Mike Silva

@mikesilva
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Engineer with a Public Policy background too, so not another Silly Valley Libertarian.
Twitter@MikeInBerkeley
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50 Years of BART | A Matter of Pride

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I wonder if BART police were less likely to harass minorities when they dressed in these groovy blazers and slacks?

They should bring these uniforms back.

Cool PropelBikes episode about neighboring Emeryville.

If only Boomer Berkeley could get off its past the sell-by date bike weirdness, and emulate what they are doing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlVWv9O0qQ4

We did it you guys. We made rice from plants.
Speaking of exes, I’m no longer gonna be maintaining an archive over there. Data will be deleted permanently and irreversibly at the end of this month 🪦

Born in 1928, Vera Rubin set her sights on Princeton, but they wouldn’t accept female grad students in astronomy. So she earned her master’s from Cornell & PhD from Georgetown.

In 1965, Rubin became the 1st woman allowed to observe at the Palomar Observatory. She went on to find evidence for the existence of dark matter.

In 1993, Rubin was awarded the National Medal of Science. But curiously, she was not awarded a Nobel Prize. https://www.themarginalian.org/2016/04/18/vera-rubin-interview-women-in-science/ #HistoryRemix #science #space #history

Pioneering Astronomer Vera Rubin on Women in Science, Dark Matter, and Our Never-Ending Quest to Know the Universe

“We’re still groping for the truth… Science consists of continually making better and better what has been usable in the past.”

The Marginalian
In California, Trump Supporters Turn On Each Other

Bring on the chaos!

Crooks and Liars
@murshedz since most of this indictment relies on depositions, public tweets and statements, it shouldn’t take long to have a speedy trial.
Not an affiliate link from me but #PeeWeeHerman Pee-wee’s Big Adventure discounted to $5 on iTunes and it’s Movies Anywhere compatible. I can’t find the blu-ray in my house so this will do for now https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/pee-wees-big-adventure/umc.cmc.fwjfv3jg4ad2i9aou3t11deh
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure - Apple TV

This surprise hit showcases nerdy superstar Pee-wee Herman (Emmy-nominee Paul Reubens - "Blow," TV's "Murphy Brown") in a mad-cap comedy-adventure abo…

Apple TV

Update to this:

They abandoned the project. The assumption is that a federal ban will go into effect by this time next year either through the scotus or a Trump presidency.

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A passenger airline client is developing the complicated scheduling tools to ensure that pregnant employees can minimize working in states with actively dangerous restrictions on reproductive healthcare. Pilots also need to rethink where to divert if a passenger has a prenatal medical emergency.
The nearest airports are not necessarily places where care can be provided. This is a major safety, moral, and reputational risk, and it's damned shameful that we have medical "dead zones" in America