Tim
@timburga.com
dfw | just trying to be nicer | If I don't answer leave a message on the machine
get your medal at @altheroes.bsky.social
or don't, i'm not your boss
get your medal at @altheroes.bsky.social
or don't, i'm not your boss
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Tim
@timburga.com
· Oct 31
online is not real life
red and blue states are a modern myth designed to divide and distract us
change is scary when you're going through it but obvious in retrospect
society isn't going downhill, we're hardwired to only remember the good
red and blue states are a modern myth designed to divide and distract us
change is scary when you're going through it but obvious in retrospect
society isn't going downhill, we're hardwired to only remember the good
A lotta yall still dont get it. Ball holders can use multiple Googles on a single ball. So if you have 1 ball and 3 Googles you can create 3 new Google Balls
In my feeds today:
- people mentioning something about google and balls
- people asking what the hell is google balls
Not in my feeds today:
- people explaining what the hell this is
- people answering those who ask
- people mentioning something about google and balls
- people asking what the hell is google balls
Not in my feeds today:
- people explaining what the hell this is
- people answering those who ask
January 5, 2026 at 11:40 PM
A lotta yall still dont get it. Ball holders can use multiple Googles on a single ball. So if you have 1 ball and 3 Googles you can create 3 new Google Balls
why did we stop naming kids Vesto and how do we convince people to start again
Vesto Slipher - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 5, 2026 at 3:22 AM
why did we stop naming kids Vesto and how do we convince people to start again
oh damn Bugonia was worth the watch
January 4, 2026 at 1:17 AM
oh damn Bugonia was worth the watch
today's biggest outrage is my metaculus score went way down
January 3, 2026 at 4:54 PM
today's biggest outrage is my metaculus score went way down
dusting off the dirty politics playbook and opening it to the well-worn page on framing your opponents' support for the rule of law as sympathy for criminals and dictators
January 3, 2026 at 4:21 PM
dusting off the dirty politics playbook and opening it to the well-worn page on framing your opponents' support for the rule of law as sympathy for criminals and dictators
i'm convinced more every day that our inability to understand the true depth of complexity of our own thought processes is what drives optimistic general agi predictions
i use ai daily and it's an incredible tool, but it's also really stupid
i use ai daily and it's an incredible tool, but it's also really stupid
It still seems hard to tell how much of a "false horizons" problems we'll have.
Small-but-powerful stuff is already possible but med/large scope makes even Claude w/Opus fail hard.
My impression is that that we're serious architecture breakthrough(s) away from e.g. cloning a complex SaaS service.
Small-but-powerful stuff is already possible but med/large scope makes even Claude w/Opus fail hard.
My impression is that that we're serious architecture breakthrough(s) away from e.g. cloning a complex SaaS service.
January 2, 2026 at 11:48 PM
i'm convinced more every day that our inability to understand the true depth of complexity of our own thought processes is what drives optimistic general agi predictions
i use ai daily and it's an incredible tool, but it's also really stupid
i use ai daily and it's an incredible tool, but it's also really stupid
petition to make julie the new karen
January 2, 2026 at 11:08 PM
petition to make julie the new karen
this place is overrun this week with these waifu bots that like before you even finish the post
January 2, 2026 at 3:17 AM
this place is overrun this week with these waifu bots that like before you even finish the post
private equity will hollow out and destroy everything you hold dear
that great store that closed years ago, your favorite restaurant that was already going downhill before covid mercy killed it, that good youtube channel that went all clickbaity at some point last year: all private equity
that great store that closed years ago, your favorite restaurant that was already going downhill before covid mercy killed it, that good youtube channel that went all clickbaity at some point last year: all private equity
January 2, 2026 at 1:51 AM
private equity will hollow out and destroy everything you hold dear
that great store that closed years ago, your favorite restaurant that was already going downhill before covid mercy killed it, that good youtube channel that went all clickbaity at some point last year: all private equity
that great store that closed years ago, your favorite restaurant that was already going downhill before covid mercy killed it, that good youtube channel that went all clickbaity at some point last year: all private equity
if *i* ran bluesky i would simply make the online experience pleasant for everyone
December 31, 2025 at 11:48 PM
if *i* ran bluesky i would simply make the online experience pleasant for everyone
bot accounts should have to self-declare and display a badge of some sort
December 31, 2025 at 11:45 PM
bot accounts should have to self-declare and display a badge of some sort
everyone say thank you @hailey.at for the countless hours she put into getting this little experiment off the ground
thank you Hailey, and good luck with whatever is next!
thank you Hailey, and good luck with whatever is next!
