Timothy Malstead
@timothymalstead.com
Dev, sometimes writer and artist and definitely not a bot. Enjoying Bluesky so far.
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Timothy Malstead
@timothymalstead.com
· Apr 18
Dev, artist, sometimes wordsmith and asker of obvious questions. I like the web, I like making things and I like you.
Not a prolific poster or creator and no plans to become one.
Trying Bluesky, liking it so far. Very purposefully taking it slow.
#intro
Not a prolific poster or creator and no plans to become one.
Trying Bluesky, liking it so far. Very purposefully taking it slow.
#intro
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Male pattern kindness
November 9, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Male pattern kindness
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<script>alert(‘XSS injection tonight queen??’)</script>
November 9, 2025 at 3:41 AM
<script>alert(‘XSS injection tonight queen??’)</script>
Welcome to Target
November 9, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Welcome to Target
Good things are possible and we don't have to settle
Good things are possible and we don't have to settle 😭
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Good things are possible and we don't have to settle
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while there is a lower class, I am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 AM
while there is a lower class, I am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.
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the thing that I find frustrating/enraging is that this is the really boring polisci explanation. it's not some secret code; like, it's what you learn if you just follow political scientists on social media, or read a few books. 1
it's almost like 2024 was not some sort of permanent demographic reshuffling, but was simply everyone turning against an unpopular president in a shit year for incumbents.
Republicans thought they had a permanent hold over young men. They didn't.
Spanberger wins men 18-29 by 14%, Sherrill by 10%, and Mamdani by a stunning 40%.
Spanberger wins men 18-29 by 14%, Sherrill by 10%, and Mamdani by a stunning 40%.
November 5, 2025 at 3:39 AM
the thing that I find frustrating/enraging is that this is the really boring polisci explanation. it's not some secret code; like, it's what you learn if you just follow political scientists on social media, or read a few books. 1
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Mamdani shakes things up with the shrewd political calculus of “policies that people like”
November 5, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Mamdani shakes things up with the shrewd political calculus of “policies that people like”
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The factional grifters will hate this, but the Mamdani-Spanberger-Sherrill axis actually suggests the outlines of a broad, emerging Dem coalition organized around both anti-Trump *and* affordability politics, not a party bitterly divided against itself.
These big wins will embolden Dems to take on Trump's lawbreaking and show there's a price for GOP enabling of him. Folks hate to hear this, but normal patterns are asserting themselves: Liberalism isn't dead, Rs are likely to lose in 2026, and Trump is really unpopular, not a magical exception.
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The factional grifters will hate this, but the Mamdani-Spanberger-Sherrill axis actually suggests the outlines of a broad, emerging Dem coalition organized around both anti-Trump *and* affordability politics, not a party bitterly divided against itself.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Gene Kelly, from Xanadu?
I think everybody has a “Wallace Shawn from Young Sheldon” — my first one would probably be “Vincent Price, the guy who did the voice of Ratigan in The Great Mouse Detective”
November 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Gene Kelly, from Xanadu?
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35 years now working as a professional software developer. My biggest career related tip.....Be Nice! 😀
November 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
35 years now working as a professional software developer. My biggest career related tip.....Be Nice! 😀
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Never take seriously those who ridicule low income people for having a smartphone or laptop.
“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”
Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is luxury, survive a month without it.
“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”
Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is luxury, survive a month without it.
November 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Never take seriously those who ridicule low income people for having a smartphone or laptop.
“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”
Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is luxury, survive a month without it.
“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”
Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is luxury, survive a month without it.
Love Bosch’s fun little guys
it's me, unnamed critter from bosch's triptych of the temptation of anthony!
November 2, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Love Bosch’s fun little guys
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I don't really think that historical events teach things without kind of a lot of effort and ongoing work?
history is what we make of it, whether it's yesterday or 40 years back. there's no natural or inevitable trajectory of memory.
history is what we make of it, whether it's yesterday or 40 years back. there's no natural or inevitable trajectory of memory.
November 1, 2025 at 4:27 AM
I don't really think that historical events teach things without kind of a lot of effort and ongoing work?
history is what we make of it, whether it's yesterday or 40 years back. there's no natural or inevitable trajectory of memory.
history is what we make of it, whether it's yesterday or 40 years back. there's no natural or inevitable trajectory of memory.
I love almost all the weirdoes on the bus.
i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times
October 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I love almost all the weirdoes on the bus.
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The greatest irony of progress is that the people most obsessed with building the future rarely know how to enjoy the present.
We’ve optimized for acceleration so hard that Be Here Now feels like a system error.
We’ve optimized for acceleration so hard that Be Here Now feels like a system error.
October 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The greatest irony of progress is that the people most obsessed with building the future rarely know how to enjoy the present.
We’ve optimized for acceleration so hard that Be Here Now feels like a system error.
We’ve optimized for acceleration so hard that Be Here Now feels like a system error.
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ive been so busy at work lately ive hardly worked on my ballroom at all
October 23, 2025 at 11:53 PM
ive been so busy at work lately ive hardly worked on my ballroom at all
And you thought they didn't get jokes on Bluesky. You amateurs.
October 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
And you thought they didn't get jokes on Bluesky. You amateurs.
I love life and I love the internet
Kanoya Kanpachirou (PR chief of Kanoya City) is a skilled dancer with the head of an amberjack.
October 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I love life and I love the internet
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Greetings, new Bluesky followers.
Here is what you can expect from me
Here is what you can expect from me
October 16, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Greetings, new Bluesky followers.
Here is what you can expect from me
Here is what you can expect from me
Women don't like the vehicle
October 16, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Women don't like the vehicle
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My favorite Struzan story is that he was doing the poster for Indy at Disneyland, but they didn't have the rights to Ford's likeness. Fed up with working around the problem, Struzan just called Ford and was like, "hey, can I use your face for this," and Ford said, "if it's for you, absolutely."
October 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
My favorite Struzan story is that he was doing the poster for Indy at Disneyland, but they didn't have the rights to Ford's likeness. Fed up with working around the problem, Struzan just called Ford and was like, "hey, can I use your face for this," and Ford said, "if it's for you, absolutely."
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People who try languages with a 'defer' keyword tend to overuse it.
It has a cost: The code is harder to read because it is no longer linear.
My rule: Only use defer when there are multiple ways to exit a scope, and you need some code to run regardless of which exit it takes.
It has a cost: The code is harder to read because it is no longer linear.
My rule: Only use defer when there are multiple ways to exit a scope, and you need some code to run regardless of which exit it takes.
October 14, 2025 at 12:31 PM
People who try languages with a 'defer' keyword tend to overuse it.
It has a cost: The code is harder to read because it is no longer linear.
My rule: Only use defer when there are multiple ways to exit a scope, and you need some code to run regardless of which exit it takes.
It has a cost: The code is harder to read because it is no longer linear.
My rule: Only use defer when there are multiple ways to exit a scope, and you need some code to run regardless of which exit it takes.
Quick while the government is shut down everybody move the numbers on your house one house to the left.
Quick, while the government is shut down let’s stop changing the clocks twice a year
quick while the government is shut down let’s all switch to metric
October 2, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Quick while the government is shut down everybody move the numbers on your house one house to the left.