ti zhang
@zerochilltea.bsky.social
any | staff site reliability engineer with roots in SWE | Daoist,artist, writer, musician,complex systems thinker | soft,like the ocean is soft. gentle,like the sun could be gentle | www.nombiezinja.com | married, long distance, not poly | parent
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ti zhang
@zerochilltea.bsky.social
· Mar 22
i need to restate this periodically: i dont capitalize & often mess up my grammar bc it is part of my personal activism:w/ my words i challenge the subconscious idea we all have that associates perfect grammar & lang presentation w valuable ideas and content, bc that association is classist & racist
new pinned post:i observe & analyze the intersection of tech,world news,gender,history,and media consumption.
u will see a lot of thoughts,some art & music,cat photos,and occasional selfies.
also re: my writing style: bsky.app/profile/zero...
oh & i love videogames,fountain pens,loud music
u will see a lot of thoughts,some art & music,cat photos,and occasional selfies.
also re: my writing style: bsky.app/profile/zero...
oh & i love videogames,fountain pens,loud music
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lmao this was how i remember snowball fights as a kid in Dongbei (Northeast China) and it wasn’t until reading this viral post in china that i realized not everyone grew up combatively like this. no wonder they say the best bone doctors are in Harbin
lmao this was how i remember snowball fights as a kid in Dongbei (Northeast China) and it wasn’t until reading this viral post in china that i realized not everyone grew up combatively like this. no wonder they say the best bone doctors are in Harbin
南方人无法想象的快乐 - 小红书
3 亿人的生活经验，都在小红书
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November 27, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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lmao this was how i remember snowball fights as a kid in Dongbei (Northeast China) and it wasn’t until reading this viral post in china that i realized not everyone grew up combatively like this. no wonder they say the best bone doctors are in Harbin
lmao this was how i remember snowball fights as a kid in Dongbei (Northeast China) and it wasn’t until reading this viral post in china that i realized not everyone grew up combatively like this. no wonder they say the best bone doctors are in Harbin
watching The Beast in Me and the show would not happen of the protagonist did not make one bad decision after another, in fact i don’t think she has made a single decision that i agreed with and im on e3. then we look it up she’s written by dude writers — but of course
November 26, 2025 at 7:39 AM
watching The Beast in Me and the show would not happen of the protagonist did not make one bad decision after another, in fact i don’t think she has made a single decision that i agreed with and im on e3. then we look it up she’s written by dude writers — but of course
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"Eby says the amendments will update outdated language to protect health care professionals from being sued for providing involuntary care " oh but this is so sinister D:
Previously, the government has said it wouldn't be appropriate to make changes to the act while the legal challenge is in progress
But Eby changed his tune following the Lapu Lapu day tragedy in Vancouver earlier this year, ordering a review of the act and promising to modernize it
So here we are
But Eby changed his tune following the Lapu Lapu day tragedy in Vancouver earlier this year, ordering a review of the act and promising to modernize it
So here we are
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 AM
"Eby says the amendments will update outdated language to protect health care professionals from being sued for providing involuntary care " oh but this is so sinister D:
nimbus has the runs we don’t know what it is vet has been seen and i have been wiping cat butt for five days we r exploring
i’ve not wiped this much butt since Child stopped using diapers jfc i am professional cat butt wiper now ripperino to my productivity also poor nimbus, he so sad and sickly
i’ve not wiped this much butt since Child stopped using diapers jfc i am professional cat butt wiper now ripperino to my productivity also poor nimbus, he so sad and sickly
November 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
nimbus has the runs we don’t know what it is vet has been seen and i have been wiping cat butt for five days we r exploring
i’ve not wiped this much butt since Child stopped using diapers jfc i am professional cat butt wiper now ripperino to my productivity also poor nimbus, he so sad and sickly
i’ve not wiped this much butt since Child stopped using diapers jfc i am professional cat butt wiper now ripperino to my productivity also poor nimbus, he so sad and sickly
