Nathan R. Yergler

Really sweet catching up with Alex and Matt over dinner.

Arrived in London and walked along the south bank of the Thames.

Pleased with how the sleeve plackets turned out on my current work in progress.

Sewing assistant.

“Whatcha readin?

Evidence.

It is possible that a user might not want to go without a service used by 2.

Finished my @jalie_patterns quilted vest this weekend.

Long day at work today, felt pretty depleted when I got home.

Today’s #look, shirt and vest by me.

Feeling my new @threadtheorydesigns cardigan today.

My latest make: cardigan from @threadtheorydesigns in a lovely sweater knit from @stonemountainfabric.

I’ve been sewing more lately, so I started a microblog dedicated to that: @multithreaded (also at https://multithreaded.

Second make of 2019, a backpack for my favorite niece.

When your sister visits and says, “I’ve been thinking about a jean jacket with sweatshirt sleeves,” the correct answer is, “let’s make it!

I’ve been sewing for about a year now, and I’ve made a handful of button down shirts, some gym shorts, baby clothes for my niece, and a peacoat for my guy.

Unecessarily upgraded to the Xs over the weekend.

I finished reading “Old in Art School”, by Nell Painter, this afternoon on my commute home.

I read that 2018 was the final year of Open Source Bridge.

Currently reading: 84K by Claire North.

git config core.

Needed to replace my aging personal computer, decided to dip my toe in the Windows world again.

I had fun experimenting with Rust + WASM a few months ago, but ultimately didn’t ship; seeing what’s coming next, I’m excited about how much further I would get today.

Happy to work for a company that thinks about our impact beyond just revenue.

Back in frontend land, reminded today that setState in React is aggressively asynchronous; need to verify a change?

Two weeks in, and I can’t believe the difference.

My last day at Plangrid was Friday.

Reading about Python’s new breakpoint prompted me to revive my PDB tutorial.

The Xcut Xpress is a die cutting and embossing machine for crafters.

Heading to Bond Conference this morning.

Notified yesterday that I wasn’t selected for Big Ink.

Submitted my proposal for Big Ink at the last minute last night.

Talking to my grandparents this week, they expressed how valuable they find Facebook for feeling connected to their increasingly geographically-spread family.

Incredibly sad to hear John Perry Barlow has died.

Remembering Madeline, three years on.

Awesome seeing wxPython 4.

Jo Walton’s beautiful eulogy for Le Guin.

Chris misses blogrolls.

Photos from an afternoon wandering the Rauschenberg exhibit at SFMOMA.

I’m feeling unexpectedly tender and grief stricken reading the news of Ursula Le Guin’s passing.

Just finished “Turtles All the Way Down”.

I’m less philosophically aligned with The Economist these days, but giving users more control seems like a good starting point.

“Just as America drew up sophisticated rules about intellectual property in the 19th century, so it needs a new set of laws to govern the ownership and exchange of data, with the aim of giving solid rights to individuals.

Great post on software design.

“I’m a downhill skier.

How to read on the web in 2018.