Eric Sahr
@esahr.bsky.social
Hiking, biking, trains, and interplanetary navigation
He/him
He/him
I earnestly want an actual cost estimation case study on how this happened (both the initial bloated cost design and the discovery of the cheaper slightly trapezoidal design)
Sitting here open-mouthed at this Sound Transit board presentation, because it was just explained that making Ballard Link's Seattle Center station "slightly trapezoidal" would save the agency a HALF BILLION DOLLARS.
February 13, 2026 at 12:32 AM
I earnestly want an actual cost estimation case study on how this happened (both the initial bloated cost design and the discovery of the cheaper slightly trapezoidal design)
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The vibe of the Halftime Show
February 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
The vibe of the Halftime Show
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🚨ALERT🚨 The Pike Place Market Historical Commission is meeting next Wednesday, February 11th at 4:30pm to discuss the pedestrianization pilot. Sign up to speak and tell them you like fewer cars. (The motoring enthusiasts are expected to turn out.) www.seattle.gov/documents/De...
February 5, 2026 at 4:53 AM
🚨ALERT🚨 The Pike Place Market Historical Commission is meeting next Wednesday, February 11th at 4:30pm to discuss the pedestrianization pilot. Sign up to speak and tell them you like fewer cars. (The motoring enthusiasts are expected to turn out.) www.seattle.gov/documents/De...
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While not a real-time image feed from the telescopes (the images are from existing surveys), you can see what Hubble or Webb are observing right now. Pretty neat! 🔭🧪
If you've ever wondered what Hubble and Webb were observing at any time, there's an easy way to find out! 👀
Space Telescope Live can show you what the telescopes are looking at now and what the next planned observation will be, all in one space (pun intended 😁): https://spacetelescopelive.org/
Space Telescope Live can show you what the telescopes are looking at now and what the next planned observation will be, all in one space (pun intended 😁): https://spacetelescopelive.org/
February 4, 2026 at 5:47 PM
While not a real-time image feed from the telescopes (the images are from existing surveys), you can see what Hubble or Webb are observing right now. Pretty neat! 🔭🧪
I can think of some extremely common scenarios that make this policy ridiculous
Don't own a smartphone
Phone is dead
Have a monthly pass
Have a discount pass
Transferring from another mode
I pay fare every time but if the ORCA reader isn't working I'm not futzing with an app
Don't own a smartphone
Phone is dead
Have a monthly pass
Have a discount pass
Transferring from another mode
I pay fare every time but if the ORCA reader isn't working I'm not futzing with an app
Passengers can purchase tickets digitally by downloading the Transit Go app.
Currently the ORCA card readers are unavailable to tap on/off for 1 Line service. While ORCA readers are unavailable, passengers are still required to have valid proof of paid fare.
Currently the ORCA card readers are unavailable to tap on/off for 1 Line service. While ORCA readers are unavailable, passengers are still required to have valid proof of paid fare.
January 23, 2026 at 7:43 AM
I can think of some extremely common scenarios that make this policy ridiculous
Don't own a smartphone
Phone is dead
Have a monthly pass
Have a discount pass
Transferring from another mode
I pay fare every time but if the ORCA reader isn't working I'm not futzing with an app
Don't own a smartphone
Phone is dead
Have a monthly pass
Have a discount pass
Transferring from another mode
I pay fare every time but if the ORCA reader isn't working I'm not futzing with an app
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Just got back from my first day as a bus driver. I think it went well, despite the passengers telling me (wrongly) I was going to wrong destination. Now to crack open a beer and check BlueSky...
January 20, 2026 at 5:05 AM
Just got back from my first day as a bus driver. I think it went well, despite the passengers telling me (wrongly) I was going to wrong destination. Now to crack open a beer and check BlueSky...
It's so cool when your data is Telling You Something
This guy didn't drive much during COVID
This guy didn't drive much during COVID
Interesting observation of declining MPG of gas-powered vehicles as they age, something I wasn't aware of. Among other things, it puts concerns about battery capacity degradation in a rather different light. And I don't think combustion engines are typically recycled. old.reddit.com/r/dataisbeau...
