m. r. sauter
@oddletters.bsky.social
politics/technology/capitalism. prof somewhere.
enthusiastic guitar guy. book on why vc was a bad idea the whole time coming from UChicago Press
writing - https://oddletters.com/
stickers+noise - https://duopoly.bandcamp.com/merch
i curse a lot
he/they
enthusiastic guitar guy. book on why vc was a bad idea the whole time coming from UChicago Press
writing - https://oddletters.com/
stickers+noise - https://duopoly.bandcamp.com/merch
i curse a lot
he/they
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m. r. sauter
@oddletters.bsky.social
· Nov 10
apropos of nothing: ten years ago almost to the day i published a book on disruptive digital activism and ddos, and you can download the full pdf for free from my website oddletters.com/the-coming-s...
hi new people! there are a lot of you! here are some linked threads re my work that you might be interested in:
1. maybe you're interested in ddos and digital activism? i wrote a book on that, which you can download for free!
bsky.app/profile/oddl...
1. maybe you're interested in ddos and digital activism? i wrote a book on that, which you can download for free!
bsky.app/profile/oddl...
does the word "sleet" derive from anywhere because i hate it and would like to hate more of it if possible
January 25, 2026 at 7:58 PM
does the word "sleet" derive from anywhere because i hate it and would like to hate more of it if possible
tallulah the fluffy calico cat is extremely miffed that ive allowed her outside water, which is exactly the same as her inside water, the freeze solid
January 25, 2026 at 7:42 PM
tallulah the fluffy calico cat is extremely miffed that ive allowed her outside water, which is exactly the same as her inside water, the freeze solid
i cleared the snow off my walk before the freezing rain set in i am very butch please clap
Most areas have 3-5" of snow -- but transition to sleet has occurred inside Beltway. Expect 1-3" of sleet thru this afternoon and then maybe freezing rain.
NOW a good time to shovel snow as sleet will compact it and make it much heavier.
Updates: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
NOW a good time to shovel snow as sleet will compact it and make it much heavier.
Updates: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
January 25, 2026 at 1:39 PM
i cleared the snow off my walk before the freezing rain set in i am very butch please clap
i love you all, friends, stay warm out there
January 25, 2026 at 4:03 AM
i love you all, friends, stay warm out there
definitely my favorite thing about Canvas is the way it randomly re-distributes assignment due dates merrily across a twenty year span when i import existing course content. this is so fun. so whimsical.
January 23, 2026 at 1:18 AM
definitely my favorite thing about Canvas is the way it randomly re-distributes assignment due dates merrily across a twenty year span when i import existing course content. this is so fun. so whimsical.
what the actual fuck
Belarus has arrested several HAM radio hobbyists and is threatening them with the death penalty, extremely wild situation: www.404media.co/ham-radio-op...
HAM Radio Operators in Belarus Arrested, Face the Death Penalty
"My local community is being systematically liquidated in what I can only describe as a targeted intellectual genocide."
www.404media.co
January 21, 2026 at 4:42 PM
what the actual fuck
i said no to something that would have been really cool to do but which i absolutley do not have time for right now please clap
January 21, 2026 at 12:50 PM
i said no to something that would have been really cool to do but which i absolutley do not have time for right now please clap
alright, im going to bed, someone wake me up if it happens or if the east coast enters a second ice age
January 21, 2026 at 4:08 AM
alright, im going to bed, someone wake me up if it happens or if the east coast enters a second ice age
maybe air force one is also going to vienna, virginia now
January 21, 2026 at 3:56 AM
maybe air force one is also going to vienna, virginia now
well i dont like that at all.
i beg your finest fucking pardon?!
