Erik Watkins
@erikwatkins.bsky.social
Urban Planner, Active Transportation. Urbanist. #goodtrouble #necessarytrouble
I'm sorry that you were hit, but my heart is gladdened that you're well enough to be typing these words.
September 18, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I'm sorry that you were hit, but my heart is gladdened that you're well enough to be typing these words.
So much could be said about this, the vulture capitalism system we're now living in. Making sports so merged with sports betting that once people were banned & fair play was once the norm. You have cities being extorted into paying for billionaires stadiums that won't give return on investment.
April 26, 2025 at 5:49 AM
So much could be said about this, the vulture capitalism system we're now living in. Making sports so merged with sports betting that once people were banned & fair play was once the norm. You have cities being extorted into paying for billionaires stadiums that won't give return on investment.
There's also food scientists working to make certain foods more addictive that will bypass the benefits of GLP-1's because they are helping people eat less sugar smh...
April 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
There's also food scientists working to make certain foods more addictive that will bypass the benefits of GLP-1's because they are helping people eat less sugar smh...
And to enrich the wealthy further as they can buy low, to consolidate more wealth
April 3, 2025 at 7:09 AM
And to enrich the wealthy further as they can buy low, to consolidate more wealth
Reposted by Erik Watkins
Also, *because* these COBOL systems are old ...
... the code is *very* bug-free
The maintainers have had decades to find and fix all the flaws in the system
In contrast, as any developer will tell you, the newer a code base is ...
... the more bugs it's gonna have, the more it'll crash
3/9
... the code is *very* bug-free
The maintainers have had decades to find and fix all the flaws in the system
In contrast, as any developer will tell you, the newer a code base is ...
... the more bugs it's gonna have, the more it'll crash
3/9
March 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Also, *because* these COBOL systems are old ...
... the code is *very* bug-free
The maintainers have had decades to find and fix all the flaws in the system
In contrast, as any developer will tell you, the newer a code base is ...
... the more bugs it's gonna have, the more it'll crash
3/9
... the code is *very* bug-free
The maintainers have had decades to find and fix all the flaws in the system
In contrast, as any developer will tell you, the newer a code base is ...
... the more bugs it's gonna have, the more it'll crash
3/9
Comedy, nothing worse than jokes that don't land and them trying too hard.
March 29, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Comedy, nothing worse than jokes that don't land and them trying too hard.
He even signed the bill 4 or 5 years ago that reduced his office's power. He has a duty to uphold the Utah and Federal Constitution, failing on both.
March 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
He even signed the bill 4 or 5 years ago that reduced his office's power. He has a duty to uphold the Utah and Federal Constitution, failing on both.
He's smart enough to know what a production possibilities curve is (how education helps improve our workforce)but wants to defund ed. I've heard him speak at a Utah APA/MPO conference as Lt. Gov, he knows the material...just lacks the political conviction to advocate for it.
March 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
He's smart enough to know what a production possibilities curve is (how education helps improve our workforce)but wants to defund ed. I've heard him speak at a Utah APA/MPO conference as Lt. Gov, he knows the material...just lacks the political conviction to advocate for it.