Neil Davis
@nicosukiah.bsky.social
Where do I get a copy of this book that comes with the birds attached? I think I could even ID sparrows with this help.
February 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Where do I get a copy of this book that comes with the birds attached? I think I could even ID sparrows with this help.
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One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
February 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
Found this friend at the yolo bypass just outside Sacramento. We celebrated #worldwetlandsday in a quiet rain.
February 3, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Found this friend at the yolo bypass just outside Sacramento. We celebrated #worldwetlandsday in a quiet rain.
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According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, approximately one-third of the nation’s residents don’t have driver’s licenses. So why is our transportation so car-centric?
Find out here ⤵️
Find out here ⤵️
Way Fewer Young People Are Learning How to Drive
Only 25% of 16 year olds are getting driver’s licenses.
www.teenvogue.com
February 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, approximately one-third of the nation’s residents don’t have driver’s licenses. So why is our transportation so car-centric?
Find out here ⤵️
Find out here ⤵️
I hate the demonization of “distracted walking.” For crying out loud, being distracted is pretty much the whole point of walking.
There is this thing I call The Imposition of Seriousness by the Cars. Because we've made everything car-centric, being outside has to be 100% serious business. Walk in straight lines! Keep up the pace! Check if the sign says you can go! NEVER get distracted! Make way for anything bigger or faster!
Rather than pausing to linger, American pedestrians are racing through streets – and doing so alone.
A new study from Ed Glaeser, Carlo Ratti, et al. raises troubling questions about the decline of streetlife.
Me, in CityLab 🧵
A new study from Ed Glaeser, Carlo Ratti, et al. raises troubling questions about the decline of streetlife.
Me, in CityLab 🧵
January 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I hate the demonization of “distracted walking.” For crying out loud, being distracted is pretty much the whole point of walking.
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as LA is burning, a swath of the country is recovering from an ice storm, Alabama is preparing for up to 6” of snow and I’m praying for the TX power grid, a reminder:
we don’t need climate action just for future generations, we need it now.
the climate crisis is here, all around us
we don’t need climate action just for future generations, we need it now.
the climate crisis is here, all around us
January 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM
as LA is burning, a swath of the country is recovering from an ice storm, Alabama is preparing for up to 6” of snow and I’m praying for the TX power grid, a reminder:
we don’t need climate action just for future generations, we need it now.
the climate crisis is here, all around us
we don’t need climate action just for future generations, we need it now.
the climate crisis is here, all around us
I otter known it, but dinnert.
It's Weasel Wednesday
Did you know Otters are in the Weasel family ?
Did you know Otters are in the Weasel family ?
January 8, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I otter known it, but dinnert.
All Floofed up and nowhere to go. #enfloofenation
January 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
All Floofed up and nowhere to go. #enfloofenation
Am I the only one bugged by the term “final draft?” If it’s final, it’s not a draft anymore. And if it’s a draft doesn’t that mean it’s still editable and not final?
January 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Am I the only one bugged by the term “final draft?” If it’s final, it’s not a draft anymore. And if it’s a draft doesn’t that mean it’s still editable and not final?
A few memes inspired by my granddaughter’s determined, annoyed expression on her bike.
January 5, 2025 at 5:58 AM
A few memes inspired by my granddaughter’s determined, annoyed expression on her bike.
This year I commit to remain relentlessly positive, focused on the things I can do, the difference I can make, and the great positive work I see others around me doing.
January 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This year I commit to remain relentlessly positive, focused on the things I can do, the difference I can make, and the great positive work I see others around me doing.
This is infuriating. They are reinforcing bad, dangerous behavior.
Waymo (aka Google) admits that it trains its robotaxis to break the law. When WaPo reporter finds robotaxis fail to stop for pedestrians in marked crosswalk 70% of the time, Waymo says it follows "social norms" rather than laws.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Column | On roads teeming with robotaxis, crossing the street can be harrowing
Our tech columnist captured multiple video of Waymo self-driving cars failing to stop for him at a crosswalk. How does an AI learn how to break the law?
www.washingtonpost.com
December 31, 2024 at 2:18 PM
This is infuriating. They are reinforcing bad, dangerous behavior.
It’s not just “bloated,” it’s gone from pragmatic to 100% poser wannabe. Then somehow that morphs into a 12 year-old’s phantasy cyber truck. Consumer folly alert.
Ford presents the F-150 as an enduring American icon, but its bloated design is a recent phenomenon.
In the 1970s, the bed comprised 2/3 of a F-150's length. Now it's just 1/3.
Axios: "Pickups transitioned from workhorses to lifestyle vehicles."
www.axios.com/2023/01/23/p...
In the 1970s, the bed comprised 2/3 of a F-150's length. Now it's just 1/3.
Axios: "Pickups transitioned from workhorses to lifestyle vehicles."
www.axios.com/2023/01/23/p...
December 30, 2024 at 4:00 PM
It’s not just “bloated,” it’s gone from pragmatic to 100% poser wannabe. Then somehow that morphs into a 12 year-old’s phantasy cyber truck. Consumer folly alert.
Black Oak coffee with some chi chi cortado. Sparkling water chaser is excellent.
December 30, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Black Oak coffee with some chi chi cortado. Sparkling water chaser is excellent.
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October 1, 1924 – December 29, 2024
December 29, 2024 at 11:16 PM
October 1, 1924 – December 29, 2024
A photo of a floofed up Sharp Shinned Hawk completes my New Year’s resolution say “floofed up” before the year even begins! #enfloofenatation
December 29, 2024 at 5:08 PM
A photo of a floofed up Sharp Shinned Hawk completes my New Year’s resolution say “floofed up” before the year even begins! #enfloofenatation
Nice to see this in the mainstream. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
How extreme car dependency is driving Americans to unhappiness
A car is often essential in the US but while owning a vehicle is better than not for life satisfaction, a study has found, having to drive too much sends happiness plummeting
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Nice to see this in the mainstream. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
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Blue birds huddling together for warmth
December 27, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Blue birds huddling together for warmth
Listening to Marc Mellits’ Apollo performed by the woodwind quintet Windsync. Wonderful. It’s on You tube, check it out #classicalmusic
www.windsync.org
www.windsync.org
WindSync - Home
Touring Wind Quintet based in Houston, TX , Interactive Chamber Music For Everyone
www.windsync.org
December 27, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Listening to Marc Mellits’ Apollo performed by the woodwind quintet Windsync. Wonderful. It’s on You tube, check it out #classicalmusic
www.windsync.org
www.windsync.org
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Eat the rich
December 25, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Eat the rich
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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.
Peaceful hike with my sweetie on Cuty View and Sol y Sombra trails. Proud we helped build them. Some would say devious for getting people to build it for us. It took a village.
December 25, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Peaceful hike with my sweetie on Cuty View and Sol y Sombra trails. Proud we helped build them. Some would say devious for getting people to build it for us. It took a village.
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Christmas is a good time to throw Wikipedia a few bucks to thank them for the many times you relied on the site that year. Members of the billionaire class want to destroy it for some reason.
(@archive.org is also under constant threat nowadays and in need of support)
(@archive.org is also under constant threat nowadays and in need of support)
December 25, 2024 at 5:23 AM
Christmas is a good time to throw Wikipedia a few bucks to thank them for the many times you relied on the site that year. Members of the billionaire class want to destroy it for some reason.
(@archive.org is also under constant threat nowadays and in need of support)
(@archive.org is also under constant threat nowadays and in need of support)