LoriHC @lorihc@social.cleverlibre.org

Trust me on this. You absolutely want to spend 10 minutes reading about this random pedestrian bridge in Minnesota.

https://tylervigen.com/the-mystery-of-the-bloomfield-bridge

#bridge #bridges #highways #civilenginerring #history #Minnesota

some people who make programming easier

(who am I missing?)

Clearly this is what the Shapiros and Rowlings of the world and their associated lampreys mean by “go woke, go broke”.

It ain't the flu, folks: flu test positivity is currently at 0.87% but COVID test positivity is currently at 13.4%. If you have symptoms of a respiratory infection, kindly test yourself for COVID and wear a mask at least until the symptoms resolve. Please and thank you.

About 250M years ago, 90% of species on Earth died during the Permian extinction.

Tragic? Perhaps. But it also created a lot of vacant niches to fill.

And not long after, the very first mammals, our ancestors, appeared.

#Life on Earth is resilient & will continue to be, whether we're part of it or not. #history #science

This video camera study showed that less than 5% of people on bikes break traffic laws while riding, yet 66% of people do so when driving. And if you REALLY want even MORE bike-riders to obey laws, build more protected bike infrastructure. Via @CarltonReid
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2019/05/10/cyclists-break-far-fewer-road-rules-than-motorists-finds-new-video-study/

How many times have you had COVID (that you know of)?

(Boosts are fine)

Several schools in Arkansas are defiantly teaching AP African American history. The state has warned them that the students will earn no credits.

Republicans continue to describe Black history as "indoctrination" and "teaching children to hate America" -- showing that they might benefit from the course themselves.

The first objection to teaching these things isn't "they are not true" --because they are true. No, the objection to this content is:

- it makes kids feel bad
- it's sexual and grotesque
- it's complex and confusing
- It makes kids hate America

The objections center around fears of the emotional impact of true information.

It ignores the emotional impact of not learning these things.

The horror a little girl will feel having her first period with no information.

The shame and inferiority little Black children will feel learning a history where their ancestors did nothing but serve until graciously freed by their betters.

The disgust a child will feel when they see themselves as an abomination since in all of nature they have been taught gender is simple and binary.

The alienation to living things that comes from not seeing humans as a part of the tree of life.

"Studies have shown that a mere 10% shift from car drivers to bike riders has resulted in a 40% reduction in traffic congestion. Even if you never touch an e-bike, you would benefit from supporting their increased use."

https://electrek.co/2023/08/22/electric-bike-craze-future-of-transportation/

Your favourite task manager now coming to the wrist this September! Tasks on the Apple Watch will never make you feel like you need to install the iOS/macOS because you could not complete an action! A true independent app! Here's a quick demo!
(It took about only 16 hours to make the watch app 🤯)

Learn from developers like @_Davidsmith who have attended the Apple Vision Pro developer labs — and how their experiences are helping them build apps for #visionOS. https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=5nn2hddv

I realize I'm shouting into the void, but I'll say it again: El Niño is not the cause of every extreme weather and climate event. El Niño does not have time travel capability to cause events that started in February when El Niño only emerged in June and has (as is typical) taken a little while to couple to the atmosphere. 😱 #Climate

It’s fucking wild how much more attention a person of South Asian descent gets in politics for being part of the tiny anti-Black group that embraces Republican fascism instead of, say, being the actual serving Vice President of the United States. (Or any of the millions of others who don’t buy into the farce of respectability and the model minority myth.) For anyone asking, I’m the official spokesperson for South Asian people in America, and we don’t fuck with Vivek or “Nikki”.

This summed up my thoughts in a pithy format.

#OnThisDay, 24 Aug 1896, an unknown woman cyclist has a beer at the bar in New Jersey - making headlines in the New York Times.

Chapeau!

#WomenInHistory #Histodons #Cycling #WomenCycling #AmericanHistory #ThrowbackThursday

'They Will Never Change on Their Own': Top Oil Giants Have No Serious Plans to Curb Emissions.

"Instead of providing desperately needed clean energy, they feed us greenwashing garbage."

#climate #climatechange #climatecrisis
https://www.commondreams.org/news/oil-company-emissions

When cities invest in good cycling infrastructure and safe cycling, a rapidly increasing share of people use a bicycle for their trips around town. (By now 62% of commuters in Copenhagen.) It's fun, efficient, clean, silent and fast. Car drivers benefit, too, from uncongested roads.