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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · Mar 22

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

ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · Dec 20

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

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 3h

how many more years of ken sim jfc im tired of ABC destroying this city

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Conjured.Ink @conjured.ink · 3d

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 23h

as it turns out loyalty is actually a core quality of a lot of east asian cultures. from Dune to "getting shanghai'ed" the insidious implications of "asian ppl will scam u" in pop culture and language -- what are we consuming

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 23h

new wave horror films solved the problem of Black dude dies first but now we really need to figure out why everyone loves seeing east asians mutilated and destroyed in different ways after having the character commit a betrayal or a sneaky of some sort it just isn't good

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 23h

we have a problem with progressive leftist movies treating east asian characters as disposable plot devices while perpetuating the "all east asians are scammers/betrayers/disloyal" stereotype. Sinners(2025) did it now Weapons(2025) and there are many other examples

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 23h

great movie but like do i gotta be microagressed at every casting Benedict Wong really didn't need to get cast as the role he was cast here for Weapons(2025) can we just..sigh every progressive movie throws asian people under the bus and im tired of it

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 23h

watching Weapons(2025) 30min in me: what the fuck what the fuck what ever the fuck what is the efuck WHAT THE FUCK WHAT WHAT WHAT IS THE FUCK????? WHAT EVER IS THE FUCK????? #filmsky

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eric shamow @botmatrix.myatproto.social · 1d

Its not a good comparison because this looks very much like a bubble and a flameout

As engineers you and I know that LLMs are not good for 90% of the things people are claiming they are good for

Most of the people flinging themselves at this technology are not going to end up rich.

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 1d

just @ me

ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 1d

they been background watches for me, they are ohhhhkayyyyyy

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 1d

non invasive procedure: hammer and something that can be used to press against the marble. this has worked for me before

ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 1d

so dip a cotton strinh in alcohol and light it and once it’s done burning quickly dip it in ice water then the glass can pop right off (but also u will lose all ur soda)

can always cut it if u have a glass cutter lying around too again the ice/hot thing helps with breaking glass once u cut the line

ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 1d

rich deserves a little nap, as a treat

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 1d

i suppose it wasn’t really a surprise after his behaviour all these years, i just feel so bad for the good people who still work there and are doing good work. it’s hard to feel like work is meaningful when you are working for someone who you cannot agree with on a fundamental level. i’m glad i quit

ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 1d

but ultimately i had the privilege of a fallback and a grandmother that passed away while i was burning out(…).her assets caught me after my burn out. many don’t have that privilege and it just sucks because there is good engineering work done at salesforce. i met great mentors and friends there.

ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 1d

nombiezinja.com/word-things/... working at salesforce didnt feel meaningful,so i left.when i quit after medical leave my management chain wasnt aware i was a trust fund baby(*i*wasn’t even aware)to them i was just a high performing engineer single mom living in high COL city & stepped on some mines

Finding Meaning In work Without Making Work the Meaning: Lessons from My Medical Leave — Things

Around September 2023 I hit a downward spiral, working too hard and eating too little.  Unintentionally, I’d lost 30lbs, which was a lot for a 5’1’’ person. Hitting goals, getting things done, co...

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 1d

it just really sucks cuz there are 80k ppl at salesforce & a lot a lot of them are fantastic people. i had the privilege of “i quit” as a late discovery trust fund baby but many don’t make that choice for good reasons. i send all my 💜to good salesforce people who have to stick out cuz a job is a job

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eric shamow @botmatrix.myatproto.social · 1d

I know I have Salesforce friends and I know this is a company that has acquired a lot of functional teams, and where people feel a strong sense of togetherness and pride

It's never too late to rethink who you lend your vocal support & name to

Anil Dash @anildash.com · 1d

Would be a good time to shut down Dreamforce. If I have friends who are still speaking there, this is a good reason to cancel.

Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 2d

Marc Benioff went full Tom Cotton to @heatherknightsf.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 2d

youtu.be/YK39g6SNnIo?... full version on youtube

cover 追梦赤子心

YouTube video by solarized_titanium

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 2d

www.scs.stanford.edu/~dm/home/pap... big mood

https://www.scs.stanford.edu/~dm/home/papers/remove.pdf

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Witch’s Black Kat Marchán 🐈‍⬛🧙🏼 @zkat.tech · 2d

so we're at the "hide entire apartments behind bookshelves" stage of things, I guess? I mean we've probably been there for a bit but

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2d

My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.

On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help.
"I wasn't planning on letting her stay, but I didn't know what the hell was going on," the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed.
"I didn't want them to take her," said the man, who didn't want to be named because he fears he'll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions.
"I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her,
'Just stay there. Don't open, don't, shh, just stay quiet," he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 2d

this the song i’ve loved for fifteen years and i listen to it all the time and i share it with u if u feel like giving up, just don’t, keep going it all pays off, whatever doesn’t bring u down makes u stronger

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 2d

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 4d

so the frog is 卖娃青蛙。https://m.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_23101624 it was designed by a mom with the last name Tong in Nanjing, inspired by the toad in en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calabas.... it is a mascot of 躺平culture (lay-flat, against capitalism)

Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 4d

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 2d

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 4d

Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 4d

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The Oatmeal @theoatmeal.bsky.social · 5d

Let’s talk about AI art.

theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

theoatmeal.com

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