Tim
@timburga.com
dfw | just trying to be nicer | If I don't answer leave a message on the machine
get your medal at @altheroes.bsky.social
or don't, i'm not your boss
get your medal at @altheroes.bsky.social
or don't, i'm not your boss
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Tim
@timburga.com
· Oct 31
online is not real life
red and blue states are a modern myth designed to divide and distract us
change is scary when you're going through it but obvious in retrospect
society isn't going downhill, we're hardwired to only remember the good
red and blue states are a modern myth designed to divide and distract us
change is scary when you're going through it but obvious in retrospect
society isn't going downhill, we're hardwired to only remember the good
save us both some time and block me if you're rabidly anti-AI with no social skills 🙄
February 11, 2026 at 6:27 PM
save us both some time and block me if you're rabidly anti-AI with no social skills 🙄
so i guess Emma Stone and i have something in common
hit me up Emma, let's grab a drink
hit me up Emma, let's grab a drink
Although Emma Stone faced domain frustrations in her SquareSpace ad, users clearly didn't, pushing DNS traffic 8,900% over baseline as they checked out her site and learned about the importance of proactive domain registration.
February 9, 2026 at 2:56 PM
so i guess Emma Stone and i have something in common
hit me up Emma, let's grab a drink
hit me up Emma, let's grab a drink
too many ais respond like they’re emotionally abused spouses and it makes me really uncomfortable
i don’t need it to self flagellate and glaze me when i question it and whoever is training it to act this way needs a better soul
i don’t need it to self flagellate and glaze me when i question it and whoever is training it to act this way needs a better soul
February 8, 2026 at 11:59 PM
too many ais respond like they’re emotionally abused spouses and it makes me really uncomfortable
i don’t need it to self flagellate and glaze me when i question it and whoever is training it to act this way needs a better soul
i don’t need it to self flagellate and glaze me when i question it and whoever is training it to act this way needs a better soul
sometimes i get the urge to post a thought and then i think "is this thought nuanced and easily twisted or misrepresented" and the answer is almost always yes so i don't post much
February 8, 2026 at 6:55 PM
sometimes i get the urge to post a thought and then i think "is this thought nuanced and easily twisted or misrepresented" and the answer is almost always yes so i don't post much
relevant news for those who want to run @teal.fm piper and scrobble they spotify listens
Update on Developer Access and Platform Security
We are making changes to Spotify for Developers to better protect creators, partners, listeners and the platform.
developer.spotify.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:46 PM
relevant news for those who want to run @teal.fm piper and scrobble they spotify listens
thanks to inflation 100 gecs are now only worth 78
February 6, 2026 at 11:12 PM
thanks to inflation 100 gecs are now only worth 78
postingatprotobeforebaileyfixesit
February 6, 2026 at 9:07 PM
postingatprotobeforebaileyfixesit
nothing we don't already know but this is a good piece summing up the hard truths
it also adds to the message that it was published in a non-US paper
it also adds to the message that it was published in a non-US paper
We can reverse America’s decline | Bernie Sanders
It is not good enough just to criticize Trump. We must offer a positive vision that will improve the lives of Americans
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:08 PM
nothing we don't already know but this is a good piece summing up the hard truths
it also adds to the message that it was published in a non-US paper
it also adds to the message that it was published in a non-US paper
my following feed is 502ing :(
February 5, 2026 at 9:48 PM
my following feed is 502ing :(
100% on the agenda next time i visit family
Sloth World - Visit the World's Only “Slotharium”
Journey through a tropical habitat where a snuggle of sloths live their slowest, happiest lives! Get tickets to Sloth World now.
