Adam Williams

@whitemice
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Systems Engineer | Cyclist | Transit User | Data Grinder | Python Bro | Dog Person | YIMBY | Pedestrian | FOSS User (GNOME) | WebDAV Dev
locationGrand Rapids, MI
I am excited to spend some time this weekend updating this slide. πŸ™‚ 🚏 🚌 πŸš† 🚴 πŸšΆβ€β™‚οΈβ€βž‘οΈ
That's a delta of $113,173; meaning every five years without an automobile purchases __one year__ of earlier retirement.
#transportation #publictransportation #michigan #GrandRapidsMI
If you are in the American Midwest: stock up on air-filters. 😒 #MidwestUSA #Michigan #Indiana #Wisconsin #Illinois #Minnesota
Rust-belt America; yes, everything leaks, but the network is up!
Meanwhile the PTBs want to invest in AI.
#UnitedStates #USmidwest #RustBelt
Nayden, who one day in June of 2014 confidently walked right in off the street and _immediately_ made friends with everyone, regardless of species, passed away today (2026-03-21).
He was a friend to all, even the backyard rabbits.
Morning coffee will not be the same. #dogsofmastodon #pitbulls
Does anyone else see this and immediately think there is a bug in their Python code? Why would Not-a-Number (aka: "nan") be purchasing domain names? #python
Link without cables! Is it a new kind of Wifi? #sysadmin
Me, describing world events to Lahja; she, doubting if delegating administration of her planet to our species was the right call. #catsofmastodon
So much of American Urban Planning rests on a foundation of "Neighborhood Character", which is a truly absurd notion which means whatever anyone needs it to mean in the moment for the argument that they want to make. #USA #Urbanism #UrbanPlanning #AICP #Solipsism

Can you guess why this ethernet switch failed?
Welcome to Monday.

P.S. the old and crumbling industrial buildings of the American midwest . . .

One of the most beautiful images I have seen yet in 2026.
Higher energy prices make for a better world. πŸŽ‰ πŸ₯³ πŸŽ‰
#economics #climatechange #urbanism