Amateur costumer and tabletop enthusiast. Developer at Infinity Interactive. Creator of Locallygrown.net. Former astrophysicist. Nerdy father to nerdy offspring. he/him ericwagoner.com has links to all my many online places and things.https://bsky.app/profile/kestrelsnest.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kestrelsnest.social/post/3mlysmdigc523Surf band: "This next song is about Greek Fire and ancient naval warfare." *proceeds to play a ten minute instrumental *16 May 2026 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:2op5mbsiffgrwlymtkvweo4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlysmdigc523https://bsky.app/profile/kestrelsnest.social/post/3mlczek6tk22u@hotdogsladies.bsky.social Thought you might enjoy this pic I took tonight of Peter Buck playing with Man or Astro-Man.08 May 2026 05:40 +0000at://did:plc:2op5mbsiffgrwlymtkvweo4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlczek6tk22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/kestrelsnest.social/post/3mlcljjrngq26I'm in my happy place: a Man or Astroman? show. This'll be maybe my sixth time I've seen them at the 40 Watt. This is the first time for my 16yo, though. Her face is gonna melt. 08 May 2026 01:32 +0000at://did:plc:2op5mbsiffgrwlymtkvweo4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcljjrngq26https://bsky.app/profile/kestrelsnest.social/post/3mkossuvmpa2tI stand by the software I write. Sometimes that means pulling a 1am-9am shift in the histology lab being present with our users during a launch just in case. 30 Apr 2026 04:49 +0000at://did:plc:2op5mbsiffgrwlymtkvweo4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkossuvmpa2thttps://bsky.app/profile/kestrelsnest.social/post/3mkhfdjdbvy2tTime continues unabated, and so does my chronicling of my place in it in the form of weeknotes: A week in Austin where lab testing turned into team building, my first Michelin-starred meal at a barbecue counter, and discovering that grackles run that town. https://blog.kestrelsnest.social/posts/2026-04-18-weeknotes/27 Apr 2026 05:59 +0000at://did:plc:2op5mbsiffgrwlymtkvweo4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhfdjdbvy2thttps://bsky.app/profile/kestrelsnest.social/post/3mkgg3igd4n2rBoarding a plane to San Francisco for my third round trip this month, matching my flight total for the last seven years combined. I don't get out much. 26 Apr 2026 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:2op5mbsiffgrwlymtkvweo4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkgg3igd4n2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/kestrelsnest.social/post/3mk4nxftab72tNo, I've never heard of Korean fried neeps and tatties either, but what else would I have done with the leftovers?22 Apr 2026 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:2op5mbsiffgrwlymtkvweo4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4nxftab72thttps://bsky.app/profile/kestrelsnest.social/post/3mjdxif7hlz24Production deployment in San Carlos, extraordinary meals across the Peninsula, ICE at the Atlanta airport, turbulence grabs, and an unexpected museum encounter with Octavia Butler's typewriter. New weeknotes post, with photos! https://blog.kestrelsnest.social/posts/2026-04-04-weeknotes/13 Apr 2026 03:48 +0000at://did:plc:2op5mbsiffgrwlymtkvweo4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjdxif7hlz24https://bsky.app/profile/kestrelsnest.social/post/3mjdeh6ieaa2eWhat's the protocol for receiving one of these while on a plane? I would have crawled under the tray table except we were coming in for a landing and had to have our tray tables up and our seats in the full upright positions. 12 Apr 2026 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:2op5mbsiffgrwlymtkvweo4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjdeh6ieaa2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/kestrelsnest.social/post/3mjd6itqz4226@coldchef.bsky.social Have you read this? There’s a nice funeral home scene early on and it was easy to imagine the fellow running it was modeled after you.12 Apr 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:2op5mbsiffgrwlymtkvweo4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjd6itqz4226https://bsky.app/profile/kestrelsnest.social/post/3mj6wc566ct2oI just wasted 68m 20s of my life setting my volume to 25%. I was moron 2,292. Suffer with me: play.hostilevolume.com (I was watching Star Trek at the same time. I'm not this slow normally.) https://play.hostilevolume.com11 Apr 2026 03:44 +0000at://did:plc:2op5mbsiffgrwlymtkvweo4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6wc566ct2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/kestrelsnest.social/post/3mic7ocmkzs2f I finished reading Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky on the plane yesterday and gave it full marks. You can see why I loved it so much in my full spoiler-free review over on the books section of my website. https://books.kestrelsnest.social/book/39476/s/service-model30 Mar 2026 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:2op5mbsiffgrwlymtkvweo4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mic7ocmkzs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/kestrelsnest.social/post/3mibngxotwg2cI've been quietly writing weeknotes over on my blog, and if you don't subscribe to my RSS feed you might have missed stories like the time I ordered water at a boba shop for a thirsty goose. https://blog.kestrelsnest.social/weeknotes/30 Mar 2026 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:2op5mbsiffgrwlymtkvweo4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibngxotwg2chttps://bsky.app/profile/kestrelsnest.social/post/3mi64dirk7k2cFlying across the country tomorrow. My passport arrived today so I was able to electronically upgrade my TSA✅ and my Clear memberships (bougie perks of a card I have) so maybe I won't have to endure a four hour line in Atlanta tomorrow? I love to travel but traveling itself is just the worst. 29 Mar 2026 02:34 +0000at://did:plc:2op5mbsiffgrwlymtkvweo4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi64dirk7k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/kestrelsnest.social/post/3mhmdgd2a332rI have to spread the news that there is an 80s neon karate science fiction ska band called Space Mutiny and they're awesome. 22 Mar 2026 00:53 +0000at://did:plc:2op5mbsiffgrwlymtkvweo4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhmdgd2a332rhttps://bsky.app/profile/kestrelsnest.social/post/3mgxmrpbh4l2uGoing to see Camper Van Beethoven *and* Cracker tonight at Dave Lowery's annual "Campout" festival at the 40 Watt tonight, and I'm stoked. 13 Mar 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:2op5mbsiffgrwlymtkvweo4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxmrpbh4l2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/kestrelsnest.social/post/3mgxeayrclt2uIt's exhilarating when this country boy from the Ozarks is told "you have an unlimited budget".13 Mar 2026 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:2op5mbsiffgrwlymtkvweo4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxeayrclt2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/kestrelsnest.social/post/3mgaxrb5ktr2yMarch fourth? March forth!04 Mar 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:2op5mbsiffgrwlymtkvweo4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgaxrb5ktr2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/kestrelsnest.social/post/3mg7hzr5ody2bThere'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. 04 Mar 2026 04:46 +0000at://did:plc:2op5mbsiffgrwlymtkvweo4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg7hzr5ody2b