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
every morning i get woken up by an orange kitten jumping on me and attacking me
January 11, 2026 at 10:00 PM
every morning i get woken up by an orange kitten jumping on me and attacking me
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[gargling cereal balls] yeah i’m queering up breakfast
January 9, 2026 at 10:31 PM
[gargling cereal balls] yeah i’m queering up breakfast
who wanna see my gollum impression
January 7, 2026 at 10:52 PM
who wanna see my gollum impression
there are too many awful things happening in the world and i have too many todos, too little time. however, at 8am i get to take a little nap after making breakfast, and that is a very good thing i cherish a lot
January 7, 2026 at 4:10 PM
there are too many awful things happening in the world and i have too many todos, too little time. however, at 8am i get to take a little nap after making breakfast, and that is a very good thing i cherish a lot
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The land of the free
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 6, 2026 at 5:06 AM
The land of the free
new insult just dropped: “he looks like the type of guy that would raid a red squirrel’s midden before winter”
a red squirrel’s midden is usually at the bottom of a tree like douglas fir and it would have significant ecological impact to surrounding areas
red squirrels dry mushrooms upside down then store them
forgotten nut caches of grey & black squirrels contribute to new trees
red squirrels dry mushrooms upside down then store them
forgotten nut caches of grey & black squirrels contribute to new trees
January 6, 2026 at 1:18 AM
new insult just dropped: “he looks like the type of guy that would raid a red squirrel’s midden before winter”
red squirrels have middens which is their home base for their food stash and food trash for life and they never leave the area around their midden and they territorial
grey& black squirrels have many many nuts caches and they have a map of it in their squirrel brains but they forget some spots
grey& black squirrels have many many nuts caches and they have a map of it in their squirrel brains but they forget some spots
i think this site really needs to figure out how to grow the non-politics verticals (the baseball moment was a good thing!) because i suspect a lot of the bad clusters come out of the political clusters driving 95% of ENG-lang posts
I'd be happy with big non politics accounts.
January 6, 2026 at 1:14 AM
red squirrels have middens which is their home base for their food stash and food trash for life and they never leave the area around their midden and they territorial
grey& black squirrels have many many nuts caches and they have a map of it in their squirrel brains but they forget some spots
grey& black squirrels have many many nuts caches and they have a map of it in their squirrel brains but they forget some spots
my thermostat privileges have been revoked i turned the mode to cool by accident last night cuz im bad with UI
we all had a bad night incl the cats this would simply not happen if thermostat controller came w a CLI
clicking a button n times to flip to a mode? bad. “thermoctl —set-mode heat” good
we all had a bad night incl the cats this would simply not happen if thermostat controller came w a CLI
clicking a button n times to flip to a mode? bad. “thermoctl —set-mode heat” good
January 6, 2026 at 1:11 AM
my thermostat privileges have been revoked i turned the mode to cool by accident last night cuz im bad with UI
we all had a bad night incl the cats this would simply not happen if thermostat controller came w a CLI
clicking a button n times to flip to a mode? bad. “thermoctl —set-mode heat” good
we all had a bad night incl the cats this would simply not happen if thermostat controller came w a CLI
clicking a button n times to flip to a mode? bad. “thermoctl —set-mode heat” good
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Like, yeah you could hear the explosions from where I am
I don't know how much I can stand to be here, the last thing I want to do right now is hear a foreigners interpretation of my pain, or to see them make it about themselves
We're human beings not props
I don't know how much I can stand to be here, the last thing I want to do right now is hear a foreigners interpretation of my pain, or to see them make it about themselves
We're human beings not props
January 3, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Like, yeah you could hear the explosions from where I am
I don't know how much I can stand to be here, the last thing I want to do right now is hear a foreigners interpretation of my pain, or to see them make it about themselves
We're human beings not props
I don't know how much I can stand to be here, the last thing I want to do right now is hear a foreigners interpretation of my pain, or to see them make it about themselves
We're human beings not props
enthusiastically saying “six seven” every chance i get to make it less cool so as to discourage the teen from ever implying it again
January 4, 2026 at 1:54 AM
enthusiastically saying “six seven” every chance i get to make it less cool so as to discourage the teen from ever implying it again
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what if you take every "new year, new you" you see this year and
change the meaning from "make yourself smaller because smaller is better, make sure you're never too big"
change the meaning to "fatness is neutral, fatness is good, take fatness off the criteria list for how you eat"
change the meaning from "make yourself smaller because smaller is better, make sure you're never too big"
change the meaning to "fatness is neutral, fatness is good, take fatness off the criteria list for how you eat"
December 29, 2025 at 2:37 AM
what if you take every "new year, new you" you see this year and
change the meaning from "make yourself smaller because smaller is better, make sure you're never too big"
change the meaning to "fatness is neutral, fatness is good, take fatness off the criteria list for how you eat"
change the meaning from "make yourself smaller because smaller is better, make sure you're never too big"
change the meaning to "fatness is neutral, fatness is good, take fatness off the criteria list for how you eat"
one of the signs of healing is u are doing art again. i been drawing more but i have not been posting them,just sending to special frds. then i noodle on what i DO want to share with the world.
