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Tim Weigel

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Getting along like Unicode in an ASCII file. In a love/hate (but mostly love) relationship with Alabama, Mobile in particular. I like SQL. And, of course, EVERYTHING I post here is on my own behalf, speaking only for myself, etc. unless explicitly stated

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First of all i dont have 'meltdowns' or get 'over-stimumated'. These are simply Rockabilly Freakouts, and are totally normal

15.12.2024 23:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 301    ๐Ÿ” 71    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

you don't hear much from the order of oddfellows anymore. suspicious. the fuck they up to.

25.10.2025 16:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is the rule still that the witnesses canโ€™t be part of your household? I donโ€™t see it on the forms there, but you know. Alabama.

25.10.2025 00:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Friends, please do not write code as if whitespace is a personal affront. Sincerely, the guy that has to maintain and update the code after you.

24.10.2025 21:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A lot of folks would crush like soda cans if they had to be Black for a week.

The civil rights movement lasted decades. The abolition movement took centuries. And lemme tell you, the adversity level was *a lot* higher than this. Watching so many fold already is blowing me.

24.10.2025 13:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 270    ๐Ÿ” 75    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

dear US friends, when a sitting president (re)builds the seat of government, it almost always means the president has no intention of leaving at the end of term. your African friends with decades of experience

24.10.2025 13:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11831    ๐Ÿ” 3319    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 143

Drilling the fundamentals is so important!

24.10.2025 14:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A terrible dad joke. A picture of a man looking at a pile of logs. Wood logs in a shed not the logs that the post describes

A terrible dad joke. A picture of a man looking at a pile of logs. Wood logs in a shed not the logs that the post describes

Don't panic! Start with the basics.
When troubleshooting, always check your logs first. They often hold the key.
#TechTips #Troubleshooting #YouGotThis

24.10.2025 14:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
How can we expect America to lead the world when they canโ€™t even name a horse in the desert? Picture of a horse and the band America.

How can we expect America to lead the world when they canโ€™t even name a horse in the desert? Picture of a horse and the band America.

24.10.2025 13:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 140    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Marvin Gaye: Ainโ€™t no mountain high enough.

Tenzing Norgay: Iโ€™m calling your bluff.

24.10.2025 12:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh right, the people in our complex tend to smoke outside the building our apartment is in. OK, so one downside to having the windows open. Still plenty of upsides.

23.10.2025 21:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Again, we're monsters.

23.10.2025 21:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In case you needed reminding, weโ€™re monsters. Not just here in Alabama, but nationally.

We can bend the arc of history, but weโ€™ve got to all pull together.

23.10.2025 21:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Protesters call on Alabama Gov. Ivey to stop Anthony Boyd's execution in Atmore | WKRG.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WKRG) โ€” Dozens gathered outside the state capitol Wednesday to protest the execution of Anthony Boyd. Boyd is set to be executed by nitrogen gas later today at Holman Prison near โ€ฆ

Dozens gathered outside Alabama's state capitol to protest Anthony Boyd's execution, which is set for tonight.

23.10.2025 16:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

GOOD NEWS! A groundbreaking study of MORE THAN 1,000 people reveals that cancer patients who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting immunotherapy lived dramatically longer than those who didnโ€™t. In some cases, their survival rate was DOUBLED.

23.10.2025 16:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3294    ๐Ÿ” 1015    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 55    ๐Ÿ“Œ 45

Hi. Friendly reminder today as ICE is terrorizing multiple cities across the country at an accelerating paceโ€”

Many of us are trying to get info out to locals in our areas *fast.* We do not always have time to explain neighborhoods/intersections to people thousands of miles away.

23.10.2025 15:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1576    ๐Ÿ” 360    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 26    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

We find ourselves in one of those glorious periods in Mobile where it's a) topping out in the 70s (low 20s for you metric folks), and b) humidity is 50% or lower for much of the day, so we can actually OPEN OUR WINDOWS. The fresh air is delightful.

It's currently 68 (20). Absolutely lovely.

23.10.2025 15:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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These whales were hunted to 150 individuals. Now there are 50,000 of them Once hunted almost to extinction, the population of humpback whales currently migrating down Australia's east coast has bounced back and is now greater than before whaling.