As we bring in the New Year today, I have some bittersweet news to share...Today will be my last day working on Bluesky as a part of the core team.
The past two years that I have been here have been an absolute blast and undoubtedly will be a few of the most memorable of my life...1/x
The past two years that I have been here have been an absolute blast and undoubtedly will be a few of the most memorable of my life...1/x
December 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
everyone say thank you @hailey.at for the countless hours she put into getting this little experiment off the ground
thank you Hailey, and good luck with whatever is next!
thank you Hailey, and good luck with whatever is next!
i feel vastly overestimated
December 31, 2025 at 2:07 PM
i feel vastly overestimated
wreck your docker setup and throw away your sunday with this one simple unraid trick
December 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
wreck your docker setup and throw away your sunday with this one simple unraid trick
attention
the Very Important People with Jeremy Culhane is fucking hilarious
that is all
the Very Important People with Jeremy Culhane is fucking hilarious
that is all
December 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
attention
the Very Important People with Jeremy Culhane is fucking hilarious
that is all
the Very Important People with Jeremy Culhane is fucking hilarious
that is all
i haven’t been able to stop thinking about this reply since i saw it
about how extreme wealth completely, utterly unmoors its beneficiaries from reality, and why it’s yet another reason to prevent it, and how we keep having to relearn this lesson the hard way every century
about how extreme wealth completely, utterly unmoors its beneficiaries from reality, and why it’s yet another reason to prevent it, and how we keep having to relearn this lesson the hard way every century
If you take every penny every billionaire has, it wouldn’t pay for 1 yr of expenses
The annual interest on the national debt is about 1 trillion dollars.
The annual cost of healthcare is 4T after admin. Then get rid of the military budget.
4T a year in expenses.
Then what ?
The annual interest on the national debt is about 1 trillion dollars.
The annual cost of healthcare is 4T after admin. Then get rid of the military budget.
4T a year in expenses.
Then what ?
I can never understand how heartless billionaires are. All we are asking is you all pay your share to help your fellow man have a better quality of life. "Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction." Erich Fromm
December 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
i haven’t been able to stop thinking about this reply since i saw it
about how extreme wealth completely, utterly unmoors its beneficiaries from reality, and why it’s yet another reason to prevent it, and how we keep having to relearn this lesson the hard way every century
about how extreme wealth completely, utterly unmoors its beneficiaries from reality, and why it’s yet another reason to prevent it, and how we keep having to relearn this lesson the hard way every century
Just shamed myself into switching to Apple Music and it’s a little disappointing that there’s no integration with itunes to buy songs
December 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Just shamed myself into switching to Apple Music and it’s a little disappointing that there’s no integration with itunes to buy songs
i have an alt gmail that became popular thanks to a tv show and the things people have used that address for are mind blowing - taxes, real estate deals, custody battles..
sometimes i reply to clue them in, other times i sit back and watch the drama
sometimes i reply to clue them in, other times i sit back and watch the drama
Having a common name? Users shared stories of mistaken identity leading to misdirected emails and privacy breaches. It's a reminder of the subtle data risks and the importance of vigilance, even with something as simple as a name. #DataPrivacy 6/6
December 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
i have an alt gmail that became popular thanks to a tv show and the things people have used that address for are mind blowing - taxes, real estate deals, custody battles..
sometimes i reply to clue them in, other times i sit back and watch the drama
sometimes i reply to clue them in, other times i sit back and watch the drama
don't come at me with your pop music references
December 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
don't come at me with your pop music references
update: stopped drinking because I almost posted on linkedin
day drinking because i ate too much to do it yesterday
December 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
update: stopped drinking because I almost posted on linkedin
Reposted by Tim
yesterday was for eating
🤝
today is for drinking
🤝
tomorrow is for sleeping
🤝
today is for drinking
🤝
tomorrow is for sleeping
December 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
yesterday was for eating
🤝
today is for drinking
🤝
tomorrow is for sleeping
🤝
today is for drinking
🤝
tomorrow is for sleeping
day drinking because i ate too much to do it yesterday
December 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
day drinking because i ate too much to do it yesterday
they don't tell you that 3d printing is nightmare fuel
December 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
they don't tell you that 3d printing is nightmare fuel