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Tim Cermak @toweringcu.bsky.social · 1d

I can’t even begin to describe how demoralizing it is to work not knowing when my next paycheck will be, only to see those who can actually do something about it take recess while getting paid and saying shit like “See? You don’t even notice a shutdown because the govt is broken” to constituents.

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Tim Cermak @toweringcu.bsky.social · 1d

sorry I thought this was a word search

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Tim Cermak @toweringcu.bsky.social · 1d

21-25 spells AGAIN

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Tim Cermak @toweringcu.bsky.social · 12d

back of the napkin m1v1=m2v2 math would say ~14 mph assuming standard baseball weight of 5 oz and bat weight of 33 oz

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Tim Cermak @toweringcu.bsky.social · 12d

it's like one of those theoretical questions you answer in physics class and are like "this would never happen in real life because of the assumptions we are making to simplify the problem" except it happened in real life

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Tim Cermak @toweringcu.bsky.social · 13d

Hey, here’s my share code! Add me! 9166 2489 1475

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 20d

The modern baseball lasts an average of 2.5 pitches before being taken out of play forever.

In the pitch-clock era, it's astronomically shorter than the shortest lifespan of anything in the animal kingdom.

http://dlvr.it/TN8MFK

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Tim Cermak @toweringcu.bsky.social · 24d

and why do we sometimes combine them and say thunderbolt?

a man in a suit and tie is saying " i don t know i just work here "

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Tim Cermak @toweringcu.bsky.social · 26d

There are a lot of NWS positions now posted on USAJobs. Come work with us! I guarantee you'll have a tough time finding public servants more passionate about the work they do. www.usajobs.gov/search/resul...

USAJOBS - Search

www.usajobs.gov

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Tim Cermak @toweringcu.bsky.social · 26d

I was stunned the first time I wore mine on an airplane. They're truly game changing.

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Tim Cermak @toweringcu.bsky.social · Sep 7

Did I just catch AF1?

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Tim Cermak @toweringcu.bsky.social · Sep 7

Oh hey small world bsky.app/profile/towe...

Tim Cermak @toweringcu.bsky.social · Sep 5

That’s a little strange. Some sorta survey or something I guess?

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Tim Cermak @toweringcu.bsky.social · Sep 5

That’s a little strange. Some sorta survey or something I guess?

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Tim Cermak @toweringcu.bsky.social · Sep 3

you just know Trump was watching this with serious FOMO

Tim Cermak @toweringcu.bsky.social · Aug 26

Anyone know what this is / what caused it?

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Tim Cermak @toweringcu.bsky.social · Aug 23

Their their, Shawn. Let’s here him out.

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Tim Cermak @toweringcu.bsky.social · Aug 22

There are some incredibly bright people in Norman doing awesome things 💪

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Tim Cermak @toweringcu.bsky.social · Aug 21

This week I’ve been participating in a phased array radar testbed and I’ll say this: if this agency does ultimately choose to fully invest in PAR as the future of weather radar, that future is certainly bright.

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Tim Cermak @toweringcu.bsky.social · Aug 20

No take-backsies, sorry.

Pittsburgh Scanner @pgh-scanner.com · Aug 20

Downtown. Midtown Towers. Caller said that she went to UPMC and they tricked her and stole her bones. Caller would like her bones back.

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Tim Cermak @toweringcu.bsky.social · Aug 12

Took three months but the Pirates finally did something right

Tim Cermak @toweringcu.bsky.social · Aug 12

gonna be celebrating our 250th with another revolution at this point

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Tim Cermak @toweringcu.bsky.social · Aug 7

plutocratic

Tim Cermak @toweringcu.bsky.social · Aug 4

Oh.

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Tim Cermak @toweringcu.bsky.social · Aug 4

My more pressing question is… if I go get stung by a radioactive wasp do I get superpowers?

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Tim Cermak @toweringcu.bsky.social · Aug 3

Let me get this straight. We’ve won 3 of our first 5 series to open the second half of the season, but the two series we lost were against the worst team in each league?

a man in a dark room says " how can you not be romantic about baseball "

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