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Tim Pepper

@tpepper.bsky.social

Linux/kernel/systems/Kubernetes/cloud hacker, backyard farmer, home brewer, woodworker, Vespa rider, amateur triathlete, Portland Thorns/Timbers fan, Pygmy kayaks, Nor Rel Muk Wintu

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The value of public R&D

Government has published one of those quiet but important documents that might get overlooked as it is not 'newsy'. The headline finding is that ยฃ1 of public R&D investment generates ยฃ8 in net economic benefits for the UK over the long term
www.gov.uk/government/p...

30.10.2025 13:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 495    ๐Ÿ” 300    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15

There is no shutdown. We are just learning to see the new operating model.

30.10.2025 14:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Images of creative Dutch biking infrastructure

Images of creative Dutch biking infrastructure

IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest โ‚ฌ595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in โ‚ฌ19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. Thatโ€™s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility.

Letโ€™s be clearโ€” it wastes public money to NOT do it.

#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com

29.10.2025 06:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 665    ๐Ÿ” 241    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

Still short a week of promised backpay undelivered from the time period between getting fired and then getting unfired, and also months of paid for but not received health insurance benefits. But whoโ€™s counting?

28.10.2025 23:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Add to the list of the fascinating points around getting fired from federal government service in February, them then deciding they didnโ€™t fire me, also not allowing me to work, and continuing to pay me: The latest (pay period 20) check direct deposited into my bank account last night.

28.10.2025 23:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

chartering a prop plane to fly in circles around dc with a banner that reads โ€œwhat about the anti deficiency actโ€

24.10.2025 18:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 259    ๐Ÿ” 61    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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"Destruction of federal property is a federal crime-18 U.S. Code ยง 1361 defines it as willfully injuring or committing any depredation of U.S. gov't property-Damage exceeding $1k is a felony w/ a fine-up to 10 yrs in prison or both"

Meanwhile-took me forever to get permits to repaint my mailbox.

23.10.2025 16:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25836    ๐Ÿ” 7663    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1237    ๐Ÿ“Œ 309
Scan on an old article from The Morning Oregonian, Saturday, October 21st, 1893:
The third game between the Astoria and Portland football association teams will be played on Multnomah field this afternoon, commencing at 3 oโ€™clock. There is a marked difference between association and university or Rugby football. The latter is the more commonly played in the country, though in the former science is brought into play more than actual strength, the foot being used to carry the ball, instead of the hand. The only exception to this rule is the goal-keeper, who is permitted to handle the ball....

Scan on an old article from The Morning Oregonian, Saturday, October 21st, 1893: The third game between the Astoria and Portland football association teams will be played on Multnomah field this afternoon, commencing at 3 oโ€™clock. There is a marked difference between association and university or Rugby football. The latter is the more commonly played in the country, though in the former science is brought into play more than actual strength, the foot being used to carry the ball, instead of the hand. The only exception to this rule is the goal-keeper, who is permitted to handle the ball....

Today in 1893 there was a soccer match played at what is now Providence park.

Thanks to @davidinastoria.bsky.social for finding it.

portland.daveknows.org/2010/08/16/f...

#RCTID #BAONPDX

22.10.2025 03:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 46    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a rainbow colored shooting star with the words the mo you know above it ALT: a rainbow colored shooting star with the words the mo you know above it

As us-east1 adds to it's history of outages. Just a gentle reminder that we solved multi-region A/B clustering many moons ago.

20.10.2025 14:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Something maybe worth noting is that all the frog costumes and signs and good-natured memeing came about because a wide spectrum of Americans saw someone in direct, brave confrontation with ICEโ€”getting pepperballed and standing their groundโ€”and thought โ€œthatโ€™s awesome. That person is a heroโ€

18.10.2025 22:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14000    ๐Ÿ” 3087    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Who will coach for Portland?

