Eric Wagoner 🦣

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Amateur costumer and tabletop enthusiast. Developer at Infinity Interactive. Creator of Locallygrown.net. Former astrophysicist. Nerdy father to nerdy offspring. he/him

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Show threadEric Wagoner 🦣5d ago

Did I loudly sing along to every Camper Van Beethoven song? Yes.

Did I cry a little? Also yes.

Eric Wagoner 🦣6d ago
Going to see Camper Van Beethoven *and* Cracker tonight at Dave Lowery’s annual “Campout” festival at the 40 Watt tonight, and I’m stoked.
Eric Wagoner 🦣6d ago
It’s exhilarating when this country boy from the Ozarks is told “you have an unlimited budget”.
Eric Wagoner 🦣Mar 9
Matt BruntMar 3
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Eric Wagoner 🦣Mar 4
March fourth? March forth!
Eric Wagoner 🦣Mar 4
Show threadJames Endres HowellMar 2

@skyglowberlin When I teach about retinal physiology, it breaks my heart. Often there isn't a single student who has ever experienced vision after true dark adaptation.

It turns out that—it takes time, but it's real—you can see by starlight. And the faintest stars you see? That's a single rod cell detecting A SINGLE PHOTON. Your retina is that sensitive.

Before 1879 this was an absolutely universal human experience. Now it's exotic, unimaginable.

Eric Wagoner 🦣Mar 4
There’s no firehose quite like a new job firehose. It’s invigorating and terrifying, intimidating and satisfying. After soaking in context and documentation for two full days, I think tomorrow I’ll let myself actually look at the code I’ll be responsible for.
Eric Wagoner 🦣Mar 1

Open Mike Eagle’s reaction to the They Might Be Giants new single “Wu-Tang” brings me such joy. Literal tears. I really needed this. Maybe you do too?

https://youtu.be/Cmo0zczzmyI?si=UxCCANZIlWtOm0kJ

a They Might Be Giants song called Wu-Tang gave me an existential crisis

YouTube
Eric Wagoner 🦣Feb 27
My last day at the job — starting a new adventure on Monday. It’s only my second last day on the job in thirty years, and the first one I knew about in advance since June, 1997.
Eric Wagoner 🦣Feb 27

“There is no reason why Central Services will not be able to fix me. I only did one murder.”

Finished “Automatic Noodle” last week so I’ve swung back over to “Service Model” by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Enjoying it but 15% in and I’m still wondering if it’s just another “There Will Come Soft Rains”.