Tim Welch
@timwelch.nz
Follow me for bikes and bees and baking 'n stuff...
Modern Workplace Engineer - fulltime remote
Wanaka | New Zealand
Modern Workplace Engineer - fulltime remote
Wanaka | New Zealand
Sunday morning gravel ride
November 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Sunday morning gravel ride
The youth think its Summer...
November 22, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The youth think its Summer...
I might be out of my depth...
November 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I might be out of my depth...
Great day for hot air ballooning and bike riding
November 15, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Great day for hot air ballooning and bike riding
Tuesday evening gravel racing. Dusty!
November 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Tuesday evening gravel racing. Dusty!
AI is quite the way off taking my job any time soon. How can those gobshites proclaim how good it is?
I would have got to where I am quicker by reading the reference docs 😒
I would have got to where I am quicker by reading the reference docs 😒
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 AM
AI is quite the way off taking my job any time soon. How can those gobshites proclaim how good it is?
I would have got to where I am quicker by reading the reference docs 😒
I would have got to where I am quicker by reading the reference docs 😒
18 out of 19 for me. But why is #19 missing?
A big far ZERO for me
(i got a zero lolz)
THE FABULOUS WEIRD CHECKLIST
Give yourself I point for each thing you've NEVER done.
THE FABULOUS WEIRD CHECKLIST
Give yourself I point for each thing you've NEVER done.
November 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
18 out of 19 for me. But why is #19 missing?
Photos from yesterday's ride around the block to Lake Hawea
November 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Photos from yesterday's ride around the block to Lake Hawea
What is it with snow and Labour Weekend?!!? 😒
It's snowing here again in Wanaka; as it did last Labour weekend and yet it hasn't snowed in town all Winter
It's snowing here again in Wanaka; as it did last Labour weekend and yet it hasn't snowed in town all Winter
October 27, 2025 at 6:00 AM
What is it with snow and Labour Weekend?!!? 😒
It's snowing here again in Wanaka; as it did last Labour weekend and yet it hasn't snowed in town all Winter
It's snowing here again in Wanaka; as it did last Labour weekend and yet it hasn't snowed in town all Winter
Reposted by Tim Welch
“In the era of the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike lanes aren’t fit for office.” — @taylornoakes.com in @cultmtl.com
Also in an era of worsening urban traffic, urban pollution, urban noise, exploding public costs, competition among cities, & not nearly enough space in cities.
Also in an era of worsening urban traffic, urban pollution, urban noise, exploding public costs, competition among cities, & not nearly enough space in cities.
In the era of the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike lanes aren’t fit for office
Amid the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike lanes — as in Montreal municipal election campaign — aren’t fit for office.
cultmtl.com
October 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
“In the era of the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike lanes aren’t fit for office.” — @taylornoakes.com in @cultmtl.com
Also in an era of worsening urban traffic, urban pollution, urban noise, exploding public costs, competition among cities, & not nearly enough space in cities.
Also in an era of worsening urban traffic, urban pollution, urban noise, exploding public costs, competition among cities, & not nearly enough space in cities.
Just found Kagi News Aggregator! This is life changing for my news consumption...
✅ Completely remove whole sections
✅ Filter for words I'm just not interested in
news.kagi.com/new_zealand/
✅ Completely remove whole sections
✅ Filter for words I'm just not interested in
news.kagi.com/new_zealand/
Kagi News
Kagi News distills thousands of world-wide news sources into one perfect daily briefing. Get every critical perspective in just 5 minutes. No endless scrolling. No attention hijacking.
news.kagi.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Just found Kagi News Aggregator! This is life changing for my news consumption...
✅ Completely remove whole sections
✅ Filter for words I'm just not interested in
news.kagi.com/new_zealand/
✅ Completely remove whole sections
✅ Filter for words I'm just not interested in
news.kagi.com/new_zealand/
So it ain't just me...
Currently, there is an outage affecting various online services, including #Signal.
Other apps such as #Snapchat and #Canva are also not working due to this.
👉 aboutsignal.com/news/outage-...
#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #outage
Other apps such as #Snapchat and #Canva are also not working due to this.
👉 aboutsignal.com/news/outage-...
#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #outage
Outage at Signal and several other online services - AboutSignal.com
Users can't send or receive messages.
aboutsignal.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:56 AM
So it ain't just me...
Cameron Jones from Nelson wins the Life Time Grand Prix series after getting in as a wildcard entry. This is so impressive!
www.cyclingnews.com/news/i-was-j...
www.cyclingnews.com/news/i-was-j...
‘I was just trying to think about what was on the line’ - Cameron Jones charges from wildcard entry to Life Time Grand Prix series winner
New Zealander clinched title with fifth place finish at Big Sugar Classic as he unseated three-time series champion Keegan Swenson in finale
www.cyclingnews.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Cameron Jones from Nelson wins the Life Time Grand Prix series after getting in as a wildcard entry. This is so impressive!
www.cyclingnews.com/news/i-was-j...
www.cyclingnews.com/news/i-was-j...
I'm not convinced by the look of the red onion but the test is in the taste...
October 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I'm not convinced by the look of the red onion but the test is in the taste...
Slowly adding more and more cayenne pepper to my cheese scones each time I make them. No one complaining yet!
October 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Slowly adding more and more cayenne pepper to my cheese scones each time I make them. No one complaining yet!
Reposted by Tim Welch
"I have a decent fluency in LLMs, and they have utility, but the absurd degree of over-hype, the way they're being forced on everyone, and the insistence on ignoring the many valid critiques about them make it very difficult to focus on legitimate uses where they might add value."
October 17, 2025 at 4:32 AM
"I have a decent fluency in LLMs, and they have utility, but the absurd degree of over-hype, the way they're being forced on everyone, and the insistence on ignoring the many valid critiques about them make it very difficult to focus on legitimate uses where they might add value."
Just Microsoft blocking those pesky spam messages...
October 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Just Microsoft blocking those pesky spam messages...
That's 4000km that I otherwise would have taken a car...
October 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
That's 4000km that I otherwise would have taken a car...
Just in case you missed it... Lamb on a rock
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l89...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l89...
Lamb And Her Rock
YouTube video by Lee Walters
www.youtube.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Just in case you missed it... Lamb on a rock
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l89...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l89...
Trying to bluff my way through writing C in the Arduino IDE as well as using Claude.ai.
Remarkably even between helpful and really f*cking annoying at messing things up.
Possibly quicker to just read the docs 🤔
Remarkably even between helpful and really f*cking annoying at messing things up.
Possibly quicker to just read the docs 🤔
October 9, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Trying to bluff my way through writing C in the Arduino IDE as well as using Claude.ai.
Remarkably even between helpful and really f*cking annoying at messing things up.
Possibly quicker to just read the docs 🤔
Remarkably even between helpful and really f*cking annoying at messing things up.
Possibly quicker to just read the docs 🤔
Reposted by Tim Welch
Delighted that Cory is having a moment with "Enshittification," because it's an accurate word for what's happening in tech and he's the right person to describe it.
(Gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/b...
(Gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/b...
A Powerhouse Writer Found One Word to Change the Debate About Tech
www.nytimes.com
October 6, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Delighted that Cory is having a moment with "Enshittification," because it's an accurate word for what's happening in tech and he's the right person to describe it.
(Gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/b...
(Gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/b...