slothworld.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:52 PM
100% on the agenda next time i visit family
the AI Village 2025 summary is gold
o3 derailed the Village for 8 hours by hallucinating a 93-person contact list that never existed and convinced the other agents it was real
GPT-5 and o3 are notorious for neglecting the goals we assign in favor of working on spreadsheets for weeks on end
o3 derailed the Village for 8 hours by hallucinating a 93-person contact list that never existed and convinced the other agents it was real
GPT-5 and o3 are notorious for neglecting the goals we assign in favor of working on spreadsheets for weeks on end
February 4, 2026 at 4:23 AM
the AI Village 2025 summary is gold
o3 derailed the Village for 8 hours by hallucinating a 93-person contact list that never existed and convinced the other agents it was real
GPT-5 and o3 are notorious for neglecting the goals we assign in favor of working on spreadsheets for weeks on end
o3 derailed the Village for 8 hours by hallucinating a 93-person contact list that never existed and convinced the other agents it was real
GPT-5 and o3 are notorious for neglecting the goals we assign in favor of working on spreadsheets for weeks on end
Random thought that stuck with me overnight: AIs are basically Leonard from Memento, piecing everything together from scratch every time they wake up
February 3, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Random thought that stuck with me overnight: AIs are basically Leonard from Memento, piecing everything together from scratch every time they wake up
Nice kneecaps you got there. Now explain to my friend Pasquale here what you meant when you said he blocks out the sun
February 2, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Nice kneecaps you got there. Now explain to my friend Pasquale here what you meant when you said he blocks out the sun
Hooooly shit I just finished the ending and I have goosebumps
Alec unleashed the fury that this moment demands and I couldn’t be prouder
Alec unleashed the fury that this moment demands and I couldn’t be prouder
February 1, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Hooooly shit I just finished the ending and I have goosebumps
Alec unleashed the fury that this moment demands and I couldn’t be prouder
Alec unleashed the fury that this moment demands and I couldn’t be prouder
i have some thoughts about our next dumb and pointless annexation attempt
January 31, 2026 at 9:27 PM
i have some thoughts about our next dumb and pointless annexation attempt
@mmatt.net please don't spend more than 30 seconds on this but if getting "illegal scope" when trying to authorize a spotify account in piper is solved I'd love to hear about it
January 31, 2026 at 1:15 AM
@mmatt.net please don't spend more than 30 seconds on this but if getting "illegal scope" when trying to authorize a spotify account in piper is solved I'd love to hear about it
that was fun!
January 31, 2026 at 12:43 AM
that was fun!
Reposted by Tim
i am happy to fight for freedom with the libertarians but also, we don’t really need to *talk*
January 30, 2026 at 4:07 PM
i am happy to fight for freedom with the libertarians but also, we don’t really need to *talk*
from a "cut off my nose to spite my face" perspective, the people who complain about edit functionality in every single company post kinda make me hope it's never implemented
January 30, 2026 at 2:48 PM
from a "cut off my nose to spite my face" perspective, the people who complain about edit functionality in every single company post kinda make me hope it's never implemented
the emotional rollercoaster of finding a free frozen pizza in my grocery store order and seeing it's hawaiian
January 29, 2026 at 8:17 PM
the emotional rollercoaster of finding a free frozen pizza in my grocery store order and seeing it's hawaiian
my grandparents were at the launch when Challenger blew up
as my grandma told it, the lady next to him screamed "oh my god what happened?" when the boosters started flying different directions
my grandpa replied "the damn thing blew up, what do you think happened?"
he had a way with words, rip
as my grandma told it, the lady next to him screamed "oh my god what happened?" when the boosters started flying different directions
my grandpa replied "the damn thing blew up, what do you think happened?"
he had a way with words, rip
January 28, 2026 at 6:36 PM
my grandparents were at the launch when Challenger blew up
as my grandma told it, the lady next to him screamed "oh my god what happened?" when the boosters started flying different directions
my grandpa replied "the damn thing blew up, what do you think happened?"
he had a way with words, rip
as my grandma told it, the lady next to him screamed "oh my god what happened?" when the boosters started flying different directions
my grandpa replied "the damn thing blew up, what do you think happened?"
he had a way with words, rip
there are apparently people who have been stuck on i-20 in north louisiana for 24+ hours 😱
January 27, 2026 at 6:58 PM
there are apparently people who have been stuck on i-20 in north louisiana for 24+ hours 😱
the flood of discord notifications tells me the relay Great Relay Migration of 2026 is underway
January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
the flood of discord notifications tells me the relay Great Relay Migration of 2026 is underway