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J Eric Calvert

@jecalvert.com
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Author, programmer, science nerd.

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Chill Subs @chillsubs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
literally HUNDREDS of places are waiting for your writing this October. save this list!
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J Eric Calvert @jecalvert.com · 29/09/2026
One for my #fungifriends
Cluster of orange-tan mushrooms growing in the yard.
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J Eric Calvert @jecalvert.com · 27/09/2026
I like it when your body leaves it all on the field, but your brain says “No, no. There are 1000 more things we need to consider. Let’s enumerate them.”
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Lynn Tincher @lynntincher.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Wow. Just wow. What an amazing day. I still can’t believe this.
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J Eric Calvert @jecalvert.com · 22/09/2026
Flying for the first time in a long time. It’s 10 minutes before boarding time and there’s no plane at the gate. 😮‍💨
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J Eric Calvert @jecalvert.com · 21/09/2026
If Trump wants less negative news coverage, how about we just give him no coverage?
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J Eric Calvert @jecalvert.com · 21/09/2026
Hey, I wrote a thing. Just had to get the thoughts out of my head. substack.com/profile/4112...
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J. E. Calvert (@jecalvert)
The Great Filter If you don’t know what “The Great Filter” is, it’s a theory that describes, why, if life is common in the universe, we haven’t seen any verifiable evidence of it yet. The theory is ...
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Libro.fm @libro.fm · 18/09/2026
Your local indie bookshop: 0% corporation, 100% charm and expertise 🩷
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J Eric Calvert @jecalvert.com · 09/09/2026
Look what arrived today! I can’t wait to read it! Thanks @astrokatie.com
The cover of the book “The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)” by Katie Mack.
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
GO TO THE FOOD BANKS!! Without detailing every important reason behind this statement, please go to the food banks if you need them. You will not believe the quality and variety of products and services available. Food waste is a massive problem and it's wrong. If you need help, please ask.
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The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Cory Doctorow offers an explanation of what happens when machines give orders to people verses when people give orders to machines. (7/29/26) @doctorow.pluralistic.net
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J Eric Calvert @jecalvert.com · 28/08/2026
For #fungifriday, some mushrooms I’ve found recently in my yard.
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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
diarrhea Taylor Farms, salmonella chicken parm, bags of frozen blueberries that straight-up kill your ass heavy metal sourdough, listeria soup bowl refreshing summer popsicle that's filled with shards of glass we didn't start the fire...
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J Eric Calvert @jecalvert.com · 22/08/2026
Ordered “The End of Everything” and “How to Build a Universe” by @astrokatie.com from @bookshop.org yesterday. Not only do get great science writing delivered to my door, but I also get to support my local indie bookstore in the process. Wins all around!
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J Eric Calvert @jecalvert.com · 13/08/2026
So, I pay property tax on my house every year. When I sell the house, I also pay capital gains taxes on difference between the purchase price and the sales price. Why don’t stocks and other investments work like that. There is no property tax on those. Only capital gains.
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J Eric Calvert @jecalvert.com · 08/08/2026
For the love of all that is holy, why? My mom, age 83, was in the hospital in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. The phone in the room rings. I answer. It’s a robocall offering to sell burial insurance. Why TF is that allowed?
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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J Eric Calvert @jecalvert.com · 07/08/2026
m.slashdot.org/story/456824 🎶 Its the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine. 🎶
m.slashdot.org
Slashdot
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J Eric Calvert @jecalvert.com · 02/08/2026
Day three of #mushrooms growing in my rain. We’ve gotten rain every day.
Day one. Small mushrooms. White Day two. The caps have opened and are 3-4 inches across. Day three. Caps are very flat and up to 6 inches across.
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J Eric Calvert @jecalvert.com · 01/08/2026
Ok. Yesterday I posted some mushrooms in my yard for #fungifriday. Now, I’m reposting yesterday’s pic with a pic of the same mushrooms today.
Yesterday, the mushrooms were small and the caps were just beginning to open. Today, the caps are wide open and 4-5 inches across.
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Imaginarium Convention @imaginariumcon.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
We are very excited about our new home at the Crowne Plaza in Louisville, Kentucky! Great expansions and additions coming in 2027 for our Film Festival, Gaming, Programming, Expo, and Awards Banquet, among much more! Early Bird Vendor and Event Ticket discounts available! #writing #filmmaking
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Please read..... #BookSky
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J Eric Calvert @jecalvert.com · 31/07/2026
For #fungifriday - the wet summer weather has encouraged some mushrooms in my yard.
Four white mushrooms growing in a small patch of my yard.
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Dick Zoutman @dickzoutman.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Quality of life as measured across many countries of the world. Study done by Wharton School of Business. knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/u...
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J Eric Calvert @jecalvert.com · 14/07/2026
There is a constitutional minimum age for a president. Maybe there should be a constitutional maximum as well.
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 26/06/2026
Baryon Asymmetry xkcd.com/3263/
4-panel comic. (1) [Person floating near glowing black ball] PERSON: So you’re the creator of the universe? CREATOR: That’s me! So, got any questions? (2) PERSON: Oh man, so many. What’s the reason for baryon asymmetry? Why is most of the universe matter and not antimatter? (3) CREATOR: Crap. Did I forget the antimatter? One sec, let me just... (4) [explosions everywhere with “BOOM” sound effect]
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J Eric Calvert @jecalvert.com · 23/06/2026
Hey #fungifriends! I missed #mushroommonday, but feel free to enjoy this beauty on a Tuesday.
Small brown and white mushrooms with flat caps.
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J Eric Calvert @jecalvert.com · 21/06/2026
Wandering around in the yard on Fathers Day and found this. #fungifriends
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Heart-Melting Post of the Day: ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
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J Eric Calvert @jecalvert.com · 28/03/2026
My wife got me my own #Steve as seen on @in-otter-news.bsky.social.
Small stuffie of an otter that looks like Steve of from “In Otter News”
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J Eric Calvert @jecalvert.com · 26/02/2026
So, this morning we’ve had rain, sleet, snow, rain, and freezing rain. All in that order.
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J Eric Calvert @jecalvert.com · 13/01/2026
Ordered mine today! Thanks for making these and doing all the things!
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Lynn Tincher @lynntincher.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Yesterday, someone asked me what my vision statement is. This is what I came up with. To create a living ecosystem for stories where writers and readers come together, creativity is nurtured, independent voices are sustained, and storytelling is honored as a force that can change the world.
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J Eric Calvert @jecalvert.com · 02/01/2026
Highly recommend Sunderfolk!
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Pretty sure this was the best thing I made all year. Well this and the MILFs for mother earth zine.
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J Eric Calvert @jecalvert.com · 28/12/2025
Today’s high: 73 Tomorrow’s expected high: 27 Tuesday’s expected low: 17 That’s just wrong!
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
This was sent to me last year by Charlie (aged 9), but it’s far too good not to share again. Please congratulate him on this brilliant picture of Steve... it still makes me smile every time.
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J Eric Calvert @jecalvert.com · 22/12/2025
Same here!
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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
started / going
TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com
Microsoft CEO says up to 30% of the company's code was written by Al
29 Apr 2025 - Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that 20% to 30% of code inside the company's repositories was "written by software" - meaning...

