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Antoine
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Playing at the intersection of product design, process strategy, and techno‑futures, while advocating for human-scaled innovation and multimodal systems

Crafting @Avancee.Agency; #FlyEaglesFly
Spent the day with the brilliant Labs frame glasses in a more normal context. Definitely need to get my "super prompt" development in gear and then be ready for the Halo glasses when those come later this year / early next year
November 8, 2025 at 2:48 AM
One of the better reviews of the Brompton G-line I’ve read & watched 👏🏾👏🏾🚵🏾‍♂️
Larger wheels, wider tires, and more range make the G Line Alvin Holbrook's favorite Brompton yet, even if the folding bike doesn't easily fit in an airplane overhead compartment anymore. https://bit.ly/47FqUFg

#bikereview #brompton
November 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Legs arent as young as they used to be… so after a few days of cycling fun, giving things a break makes sense…

…of course this means also some window shopping for stuff. There’s a Brompton evolution happening, along w/homework for other brands.

Rest one set of legs while making use of another
November 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
If only we got as much news coverage and angst from automobile crashes…

…saying this more as someone who has lost three loved ones via autos than any thing else
November 5, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Getting a chance to pedal a few different wheels the past days. First was Trek’s Checkpoint+ SL7 with the new RockShox Rudy XPLR. Today has me with Trek’s Domane SL5

Interesting rolls. Familiar to my usual rides but different. Getting my notes together for perhaps a longer narration.
November 3, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Cameras have been impactful to so many moments. The closer folks are brought to a story, the more often it seems they are unable to turn away from all that ties us together.

Good to read yet another positive cycling ripple
November 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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It's not that every individual driver is a murderous asshole (I'm not!). It's that car dependency as a whole is dangerous. It's that cars are deadly when they hit people. It's that our society prioritizes drivers above all else. It's about a system that is dangerous for anyone not in a car.
October 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The wind sounds as if Winne the Pooh and Mary Poppins want to join the albino-appearing animals for trick-or-treat festivities today

🎃
October 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Then said to them “…removing the automobile from a primary means to get around plays a big part [in maintaining friendships]. I’ve learned a lot about how I used the automobile to fill relationship bits… I’ve had to do differently without and to the diminishing of quite a few threads.

🚲 revelations
October 30, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Seriously, I would’ve rather have stayed on the ebike for the rest of the day. But between the cold crispy air, and somewhere around 10 miles between each point of a triangle of meetings, that didn’t really seem to be the best.

I’ll need to pick things up as the weather continues to stay cool
October 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Interesting to be listening to this while on my way to the Maryland Bike and Ped Committee meeting and while on MARC and @bromptonbicycle.bsky.social in hand. There’s a shape of getting around they are speaking of, that I easily live these days, which just makes sense for living well IMO
ICYMI: Yesterday, I premiered this in-depth conversation with Juliet Scott-Croxford, the President of @bromptonbicycle.bsky.social USA, about some exciting new developments 50 years after the first classic Brompton folding bike was built, including the new G and T-lines.
youtu.be/stsJ9UhfrEQ
EPISODE 313 JULIET SCOTT-CROXFORD: Discussing the Power of a Life Unfolded
YouTube video by Active Towns
youtu.be
October 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Reposted by Antoine
WABA‘s first District Bike Summit takes place Sunday, December 7, 2025, 2–5 pm at the Festival Center in Adams Morgan. Please join us for this free event! Info & registration: waba.org/event/dbs-2025 .
October 28, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Riding bikes has taught me one thing. No matter how much I ride, I still can’t wait to ride again.
October 28, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Today has been a Brompton day… after considering Brompton sales strategies, took some time to do some routine maintenance to both of the ones in my stead.

Looking forward to having it during tomorrow’s MBPAC meeting & the following DNR Outdoor Rec Summit ride dnr.maryland.gov/Pages/summit...
Maryland Outdoor Summit
dnr.maryland.gov
October 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Getting a chance to help Trek (Columbia, MD) offload a few @bromptonbicycle.bsky.social bikes. Been a neat lesson in helping suburban folks see where a folding bicycle can fit into life.

🤔 If I could tweak these just a bit, might be easier to help them 💸 off the shelf

flic.kr/p/2rBy8wF
Another chance to setup the Columbia Trek Brompton display
Moved to a different location in the store and tried to emphasize the bikes a bit more. Not sure how to push this harder but the mom is cleaner and more coherent written the rest is the bikes on the f...
flic.kr
October 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Reposted by Antoine
Be the Brompton owner you wish to see in the world
October 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Feeding America has a page where you can input your zip code and it'll show you all of the food banks near you overlaid on a map. If you need it, it's there. If you don't need it, think about donating money if you have it and your time if you don't.

www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
Find Your Local Food Bank | Feeding America
Find the Feeding America member food bank nearest you. Over 200 member food banks can connect you with free food, food pantries, soup kitchens, and mobile pantries in your community.
www.feedingamerica.org
October 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Yep. At about 1 second per PSI it’s speedy enough for a top off and a relief when going from a flat to needing to get back on the road
These electric mini bike pumps are a game changer.
October 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
looking back at older YT videos and smiling at one where I took my Brompton on a nice gravel roll in NC. Def need to do another roll like this youtu.be/wukCYuBRMAE
Brompton Bike on Gravel Around Salem Lake
YouTube video by Antoine RJ Wright
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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There was already a *lot* going on with Bluesky, and now it's under even more pressure. I wrote about how I think about moderation, affordances, expectations, human needs, and powerful trolls for @techpolicypress.bsky.social

www.techpolicy.press/trump-admini...
Trump Administration's Arrival on Bluesky Highlights Growing Pains for Open Networks | TechPolicy.Press
The administration’s antagonistic entry to the platform is best understood as a game of chicken, writes Erin Kissane.
www.techpolicy.press
October 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Figured this would come to these 👓 sooner. Interesting that the LED wasn’t hardwired into the camera itself (or maybe it was and this hack undoes that)

For the 👓 w/o a camera but with a mic, posturing feelings of surveillance/safety seems different, even though it isn’t 🤔
New: a $60 mod to Meta's Ray-Ban glasses disables the privacy LED light. This is supposed to light when people are filming with the glasses. We bought the mod, verified it works. Now you can never be sure whether someone wearing Meta Ray-Bans is filming you or not
www.404media.co/how-to-disab...
A $60 Mod to Meta’s Ray-Bans Disables Its Privacy-Protecting Recording Light
Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses usually include an LED that lights up when the user is recording other people. One hobbyist is charging a small fee to disable that light, and has a growing list of customers ar...
www.404media.co
October 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Relax, I’ll be right back.

Content done with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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whilst thou like to live multi-modally?
October 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Supposed to be going to a meeting later regarding the state’s transportation budget… Deciding to not use 🚲/🚕 transportation and “attend” online. I wonder if that makes other budget numbers look better 😅
October 22, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Been a good fall season of 🚴🏾‍♂️, and more specifically with others.

Got to lead a small group of older cyclists around my neck of MD this past weekend. Such a neat group of folks and some good insights for future #bikeMD chats

Komoot route 🗺️ www.komoot.com/tour/2645358...
October 21, 2025 at 3:37 AM