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bicycle medic, collecter of broken but still usable machinery ちょっと日本語を話せます

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smellsofbikes.bsky.social @smellsofbikes.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Huh, my second anniversary here. TBH I'm still not sure how I feel about bsky.
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smellsofbikes.bsky.social @smellsofbikes.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
I've been riding the Virginia Canyon trails some lately. Here's the last two minutes of the Drop Shaft blue/black line. It feels a lot steeper than this makes it look. makertube.net/w/5PP3sTjmm6...
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Virginia canyon dropshaft
last 15% of the Drop Shaft trail, filmed on my old Ion helmetcam.
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smellsofbikes.bsky.social @smellsofbikes.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
I milled a custom spacer for the quad rails on a brooks b72 seat for a friend's bikepacking rig. The stock solution is two plastic spacers, that can wrack sideways. This is a low weight high strength ridiculously overdesigned replacement.
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smellsofbikes.bsky.social @smellsofbikes.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
When it's -10C outside, I go ride the trials bike until I can't feel my fingers anymore (about 10 minutes) and then I get out the rollers to warm up again. These are amazing because they're simultaneously boring, terrifying, difficult, and a lousy aerobic workout.
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media archaeology lab @mediaarchaeology.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
if you live in the Boulder/Denver area, stop by for an open skillshare on how to break up with Big Social!
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smellsofbikes.bsky.social @smellsofbikes.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
This lil hooligan ate a pair of shoes today. She's giving me a sole-full look.
Red heeler as demonic cutie
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smellsofbikes.bsky.social @smellsofbikes.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Afternoon fun(*) (* Not actually fun)
Exposed front wheel hub with caliper and caliper carrier removed and worn out disc sitting on the ground
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smellsofbikes.bsky.social @smellsofbikes.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
This goofball is wearing a onesie, a Columbia brand floofy jacket, a collar, and a harness. I looked at her and in my best Randy Parker voice said "I can't put my arrrrrrms dowwwnnnn" Of interest to @rozrox.bsky.social
Suzie Rockets the red heeler puppy wearing far too much clothing for a mere -12C day
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Dr. Allison Wiltz @allyfromnola.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Fresh words ✨ allyfromnola.medium.com/how-popular-...
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How Popular Brands Capitalize on Slavery Loophole for Profit
Some brands see “involuntary servitdue” as a golden opportunity
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Oscaaarrrgh @skeletonoscar.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Woke up this morning with this guy on my mind and thought "I simply must cross stitch him" and so, hours later, here he is.
A cross stitch of convicted master felon and antagonist of Wallace and Gromit: Feathers McGraw. He is a plasticine penguin, wearing a red rubber glove as a cap to deceive people into thinking he is an innocent chicken when he is in fact a very evil and criminal penguin.
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smellsofbikes.bsky.social @smellsofbikes.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
When Fox doesn't give you an o-ring so you can set the fork air pressure right by measuring sag, you can always 3D print one in TPU.
Finger pointing at black printed ring on Fox stanchion
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smellsofbikes.bsky.social @smellsofbikes.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Lunch
Blue ibis HDR in scrub and sage
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smellsofbikes.bsky.social @smellsofbikes.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Leucistic Canada goose at a local pond
Pale goose in with a bunch of other geesePale goose in with the mean pokemon
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smellsofbikes.bsky.social @smellsofbikes.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Two of my coworkers wanted matching earrings for the Christmas party and somehow decided I'd be the person to ask. I had these left over from when I used to teach glass bead making class, so stuck some titanium ear wires on and they're off to new homes.
Tiny glass Christmas tree earrings on a table beside a box full of other beads
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smellsofbikes.bsky.social @smellsofbikes.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
So many choices, and it's below freezing outside. I chose the center one, smashed my shinbone into a park bench, and am now regretting my choices.
Red Ducati road race bike, green inspired flow trials, blue ibis hdr Enduro, packed in office.
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smellsofbikes.bsky.social @smellsofbikes.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Surly looking bald eagle north of Denver this morning.