[OC] My trucks sinusoidal, slowly decreasing gas mileage over the past ~7.5 years
Data tracked initially on a notebook and then later directly in Apple Numbers using a shortcut. Plotted using Apple Numbers. Very consitent...
old.reddit.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:13 AM
It's so cool when your data is Telling You Something
This guy didn't drive much during COVID
This guy didn't drive much during COVID
I've been waiting for this for 6 years
January 10, 2026 at 3:22 AM
I've been waiting for this for 6 years
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Happy new year!
Exciting news: There's new transit coming in 2026—including metro, light rail, commuter rail, aerial tram, & BRT lines across North America. Overall, the US, Canada, & Mexico will add 150 miles of fixed-guideway transit.
It's all on The Transport Politic in my annual roundup ⏬
Exciting news: There's new transit coming in 2026—including metro, light rail, commuter rail, aerial tram, & BRT lines across North America. Overall, the US, Canada, & Mexico will add 150 miles of fixed-guideway transit.
It's all on The Transport Politic in my annual roundup ⏬
Transit Expansion in North America: A Look Ahead to 2026, and a 2025 Roundup
In 2026, new fixed-guideway transit lines are opening across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. In this overview, I compile information about each of these projects, including: Metro and monora…
www.thetransportpolitic.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Happy new year!
Exciting news: There's new transit coming in 2026—including metro, light rail, commuter rail, aerial tram, & BRT lines across North America. Overall, the US, Canada, & Mexico will add 150 miles of fixed-guideway transit.
It's all on The Transport Politic in my annual roundup ⏬
Exciting news: There's new transit coming in 2026—including metro, light rail, commuter rail, aerial tram, & BRT lines across North America. Overall, the US, Canada, & Mexico will add 150 miles of fixed-guideway transit.
It's all on The Transport Politic in my annual roundup ⏬
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Eric Adams is amazing because when he won every media person was leaping over each to go “this is the normal sane leadership that the political left doesn’t understand normal sane Americans crave” and then every day since that Eric Adams has been like “Leprechauns are real and I’m going to cook one”
August 14, 2023 at 4:43 PM
Eric Adams is amazing because when he won every media person was leaping over each to go “this is the normal sane leadership that the political left doesn’t understand normal sane Americans crave” and then every day since that Eric Adams has been like “Leprechauns are real and I’m going to cook one”
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damn that baby looks cool as hell
December 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
damn that baby looks cool as hell
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#CASSINI ORBITER #SATURN MISSION
Target: #Tethys
Time: 2005-10-13
Body Center Distance (km): 644184.003
Distance to Ring Intercept (km): 714451.634
Camera Narrow Angle Filter: Ir1 Grn Uv3
Finest Observed Resolution (km/pixel): 3.85615
opus.pds-rings.seti.org/opus/#/COISS...
NASA/JPL/j. Roger
Target: #Tethys
Time: 2005-10-13
Body Center Distance (km): 644184.003
Distance to Ring Intercept (km): 714451.634
Camera Narrow Angle Filter: Ir1 Grn Uv3
Finest Observed Resolution (km/pixel): 3.85615
opus.pds-rings.seti.org/opus/#/COISS...
NASA/JPL/j. Roger
December 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
#CASSINI ORBITER #SATURN MISSION
Target: #Tethys
Time: 2005-10-13
Body Center Distance (km): 644184.003
Distance to Ring Intercept (km): 714451.634
Camera Narrow Angle Filter: Ir1 Grn Uv3
Finest Observed Resolution (km/pixel): 3.85615
opus.pds-rings.seti.org/opus/#/COISS...
NASA/JPL/j. Roger
Target: #Tethys
Time: 2005-10-13
Body Center Distance (km): 644184.003
Distance to Ring Intercept (km): 714451.634
Camera Narrow Angle Filter: Ir1 Grn Uv3
Finest Observed Resolution (km/pixel): 3.85615
opus.pds-rings.seti.org/opus/#/COISS...
