Rail enthusiast wife Daria
@dariaphoebe.com
Angry old woman. intersectional urbanist, fascinator wearing cyclist, storyteller/poet; distributed systems dev. @marie.tech’s wife. PVD via OAK,BOS&PIT. she/her
Neat! Imagine if they had built it.
November 20, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Neat! Imagine if they had built it.
It’s another banner day in the group chat.
November 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
It’s another banner day in the group chat.
When I tell you, well, I don’t drink Starbucks coffee any other time either, I’m not being a snob.
I don’t drink coffee 😅
Anyway, still not crossing that line!
I don’t drink coffee 😅
Anyway, still not crossing that line!
November 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
When I tell you, well, I don’t drink Starbucks coffee any other time either, I’m not being a snob.
I don’t drink coffee 😅
Anyway, still not crossing that line!
I don’t drink coffee 😅
Anyway, still not crossing that line!
Even when your life is going well, losing someone under tragic circumstances is just a thing that can resurface on any random, seemingly-unrelated day just to pull you back toward those hard times.
November 18, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Even when your life is going well, losing someone under tragic circumstances is just a thing that can resurface on any random, seemingly-unrelated day just to pull you back toward those hard times.
Tale i didn’t know about the history of women in mechanical engineering in the US, via @susanspeicher.bsky.social
www.wesa.fm/arts-sports-...
www.wesa.fm/arts-sports-...
Westinghouse's Bertha Lamme Was The Nation's First Female Mechanical Engineer
In 1893, Bertha Lamme became the country’s first female engineer when she took a job at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.Lamme grew up on a farm in…
www.wesa.fm
November 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Tale i didn’t know about the history of women in mechanical engineering in the US, via @susanspeicher.bsky.social
www.wesa.fm/arts-sports-...
www.wesa.fm/arts-sports-...
Pulled out my suit (a skirt suit) a couple nights in a row and now asking myself why I don’t wear a suit more often.
November 17, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Pulled out my suit (a skirt suit) a couple nights in a row and now asking myself why I don’t wear a suit more often.
Human I do not trust that despite the fact that every other time you take my food dish it appears full moments later, that it will appear full this time.
November 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Human I do not trust that despite the fact that every other time you take my food dish it appears full moments later, that it will appear full this time.
Sunday zen: small waterfalls along Coney Brook at the Tillinghast Pond management area in West Greenwich RI
November 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Sunday zen: small waterfalls along Coney Brook at the Tillinghast Pond management area in West Greenwich RI
One sad thing about the new Pittsburgh Airport terminal is that it optimizes away the people mover.
The rubber-tired, automated people mover has a unique historical tie to the city: a late-60s rapid transit proposal would have used basically this technology.
The rubber-tired, automated people mover has a unique historical tie to the city: a late-60s rapid transit proposal would have used basically this technology.
November 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
One sad thing about the new Pittsburgh Airport terminal is that it optimizes away the people mover.
The rubber-tired, automated people mover has a unique historical tie to the city: a late-60s rapid transit proposal would have used basically this technology.
The rubber-tired, automated people mover has a unique historical tie to the city: a late-60s rapid transit proposal would have used basically this technology.
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"Dog Bites Man" isn't news. "Dog shoots man"? Now THAT'S news!
In rural Pennsylvania, police say a man was accidentally shot by his own dog proving once and for all that “man’s best friend” has limits, especially when it comes to firearm safety.
Dog Accidentally Shoots and Injures a Pennsylvania Man, the Police Say
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
"Dog Bites Man" isn't news. "Dog shoots man"? Now THAT'S news!
Nip is a very patient cat. (Taken this afternoon by Marie)
November 16, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Nip is a very patient cat. (Taken this afternoon by Marie)
Reposted by Rail enthusiast wife Daria
it's funny that one of the people on bluesky's board made a "social media head of trust and safety simulator" game years back, and the way to get a five star rating was to stand up for sex workers and tell the government to fuck off and die
November 16, 2025 at 2:10 AM
it's funny that one of the people on bluesky's board made a "social media head of trust and safety simulator" game years back, and the way to get a five star rating was to stand up for sex workers and tell the government to fuck off and die
It’s USL Championship League Eastern Conference Finals time!
Hello from The Guild in Pawtucket. There’s also folks at the stadium and at the German American Cultural Society. We’re all pulling for RIFC today.
