Sean Jeans-Gail
@sjeansgail.bsky.social
I thought it was corny until I was in a planning meeting in Montana that included tribal representatives who were there to talk about the transportation needs of their community (and enacted treaties that are still on the books but being ignored by the feds) and then I got it
November 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I thought it was corny until I was in a planning meeting in Montana that included tribal representatives who were there to talk about the transportation needs of their community (and enacted treaties that are still on the books but being ignored by the feds) and then I got it
You can read more about here: www.oregonhistoryproject.org/narratives/c...
Railroads into Central Oregon
www.oregonhistoryproject.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
You can read more about here: www.oregonhistoryproject.org/narratives/c...
There's a great bit of historical trivia where two railroads got into race to reach Bend first, and the two competing work crews engaged in "dynamiting, sabotage, and brawls," aka the "Deschutes Canyon War" of 1909
November 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
There's a great bit of historical trivia where two railroads got into race to reach Bend first, and the two competing work crews engaged in "dynamiting, sabotage, and brawls," aka the "Deschutes Canyon War" of 1909
Did some research into this last year, and as far as I can tell the only Portland - Bend passenger line that existed ran via the Gorge to the Deschutes Canyon
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Did some research into this last year, and as far as I can tell the only Portland - Bend passenger line that existed ran via the Gorge to the Deschutes Canyon
I think he's always been a "climate change is real, but it won't be that bad for the median American voter, and a dynamic, growing economy will alleviate the pain through, like, cheaper A/C units" type of guy
November 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I think he's always been a "climate change is real, but it won't be that bad for the median American voter, and a dynamic, growing economy will alleviate the pain through, like, cheaper A/C units" type of guy
They don't understand how it works or what it does well (I'd include myself in this category), so they/we rely on heuristics: it's being hyped by the same people who've been overhyping dead-end technology for the last decade, 99% of the images/videos that are obviously AI look like dog shit
October 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
They don't understand how it works or what it does well (I'd include myself in this category), so they/we rely on heuristics: it's being hyped by the same people who've been overhyping dead-end technology for the last decade, 99% of the images/videos that are obviously AI look like dog shit
Reposted by Sean Jeans-Gail
yeah I built an AI that hangs out on your porch and drinks a six pack for you so you can write regexes at work
October 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
yeah I built an AI that hangs out on your porch and drinks a six pack for you so you can write regexes at work
This scenario, 1-2 times per year, whenever the GOP controls Congress, for my entire adult life
October 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This scenario, 1-2 times per year, whenever the GOP controls Congress, for my entire adult life
Evergreen: "When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."
October 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Evergreen: "When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."
The future is more Paul Verhoevenesque than I hoped for? But you're right, it does smack you in the face at times.
September 21, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The future is more Paul Verhoevenesque than I hoped for? But you're right, it does smack you in the face at times.
Less than 20% of the country? And when 20% of the country says working in a factory would improve their lives, it's not false consciousness. A unionized factory job is better than working for minimum wage at, like, a Jiffy Lube
September 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Less than 20% of the country? And when 20% of the country says working in a factory would improve their lives, it's not false consciousness. A unionized factory job is better than working for minimum wage at, like, a Jiffy Lube
Yeh, agree with you. The factories I've toured (equipment for public transit) are being actively hurt by Trump's "policies"
Was responding to the 80/20 split in respondents to "America/I would be better off". Successful manufacturing policy doesn't require a Down to the Countryside Movement
Was responding to the 80/20 split in respondents to "America/I would be better off". Successful manufacturing policy doesn't require a Down to the Countryside Movement
September 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Yeh, agree with you. The factories I've toured (equipment for public transit) are being actively hurt by Trump's "policies"
Was responding to the 80/20 split in respondents to "America/I would be better off". Successful manufacturing policy doesn't require a Down to the Countryside Movement
Was responding to the 80/20 split in respondents to "America/I would be better off". Successful manufacturing policy doesn't require a Down to the Countryside Movement
(These figures are from a 2018 Brookings report, so they're little out of date www.brookings.edu/articles/glo... )
Global manufacturing scorecard: How the US compares to 18 other nations | Brookings
An original scorecard analyzes 19 leading nations on their manufacturing sector.
www.brookings.edu
September 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
(These figures are from a 2018 Brookings report, so they're little out of date www.brookings.edu/articles/glo... )
We shouldn't bring back sweatshops. But I've walked through some high-end manufacturing facilities in the US and I'd rather work there than hang drywall/sling burgers/be an orderly in a hospital.
September 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
We shouldn't bring back sweatshops. But I've walked through some high-end manufacturing facilities in the US and I'd rather work there than hang drywall/sling burgers/be an orderly in a hospital.
This isn't necessarily contradictory? About 10% of the US workforce is in manufacturing. Poland/Germany/Italy lead the way with ~20%. Even China's only 17%.
September 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This isn't necessarily contradictory? About 10% of the US workforce is in manufacturing. Poland/Germany/Italy lead the way with ~20%. Even China's only 17%.
Incorporate the Attari–Wagah border ceremony into The Game
September 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Incorporate the Attari–Wagah border ceremony into The Game
Even with the current Waterfront Park skyline, in winter the sun sets behind those buildings at, like, 3:15 pm. Which matters less, I think, when the sky is matte gray.
September 4, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Even with the current Waterfront Park skyline, in winter the sun sets behind those buildings at, like, 3:15 pm. Which matters less, I think, when the sky is matte gray.
Or maybe not! From the official press release: "As the official launch date approaches, customers should look for more information from Amtrak about how to locate and select the NextGen Acela train options."
August 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Or maybe not! From the official press release: "As the official launch date approaches, customers should look for more information from Amtrak about how to locate and select the NextGen Acela train options."