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
this piece was written two days ago, reviewed by inner circles, edited repeatedly, and now has a secret section of notes for friends only. i almost didn't want to share it(it's so intimate), but i think i should because the lessons here benefit everyone in tech: nombiezinja.com/word-things/...
Heroku Is Not Dead — Things
When I read the blog https://www.heroku.com/blog/an-update-on-heroku/ , I had also thought Heroku was done. Then I talked to my friends who still work there, and I don't think Heroku is dead. I a...
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February 9, 2026 at 12:37 AM
this piece was written two days ago, reviewed by inner circles, edited repeatedly, and now has a secret section of notes for friends only. i almost didn't want to share it(it's so intimate), but i think i should because the lessons here benefit everyone in tech: nombiezinja.com/word-things/...
i finished writing it and ppl reviewed it and i edited it over and over and now there is a secret section too for closer ppl and there is a blog out for the public, now i must post it. but i feel so.. weird about posting it. it's a very intimate piece. i almost dont even want to share
i am have the big feelings about the heroku stuffs
February 8, 2026 at 11:52 PM
i finished writing it and ppl reviewed it and i edited it over and over and now there is a secret section too for closer ppl and there is a blog out for the public, now i must post it. but i feel so.. weird about posting it. it's a very intimate piece. i almost dont even want to share
i just got spouse socks which is a big deal because apparently tall ppl with big feet don't get good socks???? anyways i did research i cannot believe this person spent their whole life not knowing what a nice feeling a cozy pair of socks are aaaaaaaaaaa socks are good gifts i insist
February 8, 2026 at 6:39 AM
i just got spouse socks which is a big deal because apparently tall ppl with big feet don't get good socks???? anyways i did research i cannot believe this person spent their whole life not knowing what a nice feeling a cozy pair of socks are aaaaaaaaaaa socks are good gifts i insist
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Hey fellow Canadians, if you've been watching people raise emergency rent funds for Minneapolis and thinking "I would pitch in but we don't have Venmo" here is a fundraiser taking Paypal!
This fundraiser was so successful that I’m doing another one! The extra funds that were set for the first family went towards the second family’s total rent need. Let’s keep it going!
I am now raising rent funds for another Minneapolis family who has been impacted by ICE. For this family, the remaining need is $775.
Can we make this happen for them today? I believe in us & will post receipts!
V: @Ian-Coldwater
CA: $iancoldwater
PP: @coldwater
Please help and share!
Thank you 💖
Can we make this happen for them today? I believe in us & will post receipts!
V: @Ian-Coldwater
CA: $iancoldwater
PP: @coldwater
Please help and share!
Thank you 💖
February 5, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Hey fellow Canadians, if you've been watching people raise emergency rent funds for Minneapolis and thinking "I would pitch in but we don't have Venmo" here is a fundraiser taking Paypal!
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Working in coordination with standwithminnesota.com, I’m raising rent funds for Minneapolis immigrant families in need. We now have a $5000 match offer (!) and are going to help as many families as we can to stay housed today.
V: @Ian-Coldwater
CA: $iancoldwater
PP: @coldwater
Thank you so much! 🌷
V: @Ian-Coldwater
CA: $iancoldwater
PP: @coldwater
Thank you so much! 🌷
February 5, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Working in coordination with standwithminnesota.com, I’m raising rent funds for Minneapolis immigrant families in need. We now have a $5000 match offer (!) and are going to help as many families as we can to stay housed today.
V: @Ian-Coldwater
CA: $iancoldwater
PP: @coldwater
Thank you so much! 🌷
V: @Ian-Coldwater
CA: $iancoldwater
PP: @coldwater
Thank you so much! 🌷
man not the ietf mailing list having deteriorated experiences cuz the LLM bots are responding to emails lol is this the cyberpunk world we deserve
February 8, 2026 at 2:29 AM
man not the ietf mailing list having deteriorated experiences cuz the LLM bots are responding to emails lol is this the cyberpunk world we deserve
i am have the big feelings about the heroku stuffs
February 6, 2026 at 10:48 PM
i am have the big feelings about the heroku stuffs
friend: how's the job hunt going
me: i haven't been job hunting
me: jobs hunt me
me: jobs haunt me, in fact
logging into linkedin to find 4 recruiter msgs which i am grateful for(and 2 r actually interesting to me) but i must get my own thing going b4 i go back to salaried full time stuff
me: i haven't been job hunting
me: jobs hunt me
me: jobs haunt me, in fact
logging into linkedin to find 4 recruiter msgs which i am grateful for(and 2 r actually interesting to me) but i must get my own thing going b4 i go back to salaried full time stuff
February 3, 2026 at 1:58 AM
friend: how's the job hunt going
me: i haven't been job hunting
me: jobs hunt me
me: jobs haunt me, in fact
logging into linkedin to find 4 recruiter msgs which i am grateful for(and 2 r actually interesting to me) but i must get my own thing going b4 i go back to salaried full time stuff
me: i haven't been job hunting
me: jobs hunt me
me: jobs haunt me, in fact
logging into linkedin to find 4 recruiter msgs which i am grateful for(and 2 r actually interesting to me) but i must get my own thing going b4 i go back to salaried full time stuff
not me this is why i got rid of my twitter account no internet nemesis for me thank u i like to be at peace
by the age of 38 you should have at least one bsky nemesis
February 2, 2026 at 11:52 PM
not me this is why i got rid of my twitter account no internet nemesis for me thank u i like to be at peace
today i discovered there are taco flavoured pizza pops (yes attempt to not snack before bedtime for helth has failed)
February 2, 2026 at 10:17 AM
today i discovered there are taco flavoured pizza pops (yes attempt to not snack before bedtime for helth has failed)
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The AI agent once called ClawdBot is enchanting tech elites, but its security vulnerabilities highlight systemic problems with AI.
