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Robert "The Bobby Yaga" McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Software for the Command Module's Apollo Guidance Computer is in the folder "Comanche055" and code for the Lunar Module's AGC is in "Luminary099." Get in losers, we're going to the Moon. (5/n)

A screenshot of a portion of the code for the INFLIGHT_ALIGNMENT_ROUTINES.agc code for the Command Module's Apollo Guidance Computer.

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Josh Levinger @jlev.online · 8h

Another photo of her looking like an absolute boss as she debugs a program by hand. Photo courtesy of the Draper Lab and MIT museum.

Margaret Hamilton writing on a stack of computer printouts. Her checked jacket, long hair, and glasses look super fly.

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 3h

Hey @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social can you request and on street corral from CDOT? It’s free, I can tell you how to do it.

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Lady Topham Catt @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social · 3h

This is the last month to catch Carole A Feuerman's public art installation, "Monuments of Stillness," before it leaves Chicago. Here are 4 of the 10 sculptures scattered along the Mag Mile.

Color photo of Monumental Quan, an extremely realistic sculpture of a white woman in a pink swimsuit and gold swim cap perched atop a reflective fuchsia sphere. She balances on her hands and knees, her back slightly arched and legs bent upwards behind her. She faces the sphere, her eyes closed and expression tranquil in this busy downtown setting.

Color photo of Bibi on the Ball, a life size bronze sculpture of a woman in a black two piece swimsuit sitting atop of a reflective sphere, her legs crossed at the knee and face tilted up towards the sun.

Color photo of Justice, a life size bronze sculpture of a woman in a bikini and swim cap sitting in a meditative position atop a large sphere that reflects passersby and the streetscape.

Color photo of The Golden Mean, a life size bronze sculpture of a male figure wearing a shiny gold swim cap. He balances on his hands, his body perfectly arching into the air in an elegant handstand.

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 3h

The Apollo software (and hardware) is absolutely insane for its time and if you have any interest in computers or computer history you should read about it.

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Michelle @michelle345.bsky.social · 8h

So many signs that we really need a bike lane on Michigan Ave

A person rides a bike on the wide expanse of Michigan Ave alongside the Loop

Every dock is filled with Divvy bikes and scooters at station on Michigan Ave

Three people ride scooters and a bike on the sidewalk (technically illegal) next to Michigan Avenue

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America is a Pastoralpunk Dystopia @pastoralpunk.bsky.social · 7h

Apparently New Days (a JR East brand convenience store) is selling butter flavor Chip Stars (a Pringles knockoff) for October in honor of Edgar Allen Poe Cool!

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John Lansing @pipedreaming.bsky.social · 9h

“The sewer gas does not come pouring into everyone’s homes in Philadelphia nor does it happen in Paris.” The single stack isn’t experimental or even radical. It’s in the homes of hundreds of millions of people worldwide and doesn’t result in failed traps, as the model codes in the US still suggest.

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McKie's Disc Jockey Show Lounge @mckiesdjlounge.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Look, we may not be getting housing, but at least we're not allowing a long-abandoned firehouse to be renovated into a brewpub, either. Take that, Logan Square!

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 10h

"AI proposes thing to human expert" is a very strong use case.

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 10h

Partner (doctor) has said she finds it useful for this too. The care team will brainstorm diagnoses, they will use AI to add one or two more options to the pile, and then the humans will devise a differential diagnosis plan.

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 11h

I don't have a 100% electric home, but my power is out for an average of 1-2 hours per year. Being able to cook during those outages is not a huge priority.

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Music Box Theatre @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social · 12h

In THE LAST PICTURE SHOWS, filmmaker Rustin Thompson visits over a hundred small town movie theaters, taking a timely and thoughtful journey through the magic of the movies. Playing Saturday at 1pm, followed by a Q&A with Thompson. Get Tickets Now: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...

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Jeff Nichols @backwardsriver.bsky.social · 12h

Fire drill at the California Institute for Deaf and Blind, probably early Twenties.

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 12h

Well sure, I can agree to that. I'm just saying that there's not much different between different cities (other than, as you say, maximum passenger flow). Either the gates work well or they don't.

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 12h

Los Angeles when we build the train. Is there any good Ligurian surfing? If so, Turin or Marseille? Something in the Pyrenees?

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 13h

Sure, but the OP article here is about NYC Subway, which I'm guessing exceeds any kind of peak passenger flow we see in Chicago.

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 13h

Is there anything unique about any of these cities? It seems like either they work or they don't, not "will they work for *us*?"

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 13h

The ones in NYC are supposed to recognize (with the cameras) a child going in front of an adult and let both through.

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 13h

I'm guessing gender and/or racial politics because I don't see any performance or experience related reasons.

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 13h

For a lot of temporary attention, raising your prices could be very bad long-term. People think of you as the expensive place and don't come back, when all the attention dies down. Might work if you have like a $10 "temporary James Beard fee" for 2 months.

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 13h

Hope you're not in a wheelchair.

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 14h

[Padme meme] With one fare and an in-station transfer, right? Right?

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 16h

So "the news" is we imported a dangerous, expensive, driver-friendly suburban tool into the city. great.

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 16h

It's a North American hack to not inconvenience drivers with long pedestrian crossing times.

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 16h

Is it a HAWK? If so it turns solid yellow->solid red for a few seconds, then turns flashing red so cars may proceed (like a stop sign) during the 45 seconds or whatever that is required for the flashing hand (dependent on road width).

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 17h

Latin America sometimes follows the BRT->metro capacity upgrade but I don't know how many other places do. Like in China when they build metro, are they replacing BRT lines? I don't think so.

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 17h

Should we compare the $/km and years from funding to running, to say the Red Line extension in Chicago?

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 17h

"Yeah hi, I'd like to call a wellness check on Sport's mom. Yeah, no, I don't know her name. No idea where she lives. Yes, I think she has a husband? I'm not 100% sure. If she does, he's either tall or short. How old is Sport? About 12 months. WHAT, 24 months?? Wow, they really do grow up."

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 17h

Why will it take 10 years "at least" to re-build a tram stop?

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Dave Dustin @dustin.nz · 07/10/2026

"YOU’RE LISTENING TO SISYPHUS FM, THE HOME OF NON-STOP ROCK"

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 18h

Do monarchs go to heaven?

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Reminds me a bit of this air+rail map. Coast to coast in 48 hours!

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tschuy 🏳️‍🌈 @tsch.uy · 07/10/2026

I made another fun little @amtrak.com tool. This one shows you where along the long distance Amtrak routes it's daytime or nighttime, depending on the train and time of year! daynight.transittools.dev

daynight.transittools.dev

Amtrak & VIA Rail - by Night and Day

Explore Amtrak and VIA Rail routes by daylight and nighttime

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I also shouldn’t have said “doesn’t help” people in wheelchairs, as I think boarding these “single step” cars is actually much more pleasant and faster for wheelchair users than boarding the gallery cars.

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The Federal government is currently staffed like the graveyard shift at a 24 hour grocery store.

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Single stack (much cheaper plumbing) is as old as germ theory but still illegal almost everywhere in the U.S.

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Doesn’t help people in wheelchairs but really helps people with other kinds of limited mobility issues, like canes, or people with strollers, bikes, or carts. And of course helps with dwell times.

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🥶 @eggmansasshole.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The first plagiarism machine was actually the first primordial RNA strands on the early Earth... those bastards thought they could just freely steal genetic information

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Monica de la Cruz @monicadlc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Man gets on the bus rambling to no one and it just sounds like he's talking nonsense until he says, "it's 100 degrees and last night the president told Iran they could blow up San Diego!" The bus driver goes "hey now, he didn't say that" until the passenger pulled up the video clip

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Compare with Amsterdam. (~40 bus departures per hour)

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I’ve seen them do this from the Midway side too, which I assume is a managed dispatch operation.

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I have no idea, I’m just looking at the bus tracker. Would be amazing if someone with knowledge could shed some light. Blindly dispatching is not that much better than actively dispatching poorly. It’s 2026 we have radios and cell phones.

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

CTA just dispatched ***four*** buses from the terminal at the same time. Something wacky is going on in bus ops.

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Glad to hear you've never been pressured into doing anything!

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