Anton Zuiker
@zuiker.com
Blogger, science writer, soccer player, turtle tracker, and a few other things.
If you aren’t in @hawriverballroom.com tonight for Ketch Secor you are missing a fantastic performance. Intermission now and more to come. Congrats @heatherlagarde.bsky.social for another great show in this amazing space.
November 7, 2025 at 2:28 AM
If you aren’t in @hawriverballroom.com tonight for Ketch Secor you are missing a fantastic performance. Intermission now and more to come. Congrats @heatherlagarde.bsky.social for another great show in this amazing space.
As a Peace Corps Volunteer, I took an oath to the Constitution. files.peacecorps.gov/documents/MS... #nokings
files.peacecorps.gov
October 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
As a Peace Corps Volunteer, I took an oath to the Constitution. files.peacecorps.gov/documents/MS... #nokings
So damn proud to be an American today, exercising my free speech and patriotic duty to represent our Constitution. The #nokings gathering in Hillsborough, NC was awesome.
October 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
So damn proud to be an American today, exercising my free speech and patriotic duty to represent our Constitution. The #nokings gathering in Hillsborough, NC was awesome.
No Kings Day protest in Hillsborough, NC. Good energy, great signs, and abundant patriotism.
October 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
No Kings Day protest in Hillsborough, NC. Good energy, great signs, and abundant patriotism.
I finished reading The Poisoner's Handbook just in time for last night's science writers book club (a group of us here in North Carolina, meeting for 20 years). Very much enjoyed this fascinating science history by @deborahb.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I finished reading The Poisoner's Handbook just in time for last night's science writers book club (a group of us here in North Carolina, meeting for 20 years). Very much enjoyed this fascinating science history by @deborahb.bsky.social
Great to see the turtles in @mkramer.bsky.social yard in Carrboro. A reminder for those of us on NC to follow the work of the Box Turtle Connection boxturtleconnection.org.
Box Turtle Connection
boxturtleconnection.org
October 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Great to see the turtles in @mkramer.bsky.social yard in Carrboro. A reminder for those of us on NC to follow the work of the Box Turtle Connection boxturtleconnection.org.
One of my early jobs was editing the restaurant listings in Northern Ohio LIVE magazine, so it makes me happy to see this directory of Carrboro restaurants in The Carrborean: www.thecarrborean.com/carrboro-res...
Carrboro Restaurant Directory
Find your next meal here in Carrboro!
www.thecarrborean.com
September 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
One of my early jobs was editing the restaurant listings in Northern Ohio LIVE magazine, so it makes me happy to see this directory of Carrboro restaurants in The Carrborean: www.thecarrborean.com/carrboro-res...
Super pumped to have found @trianglefoodguy.bsky.social and his Triangle Food Blog, which I've added to the Food tab on my river of news (news.mistersugar.com)
Nius blong Anton
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September 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Super pumped to have found @trianglefoodguy.bsky.social and his Triangle Food Blog, which I've added to the Food tab on my river of news (news.mistersugar.com)
So many sirens in Chapel Hill today. Fire? Accident? Other? Hope folks are safe.
August 31, 2025 at 4:22 PM
So many sirens in Chapel Hill today. Fire? Accident? Other? Hope folks are safe.
Papercamp 4 looks like cool event. Wish I could get to London to join this. It's the type of conference that @10ch.bsky.social would like. www.designswarm.com/papercamp-4/
Papercamp 4 – designswarm
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August 27, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Papercamp 4 looks like cool event. Wish I could get to London to join this. It's the type of conference that @10ch.bsky.social would like. www.designswarm.com/papercamp-4/
Nice to see this new blog post from @gilestur.bsky.social - gilest.org/notes/wito.h... - I have multiple copies of The Agile Comms Handbook and even gave one to my colleague today. It's an excellent book and Giles is one to follow.
gilest.org: Everything I've written about 'working in the open'
gilest.org
August 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Nice to see this new blog post from @gilestur.bsky.social - gilest.org/notes/wito.h... - I have multiple copies of The Agile Comms Handbook and even gave one to my colleague today. It's an excellent book and Giles is one to follow.
I stood up after my morning meditation, looked out the window to the wildflower garden below, and noticed this turtle so I walked outside to say hello.
July 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I stood up after my morning meditation, looked out the window to the wildflower garden below, and noticed this turtle so I walked outside to say hello.
Watched an episode of Ted Lasso (The Strings That Bind Us) and sure enough, there’s an embrace, this time between Sam and his father, Ola. The power of a hug - to show love, comfort, forgiveness, protection, or other bond - is a recurring theme across the show. To me, this is the power of the show.
July 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Watched an episode of Ted Lasso (The Strings That Bind Us) and sure enough, there’s an embrace, this time between Sam and his father, Ola. The power of a hug - to show love, comfort, forgiveness, protection, or other bond - is a recurring theme across the show. To me, this is the power of the show.
This article by Sarah Edwards about Chapel Hill history (Crook's Corner) was fascinating. I had no idea about a murder decades before the famous restaurant. - A New Podcast Revisits an Old Local Mystery: Who Killed Rachel Crook? indyweek.com/culture/who-...
