Cory "lives in the mountains" W
@coryw.bsky.social
gay, minidisc, computers, old computers, chronic illness, trains, tech support in higher ed, southwest. (he/him)
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here's the whole thing, dunno if the account or post is still up on Twitter to get a better screenshot, alas
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it's not TGV Tuesday but it's come to light that not all of you know about how La Poste ran high-speed mail trains until 2015
November 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
it's not TGV Tuesday but it's come to light that not all of you know about how La Poste ran high-speed mail trains until 2015
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SFMTA's Breda light-rail vehicles were officially retired Wednesday, Nov. 12, after more than three decades in service. Introduced during the 1990s dot-com boom, the Breda fleet became a Muni staple, logging more than 10 million passenger trips across the city.
November 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM
SFMTA's Breda light-rail vehicles were officially retired Wednesday, Nov. 12, after more than three decades in service. Introduced during the 1990s dot-com boom, the Breda fleet became a Muni staple, logging more than 10 million passenger trips across the city.
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Professor Tangrowth is more trustworthy than RFK Jr.
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Professor Tangrowth is more trustworthy than RFK Jr.
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I had reason to look up Conchita Wurst and this is having a profound impact on my perception of myself as not a real adult
November 13, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I had reason to look up Conchita Wurst and this is having a profound impact on my perception of myself as not a real adult
always neat to see movement on V2G stuff, especially as some of the vehicles with the biggest batteries might make most sense for it: insideevs.com/news/778565/...
Heliox’s New DC Fast Charger Can Send Power Back To The Grid
The Siemens-owned business says its new compact charger is fully compatible with vehicle-to-grid international standards.
insideevs.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
always neat to see movement on V2G stuff, especially as some of the vehicles with the biggest batteries might make most sense for it: insideevs.com/news/778565/...
New episodes of Sold a Story?
features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/
Time to make myself sad at work!
Idly, love all the people who are like “my kid learned right so this must not be a widespread problem”
features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/
Time to make myself sad at work!
Idly, love all the people who are like “my kid learned right so this must not be a widespread problem”
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:14 AM
New episodes of Sold a Story?
features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/
Time to make myself sad at work!
Idly, love all the people who are like “my kid learned right so this must not be a widespread problem”
features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/
Time to make myself sad at work!
Idly, love all the people who are like “my kid learned right so this must not be a widespread problem”
There’s controlled burns here which in addition to my trouble sleeping might be contributing to *gestures vaguely at myself* my current problems
November 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
There’s controlled burns here which in addition to my trouble sleeping might be contributing to *gestures vaguely at myself* my current problems
I think the Nexo, like the Ioniq 5 and 9, looks great, but I spent a tiny bit of time reading up on fuel cell vehicles earlier this year and it's absolutely wild to me that any from any manufacturer have moved in years.
Hyundai gave its new fuel cell EV some serious upgrades, but is it enough?
Hyundai gave its new fuel cell EV some serious upgrades, but is it enough?
The new Nexo is a significant upgrade over the first model, but will Hyundai’s fuel cell EV make an impression in the US?
more…
electrek.co
November 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I think the Nexo, like the Ioniq 5 and 9, looks great, but I spent a tiny bit of time reading up on fuel cell vehicles earlier this year and it's absolutely wild to me that any from any manufacturer have moved in years.
weird question: have you ever paid for sniffies to get back in contact with someone who deleted the chat?
I took a long time to reply to some due mostly to the situation with the house and it's impact on my personal schedule and they deleted the chat and I feel bad but they don't appear in the area
I took a long time to reply to some due mostly to the situation with the house and it's impact on my personal schedule and they deleted the chat and I feel bad but they don't appear in the area
November 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
weird question: have you ever paid for sniffies to get back in contact with someone who deleted the chat?
I took a long time to reply to some due mostly to the situation with the house and it's impact on my personal schedule and they deleted the chat and I feel bad but they don't appear in the area
I took a long time to reply to some due mostly to the situation with the house and it's impact on my personal schedule and they deleted the chat and I feel bad but they don't appear in the area
Testing some audio recorders today and I got to my last machine/settings combo and now there hasn’t been another train in what feels like an hour
November 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Testing some audio recorders today and I got to my last machine/settings combo and now there hasn’t been another train in what feels like an hour
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Literally anything you say?
Bet
Bet
October 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Literally anything you say?
Bet
Bet
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The New York Times opinion page isn't holding anything back now smh.
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The New York Times opinion page isn't holding anything back now smh.
