TK Focht (John Focht)
@tkfocht.bsky.social
Baseball, puzzles, trivia, progress | LA #Dodgers software lead | I played Jeopardy in 2021, 2022, and 2025 | https://j-ometry.com for #Jeopardy metrics | Los Angeles | he/him 🏳️🌈
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found this in a folder if that's useful to any of you
October 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
found this in a folder if that's useful to any of you
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THE DODGERS STARTING PITCHER TONIGHT THREW 6 SCORELESS INNINGS AND STRUCK OUT 10 BATTERS AND DID THIS
October 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
THE DODGERS STARTING PITCHER TONIGHT THREW 6 SCORELESS INNINGS AND STRUCK OUT 10 BATTERS AND DID THIS
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baseball is the best preparation for death because it does not come with a clock that tells you when your suffering will end one way or the other
October 11, 2025 at 3:04 AM
baseball is the best preparation for death because it does not come with a clock that tells you when your suffering will end one way or the other
If you’re here because you saw the repeat on TV today, here is the update on me: my hands are quite good now (feet are not there but better too), and the problem now is heat not cold, but overall recovery is very good. Just had my one year post treatment follow up and my scans and blood are clean.
August 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
If you’re here because you saw the repeat on TV today, here is the update on me: my hands are quite good now (feet are not there but better too), and the problem now is heat not cold, but overall recovery is very good. Just had my one year post treatment follow up and my scans and blood are clean.
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This video from Senator Padilla's staff, shared to Twitter by Fox LA's Elex Michaelson, shows Padilla forced to the ground by men wearing FBI uniforms who then handcuff him behind his back. This is after he is forcibly removed from the Noem press conference for asking a question.
June 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This video from Senator Padilla's staff, shared to Twitter by Fox LA's Elex Michaelson, shows Padilla forced to the ground by men wearing FBI uniforms who then handcuff him behind his back. This is after he is forcibly removed from the Noem press conference for asking a question.
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Sen. Alex Padilla was just removed from Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles (video: Bill Melugin/Fox News)
June 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Sen. Alex Padilla was just removed from Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles (video: Bill Melugin/Fox News)
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Idk man but when the administration that tried to reject humanitarian aid for Los Angeles when it was burning tries to justify their illegal military occupation by saying they aren’t going to let LA burn it kinda sounds like bullshit
June 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Idk man but when the administration that tried to reject humanitarian aid for Los Angeles when it was burning tries to justify their illegal military occupation by saying they aren’t going to let LA burn it kinda sounds like bullshit
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The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.
June 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.
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"We'll just terraform Mars," they insist, unable to terraform Earth, a planet that is already perfect except it's like 2° too warm.
May 10, 2025 at 5:40 AM
"We'll just terraform Mars," they insist, unable to terraform Earth, a planet that is already perfect except it's like 2° too warm.
February 22, 2025 at 8:55 AM
I had my 6mo follow up with my oncologist this week and he was amazed that I could play Jeopardy! at all let alone feel as good playing as in 2020-22. You can see how good that was today!
February 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I had my 6mo follow up with my oncologist this week and he was amazed that I could play Jeopardy! at all let alone feel as good playing as in 2020-22. You can see how good that was today!
The mystery of why California HSR costs so much and is taking so long is not really a mystery
1) The easiest parts to build aren't at the largest population centers at the ends
2) It needs a lot of land which is expensive
3) It crosses mountains and seismic areas
4) It's never been funded enough
1) The easiest parts to build aren't at the largest population centers at the ends
2) It needs a lot of land which is expensive
3) It crosses mountains and seismic areas
4) It's never been funded enough
February 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The mystery of why California HSR costs so much and is taking so long is not really a mystery
1) The easiest parts to build aren't at the largest population centers at the ends
2) It needs a lot of land which is expensive
3) It crosses mountains and seismic areas
4) It's never been funded enough
1) The easiest parts to build aren't at the largest population centers at the ends
2) It needs a lot of land which is expensive
3) It crosses mountains and seismic areas
4) It's never been funded enough
Got so in my head on recruitment tasks today that I forgot I had other tech documentation open, saw this in a tab and started wondering if I had blacked out and put in a request for "legendary" developers.
February 20, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Got so in my head on recruitment tasks today that I forgot I had other tech documentation open, saw this in a tab and started wondering if I had blacked out and put in a request for "legendary" developers.
My team at the Dodgers is hiring! We have positions in data engineering and research engineering.
www.linkedin.com/posts/los-an...
www.linkedin.com/posts/los-an...
Los Angeles Dodgers on LinkedIn: #hiring #dodgers #hiring #dataengineering #sql #python #computerscience…
❗🔔⚾ We're #HIRING!
The Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball Systems team is committed to building and maintaining the technological platforms for baseball data…
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February 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
My team at the Dodgers is hiring! We have positions in data engineering and research engineering.
www.linkedin.com/posts/los-an...
www.linkedin.com/posts/los-an...
How I thought about my ability to return to Jeopardy for the Invitational Tournament
open.substack.com/pub/jometry/...
open.substack.com/pub/jometry/...
February 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
How I thought about my ability to return to Jeopardy for the Invitational Tournament
open.substack.com/pub/jometry/...
open.substack.com/pub/jometry/...
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The people who think they are good at everything because they are good at coding are also bad at coding.
February 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The people who think they are good at everything because they are good at coding are also bad at coding.
Some positive personal recoveries: I made it from LA to Boston and back without physical difficulties. The cold in Boston didn't provoke neural pain. I've put on shirts with buttons the last three days and had no trouble with my fingers beyond how annoying cuff buttons are generally.
January 31, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Some positive personal recoveries: I made it from LA to Boston and back without physical difficulties. The cold in Boston didn't provoke neural pain. I've put on shirts with buttons the last three days and had no trouble with my fingers beyond how annoying cuff buttons are generally.
J: I’m going to go do the dishes. Or I could do them tomorrow. Nah, I’ll do them now.
Me: Yesterday you said you’d call Sears.
J: YAAAAAAAAAAA
Me: Yesterday you said you’d call Sears.
J: YAAAAAAAAAAA
January 13, 2025 at 6:07 AM
J: I’m going to go do the dishes. Or I could do them tomorrow. Nah, I’ll do them now.
Me: Yesterday you said you’d call Sears.
J: YAAAAAAAAAAA
Me: Yesterday you said you’d call Sears.
J: YAAAAAAAAAAA
Blue skies directly overhead now, but brown and orange to the west and southwest. The light has been like a permanent sunset all day. Light ash falling.
January 9, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Blue skies directly overhead now, but brown and orange to the west and southwest. The light has been like a permanent sunset all day. Light ash falling.
Dear future self: When your parents offer you the humidifier when you visit, just take it. Don’t wait and see if you “really” need it. Just take it.
PS: Take yours with you to Phoenix and Vegas, too.
PS: Take yours with you to Phoenix and Vegas, too.
January 3, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Dear future self: When your parents offer you the humidifier when you visit, just take it. Don’t wait and see if you “really” need it. Just take it.
PS: Take yours with you to Phoenix and Vegas, too.
PS: Take yours with you to Phoenix and Vegas, too.
When the website updates are flowing, that means I’ve been doing a bunch of typing. And that must mean my hands are doing a whole lot better even if I didn’t notice it along the way.
December 10, 2024 at 5:01 AM
When the website updates are flowing, that means I’ve been doing a bunch of typing. And that must mean my hands are doing a whole lot better even if I didn’t notice it along the way.
Lying on the floor of a stadium pondering the dimensionality of metrics
November 21, 2024 at 1:08 AM
Lying on the floor of a stadium pondering the dimensionality of metrics