Tom Metcalf

Physicist, cyclist, urbanist, homeowner, dad. Trying out mastodon: @[email protected]

[Tom Metcalf @thmetcalfdc]

@orzelc We didn't do any parties for 2; for the older at 3 and 4 it was neighborhood kids. But in our daycare, including for our younger at 3, lots of parties at the indoor playspace/kids gym type places with the whole daycare class invited, most of whom showed up.

[Tom Metcalf @thmetcalfdc]

@pfau There's even a book about mathematicians and their chalkboards: Do Not Erase, by Jessica Wynne https://t.co/5GDanjkgyg

[Tom Metcalf @thmetcalfdc]

@RichardHanania There is contemporary evidence about the 30 marathons, which weren't sanctioned events but were 26 mile routes around London. The fundraising page listed in this article is still up! https://t.co/UDBjeZzKsm

[Tom Metcalf @thmetcalfdc]

@C_ReyesAldasoro @ProfAliceS There is reporting from the time about the marathons bit. They weren't sanctioned marathons but were 26-mile routes around London. The fundraising link in this article is still up. From Richmond & Twickenham Times: https://t.co/UDBjeZzKsm

[Tom Metcalf @thmetcalfdc]

@drianpace Amazingly, the fundraising page is still up: https://t.co/kUf3cRPCtb

[Tom Metcalf @thmetcalfdc]

@drianpace There is contemporary reporting of the 30 marathons with a hairline fracture bit, this from August 2010 in the Richmond & Twickenham Times. They weren't sanctioned marathons but were 26-mile routes around London https://t.co/UDBjeZzKsm

[Tom Metcalf @thmetcalfdc]

@orzelc I predict that, although lots of people claim to hate the biannual time changes, there will be half the people that want permanent DST and the other half that want permanent standard time and they won't ever agree and nothing will change.

[Jeremiah Johnson 🌐 @JeremiahDJohns]

-Realizes there's no realistic path to make buses free
-Instead will focus resources on making the buses run faster
-This is what transit knowers have been saying was a better idea the entire time

Hey, I'm not gonna complain if he's doing the thing I said he should do

[Tom Metcalf @thmetcalfdc]

@RichardHanania Is the cover design an intentional reference to Koyaanisqatsi?

[Tom Metcalf @thmetcalfdc]

@orzelc Agreed, but it is a better solution to a tied game than a coin flip, which is how they used to be decided. https://t.co/PnzBaVDOya

[Tom Metcalf @thmetcalfdc]

@hankgreen @GoodAmericanMan @ClevelandClinic correct: the man's ear was not in the diagram; it was obscured by the dastar.

[Tom Metcalf @thmetcalfdc]

@cuneytdil 106K counted is more than "early returns"... how many ballots do you think were cast in this election?

[Tom Metcalf @thmetcalfdc]

@vivian39_ San Francisco, arguably, has perfect weather. DC does not.

[Tom Metcalf @thmetcalfdc]

@ArmandDoma Freddie deBoer argues that its the Dem establishment more worried about losing control over the party than in retaking the Senate, and also, in Maine, if the primary winner drops out before July 13th, party officials can choose the replacement https://t.co/iViadsNq6l

[Tom Metcalf @thmetcalfdc]

@joshtweetsthat @ZaidJilani The piece in The Argument includes the line, when talking about surveys of how many Americans have cheated on a spouse, "I think a good deal more have cheated without having sex".. which seems to be an expansive definition

[Tom Metcalf @thmetcalfdc]

@benryanwriter sticker price isn't actual tuition: actual tuition should be, if there are n undergraduates, (n*sticker_price - total_financial_aid)/n

[Tom Metcalf @thmetcalfdc]

@SafeSidewalksDC @vivian39_ @nilssjobergstan I think JLG as mayor would be under intense scrutiny and would certainly draw a challenger in 2030 (parallel to Fenty), whereas McD could lock in establishment support for another decade with the same slow backsliding on urbanism that we've seen with Bowser.

[Tom Metcalf @thmetcalfdc]

@tolstoybb Parmigiano Reggiano
Maple syrup

[Tom Metcalf @thmetcalfdc]

@NanoscaleViews @InnaVishik I'm fine with "in vitro" and "in vivo" but I cannot stand the term "in silicio" when they mean "we ran computer simulations". But are they not even using "in silicio" in the abstracts now?

[Tom Metcalf @thmetcalfdc]

@alexandrascaggs So, nobody with school-aged children?