PROficient
@proficientambition.bsky.social
He/him. Electrical engineer located in the Pacific Northwest. Liberal urbanist, lover of anything with two wheels, not actually a robot. I don’t post much, here to learn.
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Installed new turn signals on my FJ-09. Pretty happy with how they turned out. #motosky
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Setting aside that car drivers cause virtually all the injuries and deaths on our streets, every time there is rare crash involving an illegal e-bike, naysayers capitalize by conflating them with safe, legal e-bikes to further an anti-bike agenda.
The 'Problem' With E-Bikes? The Super Fast Illegal Ones - Streetsblog New York City
New Yorkers are riding illegal vehicles marketed as e-bikes with little to no-consequences, and it's a safety problem.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Setting aside that car drivers cause virtually all the injuries and deaths on our streets, every time there is rare crash involving an illegal e-bike, naysayers capitalize by conflating them with safe, legal e-bikes to further an anti-bike agenda.
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when I find myself getting mad about GenAI or algorithmic feeds I try to take a few deep breaths and think about the progress that's been made in bicycles and like ski touring bindings
October 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
when I find myself getting mad about GenAI or algorithmic feeds I try to take a few deep breaths and think about the progress that's been made in bicycles and like ski touring bindings
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I just love what they're doing with bikes today
Is there an emerging market for well built, but foldable cargo bikes?
There seems to be an increasing number coming to market and this from Fold looks to be capable of a big wheelbase reduction when pivoted on its central hinge.
www.cyclingelectric.com/news/fold-ca...
There seems to be an increasing number coming to market and this from Fold looks to be capable of a big wheelbase reduction when pivoted on its central hinge.
www.cyclingelectric.com/news/fold-ca...
Fold sets new benchmark for portable cargo bike design
A new folding cargo bike design from Fold, a Hamburg-based innovator, has brought about a fresh take on reducing the
www.cyclingelectric.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I just love what they're doing with bikes today
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The thing I want most from social media is for people to share things that I might want to read or watch that otherwise I wouldn’t read or watch, whether news, commentary, books, movies, tv, games to play, whatever. Bluesky does this. /4
June 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The thing I want most from social media is for people to share things that I might want to read or watch that otherwise I wouldn’t read or watch, whether news, commentary, books, movies, tv, games to play, whatever. Bluesky does this. /4
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Welcome.
Welcome to Bluesky.
You have chosen, or been chosen, to relocate to one of our finest social media platforms. I thought so much of Bluesky that I elected to establish my Administration here, on .social so thoughtfully hosted by Our Benefactors.
Welcome to Bluesky.
You have chosen, or been chosen, to relocate to one of our finest social media platforms. I thought so much of Bluesky that I elected to establish my Administration here, on .social so thoughtfully hosted by Our Benefactors.
June 9, 2023 at 1:54 AM
Welcome.
Welcome to Bluesky.
You have chosen, or been chosen, to relocate to one of our finest social media platforms. I thought so much of Bluesky that I elected to establish my Administration here, on .social so thoughtfully hosted by Our Benefactors.
Welcome to Bluesky.
You have chosen, or been chosen, to relocate to one of our finest social media platforms. I thought so much of Bluesky that I elected to establish my Administration here, on .social so thoughtfully hosted by Our Benefactors.
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Holy crap. This is terrible.
The article states it's "not related to the current U.S. government shutdown". But of course it is: they are both connected by the GOP destroying everything good about this country from the top down and the bottom up.
The article states it's "not related to the current U.S. government shutdown". But of course it is: they are both connected by the GOP destroying everything good about this country from the top down and the bottom up.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.
reut.rs
October 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Holy crap. This is terrible.
The article states it's "not related to the current U.S. government shutdown". But of course it is: they are both connected by the GOP destroying everything good about this country from the top down and the bottom up.
The article states it's "not related to the current U.S. government shutdown". But of course it is: they are both connected by the GOP destroying everything good about this country from the top down and the bottom up.
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Ladies and gentlemen, we did it. SB 79 has been signed.
October 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, we did it. SB 79 has been signed.
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folded up and ready for the trip
October 8, 2025 at 11:41 AM
folded up and ready for the trip
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Honda came up with a 1000cc V-Twin to beat Ducati and won the WSB title in 2000. This is the second revision of the RC-51, the SP-2 (VTR1000SP2) in road-going trim plus extra bling. #motosky #motorcycle #bikesky #bikersky #motorbike #honda #sp2 #vtr1000sp2 #rc51
October 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Honda came up with a 1000cc V-Twin to beat Ducati and won the WSB title in 2000. This is the second revision of the RC-51, the SP-2 (VTR1000SP2) in road-going trim plus extra bling. #motosky #motorcycle #bikesky #bikersky #motorbike #honda #sp2 #vtr1000sp2 #rc51
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obligatory sturgeon mention content
October 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
obligatory sturgeon mention content
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Thank you @theurbanist.org @seattletru.bsky.social @sngreenways.bsky.social @transpochoices.bsky.social and every volunteer and advocate fighting for better mobility, connection, and safety on our streets. This is a shared win and something to celebrate.
