Benjamin Fry
@bluejekyll.bsky.social
Rust, Rusty Bikes, and making everything safer.
Berkeley, CA.
Berkeley, CA.
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Benjamin Fry
@bluejekyll.bsky.social
· Nov 22
On Thursday, Nov 14th, I was riding home from BART. At Rose and Josephine in Berkeley, an intersection that I have always treated with care, and especially after dark, I ended up witnessing this tragedy. I saw a car hit a pedestrian (Ben I later learned).
Beloved, long-time Berkeley community member Ben Brown was the pedestrian killed on Rose Street.
Please consider donating to this GoFundMe to help his family with funeral expenses and travel.
gofund.me/c4cb551e
Please consider donating to this GoFundMe to help his family with funeral expenses and travel.
gofund.me/c4cb551e
I just went to the Berkeley Transportation and Infrastructure Commission meeting to recount this story.
That was hard. I barely kept it together. I hope I did Ben justice.
That was hard. I barely kept it together. I hope I did Ben justice.
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instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
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I was recently asked how to maintain bike/ped safety and keep the traffic moving at the same speed.
You can’t. It’s not lack of willingness or tech. It’s physics.
It’s also like choosing vegetables versus candy. Can’t have both.
You can’t. It’s not lack of willingness or tech. It’s physics.
It’s also like choosing vegetables versus candy. Can’t have both.
November 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I was recently asked how to maintain bike/ped safety and keep the traffic moving at the same speed.
You can’t. It’s not lack of willingness or tech. It’s physics.
It’s also like choosing vegetables versus candy. Can’t have both.
You can’t. It’s not lack of willingness or tech. It’s physics.
It’s also like choosing vegetables versus candy. Can’t have both.
Oh man. I just signed up for my first half marathon. I used to hate running, but I do it all the time now for exercise, and now I’m running a half marathon? I can’t explain my thinking, but it feels like mile stone. We’ll see how I feel after.
Can I finish in 3 hours?
berkeleyhalfmarathon.com
Can I finish in 3 hours?
berkeleyhalfmarathon.com
Run the Berkeley Half Marathon, 10k, 5k on November 17, 2024
Join thousands in celebrating the beauty of Berkeley at the 2025 Berkeley Half Marathon on Sunday, November 16th. Run our USATF-certified Half Marathon, 10K or 5K Course!
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November 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Oh man. I just signed up for my first half marathon. I used to hate running, but I do it all the time now for exercise, and now I’m running a half marathon? I can’t explain my thinking, but it feels like mile stone. We’ll see how I feel after.
Can I finish in 3 hours?
berkeleyhalfmarathon.com
Can I finish in 3 hours?
berkeleyhalfmarathon.com
Federal law that requires mass transit to any venue or sports arena that hosts an audience of more than 30k.
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Federal law that requires mass transit to any venue or sports arena that hosts an audience of more than 30k.
I bet all of these democratic senators that snapped, all had a grandkid calling to say, “I’m not coming to Thanksgiving because I don’t want to get stuck at the airport for three days.”
And so they thought, hey, I know how to fix that!
And so they thought, hey, I know how to fix that!
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I bet all of these democratic senators that snapped, all had a grandkid calling to say, “I’m not coming to Thanksgiving because I don’t want to get stuck at the airport for three days.”
And so they thought, hey, I know how to fix that!
And so they thought, hey, I know how to fix that!
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
Pellegrino is so much better with San Diego than he was with the Quakes. Such a stark difference.
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Pellegrino is so much better with San Diego than he was with the Quakes. Such a stark difference.
My son wanted to go to the amusement park with his friends, so drove a bunch of kids to Six Flags, and honestly, this is what all cities should be.
Walking promenades with trams running around, lots of vendors.
Allowing cars on city streets was a mistake.
Walking promenades with trams running around, lots of vendors.
Allowing cars on city streets was a mistake.
