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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 2d

My latest venture into travel writing, a little guide on how to pack light. Seriously light. I obsess over optimizing everything I carry with me, and here are a few of my favorites!

www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us...

Travel essentials: eight items to pack for your next trip – and what to leave at home

Skip the bulky neck pillow. Ditch your chargers. Pack these lighter, more useful gear for your next plane trip

www.theguardian.com

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 2d

All great tips. Thank you!

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 2d

Now that's a fascinating idea... start with a ball they're already kind of sick of chewing on. I will give that a try!

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 3d

Trying to teach Koopa fetch using the two-ball technique. Let's just say things didn't go according to plan.

If y'all have any bomb-proof fetch training techniques we're all ears. This dude would just rather chew on the ball than bring it back, even when treats are involved.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 8d

Me whenever a @mikemignola.bsky.social bundle shows up on @humblebundle.com (even though I already own 2/3 the titles in the bundle).

a cartoon character is holding a bunch of money and the words shut up and take are above him

ALT: a cartoon character is holding a bunch of money and the words shut up and take are above him

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 8d

With holiday travel ramping up I figured I'd jot down a few, well, let's say somewhat less conventional tips for how I both reduce and cope with travel headaches on the regular.

timstevens.substack.com/p/simple-tip...

Simple tips to survive terrible trips: Part 1

Some humble advice a tired globetrotter.

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Philip Palermo (Batten Disease is my scary name) @palermo.bsky.social · 8d

There’s an episode of Friends where Rachel supposedly (off-screen) compares Jane Eyre to Robocop and I briefly thought of that as @timstevens.bsky.social here makes a much, more more apt comparison between Robocop and the Mustang GTD.

Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 9d

There's a patriotic war brewing on a track that, traditionally, neither American manufacturers nor their enthusiasts have cared much about. It's the Nürburgring, and here's what it's like to drive the two greatest 'Merican weapons that have ever been deployed there. arstechnica.com/cars/2025/09...

ZR1, GTD, and America’s new Nürburgring war

Ford and Chevy set near-identical lap times with very different cars; we drove both.

arstechnica.com

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 9d

There's a patriotic war brewing on a track that, traditionally, neither American manufacturers nor their enthusiasts have cared much about. It's the Nürburgring, and here's what it's like to drive the two greatest 'Merican weapons that have ever been deployed there. arstechnica.com/cars/2025/09...

ZR1, GTD, and America’s new Nürburgring war

Ford and Chevy set near-identical lap times with very different cars; we drove both.

arstechnica.com

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 10d

Pinball, deconstructed. First test wiring up of our Street Fighter II Pinball restoration project. Some final finishing touches today, hopefully will flip the switch for the first time next week. Pray for no smoke...

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 12d

Hold up, I thought EVs were the ones that caught fire. www.cbsnews.com/news/bmw-rec...

BMW recalling more than 196,000 cars in U.S. over potential fire risk

Tens of thousands of BMW vehicles, and some Toyotas, are being recalled due to an engine starter relay that can corrode, increasing the risk of a fire.

www.cbsnews.com

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 15d

I'm ever jealous of the much cleaner Rimowa look but increasingly fond of the functionality of my Tumi, despite its reluctance to release my clothes that one time.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 15d

Excited to share my first publication at The Guardian! It was an opportunity to tap into all the packing expertise I've picked up over the past years and millions of miles I've traveled.

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

I travel 200,000 miles a year. This is the best travel backpack I can’t leave home without

I’ve tried everything from big rollers to tiny duffels – these are the two options that are far superior to all of the others

www.theguardian.com

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 15d

Careful with that stuff, man. LibertyBro49 on TikTok told me that stuff gives you ass cancer.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 16d

Had a headache this am so I took some acetaminophen. Just catching up on the news and I'm glad I didn't take Tylenol. Really dodged a bullet there.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 16d

I would like to ask a few questions of the engineer at DTW who decided that closing and 2/3 of the airport restrooms simultaneously for renovation was a good idea. I'm sure there's some cost savings in working in parallel, but the other result is a line out the door of every functional facility.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 19d

There's a lot to unpack here.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 23d

Ever wish you could play Mario Kart for real, with weapons and everything? Starting today you can at RPM Raceway locations in the northeast. I got an exclusive first go for @theverge.com!

www.theverge.com/games/777737...

Battling for the lead at an IRL version of Mario Kart

Who wouldn’t want to launch rockets while racing at 45 mph?

www.theverge.com

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 26d

Came to say this. I think there's something to it.

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JG Pasterjak @jpasterjak.bsky.social · Sep 7

Sometimes, motorsports gets it.
SCCA Solo Nats competitor is protested on Day 1 in a ladies class for being trans. Protest committee rules aggrieved party should get fucked into the sun. Day 2 the rest of class shows support for the protested party on way to her first run. She would go on to win.

A protest form from the Sports Car Club of America national autocross championships, alleging that a trans woman is not eligible to compete in ladies classes for [reasons]. Ruling of protest committee is that the protest has no basis and protesting party is an asshole.

Competitors (the not-asshole kind) in the SSC Ladies class at the SCCA Solo Nationals show support for their colleague who was protested for competing in a class she was not eligible for (spoiler alert: she totally was eligible).

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · Sep 7

I was struck by the disparate messaging coming out of two of the world’s greatest EV manufacturers this week. Which one are you betting on?

open.substack.com/pub/timsteve...

Brutal honesty from one major automaker, and yet more promises from another

Audi is staying focused on what's important, while Tesla is moving the shell again.

open.substack.com

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · Sep 5

American Government to global automakers: We'll make your cars impossibly expensive with tariffs unless you build them in the U.S.

Also the American Government: Build a factory here and we'll arrest the workers you bring in to get it operational.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

South Koreans detained in ICE raid at Hyundai electric vehicle site in Georgia

The raid has sparked an angry response from South Korea which called it an unjust infringement of people's rights.

www.bbc.com

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · Sep 3

A few shots from my time with the Audi Concept C here in Milan. I am so jealous of those of you who get to shoot in a studio on the regular. What an amazing experience.

Anyhow, you can read my impressions of the thing here:

www.edmunds.com/car-news/aud...

www.engadget.com/transportati...

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · Aug 31

I can finally tell you about the new Cayenne Electric! That and a bunch more in the latest installment of my weekly newsletter.

open.substack.com/pub/timsteve...

Wheeling a prototype of Porsche's next great EV

Plus, how to improve some more vintage rides.

open.substack.com

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · Aug 29

Thanks for everyone's commiserations. Here's the culprit, BTW. (Though it was really my fault for not taking him out first.)

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · Aug 29

Latest Grammarly fail: Not knowing that "pert" is a word.

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