Nat Torkington
gnat.bsky.social
Nat Torkington
@gnat.bsky.social
Beloved banjo player of the people. Co-owner and CTO of an apparel ERP company. In former lives: open source, Perl, O'Reilly Media, new technology. Bereavement is sadder and weirder than you can imagine.
waugh I'm in California then! I'm cursed!
February 11, 2026 at 5:52 AM
The instrumental track #3 is Frosty Morning, off his first album "Crossing the Tracks". www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNl5...
Frosty Morning
YouTube video by Béla Fleck - Topic
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:53 PM
I can imagine mine: nasty, brutish, and short.
February 9, 2026 at 8:24 AM
This is brilliant! I've known Gary and Alan for years and never knew! Opening for BLERTA even ... legends. Thanks for all you do, and especially for this one.
February 8, 2026 at 7:51 AM
i hope they replied “could just be Dunning-Kruger” :)
February 6, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Hoorah! It’s also streamable on Spotify and downloadable on Bandcamp.

Thank you for your support during the Kickstarter! We debuted at #2 on the NZ music charts and you helped!
February 6, 2026 at 8:31 PM
(sets a timer until someone says "but the Beatles!")
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 PM
I assume that’s to avoid Jones thinking “they’re a lost cause no need to court them”.
February 5, 2026 at 10:35 AM
"... it’s even easier to be a crook when no one knows you’re a crook, haha. But coppering depends on people believing you’re a copper."

Vimes is the best, and never been more relevant.
February 4, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Oh gawd who now? I spent a half hour searching for people I knew in my US time, to make sure they weren't in there. Thank god the closest is the ex-business partner of a friend and a friend whose job it was to know everyone to raise money for her non-profit and whose email did not mention islands.
February 4, 2026 at 4:45 AM
It's so impressive she still hasn't succumbed to the "have more than $100M, turned into a Death Eater" syndrome that got ... everyone else who has more than $100M. She still seems human, sane, and kind. Such an accomplishment when you're in a bubble that is predicated on your being special.
February 4, 2026 at 3:49 AM