Ian
@woolie.meowmeow.city
I like trains, buses, cities, and maps. He/him.
My feed is photography, software development, and urban planning junk.
My feed is photography, software development, and urban planning junk.
I intentionally include typos in my emails so readers know it's not ChatGPT.
November 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I intentionally include typos in my emails so readers know it's not ChatGPT.
Welcome to the future where you can buy a brand new Nintendo 64 powered by Intel FPGA. youtu.be/_a76z5nNJws?...
Analogue's New 4K Console is AMAZING (1 Major FLAW) - Analogue 3D
YouTube video by Macho Nacho Productions
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November 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Welcome to the future where you can buy a brand new Nintendo 64 powered by Intel FPGA. youtu.be/_a76z5nNJws?...
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I thought I knew about every horror in javascript but today I learned about:
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November 20, 2025 at 9:12 AM
I thought I knew about every horror in javascript but today I learned about:
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Self-reminder to remove the last few "SELECT *" queries in my production system. (there are only a few left, mostly in infrequently used queries or helper functions). arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
November 19, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Self-reminder to remove the last few "SELECT *" queries in my production system. (there are only a few left, mostly in infrequently used queries or helper functions). arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Los Angeles has reached a sufficient stage of development for the city to have a transit-oriented Space Shuttle Orbiter. maps.app.goo.gl/hrf1HbdGXYt5...
November 19, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Los Angeles has reached a sufficient stage of development for the city to have a transit-oriented Space Shuttle Orbiter. maps.app.goo.gl/hrf1HbdGXYt5...
Almost every parked car is empty. Most cars parked on our streets are occupied less than 10% of the time.
Almost half the Waymos on California streets are driving around empty. They're either waiting for the next customer or en route for a pickup.
If robotaxis scale, anything close to that level of deadheading would create crushing gridlock.
www.thedriverlessdigest.com/p/what-cpuc-...
If robotaxis scale, anything close to that level of deadheading would create crushing gridlock.
www.thedriverlessdigest.com/p/what-cpuc-...
November 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Almost every parked car is empty. Most cars parked on our streets are occupied less than 10% of the time.
I always assume that Nimby politicians are taking bribes (cash and/or status) from home owners, incumbent businesses, and preservation groups.
Interesting how there was no learning curve for NIMBYism – as soon as strict zoning and local control came to NYC, Upper West Side community activists started acting in the hypocritical, extractive, obstructionist ways we know and love today (New York 1960, 757-758)
November 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I always assume that Nimby politicians are taking bribes (cash and/or status) from home owners, incumbent businesses, and preservation groups.
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So tempted to write a troll thread on how this incident shows Rust has bad error handling and wouldn’t have happened in Go, where we actually handle errors 🫣🫢😜
blog.cloudflare.com/18-november-...
blog.cloudflare.com/18-november-...
Cloudflare outage on November 18, 2025
Cloudflare suffered a service outage on November 18, 2025. The outage was triggered by a bug in generation logic for a Bot Management feature file causing many Cloudflare services to be affected.
blog.cloudflare.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM
So tempted to write a troll thread on how this incident shows Rust has bad error handling and wouldn’t have happened in Go, where we actually handle errors 🫣🫢😜
blog.cloudflare.com/18-november-...
blog.cloudflare.com/18-november-...
Did they move buttons in this app? Feels like the buttons moved but I can't prove it.
November 19, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Did they move buttons in this app? Feels like the buttons moved but I can't prove it.
I just want to be the Shinjuku 3D Cat.
November 19, 2025 at 8:52 AM
I just want to be the Shinjuku 3D Cat.
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work on the creative project that pays me money and that i am under contract for and that people like????? no thanks, im busy thinking about my creative project that im kind of bad at and somehow costs me money and that nobody asked for
November 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
work on the creative project that pays me money and that i am under contract for and that people like????? no thanks, im busy thinking about my creative project that im kind of bad at and somehow costs me money and that nobody asked for
I wonder if anyone is using a internet service outage to talk about their ideological preferences, let's log on to bluesky and check.
November 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I wonder if anyone is using a internet service outage to talk about their ideological preferences, let's log on to bluesky and check.
Kindof amusing when Claude uses `hexdump` to inspect files when it gets confused about very minor whitespace issues.
November 18, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Kindof amusing when Claude uses `hexdump` to inspect files when it gets confused about very minor whitespace issues.
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Kuala Lumpur's Kajang line (opened 2016):
++ Driverless and 0PTO (unlike Singapore's driverless metro lines which are sadly OPTO)
+ Solid trains and PSDs
– Overbuilt stations
–– 10-min headways
Plus great views, lots of locals taking videos through the windshield <3
++ Driverless and 0PTO (unlike Singapore's driverless metro lines which are sadly OPTO)
+ Solid trains and PSDs
– Overbuilt stations
–– 10-min headways
Plus great views, lots of locals taking videos through the windshield <3
November 17, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Kuala Lumpur's Kajang line (opened 2016):
++ Driverless and 0PTO (unlike Singapore's driverless metro lines which are sadly OPTO)
+ Solid trains and PSDs
– Overbuilt stations
–– 10-min headways
Plus great views, lots of locals taking videos through the windshield <3
++ Driverless and 0PTO (unlike Singapore's driverless metro lines which are sadly OPTO)
+ Solid trains and PSDs
– Overbuilt stations
–– 10-min headways
Plus great views, lots of locals taking videos through the windshield <3
Fun fact: the Romans named January, February, March, April, May and June after gods, later added July and August named after Emperors, but for September, October, November, and December they ran out of ideas and just said fuck it, 7th Month, 8th Month, 9th Month, 10th Month.
In 1582, a papal bull introduced the Gregorian calendar, still used today by most of the world. Because it’s 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, countries introducing it simply skipped a third of October, and if you scroll back far enough in the iPhone calendar app you can see it change
November 17, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Fun fact: the Romans named January, February, March, April, May and June after gods, later added July and August named after Emperors, but for September, October, November, and December they ran out of ideas and just said fuck it, 7th Month, 8th Month, 9th Month, 10th Month.
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 5:07 AM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
Evergreen movie theme.
November 17, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Evergreen movie theme.
International & 19th Ave won't experience gentrification in my lifetime but there's now a fancy coffee place across the street from Banh Mi Ba Le. m.yelp.com/biz/house-of...
m.yelp.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
International & 19th Ave won't experience gentrification in my lifetime but there's now a fancy coffee place across the street from Banh Mi Ba Le. m.yelp.com/biz/house-of...
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0x10mpg city / 0x1Ampg highway
November 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
0x10mpg city / 0x1Ampg highway
I know my truck gets terrible mileage, but I am delighted that I refueled with 16 gallons and my trip odometer read 256 miles.
November 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I know my truck gets terrible mileage, but I am delighted that I refueled with 16 gallons and my trip odometer read 256 miles.
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Doctor says, 'Dont worry, parser design is simple. Great programmer Kate Compton has written the parser you seek’
November 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Doctor says, 'Dont worry, parser design is simple. Great programmer Kate Compton has written the parser you seek’
A fun aspect of browsing Bay Area craigslist is you also get lore and failed startup stories.
November 16, 2025 at 10:18 AM
A fun aspect of browsing Bay Area craigslist is you also get lore and failed startup stories.
Trains are supposed to be frustrating.
Maddening trip with @mtalirr.bsky.social this evening. Our train lost 5 minutes in 4 stations simply because the conductor was never in position to operate the doors at stations, too busy collecting tickets like it’s 1895. Every aspect of this railroad’s operation is sloppy and insulting to riders.
November 16, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Trains are supposed to be frustrating.