Tom Seiple
@tomlovesdata.bsky.social
Someone once accused me of being too damn curious, and I took it as a compliment. Data and design nerd, history and economics obsessed, eternally curious as to how the world works.
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*Views are my own*
They’re doing the thing…
January 5, 2026 at 12:08 PM
They’re doing the thing…
post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.
December 28, 2025 at 2:36 AM
post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.
The other day, I received a Target gift card. I went to use it but encountered an issue, the bar code wouldn’t scan correctly for the cashier. Turns out, the “bar code” was to be scratched off to reveal another barcode and access code below.
This is horribly designed, a thread 🧵 to follow:
This is horribly designed, a thread 🧵 to follow:
December 28, 2025 at 2:08 AM
The other day, I received a Target gift card. I went to use it but encountered an issue, the bar code wouldn’t scan correctly for the cashier. Turns out, the “bar code” was to be scratched off to reveal another barcode and access code below.
This is horribly designed, a thread 🧵 to follow:
This is horribly designed, a thread 🧵 to follow:
Bro is beating the hell out of Cuomo on every front.
November 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Bro is beating the hell out of Cuomo on every front.
On a recent trip to Michigan’s UP, I spotted a nesting pair of peregrine falcons circling overhead. Lucky us, one landed long enough for me to snap a few photos.
September 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
On a recent trip to Michigan’s UP, I spotted a nesting pair of peregrine falcons circling overhead. Lucky us, one landed long enough for me to snap a few photos.
Haven’t posted photos in a while, feels like maybe I should add a little more creative work to the timeline.
Upper Peninsula MI lakes 🥰
Upper Peninsula MI lakes 🥰
September 29, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Haven’t posted photos in a while, feels like maybe I should add a little more creative work to the timeline.
Upper Peninsula MI lakes 🥰
Upper Peninsula MI lakes 🥰
I saw a mostly uncensored clip of Charlie Kirk being shot and it was deeply disturbing. All I could think about afterwards was the Uvalde parent who had to identified their kid by a pair of shoes because their child’s body was so badly mutilated.
September 11, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I saw a mostly uncensored clip of Charlie Kirk being shot and it was deeply disturbing. All I could think about afterwards was the Uvalde parent who had to identified their kid by a pair of shoes because their child’s body was so badly mutilated.
Don’t worry, she’s texting me for more money.
July 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Don’t worry, she’s texting me for more money.
The Democrats have no fucking clue what they’re doing, do they? The audacity they have… texting me not but 2 hours after the bill passed, asking for MORE MONEY, from a candidate who has said squat since losing… What are you going to do with more money? Continue to act incompetent?! Jesus Christ.
July 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The Democrats have no fucking clue what they’re doing, do they? The audacity they have… texting me not but 2 hours after the bill passed, asking for MORE MONEY, from a candidate who has said squat since losing… What are you going to do with more money? Continue to act incompetent?! Jesus Christ.
Vans are reserved for cool people and not fascist dickheads.
July 1, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Vans are reserved for cool people and not fascist dickheads.
I mean, this is right here.
June 6, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I mean, this is right here.
It’s #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday! The theme this week is “arch”. Sometimes, you find something, and all you have is your phone. This church in #Oaxaca was stunning in the evening light last year. The sun and stain glass created brilliant colors on the walls and ceiling.
March 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
It’s #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday! The theme this week is “arch”. Sometimes, you find something, and all you have is your phone. This church in #Oaxaca was stunning in the evening light last year. The sun and stain glass created brilliant colors on the walls and ceiling.
There’s a term for this actually! This is the Ratchet Effect, which is defined by how a mechanical ratchet behaves. We continue to shift right with broken shit, and then never make leftward progress, because of the mess that is to be cleaned up.
March 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
There’s a term for this actually! This is the Ratchet Effect, which is defined by how a mechanical ratchet behaves. We continue to shift right with broken shit, and then never make leftward progress, because of the mess that is to be cleaned up.
A good read on the topic, btw.
Although we’ve lived thru most of it, so…
Although we’ve lived thru most of it, so…
March 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
A good read on the topic, btw.
Although we’ve lived thru most of it, so…
Although we’ve lived thru most of it, so…
Today's #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #Windows
I’m probably interpreting this differently, but here are some iPhone shots from a small passenger plane over #Denali on a remarkably clear day.
I’m probably interpreting this differently, but here are some iPhone shots from a small passenger plane over #Denali on a remarkably clear day.
March 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Today's #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #Windows
I’m probably interpreting this differently, but here are some iPhone shots from a small passenger plane over #Denali on a remarkably clear day.
I’m probably interpreting this differently, but here are some iPhone shots from a small passenger plane over #Denali on a remarkably clear day.
The #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #Spring and I’m here for it! Winter has worn out it’s welcome!
#Fuji #FujiFilm #Tulip
#Fuji #FujiFilm #Tulip
March 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #Spring and I’m here for it! Winter has worn out it’s welcome!
#Fuji #FujiFilm #Tulip
#Fuji #FujiFilm #Tulip
It’s trivial, but the dancers having beards… I guess they’re chill with drag as long as it lets them colonize Gaza and sell condos?
February 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
It’s trivial, but the dancers having beards… I guess they’re chill with drag as long as it lets them colonize Gaza and sell condos?
Had to add another for the #BlueSkyArtShow
The theme today is #Abandoned. I found this on a “trail” in the National Forest out in California. The area was devastated by wild fire a few year prior and this was what was left of a camp site.
The theme today is #Abandoned. I found this on a “trail” in the National Forest out in California. The area was devastated by wild fire a few year prior and this was what was left of a camp site.
February 23, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Had to add another for the #BlueSkyArtShow
The theme today is #Abandoned. I found this on a “trail” in the National Forest out in California. The area was devastated by wild fire a few year prior and this was what was left of a camp site.
The theme today is #Abandoned. I found this on a “trail” in the National Forest out in California. The area was devastated by wild fire a few year prior and this was what was left of a camp site.