Tim Parenti

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https://www.timparenti.com/ Proud #Pitt alum and timezone guy. Overall enthusiast in everything.

Map of a 2.30-km run in a loop through Shadyside.
An announcement email from Backblaze about a partnership to store a recent record-breaking calculation of 314 trillion digits of the mathematical constant pi. In a section pointing out that that would stretch for 414 million miles on ticker tape in a 6-point font, I've highlighted a sentence that reads: "For scale, the earth to the sun is about 93 million miles or so, and longer than the earth’s orbit around the sun (around 186 million miles)."
An 8.19-km (5.09-mi) walk beginning in Shadyside, proceeding northwest along Liberty Ave through Bloomfield, then largely westward around Penn Ave through Lower Lawrenceville and into the Strip District before doubling back along the terminal on Smallman St. The duration is 2:35:49, for an average pace of 11:19/km (18:13/mi).
A 2.99-km (1.86-mi) walk beginning in Central Oakland, proceeding northeastward along Fifth Ave and Ellsworth Ave through North Oakland and Shadyside. The duration is 38:03, for an average pace of 12:42/km (20:26/mi).
Sheet music of the initial melody of "Bugler's Dream" by Leo Arnaud, an iconic theme used for Olympic television coverage in the US, parenthetically subtitled "I know I'm not the only one that thinks this". Lyrics attributed to Calixa Lavallée are provided beneath the melody, beginning with "O Canada" on the opening notes of each phrase which mirror the Canadian national anthem of the same name, followed swiftly for the rest of each phrase by "da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da".
A map of a 6.01-km (3.73-mi) walk beginning in Shadyside, proceeding north and east through East Liberty and into Bakery Square before returning to East Liberty and Shadyside. The duration was 2:06:15 for an average pace of 21:00/km (33:48/mi).
A map of a 5.06-km (3.14-mi) walk beginning in Shadyside, proceeding northwest through Bloomfield before turning east along Friendship and Penn Aves along the boundaries of Friendship, Garfield, and East Liberty, then returning southward into Shadyside. The duration was 1:08:54, for an average pace of 13:36/km (21:53/mi).
A screenshot of a Discord message reading "i,i room on your skeddy for some sketti?"
A ChatGPT prompt reading “‘Thanks for your attention to this matter’ has become a politically charged phrase due to its overuse by a certain prominent politician. What are some good alternatives?” ChatGPT responds: “Certainly! If ‘Thanks for your attention to this matter’ feels politically loaded or overused, here are some professional, neutral, and effective alternatives you can use depending on your tone and context:” The rest of the response is then broken into several sections. The first, “Professional & Polite”, suggests: Thank you for your time and consideration”, “I appreciate your prompt attention”, “Thank you for addressing this”, “I appreciate your help with this issue”, “Thanks for looking into this”, “I’m grateful for your support on this”, and “Thank you for following up.” A second section, “More Formal”, offers “Your attention to this is greatly appreciated”, “Thank you for your diligence in this matter”, “I value your assistance with this,” and “Your cooperation is appreciated.” A third section, titled “Direct and Neutral”, begins with “Thanks in advance for your help,” before the image is cropped.
A text message reading "Denial can only get you so far. 4,132 miles, to be exact."
An icon of two arrows, each pointing to the other's tail in a counterclockwise circular fashion, next to text that says "Saving…"
A simple icon of a cloud shape with a checkmark inside.
A map of a 5.37-km (3.34-mi) loop beginning in Shadyside, proceeding westward along Walnut St and S Aiken Ave before entering North Oakland and returning eastward via Baum Blvd into East Liberty. The duration is 1:09:12, yielding an average pace of 12:54/km (20:46/mi).
A map of an 8.24-km (5.12-mi) walk beginning in Shadyside, proceeding northeastward into East Liberty before following Penn Ave eastward along the southern border of Larimer, before looping through Westinghouse Park in Point Breeze North and returning via Point Breeze. The duration is 1:45:21, yielding an average pace of 12:47/km (20:34/mi).
A map of a 4.46-km (2.77-mi) walk beginning in Shadyside, proceeding westward into North Oakland before making a southward loop in Central Oakland. The duration is 55:27, yielding an average pace of 11:26/km (18:24/mi).
A map of a 4.55-km (2.83-mi) walk beginning in East Liberty northward towards Highland Park before turning west along Stanton Ave and Black St into Garfield. A turn onto Aiken Ave brings the route back south into Bloomfield and Friendship before finishing in Shadyside. The duration is 54:31, yielding an average pace of 11:59/km (19:17/km).
A map of a 5.38-km (3.34-mi) walk beginning in Shadyside, progressing northwest into Bloomfield before doubling back, looping in and around Friendship Park, and returning via Friendship. The duration is 1:01:30, yielding an average pace of 11:26/km (18:24/mi).
A map of a 6.40-km (3.98-mi) walk beginning in Pittsburgh's East Liberty neighborhood, west through Friendship and Bloomfield, then northwest into Central Lawrenceville before returning east via a similar route before diverting southward into Shadyside. The duration is 1:38:54, yielding an average pace of 15:27/km (24:52/mi).
June 29 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump said a group of "very wealthy people" wants to buy the Chinese-owned TikTok social media app that is facing a ban in the United States. During an interview Friday with Maria Bartiromo that appeared Sunday on Fox News, Trump said, "We have a buyer for TikTok, by the way," declining to name the potential buyers. "I'll tell you in about two weeks," he added.
An email subject that reads "100 days down, 995 more to go".
Screenshot of the lower-right corner of a Bluesky new post modal. To the left of the language selector, the "add a post" button that looks like a plus sign is highlighted.
The title matter of a four-part choral arrangement of Defying Gravity from Wicked. A tempo marking and a few initial chord symbols are visible.
A poster for Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures' "New & Noted" event at Carnegie Music Hall. MSNBC anchor Chris Hayes is pictured next to the bright green and grey cover of his newly released book "The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource".
The homepage of USAID, replaced in its entirety with a message that reads as follows: "On Friday, February 7, 2025, at 11:59 pm (EST) all USAID direct hire personnel will be placed on administrative leave globally, with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs. Essential personnel expected to continue working will be informed by Agency leadership by Thursday, February 6, at 3:00pm (EST). "For USAID personnel currently posted outside the United States, the Agency, in coordination with missions and the Department of State, is currently preparing a plan, in accordance with all applicable requirements and laws, under which the Agency would arrange and pay for return travel to the United States within 30 days and provide for the termination of PSC and ISC contracts that are not determined to be essential. The Agency will consider case-by-case exceptions and return travel extensions based on personal or family hardship, mobility or safety concerns, or other reasons. For example, the Agency will consider exceptions based on the timing of dependents’ school term, personal or familial medical needs, pregnancy, and other reasons. Further guidance on how to request an exception will be forthcoming. "Thank you for your service."
A partially-redacted screenshot of an email preview from the Gmail home screen widget for Android. Most of the messages are adorned with a narrow bar of color corresponding to an email label.
The seal of the US Department of Transportation, featuring a triskelion, a rotationally symmetric triple spiral shape.
A setting in Threads called "Break reminder". The description reads "Schedule a reminder to take a break when you spend this amount of time at once on Threads." Options are every 10 minutes, every 20 minutes, every 30 minutes, and never, with every 10 minutes selected.
An inbox search displaying nine separate emails from the Pittsburgh marathon in a span of just over 24 hours.