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Troy Karkula
@troykarkula.bsky.social
Hiking, biking, disc golf, electronics, drawing, and games. I post about my kids a lot.

We all do better when we all do better.

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The thing about the bitcoin crash this time is all the suckers they need to pump shit back up have been losing their shirts on betting sites for the past year.
February 6, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Return to Nature*

*devour a whole rotisserie chicken over the sink like an animal.
February 5, 2026 at 9:21 PM
I created an incentive system for the kids to clean their rooms and the house. The points they get convert to cash. They have refused to clean so I made the rewards pretty high.

I was wrong! They are workin the fuck out of the system, I'm so screwed. Like hundreds of dollars here folks.
February 5, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Twin Cities folks. There used to be a church that met at the Batpist church in down town St. Paul. Pew bulletin had an upside down church.

It looks like they don't meet there any more and I can't for the life of me remember their name. Anyone have a clue?
February 2, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Decided to make my board game idea into a video game. In a classic move I also decided I would be learning C# as part of the process.

I am a genius.
February 2, 2026 at 6:25 PM
A tool I use for work is a manual countdown timer. This is the best one I've found.

Reasons:
1. Clockwise turn, easier with right hand. I keep in line with my mousepad.
2. Silence the alarm with a button on top
3. Affordable (vs time timer etc.)
4. Colors for time left
Lavigo 60 Minute Countdown Visual Timer for Adults Kitchen Cooking Kids Study Reading Classroom Teaching and Office, Three Colors Scale Designed, Quietly Count Time Management Tool(Gray)
Color: GrayThree Colors Indicators Designed 60minutes Countdown Visual Timer Electronic Quietly Count Timer For Classroom Teachhing, Adults Kitchen Cooking, Children Homeworks, kids Housework,Home GamesHOW TO USE- Turn clockwise directly to your desired time.Tips:1) If you want to turn off the alarm sound, only to press the button at top side, or spin the dial clockwise a little bit again, then rotate it return to 0 scale immediately.2) Do not turn counterclockwise at 0 position, or this may cause damage.PRODUCT FEATURES- One of the tomato time management countdown timer.- No loud ticking sound, great for homework, meeting or sound sensitive environments.- Easy to use, just turn clockwise directly to your desired time.- Easy to see, the red remaining time dial will decreases as time progresses.- 3 seconds or 60 seconds alarm lasting time, and low or high sound optional.- Versatile visual countdown timer to assist your kids with homework, housework, bath time, game time or whatever you want to control time.PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONColor: GrayWork Mode: ElectronicMaterial: ABSProduct Weight: 195g / 6.8ozMax Time up to: 60 MinutesDimension: 3.9×3.9×1.7 inchesBatteries: 2 * AAA batteries (included)Margin of Error: +/- 1 minuteCAUTION⚠ This product is a timer for kitchen, office meeting, home housework games, hopsital patient care time and other activity you want to manage your time within 1 hour.⚠ Do not turn the time more than maximum 60 minutes time limit as this may cause damage.
www.amazon.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:29 PM
learning a new programming language, get to the chapter "let's learn about inheritance!". No, I don't think I will, thanks.
January 31, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Reposted by Troy Karkula
We're about to go live with the ICE Out Charity Stream from the MinnMax Studio! We have @grubb.wtf and @danryckert.com and @jacobgeller.com in Minneapolis to help protect our neighbors! www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow

Donate here - bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
January 30, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Kids get too much time off school. If we are gonna have this many days off (my kids have a four day weekend for some reason?) at least do year round school jfc.
January 30, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Reposted by Troy Karkula
January 22, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Today I'm going to explain why signal is so secure. So imagine that you had a really really really big number. And only you knew it. People couldn't guess, they just couldn't! It's so big, are you kidding me. No way.

So there you go.
January 28, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Solidarity forever (except for a certain set of twins who need to go to bed jfc I'm gonna start screaming)
January 28, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Status update:
January 27, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Some guy probably: "What are you doing celebrating a touchdown?! There is still a whole game to play!"
January 27, 2026 at 5:29 AM
"The database is done restoring, I'll finish bringing dev back online in a little bit, I gotta go stand at the pre-k pickup to make sure no preschoolers get abducted." A sentence that will inform my personal politics for the rest of my life.
January 26, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Reposted by Troy Karkula
Minneapolis is winning. The tide is shifting. Can you feel it? It’s their Gettysburg. The first Minnesota is charging down the hill, bayonets drawn. This is their furthest advance and they will go no further. WE ARE GOING TO WIN
January 26, 2026 at 5:53 AM
A glimpse at the wargaming community.

Zilla Blitz is a popular and excellent wargame reviewer from MN.

Volko Ruhnke is a legendary wargame designer (COIN, Labyrinth).
January 26, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Someone opening a car dealership that only sells bright colored compact cars will make so much money.
January 23, 2026 at 2:40 PM
January 22, 2026 at 8:38 PM
I explained to my eight year old son exactly what was going on in the cities today because he asked. He was pretty upset.

We finished the conversation by coming up with good swear words for the people doing this. Can reccomend.
January 22, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Said just now to a 5 year old: "Everyone knows someone who doesnt wash their butt crack and when they aren't around everyone talks about how they stink."
January 21, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I've felt like I was in groundhog day the past three days. I listen to PBS news every morning and it turns out they had to drop the weekend edition and I've just been listening to Friday over and over every morninh. (Also been dealing with barfs in the fam which added to it)
January 19, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Reposted by Troy Karkula
I wish Amy K wasn't my senator.
January 8, 2026 at 1:29 AM
My beautiful precious boy is sick of six seven and has declared he will make the new meme for 2026. It's "darn tootin", and hes just saying that all the time. It's great.
January 16, 2026 at 5:03 AM
I'm willing to transfer my 1998 Toys Я Us employee of the year award, bidding starts at a cool twenty bucks.
January 16, 2026 at 3:23 AM