Tom Macfarlan
@tomac.blue
Probably working through some stuff.
he/him
Project Manager and Nerd Generalist by trade.
Charlotte, NC
Signal: https://signal.me/#eu/58DMSbiCoDbbx9wkIzMlDQabxTXLqVUhnBkYbiYJjA3PY25mpt9LXq34j-M8oJ-l
he/him
Project Manager and Nerd Generalist by trade.
Charlotte, NC
Signal: https://signal.me/#eu/58DMSbiCoDbbx9wkIzMlDQabxTXLqVUhnBkYbiYJjA3PY25mpt9LXq34j-M8oJ-l
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Tom Macfarlan
@tomac.blue
· Oct 4
Good morning The Internet, what fun little facts / unspeakable horrors have you got for me today?
Over 30 selfie thread
42 in a couple weeks
42 in a couple weeks
December 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Over 30 selfie thread
42 in a couple weeks
42 in a couple weeks
Happy longest day of the year to all who celebrate interesting tricks of physics
MinutePhysics — Why December Has The Longest Days
December has the longest solar days (noon-to-noon) because of the weird way a combination of the axial tilt of the earth and the eccentricity of its elliptical orbit conspire in December.
nebula.tv
December 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Happy longest day of the year to all who celebrate interesting tricks of physics
@parents.blue fyi looks like the private school labeler custom domain has expired
December 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
@parents.blue fyi looks like the private school labeler custom domain has expired
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This is a wild hack. a16z gave a million dollars to startup called Doublespeed. They use a phone farm to flood social media with AI generated influencers and ads. A hacker remotely broke into the phone farm, unmasking the AI influencers/fake accounts, gave us the data www.404media.co/hack-reveals...
Hack Reveals the a16z-Backed Phone Farm Flooding TikTok With AI Influencers
A hacker gained control of a 1,100 mobile phone farm powering covert, AI-generated ads on TikTok.
www.404media.co
December 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This is a wild hack. a16z gave a million dollars to startup called Doublespeed. They use a phone farm to flood social media with AI generated influencers and ads. A hacker remotely broke into the phone farm, unmasking the AI influencers/fake accounts, gave us the data www.404media.co/hack-reveals...
I firmly believe that having a Facebook style laugh reaction in addition to likes would prevent a lot of quote dunking on this platform
December 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I firmly believe that having a Facebook style laugh reaction in addition to likes would prevent a lot of quote dunking on this platform
Reposted by Tom Macfarlan
I agree with all this — sick leave is essential to a healthy society. While we’re working on that, though, we need to make it a general norm that if you MUST be around others while sick, you wear a mask (preferably a good one).
3/ Isolation is important but only works if people can afford it. Many people simply can’t stay home when sick. Without meaningful sick pay, asking people to isolate is unrealistic. Better financial support is essential to reduce transmission.
December 16, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I agree with all this — sick leave is essential to a healthy society. While we’re working on that, though, we need to make it a general norm that if you MUST be around others while sick, you wear a mask (preferably a good one).
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if you think that terminally ill people being able to opt for medical euthanasia sounds horrifying it is because you have not seen the types of natural deaths that people die
this law is not, in fact, secretly about eugenics or our lack of a social safety net
December 15, 2025 at 10:05 AM
if you think that terminally ill people being able to opt for medical euthanasia sounds horrifying it is because you have not seen the types of natural deaths that people die
Senate Republicans Surprise Schumer By Having No Interest In Extending ACA Subsidies
Subsidies for the Affordable Care Act appear set to expire for millions of Americans at the end of the year after competing health care related bills failed to advance in the Senate.
Competing health care plans fail in the Senate as ACA premium hikes loom
The outcome was widely expected after Democrats and Republicans released dueling bills. Congress is under pressure to address health care costs before federal subsidies lapse at the end of the year.
n.pr
December 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Senate Republicans Surprise Schumer By Having No Interest In Extending ACA Subsidies
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The Border Patrol's enforcement surge in Charlotte, N.C. lasted just about a week. Residents picking up the pieces in its aftermath say doing so is going to take a lot longer than that.
Border Patrol left Charlotte. The damage stayed behind
The Border Patrol's enforcement surge in Charlotte, N.C. lasted just about a week. Residents picking up the pieces in its aftermath say doing so is going to take a lot longer than that.
n.pr
December 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The Border Patrol's enforcement surge in Charlotte, N.C. lasted just about a week. Residents picking up the pieces in its aftermath say doing so is going to take a lot longer than that.
Reposted by Tom Macfarlan
27-year-old Honduran man with end-stage renal failure denied dialysis until he signed a voluntary deportation order. Abolish DHS completely. Arrest most of its leaders.
