El Capitan Lives! blog.natecow.com
","summary":"","url":"https://blog.natecow.com/2026/04/14/el-capitan-lives.html","date_published":"2026-04-15T01:07:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Nathaniel Caauwe","url":"https://natecow.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F12%2F1892491.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"natecow"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-15 01:07","date_timestamp":1776215265,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u5akyafwpj5pjl3txxh3auta/post/3mjipix7ahe2v","https://www.threads.com/@natecow/post/DXIiMCnEZws"]}},{"id":"88189821","content_html":"When it’s painfully obvious that you’re just using a web app in a trench coat.. For a brief moment, my messages in Microslop Teams messages were surrounded by <div> tags.
@sebsational.bsky.social This is tantamount to dumping kittens on the side of the road.
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\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u5akyafwpj5pjl3txxh3auta/post/3mj64dkyl4s2i","date_published":"2026-04-10T19:59:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Nathaniel Caauwe","url":"https://natecow.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F12%2F1892491.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"natecow"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-10 19:59","date_timestamp":1775851185,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87813729","content_html":"\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u5akyafwpj5pjl3txxh3auta/post/3mixdhzklcs2k","date_published":"2026-04-08T03:18:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Nathaniel Caauwe","url":"https://natecow.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F12%2F1892491.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"natecow"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-08 03:18","date_timestamp":1775618332,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87789033","content_html":"I think the biggest Liquid Glass crime on Tahoe has to be QuickTime. The blue is all wrong.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fblog.natecow.com%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fcleanshot-2026-04-07-at-14.25.292x.png\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.natecow.com/2026/04/07/i-think-the-biggest-liquid.html","date_published":"2026-04-07T19:27:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Nathaniel Caauwe","url":"https://natecow.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F12%2F1892491.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"natecow"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-07 19:27","date_timestamp":1775590057,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u5akyafwpj5pjl3txxh3auta/post/3miwj5ifbx32r","https://www.threads.com/@natecow/post/DW15hRBgeN5"]}},{"id":"87747408","content_html":"I love this.
\n\nHaving seen two total solar eclipses myself, it’s depressing knowing how no image will come close to conveying what the Artemis II crew is witnessing right now.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.natecow.com/2026/04/06/having-seen-two-total-solar.html","date_published":"2026-04-07T01:15:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Nathaniel Caauwe","url":"https://natecow.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F12%2F1892491.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"natecow"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-07 01:15","date_timestamp":1775524531,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u5akyafwpj5pjl3txxh3auta/post/3mium4lds5a2b","https://www.threads.com/@natecow/post/DWz8iBHjSMP"]}},{"id":"87723944","content_html":"Unbelievable how many fake image I see being posted claiming to be from the Artemis II mission. And then on the flip side, how many people claiming the real photos are fake.
\nI hate this timeline.
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\nFinally picked up a Wacom remote so I can be more comfortable. But trying to retrain 20+ years of muscle memory is a challenge 😬
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fblog.natecow.com%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F1bef84d2fb.jpg\")
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.natecow.com/2026/04/04/my-biggest-worry-as-the.html","date_published":"2026-04-04T05:14:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Nathaniel Caauwe","url":"https://natecow.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F12%2F1892491.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"natecow"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-04 05:14","date_timestamp":1775279691,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u5akyafwpj5pjl3txxh3auta/post/3mini3rrt6d26","https://www.threads.com/@natecow/post/DWspiQVlm1Y"]}},{"id":"87559884","content_html":"@rotomonkey.bsky.social I finally got my first VFX crew shirt recently: Season 2 of Paradise. I wore it the night I saw Project Hail Mary and the manager always has to tell his employees how I used to work there and now I work on TV shows and movies. Got to smile and point to my shirt 😝
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.natecow.com/2026/04/03/no-im-not-going-to.html","date_published":"2026-04-03T19:35:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Nathaniel Caauwe","url":"https://natecow.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F12%2F1892491.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"natecow"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-03 19:35","date_timestamp":1775244944,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u5akyafwpj5pjl3txxh3auta/post/3mimhqbv4fr2w","https://www.threads.com/@natecow/post/DWrnQ5MD9D-"]}},{"id":"87540860","content_html":"Earth from Artemis II! blog.natecow.com
","summary":"","url":"https://blog.natecow.com/2026/04/03/earth-from-artemis-ii.html","date_published":"2026-04-03T16:59:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Nathaniel Caauwe","url":"https://natecow.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F12%2F1892491.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"natecow"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-03 16:59","date_timestamp":1775235575,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u5akyafwpj5pjl3txxh3auta/post/3mim6zhextr23","https://www.threads.com/@natecow/post/DWrVbD-Fgp7"]}},{"id":"87513804","content_html":"@altnoaa.bsky.social I can barely get anyone around me to comprehend this and actually process it. 😭
\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u5akyafwpj5pjl3txxh3auta/post/3mikyai2ps22y","date_published":"2026-04-03T05:25:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Nathaniel Caauwe","url":"https://natecow.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F12%2F1892491.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"natecow"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-03 05:25","date_timestamp":1775193951,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87513805","content_html":"@jeffdonahoo.bsky.social I wasn’t born yet for Challenger, but Columbia happened when I was in Junior High. My butt won’t unclench until they splash down.
