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Chicago's finest Roleplaying Gamer / Energy Wonk / Geekdad / Metalhead /Cargo Biker / Cat Parent

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HF 76 Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

HF 76 in Minnesota would make shareholders, not ratepayers, pay the compensation for the top 10 highest paid execs at any utility with more than 30k customers in the state. LFG! www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/202...

12.03.2026 16:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I bought some "extra protein!" bagels because they had a BOGO. What a mistake. They tasted terrible and my kids got mad at me.

12.03.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My lilies are starting to poke through. And some wild strawberry. In the front yard where we get a lot of morning sun (when there is sun...). Not much going on in my back garden yet.

11.03.2026 23:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've had to ride my GSD on empty a few times. Too much work. I can't imagine it with an Urban Arrow. That's a heavy bike.

11.03.2026 23:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Bring back Hale-Bopp!

11.03.2026 19:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I went to Beloit College, but have not been back since the Powerhouse was built.

11.03.2026 14:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My older kid is 16 today! I wish I had been half as outgoing and confident as she is when I was her age.

11.03.2026 13:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Right on cue, it's time to subsidize drivers at non-drivers expense again, as is tradition.

11.03.2026 00:22 πŸ‘ 84 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

We build wider and faster streets so emergency services can more quickly respond to the severe crashes caused by those wider and faster streets.

11.03.2026 00:16 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No hail in Albany Park. We barely even got rain.

11.03.2026 00:16 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm my experience, Yuba bikes have the longest long-tail. (Having owned Xtracycle, Yuba and now Tern cargo bikes). I carried two kids on cargo bikes until the older finished 8th grade (and younger finished 6th). Now I'm down to just one for drop-off, and he's going to high school next year.

10.03.2026 16:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We went through a period of getting a LOT of those. Thankfully, I've got my users trained up well on what to look for in spam/phishing emails and nobody fell for it. They did all forward them to helpdesk as if I was going to be able to do anything about it.

10.03.2026 16:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Something @sgoodyear.bsky.social points out that I'm reminded of each time people post about the war, gas prices and the need to switch to EVs is that the V in EV stands for "vehicle," not "car." E-bikes are EVs and cities need to create the conditions that will allow more people to adopt them.

09.03.2026 21:31 πŸ‘ 332 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

I need to play that one again

09.03.2026 19:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yesterday I filmed several baby birds walking across a street directly at my camera and asked Bluesky to suggest music

Several dozen folks did

Some even dubbed music over the original clip.

I haven't been able to get this out of my head.

So I give you

A Bluesky exclusive:

Reservoir Ducks

🐣 πŸͺΆ

09.03.2026 03:46 πŸ‘ 2738 πŸ” 992 πŸ’¬ 89 πŸ“Œ 79

I love Kirk's photo work.

06.03.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But a positive heating benefit in the winter. Would need some testing to know which impact is larger.

06.03.2026 19:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
White text: strange how nobody cares about pedestrian safety until the villainous cyclist shows up

White text: strange how nobody cares about pedestrian safety until the villainous cyclist shows up

06.03.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 211 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

God the sequel book was a piece of utter trash. What a disappointment that this never became the franchise it deserved.

06.03.2026 15:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cars with tinted windows should be confiscated and held until drivers complete a safety course of walking and riding bikes, to teach them how dangerous it is for drivers to hide

05.03.2026 22:53 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Seriously one of those "if I had a time machine" bands for me. God I love the Cramps and I wish I had been able to see them - age and geography notwithstanding.

06.03.2026 13:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's news I was waiting to hear!

05.03.2026 22:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Kristi Noem: Agent of SHIELD

05.03.2026 21:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm so glad I (finally) got a chance to see them at Riot Fest 2024

05.03.2026 21:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry I'm not more open-minded about LLMs, it's just some fucking maniacs shoveled out a bunch of useless bloatware featuring that technology, did not give me any chance to opt out, reorganized the entire economy around it, zeroed out gains made by green energy, and made it impossible to buy RAM

05.03.2026 05:17 πŸ‘ 17442 πŸ” 5768 πŸ’¬ 129 πŸ“Œ 101

I need to start checking the forecast and carrying my rain gear again. No bad weather, just bad gear. And I did not have the right gear on tonight. I did have a lovely hot shower to warm up when I got home though.

05.03.2026 01:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's the secret compartment

04.03.2026 14:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The posted speed limit is:

βœ”οΈthe maximum lawful speed under ideal road conditions
❌the minimum speed
❌the target speed
❌the required speed

03.03.2026 15:21 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They should have just installed a staple rack instead of trying to get artistic with it

02.03.2026 21:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The funniest thing about this is all the people replying who have no sense of humor whatsoever.

02.03.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0