@feld @dan I've been surprised when the garbage disposal got switched on while I was putting the wrench into the bottom 😬 Things you didn't know you needed to say.

@steter not enough done in the fall by property owners pulling/cutting Ivy and other invasive plants + planting native vegetation of multiple heights, so every spring we just haul away dozens of dump truck loads of hillside for free.

Americans, getting somewhere without your cars *is* the protest.

@skinnylatte 🤔 hot rice faucet (like the point-of-use hot water dispenser for tea)

China is swinging back towards bikes (after a bit of classism and geometric / fiscal wishing, we've all done it), meanwhile trump is cutting off his nose to spite his bike lanes

https://youtu.be/1oJvCJsdR3I

I replaced a 2nd car with an #xtracycle edgeRunner #eBikes a decade ago, can confirm, 1000 miles/yr by bike replaced 3k miles/yr by car. All you have to do is question whether every sub-3-mile trip is worth scorching the planet and giving money to dickhead billionaires, or maybe wear a hat and put on some socks. #cargoBikes #LeaveTheCarAtHome #ClimateAction #parenting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VunTUFZPlk

Are people using their #EV range for 200-mile trips between cities or is it more like commuting 30-40 miles per day and driving 20-50 more some days for random errands? How many of the trips are less than 3-5 miles and just add up to being too inconvenient to plug in at work or between longer trips?

@pleaseclap I'm wondering if daily use drives the desire for 300-500 mile range, or if that's just a few trips per year. When do we get the rooftop biodiesel turbine range extenders? Or liquid hydrogen fuel cells? Advantages of smaller battery, entry cost, and less weight rolling around in town while being able to rent/lease a distance extender.

Shutting down govt-run weather prediction supercomputers so some billionaire dick(s) can fleece taxpayers by selling us shittier supercomputers as a service

https://mastodon.social/@weatherwest/114100948904919130

Who are the open-source action camera nerds on here? Am I looking for dashcam or FPV drone stuff? I'm trying to come up with a license plate / 311 rig for 3-5 different cargo/e-bikes with a variety of locking/anti-theft needs. Is there some kind of setup where I could leave the wiring & quickly removable cameras/head unit but locking/tools-required mounts? Maybe a removable card/usb to easily pull the data to sync or for security when parked. Also loop, checkpoint, & auto-record at power-on

Notice how when PBOT talks about how it delivers value, making space for people to sit in traffic one-per-car isn't on the list. And yet single-occupancy SUVs are the greatest driver of costs in maintaining our streets.

https://youtu.be/uRm5VztWQX8

damn scooters

dude in a banana suit "We're all trying to find the guy who did this [drove a banana car through the store]"

@steter it seems like we could put some effort into controlling the ivy and maintaining a stand of native trees and shrubs on those slopes instead of annually shoveling the hillside off of the streets there

The driver's license test should include an obstacle course in the largest vehicle your license qualifies for, with a manual transmission.

And traffic Engineers should have to ride a bike with their kid to school in order to maintain their license.

The helicopter plane crash that killed half as many people as traffic Engineers kill with cars every single day in the US, was 5 days ago, first time a midair crash happened in this country since 1986 (which changed regulations and equipment) and they're still talking about it, considering changes to regulations. Tomorrow a plane-load of people will die turning left at a red light on a stroad on the way to get milk and nothing will change.

"I’ve yet to see a better introduction to the workings of the city than the presentation given by the Public Works Bureaus —#Transportation, Water & Environmental Services — to the City Council last Thursday as part of Council’s Public Works work session. To anyone who wants a deeper understanding of #Portland, including budget issues, tuning into the first [6:05-]90min of this session is well worth your time."

https://www.youtube.com/live/ww_o-T7lZAo (from https://bikeportland.org/2025/01/27/city-council-reckons-with-infrastructure-392386 "we don't have enough [💸]")

it's cute how they pretend we ride bikes and scooters and walk and stuff while they build and maintain gold-plated streets primarily for cars

Like if sixty or seventy people died from the water every year, would this presentation be exactly the same?