@cmdrwalrus.bsky.social
Software developer - Cycling nut
Not as dumb as I look
Not as dumb as I look
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As always, the alt text is the best.
December 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
As always, the alt text is the best.
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December 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Agreed 👍🏼
December 16, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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"A woman was seen on the ground screaming and wailing as two other women tried to comfort her."
This is 100% my biggest nightmare. It is increasingly dangerous to just *walk* around our cities, and our electeds are mostly asleep at the wheel while kids die.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
This is 100% my biggest nightmare. It is increasingly dangerous to just *walk* around our cities, and our electeds are mostly asleep at the wheel while kids die.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
4-year-old boy dies after being run over in S.F., police report says
The driver remained on the scene after the Sunday morning collision in Hayes Valley, police said.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"A woman was seen on the ground screaming and wailing as two other women tried to comfort her."
This is 100% my biggest nightmare. It is increasingly dangerous to just *walk* around our cities, and our electeds are mostly asleep at the wheel while kids die.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
This is 100% my biggest nightmare. It is increasingly dangerous to just *walk* around our cities, and our electeds are mostly asleep at the wheel while kids die.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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Never forget, if you design a city for cars, it fails for everyone, including drivers.
If you design a multi-modal city that makes walking, biking & public transit attractive options, it works better for everyone, including drivers.
INCLUDING DRIVERS.
The “war on cars” has always been a lie.
If you design a multi-modal city that makes walking, biking & public transit attractive options, it works better for everyone, including drivers.
INCLUDING DRIVERS.
The “war on cars” has always been a lie.
December 9, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Never forget, if you design a city for cars, it fails for everyone, including drivers.
If you design a multi-modal city that makes walking, biking & public transit attractive options, it works better for everyone, including drivers.
INCLUDING DRIVERS.
The “war on cars” has always been a lie.
If you design a multi-modal city that makes walking, biking & public transit attractive options, it works better for everyone, including drivers.
INCLUDING DRIVERS.
The “war on cars” has always been a lie.
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Never forget, car dependency isn’t freedom.
Some might ask “what’s more free than cars?”
Choices.
Choices are more free than car dependency.
It’s not a hard concept.
I’m not pitting cars against any other single mode of transport.
I’m rejecting design that creates dependency on just one mode.
Some might ask “what’s more free than cars?”
Choices.
Choices are more free than car dependency.
It’s not a hard concept.
I’m not pitting cars against any other single mode of transport.
I’m rejecting design that creates dependency on just one mode.
December 9, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Never forget, car dependency isn’t freedom.
Some might ask “what’s more free than cars?”
Choices.
Choices are more free than car dependency.
It’s not a hard concept.
I’m not pitting cars against any other single mode of transport.
I’m rejecting design that creates dependency on just one mode.
Some might ask “what’s more free than cars?”
Choices.
Choices are more free than car dependency.
It’s not a hard concept.
I’m not pitting cars against any other single mode of transport.
I’m rejecting design that creates dependency on just one mode.
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If a large portion of households went down from two cars to one car, it would be transformative for walking, biking, and transit in the city
December 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
If a large portion of households went down from two cars to one car, it would be transformative for walking, biking, and transit in the city
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Transit gets better with more frequency!
Biking gets safer with more people riding!
City streets get more vibrant when there’s more foot traffic!
Biking gets safer with more people riding!
City streets get more vibrant when there’s more foot traffic!
December 4, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Transit gets better with more frequency!
Biking gets safer with more people riding!
City streets get more vibrant when there’s more foot traffic!
Biking gets safer with more people riding!
City streets get more vibrant when there’s more foot traffic!
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The Girl Guides of Canada say: Be prepared to protect trans rights.
December 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The Girl Guides of Canada say: Be prepared to protect trans rights.
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It would be funny if it weren’t devastatingly embarrassing that the government has zero understanding of U.S. history.
November 28, 2025 at 3:41 AM
It would be funny if it weren’t devastatingly embarrassing that the government has zero understanding of U.S. history.
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"Without evidence?" Terrible headline. There is in fact an overwhelming amount of evidence. Hundreds of massive population based studies showing no link between vaccines and autism.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Without evidence, CDC changes messaging on vaccines and autism
On Wednesday, the agency reversed its long-held position that there's no link between vaccines and autism. Outside experts said they are "appalled" by the change.
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"Without evidence?" Terrible headline. There is in fact an overwhelming amount of evidence. Hundreds of massive population based studies showing no link between vaccines and autism.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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This Sunday, November 16th, is the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. It's a day when we remember those lost to the persistent but preventable epidemic of traffic violence. #WDoR2025
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This Sunday, November 16th, is the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. It's a day when we remember those lost to the persistent but preventable epidemic of traffic violence. #WDoR2025
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Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
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Bike Lane BS: Lessons on What Cities Give Up By Giving In To Car Culture.
momentummag.com/ontarios-bik...
momentummag.com/ontarios-bik...
Bike Lane BS: Lessons on What Cities Give Up By Giving In To Car Culture
Here are eight key things cities will lose (and how they will get worse) if they ignore or dismantle bike lanes.
momentummag.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Bike Lane BS: Lessons on What Cities Give Up By Giving In To Car Culture.
momentummag.com/ontarios-bik...
momentummag.com/ontarios-bik...
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Swift follow-through on climate policy will be key to unlocking investment in nation-building projects.
Read our full statement on today’s announcement expanding Canada’s list of major projects. ⬇️
climateinstitute.ca/news/swift-f...
