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Once you see this move by David Byrne during "Life During Wartime" for Stop Making Sense Live, it'll probably never un-see it but in a good way.

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 07/10/2026

Just got my TBTL-a-Thon gifts today, including the full set of TBTL Inside Baseball cards. #TBTL

Three packs of TBTL Inside Baseball cards still in their shiny, foil packaging

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 22/09/2026

I think the "{*}" icon available in Bootstrap Icons is perfect for toggling the AI policy for each of my main projects 😂 #MadeWithoutAI #NoAISlop

Partial capture of the footer for the Wait Wait Stats Page with the display of the AI Policy toggled on with the "{*}" icon.

AI Policy: This project does not use any form of AI for its development or testing process; neither does the project accept code that is (partially or wholly) generated by AI, even if it is fully disclosed. #MadeWithoutAI #NoAISlop

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 19/09/2026

I know it's childish as heck, but I giggled at this adulterated sticker on a bollard next to a DC fast charger. 🤭

Metal bollard next to an EV DC fast charger with a sticker that reads "Plug Life" in a cursive style. Someone wrote "butt" in permanent marker above "Plug Life" to make the sticker read "butt plug life".

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 17/09/2026

I got mine with an order I placed with @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social the moment I saw the first announcement e-mail (I can never have enough memo books for my Wait Wait notes). I keep it on my work desk at home.

Special "The Founding Documents" book with a darker blue cover from Field Notes and introduction written by Peter Sagal.

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 15/09/2026

Beads? Source/Credit: beige.party/@TheBreadmon... #TBTL

Maslow's hierarchy of bees

A pyramid split into 5 distinct categories. At the bottom we have the fundamental level; bees. However as we move up the hierarchy, things become more specific and we see that bees gives way to bees. This develops further still in the third level as it shows bees. Then the penultimate strata of this Maslow construct, of course it is bees. Then finally, the pinnacle that sits atop it all..... we have..
. bees. It's bees people. Bees all the way down. 🐝

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 11/09/2026

I know that name from somewhere... I think I might have heard it on the AM (or FM) radio. #WaitWaitDontTellMe

Screen grab of a frame from the Strangers with Candy movie in which Matthew Broderick (in the middle of the frame) says "Wait, wait don't tell me"

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 09/09/2026

Although I took this photo back in 2023, not a lot has changed in terms of hardware in my homelab except for dust and worst cable mgmt New is a spare Steam Deck LCD + dock running Fedora (RDP, GUI tools) and a Dell Precision SFF on the other side of the room.

IKEA shelf with network switches, storage devices, small form factor desktops and other computing equipment running as a homelab.

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 05/09/2026

I don't know why or how, but I guess one of the first results when people search for the coordinates of the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Washington is the location's page on the Wait Wait Stats Page 🥴 What the actual? stats.wwdt.me/locations/pa...

Google seach result for "paramount theatre seattle coordinates", in which the AI overview and the first search result point to the Paramount Theatre location page from the Wait Wait Stats Page.

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 18/08/2026

I found it funny that a vehicle made by Japanese automakers (Toyota platform, assembled by Subaru) does not support displaying Japanese characters in song titles on the driver information display via CarPlay. Probably due to font is optimized for Western languages and omits Japanese characters.

Driver Information Display on the dashboard of a Subaru Trailseeker displaying song information with tofu characters rather than Japanese characters playing via Apple CarPlay.

Partial screenshot of a song from Dissidia Final Fantasy with Japanese characters in the song title.

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 06/08/2026

It has a better ring to it than the Jack(l)y house of Sagal 😅

Peter Sagal as the Jack of Clubs in a pack of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me playing cards

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 03/08/2026

To say that I was disappointed (and angry) when I opened up the box for a pretty rare Carl Kasell bobble head broken due to poor packaging by the shipper is a major heckin' understatement. I've messaged the seller but not holding my breath on immediate resolution. #WaitWaitDontTellMe #WaitWait

Carl Kasell bobble head broken off of the base, as received, on a closed laptop

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 30/07/2026

Just updated the Hey Gurgle search engine so that "Hey Gurgle" on the main page or in the navigation bar can be rendered as "Hey Gorgle", "Hey Grgle", "Hey Gurgle" or "Hey Gürgle" based on a spoof on @tbtl.net #4781. cc @lukeburbank.bsky.social @walsh.bsky.social

