Erik
@arpeggiator1972.bsky.social
Mt Biker
Transport cyclist
Dutch style urbanism enthusiast
Aviation nerd
Home efficiency
Rock climbing
Metalhead
Transport cyclist
Dutch style urbanism enthusiast
Aviation nerd
Home efficiency
Rock climbing
Metalhead
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It’s pronounced cyclist.
October 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
It’s pronounced cyclist.
One of about a thousand similar beautiful scenes on my commute home by bike along the Harborwalk trail and The Neponset Trail. So much better for mental health vs being in soul sucking traffic on 93.
September 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
One of about a thousand similar beautiful scenes on my commute home by bike along the Harborwalk trail and The Neponset Trail. So much better for mental health vs being in soul sucking traffic on 93.
I often wonder if people would put up with the current carmageddon if we could make tail pipe emissions visible, like if we could dye it red and you could see it, would people be so cavalier about driving, or worse yet- idling.
August 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I often wonder if people would put up with the current carmageddon if we could make tail pipe emissions visible, like if we could dye it red and you could see it, would people be so cavalier about driving, or worse yet- idling.
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At the core of the Crab Nebula lies a city-sized, magnetized neutron star spinning 30 times a second. Details at apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25082...
August 24, 2025 at 11:16 AM
At the core of the Crab Nebula lies a city-sized, magnetized neutron star spinning 30 times a second. Details at apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25082...
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SPOILER: It will lead to more driving, more sprawl, more cars, more emissions/pollution, more public money spent, worse public health, longer commutes, and the same or worse congestion (see #InducedDemand).
Because it always does.
And they know it.
Because it always does.
And they know it.
Texas, which famously has not enough freeways, to spend $146b on more freeways.
Abbott Announces $146 Billion Transportation Investment
Governor Greg Abbott this week announced a new 10-year transportation plan with a total projected investment of over $146 billion. The plan by the Texas Department of Transportation will invest in loc...
www.newsradioklbj.com
August 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
SPOILER: It will lead to more driving, more sprawl, more cars, more emissions/pollution, more public money spent, worse public health, longer commutes, and the same or worse congestion (see #InducedDemand).
Because it always does.
And they know it.
Because it always does.
And they know it.
Can you tell when I went on vacation and had a couple drinks with dinner most nights?
August 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Can you tell when I went on vacation and had a couple drinks with dinner most nights?
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Robot meets bollard. Nothing beats the #WorldBollardAssociation
August 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Robot meets bollard. Nothing beats the #WorldBollardAssociation
The only thing Trump has made great again is South Park.
August 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The only thing Trump has made great again is South Park.
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I’ve created a monster! My wife moving stuff into her office downtown.
August 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
I’ve created a monster! My wife moving stuff into her office downtown.
30 seconds into watching the Zelensky/Trump Oval Office presser- “fuck this dumb asshole.” *click*
August 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
30 seconds into watching the Zelensky/Trump Oval Office presser- “fuck this dumb asshole.” *click*
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“Putin would eat you for lunch.”
Today, exactly that happened.
Today, exactly that happened.
August 15, 2025 at 11:48 PM
“Putin would eat you for lunch.”
Today, exactly that happened.
Today, exactly that happened.
Disgusting and embarrassing
US army rolling the red carpet to murderer’s plane. I will never forget this image.
August 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Disgusting and embarrassing
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From a friend riffing on Trump’s Kennedy Center Honors takeover. Some of these are sending me
August 14, 2025 at 11:27 AM
From a friend riffing on Trump’s Kennedy Center Honors takeover. Some of these are sending me
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Remember in 2016 when Bill Clinton bumped into Attorney General Loretta Lynch on a tarmac in Phoenix, and that story of INSANE IMPROPRIETY dominated the news cycle for a week? Now we have POTUS, VP, AG, and FBI Epstein strategy meetings. www.cnn.com/2025/08/05/p...
Top Trump officials will discuss Epstein strategy at Wednesday dinner hosted by Vance | CNN Politics
Top Trump administration officials will gather at the vice president’s residence Wednesday evening as they continue to weigh whether to publish an audio recording and transcript of Deputy Attorney Gen...
www.cnn.com
August 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Remember in 2016 when Bill Clinton bumped into Attorney General Loretta Lynch on a tarmac in Phoenix, and that story of INSANE IMPROPRIETY dominated the news cycle for a week? Now we have POTUS, VP, AG, and FBI Epstein strategy meetings. www.cnn.com/2025/08/05/p...
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Quick, hold an emergency community meeting to discuss the danger of ebikes in cities!!!
July 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Quick, hold an emergency community meeting to discuss the danger of ebikes in cities!!!
Appropriate reading for an Amtrak trip from Boston to Baltimore.
July 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Appropriate reading for an Amtrak trip from Boston to Baltimore.
What a great final stage of The Tour! Amazing ride by Wout and super domestique Jorgensen. Congrats to Wout and of course Pogacar!
July 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
What a great final stage of The Tour! Amazing ride by Wout and super domestique Jorgensen. Congrats to Wout and of course Pogacar!
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BLACK SABBATH - "War Pigs" (Live Video)
YouTube video by Black Sabbath
youtu.be
July 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM

Cargo bikes turn every chore into recreation.
June 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Cargo bikes turn every chore into recreation.
Note to self- Cargo bike can’t handle Mt. Bike trails.
Broke a spoke and shredded the belt. A hasty field repair got me to work on time.
Broke a spoke and shredded the belt. A hasty field repair got me to work on time.
June 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Note to self- Cargo bike can’t handle Mt. Bike trails.
Broke a spoke and shredded the belt. A hasty field repair got me to work on time.
Broke a spoke and shredded the belt. A hasty field repair got me to work on time.
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Jimmy Kimmel has more courage than the entire ABC News C-Suite full of executives put together... times one hundred!
Kimmel correctly described the sending of troops to Los Angeles as a "disgusting and unnecessary abuse of power instigated by our mentally ill president"
Kimmel correctly described the sending of troops to Los Angeles as a "disgusting and unnecessary abuse of power instigated by our mentally ill president"
Jimmy Kimmel Tells the Truth About What’s REALLY Happening in LA
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
www.youtube.com
June 11, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Jimmy Kimmel has more courage than the entire ABC News C-Suite full of executives put together... times one hundred!
Kimmel correctly described the sending of troops to Los Angeles as a "disgusting and unnecessary abuse of power instigated by our mentally ill president"
Kimmel correctly described the sending of troops to Los Angeles as a "disgusting and unnecessary abuse of power instigated by our mentally ill president"
This is insane! Why do these reckless assholes still have cars and driver’s licenses?
Impound the cars! It's not that complicated!
🚨 New map just dropped:
The Top Five Super Speeders in Queens
Together, these five repeat reckless drivers got 643 school zone speed camera tickets in 2024 alone — that's a ticket every 14 hours.
The Top Five Super Speeders in Queens
Together, these five repeat reckless drivers got 643 school zone speed camera tickets in 2024 alone — that's a ticket every 14 hours.
June 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This is insane! Why do these reckless assholes still have cars and driver’s licenses?