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moira

@moira@mastodon.murkworks.net

She/her :blobcatheartlesbian: ex-software dev now writing words for money, fun, and/or survival. I like new people but may be too busy to follow back.

Republicans have campaigned on killing me and mine my whole life, so "Democrats are just as bad" crap gets a fuck off and an unfollow.

I write long-form on my Federated blog at @solarbird. If you want to support me or this instance, have my patreon: http://patreon.com/solarbird

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ascentale, to random
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And the last question: I was riding earlier this week, and had just lubricated my chain, and had some very quiet tires on the bike I was riding. My pedaling felt like it was seamlessly converted to motion, with no clinking or rattling or any other sound. This is not usually the case 😅

Q8. What's a small but satisfying feeling that you experience via cycle?

moira,
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@ascentale A8: that clean chain is a good one ngl

Because eBike, saying "t'hell with this, I'm Amazigirl now" and turning on assist going up a giant fuckoff hill at speed like it's flat, that's pretty good too xD

as is doing the same thing without assist, albeit with less steep hills xD

(we have a lot of hills, have I mentioned?)

showing up anywhere car people think bikes can't go. that's a good one too.

moira, to random
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i am so eepy this afternoon

ascentale, to random
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@carolski asks:

Q6. It be a little niche, but my is about hauling things. Can anyone speak from experience on the use of a bike trailer for hauling a kayak or SUP short (or long) distances? Especially if there were small hills involved.Thanks!

(And if you haven't, do you know of any other interesting purpose built hauling apparatus that connects to a cycle?)

moira,
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@ascentale @carolski A6: I built a custom attachment to put a cargo hitch on my bike because the standard attachment doesn't fit, so that's been interesting. I've also been modifying the beat up old pet/child carrier I got cheap off Craigslist into a better cargo hauler. And that's been interesting to me! But none of that is big enough to move a kayak or SUP I'm afraid.

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@xtaran asks about riding at night:

Q5. Do you also ride when it's dark? And if so, what precautions do you take to be seen? Just what's legally required or much more? Battery vs dynamo lights? Multiple lights? Additional reflective clothes or stickers?

#BikeNite #BikeNiteQ

moira, (edited )
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@ascentale @xtaran A5: I got spoke reflectors, I got wheel lights, I got battery headlights (connected to the drive system but works all the time), I got back end lights. I want something good for the pedals but I haven't figured that out yet.

(And also I'm using super-cheap junk pedals right now anyway because my others broke and I don't have the money to replace them.)

moira, to Seattle
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Hey community! This is RTYI:

We’re exploring a better connection to bike, walk, and roll between Highland Park and the Duwamish River Trail. Share your thoughts by June 15.
by Ethan Bancroft
Seattle Department of Transportation

https://sdotblog.seattle.gov/2024/05/10/highland-park-way-sw-connection-project-update/

ascentale, to random
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Locally, there's a proposal to remove a path on a long bridge for most days of the week, and convert it into a car breakdown lane. There doesn't appear to be any evidence that this would improve traffic, but it will require those who would have walked/cycled/rolled to take a 40 mile detour.

Q3. Have you ever seen cycle infrastructure removed or threatened? How was it preserved, or if it was removed, what were the reasons, and what were the effects?

https://bikeeastbay.org/rsrpathatrisk/

moira,
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@ascentale A3: Honestly the best example I can think of is the Bush II administration sending Oregon's transportation plan back to them and telling them to rewrite it to get rid of all that transit and bike shit because The People - as in, their oil company backers - have chosen automobiles.

moira, to random
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hellooooooooo ^_^

ascentale, to random
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Last week we talked about bad and good interactions with drivers. @sam asks:

Q2. If the situation gets tense, what are some techniques to deescalate?

moira,
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@ascentale @sam I didn't see Q1, was Q2 dropped accidentally?

moira,
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@meganL @ascentale @sam Yeah I've done that, people get pissed but it can be funny

RobynGoodfellow, to Astronomy
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Did some some amateur solar astronomy to see that monster sun spot everyone's talking about. Yep. There it is.