Big dead cottonwood with a bald eagle in it.  There is another eagle down lower but it's not visible from this angle
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Possum Acquainter @possumacquainter.bsky.social · 04/01/2024
I saw a take that was like "bluesky needs an algorithm, I don't want to see 100 posts like 'i made coconut curry today'" and I cannot disagree more. I log on to humanity's World Wide Web to see human thoughts. I do not need a god damned robot to tell me which thoughts it thinks are the most human
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smellsofbikes.bsky.social @smellsofbikes.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Little #freecad project: extrusion style PCB holder for stacked thermocouple amp, Arduino nano, and LCD (not shown.) This will be the display for my crucible temperature probe.
Hand holding white PLA frame that holds two green pcbs
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smellsofbikes.bsky.social @smellsofbikes.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Licking the sunlight
Bulldog in blankets on black couch with her tongue stuck out
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smellsofbikes.bsky.social @smellsofbikes.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Happy turkey day y'all.
Big ass wild female turkey in a plant nursery in East Boulder
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smellsofbikes.bsky.social @smellsofbikes.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Last night I made bread for us and a friend. Wee lil bread loaf. This bread style is called zopf. The braids allow it to rise without the crust cracking, like the joints in concrete roadways.
Two loaves of bread on aluminum foil
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smellsofbikes.bsky.social @smellsofbikes.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
As bsky seems to be taking off I'll start actually posting stuff not just lurking. This is a milled circuit board for destructive testing of a new chip. I have to short every pin to ground and adjacent pins while it's powered up and see what makes it fail and if there's actual flame.
CNC milled copper clad fr4 with 48qfp chip with dap that I have to solder down.
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smellsofbikes.bsky.social @smellsofbikes.bsky.social · 10/02/2024
We can be happy Tracy Chapman is getting so much airplay and also mad that yet again it took a white guy covering her music to make it happen. Did you know Anderson .Paak made an album that's all R&B covers of mainstream pop songs? "Cover Art" 2013.
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media archaeology lab @mediaarchaeology.bsky.social · 31/01/2024
In advance of Lori Emerson’s upcoming book (Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook, published by Anthology Editions), Lori and libi have launched an online space just for sharing the research, events, and recipes related to the project. Find us at othernetworks.net
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media archaeology lab @mediaarchaeology.bsky.social · 31/01/2024
hello, friends! we are kicking off a book club! Instead of set meetings, we'll be setting up multiple spaces for asynchronous discussion. Read & share your thoughts where & how works best for you, or just follow along. Every book will get a post here & on our other socials - look for #MALbookclub.
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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 24/01/2024
Results are out for the guaranteed basic income pilot in Austin where 135 people got $1,000/mo for a year. 9% of people reported working less and 7% reported working more. Of those who worked less, half upskilled for better future jobs, and half chose unpaid care work.
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smellsofbikes.bsky.social @smellsofbikes.bsky.social · 20/01/2024
Bluesky-adjacent
Tenebrescence in cirrus
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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 19/12/2023
Another basic income pilot focused on homelessness has released preliminary results after only 6 months because halfway through the experiment, it is already showing incredible effectiveness. $750/mo for 6 months led to homelessness dropping to 12% versus 23% in the control group on a wait list.
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$750 a month, no questions asked, improved the lives of homeless people
A study by USC and a San Francisco-based nonprofit has found that a $750 monthly stipend improves the lives of homeless people.
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smellsofbikes.bsky.social @smellsofbikes.bsky.social · 14/12/2023
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Bruce Shark @bruceshark.bsky.social · 13/12/2023
Made a biblically accurate angel for the top of Sharkmas Tree. BWAHAAHHAHAHAHAA
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 12/12/2023
It turns out that the major pharmacies in the U.S. routinely provide patient medical records to law enforcement without a warrant. The potential ramifications of this for anyone on birth control, ordering abortion pills, or medication for mental illness and other personal conditions are staggering.
An infographic showing how major US pharmacies respond to law enforcement requests for patient data
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smellsofbikes.bsky.social @smellsofbikes.bsky.social · 10/12/2023
"and is there a Queen Kong?"
