Bjorn Radstrom
@bjornradstrom.bsky.social
He/him. P.Eng. Public transit planner who loves cities, reading, cargo shorts, food, maps, naps, beer, and the Oxford comma.
A wee bit obsessive about biking 🚲
📍Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Service in English 🇨🇦
Service en Français 🇨🇦
Serviço em Português 🇧🇷
A wee bit obsessive about biking 🚲
📍Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Service in English 🇨🇦
Service en Français 🇨🇦
Serviço em Português 🇧🇷
I absolutely hate how everything online is a video now.
I needed to google how to reprogram my garage door keypad, and it was almost impossible to find a website with the three simple written-out steps that would take 10 seconds to read.
Instead it was all 3-minute videos with pointless intros.
I needed to google how to reprogram my garage door keypad, and it was almost impossible to find a website with the three simple written-out steps that would take 10 seconds to read.
Instead it was all 3-minute videos with pointless intros.
November 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I absolutely hate how everything online is a video now.
I needed to google how to reprogram my garage door keypad, and it was almost impossible to find a website with the three simple written-out steps that would take 10 seconds to read.
Instead it was all 3-minute videos with pointless intros.
I needed to google how to reprogram my garage door keypad, and it was almost impossible to find a website with the three simple written-out steps that would take 10 seconds to read.
Instead it was all 3-minute videos with pointless intros.
Thankfulness is so important to our everyday lives
November 27, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Thankfulness is so important to our everyday lives
This might have been my last day of biking until spring, and I have to say that Winnipeg put on a nice show for me on my way to work this morning.
November 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
This might have been my last day of biking until spring, and I have to say that Winnipeg put on a nice show for me on my way to work this morning.
If half of an iPhone's 64 GB of storage is taken up by "System Data", is there anything that can be done to shrink this?
There are no iOS updates downloaded, and near as I can tell, no older system backups saved.
There are no iOS updates downloaded, and near as I can tell, no older system backups saved.
November 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
If half of an iPhone's 64 GB of storage is taken up by "System Data", is there anything that can be done to shrink this?
There are no iOS updates downloaded, and near as I can tell, no older system backups saved.
There are no iOS updates downloaded, and near as I can tell, no older system backups saved.
It's amazing how much peanut butter a family can go through, especially given that kids can't take peanut butter sandwiches to school for lunch anymore, like I did basically every single day of my childhood.
November 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
It's amazing how much peanut butter a family can go through, especially given that kids can't take peanut butter sandwiches to school for lunch anymore, like I did basically every single day of my childhood.
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 1:11 AM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
Reposted by Bjorn Radstrom
Until it hit the news recently because it was the 50th anniversary of its sinking, there's something I didn't realize about Gordon Lightfoot's song The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald...
youtu.be/FuzTkGyxkYI
youtu.be/FuzTkGyxkYI
Gordon Lightfoot - Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Gordon Lightfoot
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Until it hit the news recently because it was the 50th anniversary of its sinking, there's something I didn't realize about Gordon Lightfoot's song The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald...
youtu.be/FuzTkGyxkYI
youtu.be/FuzTkGyxkYI
Until it hit the news recently because it was the 50th anniversary of its sinking, there's something I didn't realize about Gordon Lightfoot's song The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald...
youtu.be/FuzTkGyxkYI
youtu.be/FuzTkGyxkYI
Gordon Lightfoot - Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Gordon Lightfoot
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Until it hit the news recently because it was the 50th anniversary of its sinking, there's something I didn't realize about Gordon Lightfoot's song The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald...
youtu.be/FuzTkGyxkYI
youtu.be/FuzTkGyxkYI
The Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within Downtown Winnipeg?
November 13, 2025 at 3:33 AM
The Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within Downtown Winnipeg?
I must be getting old. I suddenly like marmalade.
November 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I must be getting old. I suddenly like marmalade.
In the ridiculous 80s classic comedy Top Secret, there's a scene where the East German army officers discuss how a prisoner won't crack, and one of them suggests bringing out the LeRoy Neiman paintings
Another responds "No, we cannot risk violating the Geneva Convention."
youtu.be/pE1e6rhnVsc
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Another responds "No, we cannot risk violating the Geneva Convention."
youtu.be/pE1e6rhnVsc
1/2
Top Secret: LeRoy Neiman paintings
YouTube video by Scott Waddell
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
In the ridiculous 80s classic comedy Top Secret, there's a scene where the East German army officers discuss how a prisoner won't crack, and one of them suggests bringing out the LeRoy Neiman paintings
Another responds "No, we cannot risk violating the Geneva Convention."
youtu.be/pE1e6rhnVsc
1/2
Another responds "No, we cannot risk violating the Geneva Convention."
youtu.be/pE1e6rhnVsc
1/2
Reposted by Bjorn Radstrom
happy anniversary of Stupid Lake getting its name [citation needed]
November 8, 2025 at 1:13 AM
happy anniversary of Stupid Lake getting its name [citation needed]
Google Maps seems to have a knack for hiding the exact business name or street name I need to see when I zoom in on a location.
November 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Google Maps seems to have a knack for hiding the exact business name or street name I need to see when I zoom in on a location.
