@notjustbikes Just had a thought. Self-driving car software like Tesla's recognize speed limit signs via the car's camera array and adjust their speeds accordingly (+10 KM/H because hey laws are just a suggestion, right?). As autonomous cars become common what if cyclists started wearing jackets with a 20 KM/H speed limit sign printed on the backside? Alternatively print a large orange construction cone on the back since a car is unlikely to give a cyclist space but they are scared of cones.
Posted tonight by an independent reporter who broke one of the major U.S. government stories this week. https://bsky.app/profile/marisakabas.bsky.social/post/3lh3slbjyg22c
Rupert Murdoch gave us Donald Trump and his fascist putsch. So the #MurdochJournal being upset at his damage to the American economy is at least a compensatory dose of Schadenfreude. You asked for it, assholes.
After nearly drowning in an alphabet soup of anti-spam acronyms whilst trying to explain to a customer why email forwarding doesn't work, Kelduum decided to let off steam on our blog. https://www.mythic-beasts.com/blog/2025/01/29/the-death-of-email-forwarding/
I've just realised what this has been reminding me of; there's a minor Simpsons character who looks like this, I swear.
Edit: Aha! Hans Moleman, but without the glasses 😆
/there is a chance this is just me
I found a face in the fungi! And you know me by now, I do like to share a found face. Sorry about that 😬
Also got a spectacular photo of the local heron on its lunch break 😆
"You ain't seen me, right"
Sun is shining. Went for a walk. Good clouds.
Sometimes they do so much of the work I barely need to bother scribbling.
(Yes they do, shush now.)
The article in Canadian Geographic with a photo of mine is up now on their dedicated webpage for Nunavut at 25
I was a big fan of the Pebble smartwatch, so this is [Metal Gear ❗ sound]
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