David Schleef
@trafficfurnitur.bsky.social
Cycling, kayaking, woodworking, software engineering management, urban planning, transit planning, maps, OpenStreetMap, discovery, physics, California, Mendocino coast, bay area, #GilligGang.
Good for a laugh during a cousin walk. IYKYK.
November 28, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Good for a laugh during a cousin walk. IYKYK.
So weird to see GOP house members resign rather than vote for what they want. It's like... did you not listen during orientation?
November 27, 2025 at 5:32 AM
So weird to see GOP house members resign rather than vote for what they want. It's like... did you not listen during orientation?
Heaven is a parking lot, or something.
November 27, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Heaven is a parking lot, or something.
The key to a really great pecan pie is to make a tart instead. And mix whole pecans with chopped. This allows you to decrease the corn syrup by about 75%, and the decreased height makes it easier to get the candy foam texture that properly suspends the pecan pieces.
I think Pecan Pie is one of those things that is divisive now because it’s just a blob of sugar with nuts on it but to someone 150 years ago who ate shoes it was probably like having 12 orgasms at once
November 26, 2025 at 4:57 AM
The key to a really great pecan pie is to make a tart instead. And mix whole pecans with chopped. This allows you to decrease the corn syrup by about 75%, and the decreased height makes it easier to get the candy foam texture that properly suspends the pecan pieces.
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When I say Waymo "doesn't scale," this is what I mean.
Waymo privatized another public street:
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
November 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
When I say Waymo "doesn't scale," this is what I mean.
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Ah, yes, just what Fresno needs: Even more single-family home-driven suburban sprawl that benefits local developers and probably no one else.
‘Big middle finger to Fresno.’ Commission narrowly approves $4 billion mega-development with no plan to pay for it
California’s fifth-largest city is coming apart at the seams over 9,000 acres of land. Fresno’s planning politics are about to go nuclear. The Fresno Planning Commission approved the…
California’s fifth-largest city is coming apart at the seams over 9,000 acres of land. Fresno’s planning politics are about to go nuclear. The Fresno Planning Commission approved the…
‘Big middle finger to Fresno.’ Commission narrowly approves $4 billion mega-development with no plan to pay for it
California’s fifth-largest city is coming apart at the seams over 9,000 acres of land. Fresno’s planning politics are about to go nuclear. The Fresno Planning Commission approved the 45,000-home Southeast Development area (SEDA) Specific Plan in a historic 4-3 vote late Wednesday night after a packed house of residents told them to vote no. The mega-development faces a $3 billion funding shortfall, which drew roughly 150 worried residents to City Hall.
fresnoland.org
November 23, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Ah, yes, just what Fresno needs: Even more single-family home-driven suburban sprawl that benefits local developers and probably no one else.
AI is a marketing term.
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 23, 2025 at 6:29 AM
AI is a marketing term.
Amusing myself by watching my watch altimeter while on an airplane. It's wrong of course, since it's air pressure based, and the cabin is thankfully pressurized. Apparently to the same pressure as 1731 m altitude (5700 ft).
November 20, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Amusing myself by watching my watch altimeter while on an airplane. It's wrong of course, since it's air pressure based, and the cabin is thankfully pressurized. Apparently to the same pressure as 1731 m altitude (5700 ft).
*gold-colored bars
Personalized gold bars from the Swiss.
Used jumbo jet from Qatar.
Huge amounts of $$$ from crypto.
The amount of corruption in the White House is at unconscionable levels. We need some real serious ethics across the federal government.
Used jumbo jet from Qatar.
Huge amounts of $$$ from crypto.
The amount of corruption in the White House is at unconscionable levels. We need some real serious ethics across the federal government.
November 20, 2025 at 1:26 AM
*gold-colored bars
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Close Telegraph to cars immediately!
Berkeley voted years ago to close it by rebuilding the street, but it can be closed to cars immediately with plastic posts and signs
Safety can't wait any longer
Berkeley voted years ago to close it by rebuilding the street, but it can be closed to cars immediately with plastic posts and signs
Safety can't wait any longer
BREAKING: A cyclist died Saturday after a crash on Telegraph Avenue near UC Berkeley, authorities report.
Cyclist dead after Telegraph Avenue crash in Berkeley
Berkeley police have now taped off the block for an investigation and called in the Fatal Accident Investigation Team.
www.berkeleyscanner.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Close Telegraph to cars immediately!
Berkeley voted years ago to close it by rebuilding the street, but it can be closed to cars immediately with plastic posts and signs
Safety can't wait any longer
Berkeley voted years ago to close it by rebuilding the street, but it can be closed to cars immediately with plastic posts and signs
Safety can't wait any longer
What a specimen out in the forest today
November 15, 2025 at 11:55 PM
What a specimen out in the forest today
My theory for the low sense of overdevelopment, at least in North Oakland, is that new buildings and construction have been common for so long that it's become part of the background.
