Cole Brodine

@colebrodine
12 Followers
64 Following
336 Posts
I'm from Elm Creek, #Nebraska, USA. Father, Electrical Engineer, Open Source Software Enthusiast, Rural Nebraskan.
My Social Linkshttps://link.brodine.net/@colebrodine
My Websitehttps://brodine.com/
Cole Brodine4d ago

My local hometown Restaurant and Bar is in the Tournament of Taste for Central #Nebraska ! Vote for The Crick Restaurant and Bar of Elm Creek if you can!

https://www.centralnebraskatoday.com/the-tournament-of-taste-2026/#/gallery/

The Tournament of Taste 2026

The Savory 16 Is Set for the 3rd Annual CentralNebraskaTODAY.com Tournament of Taste! In this year's nominatio...

Central Nebraska Today
Cole BrodineMar 19
I hadn't been using my Facebook, Instagram or X accounts for a long time, but I finally decided to actually delete them. Feels good.
Cole BrodineFeb 13

Any interest in #GIS jobs or living in Central #Nebraska? Come work for me at Dawson Public Power District! I'm #hiring!

We have one job - open to two levels of candidates. Title and salary will match the level of skill and experience. Located in Lexington, Nebraska. Full description: https://dawsonpower.com/about/jobs/

Cole BrodineFeb 7
#caturday Beans! Go back to the Barn and eat your breakfast! Stop creeping on us!
Cole BrodineFeb 1
RomanFeb 1

Latest 🆕 geography quiz games.

🇪🇸 Districts of Madrid: https://geographyquiz.app/quiz/spain-madrid-stadtbezirke/469
🇺🇸 Counties of Nebraska: https://geographyquiz.app/quiz/usa-nebraska-counties/470

#madrid #nebraska #geography

Madrid - Districts Quiz 🌍 Geographyquiz.app

Cole BrodineJan 13
Phil PlaitJan 12

This has bugged me for years but I only just now finally got around to writing about it. I guess resistance is futile.

https://badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/no-you-weren-t-hit-by-50-000-volts

No, you weren’t hit by 50,000 volts

A rant about the misuse of scientific units

Bad Astronomy Newsletter
Cole BrodineJan 11
nixCraft 🐧Jan 11

I replaced Windows with Linux and everything’s going great. Linux diary, chapter one: winging it. Regret level: none. https://www.theverge.com/tech/858910/linux-diary-gaming-desktop

If you care for your privacy and safety and don't want to deal with mega corp obsessed with AI, Linux desktop is the right choice for you.

I replaced Windows with Linux and everything’s going great

I’ve spent half a week with CachyOS and I’m unstoppable.

The Verge
Cole BrodineJan 2
nixCraft 🐧Jan 2

Linux is good now. The author had enough of Windows and Microsoft shenanigans. I'm brave enough to say it: Linux is good now, and if you want to feel like you actually own your PC, make 2026 the year of Linux on (your) desktop

https://www.pcgamer.com/software/linux/im-brave-enough-to-say-it-linux-is-good-now-and-if-you-want-to-feel-like-you-actually-own-your-pc-make-2026-the-year-of-linux-on-your-desktop/

I'm brave enough to say it: Linux is good now, and if you want to feel like you actually own your PC, make 2026 the year of Linux on (your) desktop

Now if you don't mind I'm going to delete the root folder and see what happens.

PC Gamer
Cole BrodineDec 29

I got the The Stoic archetype!

https://mastodon.social/@colebrodine/wrapstodon/2025/4fcd81c138dea266

#Wrapstodon2025

Cole BrodineNov 10
Jason YipNov 10
The University of #Nebraska Now Spends More on Administrators and Support Staff Than on Professors https://open.substack.com/pub/stevenmintz/p/the-university-of-nebraska-now-spends
The University of Nebraska Now Spends More on Administrators and Support Staff Than on Professors

And It’s Not an Outlier