@mkellis.bsky.social
Computers to make a living. Bicycles, trains, urbanism and cities to live. Fountain pens to write, by preference.
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Delighted to say that an updated and expanded version of my series on one of the most extraordinary acts in aviation history will be running on The Up Front over the coming weeks.
And even better: it's now completely free to read.
And even better: it's now completely free to read.
In December 1941, Pan Am flight 18602 was trapped the wrong side of the Pacific by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
To get home, her civilian crew would need to do the near-impossible: circumnavigate the world in commercial seaplane.
In our new series, we tell tell their remarkable story.
To get home, her civilian crew would need to do the near-impossible: circumnavigate the world in commercial seaplane.
In our new series, we tell tell their remarkable story.
The Long Way Round: The remarkable journey of the California Clipper, Part 1
In 1941, the Japanese attacked Hawaii, leaving Pan Am flight 18602 trapped the wrong side of Pearl Harbour, To get home, its civilian crew would have to do something incredible: circumnavigate the wor...
theupfront.media
October 31, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Delighted to say that an updated and expanded version of my series on one of the most extraordinary acts in aviation history will be running on The Up Front over the coming weeks.
And even better: it's now completely free to read.
And even better: it's now completely free to read.
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stylised version of @garethdennis.uk's British Isles HSR proposal from Railnatter 222 (+ schematic mockup of the GB network)
October 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
stylised version of @garethdennis.uk's British Isles HSR proposal from Railnatter 222 (+ schematic mockup of the GB network)
Been listening to the Decoder podcast on @theverge.com, specifically the recent car CEO episodes. Each one of them has made me more determined to hold onto my aging cars and go with e-bikes/cargo e-bikes as much as possible. It amazes me how unappealing Ford, GM, and Rivian make their cars sound.
October 23, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Been listening to the Decoder podcast on @theverge.com, specifically the recent car CEO episodes. Each one of them has made me more determined to hold onto my aging cars and go with e-bikes/cargo e-bikes as much as possible. It amazes me how unappealing Ford, GM, and Rivian make their cars sound.
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Don't market recreation, market a lifestyle.
September 17, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Don't market recreation, market a lifestyle.
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Cartoon with caption by my buddy @jackhauen.bsky.social
April 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Cartoon with caption by my buddy @jackhauen.bsky.social
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Tapbots (who used to make Tweetbot, and now sell Ivory for Mastodon) have just announced a Bluesky client, Phoenix, coming this summer. Ivory is why I spend more time in the Fediverse than here:
https://www.macstories.net/news/phoenix-rising-tapbots-reveals-new-bluesky-client-for-summer-release/
https://www.macstories.net/news/phoenix-rising-tapbots-reveals-new-bluesky-client-for-summer-release/
March 6, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Tapbots (who used to make Tweetbot, and now sell Ivory for Mastodon) have just announced a Bluesky client, Phoenix, coming this summer. Ivory is why I spend more time in the Fediverse than here:
https://www.macstories.net/news/phoenix-rising-tapbots-reveals-new-bluesky-client-for-summer-release/
https://www.macstories.net/news/phoenix-rising-tapbots-reveals-new-bluesky-client-for-summer-release/
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from Tantor Media:
"Haze by Katharine Kerr now has an audio publication date! It will be available for sale on 7/15/25 across our 60+ retail and library digital distributors, including Audible, Apple, Spotify, audiobooks.com and Google Play.
"The narrator is Eric Michael Summerer."
"Haze by Katharine Kerr now has an audio publication date! It will be available for sale on 7/15/25 across our 60+ retail and library digital distributors, including Audible, Apple, Spotify, audiobooks.com and Google Play.
"The narrator is Eric Michael Summerer."
January 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
from Tantor Media:
"Haze by Katharine Kerr now has an audio publication date! It will be available for sale on 7/15/25 across our 60+ retail and library digital distributors, including Audible, Apple, Spotify, audiobooks.com and Google Play.
"The narrator is Eric Michael Summerer."
"Haze by Katharine Kerr now has an audio publication date! It will be available for sale on 7/15/25 across our 60+ retail and library digital distributors, including Audible, Apple, Spotify, audiobooks.com and Google Play.
"The narrator is Eric Michael Summerer."
Have dug out the #CargoBike for the first time in a month to deliver kid to after school activity. It’s not that it’s been so cold (though it’s been cold), but that the streets have been full of (melting) snow mixed with salt.
Of course it immediately started raining when I got home.
Of course it immediately started raining when I got home.
January 30, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Have dug out the #CargoBike for the first time in a month to deliver kid to after school activity. It’s not that it’s been so cold (though it’s been cold), but that the streets have been full of (melting) snow mixed with salt.
Of course it immediately started raining when I got home.
Of course it immediately started raining when I got home.
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DeepSeek hot take: The emperor still has no clothes, but it's very distressing to the emperor that their non-clothes can be made so much more cheaply.
January 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
DeepSeek hot take: The emperor still has no clothes, but it's very distressing to the emperor that their non-clothes can be made so much more cheaply.