Home page for the Hey Gurgle audio search engine for the Marsupial Gurgle website where the site name is displayed as "Hey Gurgle"

Home page for the Hey Gurgle audio search engine for the Marsupial Gurgle website where the site name is displayed as "Hey Gorgle"

Home page for the Hey Gurgle audio search engine for the Marsupial Gurgle website where the site name is displayed as "Hey Grgle"

Home page for the Hey Gurgle audio search engine for the Marsupial Gurgle website where the site name is displayed as "Hey Gürgle"

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 17/07/2026

Starting to build a gallery web page for the Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! playing cards that I've scanned. Still have a ways to go before I can call it good enough to publish. #WaitWaitDontTellMe #WaitWait

Work-in-progress image gallery that displays the Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! playing cards and their information.

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 13/07/2026

So, I was definitely wrong about the date range especially for the second set of Wait Wait playing cards as that set had @paulapoundstone.bsky.social and Mo Rocca panelist cards, along with @petersagal.bsky.social and Carl Kassel. #WaitWaitDontTellMe #WaitWait

Three Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me playing cards with Paula Poundstone as the King of Spades, Carl Kasell as Ace of Clubs, and Peter Sagal as the Jack of Clubs

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 10/07/2026

Ooh, @npr.org's website has a dark mode! I don't know how recent that was (since I usually either just listen on the radio or use the mobile app). #NPR #WebDesign

NPR.org website rendered in dark mode with darker shade of gray for the card body and header, with a medium gray page background, and a lighter gray main navigation bar

NPR.org website rendered in light mode with white for the card body and header, with a light gray page background, and a medium gray main navigation bar

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 30/06/2026

My @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social order of memo books and stenos that I use for taking some notes while listening to Wait Wait each week arrived with a copy of "The Founding Documents" feat. an intro by @petersagal.bsky.social

A memo book-sized copy of "The Founding Documents" with the Declaration of Independence and Constitution of the United States. The book has a navy blue cover and includes an introduction by Peter Sagal.

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 29/06/2026

🎶 What a nerd wants, what a nerd needs... 🎶 Given my propensity for collecting and going over data (e.g. Wait Wait Stats Project), it shouldn't surprise you that I've been entering my Trailseeker's charging sessions over the course of the past 2 months. 1/2 #DataNerd #EVLife

Spreadsheet containing all of the charging sessions from the 2 months of ownership of a 2026 Subaru Trailseeker. Data includes charging start and stop times, energy delivered from a charger to the vehicle, energy delivered to the batteries, efficiency numbers, charge durations and cost.

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 28/06/2026

Charging next to two Waymo vehicles this morning. #EVLife #EVCharging #Waymo

Two light blue Waymo autonomous vehicles with charge ports open in the front and various sensors each plugged into Electrify America chargers

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 12/06/2026

It had been a while since I played Super Street Fighter II and just noticed in the background of Cammy's stage are two Weeping Angel-like statues/gorgoyles. If they are Weeping Angels, that means this image will become a Weeping Angel (or two). #VideoGames #SuperStreetFighterII #DoctorWho

Portion of Cammy's stage background from the Super Famicom/Super Nintendo port of Super Street Fighter II showing portion of a castle or fortress that have two angel-like statues or gorgoyles. The sky includes the Northern Lights.

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 28/04/2026

The upgrade from Fedora 43 to 44 went pretty quick and, so far, I haven't run into particular stability or usability issues yet. Just waiting for a couple of GNOME extensions to be officially updated to support GNOME 50. #Fedora #Linux

System information provided by the About panel in GNOME settings for a Framework Laptop 16 running Fedora 44 and GNOME 50.