Hello from The Guild in Pawtucket. There’s also folks at the stadium and at the German American Cultural Society. We’re all pulling for RIFC today.
November 15, 2025 at 11:33 PM
It’s USL Championship League Eastern Conference Finals time!
Hello from The Guild in Pawtucket. There’s also folks at the stadium and at the German American Cultural Society. We’re all pulling for RIFC today.
Hello from The Guild in Pawtucket. There’s also folks at the stadium and at the German American Cultural Society. We’re all pulling for RIFC today.
Reposted by Rail enthusiast wife Daria
I know the context but this is easily applied elsewhere.
Good lord, he's from Pittsburgh.
November 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I know the context but this is easily applied elsewhere.
But that could be (and typically was) any city!
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
But that could be (and typically was) any city!
Tonight’s fun thing, Head Trick Theater’s performance of Noël Coward’s Design For Living at the AS220 Blackbox!
November 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Tonight’s fun thing, Head Trick Theater’s performance of Noël Coward’s Design For Living at the AS220 Blackbox!
Thread on local housing production. The news is not great, but it’s still improved.
Great local news in #Providence, #RhodeIsland courtesy of the city's 2025 #Housing Progress Report. In fiscal year 2025, the city permitted *857* housing units, and provided occupancy certificates for another 453. These numbers show remarkable growth over the last 2 years.
Perspective (thread)./1
Perspective (thread)./1
November 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Thread on local housing production. The news is not great, but it’s still improved.
Not sure the occasion, but the MBTA ran a special train for VIPs from South Station to Foxboro and then Davisville RI today. Drawn by the MBTA “cranberry” and Boston&Maine heritage locomotives, here it passes the cove at Apponaug.
November 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Not sure the occasion, but the MBTA ran a special train for VIPs from South Station to Foxboro and then Davisville RI today. Drawn by the MBTA “cranberry” and Boston&Maine heritage locomotives, here it passes the cove at Apponaug.
Okay well, all that needed to happen to fix this was the director of our state transportation agency to offer an infuriatingly obstructionist afternoon of testimony.
November 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Okay well, all that needed to happen to fix this was the director of our state transportation agency to offer an infuriatingly obstructionist afternoon of testimony.
Yes, but he can’t remember his name!
(They’re talking about the person overseeing the RIDOT Bridge Inspection Program now. Alviti does not know the name of his multi year employee in that role)
(They’re talking about the person overseeing the RIDOT Bridge Inspection Program now. Alviti does not know the name of his multi year employee in that role)
Well, you see. Alviti knows a guy.
November 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Yes, but he can’t remember his name!
(They’re talking about the person overseeing the RIDOT Bridge Inspection Program now. Alviti does not know the name of his multi year employee in that role)
(They’re talking about the person overseeing the RIDOT Bridge Inspection Program now. Alviti does not know the name of his multi year employee in that role)
Watching the Washington Bridge hearing now. Deep link here: capitoltvri.cablecast.tv/watch/stream...
November 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Watching the Washington Bridge hearing now. Deep link here: capitoltvri.cablecast.tv/watch/stream...
Successfully replaced the wax ring on the toilet and eliminated the issue that caused it to fail (toilet not mounted snug to the flange) without breaking a nail. Can I get a W.
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Successfully replaced the wax ring on the toilet and eliminated the issue that caused it to fail (toilet not mounted snug to the flange) without breaking a nail. Can I get a W.
One of the parts of their work is empathy maps. To say I am psyched to be asked to look at their work is an understatement.
I had a social justice class in high school in 1990 that I didn’t appreciate until later. That these kids are trying to better their world now? You love to see it.
I had a social justice class in high school in 1990 that I didn’t appreciate until later. That these kids are trying to better their world now? You love to see it.
In happier news, my work with the local Health Equity Zone means I’m apparently an esteemed elder whose input is being welcomed for the local middle school kids proposing parks improvements as part of their civics education. (Yay!!)
November 13, 2025 at 4:51 AM
One of the parts of their work is empathy maps. To say I am psyched to be asked to look at their work is an understatement.
I had a social justice class in high school in 1990 that I didn’t appreciate until later. That these kids are trying to better their world now? You love to see it.
I had a social justice class in high school in 1990 that I didn’t appreciate until later. That these kids are trying to better their world now? You love to see it.