Tim Weigel
@timweigel.bsky.social
Getting along like Unicode in an ASCII file. In a love/hate (but mostly love) relationship with Alabama, Mobile in particular. I like SQL.
And, of course, EVERYTHING I post here is on my own behalf, speaking only for myself, etc. unless explicitly stated
And, of course, EVERYTHING I post here is on my own behalf, speaking only for myself, etc. unless explicitly stated
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help! this month is really rough. ebt is a mess (reduced and requires reapplying) and i'm on a final appeal for ssi. i can barely afford to pay my electric & on top of that i'd like to be able to get my son something nice in addition to the basic necessities we require. any little bit helps! 💜
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December 4, 2025 at 9:51 PM
help! this month is really rough. ebt is a mess (reduced and requires reapplying) and i'm on a final appeal for ssi. i can barely afford to pay my electric & on top of that i'd like to be able to get my son something nice in addition to the basic necessities we require. any little bit helps! 💜
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Thirty years ago today, the scientist Clair Patterson passed away. He campaigned tirelessly and effectively to remove lead from gasoline, paint, pipes, and food cans. The drop in violent crime that correlates with this change? Massive.
Science hero.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clair_P...
Science hero.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clair_P...
Clair Patterson - Wikipedia
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December 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Thirty years ago today, the scientist Clair Patterson passed away. He campaigned tirelessly and effectively to remove lead from gasoline, paint, pipes, and food cans. The drop in violent crime that correlates with this change? Massive.
Science hero.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clair_P...
Science hero.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clair_P...
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worth saying that some portion of the freed slaves were themselves illegal aliens having been brought illegally into the united states by smugglers. if the birthright clause applies to them, it applies to undocumented immigrants
Here is the question presented. It's a relatively clean vehicle for the Supreme Court to finally decide whether it is lawful for the president to deny birthright citizenship to the children of immigrants. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
December 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
worth saying that some portion of the freed slaves were themselves illegal aliens having been brought illegally into the united states by smugglers. if the birthright clause applies to them, it applies to undocumented immigrants
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Shitty photoshop is better and funnier than any AI
December 5, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Shitty photoshop is better and funnier than any AI
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I wrote this earlier this year and I still hope it can be of use! www.eater.com/24364171/ice...
December 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I wrote this earlier this year and I still hope it can be of use! www.eater.com/24364171/ice...
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ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
This is a really fun toy. It's hard to not just list a ton of 'em here.
Inasmuch as I explicitly model my starship names in the Interdependency series on what Iain Banks was doing in The Culture, my presence in this headline is superfluous; nevertheless I will take it
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A Spaceship Name Generator inspired by The Culture and John Scalzi
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December 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This is a really fun toy. It's hard to not just list a ton of 'em here.
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Nerd humor coming your way 😂
December 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Nerd humor coming your way 😂
It's cool that kei cars are the new cause du jour of the President, but unless there's a good market for them they won't be able to get the production volumes up enough to make 'em affordable. I just don't think it's feasible, despite it being one of those 'stopped clock is right 2x/day' moments.
December 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
It's cool that kei cars are the new cause du jour of the President, but unless there's a good market for them they won't be able to get the production volumes up enough to make 'em affordable. I just don't think it's feasible, despite it being one of those 'stopped clock is right 2x/day' moments.
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Did the food replicator on the Enterprise really work or was it secretly a bunch of ensigns inside the bulkhead doing their best with a teapot and a little range?
December 5, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Did the food replicator on the Enterprise really work or was it secretly a bunch of ensigns inside the bulkhead doing their best with a teapot and a little range?
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Our City Council rep is having a meet-and-greet holiday event tonight and I’m going to go but I’m fighting off MAJOR, “… but I could also NOT go,” urges. Buuuut, if I want to get more active in the community, this is a good place to start, so. Gonna go.
Wonder how many other people will be masking?
Wonder how many other people will be masking?
December 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Our City Council rep is having a meet-and-greet holiday event tonight and I’m going to go but I’m fighting off MAJOR, “… but I could also NOT go,” urges. Buuuut, if I want to get more active in the community, this is a good place to start, so. Gonna go.
Wonder how many other people will be masking?
Wonder how many other people will be masking?
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Hey all,
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Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
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Tired: police procedurals
Wired: cat procedurals, a series entirely focused on the drama and politics of being a cat
Wired: cat procedurals, a series entirely focused on the drama and politics of being a cat
December 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Tired: police procedurals
Wired: cat procedurals, a series entirely focused on the drama and politics of being a cat
Wired: cat procedurals, a series entirely focused on the drama and politics of being a cat
One of my least favorite things to do at work is standardize state and country names and codes because boy oh boy you never know when someone is going to have Very Strong Feelings about certain places.