Silicon Valley’s Favorite New AI Agent Has Serious Security Flaws
The AI agent once called ClawdBot is enchanting tech elites, but its security vulnerabilities highlight systemic problems with AI.
www.404media.co
January 30, 2026 at 5:15 PM
The AI agent once called ClawdBot is enchanting tech elites, but its security vulnerabilities highlight systemic problems with AI.
me the shitposter for life and my box of Kirbys solemnly stand behind this message
January 31, 2026 at 12:17 AM
me the shitposter for life and my box of Kirbys solemnly stand behind this message
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by popular request i have turned the meme into a blog post, which explains how it works, links to the template file and includes a selection of examples from the thread
#KirbyFraming
#KirbyFraming
January 29, 2026 at 6:25 AM
by popular request i have turned the meme into a blog post, which explains how it works, links to the template file and includes a selection of examples from the thread
#KirbyFraming
#KirbyFraming
xhslink.com/o/2FGzpEPbwVA
stack overflow may be dead but xhs is picking it up check out this post of a complete beginner asking for debug ideas w their code and the comments are very diversified from helpful to sniding remarks to laments and jokes the translation feature is v useful if u want read
stack overflow may be dead but xhs is picking it up check out this post of a complete beginner asking for debug ideas w their code and the comments are very diversified from helpful to sniding remarks to laments and jokes the translation feature is v useful if u want read
localhost8080拒绝访问怎么解决呀有没有大神帮看看 #不懂就问有问必答 #万能的小红书 #localhost拒绝连接 #localhost #Java #在线求解 #代码 - 小红书
3 亿人的生活经验，都在小红书
xhslink.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:33 AM
xhslink.com/o/2FGzpEPbwVA
stack overflow may be dead but xhs is picking it up check out this post of a complete beginner asking for debug ideas w their code and the comments are very diversified from helpful to sniding remarks to laments and jokes the translation feature is v useful if u want read
stack overflow may be dead but xhs is picking it up check out this post of a complete beginner asking for debug ideas w their code and the comments are very diversified from helpful to sniding remarks to laments and jokes the translation feature is v useful if u want read
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Cybersecurity consulting, 2026: Reading this and trying to determine what to tell clients about travel to the US.
www.snopes.com/news/2025/06...
www.snopes.com/news/2025/06...
Digging into claims Norwegian tourist was denied US entry due to JD Vance meme
U.S. Customs and Border Protection claimed they actually refused the man entry because of “admitted drug use.”
www.snopes.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Cybersecurity consulting, 2026: Reading this and trying to determine what to tell clients about travel to the US.
www.snopes.com/news/2025/06...
www.snopes.com/news/2025/06...
i’m asking myself why i haven’t been able to post like i don’t even have the desire to Post it’s not like im depressed again im doing great
i guess its just that so many history making things are going on it makes personal stuff feel so trivial
i guess its just that so many history making things are going on it makes personal stuff feel so trivial
January 27, 2026 at 12:34 AM
i’m asking myself why i haven’t been able to post like i don’t even have the desire to Post it’s not like im depressed again im doing great
i guess its just that so many history making things are going on it makes personal stuff feel so trivial
i guess its just that so many history making things are going on it makes personal stuff feel so trivial
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Protests happen, but most of what is happening in Minneapolis isn’t protesting.
More accurate terms:
- observers
- witnesses
- volunteers
- neighbors
- residents
- people
More accurate terms:
- observers
- witnesses
- volunteers
- neighbors
- residents
- people
One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!
January 25, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Protests happen, but most of what is happening in Minneapolis isn’t protesting.
