Nathan Lorenz
@lostinok.com
An Okie in search of enlightenment.
Software engineer mostly in #dotnet. My wife and I spent 5 years traveling the U.S.
Settled down now in the charming small town of #Guthrie #Oklahoma.
I play both the #ukulele and #piano frequently but poorly.
Software engineer mostly in #dotnet. My wife and I spent 5 years traveling the U.S.
Settled down now in the charming small town of #Guthrie #Oklahoma.
I play both the #ukulele and #piano frequently but poorly.
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The large nuclear powers are repeating the errors of the Cold War in boosting their arsenals in a dangerous action-reaction dynamic. Not known for intelligent thinking, the Trump regime signals intent to do its part. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
Newly Unbound, Trump Weighs More Nuclear Arms and Underground Tests
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:19 AM
The large nuclear powers are repeating the errors of the Cold War in boosting their arsenals in a dangerous action-reaction dynamic. Not known for intelligent thinking, the Trump regime signals intent to do its part. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
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“No matter how Ring and other surveillance tech companies may downplay it, there’s no world in which finding lost dogs is the final end-use for this technology.”
Opinion | Ring is using lost dogs to make the surveillance state adorable
The same technology the Amazon-owned company uses to find lost dogs could easily be turned against their owners.
www.ms.now
February 9, 2026 at 11:00 PM
“No matter how Ring and other surveillance tech companies may downplay it, there’s no world in which finding lost dogs is the final end-use for this technology.”
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Spirit Ladder…
Albuquerque…
Albuquerque…
January 26, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Spirit Ladder…
Albuquerque…
Albuquerque…
Old guy moment of the day: My NAS is starting to die after 13 years of service and my replacement is arriving today along with two 12 TB drives. Made me reminisce about my first hard-drive purchased around 1985 for about $3000 in 2026 dollars, held 20MB and I thought I would never fill it. #tech
February 4, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Old guy moment of the day: My NAS is starting to die after 13 years of service and my replacement is arriving today along with two 12 TB drives. Made me reminisce about my first hard-drive purchased around 1985 for about $3000 in 2026 dollars, held 20MB and I thought I would never fill it. #tech
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The restored neon of the Skyliner Motel in Stroud, Oklahoma. The rest of the Route 66 motel has been renovated, too!
February 2, 2026 at 1:41 AM
The restored neon of the Skyliner Motel in Stroud, Oklahoma. The rest of the Route 66 motel has been renovated, too!
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January 30, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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fox theater, bakersfield, california, 1987
January 30, 2026 at 11:36 AM
fox theater, bakersfield, california, 1987
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Today is National Puzzle Day. Good luck putting this ice puzzle together from tonight on the Chicago River.
January 30, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Today is National Puzzle Day. Good luck putting this ice puzzle together from tonight on the Chicago River.
Randomly had this one show up in my playlist tonight. A bit frightening how well it has aged into 2026.
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (Official Video) www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Euj9f…
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (Official Video) www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Euj9f…
January 29, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Randomly had this one show up in my playlist tonight. A bit frightening how well it has aged into 2026.
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (Official Video) www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Euj9f…
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (Official Video) www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Euj9f…
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January 28, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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Sacrificing the health of your children to own the libs and because nobody is the boss of you
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Sacrificing the health of your children to own the libs and because nobody is the boss of you
Even as an Okie who feels the urge to defend local acts, this is not a great one for the resume.
Kennedy Center’s new programming head resigns days after hire was announced www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/…
Kennedy Center’s new programming head resigns days after hire was announced www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/…
January 29, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Even as an Okie who feels the urge to defend local acts, this is not a great one for the resume.
Kennedy Center’s new programming head resigns days after hire was announced www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/…
Kennedy Center’s new programming head resigns days after hire was announced www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/…
I am old enough to remember when federalism was a key principal of the conservative political philosophy. And yet it is always the left accused of shifting.
Trump says states are required to enforce federal immigration laws. He's wrong.
Trump says states are required to enforce federal immigration laws. He's wrong.
Trump says states are required to enforce federal immigration laws. He's wrong.
