Timo Mämecke
@timomeh.de
I feel ways about stuff • timomeh.de • Product Engineer @railway.com
CS degree but defeated by pairing a vtech kiddie walkie talkie
December 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
CS degree but defeated by pairing a vtech kiddie walkie talkie
Really looking forwards to drive home to my parents for christmas, but procrastinating a lot having to carry stuff downstairs into the car four times.
December 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Really looking forwards to drive home to my parents for christmas, but procrastinating a lot having to carry stuff downstairs into the car four times.
Intentionally left ugly: an homage to my favorite way of building software.
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December 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Intentionally left ugly: an homage to my favorite way of building software.
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I wish dependabot were a tiny bit smarter. Like: biome's config has the version in its schema URL. So if dependabot updates biome, the schema version doesn't match the installed version anymore, and it will complain. Just do it for me, pls.
December 5, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I wish dependabot were a tiny bit smarter. Like: biome's config has the version in its schema URL. So if dependabot updates biome, the schema version doesn't match the installed version anymore, and it will complain. Just do it for me, pls.
If your crons on Railway were running a bit late recently, they should be better now. I rolled out a few updates between 18:30 and 19:30, and there are clearly some significant changes in cron timing.
A few late stragglers here and there, but we'll catch those too.
A few late stragglers here and there, but we'll catch those too.
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
If your crons on Railway were running a bit late recently, they should be better now. I rolled out a few updates between 18:30 and 19:30, and there are clearly some significant changes in cron timing.
A few late stragglers here and there, but we'll catch those too.
A few late stragglers here and there, but we'll catch those too.
I dreamed about a @techconnectify.bsky.social video where Alec explained that the Advent wreath was invented to improve TV remote signal strength in winter. You would aim through the candles, and it helped to turn off the TV during cold winter nights.
November 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I dreamed about a @techconnectify.bsky.social video where Alec explained that the Advent wreath was invented to improve TV remote signal strength in winter. You would aim through the candles, and it helped to turn off the TV during cold winter nights.
I tried cutting pizza with scissors today because I heard only good things about it and
holy fuck I hated it, there wasn't a single good thing about it.
holy fuck I hated it, there wasn't a single good thing about it.
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I tried cutting pizza with scissors today because I heard only good things about it and
holy fuck I hated it, there wasn't a single good thing about it.
holy fuck I hated it, there wasn't a single good thing about it.
Regular Friday morning:
make coffee
reboot the light switches
make coffee
reboot the light switches
November 14, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Regular Friday morning:
make coffee
reboot the light switches
make coffee
reboot the light switches
Pro-Tip: using BigInt() in your code makes it look 10x more important.
I was juggling storage sizes today. 9 petabytes in bytes already hit MAX_SAFE_INTEGER. 9PB is a lot but also isn't.
I was juggling storage sizes today. 9 petabytes in bytes already hit MAX_SAFE_INTEGER. 9PB is a lot but also isn't.
November 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Pro-Tip: using BigInt() in your code makes it look 10x more important.
I was juggling storage sizes today. 9 petabytes in bytes already hit MAX_SAFE_INTEGER. 9PB is a lot but also isn't.
I was juggling storage sizes today. 9 petabytes in bytes already hit MAX_SAFE_INTEGER. 9PB is a lot but also isn't.
What my dentist thinks I'm doing in the hour before my appointment vs. what I'm really doing
November 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM
What my dentist thinks I'm doing in the hour before my appointment vs. what I'm really doing
Some popular hosting platforms taught developers the wrong assumption that every hosting-adjacent feature must be built into the platform or bought as another SaaS, when in reality, you often just need to run a docker image.
Gotta reeducate.
Gotta reeducate.
November 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Some popular hosting platforms taught developers the wrong assumption that every hosting-adjacent feature must be built into the platform or bought as another SaaS, when in reality, you often just need to run a docker image.
Gotta reeducate.
Gotta reeducate.
Had my first unproductive day in 3 months. Thanks to MacBook issues.
One day. In 3 months. Just because of tech problems. Not because of meetings or calls or metawork.
Actually I'm not even mad, that's amazing.
