Frank
@frankus.bsky.social
Engineer going through a prolonged iOS phase.
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Whore you, the apostrophe police?
November 8, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Whore you, the apostrophe police?
@pbones.com IMO the funniest Liquid Glass icon blooper (visible with the Terminal icon on a dark background) is this lopsided mess
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
@pbones.com IMO the funniest Liquid Glass icon blooper (visible with the Terminal icon on a dark background) is this lopsided mess
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SNAP benefits expire in one week.
Leavitt: At this moment in time, the ballroom is really the president's main priority.
October 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
SNAP benefits expire in one week.
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Just like SimCity was not based on actual US minimum parking standards, because it would have made the cities too boring to keep players’ interest.
Good review of the new game Subway Builder. Warning: The game is not based on real US construction costs, because, in the designer's words, "it would have made the game unplayable." www.fastcompany.com/91421609/thi...
This addictive game is like ‘SimCity’ but for transit nerds
The goal of ‘Subway Builder’ is to move people from A to B. Some believe it might just start a transit revolution in the process.
www.fastcompany.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Just like SimCity was not based on actual US minimum parking standards, because it would have made the cities too boring to keep players’ interest.
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I (and perhaps you) get confused because we think intellect has to be connected with wisdom or thoughtfulness, but it just doesn’t. Intelligence is values-neutral and amplifies whatever it is pointed at.
October 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I (and perhaps you) get confused because we think intellect has to be connected with wisdom or thoughtfulness, but it just doesn’t. Intelligence is values-neutral and amplifies whatever it is pointed at.
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Dear Toronto: We will stop scoring runs this game if Doug Ford agrees to stop tearing out bike lanes. Until then, the runs will continue.
October 13, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Dear Toronto: We will stop scoring runs this game if Doug Ford agrees to stop tearing out bike lanes. Until then, the runs will continue.
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On the 18th we need to be vigilant for increased violence and provocation by both law enforcement and counter-protestors, both of which will be used to try to justify more violence and authoritarianism.
October 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
On the 18th we need to be vigilant for increased violence and provocation by both law enforcement and counter-protestors, both of which will be used to try to justify more violence and authoritarianism.
IMO the right call here: www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/oct/07/.... Electric buses are only going to get better and cheaper, and diesel buses are already so much better than solo driving that it's a net win if it keeps a few more cars off the road.
WTA hits pause on purchasing hybrid, electric buses | Cascadia Daily News
With costs and challenges rising to electrify, WTA embraces renewable diesel
www.cascadiadaily.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:55 AM
IMO the right call here: www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/oct/07/.... Electric buses are only going to get better and cheaper, and diesel buses are already so much better than solo driving that it's a net win if it keeps a few more cars off the road.
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Me: the US needs a Loonie
*monkeys paw curls*
*monkeys paw curls*
This is apparently being fast-tracked. A die of the $1 Trump coin has reportedly been circulating within the US Mint's Bureau of Engraving and Printing this week. defector.com/treasury-departm...
October 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Me: the US needs a Loonie
*monkeys paw curls*
*monkeys paw curls*
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It's important to name the tools of authoritarianism so we can identify and condemn them with precision. I'm glad we now have a term for ICE's openly racist, degrading immigration arrests: Kavanaugh stops. slate.com/news-and-pol...
October 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
It's important to name the tools of authoritarianism so we can identify and condemn them with precision. I'm glad we now have a term for ICE's openly racist, degrading immigration arrests: Kavanaugh stops. slate.com/news-and-pol...
If you were to buy a tent from REI in the early 80s, this is what the instructions you got would look like:
September 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
If you were to buy a tent from REI in the early 80s, this is what the instructions you got would look like:
“Zesty Jumble” is my favorite flavor of potato chips.
The zesty jumble argument is baaaack! www.seattletimes.com/opinion/pike...
Reheated as: "Its lively and gritty mix of pedestrians, cars and delivery vans has existed since its founding and was deemed vital to the Market’s continued health and survival." 🙄🙄🙄
Some people clearly miss these scenes 📷
Reheated as: "Its lively and gritty mix of pedestrians, cars and delivery vans has existed since its founding and was deemed vital to the Market’s continued health and survival." 🙄🙄🙄
Some people clearly miss these scenes 📷
September 3, 2025 at 2:53 AM
“Zesty Jumble” is my favorite flavor of potato chips.
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The analogy I'm increasingly turning to to describe LLMs is "word-Roomba." It does a kind of mediocre job most of the time, but it is a job that you no longer have to do or think hard about. And you do have to make sure that it doesn't hit a cat turd and smear it all over the room.
August 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The analogy I'm increasingly turning to to describe LLMs is "word-Roomba." It does a kind of mediocre job most of the time, but it is a job that you no longer have to do or think hard about. And you do have to make sure that it doesn't hit a cat turd and smear it all over the room.
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The city of Berkeley needs to completely retire HAWK signals. Motorists do not respect or understand any light that isnt a three light red yellow green. Any place that warrants a hawk should just be a 3 light that changes when the ped arrives.
www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/08/19/t...
www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/08/19/t...
Op-ed: Berkeley Bike Plan draft falls short. Speak up this week
Give Berkeley Bike Plan input at public meetings Tuesday and Thursday. You can also send written comments by Sept. 26.
www.berkeleyscanner.com
August 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM
The city of Berkeley needs to completely retire HAWK signals. Motorists do not respect or understand any light that isnt a three light red yellow green. Any place that warrants a hawk should just be a 3 light that changes when the ped arrives.
www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/08/19/t...
www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/08/19/t...
AI is an e-bike for the mind.
August 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
AI is an e-bike for the mind.
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Simple Boxes with Ornamentation are better than One Box Pretending To Be Lots of Boxes
August 16, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Simple Boxes with Ornamentation are better than One Box Pretending To Be Lots of Boxes
I wish UIViewController had a method you could override that the system would call once your view had finished laying out its subviews. They could call it something like “viewDidLayoutSubviews”. But that name is already used for a method that gets called when the subviews are not actually laid out.
August 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I wish UIViewController had a method you could override that the system would call once your view had finished laying out its subviews. They could call it something like “viewDidLayoutSubviews”. But that name is already used for a method that gets called when the subviews are not actually laid out.
Need an LLM trained on HN comments for when I’m getting too excited about a new idea.
August 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Need an LLM trained on HN comments for when I’m getting too excited about a new idea.
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The moral panic of the anglosphere over bus fare evasion and proof-of-payment is quite something.
Especially when you think that we do accept another mobility-related widespread PoP system: on-street parking, which is entirely charged via a proof-of-payment + inspector system.
Especially when you think that we do accept another mobility-related widespread PoP system: on-street parking, which is entirely charged via a proof-of-payment + inspector system.
Correct. Swallowed up by the panic over fare evasion.
August 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
The moral panic of the anglosphere over bus fare evasion and proof-of-payment is quite something.
Especially when you think that we do accept another mobility-related widespread PoP system: on-street parking, which is entirely charged via a proof-of-payment + inspector system.
Especially when you think that we do accept another mobility-related widespread PoP system: on-street parking, which is entirely charged via a proof-of-payment + inspector system.
@matthewcallis.bsky.social I’m looking for a buddy to attend the Foreign Family Collective anniversary thing on Saturday. I don’t suppose you’re free/interested? (I have an extra ticket after my friend bailed)
July 30, 2025 at 4:33 AM
@matthewcallis.bsky.social I’m looking for a buddy to attend the Foreign Family Collective anniversary thing on Saturday. I don’t suppose you’re free/interested? (I have an extra ticket after my friend bailed)