Mason Protter

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PhD student in theoretical condensed matter physics. I like open source programming, cooking, history, and constantly starting hobbies.
How often do you hear “speed was not a factor” in a crash? They mean the driver wasn’t exceeding the (probably too high) speed limit. Remember, when it comes to the likelihood that vehicle crashes will occur, & whether the consequences are deadly or not, SPEED IS ALWAYS A FACTOR. #visionZero #speeding #streetdesign #cityplanning #cities
Every Mastodon explanation is like "It's very simple, your account is part of a kerflunk, and each kerflunk can talk to each other as part of a bumblurt. At the moment everyone you flurgle can see your bloops but only people IN your kerflunk can quark your nerps. Kinda like email."

First winter ride of the season in Edmonton, the bike trails are actually in better shape than I thought they’d be!

#wintercycling #edmonton #cycling

Here are some questions to ask about your Mastodon instance that I am wondering about.

Who runs your mastodon instance? Is it more than one person? Do they have a sustainability plan? How are they funded? Can I sponsor this instance?

Twitter slashes nearly half its workforce as Musk admits ‘massive drop’ in revenue

Claims that the social media platform’s entire curation team was dismissed prompts fears content could become ‘more toxic’

The Guardian
NEW: Montreal Mayor Val Plante has unveiled her new 4-year bike plan. Plante's "Vision Vélo" promises at least 200 km of new bikeways will be added to the existing network (which is already the best in North America) over 5 yrs, with 10 “express routes.”
https://www.mtlblog.com/montreal/montreal-will-get-200-km-more-bike-lanes-10-highway-bike-routes-under-mayor-plantes-new-plan
#Montreal #bikelanes #bikeinfrastructure #cityplanning #cities #transportation #biking #mobility #bikes #urbanplanning
Montreal Will Get 200 km More Bike Lanes & 10 Bike Highway Routes Under Mayor Plante's New Plan

Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante has unveiled her new four-year bike plan for the city. Spurred by a rise in the number of cyclists on roads this summer, Plante's 'Vision Velo' promises to expand a safe cycling network to every corner of the island between 2023 and 2027.

MTL Blog
Thoughts on Mastodon:
-Slow, lacking a few features of Twitter, not much action
-So much more positive and relaxing. I didn't realize how much time and energy was depleted by reading the endless string of complaints and 48 hour tweet cycle arguments (eg did AI benefit from neuroscience?).

Remember this picture every single time you hear someone in your city say "we're not Amsterdam." This was #Amsterdam in the 1970's. The cities we admire made better choices regarding cars, and are still making them today.

Better choices instead of excuses.

#cities #cityplanning #urbanplanning

tl;dr on post privacy:

🌍 Public: broadcast as far as possible - good for sharing things with hashtags and local timeline

🔓 Unlisted (open lock): shown to your followers, can be boosted but isn't advertised - good for regular blogging and being gentle with local timeline when posting long threads

🔒 Followers-only (closed lock): share with your followers, but not boostable - good for private personal stuff and "this isn't out yet but".

✉️ Direct: Private, just for the eyes of those you @ in it.

@mprotter @sethaxen @cameron Side note, I love that you can just comment in the Github for things like this. No opaque algorithm here 😎