I understand why, and I’m far more often sympathetic than not, but we’re dealing with 1/
I understand why, and I’m far more often sympathetic than not, but we’re dealing with 1/
December 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
One of my least favorite things to do at work is standardize state and country names and codes because boy oh boy you never know when someone is going to have Very Strong Feelings about certain places.
I understand why, and I’m far more often sympathetic than not, but we’re dealing with 1/
I understand why, and I’m far more often sympathetic than not, but we’re dealing with 1/
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I had to write about Horses for @aftermath.site aftermath.site/horses-indie...
December 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I had to write about Horses for @aftermath.site aftermath.site/horses-indie...
I’ve noticed that I’ve been using the various information_schema views lately instead of the SQL Server-specific tables and views.
I don’t have a point with this post beyond noting how my own coding and development practices change over time.
I don’t have a point with this post beyond noting how my own coding and development practices change over time.
December 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I’ve noticed that I’ve been using the various information_schema views lately instead of the SQL Server-specific tables and views.
I don’t have a point with this post beyond noting how my own coding and development practices change over time.
I don’t have a point with this post beyond noting how my own coding and development practices change over time.
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Not all that long ago when a man was lonely he'd simply break out his synthesizer and write Are Friends Electric? but now instead they just try to enact fascism.
December 4, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Not all that long ago when a man was lonely he'd simply break out his synthesizer and write Are Friends Electric? but now instead they just try to enact fascism.
Station wagons never left as such, they just turned into SUVs or survived in niche market segments. No reason you can’t make a fuel-efficient wagon NOW, you don’t need to reduce standards to do it.
Give me a wagon based on my Camry XSE Hybrid - I would legit love that.
Give me a wagon based on my Camry XSE Hybrid - I would legit love that.
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Station wagons never left as such, they just turned into SUVs or survived in niche market segments. No reason you can’t make a fuel-efficient wagon NOW, you don’t need to reduce standards to do it.
Give me a wagon based on my Camry XSE Hybrid - I would legit love that.
Give me a wagon based on my Camry XSE Hybrid - I would legit love that.
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It's amazing when you quit drinking how unattractive people become
*6 years sober today, best 6 years of my life*
*6 years sober today, best 6 years of my life*
November 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It's amazing when you quit drinking how unattractive people become
*6 years sober today, best 6 years of my life*
*6 years sober today, best 6 years of my life*
I had to look up Dean Kamen's other inventions because he is indelibly associated with the Segway in my mind. He did some neat stuff! Insulin pumps! Drug infusion pumps! A very good mobility system for disabled people (taking technologies and lessons from the Segway, even!)!
But man, the Segway...
But man, the Segway...
Younger people who didn't witness it cannot fathom the hype around the Segway. Every news station agreed it would revolutionize the entire social fabric of the Earth. That all future humans would divide history between the savage days of the past, and the soon to be new era of zoom zoom scoot scoot.
December 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I had to look up Dean Kamen's other inventions because he is indelibly associated with the Segway in my mind. He did some neat stuff! Insulin pumps! Drug infusion pumps! A very good mobility system for disabled people (taking technologies and lessons from the Segway, even!)!
But man, the Segway...
But man, the Segway...
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Dear Guitar George,
We actually need someone to play lead who can make a guitar cry or sing and who DOESN’T know all chords.
So I’m sorry but not a good fit.
You should call the Sultans of Swing.
Might be called the Sultans Who Play Creole. Not sure.
Good luck!
#SultansOfSwingOriginStories
We actually need someone to play lead who can make a guitar cry or sing and who DOESN’T know all chords.
So I’m sorry but not a good fit.
You should call the Sultans of Swing.
Might be called the Sultans Who Play Creole. Not sure.
Good luck!
#SultansOfSwingOriginStories
December 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Dear Guitar George,
We actually need someone to play lead who can make a guitar cry or sing and who DOESN’T know all chords.
So I’m sorry but not a good fit.
You should call the Sultans of Swing.
Might be called the Sultans Who Play Creole. Not sure.
Good luck!
#SultansOfSwingOriginStories
We actually need someone to play lead who can make a guitar cry or sing and who DOESN’T know all chords.
So I’m sorry but not a good fit.
You should call the Sultans of Swing.
Might be called the Sultans Who Play Creole. Not sure.
Good luck!
#SultansOfSwingOriginStories
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could he BE any more guilty
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Doctor who sold ketamine to ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry before his overdose death gets 2 1/2 years in prison.
December 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
could he BE any more guilty
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The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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