sudden downpour that popped up in the 5 minutes since i last checked the radar would of course directly hit right at the 15 minutes I've chosen to bike somewhere to work the rest of the day
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getting one of these for a top tier "this is where i post from" post
Metropolitan Transportation Authority@mta.info · 7h agoWe’re auctioning a limited number of MetroCard Vending Machines and MetroCard Express Machines! The auction is now open and offers must be received by Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 8 pm EST. Learn more and bid on our website: mta.info/auction
they also make some great prescription drugs that are probably worth looking into if you think everything has gotten worse and nothing is getting better
Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 18h agoFood, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.
I've built a map displaying where on the Amtrak network you can take your bike, line-by-line and station-by-station. This data isn't available anywhere else, check out where you can go! amtrak-bike-map.transittools.dev
Amtrak Bicycle Access
Explore carry-on, checked, and station-level bicycle access across the Amtrak rail network.
amtrak-bike-map.transittools.dev
they should name it Betelgeuse Betelgeuse
Astronomers find strongest evidence yet that Betelgeuse has a companion | Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Astronomers have firm evidence that Betelgeuse, one of the most famous stars in the night sky, is not alone. Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT), a team includin...
cfa.harvard.edu
"I've been awake since the breaking of the First Silence, in that time, I have had many names..." - morton salt girl
Derek Faraci@whwoolhat.bsky.social · 2d agoBet you didn't know that the Little Morton Salt Girl is an immortal being who existed before there was life on Earth.
the english pronunciation of laBORratory implies that americans should also be saying DERgatory instead of deROGatory, and COMPlsatory instead of comPULsatory. i am very smart
why should anti-bike business owners get all the dramatic headlines that portray them favorably? i demand that we get something like: "Cyclists, pedestrians revolt against being ritually sacrificed by biz owners to appease parking gods"
I'm new here and i don't know the history but giannoulias seems to be what jacob frey wishes he was down to the wet tshirt at pride parades type of stunt
TIL "Manchester" means bedding and linen in Australia, thanks pruerr and trurrde
if you have about 20 minutes to flip through a data visualization of the sitcom Seinfeld, this is fascinating:
The Seinfeld Chronicles
The Seinfeld Chronicles digital edition visually and sonically presents an entirely unnecessary data-driven exploration of every episode of Seinfeld.
seinfeld.visualisingdata.com
Gothic Revival on N. Harlem in Chicago's Dunning neighborhood
easier to bike in light rain here because at least it's not freezing cold while it's raining...
putting together some more character conjuncts in this font while i wait for rain to pass, and the difference between lya and lpa (last two chars) is quite small:
raincoat, bike helmet, boots, shorts, umbrella in the basket... going to bike until i can't bc rain
well. may have to take a train or bus somewhere for the first time in months after biking everywhere this whole time
had to take a break watching this halfway to give my ears a rest
Kath & Kim but it’s only Trude & Prue
YouTube video by lauren wu-gulliver
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coming to think some people are emotionally dependent on stepping on rakes
if the rain could just hold off until late today that would be great but i don't think it's gonna happen
San Francisco PD, I got an idea for you along Fulton… www.nj.com/middlesex/20...
A N.J. cop disguised himself as a shrub — and helped catch 74 distracted drivers in one day
The Dunellen department said the "shrub" was busy during the six-hour enforcement operation.
nj.com
I have stopped worshipping Zeus due to the allegations