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 25/04/2026

This morning, I waved goodbye to my Ara Blue 2017 Audi A4 allroad, internal combustion engines, and have gone full electric. Say hello to my 2026 Subaru Trailseeker in Daybreak Blue (Touring with blue/black seats). Although not a wagon, it's as close to a wagon EV I can get in the US. #EV #EVs

Rear three-quarter view of a Daybreak Blue Subaru Trailseeker EV parked in a dealer parking lot

Side view of the driver side of a Daybreak Blue Subaru Trailseeker parked in a dealer parking lot

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 24/04/2026

It only took six years to make it here at the Studebaker Theater in Chicago on my birthday. I was supposed to be here in April 2020 but y'all probably know what happened. Of course, I have my pen and notepad with me to take notes 😈 #WaitWaitDontTellMe #WaitWait

Wait Wait Don't Tell Me stage set up with two lecterns for Bill Kurtis and guest host Tom Papa. Panel table on the right with names for Shantira, Katie and Josh.

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 22/04/2026

Hehe... Too late 😆

Search results from Hey Gurgle, the search engine for Marsupial Gurgle, for the phrase "i leak when".

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 25/03/2026

Me thinking about myself, sometimes. Okay, a lot of times. Well, may be all of the time.

Person with light cables hanging in front of their head while they are saying "They are no one."

Still taken from Doctor Who episode "Bad Wolf".

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 18/03/2026

Achievement unlocked: a post by a moopsy liked by #Chiitan! ^_^

Bluesky notification where Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆(@chiitan.love) liked a post with the text:

Gay male rifters and influencers turning against trans folks and pumping out anti-trans bullshit.

#Grifters #Influencers #Transphobia

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 15/03/2026

For @petersagal.bsky.social, a message from r/WaitWait from u/srmcmahon. I have no idea how to do it but I want to tell Peter I LOVE the way he says "THIS is NPR" after the show. It's so . . . triumphant. I anyone knows him, please tell him for me. www.reddit.com/r/WaitWait/c...

Reddit post from the r/WaitWait subreddit from u/srmcmahon titled "for Peter Sagal".

Post text follows:

I have no idea how to do it but I want to tell Peter I LOVE the way he says "THIS is NPR" after the show. It's so . . . triumphant. I anyone knows him, please tell him for me.

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 26/02/2026

To be fair, I got my djungelskog in 2025 after it was featured in Season 13 of Jet Lag: The Game. 😜 #TBTL @lukeburbank.bsky.social @walsh.bsky.social

Screenshot that includes a photo of an IKEA plush orangutan called a Djungelskog and a timestamp of August 4, 2025 when the original photo was taken.

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 19/02/2026

@lukeburbank.bsky.social @walsh.bsky.social I hate to break it to y'all. I also agree that wings refer to the portion and not the style. Also, Brits have fish fingers (which may or may not involve custard). #TBTL

A rendering of a bag of Birds Eye Cauliflower Wings, Buffalo Style with a sauce pouch inside.

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 16/02/2026

Keep Mog out of this, you insecure toads! www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/... #FinalFantasy #FinalFantasyVI

A white bear-like creature with red wings spread out like a bat, facing the camera while leaning their arm on an upright sword.

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 14/01/2026

"No, I don't have a certain thing for collecting and analyzing data. Why do you ask?" I created a matrix of different EVs, capturing their dimensions, EPA range, Wh/mile, miles/kWh, etc. Even though I already have a deposit down on one, it's still nice to dive into the numbers. #EVs #Data

Spreadsheet with collect data for over 35 different EVs currently or soon to be on sale with information about the vehicle's dimensions, battery size, EPA estimated range, efficiency numbers and starting price for a given trim level

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 13/01/2026

There have been Carl Kasell bobbleheads. I would love to get one of those, but they are really expensive on eBay. At least I snagged two of the playing card sets on eBay a while back.

Two sets of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me playing cards with Carl Kasell as the ace of hearts and Peter Sagal as the jack of clubs

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 23/12/2025

It's funny to see something that looks like a pixelated question mark and a pixelated exclamation mark in a sea of colored boxes from this chart of #WaitWait shows recorded in Chicago (purple), Away (yellow) and home/remote studios (green). 1/2 #WaitWaitStats #WaitWaitStatsProject

Heatmap that represents all of the Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! shows that recorded in Chicago, outside of Chicago, and from home/remote studios.

Circled are two interesting sets of data points, one that looks like a pixelated question mark and one that looks like a pixelated exclamation mark.

