Josh Bittker
@jbittker.bsky.social
Cambridge public schools dad Scientist in drug discovery ORCID ID 0000-0002-4166-0828 On here I mostly complain about bad drivers
My kid’s sleepaway camp has a service where they’ll print emails and deliver them like regular mail so they get messages sooner. But it’s text only and kid wanted pictures of the dog. Solution? ASCII art! (Yes I just posted a picture of text art of a picture) @darthbluesky.bsky.social
They excluded Arizona and other places that don’t currently change their clocks, but I like how the “No data” label instead implies that we just can’t predict when the sun will rise in these places.
New bike lanes painted on Broadway in Cambridge overnight last night, part of section B plan. Maybe those cars were already there and painted around, but the signage already said no stopping- hopefully some physical barriers coming.
Curious what’s going in the super reinforced steel core of the new building in Kendall Sq
Actual protected bike lane in front of city hall plaza! Now just extend it down Cambridge St to Charles.
Gotta agree with people who say shows are just getting too long these days
In Prague they have an appreciation for the flavors of central Mass.
The fight we’ve been waiting for, the Battle of Brattle: Waymo vs. Cambridge turkey. @universalhub.com
@universalhub.com There appears to be only one Red Line train in service on the whole system. Train died at Kendall, no southbound trains in service north of Kendall: next northbound train estimated in 23 minutes.
Westley won their encounter because Vizzini was good at everything except stats. He couldn’t determine the poison distribution.
hypoallergenic bobcat alternative@noghiri.bsky.social · 8mo agoa fishfinder is a tool for measuring poisson distribution
When they saw him coming, why didn’t they run (so far away)?
My pet peeve- regulators making a big deal about 1 vs 2. Throttle-only is not fast! My 750W bike using just throttle does 0 to 19 in 13 seconds. The real benefit is startup boost at traffic lights and low speed maneuvering. Most people writing anti-ebike articles have never ridden in city traffic.
Gravel Influencer@gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 8mo agoWhat kind of e-bike? Class 1? Class 2? Class 3? All of them? Do you mean e-motos? I am happy to have conversations about e-bike regulations, but I'm begging people to understand the variety of micro-mobility devices being called "e-bikes."
I tried to make some baguettes but messed up the timing so they were too dense, but they magically ended up the same texture and flavor as Bertucci’s rolls.
Health Care Provider email: You have new secure message! Click here to read it on our secure portal. Me: I don’t have a login for that portal. HCP: Ok, we’ll send you an email with login credentials. Me: So couldn’t you have just emailed the message? HCP: No, that would be insecure.
Jays had many opportunities to win it, but IKF so ineffective you’d think there was an IMiD in the game.
Scott Lemieux@lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 9mo agoWhat I still can't get over about the Jays losing a World Series because of Little League-caliber baserunning is that the Fox Broadcast team just didn't discuss any of it www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/nfl-...
I give it 5 minutes until @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social has a portrait of the left fielder flying in the air while the center fielder makes the catch above his head.
Food inflation definitely happening, Costco has pirate corn for the first time I’ve ever seen. Pirate corn- It’s a buck an ear.
The guy whose job is to abuse the prototype robots with a hockey stick is so screwed once they take over. www.boston.com/news/technol...
Boston Dynamics humanoid robot shows off whole-body moves
The robot, called Atlas, is seen in a video using whole-body movements such as walking, crouching, and lifting.
boston.com
My kid thought I should use Elon’s dumpster site to complain to a company that’s not on here to get a response, so I said fine, and within 10 minutes a scam account was created and trying to steal my info. Completely useless trash fire.
Looking for problem solving: Air France abandoned our bag in CDG airport, never loaded it. It has an AirTag and looks like it’s been sitting at the baggage counters for two days. We filed a claim and sent them the AirTag link but they won’t take the five minutes to track it down and ship it. 1/2
My kid taught me about what you can do now that iPhones are waterproof
Learned this week that it’s not very hard to bike to the airport. Ferry from downtown, east Boston greenway to airport station, service road to terminal E. Last half mile isn’t very bike friendly but there were almost no cars.
