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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

When I studied in Tübingen in 2011, there were big protests in #Stuttgart protesting the #stuttgart21 plans, which would allow trains to through-run stuttgart station. It’s 2026, and my train just reversed direction at stuttgart. Turns out, the USA isn’t the only country that can fuck up […]

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Scott @scottistvan.com · 22/09/2026

I think the thing that struck me most about Amsterdam is not that it has good bike infrastructure and lots of bikes. It’s that the city (and country) appears to be built around bike-as-default rather than car-as-default and that’s pretty neat.

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

Hello I am currently in the Netherlands where I 1. Am crying over how good the infrastructure is and how bad ours is at home, and 2. Am made of cheese and stroopwaffel

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Scott @scottistvan.com · 19/09/2026

Continually frustrated by every language learning tool… I want the YouTube channel for “I understand how languages work, please speed run basic greetings people actually use, numbers, and present tense verb conjugation”

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Crystal Huff (they/them) @crystalvisits.mas.wrong.tools.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

Tbh, I wish I were a Cambridge voter in this primary race. I would 1000% vote for Evan MacKay. I agree with the reasoning in this op ed: csindie.com/whose-voice-whose-value… I also can’t ignore Decker mispronouncing MacKay’s name every […]

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Bikepedantic @pedantic.bike · 16/07/2026

Reminder of this evening’s vigil. I’ll be joining the convoy in from Inman Square. Struggling to find a yellow shirt.

Ride for Louisa
July 16
5:15 PM

Inman Square Plaza

vigil at Boston City Hall

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 12/07/2026

Heya folks! Due to better.boston's relative instability at the moment, I am working on spinning up a new server - you can find my other account at @scott Running my own instance is proving to be confusing so far so we'll see if it sticks around, but sharing here before this one goes down again.

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 07/07/2026

Watching all of my friends progressively fall for a phishing scam and getting their emails hacked. We’re officially old now.

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 01/07/2026

THERE ARE ENTIRELY TOO MANY UNITS TO MEASURE AIR PRESSURE

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Crystal Huff (they/them) @crystalvisits.mas.wrong.tools.ap.brid.gy · 29/06/2026

Heat wave this week, in case folks haven't heard already. People in Somerville and Medford: MAMAS has an air conditioner redistribution project every spring/summer. If you have a working a/c to contribute, or if you are in need of one, take a look at the info on the website about this project! […]

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 30/06/2026

Hey. Hey you. You’re great. Keep it going.

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Xauri'EL Zwaan @xauriel.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 25/06/2026

I am getting sick of this conflating of every case of "computer use algorithm" into the single gelid blob of "AI" making it impossible to have a productive conversation on the subject When people say they're "against AI", they usually mean certain specific things. "Image generators displacing […]

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 25/06/2026

Oh no! The coffee shop that I never went to because it was never open has closed!

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 25/06/2026

The “we shouldn’t have a bus lane down blue hill ave we should extend the orange line instead” is an insultingly disingenuous argument. The #Boston city councilors who proposed it (and presented it with a flippantly inaccurate AI generated map of the T) should be ashamed. Let’s not do anything […]

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 22/06/2026

losing my voice has really made me realize just how often I use speech to text on a daily basis 😂

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Cambridge Day @cambridgeday.com · 16/06/2026

In 2nd Middlesex, a battle of the progressives The group of candidates looking to replace retiring state Sen. Patricia Jehlen all have liberal bona fides....

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In 2nd Middlesex, a battle of the progressives

The group of candidates looking to replace retiring state Sen. Patricia Jehlen all have liberal bona fides.

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 16/06/2026

A very interesting juxtaposition in the work slack social channels this morning: Off topic channel: guy on a one-acre lot in a subdivision posts a picture of his pristine mowed lawn and his riding mower Gardening channel: guy on a one-acre lot posts a picture of native plants that are finally […]

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 14/06/2026

I don’t understand sports hype, but I enjoy seeing the community come together and celebrate

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 14/06/2026

Look I’m glad the knicks won and all that but fuck I’m not gonna sleep tonight am I (Currently in Manhattan and I just awoke to joyous screaming and honking)

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 13/06/2026

I can understand why people love New York City but it’s just entirely too much for me. Way too over stimulating and overwhelming.

