Tim Beauchamp
@tbeauchamp.bsky.social
Science, Brewing, Winemaking, Math, Electronics, Wood/Metal working, Beekeeping, Video, Photography, Astronomy, Software, Husband, Dad.
Hobbies, me?
He/him
Hobbies, me?
He/him
I used to defend Twitter: if your feed was crap, you followed crappy people. Then it became X, where crap was the product.
Now the complaint is that Bluesky’s “too bland”? Same story. It’s who you follow. Give it time; blandness might just be the beta phase before chaos.
Still, it's the journey.
Now the complaint is that Bluesky’s “too bland”? Same story. It’s who you follow. Give it time; blandness might just be the beta phase before chaos.
Still, it's the journey.
December 12, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I used to defend Twitter: if your feed was crap, you followed crappy people. Then it became X, where crap was the product.
Now the complaint is that Bluesky’s “too bland”? Same story. It’s who you follow. Give it time; blandness might just be the beta phase before chaos.
Still, it's the journey.
Now the complaint is that Bluesky’s “too bland”? Same story. It’s who you follow. Give it time; blandness might just be the beta phase before chaos.
Still, it's the journey.
Voyager is the little engine that could.
Soon to be sending signals from 1 light-day away. Inarguably one humanities greatest achievements to date.
www.popsci.com/science/voya...
Soon to be sending signals from 1 light-day away. Inarguably one humanities greatest achievements to date.
www.popsci.com/science/voya...
Voyager 1 is almost one light-day from Earth
The intrepid spacecraft will cross a major distance milestone in November 2026.
www.popsci.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Voyager is the little engine that could.
Soon to be sending signals from 1 light-day away. Inarguably one humanities greatest achievements to date.
www.popsci.com/science/voya...
Soon to be sending signals from 1 light-day away. Inarguably one humanities greatest achievements to date.
www.popsci.com/science/voya...
You ever watch a Republican press event and think, Bad Lip Reading has really outdone themselves this season?
December 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
You ever watch a Republican press event and think, Bad Lip Reading has really outdone themselves this season?
May I suggest Comic Sans font?
www.reuters.com/world/us/rub...
www.reuters.com/world/us/rub...
Rubio stages font coup: Times New Roman ousts Calibri
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor Antony Blinken's decision to adopt Calibri ...
www.reuters.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
May I suggest Comic Sans font?
www.reuters.com/world/us/rub...
www.reuters.com/world/us/rub...
I wonder how many new ICE and HLS goobers in masks were all up in arms about people wearing mask just 5 short years ago.
December 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I wonder how many new ICE and HLS goobers in masks were all up in arms about people wearing mask just 5 short years ago.
My holiday reading list is shaping up and looking good with the latest book from historian and friend, Maureen Ogle. @maureenogle.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
My holiday reading list is shaping up and looking good with the latest book from historian and friend, Maureen Ogle. @maureenogle.bsky.social
So, did that increase or decrease it's value.
What if he had fed it to a civet cat?
What if he had fed it to a civet cat?
A man walked into a jewelry store in New Zealand last week, picked up an extravagant Fabergé egg locket and then swallowed it, the police said. When officers arrived, he was arrested and charged with theft. After the man underwent a medical assessment, the only thing the police had to do was wait.
Man Who Swallowed Stolen Fabergé Egg Passes It Naturally, Police Say
The man ingested the egg locket at a jewelry store in New Zealand last week, according to the authorities.
nyti.ms
December 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
So, did that increase or decrease it's value.
What if he had fed it to a civet cat?
What if he had fed it to a civet cat?
Oh, this one hurts. www.americancraftbeer.com/beer-buzzkil...
I remember sitting in the Anchor hop room, just breathing in the fresh cascade hops.
Such a loss if Anchor leaves the city that made it.
I remember sitting in the Anchor hop room, just breathing in the fresh cascade hops.
Such a loss if Anchor leaves the city that made it.
Beer Buzzkills: Anchor Brewing Leaves San Francisco
{Anchor Brewing on Potrero Hill in San Francisco: Courtesy Anchor Brewing)
After 128 years of calling San Francisco home, Anchor Brewing—the brewery that helped launch America’s craft beer revolutio...
www.americancraftbeer.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Oh, this one hurts. www.americancraftbeer.com/beer-buzzkil...
I remember sitting in the Anchor hop room, just breathing in the fresh cascade hops.
Such a loss if Anchor leaves the city that made it.
I remember sitting in the Anchor hop room, just breathing in the fresh cascade hops.
Such a loss if Anchor leaves the city that made it.
Bright side: Net, they one cut one day.
Dark Side: The people getting free access are the ones who celebrate Trumps birthday, which probably are not big national park patrons nor advocates.
Dark Side: The people getting free access are the ones who celebrate Trumps birthday, which probably are not big national park patrons nor advocates.
