Austin Witherspoon
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Austin Witherspoon
@austinwitherspoon.com
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I write code and make music and one day will make a movie

I made an app to give you post notifications on bluesky: @bluenotify.app
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Dear cat that was hiding in the shadow behind some bushes while I was running tonight,

I saw you.

You aren't so sneaky
Reposted by Austin Witherspoon
November 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Should I do a Spotify styled bluesky Nerdfighteria wrapped website this year
November 6, 2025 at 12:25 AM
"no longer will we have to open up history books for proof that democrats can be great" goes so hard
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
I'm on the opposite side of the country in oregon but this is still very exciting
November 5, 2025 at 4:17 AM
The most excited I've ever been at sports is when our baby is fussy and grunting for a long time and then finally poops
November 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Hot take You Oughta Know by Alanis Morissette is one of the most melodically well constructed songs of all time

Whenever I write music I can only dream of achieving the level of that, or Africa by Toto
November 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Y'all don't understand the emotional whiplash of AI as a programmer. Half of everyone says its horrible and wont take any jobs, the other half says I will lose my job next year. I use some AI tools when I work and they're decent right now

Will I have a job in a few years? Is it mostly hype? No idea
November 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Just thought y'all should know that the paleontology world has been shaken up by evidence that came out that what people thought were juvenile t-rexes are actually a genus of smaller t-rex called Nanotyrannus

This doesn't affect the general public but just know some people are freaking out rn
November 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Fun fact the Nerdfighteria feed is running on my home PC right now since I've been too busy / lazy to move it onto the bluenotify server

So anytime the feed stops working for a few minutes it's probably because I rebooted my computer 😬
October 31, 2025 at 3:37 AM
October 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I kind of love how alien movies always hype up humanity so much

"Love.. such an interesting concept that is only found in humans"

And then the power of love kills the aliens

Or our curiosity. Or our stubbornness

It's always one specific trait that the aliens never could have accounted for
October 30, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Reposted by Austin Witherspoon
October 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Airports are designed specifically to break the human psyche

Except PDX, you're sexy and chill
October 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I went to a hooters for the first time and I didn't know this about myself but every time the waitress came over I felt like I had to turn my head away the same way you would if somebody was typing in their password on a computer

The whole point is cleavage but I couldn't bring myself to look
October 26, 2025 at 3:05 AM
The Nerdfighteria feed has been fascinating to run. Getting it to only show Nerdfighteria related posts is incredibly challenging.

It turns out that some people (cough cough Sarah, Payton cough) are so well-connected Nerdfighters that every single post ends up in the feed no matter what I do
October 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
This is not a joke what the hell did prehistoric humans do before diapers??

Were all ancient parents covered in shit all the time
October 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
@beetlemoses.bsky.social is The Far Side for modern times and I love every single comic
October 20, 2025 at 10:24 AM
She's sleeping particularly well through The Descent so I think she might be a horror fan
October 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I've been sick and whenever I'm on shift to watch the baby I mostly sit on the couch and watch movies from my backlog while I hold her

So in a way, our baby has watched: Casablanca, Pacific Rim, This is Spinal Tap, Citizen Kane, and Do the Right Thing

She's off to a good start
October 14, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Sorry the nertfighteria feed keeps going down! First time was while we were at the hospital, second time was while I was running a marathon. It's been a busy week 😬

Now that things are more stable I can hit the restart button way quicker if it ever breaks
October 5, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Reposted by Austin Witherspoon
October 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
THE PIZZA HAS BEEN DELIVERED
October 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Pizza baby is IN THE OVEN
October 1, 2025 at 11:25 AM
If anybody happens to go see the Paranorman re-release in theaters next month, please take a picture of my name in the credits! I won't be able to go myself on account of ✨Having A Baby ✨
September 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I just want y'all to know that making the Nerdfighteria feed was not done one day before pizzamas intentionally

I just happened to want to try making a feed from scratch at the exact right time
September 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM