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Barry Butler Photography @barrybutler9.bsky.social · 8h

Saturday Strides. This morning amongst the autumn colors in Chicago.

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Greg Macek @gmacek.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I'm still waiting/hoping for just *hourly* weekend service on UPW 😭 every two hours is so rough

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Mac It Look Like An Accident @macrogers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Okay so we have a number now: the Onion is officially 6 months ahead of reality.

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Greg Macek @gmacek.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Haven't been there since 2011 now I really want to go back

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Greg Macek @gmacek.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Lord, I see what you have done for others

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Star:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Longer weekends and livable wages? Brother you don’t want AI, you want a union

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/10/2026

“we call this flavor ‘the shoggoth.’ it opens the mind to non-euclidian geometry. it drove three of our top technicians to madness.”

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Greg Macek @gmacek.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

What's the argument against Pritzker on the national stage? Or just want to keep him for Illinois (which I sorta do)?

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Greg Macek @gmacek.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

1) Amazing work 2) That poor Forest Park branch :( I really hope some of those 2011-era work orders were actually done and nobody marked them complete OMG

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Greg Macek @gmacek.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Thank you (as someone running the marathon this weekend) ☺️

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Greg Macek @gmacek.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Being re-radicalized about Forest Park Blue Line slow zones after riding it this morning for work. It's beyond offensive that CTA has let that branch devolve into what it is right now. I know iterative fixes aren't ideal but my Lord you cannot tell me nothing can be done.

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Greg Macek @gmacek.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Intrigued to hear the theory! But we've also been using cell phones for 25+ years (smartphones for about 20) so something shifted over time. People have had makeup/sweaty face/earwax for much longer.

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Greg Macek @gmacek.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The urge to talk into the bottom of the phone then flip it around to hear while in speakerphone mode *while out in public* must be studied. Is this how people use their phones at home too?

Woman on speakerphone taking into the end of her phone

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I thought Trump’s tariffs were specifically designed to dramatically reduce this number to zero.

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Greg Macek @gmacek.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This person seems so close to understanding that, in spite of saying this from Naperville and likely a SFH zoned area, housing density generally the ability to protect more greenspace.

“Everyone is building houses and buildings, but nobody is building woodlands and wetlands anymore,” Treonis said. “And I think the ones that we do have absolutely deserve to be protected for the benefit of everyone.”

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Greg Macek @gmacek.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I have contended for a few years now that my suburb should annex/take over a bordering burb that we share a zipcode with. We're also 10x their population, so what are we doing here?

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Greg Macek @gmacek.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Objectively hilarious to complain about a thing becoming too popular. Don't we want the people out enjoying things? OOPS, that's too many people! This is the NIMBY version reaction for street festivals.

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Greg Macek @gmacek.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Mostly streaming for music and podcasts via phone and home smart speakers. Occasional vinyl Moving towards more local listening on the home PC when I WFH (and not on meetings lol.) Bought a used Sony NW-A306 moving towards offline listening w/wired headphones www.theverge.com/entertainmen...

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What’s your music consumption medium of choice?

Are you streaming only? Have you dug out your old iPod? Have a massive vinyl collection? I want to know which music formats you listen to most and why. I’ve been buying more on Bandcamp, ripped all my...

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

hard to think of a cartoon that better sums up the mind of a Trump voter than this

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

mistakes were made

california post headline: california squirrel's flying attack is finalist in national wildlife photo competition

photo depicts a squirrel in mid-flight from a tree branch, apparently about to attack an owl who has the most "are you fucking KIDDING me" look in history

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Greg Macek @gmacek.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Differences between suburbs and city aside, my suburb puts portapotties along our prairie path from spring thru fall and it's such a great thing for everyone. Maybe not very sexy, but they get the job done!

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Greg Macek @gmacek.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Sometimes your training runs should include cookies, donuts, and mimosas between each ~2 mile loop.

Photo of a bottle of prosecco, cookies, and donuts

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Please please please stop making a big deal out of the G7 reserves release. Yes, it’s 100 million barrels over 4 months. We - the planet - use 100 million barrels of crude every…single…day. Almost literally a drop in the bucket.

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Greg Macek @gmacek.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The architecture goes SO HARD for a prison

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Star:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

More than ever, we need more walkable neighborhoods. The rapid rise of WFH and Covid generally breaking modern society means a *lot* of people touch grass way less often than they used to. A 20-minute walk, even to nowhere in particular, can do wonders.

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Greg Macek @gmacek.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I remember how people used to say "as Ohio goes, so does the country" for national elections. What a time!

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NITA Chicago @nitachicago.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

More frequent service. Safer, more accessible stations and stops. 🚇 Tell NITA which improvements would make the biggest difference in your transit experience. Your feedback will help shape regional budget priorities. 🗓️ Take the survey by Oct. 16: bit.ly/4AJCzRe

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Greg Macek @gmacek.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I've been an election judge in my county for four years. They are long days, but worth it!

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Greg Macek @gmacek.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Golden (train) hour brought to you by Metra

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Greg Macek @gmacek.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

And officially add a maximum age for having one

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Greg Macek @gmacek.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Critiques of the lack of systemwide planning aside, I am very curious what bits of the proposed concept service maps made it to this new draft. (Selfishly, been hoping for more north-south routes in my neck of DuPage County to connect to Metra.)

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Greg Macek @gmacek.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Agreed with you on unifying efforts, but what did the DH article say about what's happening with ReVision? (I'm not a subscriber and they don't seem to offer any free views before paying up.)

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Greg Macek @gmacek.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The physical humor of John Candy trying to kneel to use child-height urinals in the elementary school bathroom in Uncle Buck gets me every time 😂

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Greg Macek @gmacek.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I'm more of a gin guy but the ratios of everything sounds perfect

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 27/09/2026

It's just after 1pm on another picture perfect fall day in Chicago. So far today, masked federal agents have taken people from Brighton Park and suburban Aurora. ~1 year after the "Blitz" began, the alerts haven't subsided. ICE is still breaking windows and destroying worlds.

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Greg Macek @gmacek.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

How dirty and how many olives we talking

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Greg Macek @gmacek.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I don't even follow her music that closely and I even feel the release frequency (and think, maybe give your fans a break?)

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Greg Macek @gmacek.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Happy Dolly Day! Seen on Pace 722 in Naperville

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Greg Macek @gmacek.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

1) yes pee breaks mid-interview is awkward 2) not reading the article, but if it talks about in person interviews, accept water if offered by the org. Otherwise yeah maybe leave your gallon water jug or fancy coffee for later

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Greg Macek @gmacek.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Hoodies and shorts weather will forever be elite

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It never occurred to me that most of the states have names derived from Native American names.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems: “Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”

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Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics. This is called anthropomorphizing, when we ascribe human traits, emotions or behaviors to non-human things, such as animals or inanimate objects.
Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.

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Greg Macek @gmacek.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Display of scheduled vs active train times is kinda chaotic when you see it intermingled like this

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