Rarely do you come across a perfect comic, but @chrishallbeck.bsky.social seems to have done it here.
October 27, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Rarely do you come across a perfect comic, but @chrishallbeck.bsky.social seems to have done it here.
Given all the craziness from our southern neighbours, it's very nice to see our governments promoting vaccinations.
October 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Given all the craziness from our southern neighbours, it's very nice to see our governments promoting vaccinations.
This article from @doubleemmartin.bsky.social in the @winnipegfreepress.com is so good.
I love how it shows a good side of Winnipeg people too often think doesn't exist.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
I love how it shows a good side of Winnipeg people too often think doesn't exist.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
Opinion: History of violence draws popular YouTuber to Winnipeg, but he discovers ‘good people’, caring community
Winnipeg
www.winnipegfreepress.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
This article from @doubleemmartin.bsky.social in the @winnipegfreepress.com is so good.
I love how it shows a good side of Winnipeg people too often think doesn't exist.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
I love how it shows a good side of Winnipeg people too often think doesn't exist.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
I love the list of global cities the MLB considers important enough to need to be informed about the start time of tonight's World Series Blue Jays game.
Go Winnipeg!
Go Winnipeg!
It's almost time for the #WorldSeries to begin. Where will you be watching?
October 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I love the list of global cities the MLB considers important enough to need to be informed about the start time of tonight's World Series Blue Jays game.
Go Winnipeg!
Go Winnipeg!
How do podcasts actually make money from advertising when the only ads I ever hear are for other podcasts?
Is this because Canadian advertisers don't advertise on podcasts? Is it different when you listen in other countries?
Is this because Canadian advertisers don't advertise on podcasts? Is it different when you listen in other countries?
October 22, 2025 at 12:05 PM
How do podcasts actually make money from advertising when the only ads I ever hear are for other podcasts?
Is this because Canadian advertisers don't advertise on podcasts? Is it different when you listen in other countries?
Is this because Canadian advertisers don't advertise on podcasts? Is it different when you listen in other countries?
Near as I can tell, the shortest distance across Canada, from Stanley Park in Vancouver to the Cape North Lighthouse at the tip of Cape Breton, is 6255 km.
This morning I just passed that distance with my cycling kilometres so far this year.
This morning I just passed that distance with my cycling kilometres so far this year.
October 20, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Near as I can tell, the shortest distance across Canada, from Stanley Park in Vancouver to the Cape North Lighthouse at the tip of Cape Breton, is 6255 km.
This morning I just passed that distance with my cycling kilometres so far this year.
This morning I just passed that distance with my cycling kilometres so far this year.
I wonder if I'll get to hear Raise a Little Hell by Trooper again tonight. Here's hoping! 😐
Canadian advertisers and broadcasters:
When I said I was tired of hearing Lay it on the Line by Triumph over and over and over during the NHL playoffs, this was NOT a request to instead play Raise a Little Hell by Trooper over and over and over during the MLB playoffs.
When I said I was tired of hearing Lay it on the Line by Triumph over and over and over during the NHL playoffs, this was NOT a request to instead play Raise a Little Hell by Trooper over and over and over during the MLB playoffs.
October 17, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I wonder if I'll get to hear Raise a Little Hell by Trooper again tonight. Here's hoping! 😐
Reposted by Bjorn Radstrom
Canadian advertisers and broadcasters:
When I said I was tired of hearing Lay it on the Line by Triumph over and over and over during the NHL playoffs, this was NOT a request to instead play Raise a Little Hell by Trooper over and over and over during the MLB playoffs.
When I said I was tired of hearing Lay it on the Line by Triumph over and over and over during the NHL playoffs, this was NOT a request to instead play Raise a Little Hell by Trooper over and over and over during the MLB playoffs.
October 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Canadian advertisers and broadcasters:
When I said I was tired of hearing Lay it on the Line by Triumph over and over and over during the NHL playoffs, this was NOT a request to instead play Raise a Little Hell by Trooper over and over and over during the MLB playoffs.
When I said I was tired of hearing Lay it on the Line by Triumph over and over and over during the NHL playoffs, this was NOT a request to instead play Raise a Little Hell by Trooper over and over and over during the MLB playoffs.
October 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Canadian advertisers and broadcasters:
When I said I was tired of hearing Lay it on the Line by Triumph over and over and over during the NHL playoffs, this was NOT a request to instead play Raise a Little Hell by Trooper over and over and over during the MLB playoffs.
When I said I was tired of hearing Lay it on the Line by Triumph over and over and over during the NHL playoffs, this was NOT a request to instead play Raise a Little Hell by Trooper over and over and over during the MLB playoffs.
October 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Canadian advertisers and broadcasters:
When I said I was tired of hearing Lay it on the Line by Triumph over and over and over during the NHL playoffs, this was NOT a request to instead play Raise a Little Hell by Trooper over and over and over during the MLB playoffs.
When I said I was tired of hearing Lay it on the Line by Triumph over and over and over during the NHL playoffs, this was NOT a request to instead play Raise a Little Hell by Trooper over and over and over during the MLB playoffs.
Happy Metric Thanksgiving everyone!
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October 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Happy Metric Thanksgiving everyone!
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