Notices by Pete Prodoehl 🍕 (rasterweb@mastodon.social)

@FlashMobOfOne Makes sense! But in the basement I am often moving from one location to another. I have two desks (in two different rooms) and a workbench I stand at to work.

I probably spent between 5 and 10 minutes at each station tonight, so the hassle of plugging/unplugging and moving with a blanket wouldn't be worth it.

We do have heated blankets in the house where we actually sit or lie for any longer amount of time. 😀

Note to self: Do not run more than one space heater in the basement at the same time.

Congrats to self: The UPS for the home server was worth it.

A family member of mine made a joke about trans people and I shut it down so fast I think they are still reeling a day later.

I got extremely serious, and loud, and told them it was bullshit, and I don't want to hear that sort of garbage again.

They tried to defend it with "Oh, it's just us, we're cool" and I called bullshit on that too.

We talked about it later and I think I got my point across. I ended with "We know you're a good person, so let your words and actions reflect that."

I know studded bike tires for winter are a thing, but I saw these straps... Only one company seems to make them for one style of bike. Any reason these are not more common?

https://bakcou.com/products/fat-tire-snow-straps

#bikeTooter

@evan No "Never" option?

"Are the bike accommodations in the room with us?"

"Did you guys forget to post the new pictures?"

"Maybe a gravel bike."

"Cycling on a shoulder of a 50mph zone (where drivers are doing 5-10mph over) while being a couple of feet away from the cars that don't care to give proper spacing to cyclists."

"Safer for who exactly? Not cyclists certainly. Paint isn’t infrastructure."

"Please consult with the public and bicycle advocacy groups in the future."

Milwaukee County posted this photo of a repaving project with the text:

"The roadway now includes on-street accommodations for bicyclists"

They are getting absolutely roasted by cyclists in the comments.

#cycling #bikeTooter #mke #milwaukee

@catsalad That looks like a cool hat but a hat is not an animal… or is it!?

@dm The best part is that it was totally unexpected. A delightful surprise!

@bobjonkman @dm I didn’t think I’d like it but a friend convinced me to check it out and I loved it.

I'm not against ethical AI, I just haven't seen it yet.

I took my daughter to buy a car today. The dealership could not run credit report due to AWS outage. She called the bank, they could not approve a large transaction because of the AWS outage. We went to the DMV, they were able to get her a replacement car title, but also mentioned some systems were down. Back to the dealership where they could not do the credit application to buy the car.

In a completely unrelated note, I think I have some ideas for disrupting Capitalism...

Resist Frog Resists

I normally would not share any AI slop, but this was an attack graphic an opponent tried to use on State Rep. Francesca Hong but once someone cropped out the racist crap it sort of works!

(Hong supports workers and would hire a human to make graphics, not use AI generated crap.)

https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/09/18/state-rep-francesca-hong-a-bartender-and-democratic-socialist-joins-primary-field-for-governor/

#wisconsin #socialism

Being a creative little weirdo is an act of resistance.

Week Without Driving

> "If you can drive or afford a car, you may not understand what it’s like to rely on walking, rolling, transit and asking for rides. But for nearly a third of people living in the United States – people with disabilities, young people, seniors and people who can’t afford cars or gas – this is our every day."

Monday, September 29 – Sunday, October 5, 2025

https://weekwithoutdriving.org/

#WeekWithoutDriving #bikeTooter #biking

I'm getting better at just ignoring people who tell me I am wrong about something I myself have experienced. I used to be tempted to interact with them but I figure if they're going to be rude at the first interaction then fuck 'em... they do not deserve my time or reply.

@kboyd @annika Bike people seem to no like those but people (mostly youths) who want to go fast without pedaling seem to love them.

Sigh... it sure did, notebook... it sure did.

One more test of the Beat Bike, a bike that controls the tempo of a drum machine with your pedaling...

#maker #diy #music #synth #biking #bikeTooter