this is a message i would like to send to everyone, take a break and produce more better things later
this is a message i would like to send to everyone, take a break and produce more better things later
December 30, 2025 at 4:57 AM
one of the signs of healing is u are doing art again. i been drawing more but i have not been posting them,just sending to special frds. then i noodle on what i DO want to share with the world.
this is a message i would like to send to everyone, take a break and produce more better things later
this is a message i would like to send to everyone, take a break and produce more better things later
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i’ve been watching old lou reed interviews and i’m obsessed with this 50 year old interview and his response to being asked if he identifies as a transvestite or homosexual
August 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
i’ve been watching old lou reed interviews and i’m obsessed with this 50 year old interview and his response to being asked if he identifies as a transvestite or homosexual
spouse got me my own electric guitar :0 and i been messing around on it so here’s a phrase from Lana del Rey’s Diet Mountain Dew, reworked
December 29, 2025 at 2:16 AM
spouse got me my own electric guitar :0 and i been messing around on it so here’s a phrase from Lana del Rey’s Diet Mountain Dew, reworked
spouse: i’m listening to${culturally-important-music}, introspecting, and playing ${culturally-interesting-game}
me: well i’m scrolling short form videos and having ibs and thinking about salty snacks and internet shopping for stickers
me: well i’m scrolling short form videos and having ibs and thinking about salty snacks and internet shopping for stickers
December 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
spouse: i’m listening to${culturally-important-music}, introspecting, and playing ${culturally-interesting-game}
me: well i’m scrolling short form videos and having ibs and thinking about salty snacks and internet shopping for stickers
me: well i’m scrolling short form videos and having ibs and thinking about salty snacks and internet shopping for stickers
cover Love Even In Death by Shin
lyric translation by me (with two typos i didn’t notice)
full version youtu.be/Bz9L8QnlgAs?...
lyric translation by me (with two typos i didn’t notice)
full version youtu.be/Bz9L8QnlgAs?...
December 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
cover Love Even In Death by Shin
lyric translation by me (with two typos i didn’t notice)
full version youtu.be/Bz9L8QnlgAs?...
lyric translation by me (with two typos i didn’t notice)
full version youtu.be/Bz9L8QnlgAs?...
if u see this post a random fact about yourself:
well i think by this point everyone knows i worked in Jordan Peterson’s lab as an undergrad but
i once worked as an interpreter and i planned to apply to become a police officer with the sponsorship of some senior police folks i was working with💀
well i think by this point everyone knows i worked in Jordan Peterson’s lab as an undergrad but
i once worked as an interpreter and i planned to apply to become a police officer with the sponsorship of some senior police folks i was working with💀
If you see this post a random fact about yourself:
i was in a professional opera once. it ran successfully for several months. i can't sing.
i was in a professional opera once. it ran successfully for several months. i can't sing.