"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday."
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Bright side: Net, they one cut one day.
Dark Side: The people getting free access are the ones who celebrate Trumps birthday, which probably are not big national park patrons nor advocates.
Dark Side: The people getting free access are the ones who celebrate Trumps birthday, which probably are not big national park patrons nor advocates.
Reposted by Tim Beauchamp
Rep. Crockett’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Texas’s 2026 Map
December 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Rep. Crockett’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Texas’s 2026 Map
Reposted by Tim Beauchamp
It may sound radical, but if one guy has so much wealth and power that he can use the large newspaper he owns to publicly threaten to ruin a service we all rely on, presumably as a bargaining tactic to get lower rates, we probably need to tax that guy until he can't do that anymore.
Exclusive: Amazon has long been USPS’s top customer, providing over $6 billion in annual revenue in 2025.
But Amazon may give up its long-standing partnership with USPS to deliver packages itself, which could spell disaster for the mail agency.
But Amazon may give up its long-standing partnership with USPS to deliver packages itself, which could spell disaster for the mail agency.
Amazon explores cutting ties with USPS, building its own delivery network
Amazon looks into expanding its nationwide delivery network and giving up its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
It may sound radical, but if one guy has so much wealth and power that he can use the large newspaper he owns to publicly threaten to ruin a service we all rely on, presumably as a bargaining tactic to get lower rates, we probably need to tax that guy until he can't do that anymore.
Reposted by Tim Beauchamp
Santa Tweet! Santa Tweet!
December 24, 2023 at 6:32 PM
Santa Tweet! Santa Tweet!
Reposted by Tim Beauchamp
Soooo….. for the Monday crowd. Cough.
I have a new book out: THE PRICE OF PLENTY: A HISTORY OF MEAT IN AMERICA.
Available at bookshopDOTorg, B&N, Kobo, Amazon.
A lengthy excerpt is here.
I have a new book out: THE PRICE OF PLENTY: A HISTORY OF MEAT IN AMERICA.
Available at bookshopDOTorg, B&N, Kobo, Amazon.
A lengthy excerpt is here.
An Excerpt from The Price of Plenty — Maureen Ogle
maureenogle.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Soooo….. for the Monday crowd. Cough.
I have a new book out: THE PRICE OF PLENTY: A HISTORY OF MEAT IN AMERICA.
Available at bookshopDOTorg, B&N, Kobo, Amazon.
A lengthy excerpt is here.
I have a new book out: THE PRICE OF PLENTY: A HISTORY OF MEAT IN AMERICA.
Available at bookshopDOTorg, B&N, Kobo, Amazon.
A lengthy excerpt is here.
I know, right! This is going to be so much more gripping than my last year's reenactment of the retired trailer lady near the Ozark Mountains, who nearly stole Graceland from Elvis Presley's family & then tried to divert attention by pinning it on a fictitious Nigerian identity thief.
I hope my whole family is ready for me to deliver a power point presentation on the Lizza/Nuzzi situation at Thanksgiving.
November 27, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I know, right! This is going to be so much more gripping than my last year's reenactment of the retired trailer lady near the Ozark Mountains, who nearly stole Graceland from Elvis Presley's family & then tried to divert attention by pinning it on a fictitious Nigerian identity thief.
Reposted by Tim Beauchamp
Schrödinger's indictment
November 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Schrödinger's indictment
Am I reading this correctly? The administration is suing universities because those institutions don't want to provide lists of their jewish students, faculty, and the the campus groups they belong to? That sounds bad, doesn't it?
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Am I reading this correctly? The administration is suing universities because those institutions don't want to provide lists of their jewish students, faculty, and the the campus groups they belong to? That sounds bad, doesn't it?
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
My Current Reflection on Generative AI generated content.
Today was the first time I saw something AI-first that was actually good. Not awkward, not “uncanny valley,” but genuinely compelling.
timbeauchamp.github.io/timbeauchamp...
Today was the first time I saw something AI-first that was actually good. Not awkward, not “uncanny valley,” but genuinely compelling.
timbeauchamp.github.io/timbeauchamp...
My Current Reflection on Generative AI
timbeauchamp.github.io
November 22, 2025 at 5:28 AM
My Current Reflection on Generative AI generated content.
Today was the first time I saw something AI-first that was actually good. Not awkward, not “uncanny valley,” but genuinely compelling.
timbeauchamp.github.io/timbeauchamp...
Today was the first time I saw something AI-first that was actually good. Not awkward, not “uncanny valley,” but genuinely compelling.
timbeauchamp.github.io/timbeauchamp...
@maureenogle.bsky.social, three of your books. Just in time for Christmas.
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Submit a Claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
@maureenogle.bsky.social, three of your books. Just in time for Christmas.
