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Eddy Sackinger @core2idiot.bsky.social · 12h

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Eddy Sackinger @core2idiot.bsky.social · 12h

Hims, Erectile Dysfunction.
Hers, Weight Loss.

Gendered insecurities, winning!

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Eddy Sackinger @core2idiot.bsky.social · 2d

But I also sometimes see people saying things that imply that the right kinds of people would take BRT, when they wouldn't take the POBS (Plain Old Bus System), which makes me quite uncomfortable.

Eddy Sackinger @core2idiot.bsky.social · 2d

I like the targets set out by the ITDP, frequently served routes, on dedicated rights of way with priority over other vehicles. I like a lot of the BRT projects I see, and many of them have increased ridership by >50% when compared to prior routes.

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Eddy Sackinger @core2idiot.bsky.social · 2d

I have this, likely fictitious, memory of someone saying "They gentrified the bus. They gentrified the goddam bus."

Brendan Dawe @dawe.bsky.social · 2d

I had missed this post from Marco but I broadly agree: Down with BRT, long live the Bus

Down with the BRT, long live the Bus

Why Bus Rapid Transit is a failed planning concept

marcochitti.substack.com

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Eddy Sackinger @core2idiot.bsky.social · 2d

So I made a friend on Reddit, that put me in a situation on Twitter that pushed me to bike across Iowa. I'm pretty happy with that experience on social media 😁

Eddy Sackinger @core2idiot.bsky.social · 2d

More recently the friend moved away but I still am thankful for the ramp that he gave me into Raleigh and the help he gave me to find a place here.

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Eddy Sackinger @core2idiot.bsky.social · 2d

In the search for Urban Advocates on Twitter, I ended up adding a bunch of Chicago bike advocates. In 2023, they decided to do RAGBRAI together and since I'd been participating in their discussions, I decided to do it too.

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Eddy Sackinger @core2idiot.bsky.social · 2d

He also told me that I should get on Twitter since that's where the urban advocates were. So I repurposed a Twitter account I'd made for a policy change my high school did, to be my personal Twitter account.

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Eddy Sackinger @core2idiot.bsky.social · 2d

In late 2022, I moved to Raleigh. In the process I saw someone with a bike related name post on Reddit. I sent him a dm, asking if there's anything I should checkout once I moved. He and I started to chat, and became friends and he introduced me to the bar scene, which I'd been curious about.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 2d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Eddy Sackinger @core2idiot.bsky.social · 4d

It's understandable that the feds would want to be paid back if they funded part of a project that doesn't get built but if a bad project gets built in order to placate the feds, that's also bad.

Eddy Sackinger @core2idiot.bsky.social · 4d

Our system often forces people to build projects they don't want because otherwise the federal government will make them pay.

Strong Towns @strongtowns.org · 4d

Nothing happened at the September meeting of the Northwest Louisiana Council of Governments. And future sessions on the I-49 Inner City Connector were cancelled, too.

But is this highway project really dead?

Image of the I-49 connector. Text reads “This is the cruelest feature of zombie projects: They do damage even when they never get built.” —Charles Marohn

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Eddy Sackinger @core2idiot.bsky.social · 5d

I was anxiously awaiting someone doing genuine art for JETPIG and it doesn't disappoint! I quite like it 😁

Unitarian Universalist
JETPIG
VALUES

Justice
Equity
Transformation
Pluralism
Interdependence
Generosity

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Eddy Sackinger @core2idiot.bsky.social · 8d

My relationship with Portland is way too much affected by being financially constrained while I lived there and idolizing it as a kid...

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Eddy Sackinger @core2idiot.bsky.social · 9d

Ugh, I wanted to play with RoCm on my server but the GPU is literally too big for my server 😭

Eddy Sackinger @core2idiot.bsky.social · 9d

And in the PM 😁

#WeekWithoutDriving Day 3, PM

@AmericaWalks
@OaksAndSpokes

Then went biking with some friends!

RTP Connect to GoTriangle 100

Eddy Sackinger @core2idiot.bsky.social · 9d

#WeekWithoutDrivingDay3

Day 3 AM!
GoTriangle 100 -> RTP Connect

@AmericaWalks
@OaksAndSpokes

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Eddy Sackinger @core2idiot.bsky.social · 9d

Happy Trump Government Shutdown day to all who celebrate! 🎉😭

2025 United States federal government shutdown - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Eddy Sackinger @core2idiot.bsky.social · 9d

They might be classified as mandatory workers, so they work without getting paid. The president has a lot of latitude about what workers have to work during a shutdown.

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Eddy Sackinger @core2idiot.bsky.social · 9d

Here's the thing I feel better than when I drive but I also feel more stressed about mobility. I kinda knew I'd feel this way. I'm walking more and feel like I'm in less of a bubble.

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Eddy Sackinger @core2idiot.bsky.social · 9d

FYI this is yesterday PM

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Eddy Sackinger @core2idiot.bsky.social · 10d

Agreed, but I would still rather people walk, bike, roll or take transit than drive an EV

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Eddy Sackinger @core2idiot.bsky.social · 10d

Ergo why it should be considerably cheaper to own and operate an EV than an ICE car?

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Eddy Sackinger @core2idiot.bsky.social · 10d

Why? EVs use the road as well and roads need to be paid for. Driving an ICE Car should always be more expensive than driving an EV but driving an EV should also be expensive.

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Eddy Sackinger @core2idiot.bsky.social · 10d

Yup, kids themselves are property of their parents and the parents can do anything they want to them, as long as they're obeying the brand of Christian Nationalism they agree with 😇

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