You don't need a parachute to skydive; you just need a parachute to skydive twice! Host of the @StreetsMN podcast. He/Him/His All posts CC-BY
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Got an email from IFTTT saying that because the Twitter public API is going away, my recipes for mirroring posts to Twitter will stop working. So that's it, you're going to be seeing a lot less on this account from now on. Follow on Mastodon or via RSS!
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Voted, got my sticker!
I almost didn't bring my wallet with me on principle, because you do not have to show an ID to vote. But I'm glad I did, because the kids at the school were having a bake sale, and this monster cookie is delicious.
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November 3, 20…
I'm so excited that the @streetsmn winter gala is coming back this year! And I'll be one of the hosts! If you're local, I would love to see you there!
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November 2, 2026 at 08:55PM
You love to see open source and open data projects boosting each other!
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> Learn how open-source navigation app CoMaps uses free Wikimedia Enterprise Snapshot API dumps to provide offline Wikipedia articles for travelers.
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The official Week Without Driving campaign is mostly aimed at elected officials and decision makers; but it's a valuable exercise for everyone to participate in because you never know when you might suddenly lose the ability to drive, and it would be far better to be familiar w…
Andy Singer, cheeky as ever! 😆
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> What’s your transportation sign? Find out, and see what the stars foretell for your next journey!
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October 31, 2026 at 09:26AM
My 90's fashion costume includes a fanny pack, so I'm honestly hoping to get fare checked on my ride home today. 😆
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October 30, 2026 at 04:08PM
The operator on the C Line I'm riding just called the TRIP agents up to the front so he could hand them some lollipops. So wholesome! 🥹
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October 26, 2026 at 04:01PM
I primarily know Meatloaf for Paradise by the Dashboard Light. I recently found out that my partner only knows him from Rocky Horror Picture Show.
One of us is [this XKCD](xkcd.com/2621/), but I'm not sure which. 😅
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October 25, 2026 at 12:03PM
The downtown St Paul Aldi has the widest aisles I've ever seen in an Aldi!
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October 24, 2026 at 07:36PM
Ooh, I get to visit a new Aldi as well as a new bridge tomorrow!
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October 23, 2026 at 10:12PM
My adopt-a-stop labels promoting the #StreetsMNPodcast are finally up!
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October 22, 2026 at 06:53AM
Interviewing Ray from CityNerd showed me that if you do what you love, ~~you'll never work a day in your life~~ you'll work 12 hours a day. 🙃
#StreetsMNPodcast
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October 20, 2026 at 08:37AM
"This song is about how you should always be yourself. As long as you're a nice person. If you're not, you know... you should change."
-Daði Freyr
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October 17, 2026 at 09:38PM
There's something really funny about a broken printer with a "sí se puede" sign stuck to the side. 😆
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October 14, 2026 at 02:40PM
I've been thinking about how challenging it is for #openstreetmap contributors to maintain comprehensive coverage of businesses. [This talk](urbanists.video/w/p/qfvdZDiT…) by the creator of OpenPOIs is pretty neat, and makes me wonder if this could be leveraged to create a tool that …
I was setting up a gaming PC for my partner, which has your classic 2010's build of "256GB SSD for the OS and 1TB HDD for the games."
So I followed [this guide](linuxvox.com/blog/ubuntu-mov…) to map the larger drive to the `/home` directory, and I feel like a proper Linux administrat…
For the first time this weekend, I was out and about and was recognized not as "oh, you're the voice from the Streets.mn Podcast," but as, "hey, I've seen your face on the Streets.mn YouTube channel!"
So that feels significant!
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There will be a rally tomorrow at 6pm at Government Plaza to urge local politicians to provide emergency funding to save HourCar!
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October 12, 2026 at 07:04AM
The Aunties of Active Mobility series has been so good, and angela ended it with Amy Gage, who was a huge part of carrying @streetsmn forward over the last half-decade!
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October 10, 2026 at 06:38PM
Hey, was anybody ever going to bother telling me that on macOS, Cmd+~ lets you cycle through the windows of one application?? I've been so frustrated for over a decade that on my work computers I could only cycle app-by-app!
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October 7, 2026 at 05:30PM