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Tim Misiak

@timdbg.com

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OS/systems engineer, co-founder of Augmend. I used to work on WinDbg at Microsoft.

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Tim Misiak @timdbg.com · 02/08/2026

MULTI TRACK DRIFTING!

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Tim Misiak @timdbg.com · 24/06/2026

Apparently this is what happens when you contribute code to a repository that goes to the "Arctic Code Vault" which then later gets disabled due to a TOS violation.

Image of a github "Arctic Code Vault Contributor" achievement saying that I have "contributed code to 0 repositories in the 2020 GitHub Archive Program"

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Tim Misiak @timdbg.com · 21/06/2026

Anna's Hummingbird at the arboretum this afternoon.

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Tim Misiak @timdbg.com · 15/06/2026

Cedar Waxwings this morning at Marymoor Park

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Tim Misiak @timdbg.com · 06/06/2026

The driver docs repo (including windbg documentation) got suspended for a TOS violation? So msft violated its own TOS and suspended itself?

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Tim Misiak @timdbg.com · 14/05/2026

Medina Park is quite a nice spot to get some bird pics. The heron nests can be seen from the walkway, and you can see the chicks with binoculars or a zoom lens.

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Tim Misiak @timdbg.com · 24/04/2026

Oh wow, they've managed to turn my brain into an LLM.

User: Hello
Assistant: Thinking...
Here's a thinking process:

1. **Analyze User Input:** The user said "Hello" - a simple greeting.
2. **Identify Intent:** The user is initiating a conversation. No specific question or request is made.
3. **Determine Response Type:** A friendly, open-ended greeting in return, inviting further interaction.
4. **Formulate Response:** Acknowledge the greeting, respond warmly, and prompt for what they need help with. Examples: "Hello! How can I assist you today?" or "Hi there! What can I do for you?"
5. **Check Tone/Style:** Keep it polite, helpful, and concise. Match the simplicity of the input while remaining engaging.
6. **Final Output Generation:** "Hello! How can I help you today?" (or similar) -> This is appropriate and standard.✅
...done thinking.

Assistant: Hello! How can I assist you today?

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Tim Misiak @timdbg.com · 06/03/2026

Started using Claude exclusively instead of ChatGPT (for obvious reasons), and laughed out loud when I saw claude say "oh wait no my bad" in the middle of an explanation.

Screenshot of text from claude.ai:

Docker Compose integration:

There's no native Nix support in compose, but the cleanest approach short of a script is using compose's build with a custom dockerfile that just calls out... actually that defeats the purpose.

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Tim Misiak @timdbg.com · 18/10/2025

I'm switching to Anthropic for an app I'm building because OpenAI doesn't have an IPv6 endpoint... in 2025. Sorry, I'm not going to pay $45 a year extra just so I can have an IPv4 address to talk to your API.

A screenshot showing that api.openai.com only has IPv4 DNS entries, while api.anthropic.com has IPv4 and IPv6

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Tim Misiak @timdbg.com · 23/05/2025

Thank you, github copilot, for covering up part of the line of code I need to read with an offer to explain it to me, with no way to dismiss or scroll past the button.

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Tim Misiak @timdbg.com · 21/04/2025

I always thought this door handle was weirdly warm to the touch... Guess I wasn't imagining it.

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Tim Misiak @timdbg.com · 07/04/2025

Why yes, I *did* spend a few hours today writing a mod for Valheim that forwards player metrics to a Datadog dashboard.

A graph in Datadog showing the health of several players in Valheim fluctuating over the course of several hours.

A Datadog graph showing values for skill levels in categories like "run", "bows", and "jump. Most categories trend up, except at one point in the timeline where they all drop by a percentage.

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Tim Misiak @timdbg.com · 24/01/2025

Me: Hey ChatGPT, how can I modify a file's "change time" so I can test some code? ChatGPT: Well, you *could* write a kernel driver

Text from ChatGPT

Option 3: Write a Custom Kernel Module (Advanced)

This is a complex approach where you write a kernel module or patch to modify file metadata programmatically. It's generally not recommended unless you're experienced with kernel development.

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Tim Misiak @timdbg.com · 12/11/2024

When outlook.com addresses first started becoming available, I snagged a pretty neat four letter email address. This is 10 days of spam on that address.

Screenshot of an email inbox showing 25953 junk email from 10 days of mail.

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Tim Misiak @timdbg.com · 27/10/2024

I have a joke about kernel debugging but

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