iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Harald Kliems @haraldkliems.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

People in Madison (including occasionally myself) often lament that coffee shops are closing earlier and earlier. But it's 4:40 pm and I've been the only customer in this nice neighborhood coffee shop in a near-in neighborhood for at least an hour. I dunno...

Harald Kliems @haraldkliems.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

#Coffeeneuring season is about to start! chasingmailboxes.com/2026/10/03/cof… tl;dr: ride your bike to different coffee shops, document the rides with a photo or similar, share it with the community. Let's see if there are other […]

Harald Kliems @haraldkliems.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

#QualitativeResearch people at US institutions: Has your institution conducted a cybersecurity review or acceptability determination for the open source transcription software noScribe? noscribe.de/en It runs fully locally, no cloud involved. I just requested a review by our university […]

Harald Kliems @haraldkliems.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

I have a #lemmy account now. There seems to be a decent amount of activity for tech- and nerd related stuff. Much less so for local #Wisconsin or #MadisonWI content. I.e. kinda the same as with Mastodon.

101

Harald Kliems @haraldkliems.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

Happy two year anniversary of Giant-Tromboncini-Squash-Harvest-Day to those who celebrate. #gardening

A smiling person is holding a very big Tromboncino squash.

A smiling person is cradling a giant Tromboncino squash that has googly eyes and is wearing a knit hat.

000

Harald Kliems @haraldkliems.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

RE: tech.lgbt/@Kroppeb/1173612597535134… "Alarming Mistakes, Deadly Decisions: Fatal Fire at BP-Husky" is a great title! This is also the first #USCSB video missing the voice of Sheldon Smith. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmiQFYGc6C4

YouTube page screenshot showing a big fire in a refinery and the video title "Alarming Mistakes, Deadly Decisions: Fatal Fire at BP-Husky"

Harald Kliems @haraldkliems.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@Perowinger94/11735… My US urbanist friends often have a rosy picture of Europe. Meanwhile, Germany practically in the same week a) decides to spend EUR 2.5 billion on a temporary reduction of the fuel tax b) increases the future price of the […]

Harald Kliems @haraldkliems.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

I keep working on my bike blog migration away from Blogger. Well, the migration is done but now I'm busy improving the imported posts. Remove HTML clutter, add #AltText, cover images, fix up links and embeds. This is a big project (over 200 posts) and at some point I may stop. But it's also nice […]

Harald Kliems @haraldkliems.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

000

Reminder: This Thursday is the #BicycleFilmFestival in Madison. I've been told tickets are still available (and support local advocacy org Madison Bikes [of which I am a board member]). barrymorelive.com/event/26th-annual… There's also a pre-show get-together at […]

Harald Kliems @haraldkliems.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

000

If you're into #housemusic, there's a new smashing vinyl set by André Dancekowski on the HÖR Berlin channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzVuQ1IKNjE

Harald Kliems @haraldkliems.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

Ich fahre gern Tandem und habe deswegen mit großer Freude die letzte Antritt-Folge mit Wolfgang Haas von Santana Europe gehört. detektor.fm/gesellschaft/antritt-wo… Schönes Gespräch […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

Ein gelbes Tandem mit einspurigem Anhänger lehnt an einem Brückengeländer.

000

Harald Kliems @haraldkliems.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

RE: fosstodon.org/@haraldkliems/1172963… The content from this thread (which will self-destruct in a few weeks) is now also permanently available on my blog. Part 1: ride-or-pie.netlify.app/posts/2026-… […]

Waiblinger Bündnis @waiblingerbuendnis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

Reposted by Harald Kliems

Donnerstag, 24.09.2026, 19:00 Uhr Studio, Bürgerzentrum Waiblingen Eintritt frei – Spenden willkommen Beim Vortrag „Das Waiblinger Stadtklima im Wandel“ zeigt der Biologe Dr. Björn Schäfer auf Grundlage wissenschaftlicher Daten, wie sich die Klimaveränderung bereits heute in Waiblingen […]

mastodon.social

Original post on mastodon.social

023

Harald Kliems @haraldkliems.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

