Tab Combs @DrTCombs@transportation.social

and yes, there *is* a bike path next to the road. But there's no way to get to it without hopping the curb...which I'm not doing on a loaded cargo bike.

I decided to try coming to a complete stop at stop signs on my #bicycle this morning. It only took 18 seconds for a driver to try and take me out because of it.

https://urbanists.video/w/7y9mmkpLZMbKxGpFajaZ8T

#BikeTooter #StopSigns #IdahoStop

Thanks to my fediverse friends for talking me through how to deal with this!

Sigh. I had such high hopes for productivity this morning.

I've filed a police report with my local PD, both in the hopes of covering my own ass and somehow helping the woman whose credit card appears to have been stolen.

We'll see.

TL;DR: someone managed to add a stolen credit card and shipping information to my #microsoft account, ordered $160 worth of digital xbox gift cards, and redeemed those cards this morning.

There are no suspicious logins on my account, and I have verification and 2FA turned on.

Microsoft not only does not care, they also claim that any unauthorized activity on a user's account is the user's responsibility.

So that's fun.

https://transportation.social/@DrTCombs/113074138155221026

update 7: #microsoft DGAF if people are using stolen credit cards to make purchases using other people's accounts without actually signing into those accounts.

update 6: WOW THAT WAS SOME CRAZY GASLIGHTY NOTMYJOB tech support from microsoft.

update 5: fraud report filed with microsoft; listing microsoft itself as the fraudulent company, given I've got nothing else to do while I wait to live chat with microsoft support.

update 4: both of the digital gift cards now appear to have been redeemed.

update 0: my first step was to change my password. 2FA was already enabled, and there have been no unauthorized logins...

update 3: Wendy's addresses have disappeared from my account

update 2: Wendy's mailing address is now my default billing/shipping address in my microsoft account

update: it appears someone (Wendy?) has redeemed one of the digital gift cards

Some woman named Wendy in Minnesota is using her credit card to put digital gift cards on my #microsoft account. The gift cards appear to be legit -- I now have a $160 in #xbox credit.

Is this a #scam? #fraud? Have I been #hacked?

Whatever it is, I don't think she's doing it right.

and no, there's no obvious way to report this to Microsoft. And I desperately need to, because it appears for all intents and purposes that I have defrauded Wendy.

help?

Cherising my mornings on the #bike with this kid.

#BikeToSchool #KidsOnBike #BikeTooter

The *least* you can do is drive on the correct side of the road.

https://urbanists.video/w/3pbFzgw3gWvMDLErjShwQx

#Amazon #BikeTooter

And for those who might think this is new idea I'm trying on, or am interested in debating it, it is not.

I have spent decades studying the experiences of people trying to navigate their environments on the outside of a car. My caution against the use of #VRU language is not a hot take. It's the result of a very long time thinking, studying, analyzing, discussing, teaching, and writing about this.

Re-posting this thread with the start of the new school year and the annual race among public agencies to see who can put out the most offensive, uninformed, and counterproductive "stay safe out there, kids" PSAs.

TL;DR: calling people outside cars #VulnerableRoadUsers is very bad form. Don't do it.

#CarBrain #NoMoreVRU ⤵️

https://transportation.social/@DrTCombs/112756584411933979