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Andrew Kulak
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Information security consultant, Virginia Tech computer science adjunct professor, train enthusiast, cocktail appreciator, wannabe chef, distance runner, amateur poet, trying to get better, skeets in a personal capacity (he/him) 📬 [email protected]
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Andrew Kulak @andrewkulak.com · Nov 24
they say to never meet your heroes, but I think they are wrong
Andrew Kulak is depicted with a person in a Buc-ee beaver mascot costume
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Seems reasonable tbh
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July 25, 2026 at 11:36 PM
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Celebrating by taking the Orange Line from Vienna to meet @alexkoma.bsky.social for drinks and dinner downtown later 🟠🚇🥳
This is the interior of the Ballston-Marymount University Metro station in Arlington, VA. The brutalist vault of the station is seen as well as a Ballston-MU sign
June 7, 2026 at 8:11 PM
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They have buttercakes on the Northeast Regional now 👀
A buttercake is depicted with a Line 39 cab sauv on the cafe car of the northeast regional
May 19, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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Tonight for dinner, I made seared scallops with roasted red bell pepper linguine tossed with fennel, chard, shallot, and a brown butter vermouth sauce. Most ingredients were from the farmers market #foodsky
Seared scallops are resting on a warm plate before serving Pasta in a cast iron skillet tossed with chard and fennel. A green spatula is resting on the pan The final dish plated in a yellow bowl, the scallops are on top of the pasta and veggies and garnished with toasted breadcrumbs, fennel fronds, and goat cheese
May 18, 2026 at 2:30 AM
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Getting ready for the Derby at J.H. Bards, Blacksburg’s first whiskey distillery 🐎🥃
A mint julep is depicted in the traditional fashion, with sunglasses and J.H. Bards branded coasters on a small table. Some comfy leather chairs are seen in the background
May 2, 2026 at 9:57 PM
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Excited to pick up my copy of the new @lollardfish.bsky.social book from Blacksburg Books, my favorite local bookstore 🤓📚
It is a copy of The Public Scholar: A Practical Handbook by David M. Perry
May 2, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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I’ve been wanting to go to the Hahn Horticulture Garden for awhile and was finally able to make it this afternoon, glad I caught the end of the spring flowers
Some nice bluebell flowers Some nice tulip flowers in white and pink with some purple and white ground cover in the background Some nice peach colored rhododendron flowers A nice lilac flower
April 26, 2026 at 9:29 PM
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Had a nice time in Capitol Hill this afternoon visiting Eastern Market, exploring @capitolhillbooks.bsky.social, and enjoying the spring weather
Iced coffee on a table at a cafe terrace near eastern market A nice flowering tree in front of painted row houses in Capitol Hill
April 12, 2026 at 2:21 AM
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Great day for baseball in DC ⚾️
Nationals Park is depicted with all of the players lining up before the game
April 3, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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For my birthday weekend, I went to the No Kings protest in DC and enjoyed the cherry blossoms and some oysters while I was in the city 🥳
A crowd of protesters is depicted around the reflecting pool in Washington DC as seen from the steps of the Lincoln memorial Protestors are seen carrying signs in a big group marching on a bridge The Japanese pagoda is seen among cherry blossoms at the tidal basin in Washington DC A tray of oysters are depicted with accoutrements as well as a martini
March 29, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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Today is my birthday, and I share it with one of my favorite things: @wmata.com Metrorail 🥳
yonahfreemark.com Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · Mar 27
Happy birthday to the Washington Metro, which opened 50 years ago today with service on 4.6 mi of Red Line between Rhode Is. Ave & Farragut N. System now serves 130 mi.

The DC Metro shows that, with good planning & enough investment, the public sector can succeed & build something extraordinary.
The DC Metro
March 27, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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I had a great time judging the @fairfaxcounty.gov Regional Science and Engineering Fair again this morning at Robinson Secondary School!
A science fair is depicted with students presenting posters on tables in a high school gymnasium
March 14, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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The Protectli Vault model I got didn’t have an SSD installed out of the box, so I popped one in, and it’s working fine. But I’m going to try to flash the firmware before I start working on the OS
BIOS screen showing the new SSD passed a self test after being installed
March 7, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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My homelab project today is updating my network with a new firewall and wireless AP. I’ve had the same AP since I was in college, so probably a bit overdue
A new Protectli Vault in its box with power supply A Ubiquiti U7 Pro wireless access point and PoE adapter
March 7, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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Chicken and dumplings are done! It was the perfect dinner after shoveling snow all day. And now there are plenty of leftovers #foodsky
Finished chicken and dumplings with the dumplings stirred into the sauce with the shredded chicken, peas, and carrots
January 26, 2026 at 2:17 AM
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Almost time for my chicken and dumplings! I have shredded the chicken and returned to the broth, adding in some frozen peas. The dumplings are drop style with some fresh chives #foodsky
Shredded chicken in a yellow bowl with two forks. Some carrots from the broth are also present The shredded chicken returned to the slow cooker with peas and carrots Dumplings added to the top of the stew
January 26, 2026 at 1:03 AM
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My snowy day cooking project today is a creamy slow cooker chicken and dumplings recipe that I have been working on since grad school! #foodsky 🌨️🍲
Snow is covering a suburban neighborhood including houses and cars from the porch of a house
January 25, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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wait it is going to snow how much in DC next weekend
The weather forecast app screenshot says it is going to snow like 2 feet
January 20, 2026 at 12:55 AM
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Enjoyed a nice hike in Great Falls this weekend, not too cold and clear skies
Great Falls Park in VA is depicted; a river runs through rocks and forms rapids and some pools. Bare trees are along the banks and the sky overhead is blue with some puffy white clouds receding to the horizon
January 20, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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Had a great time earlier tonight walking across the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Trail from Jones Point Park in Alexandria to National Harbor 🌉 🌙 🦪
The Potomac River stretches toward Washington, DC as the sun is beginning to set In the foreground are trees with traffic crossing the Woodrow Wilson bridge and the sunset reflected in the Potomac River from the Maryland side of the crossing National Harbor shops and the illuminated Ferris wheel over a cove with the setting sun reflected in the water A tray of raw oysters and accoutrements with a natty boh in the background
January 18, 2026 at 4:25 AM
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Just getting back from #ICEOutForGood protests in Arlington, VA and DC. Big peaceful crowds with speeches, poetry readings, prayers, singing, and dancing
A crowd of protestors within courthouse plaza in Arlington, VA listening to speeches and carrying signs A crowd of protestors within courthouse plaza in Arlington, VA listening to speeches and carrying signs. An American flag is being carried by one of the protestors Protestors in Washington, DC march peacefully on the sidewalk and streets near the Mall The protestors gather with signs and flags in front of the ICE building in DC near L’Enfant Plaza
January 11, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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looking back at my 2025 on the blue sky app
It is a word cloud of my most used words on Bluesky, the top three being “its” “not” and “great”
January 1, 2026 at 5:56 AM
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Merry Christmas! Today I cooked a rib roast, twice baked potatoes, and an apple pie (among other things) 🎄🍖 #foodsky
A rib roast is depicted with garlic studs on a rack resting on a wooden cutting board A sheet pan is depicted mostly full with twice baked potatoes An apple pie is seen resting after baking on the stovetop
December 26, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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🎶 It’s the most wonderful time of the year 🎶
It is a Malört Christmas ornament on the tree
December 25, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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I had a great time visiting Chicago over the weekend with @alexkoma.bsky.social 🚂🏙️🎄
The Chicago skyline is depicted at night with millennium park and the Bean in the foreground Another depiction of Chicago at night, this time of the skyline downtown near the river
December 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM