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"Jack-of-all-trades musician, artist, dramatic yo-yoist, and video game designer-wizard" - From the San Francisco Bay Guardian's "Best Of The Bay" issue.
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San Francisco, CA

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docpop, to random
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@evan hi Evan, I'd love to reach out to you about a project I'm working on. I sent a DM, but wanted to drop a public note here in case the DM went to spam or something.

docpop, to random
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A beautiful day in SF. I'm at Haus Coffee, editing scripts, enjoying the weather, and saying hi to the neighborhood kitty.

docpop,
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@pch do you need some? I can mail you a few if you'd like.

docpop, to SanFrancisco
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San Francisco's first on-street bike lane was painted on this day in 1971 on Lake Street. Neighbors turned out in full force at a community meeting to demand the city do something about reckless drivers. Stop signs, bike lanes, and other traffic calming measures were installed 6 months later.
https://sf.streetsblog.org/2011/05/27/san-franciscos-first-bike-lane-was-striped-40-years-ago-this-week

Photos of people pushing strollers, riding bikes, and walking on Lake Street. There is a stop sign nearby, which I believe was recently installed nearby. The photo is black and white and published in the 70s.

docpop,
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@katieonviolin the SF Small Business Coalition is spreading the myth that Valencia has the "first bike lane in San Francisco". The SFSBC are a driver-advocacy group fighting improvements to Slow Lake St, Valencia, 17th, and other streets. Their short-term goal is to have no bike lanes on Lake and revert the Valencia St bike lanes back to the unprotected (unenforced) lanes it used to have. So they are re-writing history to try to make fit their needs.

docpop, to fediverse
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I really enjoyed the new episode of PJ Vogt's Search Engine podcast. I particularly liked hearing @caseynewton's thoughts on how "building out the fediverse" can help save the web from devouring itself. The segment is about 53 minutes into the episode and does a pretty good job of explaining the in simple terms. https://overcast.fm/+BBVQTfeXl4/53:12

docpop, to random
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Emily Hopkins has some rad new merch on her store. I really dig these "Pedal Chain Necklaces".
https://www.emilyharpist.com/shop is most known for her fun youtube videos, where she experiments with running her harp through various guitar pedals.

A photo of Emily drinking coffee on a back porch. She is wearing her pedal chain necklace with a guitar pedal attached to it. A necklace with a very large guitar pedal on it is kind of a funny idea and I think that's what she's going for in this photo. A cool and casual look with a giant pedal hanging from her neck.

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How would websites look if Google Search vanished overnight?

Along with how relevant your content is, Google also considers headings, subheadings, paragraph lengths, and layout when ranking search results. As a result, websites have gravitated towards a homogeneous, Google-friendly aesthetic. As shown here https://www.theverge.com/c/23998379/google-search-seo-algorithm-webpage-optimization

If SEO no longer mattered, would websites change much? Would we see experiments with site layout, or would sites keep using the layout that has become standard today?

docpop,
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As far as site structure, I don't think we'd see changes to most sites if Google disappeared tomorrow. I think high contrast pages (for readability), proper use of headers (for accessibility), and decreasing content shift while a page is loading are all things users have come to expect.

I think the more noticeable changes would be in the content itself. Authors wouldn't need to beef up posts to reach a certain size if they didn't need to, etc.

docpop,
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@jwz yeah. When I think of alternate webs, I immediately think of purple text on a black background for some reason. I guess from GeoCities nostalgia. Imagining that, my mind goes "oh cool" and "oh no" at the same time.

elliots, to random
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Neighbors seek to transform section of Treat Ave. abandoned by city
https://missionlocal.org/2024/05/neighbors-seek-to-transform-section-of-treat-ave-abandoned-by-city/

docpop,
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@elliots those plans look incredible!

docpop, to random
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I like the way this flows. Using a Weekender #yoyo.

