've been reacquainting myself with deep JS after EMing for 7 years and I've dusted off a lot of skills that've been mothballed. But I know my l337ness is returning because I've transitioned from str.split('') to [...str]. 😎

1. Considered using NotebookLM.
2. A YouTube video suggested adding medical info as a source for building a workout.
3. Searched NotebookLM Help for how it deals with private information and protecting users' privacy.
4. The page no longer exists.
5. No longer considering using NotebookLM.

I created a rudimentary blog just to post about the dilemma conscientious software engineers face: tech leaders insist they adopt AI tooling, which has scaled to be both exploitative and planet-killing, OR go find a new vocation. sononick.com/thoughts/pos...

(and there's a car rant tucked in there)

Of all the things I dislike about X, one of the pettiest is that its logo looks like what I should press to close the app.

Night before Easter. Time to plan an egg-and-rabbit-themed challenge for a four year-old that will be evaluated against the unrealistic expectations of a family of cartoon dogs. #thanksBluey