That, and you look silly for preferring an empty lot to a building identical to one block down.
That, and you look silly for preferring an empty lot to a building identical to one block down.
If you want to know why housing issues are not massively polarizing problems in Oakland like it is in San Francisco politics, only 7% of voters give a shit about over-development. 59% dont think there's enough.
November 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
My theory for the low sense of overdevelopment, at least in North Oakland, is that new buildings and construction have been common for so long that it's become part of the background.
That, and you look silly for preferring an empty lot to a building identical to one block down.
That, and you look silly for preferring an empty lot to a building identical to one block down.
Ronald Reagan, Jerry Brown, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, all former governors, with shirts that all have the Priority Parking logo, a parking lot owner in Sacramento.
Why does Brown have "moonbeam" knuckle tats? Why does Reagan have "trust but verify?". Art makes you think. You thought. Art.
Why does Brown have "moonbeam" knuckle tats? Why does Reagan have "trust but verify?". Art makes you think. You thought. Art.
Seen at a parking lot in Sacramento. Don’t think it’s a commentary on car culture, but you never know…
cc @brooklynspoke.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social
cc @brooklynspoke.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Ronald Reagan, Jerry Brown, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, all former governors, with shirts that all have the Priority Parking logo, a parking lot owner in Sacramento.
Why does Brown have "moonbeam" knuckle tats? Why does Reagan have "trust but verify?". Art makes you think. You thought. Art.
Why does Brown have "moonbeam" knuckle tats? Why does Reagan have "trust but verify?". Art makes you think. You thought. Art.
Mendocino Land Trust @mendocinolandtrust.bsky.social set a goal to build 30 miles of trails in the next 3 years, at least 15 of which will be part of the Great Redwood Trail.
Mendocino county is full of great hiking and biking trails, but there are lots of gaps.
Mendocino county is full of great hiking and biking trails, but there are lots of gaps.
November 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Mendocino Land Trust @mendocinolandtrust.bsky.social set a goal to build 30 miles of trails in the next 3 years, at least 15 of which will be part of the Great Redwood Trail.
Mendocino county is full of great hiking and biking trails, but there are lots of gaps.
Mendocino county is full of great hiking and biking trails, but there are lots of gaps.
The city doesn't create permanent pedestrian spaces, and complains that creating temporary ones is a burden. Huh.
US fire codes are getting out of hand. Its bad enough they're nerfing projects left and right. American fire departments refuse to learn from other countries with lower fire deaths on whats safe. Its ruining our cities and turning them into stroad-based suburbs
www.berkeleyside.org/2025/11/13/b...
www.berkeleyside.org/2025/11/13/b...
New city fees, fire safety policies threaten future of 2 beloved Berkeley events, organizers say
Berkeley's Juneteenth Festival and Telegraph Holiday Fair can't stay in their longtime locations, according to city.
www.berkeleyside.org
November 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The city doesn't create permanent pedestrian spaces, and complains that creating temporary ones is a burden. Huh.
If you're paraphrasing or quoting the DSM as the "definition" of something politically topical in a comment, you should probably turn off the internet for a day.
November 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
If you're paraphrasing or quoting the DSM as the "definition" of something politically topical in a comment, you should probably turn off the internet for a day.
Also you're wrong. I checked TrailForks and you can totally bike into Mordor. Probably need a mountain bike tho.
November 13, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Also you're wrong. I checked TrailForks and you can totally bike into Mordor. Probably need a mountain bike tho.
Always time for some doloricious cookie ipsum!
November 12, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Always time for some doloricious cookie ipsum!
The sun, setting bisexually
November 12, 2025 at 1:58 AM
The sun, setting bisexually
November -- 1975
Gales are master of Gitche Gumee.
Only the Edmund Fitzgerald stands before them.
Lakes are now battlefields.
Gales are master of Gitche Gumee.
Only the Edmund Fitzgerald stands before them.
Lakes are now battlefields.
November 11, 2025 at 5:45 AM
November -- 1975
Gales are master of Gitche Gumee.
Only the Edmund Fitzgerald stands before them.
Lakes are now battlefields.
Gales are master of Gitche Gumee.
Only the Edmund Fitzgerald stands before them.
Lakes are now battlefields.
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Thanks to everyone who came out for today’s @bikeeastbay.bsky.social ride across the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. We have NOT given up the fight for 24/7 trail access. Visit BikeEastBay.org/RSR to learn more & stay involved.
November 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Thanks to everyone who came out for today’s @bikeeastbay.bsky.social ride across the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. We have NOT given up the fight for 24/7 trail access. Visit BikeEastBay.org/RSR to learn more & stay involved.
Richmond San Rafael bike path 6th Anniversary ride. Beautiful day, lots of people out!
November 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Richmond San Rafael bike path 6th Anniversary ride. Beautiful day, lots of people out!
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.