David Schleef
@trafficfurnitur.bsky.social
Cycling, kayaking, woodworking, software engineering management, urban planning, transit planning, maps, OpenStreetMap, discovery, physics, California, Mendocino coast, bay area, #GilligGang.
Amusing myself by watching my watch altimeter while on an airplane. It's wrong of course, since it's air pressure based, and the cabin is thankfully pressurized. Apparently to the same pressure as 1731 m altitude (5700 ft).
November 20, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Amusing myself by watching my watch altimeter while on an airplane. It's wrong of course, since it's air pressure based, and the cabin is thankfully pressurized. Apparently to the same pressure as 1731 m altitude (5700 ft).
*gold-colored bars
Personalized gold bars from the Swiss.
Used jumbo jet from Qatar.
Huge amounts of $$$ from crypto.
The amount of corruption in the White House is at unconscionable levels. We need some real serious ethics across the federal government.
Used jumbo jet from Qatar.
Huge amounts of $$$ from crypto.
The amount of corruption in the White House is at unconscionable levels. We need some real serious ethics across the federal government.
November 20, 2025 at 1:26 AM
*gold-colored bars
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Close Telegraph to cars immediately!
Berkeley voted years ago to close it by rebuilding the street, but it can be closed to cars immediately with plastic posts and signs
Safety can't wait any longer
Berkeley voted years ago to close it by rebuilding the street, but it can be closed to cars immediately with plastic posts and signs
Safety can't wait any longer
BREAKING: A cyclist died Saturday after a crash on Telegraph Avenue near UC Berkeley, authorities report.
Cyclist dead after Telegraph Avenue crash in Berkeley
Berkeley police have now taped off the block for an investigation and called in the Fatal Accident Investigation Team.
www.berkeleyscanner.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Close Telegraph to cars immediately!
Berkeley voted years ago to close it by rebuilding the street, but it can be closed to cars immediately with plastic posts and signs
Safety can't wait any longer
Berkeley voted years ago to close it by rebuilding the street, but it can be closed to cars immediately with plastic posts and signs
Safety can't wait any longer
What a specimen out in the forest today
November 15, 2025 at 11:55 PM
What a specimen out in the forest today
My theory for the low sense of overdevelopment, at least in North Oakland, is that new buildings and construction have been common for so long that it's become part of the background.
That, and you look silly for preferring an empty lot to a building identical to one block down.
That, and you look silly for preferring an empty lot to a building identical to one block down.
If you want to know why housing issues are not massively polarizing problems in Oakland like it is in San Francisco politics, only 7% of voters give a shit about over-development. 59% dont think there's enough.
November 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
My theory for the low sense of overdevelopment, at least in North Oakland, is that new buildings and construction have been common for so long that it's become part of the background.
That, and you look silly for preferring an empty lot to a building identical to one block down.
That, and you look silly for preferring an empty lot to a building identical to one block down.
Ronald Reagan, Jerry Brown, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, all former governors, with shirts that all have the Priority Parking logo, a parking lot owner in Sacramento.
Why does Brown have "moonbeam" knuckle tats? Why does Reagan have "trust but verify?". Art makes you think. You thought. Art.
Why does Brown have "moonbeam" knuckle tats? Why does Reagan have "trust but verify?". Art makes you think. You thought. Art.
Seen at a parking lot in Sacramento. Don’t think it’s a commentary on car culture, but you never know…
cc @brooklynspoke.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social
cc @brooklynspoke.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Ronald Reagan, Jerry Brown, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, all former governors, with shirts that all have the Priority Parking logo, a parking lot owner in Sacramento.
Why does Brown have "moonbeam" knuckle tats? Why does Reagan have "trust but verify?". Art makes you think. You thought. Art.
Why does Brown have "moonbeam" knuckle tats? Why does Reagan have "trust but verify?". Art makes you think. You thought. Art.
Mendocino Land Trust @mendocinolandtrust.bsky.social set a goal to build 30 miles of trails in the next 3 years, at least 15 of which will be part of the Great Redwood Trail.
Mendocino county is full of great hiking and biking trails, but there are lots of gaps.
Mendocino county is full of great hiking and biking trails, but there are lots of gaps.
November 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Mendocino Land Trust @mendocinolandtrust.bsky.social set a goal to build 30 miles of trails in the next 3 years, at least 15 of which will be part of the Great Redwood Trail.
Mendocino county is full of great hiking and biking trails, but there are lots of gaps.
Mendocino county is full of great hiking and biking trails, but there are lots of gaps.
The city doesn't create permanent pedestrian spaces, and complains that creating temporary ones is a burden. Huh.