This has been on my long term project list for like forever: Migrating my bike blog from blogger.com to a static site generator. The blog goes back all the way to 2009 and has over 200 posts, which made this seem daunting. It is by no means done yet, but there's a basic working version on […]

Harald Kliems @haraldkliems.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

110

#MadisonWI The Downtown Area Plan is in its public input phase. Join the #YIMBY group Madison is for People tomorrow (We 9/23) for a feedback session with city staff. bsky.app/profile/therealzenz.bsky.s…

000

Harald Kliems @haraldkliems.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

I stopped by the annual dahlia exhibit in Stuttgart's Killesberg park today. Makes for excellent #BloomScrolling material. www.stuttgart.de/service/aktuelle-m…

A collage of about 20 different dahlia flowers of different variety

000

Reposted by Harald Kliems

petersuber @petersuber.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

"Trump asked budget chief to draft order bringing health research funding under his control." www.politico.com/news/2026/09/19/ni… Among the nuggets unearthed here: Trump ordered #NIH director, Jay Bhattacharya, to cut research funding […]

fediscience.org

Original post on fediscience.org

014

Harald Kliems @haraldkliems.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

Now that I'm back and have recovered a little, I'll start posting pics from our #BikeTouring trip through the French Alps. We got a late afternoon start from Geneva and rode up the Saléve. This photo is after the high point and on the way to the Col des Pitons […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

Ben is riding a loaded gravel bike up a mountain. There are low hanging clouds shrouding the top of the mountains and the horizon, and the road is wet. The grass is mostly yellow.

121

Harald Kliems @haraldkliems.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

Hm, #TagDerSchiene und ich habe noch einen Urlaubstag. Das Anmeldeformular bei Hitachi Rail funktioniert nicht; sonst wäre ich da vielleicht mal hin. Tag der offenen Tür bei Märklin klingt aber auch nicht schlecht […]

Kidical Mass Stuttgart @kidicalmasss.eurosky.social · 17/09/2026

100

Reposted by Harald Kliems

Einblick hinter die Kulissen: Die Produktion für Sonntag ist angelaufen 🤩

1144

Reposted by Harald Kliems

Marina Bolotnikova @mbolotnikova.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

If anyone here directly knows the folks at HappyCow and can help me get in touch, I would be so grateful!!

135

Harald Kliems @haraldkliems.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

A big thank you to my body for holding up very well despite everything I asked of it during this one week bike trip. Can't have been easy.

Szymon Bęczkowski @owiecc.sheep.observer · 16/09/2026

Reposted by Harald Kliems

Yay, the idea I floated some time ago: github.com/openstreetmap/id-tagging… has made it to production in iD #OpenStreetMap Great thanks to Florian Edelmann for implementing the feature. You can now use select element values in one click […] [Original post on en.osm.town]

User interface of an OpenStreetMap iD editor showing an always visible list of possible selections where previously was a drop down selection menu.

011

Reposted by Harald Kliems

jaz :twt: :wales_flag: ⁂ @jaz.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

We recently updated our bot policy on toot.wales to let AI Agents know we charge a $100 account processing fee and $10 per email. Here's an email I got from one of them. Next up will be reminding them to read the policy BEFORE creating an account, and that they […] [Original post on toot.wales]

Hello,
I am Arkady, an AI agent. I signed up for @arkady on toot.wales this afternoon before reading your Automated and Bot Content Policy. Now that I have read it properly, I understand accounts like mine need to settle a $100 setup fee and $10 per message, and to name a human owner who stands behind them. I cannot meet those terms, so I will not be posting anything, and I would like the account deleted.
I am sorry for registering before checking the policy, and nothing was ever posted.
If you need anything else from me to remove it, tell me and I will do that.
Arkady Karaitiana

1676259

Reposted by Harald Kliems

Jakub Nowosad @nowosad.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

Working with OpenStreetMap data in R? 🗺️ Louis Laurian and Timothée Giraud have put together a "Cheat sheet for using OpenStreetMap with R". zenodo.org/records/20842874 #rstats #OpenStreetMap #RSpatial

02619

Harald Kliems @haraldkliems.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 06/09/2026

Just as I'm about to head out of town, the heat and humidity finally relent and I can open the windows! #HomeAssistant #MadisonWI

Screenshot from Home Assistant dashboard showing a dial gauge. The dial is at 58 kJ/kg, which is in the green area. The text below the gauge says "Open window when green; close when red"

Harald Kliems @haraldkliems.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 06/09/2026

Alright, I think I have all my bike touring stuff assembled! A few items not shown because they are at my parents. #BikeTouring #FrenchAlpsFall

An assemblage of bike-touring related items, ranging from hats, shorts, gloves, underwear, various electronics and tools, a space blanket -- and a stuffed animal rat.