19.10.2025 03:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

it's kinda weird that all the software i am expected to use for work are all written by distributed teams, go, python, postgres, linux, chrome, k8s etc

and despite being told "the best teams work in an office together" i don't know of any software i use that's actually written that way

13.10.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1123    ๐Ÿ” 289    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Man, Chicago is such a war zone they had to have a marathon today.

12.10.2025 13:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 294    ๐Ÿ” 57    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

It's gonna fuck him up if he finds out we have a store called Mr. Plywood.

10.10.2025 22:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 80    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So many thoughts. So many con men. Much swamp.

10.10.2025 04:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What's the statute of limitations on poisoning a minor? Can we sue our parents for giving us Tylenol?

10.10.2025 03:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Scan of a newspaper photo from the day the stadium in Goose Hollow opened "...Catches glimpse of greatest crowd that ever assembled for a game inside one inclosure in Portland" with a black and white phot of a crowd in the stands.

Scan of a newspaper photo from the day the stadium in Goose Hollow opened "...Catches glimpse of greatest crowd that ever assembled for a game inside one inclosure in Portland" with a black and white phot of a crowd in the stands.

Happy 99th birthday to Multnomah Stadium / Civic Stadium / PGE Park / Jeld-Wen Field / Providence Park!

I REALLY hope that the Timbers are able to have a home game on the 100th anniversary. That's a Friday which would be unusual, but I think it should still happen

09.10.2025 15:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

She's Canadian, you wouldn't know her.

08.10.2025 22:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8631    ๐Ÿ” 1212    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 551    ๐Ÿ“Œ 88
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Indigenous Nations Plan Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across US-Canada border โ€œWeโ€™re not begging for crumbs anymore. Weโ€™re demanding whatโ€™s rightly ours."

Indigenous Nations Plan Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across US-Canada border ino.to/agDxSX2

05.10.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4844    ๐Ÿ” 1593    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 52    ๐Ÿ“Œ 149

They themselves claim โ€œOnce you pop, you can't stopโ€

03.10.2025 05:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They WILL learn to love kale! Or at least not not like it. Depends on the length of deployment. It is the liberal agenda.

03.10.2025 03:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Same re: hand write. A tablet has combined a few "devices" for me, with the biggest physical savings on my back being less (not none) books and paper notebooks (and sometimes no laptop). I use the Notability app and write with a stylus. I write TONNES of notes. The ability to search is fantastic.

01.10.2025 03:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Dearest Martha,

Confined to bed of a morning where rain shrouds this war ravaged Portland. Well before dawn our premises was invaded by weekly milk delivery service. After making a latte and beginning to sip it under a blanket, an animal of feline disposition detained me. Movement now ill advised.

29.09.2025 14:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Portland is the same or worse theyโ€™re saying. And yet I have lived and worked in Portland for over two decades and somehow I have been assaulted less often than Rand Paul in his own neighborhood by his own neighbors.

29.09.2025 02:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Dearest Martha,

It is with trepidation that I look upon the coming day in this war ravaged Portland. I fear todayโ€™s planned actions will inevitably require more than one trip to The Home Depot. The chicken coop door shall bend to the power of regular maintenance. Fear must not prevail.

28.09.2025 13:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Dearest Martha,

Today I laboriously traversed war ravaged Portland in an valiant effort to attend a backyard homebrewfest. Having tendered a keg of mine own fresh hopped hard apple cider, twas decided we would make for the public stadium to observe enemy movements. Our defenses allowed two goals.

28.09.2025 05:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

his father was unavailable for comment

09.09.2025 21:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11648    ๐Ÿ” 2303    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 55    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15

The country is so poorly run we canโ€™t receive packages from overseas anymore, and Iโ€™m not sure it makes the top 10 of the administrationโ€™s dumbest, unforced errors

28.08.2025 18:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3090    ๐Ÿ” 660    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 32    ๐Ÿ“Œ 47

Bond investors fucking idiots

04.09.2025 08:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If anybody I know in Europe gets into the Radiohead ticket sale...buy an extra and I'll come visit ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

03.09.2025 17:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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