Tim
@timburga.com
dfw | just trying to be nicer | If I don't answer leave a message on the machine
get your medal at @altheroes.bsky.social
or don't, i'm not your boss
get your medal at @altheroes.bsky.social
or don't, i'm not your boss
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Tim
@timburga.com
· Oct 31
online is not real life
red and blue states are a modern myth designed to divide and distract us
change is scary when you're going through it but obvious in retrospect
society isn't going downhill, we're hardwired to only remember the good
red and blue states are a modern myth designed to divide and distract us
change is scary when you're going through it but obvious in retrospect
society isn't going downhill, we're hardwired to only remember the good
Nice kneecaps you got there. Now explain to my friend Pasquale here what you meant when you said he blocks out the sun
February 2, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Nice kneecaps you got there. Now explain to my friend Pasquale here what you meant when you said he blocks out the sun
Hooooly shit I just finished the ending and I have goosebumps
Alec unleashed the fury that this moment demands and I couldn’t be prouder
Alec unleashed the fury that this moment demands and I couldn’t be prouder
February 1, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Hooooly shit I just finished the ending and I have goosebumps
Alec unleashed the fury that this moment demands and I couldn’t be prouder
Alec unleashed the fury that this moment demands and I couldn’t be prouder
i have some thoughts about our next dumb and pointless annexation attempt
January 31, 2026 at 9:27 PM
i have some thoughts about our next dumb and pointless annexation attempt
@mmatt.net please don't spend more than 30 seconds on this but if getting "illegal scope" when trying to authorize a spotify account in piper is solved I'd love to hear about it
January 31, 2026 at 1:15 AM
@mmatt.net please don't spend more than 30 seconds on this but if getting "illegal scope" when trying to authorize a spotify account in piper is solved I'd love to hear about it
that was fun!
January 31, 2026 at 12:43 AM
that was fun!
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i am happy to fight for freedom with the libertarians but also, we don’t really need to *talk*
January 30, 2026 at 4:07 PM
i am happy to fight for freedom with the libertarians but also, we don’t really need to *talk*
from a "cut off my nose to spite my face" perspective, the people who complain about edit functionality in every single company post kinda make me hope it's never implemented
January 30, 2026 at 2:48 PM
from a "cut off my nose to spite my face" perspective, the people who complain about edit functionality in every single company post kinda make me hope it's never implemented
the emotional rollercoaster of finding a free frozen pizza in my grocery store order and seeing it's hawaiian
January 29, 2026 at 8:17 PM
the emotional rollercoaster of finding a free frozen pizza in my grocery store order and seeing it's hawaiian
my grandparents were at the launch when Challenger blew up
as my grandma told it, the lady next to him screamed "oh my god what happened?" when the boosters started flying different directions
my grandpa replied "the damn thing blew up, what do you think happened?"
he had a way with words, rip
as my grandma told it, the lady next to him screamed "oh my god what happened?" when the boosters started flying different directions
my grandpa replied "the damn thing blew up, what do you think happened?"
he had a way with words, rip
January 28, 2026 at 6:36 PM
my grandparents were at the launch when Challenger blew up
as my grandma told it, the lady next to him screamed "oh my god what happened?" when the boosters started flying different directions
my grandpa replied "the damn thing blew up, what do you think happened?"
he had a way with words, rip
as my grandma told it, the lady next to him screamed "oh my god what happened?" when the boosters started flying different directions
my grandpa replied "the damn thing blew up, what do you think happened?"
he had a way with words, rip
there are apparently people who have been stuck on i-20 in north louisiana for 24+ hours 😱
January 27, 2026 at 6:58 PM
there are apparently people who have been stuck on i-20 in north louisiana for 24+ hours 😱
the flood of discord notifications tells me the relay Great Relay Migration of 2026 is underway
January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
the flood of discord notifications tells me the relay Great Relay Migration of 2026 is underway
programming tip: if you can't find a persistent bug just add more logging for next time and it will never happen again
January 27, 2026 at 5:09 PM
programming tip: if you can't find a persistent bug just add more logging for next time and it will never happen again
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Don't worry, I've got you
Rest in Peace, Alex.
