Nic Lake
@niclake.me
🙋♂️he/him/his
🌎 Iowa resident.
🔨 Full stack software engineer
🎮 Bulbasaur stan
📚 Bibliophile
⌨️ Keyboard enthusiast
⚾️ Red Sox 🏀 Celtics ⚽️ Liverpool 🏎️ F1
👨👩👧🐈 Partner of B, father of V, cat dad of 2.
💻 https://niclake.me
🌎 Iowa resident.
🔨 Full stack software engineer
🎮 Bulbasaur stan
📚 Bibliophile
⌨️ Keyboard enthusiast
⚾️ Red Sox 🏀 Celtics ⚽️ Liverpool 🏎️ F1
👨👩👧🐈 Partner of B, father of V, cat dad of 2.
💻 https://niclake.me
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Nic Lake
@niclake.me
· Nov 16
Time to re-do my introduction.
Hi! I'm Nic. I'm a software dev (mostly Ruby) living in the Quad Cities. I have a wife, a 2 year old daughter, and 2 cats. I enjoy video games, reading, sports, music, spreadsheets, and mechanical keyboards.
Nice to meet you!
Hi! I'm Nic. I'm a software dev (mostly Ruby) living in the Quad Cities. I have a wife, a 2 year old daughter, and 2 cats. I enjoy video games, reading, sports, music, spreadsheets, and mechanical keyboards.
Nice to meet you!
That 3rd down play call at the goal line cost them the game. Unfortunate.
January 19, 2026 at 3:05 AM
That 3rd down play call at the goal line cost them the game. Unfortunate.
Rams 73 keeps wiggling on the line and they won’t call a false start
January 19, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Rams 73 keeps wiggling on the line and they won’t call a false start
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Malort and savior
January 19, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Malort and savior
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ICE is in my hometown in Iowa now.
January 17, 2026 at 3:35 PM
ICE is in my hometown in Iowa now.
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Unfortunately if history tells us anything it's that people will definitely let the robots dox them in exchange for the smallest increase in perceived convenience
Every example of ai being useful begins with "okay imagine you're in a situation, and you are very dumb"
January 15, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Unfortunately if history tells us anything it's that people will definitely let the robots dox them in exchange for the smallest increase in perceived convenience
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Seeing Zohran instantly getting a bunch of shit done in like a week makes you realize that politicians could always do that on some level if they wanted it bad enough and very few of them actually do.
January 15, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Seeing Zohran instantly getting a bunch of shit done in like a week makes you realize that politicians could always do that on some level if they wanted it bad enough and very few of them actually do.
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ive seen more articles this week about how the phrase “abolish ice” could hurt dems in the midterms than ive seen articles about how paramilitary death squads terrorizing cities will hurt republicans in the midterms
January 14, 2026 at 1:09 PM
ive seen more articles this week about how the phrase “abolish ice” could hurt dems in the midterms than ive seen articles about how paramilitary death squads terrorizing cities will hurt republicans in the midterms
I still remember the (former) friend that told me I was overreacting the second they called North Carolina for Trump and I started to worry.
January 14, 2026 at 5:28 PM
I still remember the (former) friend that told me I was overreacting the second they called North Carolina for Trump and I started to worry.
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There is nothing the least bit surprising. Donny Dictator is doing everything he said he was going to do.
If you stayed home for <reasons> or otherwise did not vote for Harris, you voted for all of what it happening now. Or, at the most generous, you did nothing to stop it.
I'll die on this hill.
If you stayed home for <reasons> or otherwise did not vote for Harris, you voted for all of what it happening now. Or, at the most generous, you did nothing to stop it.
I'll die on this hill.
January 13, 2026 at 11:16 PM
There is nothing the least bit surprising. Donny Dictator is doing everything he said he was going to do.
If you stayed home for <reasons> or otherwise did not vote for Harris, you voted for all of what it happening now. Or, at the most generous, you did nothing to stop it.
I'll die on this hill.
If you stayed home for <reasons> or otherwise did not vote for Harris, you voted for all of what it happening now. Or, at the most generous, you did nothing to stop it.
I'll die on this hill.
