VeloBusDriver

@VeloBusDriver@techhub.social
152 Followers
38 Following
430 Posts

Semi-retired tech worker, now operating buses part-time at @KingCountyMetro. Multi-modal transport, cat servant. Keep calm, make compost.

Objectively a better driver than the average person (so far 🤞) Let me drive, please.

VeloBusDriverJul 4

How to use Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Costco/comments/1cxp3x6/comment/l56jnxv/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1

Absolutely brilliant...

VeloBusDriverJul 4
SwiftOnSecurityJul 4
VeloBusDriverJun 30

Back when I drove the D Line regularly, I would occasionally be able to explore a bit of the path to this Orchard on my breaks: https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/after-years-of-neglect-an-enchanting-orchard-thrives-in-seattle/

Looking forward to going back and seeing the orchard in better shape...

VeloBusDriverJun 25
Technology ConnectionsJun 25
"digital asbestos" is fantastic framing.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lb5dnroqbk4ikw4zmgdd77dd/post/3lsetpcm4sc2b
VeloBusDriverJun 15
Technology ConnectionsJun 15
It's time for another electric vehicle charging video. Too many people believe EV charging solutions require expensive, huge electric circuits (or worse: service upgrades). The really high-power ones people tend to go with can be a headache, but there are many other options! youtu.be/W96a8svXo14

The "standard" car charger is ...
The "standard" car charger is usually overkill—but your electrician might not know that

YouTube
VeloBusDriverJun 4

Dear Microsoft Co-Pilot. How do I get you to fuck off?

Sincerely, one who doesn't want to lose the last shred of cognitive capabilities I have left after decades of erosion thanks to other tech I've come to rely on...

VeloBusDriverMay 1
The OatmealApr 30
Beep.
VeloBusDriverApr 22
SwiftOnSecurityApr 21
Imagine the shitshow we'd be in right now if ICANN hadn't been spun off from the US government
VeloBusDriverMar 29
Saw a 4 car Sound Transit Train headed into Redmond... Last time I saw this they appeared to be running multiple trains into and out of Redmond... I am skeptical that this system (that I formerly advocated for) will actually work out but it's good to see progress.
VeloBusDriverMar 27
Tariff Shit is about to hit the fan: https://www.seattletimes.com/business/trump-tariffs-on-canada-lumber-risk-pinching-toilet-paper-supply/
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The OatmealApr 30
Beep.
Show threadUwe KüchlerApr 30
@oatmeal Nothing but the truth.
Show threadPiia BartosApr 30

@oatmeal

This should include his 3 brothers in other rooms. The bastards beep every 5 mins once and you never know which one of them it is.

Show threadMarkus PeuhkuriApr 30
An alarm with non-removable 10yr battery decided to notify about low battery every 44 seconds. There are solutions.
@piiabartos @oatmeal
Show threadJan AntošApr 30
@puhuri there absolutely are solutions.
Show threadFrank HeijkampApr 30
@puhuri @piiabartos @oatmeal Sounds useful, useful sounds.
Show threadfeeling bunnyApr 30
@oatmeal is that an open mouth or a killer stache?
Show threadDaniel M KarlssonApr 30
@oatmeal [chuckles]
Show threadFubaroqueApr 30
@oatmeal I learned recently that it always happens at night because then the room temperature goes down and therefore the battery voltage too, bringing it below the "low battery" level. #makessense
Show threadEd DaviesApr 30

@fubaroque Yep. Some modern alarms have temperature compensation to try to avoid this. OTOH, modern alarms shouldn't have replaceable batteries.

@oatmeal

Show threadFubaroqueApr 30
@edavies @oatmeal I'd rather replace a battery regularly than find that it has been screaming half my holiday when I return and the ten year battery is empty.
Show threadEd DaviesApr 30

@fubaroque The problem is the actual smoke sensors only last so long. With replaceable batteries you can be blissfully replacing the battery and pressing the test button on an alarm which won't actually work when it's really needed.

The law's a bit muddled but alarms with replaceable batteries no longer suffice in Scotland in places where alarms are required, which includes basically all residential property, IIRC.

(Unfortunately this law was scheduled to come into force in early 2020 but people had other things on their mind at the time. It was delayed by a year but still didn't get much publicity.)

@oatmeal

Show threadFubaroqueApr 30
@edavies @oatmeal I usually "test" mine by forgetting something on the stove. Still works just fine. 😘 #noworries
Show threadslashApr 30
@mwl I actually read up on why smoke detectors go off in the middle of the night. I can't recall the details, but it was temperature related. So at 3am, when the house is at 68 degrees, the "low battery" detection fires off. Cali requires one in every room, and my bedroom had a vaulted ceiling. 3am, it goes off, 20-feet in the air...
Show threadgrob 🇺🇦Apr 30
@oatmeal kill it. Kill it with… I don't know with what, just kill it already!
Show threadHidden Dragon ☑️Apr 30
😈 😀
Show threadMartinMay 1

@oatmeal The Torment of a Neighbor’s Noise in “Beeps”

Kirk Johnson’s documentary short follows two young men, one of whom is driven to distraction by a nearby dying smoke alarm, on their quest to make things right.

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-documentary/the-torment-of-a-neighbors-noise-in-beeps

The Torment of a Neighbor’s Noise in “Beeps”

Kirk Johnson’s documentary short follows two young men, one of whom is driven to distraction by a nearby dying smoke alarm, on their quest to make things right.

The New Yorker
Show threadDr. Jennifer LevasseurMay 1
@oatmeal Significantly more true when there's a sleeping baby in the house.
Show threadRichardusMay 1

@oatmeal Not pressing the test button. Not pressing the test button !

Afraid it does not stop beeping after a test. It did happen in previous home.

And the smoke detectors the installed in this home does not have repalceable battery. But io think the go silent when you pull them off the socket and activate a switch.