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(From @xiann@mas.to )
January 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
(From @xiann@mas.to )
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Paris | Before, the banks of the Seine were motorways, with daily traffic jams and pollution.
Today are parks for people and play areas for everyone.
That's what changing a city is all about, even if it's been difficult.
We are proud of our Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social's commitment and work.
Today are parks for people and play areas for everyone.
That's what changing a city is all about, even if it's been difficult.
We are proud of our Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social's commitment and work.
December 26, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Paris | Before, the banks of the Seine were motorways, with daily traffic jams and pollution.
Today are parks for people and play areas for everyone.
That's what changing a city is all about, even if it's been difficult.
We are proud of our Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social's commitment and work.
Today are parks for people and play areas for everyone.
That's what changing a city is all about, even if it's been difficult.
We are proud of our Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social's commitment and work.
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@marthawells.bsky.social Stuck in bed sick. Fortunately I saw the sale on the Fall of Ille-Rien and picked up all three volumes, since I don't think I can manage the hardbacks from downstairs. Been a while since I've read these. Picking up stuff I missed the first time around.
Thank you.
Thank you.
October 8, 2024 at 1:37 AM
@marthawells.bsky.social Stuck in bed sick. Fortunately I saw the sale on the Fall of Ille-Rien and picked up all three volumes, since I don't think I can manage the hardbacks from downstairs. Been a while since I've read these. Picking up stuff I missed the first time around.
Thank you.
Thank you.
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One of President Carter’s many humanitarian efforts was the eradication of guinea worm, a parasite that causes incredibly painful and debilitating disease in some of the poorest parts of the world.
And he’s almost done it.
In 2023, there were 14 cases. When he started, there were millions a year.
And he’s almost done it.
In 2023, there were 14 cases. When he started, there were millions a year.
October 4, 2024 at 3:28 AM
One of President Carter’s many humanitarian efforts was the eradication of guinea worm, a parasite that causes incredibly painful and debilitating disease in some of the poorest parts of the world.
And he’s almost done it.
In 2023, there were 14 cases. When he started, there were millions a year.
And he’s almost done it.
In 2023, there were 14 cases. When he started, there were millions a year.
@catboycdr.bsky.social What's the general career path look like after being 'head of shuttles' for a Historical or Flagship type ship? This assumes you don't want to go live on a Starbase and do shuttles there. Defiant-class command? Command track on a larger ship?
September 5, 2024 at 2:14 PM
@catboycdr.bsky.social What's the general career path look like after being 'head of shuttles' for a Historical or Flagship type ship? This assumes you don't want to go live on a Starbase and do shuttles there. Defiant-class command? Command track on a larger ship?
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Look, streaming exec, whoever you are, let me make alternating seasons of SHARPE and MASTER AND COMMANDER and I shall deliver unto you the Dad Audience for a decade. It will make REACHER look like a ripple in a pond.
August 14, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Look, streaming exec, whoever you are, let me make alternating seasons of SHARPE and MASTER AND COMMANDER and I shall deliver unto you the Dad Audience for a decade. It will make REACHER look like a ripple in a pond.
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Based on nothing more than a video of Vance saying he likes beer, I now find myself doubting whether he actually likes beer. He comes off as so much the opposite of genuine that it is impossible to take even his most mundane statements as even plausibly true. The man has resting mendacity face.
August 8, 2024 at 2:26 AM
Based on nothing more than a video of Vance saying he likes beer, I now find myself doubting whether he actually likes beer. He comes off as so much the opposite of genuine that it is impossible to take even his most mundane statements as even plausibly true. The man has resting mendacity face.
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Oh my god he loves MAPS
Former geography teacher Tim Walz is really into maps • Minnesota Reformer
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz really, really likes maps. The former Mankato geography teacher, now a vice presidential candidate, identifies as a “GIS nerd” and proclaimed November 15, 2023 as Geographic I...
minnesotareformer.com
August 6, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Oh my god he loves MAPS
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I guess I'm all in for Kamala Harris now.
July 21, 2024 at 6:56 PM
I guess I'm all in for Kamala Harris now.
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OK - Tonight's stream, which starts in about 3 hours, will cover the Trump verdict. Because of a question I've received from several people already, we'll also look at U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, 514 U.S. 779 (1995).
The stream (when it starts) will be at twitch.tv/questauthority
The stream (when it starts) will be at twitch.tv/questauthority
QuestAuthority - Twitch
The Questionable Authority is a father, Army husband, lawyer, and a PhD candidate in copyright law. He is also an internationally recognized potential late bloomer, and way better at lawsplaining than...
twitch.tv
May 30, 2024 at 9:49 PM
OK - Tonight's stream, which starts in about 3 hours, will cover the Trump verdict. Because of a question I've received from several people already, we'll also look at U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, 514 U.S. 779 (1995).
The stream (when it starts) will be at twitch.tv/questauthority
The stream (when it starts) will be at twitch.tv/questauthority