Australia's humpback whales are doing so well that their population is expected to reach carrying capacity and plateau in the near future--they have not just reached but exceeded pre-whaling numbers. For this to happen with such a long-lived, slow-reproducing species is near miraculous. #goodnews

22.10.2025 17:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2014    ๐Ÿ” 824    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 80

This exactly how Black folks feel about the Confederate flag

22.10.2025 20:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1579    ๐Ÿ” 405    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
Cover of Merriam-Webster's All Caps dictionary, a red background with a white circle and text for people who are mad.

Cover of Merriam-Webster's All Caps dictionary, a red background with a white circle and text for people who are mad.

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY SORRY FOR OUR DELAY WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THIS WAS A REAL DAY.

22.10.2025 20:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2642    ๐Ÿ” 710    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 84    ๐Ÿ“Œ 81
A hotdog and pretzel stand with large hanging bottles of mustard, ketchup, and mayonnaise. The bottoms contain squeeze tubes to dispense the condiments.

A hotdog and pretzel stand with large hanging bottles of mustard, ketchup, and mayonnaise. The bottoms contain squeeze tubes to dispense the condiments.

I have been traveling and today I present to you...the thing I saw in the Frankfurt airport.

Is it efficient? Undeniably. Does it probably work better than the normal way? Oh certainly. Produce less of a mess? Probably?

But the existence of Condiment Udders gives me a deep, aghast disquiet.

22.10.2025 14:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6641    ๐Ÿ” 1569    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 385    ๐Ÿ“Œ 524

Liberals when candidates defend trans people: "We can't do this, it's too unpopular."

Liberals when candidates have a nazi ss tattoo: "it's ok, not all candidates are perfect."

Do y'all hear yourselves?!

22.10.2025 14:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4597    ๐Ÿ” 1143    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 122    ๐Ÿ“Œ 76

Want to know more about my recent paper about this cool geriatric white dwarf eating its planets? ๐Ÿคฉ

Itโ€™s all detailed in this news article by @stsci.edu ! ๐Ÿ”ญ

22.10.2025 14:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 54    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

1. Don't sweat the small stuff.
2. It's all small stuff.
3. So don't sweat. Don't. Sweat. Don't you freaking sweat.
4. I saw that.
5. Had to be a bigshot, eh? Had to be a cowboy.
6. I'm calling the Sweat Cops.
7. Damn right I'll testify.

22.10.2025 13:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 77    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Speaker of the House holding a formal presser to announce that Jesus is the king of everyone in the USA should be getting more attention

20.10.2025 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2576    ๐Ÿ” 725    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 150    ๐Ÿ“Œ 44

- or -
"What're they gonna do about it? Use OpenOffice?" <raucous laughter>

20.10.2025 14:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I really like how I'm greying. Makes me look distinguished.

20.10.2025 14:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"UX? What's that an acronym for? User Experience? Nope, never heard of it. Consistency? Good lord WHY?"

20.10.2025 14:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A smiling bearded, bespectacled caucasian man with greying brown hair and beard wearing a light green long-sleeved shirt sits with his arms crossed at a marble table in a restaurant. Wine racks are visible to his right. More of the dining room is visible to his left.

A smiling bearded, bespectacled caucasian man with greying brown hair and beard wearing a light green long-sleeved shirt sits with his arms crossed at a marble table in a restaurant. Wine racks are visible to his right. More of the dining room is visible to his left.

We had one of our anniversaries last week (we got legally married well before our wedding), and my wife took this picture of me. She really brings out the best in me in pictures.

20.10.2025 14:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Icons for Microsoft Excel, Microsoft OneNote, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Teams, and Microsoft Word arranged in a row from left to right. The icon graphics are less representational of the function of the apps than ever before.

Icons for Microsoft Excel, Microsoft OneNote, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Teams, and Microsoft Word arranged in a row from left to right. The icon graphics are less representational of the function of the apps than ever before.

Looks like the new Office icons have hit my computer. It definitely feels like change for the sake of change, not because they're better than previous ones (they're not).

20.10.2025 14:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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