Colin (one L) Williams
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Pittsburgh writer/prof 🤘🏻 Nazis bad, metal good
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Just discovered Pittsburgh's civil ensign, which I think I like even better than the city flag.
January 11, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Just discovered Pittsburgh's civil ensign, which I think I like even better than the city flag.
I did Elektro as a Halloween costume some years back. My best work to date
January 7, 2026 at 3:37 PM
I did Elektro as a Halloween costume some years back. My best work to date
Sheetz former CEO Stephen Sheetz, who built the company into a regional juggernaut, has died
January 5, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Sheetz former CEO Stephen Sheetz, who built the company into a regional juggernaut, has died
This is what some of you sound like
January 5, 2026 at 3:57 PM
This is what some of you sound like
Emergency protest in an hour-ish:
January 3, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Emergency protest in an hour-ish:
The average American has three friends.
January 1, 2026 at 5:41 PM
The average American has three friends.
We went to the Bills game this weekend, and Buffalo, yinz are crazy. Also, stadiums in the suburbs are dumb as hell.
December 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
We went to the Bills game this weekend, and Buffalo, yinz are crazy. Also, stadiums in the suburbs are dumb as hell.
Also how bridge piers = cable car piers
December 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Also how bridge piers = cable car piers
In light of Vance's speech and other news I avoided this weekend, I find it helpful to remember POSIWID — the purpose of a system is what it does. This is what the system is currently doing (via City Cast)
![ICE Violently Detains Man in Mt. Washington
Witnesses said they saw federal agents hit, tackle, pepper spray, and arrest a Latino man on Norton Street in Mount Washington. Local police responded to the scene, but the bureau says they were not cooperating with ICE. Immigration-related arrests are on the rise in the Pittsburgh region. [TribLive / Public Source]
Pittsburgh VA May Cut 10% of Jobs
The Department of Veterans Affairs could cut up to 35,000 health care jobs nationwide, including positions at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, according to a memo. A local VA spokesperson says the information in the memo is inaccurate but did not clarify how many positions are being eliminated. [TribLIVE](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mvjetxlhl54i2dau6slwqwia/bafkreieiwoe4gvwsv3xkohtxgwgaelnyl3n63h2znc2k7bcgme4u6l2n2q@jpeg)
December 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
In light of Vance's speech and other news I avoided this weekend, I find it helpful to remember POSIWID — the purpose of a system is what it does. This is what the system is currently doing (via City Cast)
I'd been missing having a tree up, but our cats have proven themselves incompatible with one, so I built a cat-proof "tree" out of scrap this week.
December 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I'd been missing having a tree up, but our cats have proven themselves incompatible with one, so I built a cat-proof "tree" out of scrap this week.
Been getting a TON for these two guys
December 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Been getting a TON for these two guys
Feels like most banner ads are AI slop now (not that they were good before)
December 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Feels like most banner ads are AI slop now (not that they were good before)
That demolition was a crime against cool lighting
December 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
That demolition was a crime against cool lighting
My son joined for today's calls
December 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
My son joined for today's calls
Trash Panda Disc Golf promotes this holiday gift exchange, and I just got four gorgeous discs with a thoughtful note about each from someone in NC. Awesome initiative; thanks, Ethan! Hope my person likes theirs.
November 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Trash Panda Disc Golf promotes this holiday gift exchange, and I just got four gorgeous discs with a thoughtful note about each from someone in NC. Awesome initiative; thanks, Ethan! Hope my person likes theirs.
"Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life"
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 AM
"Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life"
Our euphorbia dgaf about the cold
November 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Our euphorbia dgaf about the cold
Go ahead. Tell me again how inevitable ChatGPT is. Say how much it helps you do your work. Call me a luddite for hating it. Describe how it enriches your life. Name it "Chat" like it's your best buddy in the whole world.
November 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Go ahead. Tell me again how inevitable ChatGPT is. Say how much it helps you do your work. Call me a luddite for hating it. Describe how it enriches your life. Name it "Chat" like it's your best buddy in the whole world.
In Florida if you couldn't tell
![A bunch of wifi routers with one of them being If You Aint First Your Last [sic]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mvjetxlhl54i2dau6slwqwia/bafkreif77pyiy2dy7wgsgrgxo3xxattjb4ubxbjok2x2mp7omgcmzamtdi@jpeg)
November 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
In Florida if you couldn't tell
Market Square pavilion is going up
October 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Market Square pavilion is going up
The city has done a really nice job hardening the bike lanes and crosswalks along Wightman St.
October 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The city has done a really nice job hardening the bike lanes and crosswalks along Wightman St.
Photo from u/mrossman5 of the Downtown No Kings. Looks comparable to the last one, which we estimated at ~5–6k people. I'll be curious to see how the North Side one compares later.
October 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Photo from u/mrossman5 of the Downtown No Kings. Looks comparable to the last one, which we estimated at ~5–6k people. I'll be curious to see how the North Side one compares later.