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technotion

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UMich Urban Technology ℅ 2027, Founder of 2NU Productions, Technical Theater Enthusiast, Urbanist, E-biker | 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇲

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technotion, to random
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Does anyone know of a alternative for the Midwest?

Maybe @ai6yr ?

technotion, to random
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Mfw I ask the Chipotle worker for corn salsa and she reaches for the sour cream so I say "corn salsa" 3 more times louder each repetition until she dumps a gallon of sour cream all over my bowl

technotion,
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@BikeyBike how entertaining that the only other post with that tag is @ai6yr , we need more Sour Cream on the fedi!

technotion, to random
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I'm really starting to get into editing and now have the desire to organize an editing event in which one or two people are boots on the ground, livestreaming their perspective walking around an area in a Discord call while others are editing and adding features to the map as they are reported from the people walking around.

Seems like the best way to get pedestrian amenities - stairs, benches, bins, emergency phones, bike parking, etc - effectively and accurately.

technotion, to random
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Great new research from the Terner center finds that "affordable" housing in California is only as affordable as those that populate a given region. Their newly proposed inclusive affordability measure seems like a good idea to consider moving forward.

Read the full study here: https://ternercenter.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Affordability-for-Whom-May-2024-.pdf

technotion,
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From the study as a summary:
"In this paper, we present a new approach to measuring housing affordability—one that seeks to provide a better indicator of what counties in California are affordable, and for whom. Specifically, we propose a new inclusive measure that considers whether a location is affordable not to those who live there, but rather to those who might potentially live there."

Additionally, they released this interactive web tool alongside the study: https://ternercenter.berkeley.edu/affordability-for-whom.html

conejoclint, to random
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Thanks for commenting tonight, @ai6yr!

technotion,
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@conejoclint @ai6yr Andrew Pletcher is the real all-star. He's the one that alerted the community on Twitter.

Thanks for commenting, Ben!

technotion, to Palestine
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Fantastic photo from UT Austin. I was not able to find the original photographer to give credit, despite them deserving it.

Pretty crazy time to be on a college campus right now, Umich's "liberation zone" on the diag has grown in size, as has the police presence. The movement will not be stopped.

A group of students sit around in a circle on the Umich diag in prayer for passover. Credit: Umich TAHRIR Coalition
A group of Ann Arbor and Michigan State police stand, watching and surveilling the encampment across the diag. One police officer has his phone out pointed toward the camera, presumably taking a picture or video of the photographer (me).
Group of 7 police officers (agency unidentified, likely Ann Arbor or State) stand, mounted on their bikes, watching the encampment. Students walk by.

ai6yr, to cycling

Neat, our city government has a committee with two bicycling improvements for our city on the agenda for their meeting tomorrow--bicycle lanes and "clear parking zones" to make it easier to see cyclists and pedestrians. I will have to try to remember to Zoom in... https://toaks.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=7644

technotion,
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@ai6yr In addition, item B is about the new 2025 active transportation plan. We need to be taking radical initiatives on biking in the community, and this is the doc that guides that.

Unfortunately, based on my observations and research, only 10/31 (27%) bicycle improvement recommendations in the 2019 ATP have been completed in the 5 years since it was proposed. Very disappointing performance from the city and I will be voicing my hope for better work to be done in the future.

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@ai6yr Nice, looking forward to hearing you speak!

Since you're local, thought you would be interested in seeing the improvement recommendations from the 2019 ATP. These are all corridors and intersections I ride (sometimes frequently) and always wish there was better infra. Im sure you feel the same. Frustrating to know this has been recommended since 2019 and we're just moving at a snails pace on even these very basic, not extreme changes.

I will be advocating for more progress this cycle.

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ai6yr, to cycling

Preliminary study on a project in the City of Thousand Oaks, California on converting roads to include a Class 4 bicycle lane.

technotion,
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@ai6yr @SRLevine @TOCCNewman @conejoclint @aprimed @movevc I'm 100% with you. Ill hopefully be zooming in to comment tomorrow. Here is what I said to Andrew Pletcher on the other app

technotion, to random
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Some great work from local climate and mobility activist @aprimed with @movevc detailing how Simi Valley could allow more students to ride their bikes to school. Check it out!

https://www.movevc.org/active-transportation/bike-plan-2024/2024/04/17/improving-active-transportation.html

technotion,
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@ai6yr @cmgrowell this may be of interest to you guys

geekmomprojects, to random
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Cthulhu the Cuttlefish got LEDs installed tonight

A plush white cuttlefish with LEDs strings illuminating the length of each of its legs and the periphery of its body in colorful patterns.

technotion,
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@geekmomprojects very nice, what are you using for LED control?

ai6yr, to cycling

achievement unlocked. This cyclist went to the market. This cyclist did not stay home. This cyclist bought arugula and butter. This cyclist put it on the new rack and pedaled (wee! wee! wee!) uphill all the way home.

technotion,
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@ai6yr for me, it definitely would have been wheeze wheeze wheeze wheeze all the way home...

