Engineers just wanna have fun

Fledgling engineer taking a step back from life.

New Tweets x-posted from @[email protected]

[Engineers just wanna have fun @RiderExMachina]

Thanks to @killyourfm I was inspired to do this: https://t.co/2EnkC2RKyY

Oh, I also write the occasional update. I know lots of people blog, but if you like nerd stuff like Linux and the occasional funny thing, check out https://t.co/eFlnUqZsu0

[Engineers just wanna have fun @RiderExMachina]

@MPodgurney @renomate @MinPedCA @JohnsonStBRDG @Stasher_BC Correct. That is where busses and trains come in.

[Engineers just wanna have fun @RiderExMachina]

@MPodgurney @renomate @MinPedCA @JohnsonStBRDG @Stasher_BC But I ask you to actively ask yourself the next time you leave the store if that trip _ required_ the car to haul the items you bought or if they could fit in a shoulder bag like this.

Then think about what would need to change to make not driving viable.
https://t.co/0mwCrL37c9

[Engineers just wanna have fun @RiderExMachina]

@MPodgurney @renomate @MinPedCA @JohnsonStBRDG @Stasher_BC Long distances (over 5 miles) or larger objects, sure.

But you don't need a car if you need cheese and sour cream from the corner store (within 2 miles) for late-night nachos.

[Engineers just wanna have fun @RiderExMachina]

@boxswapper @RetweetableN14 To add onto 1: add solder to your tip before you heat up the part/barrel. It protects the tip and board from the heat.

[Engineers just wanna have fun @RiderExMachina]

@MPodgurney @renomate @MinPedCA @JohnsonStBRDG @Stasher_BC Here's a visual if you're not able to picture what this looks like

https://t.co/kNkbGJdIOW

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

The more people that choose to walk, bike and take public transit to get around cities, the better cities work for EVERYONE, including DRIVERS. Anyone still claiming this is a “war on the car” doesn’t understand how cities work. HT @fietsprofessor graphic.

[Engineers just wanna have fun @RiderExMachina]

@MPodgurney @renomate @MinPedCA @JohnsonStBRDG @Stasher_BC If you want to drive a car, that's fine. We're not saying cars shouldn't exist.

Rather we should make it better for people who don't or can't drive in order to have a better quality of life, and provide a better experience for people who would prefer not to drive.

[Engineers just wanna have fun @RiderExMachina]

@MPodgurney @MinPedCA @JohnsonStBRDG @Stasher_BC 1. Bikes are way cheaper than cars, many people can't afford a car, especially in today's economy
2. If our zoning was better, they could be 15 minutes from a grocery store, not 4 hours by bike

[Brandon @BrandTran]

Taking car keys away from seniors that can't safely drive shouldn't be the same as removing their independence, and its heartbreaking when this is the case. Ditto with others that cannot drive for other reasons. Things need to change

[Engineers just wanna have fun @RiderExMachina]

@crimsonace @moseskagan It really sucks that suburbs are subsidized then
https://t.co/ZOIiL3Xy0u

[Engineers just wanna have fun @RiderExMachina]

@moseskagan Suburbia isn't bringing any wealth to American cities. It's taking it away.

Money spent on cars, fast food, or big box stores is leaving the local economy.

Not to mention suburbs can't pay for their own services and are subsidized by the urban core
https://t.co/ZOIiL3Xy0u

[Strong Towns @StrongTowns]

Want to build a weak town?

- Legally separate the construction of homes and businesses so people have to drive everywhere
- Design downtown streets for speeding vehicles instead of people walking
- Mandate parking everywhere

Want to build a strong town?

Do the opposite.

[Engineers just wanna have fun @RiderExMachina]

@NoraDotCodes I'm waiting for Calckey's Antennas to be interwoven in the standard TL before I feel like I can recommend it in good faith, but yeah, the content is there on the Fediverse, you just have to dig a little to find it first.

[Engineers just wanna have fun @RiderExMachina]

@soren2point0 @GalenMicheal @InternetH0F Quick (conservative) calculator math says closer to 15k
https://t.co/a4JfxLmqdn

[Engineers just wanna have fun @RiderExMachina]

@therealcliffyb @IGN Engineers call this the MAYA principle: Most Advanced Yet Acceptable. Happens in literally every field that deals with innovation.

I found an I teresting TED talk about it a few years ago that helped change my perspective on a lot of things

[Engineers just wanna have fun @RiderExMachina]

@icculus @weskerfoot The author himself states it's a black comedy satire of 80s stock brokers, but if that's what you believe I won't try to change your mind.

[Strong Towns @StrongTowns]

Look around you. All that pavement meant for car storage is sitting empty, wasted. It doesn’t have to be like this. Become a Strong Towns member to help end parking mandates.

https://t.co/AYhmv0hMb6

[Engineers just wanna have fun @RiderExMachina]

@WaveringAna @realPaulMJ @ProWrestled @andoniaistrash Most of them were alt-right, yes. Lemmy was where the Left-wing people went.

Now it's for the Reddit refugees, so it's being brought closer to center.

[Strong Towns @StrongTowns]

"American suburbs are full of ugly, empty, liminal spaces: spaces you are not meant to linger in or enjoy. They’re the creepy hallways of the built environment, and you can’t feel comfortable traversing them unless you’re zooming past them in a car."

https://t.co/p8FdwXe4L0

[Engineers just wanna have fun @RiderExMachina]

@StrongTowns Deferred maintenance mixed with housing supply issues, big box store skeletons, and poor urban planning.