Tim
@timzhu.io
Labor union guy. Former wildland firefighter, ecologist, dishwasher, and food runner.
Anyone want to see Chinese Football in NYC tonight? Can't go and have two tix
It says a lot about effete coastal liberals that they act like it's a good thing they don't enjoy listening to the 17 AI generated airport theme songs on repeat at the Honolulu airport.
it's actually the other way: for most people that like to listen to usually bad country music, it's a way to prole-larp
Dark Matter is a story about a family that will risk everything in order to live in Chicago
if AOC is not in the Oval Office in 2029 then she is either the frontrunner to challenge Gillibrand for Senate or Hochul for Governor in 2030, both of which I think are easier than conventional wisdom thinks
Sarah Birnbaum ❌👑@sarahvb.bsky.social · 6d agoBeing an elder statesman without a job is not a great prospect for a 38yo!!
great post, completely agree with this. I want someone to tell me how to think about this in terms of search and clustering and movement in the space of possible programs
Thomas Ptacek@sockpuppet.org · 3d agoToday I'm parting ways with fly.io. It's been a privilege. I'm off to tilt at a big old windmill with Kurt, again. sockpuppet.org/blog/2026/09...
Raman weathered some bumpy months and increasingly seems to have the aura of a presumed winner
Jason Linkins@dceiver.bsky.social · 3d ago"We're told some of the attendees were shocked the former Republican governor would host Raman, a democratic socialist. But after hearing her pitch for tackling L.A.'s problems, some who came in skeptical walked away impressed." www.tmz.com/2026/09/25/a...
Bo Chow, you smoke too tough, your swag too different, your bitch is too bad, they'll turn you into a vampire
between the West Mass Covid Conscious Lesbian Bar and the Mary Peltola F and R Bomb Remarks it feels like traditional media is turning a Big Dial that says Woke 1.0 on it and looking back at the audience for approval like a contestant on the Price Is Right
I haven't heard of her. I don't think even the politics hobbyists on Bluesky dot app have even heard of her. I see this as one of many signs that the media lives in a professional bubble.
New York Magazine@nymag.com · 4d agoEvan Barker quit the Democratic Party and voted for Trump. Now she’s telling (a few) stories about what she saw in a new book that mixes gossip and condemnations of ‘woke.’ Her old colleagues aren’t happy.
rich or poor, it is every American's dream to get a boom microphone and neon light from Amazon and do a podcast with some of your favorite knicknacks as decor
Andy Vitek@avitek.bsky.social · 3d agoSo Nancy Mace is now hosting a podcast called 'Get Maced' in a leather catsuit. And no you did not hallucinate that sentence.
Let's not even bring up the DocuSign Solutions Engineers
JackTatt 🇨🇦@jacktatttran.bsky.social · 4d agoNerdy fact, but legally speaking use of the title “software engineering” or “software engineer” without being a licensed professional engineer in your province is illegal. The associations may fine you up to $25000 for unauthorized title use, and the public can file complaints too.
leftism that clings to the Battle of Blair Mountain (1921) more than the Battle of Minneapolis (2026) is leftism that is more concerned with aesthetics than historical consequences.
I miss hosting a college radio station with my best friend
Luke Bonner@lukeybonner.bsky.social · 4d agoMy teammates talking about how they miss the feeling of being a college basketball player. And I’m like “i miss the feeling of being a college kid hanging out in Northampton on a Friday night.” That shit was the best.
writing a sql query by hand. like the old days. back when the Deep Magic was written. to forestall brain atrophy.