Running errands with my bike was one of my favorite activities in TO, makes the activity fun again!

joop, to Texas
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In case you haven't heard, schools are set to start using natural language processing tools—computers—to automatically score some standardised tests (STAAR).

But no worries, it also assigns itself a confidence score that might send it to humans to rescore if it's too low (how opaque will that scoring be?).

But surely the STAAR tests can't be that important? "The commissioner can appoint a conservator to oversee campuses and school districts. State law also allows the commissioner to suspend and replace elected school boards with an appointed board of managers. If a campus receives failing grades for five years in a row, the commissioner is required to appoint a board of managers or close that school."

Surely you can appeal?

"For $50, students and their parents can request a rescore if they think the computer or the human got it wrong. The fee is waived if the new score is higher than the initial score. "

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/04/09/staar-artificial-intelligence-computer-grading-texas/

cc: @pluralistic this shitshow might interest you

technotion,
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@joop @pluralistic Wow, this is bullshit. Looking past everything else, just the fact that you need to pay $50 to request a re-evaluation is insane. The groups that will be negatively affected by this will be the same people who can't just fork over $50. Really upsetting.

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"The administration says that private jets account for 7% of all flights handled by the FAA but less than 1% of taxes that fund the federal trust fund for aviation and airports. The Transportation Department said the proposal would raise $1.1 billion over five years."

?

https://apnews.com/article/fuel-tax-business-jets-biden-budget-aefab96e0479ac174d624374f30a5870

technotion,
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@CelloMomOnCars not at all doubting that, but still prompts an interesting discussion

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Hey @ai6yr what's your favorite weather app? Trying to degoogle, and all of the other weather sites I try are just FILLED with Ads... Not to mention they're probably also tracking me... There has to be a better alternative right?

I'm on Android, but also open to web!

technotion,
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@ai6yr lol yeah I was hoping for a bit more user friendly than weather.gov, ventusky looks great though! Seems as if they also have a nice app.

Thank you, weather god 🙏

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Probably the most satisfying thing I've experienced in recent memory: Sat outside for 15m to hear the university clock tower strike 8pm... With my phone's clock open, I noticed that the chime begins exactly 20 seconds before the top of the hour at exactly 60bpm meaning by the end of the full cycle of 20 beats (16 chimes 4 rests) it's 8pm.

Anyways...

technotion,
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I also realize now that this is probably a clock tower standard, I just never noticed

ai6yr, to Aviation

United Airlines grounding Boeing 737 Max 9's for inspection. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/06/boeing-737-max-9-grounding-after-alaska-airlines-door-blows-midflight.html

technotion,
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@technodad @ai6yr flying to Detroit today on a 737 Max 8 and they just announced the flight is delayed as they find a replacement aircraft due to this one being placed out of service. No clue if it's related or just a coincidence.

ai6yr, to california

Looks like the largest waves on Thursday in Santa Barbara County were off Vandenberg Air Force Base. Satellite imaging showing the breaking waves there (!!).

technotion,
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@ai6yr did you see that VCFD have issued an evac warning to homes along PCH? Looks like it just came in a little bit ago

ai6yr, to WX

Per the US National Weather Service:

No Place Outside Is Safe Near A Thunderstorm!
The ‘30-30 Rule’ Offers The Best Lightning Safety Guidance For The General Public. When You See Lightning,
Count The Time Until You Hear Thunder. If That Is 30 Seconds Or Less, The Thunderstorm Is Close Enough
To Be Dangerous – Seek Shelter (if you can’t see the lightning, just hearing the thunder is a good back-up
rule). Wait 30 Minutes Or More After The Lightning Flash Before Leaving Shelter.

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@ai6yr that was the loudest thunderclap I have ever heard in my short California lifetime.

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