US fire codes are getting out of hand. Its bad enough they're nerfing projects left and right. American fire departments refuse to learn from other countries with lower fire deaths on whats safe. Its ruining our cities and turning them into stroad-based suburbs
www.berkeleyside.org/2025/11/13/b...
www.berkeleyside.org/2025/11/13/b...
New city fees, fire safety policies threaten future of 2 beloved Berkeley events, organizers say
Berkeley's Juneteenth Festival and Telegraph Holiday Fair can't stay in their longtime locations, according to city.
www.berkeleyside.org
November 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The city doesn't create permanent pedestrian spaces, and complains that creating temporary ones is a burden. Huh.
If you're paraphrasing or quoting the DSM as the "definition" of something politically topical in a comment, you should probably turn off the internet for a day.
November 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
If you're paraphrasing or quoting the DSM as the "definition" of something politically topical in a comment, you should probably turn off the internet for a day.
Also you're wrong. I checked TrailForks and you can totally bike into Mordor. Probably need a mountain bike tho.
November 13, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Also you're wrong. I checked TrailForks and you can totally bike into Mordor. Probably need a mountain bike tho.
Always time for some doloricious cookie ipsum!
November 12, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Always time for some doloricious cookie ipsum!
The sun, setting bisexually
November 12, 2025 at 1:58 AM
The sun, setting bisexually
November -- 1975
Gales are master of Gitche Gumee.
Only the Edmund Fitzgerald stands before them.
Lakes are now battlefields.
Gales are master of Gitche Gumee.
Only the Edmund Fitzgerald stands before them.
Lakes are now battlefields.
November 11, 2025 at 5:45 AM
November -- 1975
Gales are master of Gitche Gumee.
Only the Edmund Fitzgerald stands before them.
Lakes are now battlefields.
Gales are master of Gitche Gumee.
Only the Edmund Fitzgerald stands before them.
Lakes are now battlefields.
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Thanks to everyone who came out for today’s @bikeeastbay.bsky.social ride across the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. We have NOT given up the fight for 24/7 trail access. Visit BikeEastBay.org/RSR to learn more & stay involved.
November 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Thanks to everyone who came out for today’s @bikeeastbay.bsky.social ride across the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. We have NOT given up the fight for 24/7 trail access. Visit BikeEastBay.org/RSR to learn more & stay involved.
Richmond San Rafael bike path 6th Anniversary ride. Beautiful day, lots of people out!
November 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Richmond San Rafael bike path 6th Anniversary ride. Beautiful day, lots of people out!
Reposted by David Schleef
Reposted by David Schleef
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
New-ish sign prohibiting bicycles at the southern end of the Antioch bridge on CA 160. This sign conflicts with all other information I've found, and the bridge has been historically open to bicycles. There's even a conflicting sign a mile earlier at the on ramp.
November 9, 2025 at 3:22 AM
New-ish sign prohibiting bicycles at the southern end of the Antioch bridge on CA 160. This sign conflicts with all other information I've found, and the bridge has been historically open to bicycles. There's even a conflicting sign a mile earlier at the on ramp.
Golden hour on the Gold Runner
November 9, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Golden hour on the Gold Runner
Hot take: new building designs that look mostly similar to any building with an historic designation should automatically be considered complaint with a city's design standards.
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Hot take: new building designs that look mostly similar to any building with an historic designation should automatically be considered complaint with a city's design standards.
Did this calculation a few months ago when replacing a hot water heater in the house: increasing tank capacity to store more energy was slightly more cost effective than batteries, but a) not for long, and b) the extra control electronics and plumbing made it less cost effective.
Thermal energy storage SEEMS like it makes sense but batteries are getting so cheap they're looking less competitive. Turns out even a big water tank that can hold almost-boiling water is not ultra cheap per-kWh
November 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Did this calculation a few months ago when replacing a hot water heater in the house: increasing tank capacity to store more energy was slightly more cost effective than batteries, but a) not for long, and b) the extra control electronics and plumbing made it less cost effective.
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Meanwhile his most significant accomplishment in life is being told to fuck off by two different popes in one year.
Pope Leo decries 'grave crime' of mistreatment of immigrants
Pope Leo decried mistreatment of immigrants as a "grave crime" on Thursday, pressing ahead with a message of welcome for migrants weeks after criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump's anti-immigration policies.
www.reuters.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Meanwhile his most significant accomplishment in life is being told to fuck off by two different popes in one year.
The longer SNAP stays in the news, the more times Republican congress members say absolutely unhinged horrific crap about SNAP recipients, for all to hear.
November 1, 2025 at 2:51 AM
The longer SNAP stays in the news, the more times Republican congress members say absolutely unhinged horrific crap about SNAP recipients, for all to hear.
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice in Chains
October 31, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice in Chains