Beautiful street art tribute by Topsy (topsy_paints on Instagram) in Seattle, U.S.
Rest in Peace, Alex.
Beautiful street art tribute by Topsy (topsy_paints on Instagram) in Seattle, U.S.
January 26, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Don't worry, I've got you
Rest in Peace, Alex.
Beautiful street art tribute by Topsy (topsy_paints on Instagram) in Seattle, U.S.
Rest in Peace, Alex.
Beautiful street art tribute by Topsy (topsy_paints on Instagram) in Seattle, U.S.
☠️alus
𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩—wax was a bad call. I should’ve flagged heat resistance as a 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 instead of assuming you’d stay within 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘴. That one’s on me.
January 25, 2026 at 10:21 PM
☠️alus
calling the COPS because the NAZI MODS put a FOOTBALL in my SIDEBAR
January 25, 2026 at 10:19 PM
calling the COPS because the NAZI MODS put a FOOTBALL in my SIDEBAR
i concede that my plan to have leftover pizza until the thaw arrives was ill considered
January 25, 2026 at 7:05 PM
i concede that my plan to have leftover pizza until the thaw arrives was ill considered
this video is a beautiful encapsulation of this moment in history
the asl interpreter is displaying more emotion and frustration than the elected senator of the opposition party
the asl interpreter is displaying more emotion and frustration than the elected senator of the opposition party
Our message is clear: ICE needs to get out of Minnesota.
January 25, 2026 at 6:21 PM
this video is a beautiful encapsulation of this moment in history
the asl interpreter is displaying more emotion and frustration than the elected senator of the opposition party
the asl interpreter is displaying more emotion and frustration than the elected senator of the opposition party
people will unironically post shit on linkedin like "how i leveraged living in my car in the company parking lot into a strategic advantage over my coworkers" and it will get hundreds of likes
January 25, 2026 at 5:42 PM
people will unironically post shit on linkedin like "how i leveraged living in my car in the company parking lot into a strategic advantage over my coworkers" and it will get hundreds of likes
finally finished the extremely long ken burns american revolution documentary and noted some things relevant to modern times
- most historic heroes are deeply flawed, but in time history decides their good outweighs their bad
- our country has literally never been trustworthy, to anyone, ever
- most historic heroes are deeply flawed, but in time history decides their good outweighs their bad
- our country has literally never been trustworthy, to anyone, ever
January 23, 2026 at 11:15 PM
finally finished the extremely long ken burns american revolution documentary and noted some things relevant to modern times
- most historic heroes are deeply flawed, but in time history decides their good outweighs their bad
- our country has literally never been trustworthy, to anyone, ever
- most historic heroes are deeply flawed, but in time history decides their good outweighs their bad
- our country has literally never been trustworthy, to anyone, ever
oh good we're doing a dumb stampede against a misunderstood reply again
i miss the days when we were above this twitterbrained shit
i miss the days when we were above this twitterbrained shit
January 23, 2026 at 10:47 PM
oh good we're doing a dumb stampede against a misunderstood reply again
i miss the days when we were above this twitterbrained shit
i miss the days when we were above this twitterbrained shit
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bitwarden is annoying about not saving generated passwords, but you can at least find them here so they're not totally gone forever /cc @rainy.pet
January 22, 2026 at 8:03 PM
bitwarden is annoying about not saving generated passwords, but you can at least find them here so they're not totally gone forever /cc @rainy.pet
happy 16th anniversary to those who celebrate
may its fruits continue to multiply all around us
may its fruits continue to multiply all around us
today is the 15th anniversary of the Citizens United SCOTUS decision that opened the floodgate of unaccountable cash into the American political system
it coincided with the rise of the absurd and extremist politics that we know so well today and can easily be seen as the beginning of the decline
it coincided with the rise of the absurd and extremist politics that we know so well today and can easily be seen as the beginning of the decline
January 21, 2026 at 7:28 PM
happy 16th anniversary to those who celebrate
may its fruits continue to multiply all around us
may its fruits continue to multiply all around us