darren is Not Going Back @bikepedantic@transportation.social
Bikes and stuff. Widow, dad, taking it bird-by-bird.
So many things are improved by 🦪,🚲, & 🪕.
Just me, very much not my employer. Opting in to be searchable via #tootfinder. #fedi22
Joined Feb 2023
Knee-jerk impressions re bluesky after less than 24 hours:
*the platform is basically a twitter clone - QTs, algorithm alongside feed, conversations easier to follow
*you can build your own algorithm (which i'm not even going to try)
*the bluecheck discourse enjoyers are there
*very few mere mortals are
*there is an app, you can block people, so... that's a leg up on Post
*not a whole lot of followback action
once they open registration, it could get popular, we'll see.
Green acoustic Bullitt with a manufactured box and Alfine 11 hub in #BikeDC for $2K https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/bik/d/washington-2020-bullitt-lizzard-king/7629814470.html
This trend of the Saudis buying America’s dumbest assets is kinda fun actually! What should they buy next?
Any of you beautiful nerds thrown together a Mastodon-to-Bluesky crossposter yet?
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S2E2 "Fucking brain development." It's remarkable how great the Roy Kent storyline away from the team is in season 2, vs the Nate and Keeley storylines in season 3. #TedLassoRewatchParty
S2E1 Ted's response on the dais about Earl the dog's death walloped me square in the grieving gland. Beautiful and poignant. #TedLassoRewatchParty
Thanks to @samerfarha, I’m now on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/bikepedantic.bsky.social.
Not sure what to think yet, but if you can tolerate me here, please connect with me there!
I would like to try out bluesky, anyone got an invite they can slip me? TIA
[please do not infer dissatisfaction with this place, i just want to poke around, observe firsthand]
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"The number of annual rides in Cambridge has increased by 50 percent since 2019 (despite the temporary dip from the pandemic), and has tripled since 2016. In real numbers, almost 1.8 million rides started and/or ended in Cambridge last year"
https://www.cambridgeday.com/2023/06/05/bluebikes-have-been-a-transformative-investment/
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Saw a really cool extension to the Montreal BIXI stations: bike pump and repair stations. Would be cool to see Bluebikes do something similar. Seems like a potentially cheaper/easier way to get more of these installed throughout the region.
Paving streets with asphalt and sidewalks with concrete is really kind of backwards.
I wish we've give drivers the pockety-pockety ride, give pedestrians a smooth more-pliable surface, and give everyone a lot more of a light-colored surface to reflect heat.
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Born on this day, June 6:
Dr. Paul Dudley White (1886-1973), cardiologist. After prescribing cycling for President Eisenhower after his heart attack, Dr. White became America's most prominent advocate of cycling for preventative health.
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Paul!
#BOTD
S1E8 I always liked how subtly they hinted at the Roy-Isaac connection that led to Isaac being named captain. This small little salute greeting was the first hint.
Current status: Hiding out in an empty office so I can be alone
Back in the office for the first time in many many many months.
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#Cycling picks of the day:
➡️ @DrRickWoten - Professor posting about the history of cycling
➡️ @CoolBikeArt1 - Notable images related to bikes
➡️ @pws - Retired bicycle mechanic giving advice on repairs/maintenance
➡️ @ridewithchris - North American cyclist posting maps & photos
➡️ @cyclinggeezr - Cycling fan & photographer in UK, lots of trip reports
➡️ @pete - Cycling blogger in north west England
➡️ @ssamulczyk - Amateur road & gravel cyclist
➡️ @ruari - Unicyclist & penny farthing rider
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S1E7 Disney, please let apple release a single of Hannah Waddingham singing Let It Go #TedLassoRewatchPsrty
Bikes and stuff. Widow, dad, taking it bird-by-bird.
So many things are improved by 🦪,🚲, & 🪕.
Just me, very much not my employer. Opting in to be searchable via #tootfinder. #fedi22
Joined Feb 2023