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We used to call this subtweeting and also yes
Trying to live my life so that when I die it’s a “pour one out for a real one” scenario over a “rest in piss” situation
January 13, 2026 at 3:59 PM
We used to call this subtweeting and also yes
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Slightly diminish a game.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 32
Clair Obscur: Expedition 32
OK I'll do it.
Slightly diminish a game.
888: Eight Hours, Eight Persons, Eight Doors
Slightly diminish a game.
888: Eight Hours, Eight Persons, Eight Doors
Slightly diminish a game (I’m guessing board games are also valid?)
Catan’t
Catan’t
January 11, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Slightly diminish a game.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 32
Clair Obscur: Expedition 32
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[sombrely, with tears in eyes] "truly the people of Iran embody the great spirit of Flumpo The Fart Wizard" - author of Flumpo The Fart Wizard
January 11, 2026 at 11:53 AM
[sombrely, with tears in eyes] "truly the people of Iran embody the great spirit of Flumpo The Fart Wizard" - author of Flumpo The Fart Wizard
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Go Bears.
Fuck the Packers.
Abolish ICE.
Fuck the Packers.
Abolish ICE.
January 10, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Go Bears.
Fuck the Packers.
Abolish ICE.
Fuck the Packers.
Abolish ICE.
Found a decent prebuilt gaming PC for $2,100.
Priced out individual parts. $2,800+.
WTF
Priced out individual parts. $2,800+.
WTF
January 10, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Found a decent prebuilt gaming PC for $2,100.
Priced out individual parts. $2,800+.
WTF
Priced out individual parts. $2,800+.
WTF
This is a VERY nerdy post about some automation I've recently added to my blog. Read at your own risk.
📝 Blogomation https://niclake.me/blogomation/
📝 Blogomation https://niclake.me/blogomation/
Blogomation
This is a VERY nerdy post about some automation I've recently added to my blog. Read at your own risk.
niclake.me
January 9, 2026 at 6:43 PM
This is a VERY nerdy post about some automation I've recently added to my blog. Read at your own risk.
📝 Blogomation https://niclake.me/blogomation/
📝 Blogomation https://niclake.me/blogomation/
A list of all the applications I'm currently using.
📝 App Defaults for 2026 https://niclake.me/app-defaults-2026/
📝 App Defaults for 2026 https://niclake.me/app-defaults-2026/
App Defaults for 2026
A list of all the applications I'm currently using.
niclake.me
January 9, 2026 at 12:55 AM
A list of all the applications I'm currently using.
📝 App Defaults for 2026 https://niclake.me/app-defaults-2026/
📝 App Defaults for 2026 https://niclake.me/app-defaults-2026/
“Gotta keep my stakeholders happy,” I whisper as I cut the crust off of my daughter’s toast.
January 8, 2026 at 8:13 PM
“Gotta keep my stakeholders happy,” I whisper as I cut the crust off of my daughter’s toast.
History is destined to repeat itself
January 8, 2026 at 6:23 PM
History is destined to repeat itself
Today’s been pretty shit, huh?
January 7, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Today’s been pretty shit, huh?
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they’re abducting our neighbors and putting them in concentration camps and they’ll shoot you in the fucking face if you don’t cheer them on while they’re doing it.
January 7, 2026 at 6:08 PM
they’re abducting our neighbors and putting them in concentration camps and they’ll shoot you in the fucking face if you don’t cheer them on while they’re doing it.
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Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis"
January 7, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis"
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Frey: So, they are already trying to spin this as an action of self-defense. Having seen the video of myself, I want to tell everybody directly: That is bullshit.
January 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Frey: So, they are already trying to spin this as an action of self-defense. Having seen the video of myself, I want to tell everybody directly: That is bullshit.
@patrickklepek.bsky.social @robzacny.bsky.social Speaking of cool camera angles - deadspin.com/the-fog-made...
Deadspin | The Fog Made Falcons-Patriots Look Like No Other Football Game
Deadspin | The Fog Made Falcons-Patriots Look Like No Other Football Game
deadspin.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:07 PM
@patrickklepek.bsky.social @robzacny.bsky.social Speaking of cool camera angles - deadspin.com/the-fog-made...