More accurate terms:
- observers
- witnesses
- volunteers
- neighbors
- residents
- people
More accurate terms:
- observers
- witnesses
- volunteers
- neighbors
- residents
- people
mentee invited me to their bday party and the moment i sit down i hear kid in 20s next to me go “38??? that’s so OLD” and im like is it, i’ll be 40 this year 😂😂😂😂😂😂 gosh it’s fun to be middle aged young ppl are so funny i love being auntie
January 24, 2026 at 6:17 AM
mentee invited me to their bday party and the moment i sit down i hear kid in 20s next to me go “38??? that’s so OLD” and im like is it, i’ll be 40 this year 😂😂😂😂😂😂 gosh it’s fun to be middle aged young ppl are so funny i love being auntie
saying vibe coding reduces the amount of infra and set up work is like saying smoking reduces the chance of having alzheimer’s
January 21, 2026 at 10:19 PM
saying vibe coding reduces the amount of infra and set up work is like saying smoking reduces the chance of having alzheimer’s
i am receiving my comeuppance for sending italian friends videos of me washing my pasta
partner just asked me “do u put butter and salt when u make rice?”
the disturbed face i made and sustained for ~45sec jfjsklskgkslslncndks
partner just asked me “do u put butter and salt when u make rice?”
the disturbed face i made and sustained for ~45sec jfjsklskgkslslncndks
January 20, 2026 at 1:43 AM
i am receiving my comeuppance for sending italian friends videos of me washing my pasta
partner just asked me “do u put butter and salt when u make rice?”
the disturbed face i made and sustained for ~45sec jfjsklskgkslslncndks
partner just asked me “do u put butter and salt when u make rice?”
the disturbed face i made and sustained for ~45sec jfjsklskgkslslncndks
the gregorian calendar new year feels less like a new year to me and more like a “time to start prepping for the New year New year” heads up and then i spend the tim between jan 1 to lunar new year doing actual new year prepping thinking and actions
January 19, 2026 at 6:42 AM
the gregorian calendar new year feels less like a new year to me and more like a “time to start prepping for the New year New year” heads up and then i spend the tim between jan 1 to lunar new year doing actual new year prepping thinking and actions
youtu.be/F4BL1D9NQ14?...
i recorded this a few weeks ago, anyways that was where my head was at. here’s to everyone being able to devote their time to what they are doing with no holdbacks and no guilt “i should be doing something else”.
i recorded this a few weeks ago, anyways that was where my head was at. here’s to everyone being able to devote their time to what they are doing with no holdbacks and no guilt “i should be doing something else”.
On Being Torn Between Being a Caretaker and Being Your Own Person
YouTube video by solarized_titanium
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 6:01 AM
youtu.be/F4BL1D9NQ14?...
i recorded this a few weeks ago, anyways that was where my head was at. here’s to everyone being able to devote their time to what they are doing with no holdbacks and no guilt “i should be doing something else”.
i recorded this a few weeks ago, anyways that was where my head was at. here’s to everyone being able to devote their time to what they are doing with no holdbacks and no guilt “i should be doing something else”.
finding out Diamonds and Rust was written by Joan Baez after Bob Dylan called all these years later makes the song extra awesome
January 18, 2026 at 10:37 PM
finding out Diamonds and Rust was written by Joan Baez after Bob Dylan called all these years later makes the song extra awesome
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Shit got harder, youve read the news
I need way more help now actually
Paypal: [email protected]
💸💕 🏳️⚧️🚨 Mutual aid, helpsky #mutualaid #MAboost #transmutualaid #trans #BIPOCMA #helpsky
I need way more help now actually
Paypal: [email protected]
💸💕 🏳️⚧️🚨 Mutual aid, helpsky #mutualaid #MAboost #transmutualaid #trans #BIPOCMA #helpsky
My name is Clara, a black trans woman in Venezuela in a rly difficult situation, I need $400 this month to pay for at least some bills food and meds for myself and my family
Paypal: [email protected]
💸💕 🏳️⚧️🚨 Mutual aid, helpsky #mutualaid #MAboost #transmutualaid #trans #BIPOCMA #helpsky
Paypal: [email protected]
💸💕 🏳️⚧️🚨 Mutual aid, helpsky #mutualaid #MAboost #transmutualaid #trans #BIPOCMA #helpsky
January 17, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Shit got harder, youve read the news
I need way more help now actually
Paypal: [email protected]
💸💕 🏳️⚧️🚨 Mutual aid, helpsky #mutualaid #MAboost #transmutualaid #trans #BIPOCMA #helpsky
I need way more help now actually
Paypal: [email protected]
💸💕 🏳️⚧️🚨 Mutual aid, helpsky #mutualaid #MAboost #transmutualaid #trans #BIPOCMA #helpsky
www.uafsunstar.com/news/student...
ok but this is the actual art piece, performance art
Eating of the AI-generated Product Masquerading as Art for Protest by Graham Granger (2026)
ok but this is the actual art piece, performance art
Eating of the AI-generated Product Masquerading as Art for Protest by Graham Granger (2026)
Student arrested for eating AI art in UAF gallery protest — The Sun Star - UAF's Student Voice
On Tuesday, January 13, University of Alaska Fairbanks undergraduate student Graham Granger was detained after he had been found “ripping artwork off the walls and eating it in a reported protest,” ac...
www.uafsunstar.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:09 AM
www.uafsunstar.com/news/student...
ok but this is the actual art piece, performance art
Eating of the AI-generated Product Masquerading as Art for Protest by Graham Granger (2026)
ok but this is the actual art piece, performance art
Eating of the AI-generated Product Masquerading as Art for Protest by Graham Granger (2026)