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I turned on featured photos for my lockscreen and have been really satisfied with both the photos that it picks and the way that the liquid glass clock refracts sunlight. Thought this one from yesterday was really impressive
A screenshot of a lockscreen, with mountains in the background and the sun reflecting off the time numbers.
October 1, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Edited some pics tonight that I took at home in 2022, here’s one that I liked:
Large chunks of ice rest on a bank above frozen water. A small break in the frozen water exposes smooth liquid water below, which reflect the ice chunks above.
September 18, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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Update: managed to find some info about these permits in the news releases from 1974 at www.bart.gov/50years/docu..., and summarized at sfbike.org/our-work/reg.... Looks like bikes were first allowed on BART in 1975 and required a permit through 1997. I wonder when this little sticker is from.
A BART press release dated December 27, 1974 with the following text: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Ushered in with the new year for BART will be the "Bikes on BART" program which is officially set to commence on Wednesday January 1, 1975. The "Bikes on BART" program, which was authorized by BART's Board of Directors back in October, was designed as a six-month trial study to determine the feasibility of transporting regular non-collapsible bicycles on BART trains. Prior policy did not allow for any bikes on trains other than folding bicycles, or bicycles that are disassembled and carried in containers small enough to fit under a seat. The program was developed as a result of wide interest shown in being able to carry regular bicycles onto the trains. The trial program, which is being conducted on a permit basis, allows for bicyclists who have obtained permits to carry their bikes onto BART trains during non-rush hour travel only, between 9:30 a.m. and 3. p.m., and 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.M. Permits may be obtained by bicyclists interested in participating in the program, through BART's Passenger Service Department. The second page of a BART press release, with the following text: According to Kay Springer Jaynes, who is managing the program, permits will be issued by appointment only, on a first-come, first-served basis, providing registrants meet specified requirements. "Issuance of permits for the month of January has been closed out and we are now accepting applications for February," Ms. Jaynes said. She said all requirements are detailed in a packet which will be mailed to potential registrants upon request. For the first month of the program, approximately 70 permits were issued. Maximum quantities of permits issued for February and the months to follow will be determined by demonstrated demand and train capacity. Once issued, a permit will be valid for the duration of the program. A fee of $3.00 will be charged in order to defray the administrative cost of the project. Youths under the age of 14 who wish to register must be accompanied by an adult also seeking a permit. With the conclusion of the "Bikes on BART" experiment, which is scheduled to run through June 1975, a report evaluating the program will be prepared to determine if transporting bicycles on BART should be continued on a perminent basis. To inaugurate the program, a modest ceremony will be held at BART's Lake Merritt Station Thursday January 2 at 12 noon. Five bicyclists will demonstrate the procudure to be used for the experiment. The inaugural ceremony will be jointly sponsored by BART, the East Bay Bicycle Coalition and the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition.
August 31, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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New bike! Featuring this cool @bart.gov bike permit sticker that I can’t find anything info about online.
A blue vintage bicycle standing on its kickstand in a field of grass Close-up of the bike stem showing a green rectangular sticker that reads “BART BIKE PERMIT 0135”
August 31, 2025 at 12:29 AM