October 3, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Thank you @theurbanist.org @seattletru.bsky.social @sngreenways.bsky.social @transpochoices.bsky.social and every volunteer and advocate fighting for better mobility, connection, and safety on our streets. This is a shared win and something to celebrate.
I was feeling pretty down this morning, until I saw an electric garbage truck, which cheered me up.
October 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I was feeling pretty down this morning, until I saw an electric garbage truck, which cheered me up.
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Today, the world became too much, so I resorted to something I used to do more often, which is take photos of the cargo bike on infrastructure I enjoy.
September 30, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Today, the world became too much, so I resorted to something I used to do more often, which is take photos of the cargo bike on infrastructure I enjoy.
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Seattle builds too many lifeless parks with endless green space that provides no recreation. The places they have installed minisoccer pitches are always active and vibrant. Why don’t we have one of these in every park?
September 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Seattle builds too many lifeless parks with endless green space that provides no recreation. The places they have installed minisoccer pitches are always active and vibrant. Why don’t we have one of these in every park?
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Please: give yourself the gift of grace that you're always learning.
Learning how to build models is a lifelong journey, you won't get it right the first time, and there's joy in iteration.
Learning how to build models is a lifelong journey, you won't get it right the first time, and there's joy in iteration.
September 27, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Please: give yourself the gift of grace that you're always learning.
Learning how to build models is a lifelong journey, you won't get it right the first time, and there's joy in iteration.
Learning how to build models is a lifelong journey, you won't get it right the first time, and there's joy in iteration.
Two-wheel news:
I am embarking on a new custom ebike project. Super excited to tell you all more as the parts come in.
I am embarking on a new custom ebike project. Super excited to tell you all more as the parts come in.
September 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Two-wheel news:
I am embarking on a new custom ebike project. Super excited to tell you all more as the parts come in.
I am embarking on a new custom ebike project. Super excited to tell you all more as the parts come in.
Fantastic thread, @davidho.bsky.social is an excellent photographer.
If you’re a climate/energy person, I will take your portrait pro bono.
After far too many years, I've got myself a new Guardian byline pic, very kindly taken pro bono by Nick Bowring. It was getting like The Picture of Dorian Gray in reverse.
Embrace the ravages of time!
Embrace the ravages of time!
September 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Fantastic thread, @davidho.bsky.social is an excellent photographer.
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Took the workhorse out this morning to run errands and do some grocery shopping.
#motosky #motorcycles #sidecars #bmw #flyingbrick
#motosky #motorcycles #sidecars #bmw #flyingbrick
September 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Took the workhorse out this morning to run errands and do some grocery shopping.
#motosky #motorcycles #sidecars #bmw #flyingbrick
#motosky #motorcycles #sidecars #bmw #flyingbrick
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Can anyone out there tell me any info about this motorcycle? The photo is from the mid 1960s and the only thing I know is that it's a BMW. Thanks
September 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Can anyone out there tell me any info about this motorcycle? The photo is from the mid 1960s and the only thing I know is that it's a BMW. Thanks
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Here's a thread of relaxing fun websites to get away from the noise
1. This is sand dot com
Let the sand flow and create weird little landscapes
(this is one I did)
thisissand.com
1. This is sand dot com
Let the sand flow and create weird little landscapes
(this is one I did)
thisissand.com
September 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Here's a thread of relaxing fun websites to get away from the noise
1. This is sand dot com
Let the sand flow and create weird little landscapes
(this is one I did)
thisissand.com
1. This is sand dot com
Let the sand flow and create weird little landscapes
(this is one I did)
thisissand.com
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If you find yourself needing to cancel plans at Disney but still have flights and hotels booked, Cape Canaveral is super cool and you can probably get your kids excused from school for going. You can do all the behind the scenes stuff and it's still cheaper than Disney world.
“Experiences,” inclusive of Parks, specialty retail, timeshare, cruises, etc, account for a third of Disney’s revenue. What’s important to note is that it is a third that is almost entirely controlled by our consumption, whereas “Entertainment” lumps in cable tv splits, advertising, and affiliates.
Heard from a friend at Disney+ that there are multiple levels of freakout internally, both from internal dissatisfaction, concerns about subscription cancelations, and of course the big one: concern about a boycott spilling over into parks and cruises.
September 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
If you find yourself needing to cancel plans at Disney but still have flights and hotels booked, Cape Canaveral is super cool and you can probably get your kids excused from school for going. You can do all the behind the scenes stuff and it's still cheaper than Disney world.
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Just kidding
I’m not going to use a 246mm disc rotor on this 20x3.5” cargo bike wheel
Looks cool though
I’m not going to use a 246mm disc rotor on this 20x3.5” cargo bike wheel
Looks cool though
September 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Just kidding
I’m not going to use a 246mm disc rotor on this 20x3.5” cargo bike wheel
Looks cool though
I’m not going to use a 246mm disc rotor on this 20x3.5” cargo bike wheel
Looks cool though
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6 Storey single-stair 18 plex.
50' lot. Live/work flex units.
50' lot. Live/work flex units.
September 11, 2025 at 11:14 PM
6 Storey single-stair 18 plex.
50' lot. Live/work flex units.
50' lot. Live/work flex units.