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Andrew Barker

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Employee of a state-owned enterprise. At work, I try to make linear algebra routines faster. At home, I have half-baked thoughts about transit and urbanism […] 🌉 bridged from https://mast.hpc.social/@abarker on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/

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Ben Werdmuller @ben.werd.social.ap.brid.gy · 10d

War ravaged Portland

The famous unicycling Darth Vader on a bridge in Portland. He is playing flaming bagpipes.

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Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · 14d

@Ryan I was taught a bunch of not always consistent things: (a) no real purpose, Jesus overturned it like the pork and shellfish stuff; (b) reveals God's design for your individual balance of work and leisure; (c) a merciful social system that prevents economic oppression; (d) spiritual purpose […]

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Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · 16d

@adrian also a monday food and a tuesday food and...

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Steve Herman @w7voa.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · Sep 8

Amtrak now has a passenger train in service that can match the speed Japan's Shinkansen achieved in 1992. https://www.amtrak.com/nextgen-acela

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Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · Aug 23

@w7voa you say "has taken", but doesn't this need congressional approval?

Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · Aug 12

@Ryan what kind did you get?

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Matthew Haughey @mathowie.xoxo.zone.ap.brid.gy · Aug 9

So I look it up. The band rented an Airbnb when they were recording the album and the lead singer got sick of telling everyone the front door unlock code a dozen times a day, and he made up the song in the studio to remind them.

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Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · Aug 8

I'm curious about the "greatest of all time" in categories where we usually don't think of greatness. What is the greatest podcast episode of all time? The greatest public comment at a city council meeting? Greatest comic strip? Corporate memo? Letter to the editor? Bug report?

Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · Aug 2

@vwbusguy 2GB should be enough for anyone

Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · Jul 21

@zachweinersmith.bsky.social 2x better. They become solidly good movies, not classics like the original trilogy, but actually good.

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Vee @veroniqueb99.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jul 8

This is exactly what the internet is for.

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Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · Jul 6

@adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com I do this, but only when there is no one else at the playground.

Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · Jul 1

@glennklockwood.com That outdated rule is something up with which we should not put.

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Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · Jun 24

@bryan Humor me: what's wrong with the location? Superficially seems okay, reasonably good access to transit, on the river, not displacing some existing established neighborhood...

Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · Jun 19

@zachweinersmith.bsky.social Church

Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · Jun 19

@enobacon Yes! Why would I have more? Sounds confusing.

Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · Jun 18

@glennklockwood.com Isn't the "always" here exactly the contested point in the "alignment" discussion?

Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · Jun 18

@enobacon I *always* want this instead of a new window. Who wants a new window? I am flabbergasted, this is like the blue/white dress thing where I'm shocked there are even people in the world who disagree with me.