I'm really interested in how this tread goes on. I have a feeling it could have an entry for every one Nuzzi and/or Lizza chapters
the dating pool for 30-something straight women is so bleak that some are willing to settle for geriatric ex-South Carolina governors who frequent the Appalachian trail
the dating pool for 30-something straight women is so bleak that some are willing to settle for geriatric Kennedys with worms-that-aren't-really-worms for brains
November 18, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I'm really interested in how this tread goes on. I have a feeling it could have an entry for every one Nuzzi and/or Lizza chapters
I get the feeling that Mark Burnett and some team of writers all strung out on dimethyltryptamine & brain worms, are scripting everything going on in today's politics.
We are all in the 2030 Survivor/The Apprentice/Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader/Shark Tank/The Voice Touched by an Angel remake.
We are all in the 2030 Survivor/The Apprentice/Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader/Shark Tank/The Voice Touched by an Angel remake.
November 18, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I get the feeling that Mark Burnett and some team of writers all strung out on dimethyltryptamine & brain worms, are scripting everything going on in today's politics.
We are all in the 2030 Survivor/The Apprentice/Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader/Shark Tank/The Voice Touched by an Angel remake.
We are all in the 2030 Survivor/The Apprentice/Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader/Shark Tank/The Voice Touched by an Angel remake.
Tick-borne allergy leads to deathly allergic reaction to red meat. What! I am never going hiking again.
www.foxnews.com/health/man-d...
www.foxnews.com/health/man-d...
Man dies hours after eating burger as researchers confirm fatal allergy
A fatal allergic reaction to red meat highlights a dangerous tick-borne illness. Researchers warn of alpha-gal syndrome risks from hamburgers and steak after tick exposure.
www.foxnews.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Tick-borne allergy leads to deathly allergic reaction to red meat. What! I am never going hiking again.
www.foxnews.com/health/man-d...
www.foxnews.com/health/man-d...
Maybe this was the intent, but it almost lost me at "U.S. Congress considers". But, need to stay plugged in.
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Maybe this was the intent, but it almost lost me at "U.S. Congress considers". But, need to stay plugged in.
This take on LLMs use in science journalism aligns with my own observation of its use in software development.
Prolific generation of compelling content, but decreasing productivity when taking into account poor quality of code & the time spent testing for correctness & repairing hallucinations
Prolific generation of compelling content, but decreasing productivity when taking into account poor quality of code & the time spent testing for correctness & repairing hallucinations
CAN LLMs write about science? @science.org decided to find out, and they did it the curious, scientific way. They did an experiment.
Love this thoughtful convo. www.lastwordonnothing.com/2025/11/12/w...
Love this thoughtful convo. www.lastwordonnothing.com/2025/11/12/w...
The Last Word On Nothing | Why AAAS won’t be using AI to write press releases anytime soon
www.lastwordonnothing.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:47 AM
This take on LLMs use in science journalism aligns with my own observation of its use in software development.
Prolific generation of compelling content, but decreasing productivity when taking into account poor quality of code & the time spent testing for correctness & repairing hallucinations
Prolific generation of compelling content, but decreasing productivity when taking into account poor quality of code & the time spent testing for correctness & repairing hallucinations
Just watched Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein. This review was pretty critical (though still a great read), I actually loved the remake.
Also, fun fact: there are only two degrees of separation between the author of Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus and the world’s first computer programmer.
Also, fun fact: there are only two degrees of separation between the author of Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus and the world’s first computer programmer.
having read both versions of frankenstein and a book of criticism and a novel based on frankenstein in the last month… i am happy to release my creature (this blog)
defector.com/guillermo-de...
defector.com/guillermo-de...
Guillermo del Toro's ‘Frankenstein’ Is Flawed Because His Creature Is Not | Defector
Guillermo del Toro has devoted much of his career to sanctifying monsters. In his first feature film, Cronos, an aging antique dealer stumbles into eternal life, becoming a vampire who, rather than be...
defector.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Just watched Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein. This review was pretty critical (though still a great read), I actually loved the remake.
Also, fun fact: there are only two degrees of separation between the author of Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus and the world’s first computer programmer.
Also, fun fact: there are only two degrees of separation between the author of Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus and the world’s first computer programmer.
I can still remember a time in the past that I wanted to subscribe to the NYT. But, it's getting harder to remember why I did.
You have to understand what pieces like this from the NYT are and are not.
They are not an honest assessment of the state of politics today.
They are a negotiation tactic—an effort by a calcified, right-leaning legacy institution to steer the discourse in a direction more palatable to elites.
They are not an honest assessment of the state of politics today.
They are a negotiation tactic—an effort by a calcified, right-leaning legacy institution to steer the discourse in a direction more palatable to elites.
November 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I can still remember a time in the past that I wanted to subscribe to the NYT. But, it's getting harder to remember why I did.