November 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
My son wanted to go to the amusement park with his friends, so drove a bunch of kids to Six Flags, and honestly, this is what all cities should be.
Walking promenades with trams running around, lots of vendors.
Allowing cars on city streets was a mistake.
Walking promenades with trams running around, lots of vendors.
Allowing cars on city streets was a mistake.
Me wondering if the plan is to return the entire country back to an agrarian society except for the uber wealthy.
No trains, no planes, highways unfunded. News organizations gutted. Communications next.
The only people who will be able to travel and talk over long distances will be the Oligarchs.
No trains, no planes, highways unfunded. News organizations gutted. Communications next.
The only people who will be able to travel and talk over long distances will be the Oligarchs.
November 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Me wondering if the plan is to return the entire country back to an agrarian society except for the uber wealthy.
No trains, no planes, highways unfunded. News organizations gutted. Communications next.
The only people who will be able to travel and talk over long distances will be the Oligarchs.
No trains, no planes, highways unfunded. News organizations gutted. Communications next.
The only people who will be able to travel and talk over long distances will be the Oligarchs.
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
What the hell, I have to worry about cars coming at me from above as well now?
#BeSafeBeSeen, parked cars in the parking lot of a medical office building!
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Two Rescued After Car Lands on Two Vehicles - The MoCo Show
Two people were trapped after a vehicle ended up on top of two occupied cars in the parking lot of the Camalier Building on Fernwood Road in North Bethesda on […]
mocoshow.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:55 AM
What the hell, I have to worry about cars coming at me from above as well now?
I hate sharing his BS, but him telling the Republicans to compromise and deliver single-payer healthcare feels like a win.
November 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I hate sharing his BS, but him telling the Republicans to compromise and deliver single-payer healthcare feels like a win.
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I am older than gender markers on passports! How do you regulate gender? By making it a form of government ID. It has nothing to do with state security, only regulation
November 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I am older than gender markers on passports! How do you regulate gender? By making it a form of government ID. It has nothing to do with state security, only regulation
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She was there before Sauron, and before the first stone of Barad-dûr; and she served none but herself, drinking the blood of Elves and Men, bloated and grown fat with endless brooding on her feasts, weaving webs of shadow; for all living things were her food, and her vomit darkness.
World's biggest spiderweb discovered inside 'Sulfur Cave' with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black.
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
November 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
She was there before Sauron, and before the first stone of Barad-dûr; and she served none but herself, drinking the blood of Elves and Men, bloated and grown fat with endless brooding on her feasts, weaving webs of shadow; for all living things were her food, and her vomit darkness.
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Thanks to Trump & the GOP!
Major Farmville (Virginia) hospital will no longer offer labor and delivery services
"...Centra, like other rural healthcare providers, must adapt to significant financial and operational challenges, including recently enacted reductions in federal healthcare funding..."
Major Farmville (Virginia) hospital will no longer offer labor and delivery services
"...Centra, like other rural healthcare providers, must adapt to significant financial and operational challenges, including recently enacted reductions in federal healthcare funding..."
www.wric.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Thanks to Trump & the GOP!
Major Farmville (Virginia) hospital will no longer offer labor and delivery services
"...Centra, like other rural healthcare providers, must adapt to significant financial and operational challenges, including recently enacted reductions in federal healthcare funding..."
Major Farmville (Virginia) hospital will no longer offer labor and delivery services
"...Centra, like other rural healthcare providers, must adapt to significant financial and operational challenges, including recently enacted reductions in federal healthcare funding..."
#Rust-lang folks, I've not been doing much with WASM in the last little bit. I want to build a WASM library for use primarily in a Javascript/Typescript environment. So this is not a 100% Rust environment.
What are people recommending these days for that use case, Trunk or wasm-pack?
What are people recommending these days for that use case, Trunk or wasm-pack?
November 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
#Rust-lang folks, I've not been doing much with WASM in the last little bit. I want to build a WASM library for use primarily in a Javascript/Typescript environment. So this is not a 100% Rust environment.