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smellsofbikes.bsky.social @smellsofbikes.bsky.social · 10/12/2023
You know it's going to be a good Christmas party when...
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Queen Kitten @elani.bsky.social · 07/12/2023
you're not a bad person for getting an abortion. you're not a bad person if you don't get an abortion, but wish you had of. you're not a bad person if you regret parenthood
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smellsofbikes.bsky.social @smellsofbikes.bsky.social · 30/11/2023
I'm gonna put an extension on my flagpole so I can fly a flag at 1.5 masts tomorrow. Maybe we can make this a holiday, where everyone drinks a WHOLE LOT OF BEER and then goes to his gravesite.
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smellsofbikes.bsky.social @smellsofbikes.bsky.social · 24/11/2023
Dept of dogs unclear on the whole pillow concept
Bulldog with her face jammed in behind a pillow
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Queen Kitten @elani.bsky.social · 24/11/2023
"humans doing the hard jobs on minimum wage while the robots write poetry and paint is not the future I wanted"
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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 22/11/2023
Pots are online! Www.roseschmits.com
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🚲insert into haunted select uid from partisans where party = "R" @db-user.bsky.social · 21/11/2023
A low minimum wage gives several landlord types a sense of entitlement over people's work and efforts. To them, they *deserve* to have workers. In fact, they're doing society a favor by employing someone at all! A strong labor market and a reasonable minimum wage corrects this entitlement culture.
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Lori Emerson @loriemerson.net · 20/11/2023
If you live near Boulder, come on by for a zine making workshop!
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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 20/11/2023
HUGE DEAL: New results from a WSJ-NORC poll show Americans’ support for abortion access is at one of the highest levels on record since nonpartisan researchers began tracking it in the 1970s. *** Support for Abortion Access Is Near Record, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Support for Abortion Access Is Near Record, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds
Some 55% of respondents say a pregnant woman should be able to get an abortion for any reason
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 16/11/2023
JUST IN: Massachusetts has made phone calls from jails and prison free. Bolts has learned that Governor Maura Healey informed state advocates today that she has signed this landmark legislation. We reported in August on why it matters: boltsmag.org/massachusett...
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Massachusetts Is Poised to Make Communications Free for Incarcerated People
The reform would eliminate the exorbitant charges people face to keep in touch with loved ones in jail and prison, removing a heavy financial burden for thousands.
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smellsofbikes.bsky.social @smellsofbikes.bsky.social · 17/11/2023
Tig brazing steel tubing. TIL if you wire brush the bronze while it's still nearly red-hot, it turns blue from oxidation. This is nearly my favorite color.
Steel tubing and bronze joint.
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smellsofbikes.bsky.social @smellsofbikes.bsky.social · 15/11/2023
I wonder what was wrong with chicken trizzini?
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🚲insert into haunted select uid from partisans where party = "R" @db-user.bsky.social · 14/11/2023
I'd read the heck out of reporting that explained how this specific problem came about, from the complexity of WIC admin to the decision process of Dangold that made them change the packaging.
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smellsofbikes.bsky.social @smellsofbikes.bsky.social · 12/11/2023
I'm welding bike frames for practice. This is the DT/HT joint and it looks like a fillet brazed and filed joint but it's all steel. This is roughly 10,000 times as rewarding as my job and I sure wish I could make money doing it.
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smellsofbikes.bsky.social @smellsofbikes.bsky.social · 12/11/2023
I'm not sure we needed a third turntable but it was free on a street corner and it has rca outputs for standard components so I don't have build another RIAA phono preamp.
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smellsofbikes.bsky.social @smellsofbikes.bsky.social · 10/11/2023
My dad brought this home before I could type. It booted up in milliseconds to a RMBasic interpreter. I learned to write simple programs before I learned division in school. We wrote games on it that used an XY plotter as a graphics display.
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VikingIrishGoddess @vikingirishgoddess.bsky.social · 09/11/2023
On my drive to work today
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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 08/11/2023
get her what she really wants this holiday season: weed and abortion
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