NASA/JPL/j. Roger
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What if this was HSR
December 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
What if this was HSR
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me seeing an article about the 25 Hottest and Most Popular Celebrities: haha who are any of these people?
me seeing a screenshot of a horrible post by CeleriusAvignon8888, Based Viscount of the New Bayesian Duchy of Pure Reason: oh it's this fuckin guy again
me seeing a screenshot of a horrible post by CeleriusAvignon8888, Based Viscount of the New Bayesian Duchy of Pure Reason: oh it's this fuckin guy again
August 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
me seeing an article about the 25 Hottest and Most Popular Celebrities: haha who are any of these people?
me seeing a screenshot of a horrible post by CeleriusAvignon8888, Based Viscount of the New Bayesian Duchy of Pure Reason: oh it's this fuckin guy again
me seeing a screenshot of a horrible post by CeleriusAvignon8888, Based Viscount of the New Bayesian Duchy of Pure Reason: oh it's this fuckin guy again
Orca Card with these designs when
The Third Avenue transit cordidor has lovely new banners all along the street but this is clearly the best one.
December 20, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Orca Card with these designs when
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Just give us access to the internal employee merch Sound Transit
Having just experienced transit in 15 North American cities over the past 7 weeks I can attest that at lot of transit agencies are leaving so much money on the table by not making merch out of this stuff.
Is the MTA making merch with the F M Swap icon cause they should be
December 18, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Just give us access to the internal employee merch Sound Transit
Who is the correct person in Seattle to start yelling at until they agree to cube every car that attempts to drive into Pike Place
December 14, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Who is the correct person in Seattle to start yelling at until they agree to cube every car that attempts to drive into Pike Place
saved you an investigation - yes it is
getting my friend something called the January 6 box (???) for his birthday
December 11, 2025 at 6:21 AM
saved you an investigation - yes it is
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⚠️ Warning: serious time waste! ⚠️
🚨 There are plenty of errors in the data! 🚨
But it is *still* loads of fun 🙂
Race from Carnarc Point in Inverness to the Rock of Gibraltar, using 🚌 🚆 🚕 🦶, limited budget (and you need to change cash)
I am 15 mins off the best time 😀
geo-racers.com
🚨 There are plenty of errors in the data! 🚨
But it is *still* loads of fun 🙂
Race from Carnarc Point in Inverness to the Rock of Gibraltar, using 🚌 🚆 🚕 🦶, limited budget (and you need to change cash)
I am 15 mins off the best time 😀
geo-racers.com
Race from one side of the world to the other - Geo Racers
geo-racers.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
⚠️ Warning: serious time waste! ⚠️
🚨 There are plenty of errors in the data! 🚨
But it is *still* loads of fun 🙂
Race from Carnarc Point in Inverness to the Rock of Gibraltar, using 🚌 🚆 🚕 🦶, limited budget (and you need to change cash)
I am 15 mins off the best time 😀
geo-racers.com
🚨 There are plenty of errors in the data! 🚨
But it is *still* loads of fun 🙂
Race from Carnarc Point in Inverness to the Rock of Gibraltar, using 🚌 🚆 🚕 🦶, limited budget (and you need to change cash)
I am 15 mins off the best time 😀
geo-racers.com
Why do I need to eat dishwasher pods to get MAX protein
Babybel has rebranded from “upbeat bouncy red plastic cheese you buy to shut up children for five minutes” to “serious protein source for bro deadlift power up”. In this essay on what this says about our changing culture, I will…
December 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Why do I need to eat dishwasher pods to get MAX protein
Absolutely devastating for the 3-bed, 7-bath home architecture industry.
December 1, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Absolutely devastating for the 3-bed, 7-bath home architecture industry.
So exciting to see the 2 Line test trains! Sound Transit is gonna need to shorten those 2 minute warnings in the stations, the announcements felt like they were going off constantly
November 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
So exciting to see the 2 Line test trains! Sound Transit is gonna need to shorten those 2 minute warnings in the stations, the announcements felt like they were going off constantly