Donald Fraser

Santa Claus Is a Macroscopic Quantum System A non-peer-reviewed holiday investigation into quantum mechanics, probability, and Santa Claus

A Christmas column of scientific mythletoe: Santa Claus is a macroscopic quantum system. Listening to @seancarroll.bsky.social 's Mindscape may have collapsed a few wavefunctions. Happy holidays to you all! donaldgfraser.substack.com/p/santa-clau...

I'm not one of the Olds... Until I am. Riding the timeline collapse, low-key loving it

"How is this timeline-collapsing cultural singularity even possible? Simple. In 1991, Al Gore invented the internet (though probably still can’t convert a .doc to a .pdf). And since that day, we’ve had the YouTubes, Napster, Facebook, Gangnam Style, memes, TikTok, and Tay Tay. And now? #twinning"

Big grocer execs, fingers hovering over the ‘PRICE GOUGE’ button: ‘Should we at least pretend it’s the tariffs?’ CEO smirks, slams button.

When Squirrels Attack: A Rural Canadian Adventure From welcome signs to wildlife combat

"If I'd known the squirrel was trying to flee, I wouldn’t have flailed around in such a startled manner. I definitely wouldn’t have screamed like a schoolgirl and batted the squirrel full-force back toward the corn (and the solid wall it proceeded to bounce off before hurtling back toward my face)."

I think this is why I have started gravitating more to Medium lately, while staying subscribed to a few favourites/friends on Substack. The wider net approach feels more newspaper/magazine-like. Plus, I write for a living, so am too poor for THAT many subscriptions. Oh the irony.

And you as well!

Well, there goes that column I was planning on writing. ;)

Howdy folks. I think I might know a few of you. My name's Donald. After being an early Twitter adopter and booster, I left 2 years ago as an early evacuee of the dumpsterfireshitshowcraycray. I'm mostly here to share writing and thoughts. Feel free to reacquaint. I probably miss you. xo

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