Read our full statement on today’s announcement expanding Canada’s list of major projects. ⬇️
climateinstitute.ca/news/swift-f...
Swift follow-through on climate policy is key to unlock investment in nation-building projects
OTTAWA — Dale Beugin, Executive Vice President of the Canadian Climate Institute, made the following statement in response to the federal government’s latest additions to the list of nation-building p...
climateinstitute.ca
November 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Swift follow-through on climate policy will be key to unlocking investment in nation-building projects.
Read our full statement on today’s announcement expanding Canada’s list of major projects. ⬇️
climateinstitute.ca/news/swift-f...
Read our full statement on today’s announcement expanding Canada’s list of major projects. ⬇️
climateinstitute.ca/news/swift-f...
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No & no. The genius designers of this *new* infrastructure decided to end the cycling lane just before the traffic circle (rotary) and instruct cyclists to walk.
Perhaps drivers can also walk their cars.
Bad bad.
Wilden neighbourhood, Kelowna BC. Union Road
Perhaps drivers can also walk their cars.
Bad bad.
Wilden neighbourhood, Kelowna BC. Union Road
November 13, 2025 at 1:42 AM
No & no. The genius designers of this *new* infrastructure decided to end the cycling lane just before the traffic circle (rotary) and instruct cyclists to walk.
Perhaps drivers can also walk their cars.
Bad bad.
Wilden neighbourhood, Kelowna BC. Union Road
Perhaps drivers can also walk their cars.
Bad bad.
Wilden neighbourhood, Kelowna BC. Union Road
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For my newsletter, I talked about the proposed teenage phone restrictions in the name of a murdered teenage trans girl.
(Noted this twice in the piece but again, I have no issue with Esther Ghey)
www.burnsnotice.com/brianna-ghey...
(Noted this twice in the piece but again, I have no issue with Esther Ghey)
www.burnsnotice.com/brianna-ghey...
Brianna Ghey's Phone Didn't Stab Her 28 Times
The trans girl murder victim's mom has turned her death into an unrelated political crusade against teenage phone use.
Note: I want to be clear upfront that I have no issue with Esther Ghey, mother o...
www.burnsnotice.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
For my newsletter, I talked about the proposed teenage phone restrictions in the name of a murdered teenage trans girl.
(Noted this twice in the piece but again, I have no issue with Esther Ghey)
www.burnsnotice.com/brianna-ghey...
(Noted this twice in the piece but again, I have no issue with Esther Ghey)
www.burnsnotice.com/brianna-ghey...
Interesting juxtaposition of avian flu culls in BC recently, between those who believe in public health and those who... might not
November 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Interesting juxtaposition of avian flu culls in BC recently, between those who believe in public health and those who... might not
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November 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Got the Reverse Rainbow on today's Connections! 🤓
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Crashes aren’t accidents—they’re the predictable result of streets designed to forgive high-speed driving, even if that means putting people in harm’s way.
Take, for example, this area of Portage Avenue in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Take, for example, this area of Portage Avenue in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
November 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Crashes aren’t accidents—they’re the predictable result of streets designed to forgive high-speed driving, even if that means putting people in harm’s way.
Take, for example, this area of Portage Avenue in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Take, for example, this area of Portage Avenue in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 6:31 AM
there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
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The truly maddening thing is that, unlike when I was a young man in science and the materials and engineering just weren’t there yet, the future is *right there.* The problem is *solved*. What’s holding us back is not just greed, but this bizarre nostalgia, an obsession with petro- masculinity.
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The truly maddening thing is that, unlike when I was a young man in science and the materials and engineering just weren’t there yet, the future is *right there.* The problem is *solved*. What’s holding us back is not just greed, but this bizarre nostalgia, an obsession with petro- masculinity.
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"We don’t have a youth e-bike problem — we have a youth e-moto problem."
Guest opinion from Megan Ramey.
bikeportland.org/2025/11/05/o...
Guest opinion from Megan Ramey.
bikeportland.org/2025/11/05/o...
Opinion: Let Oregon kids ride Class 1 e-bikes
Oregon's age restriction takes away a crucial mobility tool for young people.
bikeportland.org
November 5, 2025 at 9:05 PM
"We don’t have a youth e-bike problem — we have a youth e-moto problem."
Guest opinion from Megan Ramey.
bikeportland.org/2025/11/05/o...
Guest opinion from Megan Ramey.
bikeportland.org/2025/11/05/o...
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my latest targets for calorie reductions
have only slightly revised down
weight-loss estimates
from 27-28 BMI (obesity)
to 25-26 BMI (obesity)
have only slightly revised down
weight-loss estimates
from 27-28 BMI (obesity)
to 25-26 BMI (obesity)
The @unep.org's Emissions Gap Report 2025 is out, showing that updated climate targets have only slightly revised down warming estimates from 2.6-2.8°C to 2.3-2.5°C.
PIK scientist @wflamb.bsky.social led the chapter on emissions trends.
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
PIK scientist @wflamb.bsky.social led the chapter on emissions trends.
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
Lacklustre new 2035 climate targets barely make a dent in temperature projections
04.11.2026 – Future warming from pledged action to combat climate change by governments has been revised down from 2.6-2.8°C last year to 2.3-2.5°C, according to the latest edition of the United Natio...
www.pik-potsdam.de
November 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
my latest targets for calorie reductions
have only slightly revised down
weight-loss estimates
from 27-28 BMI (obesity)
to 25-26 BMI (obesity)
have only slightly revised down
weight-loss estimates
from 27-28 BMI (obesity)
to 25-26 BMI (obesity)