probably just paul
@enpaul.net
Urbanist, engineer, activist. (he/him)
Posts here will be about technology, politics, trains, cities, and being very tired.
Spending my engineering time with @freedom.press
Posts here will be about technology, politics, trains, cities, and being very tired.
Spending my engineering time with @freedom.press
This view with Massive Attack playing in the background is both my dream rainy day, and also my reality
December 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This view with Massive Attack playing in the background is both my dream rainy day, and also my reality
"Our distributed hybrid architecture assures global geographic distribution, automated multi-uplink redundancy, and five nines of uptime"
The architecture:
The architecture:
December 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"Our distributed hybrid architecture assures global geographic distribution, automated multi-uplink redundancy, and five nines of uptime"
The architecture:
The architecture:
When your local train breaks down, you end up running forty minutes late, but you still make your connection because the express train is also running late
December 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
When your local train breaks down, you end up running forty minutes late, but you still make your connection because the express train is also running late
Philadelphia no kings marching to Independence Hall is honestly perfect
October 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Philadelphia no kings marching to Independence Hall is honestly perfect
Before: broken, unreadable, wallowing in my own failings
After: genius, indomitable, literally smarter than god
After: genius, indomitable, literally smarter than god
October 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Before: broken, unreadable, wallowing in my own failings
After: genius, indomitable, literally smarter than god
After: genius, indomitable, literally smarter than god
October 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Reading "The Power Broker" again
October 2, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Reading "The Power Broker" again
This is the only way I want to be advertised to
April 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This is the only way I want to be advertised to
"out of pocket maximum"
February 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"out of pocket maximum"
Whenever I see the swiss railways name all I can read it as is "ess be be, see ef ef, for fucks sake"
February 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Whenever I see the swiss railways name all I can read it as is "ess be be, see ef ef, for fucks sake"
Me showing my partner my Cities Skylines 2 city
January 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Me showing my partner my Cities Skylines 2 city
Got pooped on by a pigeon
November 17, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Got pooped on by a pigeon
Rare instance of a democratic vote also being a vote for democracy
November 5, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Rare instance of a democratic vote also being a vote for democracy
Without downloading new pics where are you mentally?
September 19, 2024 at 12:19 AM
Without downloading new pics where are you mentally?
SEPTA must have the widest gap between coolness of its name and coolness of its logo of any transit system. I mean, look at this logo: it's beautiful, unique, iconic, and distinctive. And then it refers to "SEPTA" which sounds like some tech company that makes internet connected scissors or whatever
August 10, 2024 at 5:09 PM
SEPTA must have the widest gap between coolness of its name and coolness of its logo of any transit system. I mean, look at this logo: it's beautiful, unique, iconic, and distinctive. And then it refers to "SEPTA" which sounds like some tech company that makes internet connected scissors or whatever
I love how the T spent a zillion dollars on these new fare gates at North Station just to keep them open most of the time
April 15, 2024 at 6:34 PM
I love how the T spent a zillion dollars on these new fare gates at North Station just to keep them open most of the time
REI is to me what Food and Stuff is to Ron Swanson
April 2, 2024 at 8:39 PM
REI is to me what Food and Stuff is to Ron Swanson
2024 is ushering in a new year of peace and hope
February 10, 2024 at 3:00 PM
2024 is ushering in a new year of peace and hope