Kevin Harder

Incredibly proud of my daughter Jillian, a freshmen Astronomy major at NAU, who will be an intern for a NASA Space Grant research program! She'll help explore 3 new telescope designs to improve planetary imaging across multiple wavelengths for future orbital missions. in.nau.edu/nasa-spacegr...

I really wish Mark Kelly - a true patriot, a combat veteran who believes in defending freedom, and an astronaut who understands the importance of scientific research - had run against Trump in the 2024 election.

(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.

This aged well

Opinion | A Day of American Infamy (Gift Article) A dreadful moment for Ukraine, for the free world, for the legacy of an America that once stood for the principles of the Atlantic Charter.

"If Roosevelt had told Churchill to sue for peace on any terms with Adolf Hitler and to fork over Britain’s coal reserves to the United States in exchange for no American security guarantees, it might have approximated what Trump did to Zelensky"
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...

I stand with Ukraine. and the truth that Russia is an invader and Putin is a dictator. I am deeply ashamed by the disgusting and obscene behavior of Trump and Vance. Americans support Ukraine, freedom, and the fight against tyranny.

Who Is in DOGE? Tracking Its Staffers and Allies in the Federal Government The Times identified 49 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a group formed by Elon Musk that in a short few weeks has radically upended federal agencies.

To go along with our piece today, we published an extensive list of folks associated with DOGE. It builds off and adds to the strong work that Wired, WaPo, ProPublica and other pubs have been doing.

The public has a right to know who is dismantling the government.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

At TCGplayer, we’ve created an environment where employees can bring their authentic selves to work while building tools and creating content that is making a difference and innovating the future of games. All we need is you. Your move!

We're hiring for a few different engineering roles at TCGplayer.com (an eBay company). Great culture, and all jobs are fully remote. If we've worked together or I know you, and you'd like a referral to any of them, please let me know!

ebay.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/TCGPla...

Happy Winter Solstice!

I got the wrong Advent Calendar this year.

www.newyorker.com/cartoons/dai...

I just used this tool to migrate most of my Twitter posts over to my Bluesky profile, and it was quite easy! I joined Twitter in 2006, so that's 18 years of mostly useless tweets. Retweets are not migrated, which I was sad to realize has been the bulk of my Twitter posting over the last few years.

GitHub - marcomaroni-github/twitter-to-bluesky: Import all tweets exported from X/Twitter to a Bluesky account. Import all tweets exported from X/Twitter to a Bluesky account. - marcomaroni-github/twitter-to-bluesky

One of the many cool things about Bluesky being open source is that the community can build awesome things like this X/Twitter to Bluesky migration tool: github.com/marcomaroni-...

I found it via @clemens.vasters.com who contributed several PR's.

Hi BlueSky friends! I created this account on here a couple of years ago, but never really did anything with it. I was trying out Mastodon & the fediverse, but going to give BlueSky & the AT Protocol a go now.

"It is customary for a losing presidential candidate to concede almost immediately after the race is called... With her concession today, Vice President Kamala Harris has followed this tradition." - https://t.co/ikeAU1lyVd https://t.co/j5m2SOncVQ

Ooh, it comes pre-food-scented instead of having to do it yourself! #XboxTMNTMoviesweepstakes https://twitter.com/XboxGamePass/status/1683492348234199041

‘Futurama’ Is Back (Again): Revival Sets Premiere Date and Shares a Teaser — Watch

Good news everyone! The best show ever is back, again!
https://www.indiewire.com/news/trailers/futurama-revival-premiere-date-trailer-1234865031/

Great article from @KUTnathan uncovering the truth about why Austin's Zilker Park train is still not running. Like every other Austinite, I'm flummoxed on why it's taken 4+ years, and sad it doesn't look close to being fixed. https://twitter.com/KUTnathan/status/1618000683051122689

A guide to the winter solstice, shortest day and longest night of the year The winter solstice arrives Wednesday at 4:48 p.m. Eastern.

Have a blessed Yule with the turning of wheel of time which may bring love, happiness and joy in your life. Best wishes on #WinterSolstice today (or Summer Solstice for you southern hemispherians). I’m looking forward to the sunnier days ahead.
https://wapo.st/3BRJxa6

'Alexa, thank my driver:' Here’s the simple way Amazon customers can show delivery drivers appreciation You can say “Alexa, thank my driver,” and the driver of your most recent delivery will be notified of your gratitude.

Tell your Amazon delivery driver thank you via Alexa to give them $5. https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/alexa-thank-my-driver-feature

I decided to build a new Mastodon instance for the Austin community, after getting some practice self-hosting with this account. If you live / work / or are from Central Texas, feel free to create an account at
https://AustinTexas.social/about

I've been interested in exploring self-hosted federated social networks for a while, and this sad Twitter debacle gave me motivation to dig in and set up my own server. If you're on Mastodon please follow me at https://harder.social/@kevin 👋

If you’re like me and grew up watching the @Snoopy specials on TV, you may also have an odd fondness for Arbor Day due to the “It's Arbor Day Charlie Brown” special. I just learned that Arbor Day actually occurs on different dates depending on your state! https://harder.me/3E7kKAm

12 years ago, Microsoft launched Windows Phone 7 and won a cult following With its flat typography UI and unique hardware, Microsoft’s reboot of its mobile OS was both a success and a failure.

12 years ago today the awesome Windows Phone launched. Like the Zune, it had an iconic UI that was tragically short lived. I especially miss the Lumia devices.
https://www.windowsCentral.com/phones/windows-phone/12-years-ago-today-microsoft-launched-windows-phone-7-and-won-a-cult-following

12 years ago today the awesome Windows Phone launched. Like the Zune, it had an iconic UI that was tragically short lived. I especially miss the Lumia devices.
https://t.co/MVQuMVmmf3 https://t.co/zBQZw6YfQE

Opinion | Amend the Constitution to bar senators from the presidency The Senate has become a theater of performative behaviors by senators decreasingly interested in legislating, and preoccupied with using social media for self-promotion.

Washington Post: Amend the Constitution to bar senators from the presidency. While there have been good presidents in both parties who were former senators, the Senate has turned into a grandstanding theater and this would do a lot towards fixing that! https://wapo.st/38srpaN

Russia and Putin are becoming the new North Korea and Kim Jong-un. A state where a mad tyrant controls all power and wealth, no one except China will trade with them, and given attention only due to its army and willingness to use it to kill innocent people.

For anyone else interested in following the possible tragic Russian invasion of Ukraine closely, the @ELINTNews @Archer83Able accounts have been full of real-time updates about what is happening, usually far ahead of major news accounts. Things are looking scary :(

In first half, the Cable Guy ad was great, and I loved @Schwarzenegger as Zeus. His miniature pony with new wings was awesome.

Good News! https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1491568340334112769

It's my #Twitterversary! I have been on Twitter for 15 years, since 22 Dec 2006 (via @twi_age).