Hacker News
https://news.ycombinator.com
Microsoft admits almost all major
Windows 11 core features are broken
1 day ago - Except it's not totally terrible. What makes it terrible is the privacy invasions and the consent issues Microsoft has with its users, along ...
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Debbie McNulty @dmcnulty70.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Happy Winter Solstice! #wintersolstice
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
“It was not unanimous. I was muted and not allowed to speak.” 🤔
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J Eric Calvert @jecalvert.com · 14/12/2025
To be clear, it needs more people willing to save their neighbors regardless of their differences. Not more shootings.
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J Eric Calvert @jecalvert.com · 14/12/2025
Ok, I have to say this. Been catching up on the shooting in Australia. If you’re not aware, two gunmen opened fire on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach. A Muslim bystander rushed in and disarmed one of the shooters saving an unknown number of Jewish lives. The world needs more of this.
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Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 14/12/2025
Australian news reporting that the hero bystander here is named Ahmed al Ahmed. Muslim, father of two.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Just when I thought I couldn't admire the man more... 🎯 🎯 🎯 💯 💯 💯 👍 👍 👍
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J Eric Calvert @jecalvert.com · 12/12/2025
New snowfall last night requires a new picture this morning.
Snow covered ground and trees around a pond with a fountain running in it.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/12/2025
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported? NOEM: We haven't deported veterans MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
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Elena Existing @elenaexisting.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
I am ashamed. Louisville celebrates WorldFest every year as a highlight of our civic calendar, welcoming and celebrating new citizens as a highlight of the event. We owe our neighbors, friends, family members, colleagues, teachers, health care workers, students... so, so much better than this.
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Lynn Tincher @lynntincher.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
www.fromthegroundupbooks.com/post/celebra...
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Celebrating This Year’s James Patterson Holiday Bonus Recipients
Honoring this year’s James Patterson Holiday Bonus winners and sharing how past recognition continues to shape what I am building next.
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Scam alert: Someone is pretending to be me and reaching out to authors. The pitch contains enough specific details that it sounds plausible at first. This is not me! I'm so sorry to anyone who has fallen for this.
I'm Michael Hobbes, yes, that Michael Hobbes from If Books Could Kill. I help run our little corner of chaos where 69,000 readers, writers, and mildly obsessive book nerds gather to talk about the stories that shape (and sometimes ruin) our brains.
I picked up
your book
reminding us that
and honestly.. I didn't stand a chance. The humanity, the humility, the sheer scope of what you do, it's staggering. You somehow make your topic feel both epic and intimate,
conclusion of book
We don't reach out to every author, mostly because l'm lazy, but your writing grabbed me by the collar. We'd love to feature you in our next author section, where our readers and listeners connect directly with the storytellers and thinkers who make us rethink what "impact" really means.
Would you be interested if we chose
your book
for our next section?
Thanks for making my week with your work. I promise this isn't one of those "team emails", it's really just me, geeking out in your inbox.
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