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 11/06/2026

[morbid] My retirement plan? Riding my bike until I get t-boned by a bald guy with wraparound sunglasses and anger issues driving a white Jeep Grand Cherokee

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 10/06/2026

Very much enjoyed going into the office today and continuing @jayroh’s archeological expedition into the specialty coffee setup from pre-pandemic, including bags of beans from February 2020

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 09/06/2026

I feel the same way about AI as I do about cars. Are there responsible use cases? Sure. But currently, they're vastly over-prescribed, beholden to monied interests, bad for the environment, and so harmful to society that any productive discourse must start with curtailing the unquestioning use […]

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 05/06/2026

Anyone got info about a potential incident with what looks to be a cape air Cessna 402 at logan around 1pm? #Boston @universalhub (Will try to thread details/photo)

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 05/06/2026

Train opinion: the P42 (Genesis) makes the best sounds of any locomotive currently in service. Agree/disagree? #trains #amtrak

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 03/06/2026

I don’t think I know any #improv people on here (at least in #Boston ) but it’s worth sharing anyway - I’m going to be teaching some workshops this summer at the Rozzie Square Theater in #Roslindale June 27th 12-2 is introduction to genre August 2nd 2-4 is a […] [Original post on better.boston]

Photo contains same information as post, with the addition of a picture of myself in overalls and holding a pipe

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 01/06/2026

the problem with learning music theory is finding out that Cobra Starship - Good Girls Go Bad and Adele - Hello have the same chord progression

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 31/05/2026

Still absolutely wild to me that the #mbta commuter rail can’t open all doors at most stops. Also wild how much of our commuter network is single track - including stations!

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Adrianna Tan @skinnylatte.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 31/05/2026

you need to sign in to the thing to sign in to the other thing then you need a passkey then you need to scan your face then you need your fingerprints then you need to sign in to the first thing to tell the third thing you are authorized then your password must be twenty characters excluding […]

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 31/05/2026

the tabs I currently have open: Youtube: Recording of the improv show I was in last week Wikipedia: Ego Death

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 28/05/2026

Oh no I have recently been told by a few different people that I am good at a thing. Please bear with me while I become insufferable about it.

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 28/05/2026

I survived going to the seaport yesterday for an after work event and let me tell you: We gotta figure out something different for men’s business casual. Button down tucked into chinos or jeans is such a bad look.

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 24/05/2026

What are folks' favorite sea shanties(/chanteys) & why? Bonus points for work songs and if you know the particular kind of work it would be affiliated with, but sea-themed folk music is also welcome! #music #folk #folkie

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 22/05/2026

@MarcHurBoston im hearing concerning reports that Napper Tandy’s in Rozzie has closed; are you able to verify/provide more info? I know it’s been touch & go but say it ain’t so!

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 17/05/2026

about ~3 years ago I decided to buy three pairs of nicer, more expensive jeans (all different brands). I figured jeans are a wardrobe staple, and spending more means they should last longer... except one pair quickly developed holes, another pair is developing holes, and the last pair is slim […]

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 12/05/2026

Shitty bosses: “nobody wants to work anymore” Those same bosses: “I ask Gemini to write all my emails”

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 12/05/2026

Visiting #Chicago this week and I walked out my door this morning to see the local neighborhood #BikeBus going by. What a joyful way to start the day! #BikeTooter (Wrigleyville area)

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 10/05/2026

I recorded two videos the other day for social media content, discussing some stuff in the local area. I am editing them now only to realize I had a giant blob of food stuck in my beard in all shots of me addressing the camera. Upsetting.

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 10/05/2026

Merry porchfest to all and to all a good night

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 09/05/2026

What they see: Scott staring off into the distance, deep in thought The thoughts: youtu.be/EsvfptdFXf4?si=iEc_qTg1GEH…

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Crystal Huff (they/them) @crystalvisits.mas.wrong.tools.ap.brid.gy · 08/05/2026

Hey, it's Teacher Appreciation Week! Just wanted to say that Community Action Agency of Somerville is looking down the barrel of a potential $2M federal cut this year. CAAS provides free preschool to 275 low-income families of Somerville and Cambridge. If every person in those two cities donated […]

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 05/05/2026

I'm trying to buy new, larger, more legible house numbers so people can actually discern our address from the street. Unfortunately, all of them seem to be in that crisp, sans-serif gentrification font.

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Adrianna Tan @skinnylatte.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 05/05/2026

Experts disagree on when the true biological middle age is. I think it’s when you season your cast iron or carbon steel pans immediately after using them.

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Cambridge Bike Lanes @cambikelanes.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 05/05/2026

Bicycle Belle will be closing this summer 😭 “We have stopped scheduling service in order to focus on selling inventory and closing down and will be only be available for limited emergency service through the end of June. We will be packing things up during July, and the store will close for […]

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 04/05/2026

Look, I get driving in Boston is hard, but watching my delivery driver go around the Sullivan circle for a third time makes me wonder if a job based on navigating our admittedly complex streets is the best fit for them.

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 03/05/2026

I never understand why people these days close the windows on planes. I just got to watch a ramp agent forget to un-chock the wheels and attempt drive away on a baggage loader! Free comedy that all these other folks are missing out on!

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