Edgardo Block
@edgardoblock.bsky.social
Personal account for personal comments, which are solely my responsibility and no one else’s.
Argentina-born American, transport infrastructure professional. Started the very empty @evalpavement.bsky.social.
Argentina-born American, transport infrastructure professional. Started the very empty @evalpavement.bsky.social.
I jinxed him (injury next game.)
Neemias Queta, you’re so quiet and I love it (as long as your +/- is on the correct side of zero)
Nikola Jokić, you're so silly and I love it.
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I jinxed him (injury next game.)
It’s important to pick your benchmarks. If you do better than this, call it a W, you’re going to be fine
youtube.com/watch?v=n-lJ...
youtube.com/watch?v=n-lJ...
Scent of a Woman | Thanksgiving Dinner
YouTube video by Universal Pictures
youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
It’s important to pick your benchmarks. If you do better than this, call it a W, you’re going to be fine
youtube.com/watch?v=n-lJ...
youtube.com/watch?v=n-lJ...
Reposted by Edgardo Block
This might be really helpful for many folks out there.
Remember, when it comes to riding bikes for transportation in the winter, “there’s no bad weather, just bad clothes.”
(And bad infrastructure and maintenance decisions from city hall)
Remember, when it comes to riding bikes for transportation in the winter, “there’s no bad weather, just bad clothes.”
(And bad infrastructure and maintenance decisions from city hall)
Hey winter cyclists: the smartest thing I've done after threatening to do it for too many years was actually write down what to wear based on temperature. This helped immensely last year, and winter is coming 🥶
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM
This might be really helpful for many folks out there.
Remember, when it comes to riding bikes for transportation in the winter, “there’s no bad weather, just bad clothes.”
(And bad infrastructure and maintenance decisions from city hall)
Remember, when it comes to riding bikes for transportation in the winter, “there’s no bad weather, just bad clothes.”
(And bad infrastructure and maintenance decisions from city hall)
Neemias Queta, you’re so quiet and I love it (as long as your +/- is on the correct side of zero)
Nikola Jokić, you're so silly and I love it.
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Neemias Queta, you’re so quiet and I love it (as long as your +/- is on the correct side of zero)
wow 🤩
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
wow 🤩
This is what work needs to be like!
(Except at the cosmetic surgeon’s outfit)
(Except at the cosmetic surgeon’s outfit)
Picking up Jet’s. Not only is Not Like Us playing, the entire staff is singing along.
November 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
This is what work needs to be like!
(Except at the cosmetic surgeon’s outfit)
(Except at the cosmetic surgeon’s outfit)
Reposted by Edgardo Block
Fallen leaves reveal a desire boulevard.
November 23, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Fallen leaves reveal a desire boulevard.
Louisiana “Purchase”
November 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Louisiana “Purchase”
Christmas season doesn’t start until you get a mug of glühwoi
Americans complain about how early our stores start rolling out the Christmas merchandise - but in Europe, there’s no Thanksgiving buffer, so they start rolling it out even earlier!
I was seeing Christmas ads and decor start up when were in France and Spain in mid-September!
I was seeing Christmas ads and decor start up when were in France and Spain in mid-September!
November 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Christmas season doesn’t start until you get a mug of glühwoi
[Getting up to watch English Premier and maybe NFL] wow, I never realized the true meaning of “bread and circus” [ameliorative]
November 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
[Getting up to watch English Premier and maybe NFL] wow, I never realized the true meaning of “bread and circus” [ameliorative]
We all should aspire to piano-playing mayors!
November 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
We all should aspire to piano-playing mayors!
Reposted by Edgardo Block
It’s not what you know, it’s what you can prove.
November 23, 2025 at 11:21 AM
It’s not what you know, it’s what you can prove.
I put this in google translate
November 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I put this in google translate
The lectures need to happen impromptu or feel like they happen spontaneously for this to work, but damn this is the magic that keeps me here. (moots also.)
aside, for x vs bluesky discourse: the scientists, researchers, and academics came here to do this, please respect them so we can enjoy this
aside, for x vs bluesky discourse: the scientists, researchers, and academics came here to do this, please respect them so we can enjoy this
The "stupid" referred to the article, and specifically the headline, not the post itself. Far be it from me to criticize someone just for flagging an article they found interesting. The headline on the article is just clickbait, toying with the meaning of "explain." The plain fact is that
November 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The lectures need to happen impromptu or feel like they happen spontaneously for this to work, but damn this is the magic that keeps me here. (moots also.)
aside, for x vs bluesky discourse: the scientists, researchers, and academics came here to do this, please respect them so we can enjoy this
aside, for x vs bluesky discourse: the scientists, researchers, and academics came here to do this, please respect them so we can enjoy this
in the interest of completeness of perspective, reposting this (have found no issue with Mr Pearkes’s info in the past)
This post is going to make people INCANDESCENTLY mad but here we go: the annual Farm Bureau survey of a Thanksgiving meal (using the same basket of goods over time) priced out at $55.18 for 10 people this year, -5% YoY. In real terms (delf w/ CPI) it's the cheapest Thanksgiving meal ever.