January 21, 2026 at 2:57 AM
well i dont like that at all.
oooo i have mapo tofu in the fridge
January 21, 2026 at 12:01 AM
oooo i have mapo tofu in the fridge
im sorry what do you mean someone stole a bus and drove it to virginia
why would you want to steal a bus to go there
why would you want to steal a bus to go there
January 20, 2026 at 3:35 AM
im sorry what do you mean someone stole a bus and drove it to virginia
why would you want to steal a bus to go there
why would you want to steal a bus to go there
now we're watching the star trek episode where tasha yar gets eaten by a mud puddle who is also an incel
January 20, 2026 at 2:09 AM
now we're watching the star trek episode where tasha yar gets eaten by a mud puddle who is also an incel
UGLY GIANT BAGS OF MOSTLY WATER is underrated as a star trek insult
January 18, 2026 at 11:44 PM
UGLY GIANT BAGS OF MOSTLY WATER is underrated as a star trek insult
gonna displace all my Big Feelings about being forty onto tallulah being the cat equivalent of forty
January 18, 2026 at 7:51 PM
gonna displace all my Big Feelings about being forty onto tallulah being the cat equivalent of forty
i hate having dreams about doing chores. you wake up and youre youre all like
whew glad that's out of the way--
oh goddammit.
whew glad that's out of the way--
oh goddammit.
January 18, 2026 at 6:27 PM
i hate having dreams about doing chores. you wake up and youre youre all like
whew glad that's out of the way--
oh goddammit.
whew glad that's out of the way--
oh goddammit.
bringing physical qwerty keyboards for phones back would fix democracy
Jan 18th 2014 - Air Marshall Bill Marks gets a text demanding $150m or passengers on board his flight will die.
📽️📅 Non-Stop (2014)
📽️📅 Non-Stop (2014)
January 18, 2026 at 2:31 PM
bringing physical qwerty keyboards for phones back would fix democracy
my brain really wants to get into film photography and i keep explaining that we dont have the money or the patience for that and my brain just doesnt care
January 18, 2026 at 2:09 PM
my brain really wants to get into film photography and i keep explaining that we dont have the money or the patience for that and my brain just doesnt care
die a twink or live long enough to become your own dirtbag metal boyfriend
January 17, 2026 at 6:59 PM
die a twink or live long enough to become your own dirtbag metal boyfriend
im sorry about all the snow i keep dragging around with me
Main band of snow (or mix) will focus on the Interstate 95 corridor next hour to two. It seems this is mainly snow still despite temperatures in the mid-30s to near 40. Even at these temperatures could be a brief coating if heavy enough.
More details and updates at cwg.live.
More details and updates at cwg.live.
January 17, 2026 at 2:45 PM
im sorry about all the snow i keep dragging around with me
you needed someone to miss you
and i do
and i do
January 17, 2026 at 1:27 AM
you needed someone to miss you
and i do
and i do
in celebration of me being back in canada pearson made me get off my plane outside in the snow
January 14, 2026 at 11:28 PM
in celebration of me being back in canada pearson made me get off my plane outside in the snow
i am a solid week behind on 🐋 but i have a big travel day today so i am very psyched to catch up!!!
January 14, 2026 at 5:33 PM
i am a solid week behind on 🐋 but i have a big travel day today so i am very psyched to catch up!!!
today is the actual for real deadline for this! send us your cool ideas!!!! oddletters.com/tech-money/
hey!
hey!!!
if you are an academic of any rank in the critical tech studies space who cares about how money, finance, and business structures work in science and technology, i want to see your abstracts for a collected volume! they're due tomorrow!!!
https//oddletters.com/tech-money/
hey!!!
if you are an academic of any rank in the critical tech studies space who cares about how money, finance, and business structures work in science and technology, i want to see your abstracts for a collected volume! they're due tomorrow!!!
https//oddletters.com/tech-money/
January 14, 2026 at 4:55 PM
today is the actual for real deadline for this! send us your cool ideas!!!! oddletters.com/tech-money/
hell yeeeeeaaaaah
I'm co-chairing the Society for Social Studies of Science @4sweb.bsky.social Conference in Toronto, Oct 2026. #STS #scipol #innovation
Theme: "TechnoPower • Technoscientific Futures".
Open panel submissions portal is open! ls!
Deadline: 2nd February 2026
www.4sonline.org/about_the_co...
Theme: "TechnoPower • Technoscientific Futures".
Open panel submissions portal is open! ls!
Deadline: 2nd February 2026
www.4sonline.org/about_the_co...
About the Conference
www.4sonline.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM
hell yeeeeeaaaaah