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Jake Coppinger 4h ago

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John Spurlock 4h ago

- TelephonyMessagingKit: new end-to-end encryption stuff

presumably to support RCS https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/30/ios-26-5s-messages-app-has-rcs-end-to-end-encryption-in-beta/

iOS 26.5's Messages app has RCS end-to-end encryption in beta - 9to5Mac

iOS 26.5 beta 1 gives the Messages app support for end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging, after previously being available in the iOS 26.4 beta.

9to5Mac

Jake Coppinger 4h ago

Daniel Bowen 5d ago

Blog post: there's some new PT patronage data out for #Melbourne and regional Victoria. Up and down through 2025, and an interesting bump during the "Summer Start" free weekends... but for train only, not bus or tram. https://danielbowen.com/2026/03/25/patronage-during-2025/

Patronage during 2025

Updated public transport patronage data has just been released, including for January 2026. This is particularly interesting given the Summer Start free weekend travel that applied during December and January. Unfortunately the other data set that separates out patronage by days does not include weekend data for this period. It's not clear if this is [...]

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Jake Coppinger 2d ago

Yarra Bicycle Users Group 3d ago

From Bicycle Network: Yarra pushes on with sub-standard bike lanes

'To squeeze the new redundant parking in, the council has opted for a too-narrow bike lane configuration that does not satisfy national, state or local guidelines for such infrastructure.' /1

https://bicyclenetwork.com.au/newsroom/2026/03/25/yarra-pushes-on-with-sub-standard-bike-lanes/

Yarra pushes on with sub-standard bike lanes

City of Yarra contractors have begun preparations for installing a substandard bike lane on Elizabeth Street in Richmond.

Bicycle Network

Jake Coppinger 3d ago

Tim Sherratt 3d ago

Even though my residency at SLV has finished, you can keep georeferencing their digitised maps. I've set up automated processes to save all the data and feed it into the apps I created for exploration and use. 1,460 maps have been georeferenced so far! https://wragge.github.io/slv-allmaps/ #maps #GLAM

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Jake Coppinger 6d ago

@kyp92
http://web.archive.org/web/20260325002506/https://industry.transport.nsw.gov.au/assets/geojson/tfnsw/tiip/pipeline-table-latest.json
http://web.archive.org/web/20260325002517/https://industry.transport.nsw.gov.au/assets/geojson/tfnsw/tiip/pipeline-maintenance-table-latest.json

Wayback Machine

Jake Coppinger 6d ago

Regional Overnight Sleeper Services!
#auspol #nsw #victoria #trains
https://industry.transport.nsw.gov.au/tfnsw/tiip/pipeline

Jake Coppinger 6d ago

Michael West Media FOI on fuel security emergency plan:

https://michaelwest.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Fuel-Security-Policy-Documents.pdf

Linked by SMH without attribution: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/australia-s-emergency-plan-starts-with-carpooling-escalates-to-fuel-caps-20260325-p5wob6.html

#auspol #fuel #petrol #oil

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Jake Coppinger Mar 24

@kyp92 Gosh the ATSB are good.

I wished they (or a similar state org) investigated every general vehicle road fatality with an eye to addressing root causes and publishing findings publicly like this.

These sort of reports make me feel a lot safer.

Jake Coppinger Mar 24

/Mar 24

"Expectation bias and a lack of effective risk controls contributed to a passenger train travelling through a turnout near Blacktown Station at four times faster than the posted speed limit" https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/news-items/2026/lack-effective-risk-controls-prior-blacktown-rail-overspeed-event

Jake Coppinger Mar 23

Augustus Brown 🌈Mar 23

"He instantly took a victory bike ride with future councillors on Sunday night to show that the city would continue its pro-cycling and environmental policies."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/22/paris-mayoral-race-socialist-emmanuel-gregoire-projected-to-win

#Transport #Paris #France #GeneralNews

Socialist Emmanuel Grégoire elected Paris mayor, as National Rally fails to take key cities

City hall veteran beats rightwinger Rachida Dati in French capital, while far-right RN fails to win Marseille and Toulon in French local elections

The Guardian