What are people recommending these days for that use case, Trunk or wasm-pack?
What are people recommending these days for that use case, Trunk or wasm-pack?
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NEWS — The Oregon Department of Human Services has issued 100% of November SNAP benefits, per an alert on their website. I've received reports that the funds have already hit recipients' EBT accounts.
www.oregon.gov/odhs/news/Pa...
www.oregon.gov/odhs/news/Pa...
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
NEWS — The Oregon Department of Human Services has issued 100% of November SNAP benefits, per an alert on their website. I've received reports that the funds have already hit recipients' EBT accounts.
www.oregon.gov/odhs/news/Pa...
www.oregon.gov/odhs/news/Pa...
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A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
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Think about how the left told Biden, and then Kamala, that their campaign would 100% lose if they did the exact opposite of what Mamdani's would be.
They literally plugged their ears and said shut the fuck up, and then she lost by doing the exact opposite, in every way on every issue, of Mamdani.
They literally plugged their ears and said shut the fuck up, and then she lost by doing the exact opposite, in every way on every issue, of Mamdani.
November 5, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Think about how the left told Biden, and then Kamala, that their campaign would 100% lose if they did the exact opposite of what Mamdani's would be.
They literally plugged their ears and said shut the fuck up, and then she lost by doing the exact opposite, in every way on every issue, of Mamdani.
They literally plugged their ears and said shut the fuck up, and then she lost by doing the exact opposite, in every way on every issue, of Mamdani.
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Mamdani going so hard for trans right and winning is some juicy proof that every dem that abandoned us didn’t do it for politically advantageous reasons. They did it because they’re transphobes and they will lose for it
November 5, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Mamdani going so hard for trans right and winning is some juicy proof that every dem that abandoned us didn’t do it for politically advantageous reasons. They did it because they’re transphobes and they will lose for it
Not every politician can be as good as this one, but they better learn quick how to get close.
This is next level, in 15 second bites showing how approachable and interested he is in other people. It makes you feel like you can be part of something greater.
This is next level, in 15 second bites showing how approachable and interested he is in other people. It makes you feel like you can be part of something greater.
Sweet ride to the polls @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social welcome to the Bunch fam!!!!!
#bunchfam #cargobike #omg #nyc
#bunchfam #cargobike #omg #nyc
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Not every politician can be as good as this one, but they better learn quick how to get close.
This is next level, in 15 second bites showing how approachable and interested he is in other people. It makes you feel like you can be part of something greater.
This is next level, in 15 second bites showing how approachable and interested he is in other people. It makes you feel like you can be part of something greater.
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Wow. Democrat Taylor Rehmet heading to a runoff with Wambsganss after getting 47.5% of the vote in a +18 Trump district. More than $4 million was spent by/in support of her two GOP opponents, with big checks from Miriam Adelson and billionaire Tim Dunn.
Rehmet spent $68,000.
Rehmet spent $68,000.
In Texas 9th SD, Democrat Taylor Rehmet is leading three candidates-including Leigh Wambsganss, a well-known Christian nationalist activist who was supported by Trump, Texas GOP leaders and far-right donor Tim Dunn. The district includes Tarrant County, a +5% Trump county + bellwether for the state.
November 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Wow. Democrat Taylor Rehmet heading to a runoff with Wambsganss after getting 47.5% of the vote in a +18 Trump district. More than $4 million was spent by/in support of her two GOP opponents, with big checks from Miriam Adelson and billionaire Tim Dunn.
Rehmet spent $68,000.
Rehmet spent $68,000.
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Recruit a Democrat. Every seat. Every state. Waves need someone to ride them. Call your state party, sign up to run, or volunteer. Make the GOP fight for every inch. Let’s go! No seat left empty!
November 5, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Recruit a Democrat. Every seat. Every state. Waves need someone to ride them. Call your state party, sign up to run, or volunteer. Make the GOP fight for every inch. Let’s go! No seat left empty!