\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u5akyafwpj5pjl3txxh3auta/post/3mikxrctokk2y","date_published":"2026-04-03T05:17:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Nathaniel Caauwe","url":"https://natecow.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F12%2F1892491.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"natecow"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-03 05:17","date_timestamp":1775193442,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87462722","content_html":"These are the mission updates I’m here for. I’m curious how often the word ‘toilet’ appears in NASA URLs 🤔
\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.natecow.com/2026/04/02/these-are-the-mission-updates.html","date_published":"2026-04-02T12:46:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Nathaniel Caauwe","url":"https://natecow.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F12%2F1892491.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"natecow"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-02 12:46","date_timestamp":1775133977,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u5akyafwpj5pjl3txxh3auta/post/3mijafdo7fl22","https://www.threads.com/@natecow/post/DWoTny5Fiqx"]}},{"id":"87461793","content_html":"@cameroncorduroy.bsky.social Do.. do you think we load the money onto the probes and launch it into space?
\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u5akyafwpj5pjl3txxh3auta/post/3mij7gldyd222","date_published":"2026-04-02T12:29:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Nathaniel Caauwe","url":"https://natecow.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F12%2F1892491.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"natecow"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-02 12:29","date_timestamp":1775132952,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87441199","content_html":"Maybe it’s because I’m generally not on social media much now, but am I crazy in looking around wondering why more people aren’t totally psyched that there are four people on their way to the moon right now?
\nLiterally something that hasn’t happened in my (millennial) lifetime.
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.natecow.com/2026/04/01/i-showed-the-artemis-ii.html","date_published":"2026-04-02T01:45:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Nathaniel Caauwe","url":"https://natecow.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F12%2F1892491.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"natecow"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-02 01:45","date_timestamp":1775094340,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u5akyafwpj5pjl3txxh3auta/post/3mii3hw7dpu23","https://www.threads.com/@natecow/post/DWnIA8ijU9M"]}},{"id":"87432804","content_html":"Now this is the sorta nerdy thing I’m gonna have on a monitor for the next 10 days: www.nasa.gov/missions/…
\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.natecow.com/2026/04/01/now-this-is-the-sorta.html","date_published":"2026-04-02T00:49:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Nathaniel Caauwe","url":"https://natecow.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F12%2F1892491.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"natecow"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-02 00:49","date_timestamp":1775090968,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87412034","content_html":"@webdesignmuseum.org I still feel kinda cool that joined via invite within the first year 😎
\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u5akyafwpj5pjl3txxh3auta/post/3mihf2h5oh226","date_published":"2026-04-01T19:04:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Nathaniel Caauwe","url":"https://natecow.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F12%2F1892491.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"natecow"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-01 19:04","date_timestamp":1775070268,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87408607","content_html":"As much as I love my MacBook Neo for nearly everything I was using my iPad for, the iPad YouTube experience is the GOAT. I don’t know why I’ve been signed out of YouTube in Safari at least 3 times in the two weeks I’ve had this thing.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.natecow.com/2026/04/01/as-much-as-i-love.html","date_published":"2026-04-01T17:49:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Nathaniel Caauwe","url":"https://natecow.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F12%2F1892491.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"natecow"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-01 17:49","date_timestamp":1775065753,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u5akyafwpj5pjl3txxh3auta/post/3mihaty24vr2c","https://www.threads.com/@natecow/post/DWmRe_1Frdh"]}},{"id":"87408493","content_html":"@webdesignmuseum.org The real notable thing here is how fucking obvious it is to find the cheats for your system.
\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u5akyafwpj5pjl3txxh3auta/post/3mifmyssl3222","date_published":"2026-04-01T02:21:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Nathaniel Caauwe","url":"https://natecow.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F12%2F1892491.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"natecow"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-01 02:21","date_timestamp":1775010084,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87092012","content_html":"Discovering status.lol in the midst of this Micro.blog stuff is stupidly delightful. I’m embedding my most recent status on my blog’s homepage and treating it like OG Twitter. Honestly selecting the emoji is the funnest part.
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