November 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
in the interest of completeness of perspective, reposting this (have found no issue with Mr Pearkes’s info in the past)
Of course I went to see if there was any Jelly Roll Morton and… of course
A treasure trove of rare and historic American music is now available online for free.
5,000 songs from private collectors have already been preserved and uploaded, and "thousands more are in the pipeline".
laist.com/news/arts-an... #MusicSky
5,000 songs from private collectors have already been preserved and uploaded, and "thousands more are in the pipeline".
laist.com/news/arts-an... #MusicSky
Thousands of rare American recordings — some 100 years old — go online for all to enjoy
The project, which will include some 50,000 songs from private record collections, is a collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the Dust-to-Digital Foundation.
laist.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Of course I went to see if there was any Jelly Roll Morton and… of course
synesthesia yields: matte grey and count yourself lucky. Which is pretty much late November here so a quintessential day
Friday's Weather Rating: 5/10
Not ideal, but we've got cloudy skies with high temperatures in the 50s. Winds are light and we aren't expecting much precipitation aside from an isolated shower or two. The vibes are okay!
Not ideal, but we've got cloudy skies with high temperatures in the 50s. Winds are light and we aren't expecting much precipitation aside from an isolated shower or two. The vibes are okay!
November 21, 2025 at 10:57 AM
synesthesia yields: matte grey and count yourself lucky. Which is pretty much late November here so a quintessential day
your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
November 21, 2025 at 4:29 AM
your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
the Argentine saying is “Las brujas no existen, pero que las hay, las hay” which (except witches for ghosts) means pretty much what Faine asserts
do you believe in ghosts or are you like me, a person who finds themself saying all the time “I absolutely don’t believe in ghosts, but this place has ghosts.”
November 21, 2025 at 3:29 AM
the Argentine saying is “Las brujas no existen, pero que las hay, las hay” which (except witches for ghosts) means pretty much what Faine asserts
Reposted by Edgardo Block
I admit. When we're trying to drive from Indiana to Maine in a hurry, I do sometimes mutter "Why does there have to be Ohio?" BUT there has to be Ohio because from 1840-1940 it was the third or fourth most populous state. Amazing history and cities galore. A fine home for the ANS
The American Numismatic Society’s collections of coins will be relocating from Manhattan to the spacious campus of the Toledo Museum of Art. The $20 million plan, to be completed in 2028, would make possible its long-harbored vision of a state-of-the-art money museum.
After 167 Years in New York, a Priceless Coin Collection Heads to Toledo
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I admit. When we're trying to drive from Indiana to Maine in a hurry, I do sometimes mutter "Why does there have to be Ohio?" BUT there has to be Ohio because from 1840-1940 it was the third or fourth most populous state. Amazing history and cities galore. A fine home for the ANS
Reposted by Edgardo Block
Oh goodness - what a treasure!
A treasure trove of rare and historic American music is now available online for free.
5,000 songs from private collectors have already been preserved and uploaded, and "thousands more are in the pipeline".
laist.com/news/arts-an... #MusicSky
5,000 songs from private collectors have already been preserved and uploaded, and "thousands more are in the pipeline".
laist.com/news/arts-an... #MusicSky
Thousands of rare American recordings — some 100 years old — go online for all to enjoy
The project, which will include some 50,000 songs from private record collections, is a collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the Dust-to-Digital Foundation.
laist.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Oh goodness - what a treasure!
Reposted by Edgardo Block
I am by no means a prominent public intellectual, but my inbox is increasingly filled with messages from people who have been convinced by sycophantic chatbots that they have discovered revolutionary theories that entirely upend our scientific understanding of the universe.
November 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I am by no means a prominent public intellectual, but my inbox is increasingly filled with messages from people who have been convinced by sycophantic chatbots that they have discovered revolutionary theories that entirely upend our scientific understanding of the universe.
vermicelli is the worst name
What’s the worst pasta shape and why is it wagon wheels
November 21, 2025 at 2:11 AM
vermicelli is the worst name