sam, P.E.
@giedzinski.com
engineer and author
they/them | 27 | brooklyn
find my books on giedzinski.com
stay tuned for rants about good music, bad tv, air travel, the MTA, and economic survival
they/them | 27 | brooklyn
find my books on giedzinski.com
stay tuned for rants about good music, bad tv, air travel, the MTA, and economic survival
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sam, P.E.
@giedzinski.com
· May 25
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A highlight of my holiday with family in south central PA was meeting my step-sister’s cousin’s fiancée, who gendered me correctly on what appeared to be sheer instinct. She hesitated so hard that I can only assume she’d never used a singular “they” before. Now there’s a gift that money can’t buy.
December 26, 2025 at 3:03 AM
A highlight of my holiday with family in south central PA was meeting my step-sister’s cousin’s fiancée, who gendered me correctly on what appeared to be sheer instinct. She hesitated so hard that I can only assume she’d never used a singular “they” before. Now there’s a gift that money can’t buy.
Merry fit checks (Eve & today)
December 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Merry fit checks (Eve & today)
First person to hard-boil an egg probably thought they’d discovered actual magic
December 25, 2025 at 10:19 PM
First person to hard-boil an egg probably thought they’d discovered actual magic
family today is watching an old isekai called It’s a Wonderful Life
December 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
family today is watching an old isekai called It’s a Wonderful Life
love my nyc friends but y’all don’t even know about the old factory whistle in york, pennsylvania that plays its haunting melodies over the valley on christmas night
December 25, 2025 at 5:53 AM
love my nyc friends but y’all don’t even know about the old factory whistle in york, pennsylvania that plays its haunting melodies over the valley on christmas night
Listening to Cavetown today and no one else
December 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Listening to Cavetown today and no one else
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It never ceases to blow my mind that so many tech, sci-fi, futurism backers ended up swinging so far right. Did they entirely miss the point of the sci-fi novels? That identity, self, personal exploration is something we can nurture and grow? It's like instead they said, "no we like the dystopia."
December 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
It never ceases to blow my mind that so many tech, sci-fi, futurism backers ended up swinging so far right. Did they entirely miss the point of the sci-fi novels? That identity, self, personal exploration is something we can nurture and grow? It's like instead they said, "no we like the dystopia."
Suffering the consequences of falling in love with a woman who ended up being straight
December 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Suffering the consequences of falling in love with a woman who ended up being straight
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Welcome to 60 Minutes. Our top story tonight is Snakes: Nature’s Spaghetti
December 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Welcome to 60 Minutes. Our top story tonight is Snakes: Nature’s Spaghetti
Oh, I have a conflicting driver? On a high-performance computer that’s two weeks old? Let’s freeze and crash in the middle of a Teams call about it
December 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Oh, I have a conflicting driver? On a high-performance computer that’s two weeks old? Let’s freeze and crash in the middle of a Teams call about it
Lenovo would be a beautiful name for a baby boy
December 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Lenovo would be a beautiful name for a baby boy
Never met a work computer that didn’t love crashing and restarting itself in the middle of a call
December 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Never met a work computer that didn’t love crashing and restarting itself in the middle of a call
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I thought Oklahoma was a musical but apparently its also a football team
December 20, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I thought Oklahoma was a musical but apparently its also a football team
My favorite TV show, Maniac, deals with an experimental AI that’s tasked with eradicating all forms of mental illness. When the lead scientist’s mother asks him how many patients in the AI trial have ended up catatonic, he says: “Zero… roughly.”
Outside of science fiction, that joke doesn’t land.
Outside of science fiction, that joke doesn’t land.
OpenAI Data Finds Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users Might Be Suffering Mental Health Crises
The figures may be our clearest insight yet into the scale of alarming episodes of "AI Psychosis" being caused by ChatGPT.
futurism.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
My favorite TV show, Maniac, deals with an experimental AI that’s tasked with eradicating all forms of mental illness. When the lead scientist’s mother asks him how many patients in the AI trial have ended up catatonic, he says: “Zero… roughly.”
Outside of science fiction, that joke doesn’t land.
Outside of science fiction, that joke doesn’t land.
The next person checking in after me at the allergist’s office just looked the receptionist right in the eyes and said good morning
December 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The next person checking in after me at the allergist’s office just looked the receptionist right in the eyes and said good morning
At a show helping the crew try to connect a Sony DVD player to a Panasonic PV-M1378W. Thinking it’s impossible without a VHS in the built-in VCR deck, so looks like someone’s gotta scavenge Bushwick for a spare VHS tape now
December 19, 2025 at 1:16 AM
At a show helping the crew try to connect a Sony DVD player to a Panasonic PV-M1378W. Thinking it’s impossible without a VHS in the built-in VCR deck, so looks like someone’s gotta scavenge Bushwick for a spare VHS tape now
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log off of bluesky and spend some time watching videos about nautical disasters
December 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
log off of bluesky and spend some time watching videos about nautical disasters
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"hoe phase", i mutter to myself as i look out at my fallow fields and try to remember what i learned in farmer school
December 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
"hoe phase", i mutter to myself as i look out at my fallow fields and try to remember what i learned in farmer school
Are you actually polyrhythmic or is your melody just kinda fast
December 18, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Are you actually polyrhythmic or is your melody just kinda fast
Drafting my next novel starting 1/1/26. Gonna shoot for 120,000 words this time, with the first draft to be completed within a year, again, averaging at least 330 words written per day. Stay tuned for hints, updates, complaints, and sneak peeks as the project comes together.
December 18, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Drafting my next novel starting 1/1/26. Gonna shoot for 120,000 words this time, with the first draft to be completed within a year, again, averaging at least 330 words written per day. Stay tuned for hints, updates, complaints, and sneak peeks as the project comes together.
Pluribus is beautiful.
December 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Pluribus is beautiful.
“Jayce, have you started watching Pluribus on Apple TV yet?”
December 17, 2025 at 1:14 AM
“Jayce, have you started watching Pluribus on Apple TV yet?”
Why do people assume 3D printers are still so expensive? Sure, some are, but entry-level printers tend to be <$200. The barrier to more people using them isn’t money; it’s the knowledge of setup, maintenance, troubleshooting, and slicer software (all of which is easier to learn for today’s printers)
December 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Why do people assume 3D printers are still so expensive? Sure, some are, but entry-level printers tend to be <$200. The barrier to more people using them isn’t money; it’s the knowledge of setup, maintenance, troubleshooting, and slicer software (all of which is easier to learn for today’s printers)
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
Attended a party where we all just sat down, talked, snacked, and played cards for four hours. Not my vibe on paper, but that was exactly what I needed
December 14, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Attended a party where we all just sat down, talked, snacked, and played cards for four hours. Not my vibe on paper, but that was exactly what I needed