went to a dnb show and had fun at the dnb and then it turned into hardstyle so i left
ran into a friend while leaving and he was like wanna stay and hang out im like no, nothing is going to make me stay for hardstyle sorry
ran into a friend while leaving and he was like wanna stay and hang out im like no, nothing is going to make me stay for hardstyle sorry
November 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
went to a dnb show and had fun at the dnb and then it turned into hardstyle so i left
ran into a friend while leaving and he was like wanna stay and hang out im like no, nothing is going to make me stay for hardstyle sorry
ran into a friend while leaving and he was like wanna stay and hang out im like no, nothing is going to make me stay for hardstyle sorry
the whole trump convo w mamdani thing really reveals in a straight forward way how much politics and day to day power dynamics are driven by unaware unintrospected masculinity
November 23, 2025 at 4:39 AM
the whole trump convo w mamdani thing really reveals in a straight forward way how much politics and day to day power dynamics are driven by unaware unintrospected masculinity
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Unfortunately, when you turn off Smart Features, Google also turns off a whole bunch of other features that worked for over a decade without AI, including
* package tracking
* nudges
* sorting email by tabs
* smart reply
They want to force you to turn it on to get the conveniences you already had
* package tracking
* nudges
* sorting email by tabs
* smart reply
They want to force you to turn it on to get the conveniences you already had
By now, it should be clear that all popular software and services are using your data to train their own AI ambitions.
Including Bluesky.
It should not be a surprise that Google is reading your emails.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Including Bluesky.
It should not be a surprise that Google is reading your emails.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Unfortunately, when you turn off Smart Features, Google also turns off a whole bunch of other features that worked for over a decade without AI, including
* package tracking
* nudges
* sorting email by tabs
* smart reply
They want to force you to turn it on to get the conveniences you already had
* package tracking
* nudges
* sorting email by tabs
* smart reply
They want to force you to turn it on to get the conveniences you already had
new pfp
Nezha hairbuns cuz das my current thing
purple in solidarity with the women of South Africa
Nezha hairbuns cuz das my current thing
purple in solidarity with the women of South Africa
November 22, 2025 at 6:22 AM
new pfp
Nezha hairbuns cuz das my current thing
purple in solidarity with the women of South Africa
Nezha hairbuns cuz das my current thing
purple in solidarity with the women of South Africa
water isn’t spicy enough that’s why we have sparkling water
November 22, 2025 at 3:43 AM
water isn’t spicy enough that’s why we have sparkling water
“ we have enterprise level security with compliance in mind”
the enterprise level security with compliance in mind:
the enterprise level security with compliance in mind:
November 22, 2025 at 3:30 AM
“ we have enterprise level security with compliance in mind”
the enterprise level security with compliance in mind:
the enterprise level security with compliance in mind:
raise ur hand if u r also a neurodivergent human who consumes much less water than most LLMs for inference and training (and credits other ppl for ur learnings and is capable of ur original thinking instead of just regurgitating the words u read somewhere else in new formats)
instead of asking chatgpt or claude simply ask ur autistic friend today we consume a lot less water for inference and raining most of us are pretty dehydrated and eat much less than we should
November 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
raise ur hand if u r also a neurodivergent human who consumes much less water than most LLMs for inference and training (and credits other ppl for ur learnings and is capable of ur original thinking instead of just regurgitating the words u read somewhere else in new formats)
me, an autistic to my kid: no we aren't paying for this LLM we got LLMs at home
the LLMs at home: their autistic parents and the local LLM they'd set up
the LLMs at home: their autistic parents and the local LLM they'd set up
November 22, 2025 at 2:06 AM
me, an autistic to my kid: no we aren't paying for this LLM we got LLMs at home
the LLMs at home: their autistic parents and the local LLM they'd set up
the LLMs at home: their autistic parents and the local LLM they'd set up
happy friday! here’s a feel good song about being sad but being happy
full version youtu.be/vLjZkjuOqFM?...
full version youtu.be/vLjZkjuOqFM?...