A photo of a porch on a sunny day. There's a reflecting telescope set up to project a small image of the sun on a piece of white paper.

moira,
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@RobynGoodfellow this is amazing

cdarwin, to random
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Michigan woman found living inside rooftop store sign with desk and coffee maker

Contractors curious about an extension cord on the roof of a Michigan grocery store made a startling discovery:
a 34-year-old woman was living inside the business sign, with enough space for a computer, printer and coffee maker, police said.

“She was homeless,” said Brennon Warren, an officer with the Midland police department.
“It’s a story that makes you scratch your head, just somebody living up in a sign.”

The woman, whose name was not released, told police she had a job elsewhere but had been living inside the Family Fare sign for roughly a year, Warren said. She was found on 23 April

https://www..com/us-news/article/2024/may/10/michigan-woman-living-inside-store-sign?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

moira,
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@cdarwin at the moment, the url links to “www..com” and is accordingly broken

moira, to random
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fuck off uniparty propagandists

From: @thehill
https://press.coop/@thehill/112417793978251408

gavi, to random

ok so whats the deal with telegram and why is it bad. i barely use it but is this an app i should uninstall

moira,
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@gavi @lucretia @yassie_j yeah they're very fash and fash-friendly

if you want russian domestic discussion they're like the only game in town so I know some foreign-affairs people who are big users for work purposes but otherwise... yeaaaaaaaaah not recommended

moira, to cycling
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Whelp, here's a second proofing release of the vector-graphics based map re-implementation.It's substantially finished now I think? I made a couple of very small path corrections since the last proofing release and this one has text copy and icons and a legend.

If anyone's up for helping me verify it against the last bitmap release, that'd be appreciated. That version is as always at https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/

moira, to random
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texas has so many places named "major"

moira,
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@jigmedatse (oh I didn't think people would take it seriously - it's actually a heat risk map, it's just the way they built it, it looks like "every town is named major now")

evan, (edited ) to random
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How many domains do you own?

#EvanPoll #poll

moira,
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@evan There's me alone, which is only eight, but throw in @annathepiper and the number gets more hilarious

moira, (edited ) to random
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Yep

Bibi's gonna repeat Arafat's fuckups and become the latest man to never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity

https://mastodon.social/@thejapantimes/112414186618975861

futurebird, to random
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That’s it. This summer i’m getting big arms again!

moira,
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@futurebird fuck yeah lift

moira, to cycling
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I've been over this a couple of times - anybody feel like doing a proofing pass vs. the released map? Or just against reality for that matter?

Here's the released version made with bitmap tools:

https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/

The new vector graphics version is attached. Note it does NOT yet have icons or text or even a legend. Note also the "fuzzy line" to indicate difficult or marginal trails has been changed to a "pattern line" which I think is more legible at more sizes - particularly when printed when the difference is pretty stark.

Thanks!

moira,
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I think the higher contrast is good too. Even at this scale in a photo-of-a-printout you can tell the challenging trails are distinct from the mainline trails.

moira, (edited ) to art
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Nothing like hanging the thing and just looking at it to make you think about what needs addressing

(Yes this is the previous, narrow version - not the absolute latest. it’s what I have printed out.)

moira,
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@xaritech I am using it now btw, it's good, ty ^_^

moira,
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@xaritech The selection model is so much better than Adobe Illustrator's holy shit

Yeah I've seen some of the little bugs and quirks, compared to AI I'll take it 100 times over. (So far. xD )

fozztexx, to random
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Hate those fake updates from USPS where their computer sees that nothing has happened for a couple of days and inserts some generic "oh, we've totally put it on a truck and it's heading to you!” It has been sitting there for 3 days! Definitely not arriving today. 😔

moira,
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@fozztexx close at the very low voltage of a meter is very different to close at operating voltage and frequency

moira,
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@fozztexx I know, I’m just saying that just because you aren’t measuring a failure under those conditions doesn’t mean you haven’t found the thing that fails under operating conditions

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