Family says critically ill man was pressured into deportation order after 'Charlotte's Web' sweep
Relatives of a 27-year-old Honduran man say he was denied dialysis and pressured into signing a voluntary deportation order after being detained during "Operation Charlotte's Web." ICE denies the alle...
www.wfdd.org
December 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
27-year-old Honduran man with end-stage renal failure denied dialysis until he signed a voluntary deportation order. Abolish DHS completely. Arrest most of its leaders.
Discovered yesterday that Charlotte Checkers home games are broadcast over the air and now I watch sports.
November 30, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Discovered yesterday that Charlotte Checkers home games are broadcast over the air and now I watch sports.
I have most of these stickers, they're legit high quality and detailed prints.
Need stocking stuffers for the nature lover in your life? Check out these nice stickers I make!
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November 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I have most of these stickers, they're legit high quality and detailed prints.
On one hand, I want to go ride my bicycle. On the other hand, I get the results of my ankle MRI on Tuesday, which was due to a fall off of said bicycle.
What to do, what to do.
What to do, what to do.
November 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
On one hand, I want to go ride my bicycle. On the other hand, I get the results of my ankle MRI on Tuesday, which was due to a fall off of said bicycle.
What to do, what to do.
What to do, what to do.
Happy Friday to all who celebrate
November 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Happy Friday to all who celebrate
"Trump politicizes childrens' event, jokes about sending citizens to torture campus"
Fixed the headline for you, NPR
Fixed the headline for you, NPR
President Trump brought grievances to the Thanksgiving pardoning ceremony on Tuesday. He joked about sending the turkeys to a prison in El Salvador, and claimed that last year's turkey pardons were invalid. n.pr/48nUsYx
Trump spares turkeys — but not his political opponents — at annual pardoning ceremony
President Trump brought grievances to the Thanksgiving pardoning ceremony on Tuesday. He joked about sending the turkeys to a prison in El Salvador, and claimed that last year's turkey pardons were invalid.
n.pr
November 26, 2025 at 10:27 AM
"Trump politicizes childrens' event, jokes about sending citizens to torture campus"
Fixed the headline for you, NPR
Fixed the headline for you, NPR
The economy is dependent on my personal wallet having $3,000,000
The further away from that number in my wallet, the likelier a recession becomes.
The current risk of recession is 2,999,972
BAILOUT NOW
The further away from that number in my wallet, the likelier a recession becomes.
The current risk of recession is 2,999,972
BAILOUT NOW
You have to keep giving money to avoid collapse and if there’s collapse you have to give more money. It’s called the free market.
November 24, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The economy is dependent on my personal wallet having $3,000,000
The further away from that number in my wallet, the likelier a recession becomes.
The current risk of recession is 2,999,972
BAILOUT NOW
The further away from that number in my wallet, the likelier a recession becomes.
The current risk of recession is 2,999,972
BAILOUT NOW
Many are concerned with the impact to NOVO and LLY stock prices but this is the correct take.
We'll see what the raw data shows but this was a moonshot trial regardless. If there's signs of progress I'd honestly hope someone tries again but with an injectable to get more steady blood levels of whatever drug.
Regardless dementia is a tough disease to crack. Appreciate they tried.
Regardless dementia is a tough disease to crack. Appreciate they tried.
Novo Nordisk A/S: Evoke phase 3 trials did not demonstrate a statistically significant reduction in Alzheimer's disease progression
Bagsværd, Denmark, 24 November 2025 – Novo Nordisk today announced the top-line results from the 2-year primary analysis of evoke and evoke+ phase 3 trials...
www.globenewswire.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Many are concerned with the impact to NOVO and LLY stock prices but this is the correct take.
Reposted by Tom Macfarlan
A strange place to store bread.
November 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
A strange place to store bread.
I regret to inform you all that I only have one shoe remaining, the other one has been claimed by this adorable monster
November 22, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I regret to inform you all that I only have one shoe remaining, the other one has been claimed by this adorable monster
The protest at Manolo's tonight is huge and doesn't officially start until 5:30
November 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The protest at Manolo's tonight is huge and doesn't officially start until 5:30
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[me, starting a text message I am sending directly to one person, where there is no need to either specify the recipient or get their attention] Hey,
November 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
[me, starting a text message I am sending directly to one person, where there is no need to either specify the recipient or get their attention] Hey,
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This made me laugh
November 21, 2025 at 12:39 AM
This made me laugh
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It ends the way it began: with an announcement from the Mecklenburg County Sheriff
It ends the way it began: with an announcement from the Mecklenburg County Sheriff
Border Patrol leaving Charlotte, according to Mecklenburg sheriff
Masked and armed federal agents are leaving nearly a week after they began arresting people in Charlotte, according to the sheriff.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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It ends the way it began: with an announcement from the Mecklenburg County Sheriff
It ends the way it began: with an announcement from the Mecklenburg County Sheriff