If you see this post a random fact about yourself:
I helped discover one of the six quarks. ⚛️
I helped discover one of the six quarks. ⚛️
December 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
if u see this post a random fact about yourself:
well i think by this point everyone knows i worked in Jordan Peterson’s lab as an undergrad but
i once worked as an interpreter and i planned to apply to become a police officer with the sponsorship of some senior police folks i was working with💀
well i think by this point everyone knows i worked in Jordan Peterson’s lab as an undergrad but
i once worked as an interpreter and i planned to apply to become a police officer with the sponsorship of some senior police folks i was working with💀
when you’re feeling upsetti just eat something salty
our ancestors would be so proud of how well off we are, salt at our disposal, salty foods whenever we want, salty foods just for fun, eating salt like a king
our ancestors would be so proud of how well off we are, salt at our disposal, salty foods whenever we want, salty foods just for fun, eating salt like a king
December 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
when you’re feeling upsetti just eat something salty
our ancestors would be so proud of how well off we are, salt at our disposal, salty foods whenever we want, salty foods just for fun, eating salt like a king
our ancestors would be so proud of how well off we are, salt at our disposal, salty foods whenever we want, salty foods just for fun, eating salt like a king
read an article about AlloCae (cadaver fat for bbl 💀) it’s just so upsetting. i think by this point I’m resisting microplastic and plastic surgery stuff out of sheer spite despite being constantly pushed w it (even from my own GP,who suggested microplastic surgery when i asked for pimple cream lol)
also there were before after photos in the article, her butt looked fine to me in the before, esp for age 61. she’s a powerful attorney idk why she felt the needed to get work done. it sucks how feminine vesseled ppl put themselves through shit like this to achieve some perfection
December 27, 2025 at 1:36 AM
read an article about AlloCae (cadaver fat for bbl 💀) it’s just so upsetting. i think by this point I’m resisting microplastic and plastic surgery stuff out of sheer spite despite being constantly pushed w it (even from my own GP,who suggested microplastic surgery when i asked for pimple cream lol)
he’s like “did u really turn off the heat so i would want to cuddle with u more???”
December 27, 2025 at 1:16 AM
he’s like “did u really turn off the heat so i would want to cuddle with u more???”
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People don't appreciate the fact that the crimes of the Japanese fascists are on par with those of the Nazis. I think people overlook this because of white supremacy, they don't see the lives of Asians as equal to those of Europeans.
I'm watching a documentary about the Japanese war crimes of WW2.
Getting educated in horrible history.
All I got for Christmas was traumatized.
Getting educated in horrible history.
All I got for Christmas was traumatized.
December 25, 2025 at 6:14 AM
People don't appreciate the fact that the crimes of the Japanese fascists are on par with those of the Nazis. I think people overlook this because of white supremacy, they don't see the lives of Asians as equal to those of Europeans.
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It’s bad, and justified American guilt over our inexcusable treatment of Japanese Americans should not cause us to ignore victims of Imperial Japan - 20 million or more dead and the most horrific atrocities, worse than the Nazis by far
People don't appreciate the fact that the crimes of the Japanese fascists are on par with those of the Nazis. I think people overlook this because of white supremacy, they don't see the lives of Asians as equal to those of Europeans.
I'm watching a documentary about the Japanese war crimes of WW2.
Getting educated in horrible history.
All I got for Christmas was traumatized.
Getting educated in horrible history.
All I got for Christmas was traumatized.
December 25, 2025 at 6:41 AM
It’s bad, and justified American guilt over our inexcusable treatment of Japanese Americans should not cause us to ignore victims of Imperial Japan - 20 million or more dead and the most horrific atrocities, worse than the Nazis by far
heroku was the life changing role for me. before that i was just writing application code, after that i can do all the plumbing.dealing with that kind of scale really changes the way u design things too. the work i did there took me to a whole other level of career& i'll always be grateful for that
December 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
heroku was the life changing role for me. before that i was just writing application code, after that i can do all the plumbing.dealing with that kind of scale really changes the way u design things too. the work i did there took me to a whole other level of career& i'll always be grateful for that
dont point ur servers to stratum 1 point them to stratum 2/3 servers for ntp stuff thank u very much and goodbye
This is going to cause a lot of effects
Most of the security stuff you do with your computer involving certificates (sites with HTTPS, secure payment processors, OTP) require on time synced to the fraction of a second and MANY people are pointing at these servers despite their being stratum 1
Most of the security stuff you do with your computer involving certificates (sites with HTTPS, secure payment processors, OTP) require on time synced to the fraction of a second and MANY people are pointing at these servers despite their being stratum 1
The atomic ensemble time scale at the NIST Boulder campus has failed.
December 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
dont point ur servers to stratum 1 point them to stratum 2/3 servers for ntp stuff thank u very much and goodbye