Chas (Anxiety Goblin) Emerick

Making PDFs reliable data sources @snowtide, PWLConf @papers_we_love & Clojure alum. PLT, distsys, future-computing, politics, policy @[email protected]

[Chas (Anxiety Goblin) Emerick @cemerick]

If you want to reach me on signal, my handle there is @cemerick.30 👋

[Chas (Anxiety Goblin) Emerick @cemerick]

@_akrisanov I haven't felt the hard tradeoffs yet. We'll see 🤞

[Chas (Anxiety Goblin) Emerick @cemerick]

Day 23 in Berlin.

Finally caved, bought a city-suitable bike, a KTM Veneto. It's uncomfortably different from what I'm used to, but the practicalities of city usage. It's OK, I'll adjust (and probably keep some knobbier tires on hand for trail outings).

This place is beautiful.

[Chas (Anxiety Goblin) Emerick @cemerick]

@ilmo_r Not very many bad views here tbh

[Chas (Anxiety Goblin) Emerick @cemerick]

Day 21 in Berlin.

Pieces of life are starting to fit back together, even though there's so very much left still on the floor. Nothing glamorous. Very grateful to be here, and grateful for the people that have helped (and keep helping) to make it possible.

[Chas (Anxiety Goblin) Emerick @cemerick]

Take-a-book, leave-a-book just hits different in Berlin ('Länder-parlamentarismus in Deutschland, Geschichte - Struktur -Funktionen', or 'State Parliamentarism in Germany, History - Structure - Functions')

(Back cover in alt text)

[Chas (Anxiety Goblin) Emerick @cemerick]

Lady behind me at the end of the TSA gauntlet: "No, thank YOU for everything you do to make us safe! 🫡🫡🫡"

Do TSA agents have a thin $COLOR flag yet?

[Chas (Anxiety Goblin) Emerick @cemerick]

@Westernwizard We are! Thanks ❤️

[Chas (Anxiety Goblin) Emerick @cemerick]

Last goodbyes have been said, the luggage is packed, see y'all on the other side 🤘🛫🇩🇪🇪🇺

[Chas (Anxiety Goblin) Emerick @cemerick]

@APHClarkson 'Exit, Voice, and Loyalty' has become an increasingly practical set of concepts over the past ~25 years

[Chas (Anxiety Goblin) Emerick @cemerick]

Imagine my reaction upon learning about ISPM-15 heat treatment requirements for wood packing materials ***AFTER*** finishing building 2 custom shipping crates. Fun, fun times! 🙃 🙃 🙃 🙃 🙃 🙃 🙃

[Chas (Anxiety Goblin) Emerick @cemerick]

I've been mourning my French for a while, but "ich belschuldige dich" buries "j'accuse" so thoroughly, I might be ready to let go 😅

[Chas (Anxiety Goblin) Emerick @cemerick]

aktueller Status, jetzt wird's ernst

[Chas (Anxiety Goblin) Emerick @cemerick]

@cgrand @BaptisteDupuch Unser erste Wohnung ist in Berlin!

(Du sprichst Deutsch auch? Magnifique! 😋)

[Chas (Anxiety Goblin) Emerick @cemerick]

19 Aug 2025 🛫🇩🇪🙌

[Chas (Anxiety Goblin) Emerick @cemerick]

@BaptisteDupuch Ja, wir sehr glücklich 😊

[Chas (Anxiety Goblin) Emerick @cemerick]

@BaptisteDupuch Moving!

[Chas (Anxiety Goblin) Emerick @cemerick]

this country is totally, thoroughly fucked, Part 836

https://t.co/yAoVF2fvyh

https://t.co/JfeczLAKdr

[Chas (Anxiety Goblin) Emerick @cemerick]

@saltybollz 🫡🫡

[Chas (Anxiety Goblin) Emerick @cemerick]

If you want to reach me on signal, my handle there is @cemerick.30 👋

[Chas (Anxiety Goblin) Emerick @cemerick]

Man, in 25 years, china will be outsourcing low-skill labor to the US https://t.co/YVnCs3noMC

[Chas (Anxiety Goblin) Emerick @cemerick]

shopify adding *tipping* to bog-standard merch shops is hilarious