Ryan Meader
@ryanmeader.bsky.social
Father, scifi and Dune nerd/Sietchposter, disabled athlete, MTB and gravel rider. 20 years with Reactive Arthritis that has progressed into far more than just arthritis.
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There's this episode of Star Trek where Captain Picard is captured and tortured, and the main way that the torturer tries to break him is by showing him four lights, and telling him that there are five.
There are four lights.
This is not a post about Star Trek.
There are four lights.
This is not a post about Star Trek.
January 9, 2026 at 2:18 PM
There's this episode of Star Trek where Captain Picard is captured and tortured, and the main way that the torturer tries to break him is by showing him four lights, and telling him that there are five.
There are four lights.
This is not a post about Star Trek.
There are four lights.
This is not a post about Star Trek.
Really starting to wonder why I’m still on social media at this point and whether I’m just painting a target on my back as a disabled person.
I’d like to think there’s a point that justifies the risk. But it’s a far less effective substitute for in-person socialization than it once was, and…
I’d like to think there’s a point that justifies the risk. But it’s a far less effective substitute for in-person socialization than it once was, and…
January 8, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Really starting to wonder why I’m still on social media at this point and whether I’m just painting a target on my back as a disabled person.
I’d like to think there’s a point that justifies the risk. But it’s a far less effective substitute for in-person socialization than it once was, and…
I’d like to think there’s a point that justifies the risk. But it’s a far less effective substitute for in-person socialization than it once was, and…
Important Kira update
New box just dropped
New box just dropped
January 7, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Important Kira update
New box just dropped
New box just dropped
Rub some dirt on it and walk it off
January 7, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Rub some dirt on it and walk it off
This is the energy I want to bring to the bike park in 2026.
January 7, 2026 at 5:25 AM
This is the energy I want to bring to the bike park in 2026.
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Woman who starts riding a bike not sure if she should be a poor unemployed loser who can't afford a car or an elite smug entitled asshole with a toy, asks neighbourhood Facebook group to help out.
December 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Woman who starts riding a bike not sure if she should be a poor unemployed loser who can't afford a car or an elite smug entitled asshole with a toy, asks neighbourhood Facebook group to help out.
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Feeling better about canceling Paramount Plus every day. It sucks to lose Star Trek, but I’m not supporting this shit.
December 22, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Feeling better about canceling Paramount Plus every day. It sucks to lose Star Trek, but I’m not supporting this shit.
Can’t leave an empty trash can unattended for two seconds around this guy or he moves in like a hermit crab.
December 19, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Can’t leave an empty trash can unattended for two seconds around this guy or he moves in like a hermit crab.
Rest day vibes because I blew up my entire body fat biking in the snow yesterday:
December 16, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Rest day vibes because I blew up my entire body fat biking in the snow yesterday:
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I think it's kind of beautiful that this was Rob Reiner's final line on television
December 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I think it's kind of beautiful that this was Rob Reiner's final line on television
I give at least 50-50 odds something like this still happens and unlike in Europe where everybody knows it’s Russia…
All it will take is a couple incidents, the administration will blame it on “Antifa” and enough morons will believe it to induce a rapid spiral into civil war and secession.
All it will take is a couple incidents, the administration will blame it on “Antifa” and enough morons will believe it to induce a rapid spiral into civil war and secession.
Russia had plans to kill Americans by downing US airliners and poisoning water supplies. These are the people the White House keeps bending over backwards to appease while threatening our allies in Europe.
December 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I give at least 50-50 odds something like this still happens and unlike in Europe where everybody knows it’s Russia…
All it will take is a couple incidents, the administration will blame it on “Antifa” and enough morons will believe it to induce a rapid spiral into civil war and secession.
All it will take is a couple incidents, the administration will blame it on “Antifa” and enough morons will believe it to induce a rapid spiral into civil war and secession.
This past summer at the northern New England bike parks I saw way fewer Canadians than in previous years but a few dedicated ones persisted. In conversations with them on the lifts I repeatedly heard that their thinking is they didn’t want to let politics interfere with their riding life.
December 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
This past summer at the northern New England bike parks I saw way fewer Canadians than in previous years but a few dedicated ones persisted. In conversations with them on the lifts I repeatedly heard that their thinking is they didn’t want to let politics interfere with their riding life.
On a rewatch of The Expanse and it’s starting to get good after that slow season 1 ramp-up. Feels very much like the books even with character changes like the GOAT, Camina Dummer. 🫡
Optimism is for assholes and Earthers.
Optimism is for assholes and Earthers.
December 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
On a rewatch of The Expanse and it’s starting to get good after that slow season 1 ramp-up. Feels very much like the books even with character changes like the GOAT, Camina Dummer. 🫡
Optimism is for assholes and Earthers.
Optimism is for assholes and Earthers.
The horrors persist, but so does the beauty.
November 27, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The horrors persist, but so does the beauty.
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Trying to convince myself that post viral fatigue is very common with (presumed) RSV and not that unusual with lots of other viruses so I shouldn’t panic. It’s only been a few days, and 2-3 weeks is pretty common even for healthy people.
But the fatigue is just so bad…
But the fatigue is just so bad…
November 26, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Trying to convince myself that post viral fatigue is very common with (presumed) RSV and not that unusual with lots of other viruses so I shouldn’t panic. It’s only been a few days, and 2-3 weeks is pretty common even for healthy people.
But the fatigue is just so bad…
But the fatigue is just so bad…
I absolutely did not have Zohran snake charming Trump on my bingo card today.
Wild times, even by 2025 standards.
Wild times, even by 2025 standards.
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I absolutely did not have Zohran snake charming Trump on my bingo card today.
Wild times, even by 2025 standards.
Wild times, even by 2025 standards.
Family caught something that’s negative for covid and flu (suspect RSV based on a bunch of unique things about it) and I’m sick for only the third time since 2019.
The reactive arthritis flare is brutal. My dirt season off-ramp has become a very steep garbage chute.
Am I okay? Yes, and also no. 🤷♂️
The reactive arthritis flare is brutal. My dirt season off-ramp has become a very steep garbage chute.
Am I okay? Yes, and also no. 🤷♂️
November 19, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Family caught something that’s negative for covid and flu (suspect RSV based on a bunch of unique things about it) and I’m sick for only the third time since 2019.
The reactive arthritis flare is brutal. My dirt season off-ramp has become a very steep garbage chute.
Am I okay? Yes, and also no. 🤷♂️
The reactive arthritis flare is brutal. My dirt season off-ramp has become a very steep garbage chute.
Am I okay? Yes, and also no. 🤷♂️
Pretty excited about this. It’s about damned time.
November 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Pretty excited about this. It’s about damned time.
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Given all the cap ex spent on AI, for the industry to see just a 10% return on investment, between now and 2030, they would need to earn $750 billion per year in revenue. That's about $200 per month from every Netflix subscriber or $40 per month from every iPhone user.
November 12, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Given all the cap ex spent on AI, for the industry to see just a 10% return on investment, between now and 2030, they would need to earn $750 billion per year in revenue. That's about $200 per month from every Netflix subscriber or $40 per month from every iPhone user.