One day. In 3 months. Just because of tech problems. Not because of meetings or calls or metawork.
Actually I'm not even mad, that's amazing.
October 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Had my first unproductive day in 3 months. Thanks to MacBook issues.
One day. In 3 months. Just because of tech problems. Not because of meetings or calls or metawork.
Actually I'm not even mad, that's amazing.
One day. In 3 months. Just because of tech problems. Not because of meetings or calls or metawork.
Actually I'm not even mad, that's amazing.
me: blocks ntp in firewall on homelab vps tunnel
vps: time drifts out of sync, google oauth breaks
me: surprised_pikachu.png
vps: time drifts out of sync, google oauth breaks
me: surprised_pikachu.png
October 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
me: blocks ntp in firewall on homelab vps tunnel
vps: time drifts out of sync, google oauth breaks
me: surprised_pikachu.png
vps: time drifts out of sync, google oauth breaks
me: surprised_pikachu.png
me when getting paged and pods are restarting
October 17, 2025 at 5:05 AM
me when getting paged and pods are restarting
good season for some evening piano
October 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
good season for some evening piano
That's probably how I sleep on a plane, judging by the back pain I now have.
October 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
That's probably how I sleep on a plane, judging by the back pain I now have.
MEX 🛬 FRA 🚄 CGN
I thought I can escape jetlag, but I just slept for 12 hours.
I thought I can escape jetlag, but I just slept for 12 hours.
October 12, 2025 at 10:51 AM
MEX 🛬 FRA 🚄 CGN
I thought I can escape jetlag, but I just slept for 12 hours.
I thought I can escape jetlag, but I just slept for 12 hours.
I just waited 2 hours for my bag at FRA airport until I was told it's in a separate baggage claim near the train station, because I have a connecting train.
Who tf designs this crap. A train is not a plane, don't treat it like one. Against user expectation.
Who tf designs this crap. A train is not a plane, don't treat it like one. Against user expectation.
October 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I just waited 2 hours for my bag at FRA airport until I was told it's in a separate baggage claim near the train station, because I have a connecting train.
Who tf designs this crap. A train is not a plane, don't treat it like one. Against user expectation.
Who tf designs this crap. A train is not a plane, don't treat it like one. Against user expectation.
There are three base ingredients for a scalable codebase: Modules, Layers and Interfaces.
Modules to tame data dependencies. Layers to tame function dependencies. Interfaces to tame dependency boundaries.
Modules to tame data dependencies. Layers to tame function dependencies. Interfaces to tame dependency boundaries.
October 9, 2025 at 7:29 AM
There are three base ingredients for a scalable codebase: Modules, Layers and Interfaces.
Modules to tame data dependencies. Layers to tame function dependencies. Interfaces to tame dependency boundaries.
Modules to tame data dependencies. Layers to tame function dependencies. Interfaces to tame dependency boundaries.
TIL the United States has no transit zone, so you need to go through US immigration for a connecting flight.
The german in me thinks this is very inefficient.
The german in me thinks this is very inefficient.
October 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
TIL the United States has no transit zone, so you need to go through US immigration for a connecting flight.
The german in me thinks this is very inefficient.
The german in me thinks this is very inefficient.
I fell asleep while a Vsauce YouTube Short was playing on my tablet.
I woke up over 6 hours later. It looped fucking 400 times.
I woke up over 6 hours later. It looped fucking 400 times.
October 3, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I fell asleep while a Vsauce YouTube Short was playing on my tablet.
I woke up over 6 hours later. It looped fucking 400 times.
I woke up over 6 hours later. It looped fucking 400 times.
the arrow between buckets and services has landed
October 2, 2025 at 11:23 AM
the arrow between buckets and services has landed
Bought some melatonin today to combat jetlag next week.
I had to try one out. idk why but it always fascinates me that medicine actually works. i'm so fucking sleepy
I had to try one out. idk why but it always fascinates me that medicine actually works. i'm so fucking sleepy
September 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Bought some melatonin today to combat jetlag next week.
I had to try one out. idk why but it always fascinates me that medicine actually works. i'm so fucking sleepy
I had to try one out. idk why but it always fascinates me that medicine actually works. i'm so fucking sleepy