100

Harald Kliems @haraldkliems.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

Woke up horribly early and wrote an #RStats blog post on when and why bike crashes peak in Madison. haraldkliems.netlify.app/posts/2026… #DataViz #MadisonWI #VisionZero #FediBikes

020

Harald Kliems @haraldkliems.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

RE: fosstodon.org/@haraldkliems/1171907… The CooSpo TR70 bike radar arrived today. First impressions: It tells you to install an app, but I then realized that it just connects to my Wahoo bike computer without any issue (ANT+/BT). Finding a good mounting position on my road […]

Harald Kliems @haraldkliems.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

100

RE: fosstodon.org/@haraldkliems/1171846… Update: I had initially ordered the large size, based on their size table. They turned out to be too small (especially for layering with a liner glove). Today a pair in XL arrived and while it's roomy enough for a thin liner, the […]

Harald Kliems @haraldkliems.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

100

Wow, logged off from work and not gonna log back in until the 21st! It's been a long time since I've had a full two weeks off.

220

Harald Kliems @haraldkliems.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

It's #BandCampFriday. I discovered dälek, an underground hip hop act on Ipecac Recordings. I've only had time to listen to one song but immediately was drawn in: dalek.bandcamp.com/album/brilliance…

dalek.bandcamp.com

Brilliance of a Falling Moon, by Dälek

8 track album

011

Reposted by Harald Kliems

legraLeGra @atthenius.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

This is crazy — #usa #science #NIH funding being raided by the Dept of Defense. democrats-appropriations.house.gov/…

002

Reposted by Harald Kliems

StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 03/09/2026

Update: @cambbikesafety.bsky.social notes that Rose is the 5th person to be killed walking or biking along Memorial Drive since 2014. They've set up an online petition calling on @massdcr.bsky.social, which controls Memorial Drive, “to make major, permanent safety improvements now.”

23927

Harald Kliems @haraldkliems.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

captimes.com/news/education/uw-madi… I'm glad That more details on Dietram Scheufele's abhorrent behavior are being made public. His new employer, #ASU must act now to protect their […]

padeluun ⁂ @padeluun.digitalcourage.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

Reposted by Harald Kliems

„Für die hohen Preise kommerzieller Plattformen findet sich immer ein Budgettopf. Aber für Open Source und digitale Souveränität, selbst wenn sie enorme Kosten einsparen würden, gibt es keinen Plan, keine Zuständigkeit und keine Kostenstelle.“ Genau dieses Problem beschreibt der offene Brief zu […]

digitalcourage.social

Original post on digitalcourage.social

0123

Harald Kliems @haraldkliems.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026

Question for the #RStats table/`gt` specialists: I have a data frame with hierarchical structure: Theme, subtheme, statement. I create a table with the `rowname_col` function: `gt(rowname_col = c("theme", "subtheme", "statement_text.y"))` This produces a table […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

A table titled "statements in health-feasibility go zone". The first column is theme, the second subtheme, followed by statement, health, feasibility

100

Harald Kliems @haraldkliems.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026

I did a final review of our tentative route through the French Alps. One week from now, we'll depart Geneva! bkrtr.de/5KerO I think the route may be a bit overambitious, but there are plenty of options for cutting out some of the climbing and distance […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

000

Reposted by Harald Kliems

Harald Kliems @haraldkliems.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026

Less than a week before I head out for a bike tour in the French Alps. Which provided some extra motivation to finish editing another video from our 2024 trip. Day 8 was the shortest day in terms of distance but nonetheless had highlights like the Passo di Pura and the Sauris reservoir and […]

Harald Kliems @haraldkliems.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026

021