November 22, 2025 at 1:06 AM
happy friday! here’s a feel good song about being sad but being happy
full version youtu.be/vLjZkjuOqFM?...
full version youtu.be/vLjZkjuOqFM?...
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Many people have noted that the Primary / Social / Forums / Updates tabs are missing when you do this 👀. You can recreate these manually using the "Multiple Inbox" setup in settings. Basically, tell your inbox to include emails tagged "inbox" and exclude the social / forums / updates.
November 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Many people have noted that the Primary / Social / Forums / Updates tabs are missing when you do this 👀. You can recreate these manually using the "Multiple Inbox" setup in settings. Basically, tell your inbox to include emails tagged "inbox" and exclude the social / forums / updates.
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Here is what I came across for anyone who can’t find it
November 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Here is what I came across for anyone who can’t find it
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Here’s how to turn off Gemini AI
on an iPhone.
on an iPhone.
November 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Here’s how to turn off Gemini AI
on an iPhone.
on an iPhone.
instructions i gave to child to cook so i can go work out and write code huehuehuehuehue
November 21, 2025 at 2:19 AM
instructions i gave to child to cook so i can go work out and write code huehuehuehuehue
alice was a Trekkie 😭😭😭
With many people covering Alice’s impact and legacy, the Alice Wong I want to remember is the woman behind all the bodies of work. The super blunt, funny, and empathetic human that I was able to be friends with for a little while.
bits.elea.fyi/alice/
bits.elea.fyi/alice/
November 20, 2025 at 11:49 PM
alice was a Trekkie 😭😭😭
“what did u do last night after work?”
“i cosplayed a demon AI bear who hates mongodb and terrorized my friend online”
“i cosplayed a demon AI bear who hates mongodb and terrorized my friend online”
The teddy bear replies: "maybe, but flexible data models can be supported with Postgres and JSONB, and most data sooner or later becomes relational. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but it will." The teddy bear turns and stares into the distance. "Somehow, it always does."
November 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
“what did u do last night after work?”
“i cosplayed a demon AI bear who hates mongodb and terrorized my friend online”
“i cosplayed a demon AI bear who hates mongodb and terrorized my friend online”
mass hysteria incoming woohoo
Yeah sure why not
November 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
mass hysteria incoming woohoo
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wishing her all the best
Feds: LI mail carrier charged with obstruction after allegedly freeing man being detained by ICE
Tamara Mayorga-Wong, 57, of Westhampton Beach is scheduled to be arraigned before Magistrate Judge Anne Shields at the Eastern District of New York courthouse in Central Islip Thursday afternoon.
www.newsday.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
wishing her all the best
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AI is not an external perspective. It’s a predictive model, based on your input and its own corpus. It’s largely a reflection of what you put into it, and so it’s going to feed into your existing biases.
It won’t challenge you the way an actual external perspective will.
It won’t challenge you the way an actual external perspective will.
November 20, 2025 at 4:58 AM
AI is not an external perspective. It’s a predictive model, based on your input and its own corpus. It’s largely a reflection of what you put into it, and so it’s going to feed into your existing biases.
It won’t challenge you the way an actual external perspective will.
It won’t challenge you the way an actual external perspective will.
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I want to hone in on this for one more second. When my employer started advocating for AI use, they billed it as like having a very confident, knowledgeable coworker who is sometimes confidently wrong. But that perpetuates this idea that AI is an external perspective.
As always, the biggest product of AI seems to be the sense of confidence it provides, even if that confidence is woefully misplaced.
November 20, 2025 at 4:56 AM
I want to hone in on this for one more second. When my employer started advocating for AI use, they billed it as like having a very confident, knowledgeable coworker who is sometimes confidently wrong. But that perpetuates this idea that AI is an external perspective.