Linh Pham

@linh

Wait Wait Stats Person, SW Release Engineer, GenAI Pessimist #StarTrek #DoctorWho #Python #TBTLTen #Fedora #NoBridge Pronouns: he/they Mastodon:

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Linh Pham@linh· 27d

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.

Linh Pham@linh· Jul 13

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

Linh Pham@linh· Jul 10

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

Linh Pham@linh· Jun 30

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.

Linh Pham@linh· Jun 29

🎶 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.

Linh Pham@linh· Jun 28

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

Linh Pham@linh· Jun 17

See this photo:

Linda Ronstadt, wearing a blue and white striped top with an open black jacket, singing into a microphone in front of a drum kit in the music video for "Hurts So Bad".

Linh Pham@linh· Jun 12

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.

Linh Pham@linh· May 16

IYKYK #JetLagTheGame #Lego

Box of a Lego set containing 220 pieces with three lotus flowers (two that are open in white and pink, and one that hasn't opened in pink)

Linh Pham@linh· Apr 28

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.

Linh Pham@linh· Apr 25

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

Linh Pham@linh· Apr 23

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.

Linh Pham@linh· Apr 22

Hehe... Too late 😆

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

Linh Pham@linh· Mar 25

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".

Linh Pham@linh· Mar 18

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

Linh Pham@linh· Mar 15

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.

Linh Pham@linh· Feb 26

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.

Linh Pham@linh· Feb 19

@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.

Linh Pham@linh· Feb 16

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.

Linh Pham@linh· Jan 14

AI earbuds, you say? #DoctorWho

Parallel Earth Jackie Tyler wearing Cybus EarPods that have been activated and transitioned into a device that is similar to the square frame found on the heads of Cybermens.

Linh Pham@linh· Jan 14

"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

Linh Pham@linh· Jan 13

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

Linh Pham@linh· Dec 23

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.

Linh Pham@linh· Dec 22

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!"

Linh Pham@linh· Nov 6

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.

Linh Pham@linh· Oct 25

@lukeburbank.bsky.social @walsh.bsky.social I don't have a fedora, but I do use Fedora 🙃 #Fedora #Linux #TBTL

System information for a Framework Laptop 16 running Fedora Linux 42 KDE Plasma Desktop Edition

Linh Pham@linh· Sep 30

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.

Linh Pham@linh· Sep 21

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

Linh Pham@linh· Sep 19

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.

Linh Pham@linh· Sep 18

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