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 22/12/2025

The new #TBTL vinyl is here! The new #TBTL vinyl is here! @tbtl.net

Cover of the TBTL Grestest Hits album with pencil drawing of Luke Burbank and Andrew Walsh

Shipping box with a personal message written by the sender: "Thanks Linh! You're the best!"

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 06/11/2025

Apropos to today's @tbtl.net: Here's Johnny! Background: The @lukeburbank.bsky.social and @walsh.bsky.social dolls that were part of a previous TBTL-a-Thon swag were nicknamed Bobo and Johnny respectively. #TBTL

A composited image with a partially broken in door from the movie "The Shining" with the face of the Andrew Walsh TBTL doll peering through the opening instead of the original Jack Torrance.

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 30/09/2025

Absolutely love that @frame.work makes the design and specs for parts and components of their laptops and desktop available and the community that creates stuff based on that. I got a 3D printed single piece trackpad and wrist wrest in purple PETG. #FrameworkLaptop

Framework Laptop 16 with a purple PETG single piece trackpad and wrist rest. On the screen is a geometric wallpaper.

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 21/09/2025

Mesmerizing and awe inspiring for sure. I remember going up along the Columbia Gorge and seeing them up there, especially when you crossover towards Maryhill Museum and the "Stonehenge"-esque installation nearby

Five windmills poking up from just behind a hill

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 19/09/2025

Always interesting to see traffic spiking up when Wait Wait Don't Tell Me does a show outside of Chicago, their fair city. #WaitWaitDontTellMe #WaitWaitStats

Website analytics for the Wait Wait Stats Page with a chart of the number of visitors and views for the past week. Most days are around 100-200 views, but there was a spike up to around 400 views on Thursday.

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 18/09/2025

You know what fits perfectly above the 3.5-inch hard drive in an HP xw4200 workstation mid-tower? A folding, battery-powered travel alarm clock. You also know what fits perfects below the two 3.5-inch bays (especially with a larger video card of the day installed)? One of two walkie-talkies. 1/4

Side view of an HP xw4200 tower workstation showing the power supply in the top left, motherboard with processor and heatsink below, and the 5.25-inch and 3.5-inch drive bays (with the two 3.5-inch drive bay openings facing the camera rather than the front of the case).

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 04/09/2025

Since I didn't have my usual notebook for taking full show notes, the nearest piece of paper on hand was the @opb.org Primetime mailer for this month. I had to make sure that my original counts for starting scores, correct answers and total scores were correct. #WaitWaitDontTellMe

Quick notes for the Lightning Fill In The Blank segment for the Wait Wait Don't Tell Me show that aired on June 30, 2007 written on the back of an OPB member's primetime mailer. The panelists were Amy Dickinson, Adam Felber and Roy Blount, Jr.

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 03/09/2025

I've been blitzing through all of the regular #WaitWaitDontTellMe shows from 2006 and January 2007 so that I can take note of all of the segments and expand/correct data in the #WaitWaitStats database. This is what that chicken scratch looks like 😅

Notepad with a list of regular Wait Wait Don't Tell Me shows for all of 2006 and January 2007 along with a list of each show's segments.

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 17/08/2025

Proof of concept is feeling cute, might delete later. #WaitWaitStats #WaitWaitStatsProject

Early proof of concept for a potential Wait Wait Don't Tell Me! panelist stats card in the style of a baseball card with filler text at the top and bottom used to represent notes and bio.

Panelist name placeholder is below the top filler text and a table of potential statistics is below the placeholder.

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 16/08/2025

Server go brrrrrrr, kitty cat go purrrrrrrrrr 😸 @craftcomputing.bsky.social

Screen capture of a Craft Computing video where Jeff, the host, is on the right speaking to the camera with a 2U rackmount server on a box to his left. On the server is a beige cat laying on its side on the server, feet towards the left side of the frame, and facing the camera looking content.

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Linh Pham @linh.social · 12/08/2025

While watching @transportevolved.bsky.social's video about #Ford's "new" EV production system event (w/ extra context), the moment that I saw the diagram, I cracked up laughing and immediately thought of @techconnectify.bsky.social's "pitchfork of knowledge" www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqM2...

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