Trump says that if Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey doesn't cooperate with ICE, it's a "very serious violation of the Law." But that's not what the law says.
reason.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:18 PM
I am old enough to remember when federalism was a key principal of the conservative political philosophy. And yet it is always the left accused of shifting.
Trump says states are required to enforce federal immigration laws. He's wrong.
Trump says states are required to enforce federal immigration laws. He's wrong.
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“Danes responded by placing hundreds more flags in front of the American Embassy, according to video shared by TV2.”
www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/e...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/e...
US Embassy in Copenhagen removes flags honoring fallen Danish soldiers, angering veterans | CNN
The US Embassy in Copenhagen has angered Danish veterans by removing flags honoring soldiers killed in Afghanistan from an area outside the building.
www.cnn.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:51 PM
“Danes responded by placing hundreds more flags in front of the American Embassy, according to video shared by TV2.”
www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/e...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/e...
I have no confidence that this would in any way improve the output from the Oklahoma legislature.
Oklahoma lawmaker moves to ban his colleagues from drinking alcohol while working • Oklahoma Voice oklahomavoice.com/2026/01/28/okl…
#okleg #oklahoma
Oklahoma lawmaker moves to ban his colleagues from drinking alcohol while working • Oklahoma Voice oklahomavoice.com/2026/01/28/okl…
#okleg #oklahoma
January 28, 2026 at 11:01 PM
I have no confidence that this would in any way improve the output from the Oklahoma legislature.
Oklahoma lawmaker moves to ban his colleagues from drinking alcohol while working • Oklahoma Voice oklahomavoice.com/2026/01/28/okl…
#okleg #oklahoma
Oklahoma lawmaker moves to ban his colleagues from drinking alcohol while working • Oklahoma Voice oklahomavoice.com/2026/01/28/okl…
#okleg #oklahoma
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Oh, right! it was 127 day! I didn't remember or have time anyway to shoot my Sawyer's Mark IV, but, here's an offering from the archive to at least say hey, 127 is cool.
January 28, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Oh, right! it was 127 day! I didn't remember or have time anyway to shoot my Sawyer's Mark IV, but, here's an offering from the archive to at least say hey, 127 is cool.
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Amazon appears to mistakenly alert some AWS employees about planned layoffs in an email invite to a Wednesday "Project Dawn" meeting about company efficiency (Business Insider)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
January 28, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Amazon appears to mistakenly alert some AWS employees about planned layoffs in an email invite to a Wednesday "Project Dawn" meeting about company efficiency (Business Insider)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
I think this assessment is quite true. These are the days when the titans of industry cower in terror of the execution of power backed by the threat of violence. Tom Wolfe's Masters of the Universe laid low by the machine of their own making.
om.co/2026/01/27/a-ceo-captured/
om.co/2026/01/27/a-ceo-captured/
A CEO, Captured.
I keep thinking about a line Lawrence Sanders wrote: a character asks whether money makes the world go round. The reply: “I do not believe it is money itself. After all, t…
om.co
January 28, 2026 at 2:45 AM
I think this assessment is quite true. These are the days when the titans of industry cower in terror of the execution of power backed by the threat of violence. Tom Wolfe's Masters of the Universe laid low by the machine of their own making.
om.co/2026/01/27/a-ceo-captured/
om.co/2026/01/27/a-ceo-captured/
City leaders exploring legal ways to stop ICE facility from opening in Oklahoma City
#okc
www.koco.com/article/oklahoma...
#okc
www.koco.com/article/oklahoma...
City leaders exploring legal ways to stop ICE facility from opening in Oklahoma City
Not one person who took the podium Tuesday voiced any support for the ICE center.
www.koco.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:38 AM
City leaders exploring legal ways to stop ICE facility from opening in Oklahoma City
#okc
www.koco.com/article/oklahoma...
#okc
www.koco.com/article/oklahoma...
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i’d like to report an account wishing death on people (in fact threatening to be cause of said death of other people)
January 28, 2026 at 2:02 AM
i’d like to report an account wishing death on people (in fact threatening to be cause of said death of other people)