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Took mine out of the windows for the year this weekend, in advance of heavy weather and cooler temperatures. Have one in my bedroom and one in the harpsichord room. Harpsichord gets more A/C love than I do. Haven’t run the bedroom one since mid-August.

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Rob Utterback 🇺🇦 @robutterback.bsky.social · 6d

I mean, how long does does it take for the “relevant subject-matter experts” to review this and remove the confusing markings? It’s been more than three months.

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Rob Utterback 🇺🇦 @robutterback.bsky.social · 6d

There’s a big disconnect between the Vision Zero aspirations of #A2Council and the knee-jerk inaction of city staff. See e.g. this crosswalk, where cars park too close because a parking space was lined out in a No Parking zone: seeclickfix.com/issues/19329...

Crosswalks

state law requires parking 20 ft from a crosswalk. this parking spot is painted within a few feet of the crosswalk.

seeclickfix.com

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Rob Utterback 🇺🇦 @robutterback.bsky.social · 9d

It’s been a while since I’ve been on Mastodon (I cancelled my Ivory subscription). Maybe I’ll give it another look.
I had high hopes that Bluesky would be what Twitter was, but sadly that is not the case. I despise Musk and hate what he’s done to Twitter, but Bluesky doesn’t seem to be the cure.

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Rob Utterback 🇺🇦 @robutterback.bsky.social · 9d

I find myself spending less and less time on this platform. If it weren’t for the #A2Council hashtag, I’d probably leave.

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Rob Utterback 🇺🇦 @robutterback.bsky.social · 9d

I could use a leeeetle more spice.

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Rob Utterback 🇺🇦 @robutterback.bsky.social · 9d

Bluesky is boring

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Rob Utterback 🇺🇦 @robutterback.bsky.social · 12d

Memo to drivers: If you’re about to turn left and you see me in the crosswalk, please don’t start turning until I’m out of your way. I’ll freak out, not out of hyper-vigilance, but because of basic survival instinct. I can’t read your mind. All I see is a minivan about to hit me. #A2Council

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Rob Utterback 🇺🇦 @robutterback.bsky.social · 13d

A2FixIt is a joke.

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Rob Utterback 🇺🇦 @robutterback.bsky.social · 15d

Pretty sure a bike didn’t do this. seeclickfix.com/issues/20060...
#A2Council

`Other issue

Utility pole has been smashed in a way that seems structurally dangerous, and has strewn splinters onto sidewalks. Lower metal bands attaching pedestrian signal to pole have snapped.

seeclickfix.com

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Rob Utterback 🇺🇦 @robutterback.bsky.social · 16d

What he needs is a nice red lipstick to pull it all together.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 20d

David Letterman to @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social: “The institution of the president of the United States ought to be bigger than a guy doing a talk show.” #TAF25

David Letterman’s Jimmy Kimmel Reaction: ‘We All See Where This Is Going, Correct?’

The comedian spoke about Kimmel’s suspension from late-night TV at The Atlantic Festival.

bit.ly

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Rob Utterback 🇺🇦 @robutterback.bsky.social · 20d

One obvious though dangerous workaround would be for cyclists to use the car lane when car=green/bike=red. Is this the kind of behavior MDOT should be encouraging?

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 20d

Classic abuser behavior — telling you your behavior has brought the abuse on yourself, and never quite telling you *exactly* what you did wrong, so you constantly have to guess exactly what triggered the violence.

nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 20d

Btw very important to say that the FCC has not at all said what Kimmel said that was so objectionable! This is classic chilling effect - there are no rules so everyone stops talking

www.theverge.com/news/780471/...

Disney and ABC have pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! off air “indefinitely” after FCC chairman Brendan Carr threatened to pull the broadcast licenses of any station that aired his show over comments Kimmel made about the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk.

The decision, according to Variety, was made after television giant Nexstar announced that its local ABC affiliates would pre-empt airings of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, just hours after Carr issued that threat. Nexstar is one of the biggest owners of television stations across the country. We’ve reached out to the FCC for comment on what specifically is objectionable from Kimmel’s show and which FCC regulations he may have violated.

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Rob Utterback 🇺🇦 @robutterback.bsky.social · 20d

As far as I can tell, they do carry legal weight.

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Rob Utterback 🇺🇦 @robutterback.bsky.social · 20d

In disregarding the bike signal and going with the car/pedestrian signals, am I breaking the law? Or are the bike signals merely advisory?

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Rob Utterback 🇺🇦 @robutterback.bsky.social · 21d

“a steady stream of bikes such that cars would never have the right of way to turn” would be my dream come true

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