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Honestly I hope this comic makes me incredibly rich so that it adds a layer of silliness when my mom chastises me over the phone for saying “piss”
November 4, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Honestly I hope this comic makes me incredibly rich so that it adds a layer of silliness when my mom chastises me over the phone for saying “piss”
after a couple years of inconsistency with one of the online prep prescribers I finally caught up enough with my main doctor and he was just like "we can do that for you" and I'm like "yay"
so that's nice
so that's nice
November 6, 2025 at 2:40 AM
after a couple years of inconsistency with one of the online prep prescribers I finally caught up enough with my main doctor and he was just like "we can do that for you" and I'm like "yay"
so that's nice
so that's nice
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![Comic. [Person sitting at desk with laptop with machine labeled E-21 making “click click” noises on the floor behind] VOICE FROM LAPTOP: Hey all! Does your E-21 humidifier make an annoying clicking noise? Mine did, but I finally figured out that there’s an easy fix, so I made this video in case anyone else… PERSON AT DESK: Oh my god. Yes. *Yes.* [caption] I know there’s more important work in the world, but I feel like these people deserve, at minimum a statue.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreifdjde6wgflkeil7kf4kdh3zqk32k55rkljlwu6arzbw557ogbulu@jpeg)
November 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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reminder to all my trans friends that a man who campaigned with this much support and love for us just destroyed the most machine politician to ever exist in spite of all odds. turns out vocally caring about us is a winning strategy!!
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 AM
reminder to all my trans friends that a man who campaigned with this much support and love for us just destroyed the most machine politician to ever exist in spite of all odds. turns out vocally caring about us is a winning strategy!!
are we still friends with P!nk? My library-recorded copy of Hurts 2 be human is on and I think this is going into my primary rotation for a bit
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
are we still friends with P!nk? My library-recorded copy of Hurts 2 be human is on and I think this is going into my primary rotation for a bit
There was only one thing on my ballot this season, about 15 minutes until the county starts reporting initial results
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
There was only one thing on my ballot this season, about 15 minutes until the county starts reporting initial results
beyond a shadow of a doubt the most unreasonable measurement about a vehicle I have ever seen:
The All-New Ram 1500 REV boasts over 50 inches of Combined Available Digital Displays with more than 24 inches of Total Touchscreen Display Area.
The All-New Ram 1500 REV boasts over 50 inches of Combined Available Digital Displays with more than 24 inches of Total Touchscreen Display Area.
November 5, 2025 at 1:07 AM
beyond a shadow of a doubt the most unreasonable measurement about a vehicle I have ever seen:
The All-New Ram 1500 REV boasts over 50 inches of Combined Available Digital Displays with more than 24 inches of Total Touchscreen Display Area.
The All-New Ram 1500 REV boasts over 50 inches of Combined Available Digital Displays with more than 24 inches of Total Touchscreen Display Area.
I'm still kind of EREV-curious, but it makes perfect sense for the brand already building 400-mile BEVs without any current ties to a legacy ICE automaker to denounce the concept
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe shut down the idea that the EV startup will make a hybrid like the Scout SUV or Ram 1500 REV.
Rivian Won't Make An Extended-Range EV—Gas Engines 'Not In Our Product Roadmap'
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe shut down the idea that the EV startup will make a hybrid like the Scout SUV or Ram 1500 REV.
insideevs.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I'm still kind of EREV-curious, but it makes perfect sense for the brand already building 400-mile BEVs without any current ties to a legacy ICE automaker to denounce the concept
the day before my appointment is a really good time to email me and tell me you think you might need me to re-schedule a different type of appointment for even further out, love this for me
November 4, 2025 at 11:50 PM
the day before my appointment is a really good time to email me and tell me you think you might need me to re-schedule a different type of appointment for even further out, love this for me
lol and furthermore lmao:
Insurance got back to me and they are sending me $1070 for the rebuild.
The rebuild that was quoted at $8700.
Insurance got back to me and they are sending me $1070 for the rebuild.
The rebuild that was quoted at $8700.
November 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
lol and furthermore lmao:
Insurance got back to me and they are sending me $1070 for the rebuild.
The rebuild that was quoted at $8700.
Insurance got back to me and they are sending me $1070 for the rebuild.
The rebuild that was quoted at $8700.
if I'm understanding this correctly: lol
Hydrogen Mafia: Toyota faces $5.7 billion RICO lawsuit
A $5.7B lawsuit alleges that Toyota operated an organized, fraudulent enterprise that intentionally concealed catastrophic safety defects.
electrek.co
November 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
if I'm understanding this correctly: lol
possibly tangential but prior to water filtration becoming common in/after 1850s, booze was one of the easier ways to drink something that had been to an extent cleaned of contaminants
Booze consumption is down and weed consumption is up. The development has benefits, sure, but American culture may also be losing something along the way, Dan Brooks writes:
The Lonely New Vices of American Life
Booze is down and weed is up, and that’s doing something to us as a country.
bit.ly
November 4, 2025 at 1:48 AM
possibly tangential but prior to water filtration becoming common in/after 1850s, booze was one of the easier ways to drink something that had been to an extent cleaned of contaminants