MechanicalTim
@mechanicaltim.bsky.social
My fingers always know whether I intend to type "date" or "data", and do the opposite.
December 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
My fingers always know whether I intend to type "date" or "data", and do the opposite.
I had just "Monday" on my to-do list, and I'm really happy to have checked that off
October 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I had just "Monday" on my to-do list, and I'm really happy to have checked that off
Will someone please just go ahead and merge Will Forte and Will Arnett into one person, so I don't have to remember which is which? Thanks.
September 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Will someone please just go ahead and merge Will Forte and Will Arnett into one person, so I don't have to remember which is which? Thanks.
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Our entry for 'hyperbole' is probably the greatest thing ever written in the English language.
June 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Our entry for 'hyperbole' is probably the greatest thing ever written in the English language.
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We don't know if you're ready to see our definition of 'gatekeeping.'
June 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
We don't know if you're ready to see our definition of 'gatekeeping.'
"He died doing what he loved: The thing his wife had said was a bad idea"
June 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
"He died doing what he loved: The thing his wife had said was a bad idea"
OH: "He's probably a scoundrel, but I don't care"
May 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
OH: "He's probably a scoundrel, but I don't care"
OH: "Is an analyst someone who analyzes?"
May 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
OH: "Is an analyst someone who analyzes?"
I need an AI that detects and dismisses all the AIs that I don't want to use
April 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I need an AI that detects and dismisses all the AIs that I don't want to use
Another causal casualty of casual causality
April 1, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Another causal casualty of casual causality
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My daughter woke me up at 2am to ask me if I had any advice for sleeping. I did not reply, “never have kids,” so I expect my Father of the Year award any day now.
March 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
My daughter woke me up at 2am to ask me if I had any advice for sleeping. I did not reply, “never have kids,” so I expect my Father of the Year award any day now.
Republican re-branding opportunity: "The Lawless & Disorder Party"
March 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Republican re-branding opportunity: "The Lawless & Disorder Party"
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I explained Net Promoter Score to my wife. Afterward, I asked her how likely she is to recommend my explanation to a friend. She said 8.
March 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I explained Net Promoter Score to my wife. Afterward, I asked her how likely she is to recommend my explanation to a friend. She said 8.
Heaven help me, I've started using if-else statements in my to-do list
February 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Heaven help me, I've started using if-else statements in my to-do list
President Trump's economic plan is tariffying
February 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
President Trump's economic plan is tariffying
I used to be a hillbilly, but now I am a hillwilliam.
February 14, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I used to be a hillbilly, but now I am a hillwilliam.
Dear @merriam-webster.com, I think the characters inside the second pronunciation guide audio clip are wrong for "conch". It should end in "ch" and not in "k", to correspond to the clip. Looks like the vowel sound character is wrong, too.
January 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Dear @merriam-webster.com, I think the characters inside the second pronunciation guide audio clip are wrong for "conch". It should end in "ch" and not in "k", to correspond to the clip. Looks like the vowel sound character is wrong, too.
Where do you think RFK, Jr would stand on an autism vaccine?
January 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Where do you think RFK, Jr would stand on an autism vaccine?
Hey coffee places that only serve one (small) size of brewed coffee. I need you to stop doing that. Thanks.
January 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Hey coffee places that only serve one (small) size of brewed coffee. I need you to stop doing that. Thanks.
For the first time, my wife cited ChatGPT in an argument with me. I now truly understand the dangers of AI.
January 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
For the first time, my wife cited ChatGPT in an argument with me. I now truly understand the dangers of AI.
TIL that I didn't know how to spell "bequeath"
January 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
TIL that I didn't know how to spell "bequeath"
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Saw someone here say they didn't know #LosAngeles #geography, so I'm sharing this map to show the city's sheer size. The fires are just part of the northern half; the lower half is going about business as usual.
#palisadesfire #lafires
#palisadesfire #lafires
January 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Saw someone here say they didn't know #LosAngeles #geography, so I'm sharing this map to show the city's sheer size. The fires are just part of the northern half; the lower half is going about business as usual.
#palisadesfire #lafires
#palisadesfire #lafires
Has there really never been a film called "Romcom"?!?
January 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Has there really never been a film called "Romcom"?!?
I just tried to play LIGMA in a word game with my family, and now I have a lot of explaining to do
December 27, 2024 at 7:44 PM
I just tried to play LIGMA in a word game with my family, and now I have a lot of explaining to do