grimalkinUSA

grimalkinUSA, 22 days ago to random

Glad to see news reporting that cuts into the non-stop message that disabled seniors need to drive.
https://thefrisc.com/its-not-just-cyclists-san-francisco-seniors-want-to-feel-safe-on-the-wiggle-too/?mc_cid=2d4c829453&mc_eid=1212360afa

grimalkinUSA, 2 months ago to Trains

A cathedral in praise of the railroad, built on a foundation for beer, in units of beer barrels (3 barrel spacing between the posts).
A suitable place to start a train journey. #trains

workers shifting beer casks between evenly spaced support columns in the lower level of a building and train station.

Mrfunkedude, 4 months ago to random

"Don't be afraid to be wrong" is probably one of the best piece of advice I've ever been given.

Too often in life people hide from facts that are uncomfortable to them. It's as if it's better to live in the comfort of ignorance and self delusion then it is to accept that they may be wrong.

Instead, accept being wrong as a gift. Accepting that one is wrong is an opportunity for self correction. The more we wipe the mud from our eyes, the clearer we see ourselves and our place in the world.

helenczerski, 9 months ago to Engineering

An academic colleague, a bio-engineer who builds artificial heart valves, just said to me that he likes this sort of engineering because it’s about repairing and maintaining existing systems (the human body) rather than just building new widgets. It had never occurred to me that a far better attitude to what engineers are for already exists in the engineering world. I think that all engineers working on anything related to climate should also have this attitude. #engineering #sustainability

kyleve, 10 months ago to random

For fucks sake. The bar is under the floor, and somehow the SF government manages to still skate under it.

https://sfstandard.com/2023/07/25/san-franciscos-hayes-street-is-reopening-to-cars-merchants-worry-what-that-means-for-business/