A man playing with an orange aluminum yo-yo in his living room. The lighting is very dramatic, most of the room is dark, but there is a bright orange and pink light pointing at the yo-yoer. He does tricks with a very responsive yo-yo that has a counterweight on the end of it. The man is me (Doctor Popular), a 46 year old white guy with a beard and black framed glasses. I'm wearing a black t-shirt with a white lightning bolt printed on it.

docpop, to random
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A couple of music recommendations for :
Beth Gibbons' new solo album, "Lives Outgrown", was worth the wait. If you liked Beth's work with , I think you'll like her new stuff tool. A fave track is "Floating on a Moment" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldrx0eSqV-E

docpop,
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Sylvan Esso have released a 10 Year Anniversary Edition of their debut album, "Sylvan Esso". Such a great album, always worth re-exploring. The bonus tracks are pretty dope too. https://sylvanesso.bandcamp.com/album/sylvan-esso-10-year-anniversary-edition

docpop,
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Shellac's final album, "To All Trains", is fantastic. This album was released 9 days after the sudden death of , the band's singer and guitarist.
https://shellac.bandcamp.com/album/to-all-trains

docpop, to SanFrancisco
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This driverless Waymo came to a full stop in the bike lane ahead of us, even though there was plenty of space in the passenger loading zone a few feet away. I waited to see if the Waymo would ever pull into the loading zone, but I got tired of waiting after 5 minutes. #SanFrancisco #Waymo #Robotaxi

A photo taken showing the front of a Waymo that is currently parked in a bike lane. The Waymo is in the bike lane, but there is an empty space a few feet away from the Waymo that is painted with a white strip (indicating it is a 10 minutes passenger loading zone). The LCD screen on the top of the Waymo shows the letters "JC", which is the name of the passenger it is picking up.

docpop,
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@obviousdwest I don't think so. I can't say for sure, but I don't think they'd notice me if I tried speaking at the car or ringing my bell. I don't see any info about this online, but now I'm wondering if Waymos can "hear" (ie notice and interact) when a driver honks their horn. I'm assuming they can "hear" sirens, but maybe not.

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@otte_homan @obviousdwest based on other interactions I've seen, I don't think it would notice a quick interaction. There are human operators that can get involved remotely when needed, but I don't think they get involved unless there is an ongoing problem. So a quick tap probably won't get them, you'd have to stand there for a while to get a human connected or get the car to interact with you.

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"Attack and dethrone God"
Elmo poster spotted in Sydney

docpop,
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@RadicalGraffiti I have some Attack and Dethrone God shirts available on https://docpop.threadless.com/designs/attack-and-dethrone-god On sale for $13 at the moment.

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Static.

An isometric illustration of an old school television. The screen shows a houndstooth pattern, but it starts to drift and dissolve into black and white static.

docpop, (edited ) to SanFrancisco
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Art Not Ads are a group of #SanFrancisco artists who paste collage art on walls that are usually covered with obnoxious ads. Their favorite "gallery" are the walls on the old Big Lots store (3333 Mission). I've really enjoyed seeing their art in the neighborhood over the years, and I was glad to finally meet them in person today. Good vibes! #SFGraffiti #Collage #Wheatpaste #ArtNotAds

docpop,
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The wall at 3333 Mission Street is often covered with political ads or ads for major label musicians, but sometimes you can find awesome collage art by . .

More collage art by Art Not Ads. There is a pair of shorts with two hands coming out of the top and two shoes underneath. The hands appear to be reaching for a floating sock. There is also a cut up photo of a bikini top and yellow bikini bottoms. In the corner is a sign that says "Art Not Ads".
Collage art that says "Art Not ads". The art is glued to a blue wall. There is also a cut out picture of a hand that is holding the sign.

misc, to random
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We understand "clients" as a concept but what would a browser for the social web look like? Something that would let you dip into a convo on Mastodon, or Bluesky, or whatever, and help you track the throughlines

docpop,
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@misc I think a fedibrowser could have built in functionality similar to Graze, which allows you to easily interact with any other Mastodon server as if it were your own. https://faqabout.me/iam/graze

Taking that a little further, I could sign in to my primary fediverse accounts and choose one whenever I'm looking at a pixelfed post, or a peertube post, or a mastodon post, on any server. It could even work when I leave a comment on blogs, as long as they are connected to ActivityPub.

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I just submitted one of the most important proposals of my career. I hope the client likes it because I'm super excited about the opportunity.

Other than that, I'm still job hunting. I've had a series of interviews over the past month with four different companies. The future is still scary, but the number of folks who have reached out in the past few weeks has me feeling optimistic.

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A follow up about this post... I can't announce too much yet, but my proposal was accepted and I'm so happy. I'm producing a series of videos about something I'm extremely passionate about and I can't wait to share them with all of you!
We start filming next week and I think the first video will be ready a few weeks later.

docpop,
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This is a short term gig though, so I'll be back on the job hunt in July if anyone knows of anything fun. I've been producing podcasts and content in the WordPress space for the past ten years and would love to somehow stay involved with promoting open source tech and the open web. I also have a history in game design and audio production for games. It'd be fun to work on game soundtracks again too.

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