A New Podcast Revisits an Old Local Mystery: Who Killed Rachel Crook?
Elizabeth Woodman's gripping podcast looks back at the 1951 murder of Rachel Crook, a mystery that's haunted Chapel Hill for decades.
indyweek.com
July 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This article by Sarah Edwards about Chapel Hill history (Crook's Corner) was fascinating. I had no idea about a murder decades before the famous restaurant. - A New Podcast Revisits an Old Local Mystery: Who Killed Rachel Crook? indyweek.com/culture/who-...
On my way to the mall to pick up my new suit, I caught a bit of the Sound Opinions show on our local public radio station, WUNC. A listener called in to hype the Irish bandDylan Flynn and the Dead Poets. Listening to their music on Spotify now. Running Away is bouncy good.
July 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
On my way to the mall to pick up my new suit, I caught a bit of the Sound Opinions show on our local public radio station, WUNC. A listener called in to hype the Irish bandDylan Flynn and the Dead Poets. Listening to their music on Spotify now. Running Away is bouncy good.
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Biden admin. awarded a multi-million dollar resiliency grant to Hillsborough to move its facility away from the river. But Trump admin. cancelled it. Is this what they mean by "cancel culture"?
While the Town of Hillsborough ended its conservation call for water and sewer customers after flooding damaged and contaminated its treatment plants, the road back to normal operations appears to be long for the small town.
Despite Restored Water Operations, Town of Hillsborough Faces Extensive Costs From Flooding - Chapelboro.com
While the Town of Hillsborough ended its conservation call for water and sewer customers after flooding damaged and contaminated its treatment plants, the road back to normal operations appears to be ...
chapelboro.com
July 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Biden admin. awarded a multi-million dollar resiliency grant to Hillsborough to move its facility away from the river. But Trump admin. cancelled it. Is this what they mean by "cancel culture"?
One more test post to confirm connection to Mastodon (I’m @mistersugar on opalstack.social).
July 13, 2025 at 11:05 PM
One more test post to confirm connection to Mastodon (I’m @mistersugar on opalstack.social).
Just a test post as I reconnect my Micro.blog account to Bluesky and Mastodon.
July 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Just a test post as I reconnect my Micro.blog account to Bluesky and Mastodon.
All the rain over the last few weeks has given me plenty of Eastern box turtles to note over on my Wan Smol Blog, smol.zuiker.com/categories/t.... This morning's turtle was old but spry.
turtles
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July 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
All the rain over the last few weeks has given me plenty of Eastern box turtles to note over on my Wan Smol Blog, smol.zuiker.com/categories/t.... This morning's turtle was old but spry.
Stopped by the Carrboro Farmers Market this morning. It's Tomato Day. Big crowd, piles and piles of tomatoes of all sizes, lots of smiles on new faces (UNC graduate students). Reminded me of my first visit in 2001. Love this market. Thank you, farmers. 🍅
July 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Stopped by the Carrboro Farmers Market this morning. It's Tomato Day. Big crowd, piles and piles of tomatoes of all sizes, lots of smiles on new faces (UNC graduate students). Reminded me of my first visit in 2001. Love this market. Thank you, farmers. 🍅
Played soccer in Chatham County this evening. We finished just as storm arrived so my drive home to Chapel Hill in was harrowing in the deluge. Take care all.
July 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Played soccer in Chatham County this evening. We finished just as storm arrived so my drive home to Chapel Hill in was harrowing in the deluge. Take care all.
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🎤 Want to bring science to your community?
We’re launching What’s the Big Idea? — Science for Good’s first local science communication initiative, and looking for pilot sites to host the first round of events!
A science open mic night for everyone. No PhD required!
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We’re launching What’s the Big Idea? — Science for Good’s first local science communication initiative, and looking for pilot sites to host the first round of events!
A science open mic night for everyone. No PhD required!
🧵👇
May 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
🎤 Want to bring science to your community?
We’re launching What’s the Big Idea? — Science for Good’s first local science communication initiative, and looking for pilot sites to host the first round of events!
A science open mic night for everyone. No PhD required!
🧵👇
We’re launching What’s the Big Idea? — Science for Good’s first local science communication initiative, and looking for pilot sites to host the first round of events!
A science open mic night for everyone. No PhD required!
🧵👇
This is awesome! Thanks @anildash.com
Man, what a great way for @nebula.tv to show off why they’re the monthly content subscription I’m most delighted to pay for, with a little video about (of all things!) a font? @dwisk.us is doing wonderful work over there. youtu.be/GwMuLQPIThQ
Nebula Sans
YouTube video by Nebula
youtu.be
May 8, 2025 at 2:11 AM
This is awesome! Thanks @anildash.com
@despelote.game Disappointed. I waited months for this game, and purchased it on Steam today, but just found out I can't play it on my Mac. Will there be Mac support someday?
May 2, 2025 at 1:32 AM
@despelote.game Disappointed. I waited months for this game, and purchased it on Steam today, but just found out I can't play it on my Mac. Will there be Mac support someday?