dr2chase

@dr2chase@ohai.social
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Not a physician, utility-bikes a lot (~5000km/year), DFH, works on Go compiler. (I do not speak for my employer.) Sometimes know things about programming languages, (cargo) bicycles, lilies, Florida.

He/him. Ex(?) Florida Man.
Now near Boston, MA, USA.
Married to a sociologist.
Tootfinder searchable.

Biased towards following people unlike me but with overlapping interests.

I'm aware that not everyone can ride a bike, it's been mentioned once or twice in the past.

Bloghttps://dr2chase.wordpress.com/about
Youtube channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkNKi_FCcQGisZnPia5F7Aw
Log-replotted MWRA Covid datahttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UKrPBFedwo-pBhroqP6racz1ReUvhg7L0dEm2wsXoEM/edit?usp=sharing
Github (mostly Go, mostly work-related)https://github.com/dr2chase
dr2chase15h ago
I Hope This Email Finds You16h ago
I hope this email finds you before we do.
dr2chase1d ago
Simple Sabotage Field Manual2d ago
Where he formerly thought of keeping his tools sharp, he should now let them grow dull; surfaces that formerly were lubricated now should be sanded; normally diligent, he should now be lazy and careless; and so on.
dr2chase5d ago
Simple Sabotage Field Manual5d ago
Abstract verbalizations about personal liberty, freedom of the press, and so on, will not be convincing in most parts of the world.
dr2chase6d ago
Frederic JacobsJun 15

Crypto: Sponsoring military parades for the Great Leader’s birthday

Just like Satoshi envisioned it.

dr2chase6d ago
abadidea6d ago

if you are under 30 years old and picking a font size for something other people need to read, not just yourself: that’s too small. still too small. A LITTLE BIGGER

#accessibility #ux #typography

dr2chaseJun 15

(Bicycle) Speed and safety

For years I've heard people talking about how motor-assisted bicycles "are safer" because they can "match traffic speed", but I think this is mistaken.  Here's three reasons why. For me the most compelling reason comes from a 2007 paper by Laurie F. Beck, Ann M. Dellinger, and Mary E. O’Neil in the American Journal of Epidemiology, "Motor Vehicle Crash Injury Rates by Mode of Travel, United States: Using Exposure-Based Methods to Quantify…

https://dr2chase.wordpress.com/2025/06/14/bicycle-speed-and-safety/

(Bicycle) Speed and safety

For years I’ve heard people talking about how motor-assisted bicycles “are safer” because they can “match traffic speed”, but I think this is mistaken.  Here’s t…

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dr2chaseJun 13
Jef PoskanzerJun 13
Newsom should keep the California Guard in LA to protect the No Kings demos from the Marines.
dr2chaseJun 13
Smudge The Insult Cat 🐀Jun 13
dr2chaseJun 13
pedestrian cyclistJun 12

From browsing bicycle reddit I conclude that I'm extremely happy for being born a CroMo maximalist. I never have to go online and ask questions like: "A street pigeon pecked at my carbon frame, now there's a weird looking scratch. Can I still ride this, or will I die?"

#biketooter #steelisreal

dr2chaseJun 13
Joe DJun 12
This afternoon half a dozen of m'colleagues gathered in an office breakout space for a meeting, one got distracted by a pack of antibac wipes on the table and remarked on the cleanliness of her mobile, so they all spent 5 minutes being actual telephone sanitisers.