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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Also a shout out to @cmfrumin.bsky.social both for coming to the event to support DC Scores *and* for arriving by bike! #bikedc #WeekWithoutDriving

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Big, appreciative shout out to the @washingtonspirit.com for the amazing show of support at last night’s fundraising event for #DCScores! The team really stepped up for DCPS poet athletes. Not that I would expect anything less from these great players. #OneNightOneGoal

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

My kid was just yesterday talking about how he missed getting the paper for the sports section. I guess there’s nothing to miss anymore. ☹️

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Just filed comments for DDOT’s ebike/scooter regs (N146433). If DDOT is going to require companies to limit speeds on sidewalks, companies should be required to share data with DDOT on sidewalk use and @ddotdc.bsky.social should be required to use that data to make improvements to bike lanes.

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

DDOT confirmed in an email that they’re waiting on ‘striping season’ next year to do the lanes, hence the non-bike lane striping that just went in SE of the circle.

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Turns out you can’t renew your DC drivers license online more than once in a row. The DMV website is not at all clear on this point, and when you go to renew online the way the system lets you know about this restriction is by throwing up a generic payment error at the last step in the process.

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I’m sure others here will disagree, but an Abus-style combo lock for medium security situations is awfully convenient. Not having to carry keys around is a plus for me.

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

If the name contains “spiked seltzer” can it be anything but?

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I think you’re right about the trail extension, though obviously that is not a useful/good lane. And much of the rest of 2nd is actively bad for biking. (And yes, northbound, but great to hear about 7th!)

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Google Maps really doesn’t want you to bike on 6th St NE and really does want you to bike on 2nd St NE. Which is weird. 6th is a pretty good route, while 2nd is not good for biking.

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Free2Move was not as good as Car2Go but the fact that it’s leaving the District as of today is a loss.

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

So, needs to be extant AND accurate.

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Maybe a simple dashboard with all the facilities and a green/red open/closed indicator?

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It should be crystal clear to the public whether a facility is open, save for truly unexpected events.

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I don’t know all the backstory here, but is the basic issue “it’s really hard to get clear, reliable information about whether DPR facilities are open”?

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It's also not magic beans. It's a word predictor. It's really fast at it and it's even learned to pick the next line in code to make the code do what you want it to, most of the time. (This tends to flatten all art and make it worse, but that's another thing.) But it isn't magic and it's not alive.

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Honestly one of the best and most succinct descriptions of AI I’ve seen. Well done.

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

You only have to go as far as Philly to see a version of this in the US. Not that extreme, but poor maintenance and different material ever 20-30 feet.

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Does anyone know why the Capital One arena is currently attempting to air condition all of Chinatown?

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Jonah @anotherjonah.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Interesting UX decisions on DC's 311 app. While the Contact Information header says optional and you can skip all of these fields, if you add an email address the last name field becomes required with minimal cues it changed.

Contact information screen that says optional in the heading.

Contact information screen with Optional in the heading and a Last Name shows a required * symbol.

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

There are so many examples of these kinds of issues that could be fixed to make all these systems work better for end users. It really cries out for a digital services-type team to do rapid work system by system.

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Any chance you all can post these to the podcast feed, too? I’d love to listen but YouTube isn’t great as a platform compared to the podcast feed.

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Foam party fun after the epic @hillfamilybiking.org Back to School Ride this afternoon. What a great event! #bikedc

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Hill Family Biking @hillfamilybiking.org · 29/08/2026

Some might say it's the perfect day for a bike ride 🌞 🚲

Hill Family Biking Back to School Ride and Block Party

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Huge pet peeve. Which ones, developers. NAME THEM.

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

It’s funny how you and we (DC) are arguing for the opposite thing and we’re both right.

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Totally agree. And we should not excuse this kind of thing just because drivers are bad.

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

@dcwater.bsky.social are you all aware of what looks like a water main break on 1st St NE near the H St bridge?

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Trying to cross the mall this morning is like navigating the worst corn maze ever.

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Councilmember Charles Allen @cmcharlesallen.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

If you’re trying to undermine local DC laws, we should be brave enough to speak up to it every single time, that includes when it’s members of our own political party. Spoke to @washingtonian.com about DC and RCV.

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DC Just Adopted Ranked-Choice Voting. The DNC May Undermine It. - Washingtonian

DC leaders are calling on the Democratic National Committee to reject its proposed ban on RCV in presidential primaries.

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Maybe reason not to do this again.

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

But it’s not if you go south. It’s blocked sidewalks, blocked lanes, blocked mall sections. Just don’t go south.

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The level of disruption on the mall from this race that is still 10 days away is mind blowing.

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

This feels like the start of a quality thread…

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

You can make it! (And then report back)

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Which ones? Are they worth it?

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Bonus points for biking to the hellscape that is the Home Depot parking lot.

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The egg place at the N gates isn’t amazing but it’s not bad. They did a nice job with the N gates overall, so hopefully that holds here.

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

If you’re not on the road already, probably wait it out?

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

This means that when we move here Trusty’s had only been open for 3 years, but that’s impossible because the floors were already worn and sticky, the board game boxes trashed, and there were grizzled regulars who had been sitting on the same stool for a decade or two. I don’t believe it.

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

How can Trusty’s be celebrating its 21st birthday when it’s obviously been there for at least 40 years?

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I agree, makes no sense. This is focusing on (but not solving) a much broader problem of people believing that once they’re in the median “lane” they can just keep going (straight, left onto Penn, right onto G in this case, etc). The issue isn’t “no right on red” it’s just people ignoring the red.

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Nick Burger @nickburgerdc.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

#Nats game is 4-3 and every run has been scored off a home run.

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