Glen Akins
@bikerglen.bsky.social
Building gadgets, riding bikes, and fighting the good fight for municipal broadband. Chip designer by day. Some days you're a mountain goat; other days you're a fainting goat. 🐐
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I guess six weeks of doing nothing but drinking beer paid off. Follow me for more fitness advice.
Rocky Mountain oysters.
November 18, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Rocky Mountain oysters.
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I remember when we could barely get a radio tag on a large seabird. A 60 mg solar powered radio tag is ridiculous. Tech can be so amazing when we use it to understand the world, instead of just to sell ads.
Researchers have tagged more than 400 monarch butterflies and are following their journeys on a cellphone app (and you can too). They are using a tiny solar-powered radio tag that weighs just 60 milligrams and sells for $200 (monarchs weigh 500 to 600 milligrams).
We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I remember when we could barely get a radio tag on a large seabird. A 60 mg solar powered radio tag is ridiculous. Tech can be so amazing when we use it to understand the world, instead of just to sell ads.
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ROYVAL: “.. To fight in front of them just seems like some f***ing Hunger Games-type of f***ing s***. I don’t give a f*** to fight in front of a bunch of f***ing billionaires and rich people that f***ing could give a s*** less about me. .. F*** you guys.”
@si.com
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@si.com
www.si.com/fannation/mm...
November 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
ROYVAL: “.. To fight in front of them just seems like some f***ing Hunger Games-type of f***ing s***. I don’t give a f*** to fight in front of a bunch of f***ing billionaires and rich people that f***ing could give a s*** less about me. .. F*** you guys.”
@si.com
www.si.com/fannation/mm...
@si.com
www.si.com/fannation/mm...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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This is a remarkable post.
Not only did it make me asexual, it also made me more than slightly nauseated. Excellent work!
Not only did it make me asexual, it also made me more than slightly nauseated. Excellent work!
November 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This is a remarkable post.
Not only did it make me asexual, it also made me more than slightly nauseated. Excellent work!
Not only did it make me asexual, it also made me more than slightly nauseated. Excellent work!
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Sometimes the easiest part is the hardest and @bikerglen.bsky.social just watches #fridayfail #mtb #fail #cramp
November 14, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Sometimes the easiest part is the hardest and @bikerglen.bsky.social just watches #fridayfail #mtb #fail #cramp
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Fort Collins, Colorado. Pixel 9 Pro Night Sight
November 12, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Fort Collins, Colorado. Pixel 9 Pro Night Sight
I guess six weeks of doing nothing but drinking beer paid off. Follow me for more fitness advice.
November 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I guess six weeks of doing nothing but drinking beer paid off. Follow me for more fitness advice.
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GitHub repo for CircuitPython rubber band launcher. Cheap nylon servos jitter lots, but I cut off the servo by setting .angle to None in between detected movements. If you've got other ideas on improving, LMK. Still lots of jitter on tilt that holds heavier platform: github.com/gallaugher/j...
GitHub - gallaugher/joystick-pan-tilt-rubber-band-launcher: A Raspberry Pi Pico rubber band launcher using a 3D printed pan/tilt for my Physical Computing course
A Raspberry Pi Pico rubber band launcher using a 3D printed pan/tilt for my Physical Computing course - gallaugher/joystick-pan-tilt-rubber-band-launcher
github.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
GitHub repo for CircuitPython rubber band launcher. Cheap nylon servos jitter lots, but I cut off the servo by setting .angle to None in between detected movements. If you've got other ideas on improving, LMK. Still lots of jitter on tilt that holds heavier platform: github.com/gallaugher/j...
✔️ fat grip ✔️ buddy tape ✔️ ride raw
November 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
✔️ fat grip ✔️ buddy tape ✔️ ride raw
the conversation in my head every time i do a solo night ride on mill creek
yo bro is it safe down there in the woods? yeah man it's cool by Tomislav Jagnjic
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 AM
the conversation in my head every time i do a solo night ride on mill creek
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While we're on the subject of political campaigns and graphic design, may I present the unabomber manifesto of campaign yard signs. They lost.
November 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
While we're on the subject of political campaigns and graphic design, may I present the unabomber manifesto of campaign yard signs. They lost.
I broke my hand for this video.
It took me way longer to make this edit than it took @bikerglen.bsky.social to break his hand. Twice
#enduromtb #orthopedics #brokenbones #mtb
#enduromtb #orthopedics #brokenbones #mtb
November 5, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I broke my hand for this video.
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It took me way longer to make this edit than it took @bikerglen.bsky.social to break his hand. Twice
#enduromtb #orthopedics #brokenbones #mtb
#enduromtb #orthopedics #brokenbones #mtb
November 5, 2025 at 2:22 AM
It took me way longer to make this edit than it took @bikerglen.bsky.social to break his hand. Twice
#enduromtb #orthopedics #brokenbones #mtb
#enduromtb #orthopedics #brokenbones #mtb
10 years ago almost to the day, Fort Collins voted out of SB152 so they could study municipal broadband. 8 years ago, Fort Collins voted to start their municipal broadband network. Today, Fort Collins Connexion has over 23,000 customers with symmetric gigabit or faster fiber Internet connections!
November 5, 2025 at 12:53 AM
10 years ago almost to the day, Fort Collins voted out of SB152 so they could study municipal broadband. 8 years ago, Fort Collins voted to start their municipal broadband network. Today, Fort Collins Connexion has over 23,000 customers with symmetric gigabit or faster fiber Internet connections!
The only correct answer for California and New York is to walk away from BEAD.
NY is down to <55,000 BEAD locations - of which most are now SpaceX or fixed wireless - while over a million households qualify for $15 or $20 internet under the state's Broadband Affordability Act. If Roth's "rule" stands, NY should seriously just walk away from BEAD.
November 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The only correct answer for California and New York is to walk away from BEAD.
What a great bike trip!
Water is refreshing. Thanks for sharing @bikerglen.bsky.social
#stayhydrated #drinkwater #mtblyfestyle
#stayhydrated #drinkwater #mtblyfestyle
November 2, 2025 at 3:33 AM
What a great bike trip!
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Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
170+ trick-or-treaters this year. Went through 120
Airheads and 50 Haribo gummy bear packs then started handing out snack packs of Doritos and Fritos and neighbors' leftover candy before calling it a night.
Airheads and 50 Haribo gummy bear packs then started handing out snack packs of Doritos and Fritos and neighbors' leftover candy before calling it a night.
November 1, 2025 at 3:08 AM
170+ trick-or-treaters this year. Went through 120
Airheads and 50 Haribo gummy bear packs then started handing out snack packs of Doritos and Fritos and neighbors' leftover candy before calling it a night.
Airheads and 50 Haribo gummy bear packs then started handing out snack packs of Doritos and Fritos and neighbors' leftover candy before calling it a night.