Nick Schiwy
@nickschiwy.com
Long-time technology geek. Fervent advocate for all things Baltimore. Frequently babels about bikes and transit. he/him Nothing on this account represents the views of my employer. Can also be found at https://schiwy.co/@nick Posts are ephemeral
Someone with Shock Trauma plates passed me aggressively this morning (on my bike) in front of the hospital We can't assume that healthcare workers think they have any responsibility to behave safely in a car despite how much pain they see them cause on a daily basis
brooke bikes mke@brookebikesmke.bsky.social · 3h agoI just saw an Instagram video of a DOCTOR who filmed while driving. What the fuck. I’m ready to walk into the lake.
Tough shit, it's called traffic calming; not driver calming.
I've been saying for a long time, I have driven a lot of places and there are bad drivers everywhere. Finally there is data to back up my thinking!
Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhle.bsky.social · yesterdayIt's an age-old debate: Are D.C. drivers the worst in the Washington region, or does that distinction belong to Marylanders or Virginians? @andrewvandam dug into lots of data to try and settle the argument once and for all. In today's @washingtonsun.bsky.social: washingtonsun.com/analysis/dcd...
Thinking about how the O's just lost a series to this team...
CJ Fogler@cjzero.bsky.social · 2d agoThe replay where the catcher is looking at nothing and the ball goes sailing by him is hilarious
Historians have a word for Germans who joined the Nazi party, not because they hated Jews, but out of a hope for restored patriotism, or a sense of economic anxiety, or a hope to preserve their religious values, or dislike of their opponents, or raw political opportunism, or convenience, 1/x
Astounding that somebody could write "Are We Engineering Physical Activity Out Of Daily Life?" and not be talking about decades of making cars the easiest way to get around cities
Jon Owen@anotherjon.bsky.social · last wk.Another 'e-bike' article in which the writer - in this case, a public health researcher - fails to specify whether they're discussing electric motorbikes, or electrically assisted pedal cycles (which actually provide higher intensity physical activity than walking). www.forbes.com/sites/bernad...
🚄🌍 Day 2 and Spain's high-speed rail shows what's possible: fast, reliable journeys that can beat the time it takes to go by plane while producing up to 97% less carbon emissions. 🙌 👉Follow our London to Portugal rail journey. #InternationalRail #Trainnotplane
What genius approved these charter buses serving the convention center lining the bus lane on Pratt St during rush hour
In particular to the Colorado River, 'use it or lose it' water rights are a big part of the issue Farmers are growing alfalfa in the desert to make sure they don't lose their water rights
Sarah Taber@sarahtaber.bsky.social · 3w agoThe ag lobby really, really, really, really, really, really, really wants you to think AI is the reason reservoirs are going empty. It's not. It's agriculture.
Given all the discourse today about Bluesky vs. X... seems like good timing for @lastweektonight.com's latest video on just how bad X has become... www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ZG...
Twitter: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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I have been thinking about this a lot recently. Especially now that we are having a baby and people are trying to tell us that means it's time to move out to the suburbs blog.nickschiwy.com/how-do-i-exp...
How do I explain my love of walkable places?
It started as a random thought I was going to post to social media while watching this Evan Edinger video. He talks a lot about how car culture is a big reason he would never consider moving back t…
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