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soaproot @soaproot.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/01/2026

@julesh According to this post which has been going around, 2026 is the sum of all the non-one numbers in the first 11 rows in Pascal's Triangle. (This got a bit less fun for me when I noticed they were excluding the ones)

The first 11 rows of Pascal's Triangle with all the numbers which are not one highlighted. At the bottom it says that the sum of the highlighted numbers is 2026.

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soaproot @soaproot.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2025

At the California Science Center museum and just found some new (to me) #clamFacts . According to Wikipedia this species lives at thousands of meters below the ocean's surface and gets nutrition from bacteria on its gills which can process hydrogen sulfide from deep sea vents.

A museum display of a large white clam shell. The tag says "Giant vent clam (shell only). Calyptogena magnifica"

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soaproot @soaproot.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/07/2025

@potterybyosa OK, I'm not completely sure what part of the rim was intended to reduce splashing but here's the dog bowl. Hoagie was the nickname of the dog.

A ceramic bowl, wider than tall with a wide base. There are ceramic raised letters spelling "Hoagie" on the side.

The rim of the bowl. The rim is thicker than the rest of the bowl.

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soaproot @soaproot.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/05/2025

The San Bruno BART train station seems to have (at some point in the past) declared war on pigeons. The pigeons are winning. (Present but not pictured: lots more pigeons)

Bird netting overhead above a concrete structure. The bird netting is in poor condition and many parts of it have completely fallen down.

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soaproot @soaproot.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/04/2025

Saw some scaffolding in New York and all I could think of is @marklevinenyc.bsky.social @marklevinenyc and his efforts to keep scaffolding from being permascaffolding. Of note: there seems to be some work going on here!

Scaffolding over a sidewalk on a street surrounded by tall buildings. There is a ladder going up to the scaffolding and someone in a hard hat is near the top of the ladder.

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soaproot @soaproot.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/02/2025

This is a good season to not get sick of #BloomScrolling ! Today I went to San Bruno Mountain, my local biodiversity hotspot, and saw a cute little mustard which turned out to be Barbarea orthoceras, native and new to me, as well as red elderberry and California poppy.

A plant which has a number of leaves which have skinny lobes. On top of the leaves are several clusters containing dozens of yellow flowers and flower buds. Each flower has four petals.

A bright orange California poppy flower. To the right of the flower are leaves from several plants in a variety of colors of green, but especially the finely dissected leaves of the poppy plant.

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soaproot @soaproot.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/12/2024

I was let off at the new #sfmta #sfmuni light rail platform near Balboa Park station today which is not news. That has happened on and off for months. But now there are some signs about a grand opening. Apparently what makes this platform open for business is that it has a light now.

Sign reading "SFMTA alert. Starting 12/13/24. M last stop."

Sign reading "Hi, I'm new! Do you like me? I'm a new light the SFMTA is testing from October 2024 to April 2025 as part of a project to improve lighting at SFMTA stops" https://www.sfmta.com/MuniLighting

A light fixture on a pole with a light rail vehicle with open doors to the side.

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soaproot @soaproot.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2024

Finally got a photo which (mostly) shows the light rail stop which was removed and the one which replaces it. The platform in the foreground is removed (no longer a stop,). The arrowed sign in the distance (next to the car with the taillights lit) is where the new platform is.

A low floor light rail platform in the foreground and, down a hill further away, a sign directing cars around a not quite visible light rail platform.

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soaproot @soaproot.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2024

Here's a photo of the stop which is being removed. I actually could see both this and a corner of the new platform standing where I took this photo, but it would take a very different camera angle to try to get both in the same photo.

A low floor light rail boarding platform next to a car lane on one side and railroad tracks on the other. Behind it are a second similar platform for the other direction of travel, and a few houses.

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soaproot @soaproot.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2024

Just saw two trains right behind each other. First one used the platform (even though the cones are still there). The second one didn't. It really seems to be up to what that particular driver does.

A light rail vehicle next to a low floor platform. There are several people on the platform.

A light rail vehicle partly turned into a rail yard (not next to a platform)

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soaproot @soaproot.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2024

Definitely looking like the use of the platform a few weeks ago was an anomaly/mistake, as this morning I was let off using the non-platform method.

A light rail vehicle stopped on a city street. It is blocking the traffic lane and is about to turn into a rail yard. This is in foggy morning light.

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soaproot @soaproot.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2024

No news on the boarding platform itself but the marked crosswalks at the adjacent intersection have just been restriped.

An intersection with freshly marked crosswalks. At the left of the image is a low floor light rail boarding platform.

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soaproot @soaproot.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2024

Union Station in Los Angeles is eerily similar to Diridon Station in San Jose (in terms of the ramps leading down from a somewhat narrow platform, although I guess the San Jose platform is narrower). Are they from the same time period? (Fact checking myself […] [Original post on sfba.social]

Train platform with tracks on the right and left. In the middle of the platform is a large pedestrian ramp leading downwards.

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soaproot @soaproot.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2024

Pedestrian infrastructure in Los Angeles. The bad news: the sidewalk ends well short of the stoplight where it would be possible to cross the busy street. The good news: there is a use trail through the rosemary.

In the foreground is a sidewalk which ends and is replaced by a narrow path through a waist high rosemary hedge. There is a wide street to the left and some rail tracks to the right.

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soaproot @soaproot.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2024

The plot thickens! This morning my train was back to the old school drop-off where the train partly turns into the rail yard (thus blocking car traffic) while people get off and proceed to various official or informal crosswalks. You never quite know what you'll […] [Original post on sfba.social]

A light rail vehicle with a sidewalk in the foreground and a street and building in the background. The front of the train is pulled up to the sidewalk.

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soaproot @soaproot.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2024

Here's the train stopped at the last station. You can see people walking to the marked crosswalk at the front of the platform. After the people are off and the intersection is clear, the train will pull forward and into a train yard on the right (slightly out of […] [Original post on sfba.social]

Light rail train to the left of a low floor boarding platform. There is a lane of cars to the right and several people walking towards the front of the train.

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soaproot @soaproot.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/08/2024

Today at our favorite light rail boarding island the cones are back and there is some paint on the curb.

Light rail boarding island with traffic cones placed along both edges and white paint on the edge of the platform.

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soaproot @soaproot.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/08/2024

Boarding platform update, there is now a sign directing traffic around the island and some new paint. Not in use yet but I don't really know exactly what is planned.

Light rail boarding platform. At the end is a sign facing away from the camera. The street has some paint directing car traffic around the island.

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soaproot @soaproot.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/08/2024

Update on the last M Ocean View stop (near Balboa Park BART): the cones were gone this morning. Is this the next step to further activity? Those who voted "within a week" at sfba.social/@soaproot/1128026497403… have already lost but there's a week […] [Original post on sfba.social]

A street with a concrete train boarding platform. The platform does not have any signs, traffic barriers, or other frills.

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soaproot @soaproot.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/07/2024

How quick is quick build? Specifically, this platform was built a week or two ago as part of www.sfmta.com/projects/m-ocean-view… . When do you predict it will enter service? (Poll in the 🧵)

A concrete train boarding platform with traffic cones along both edges. There is a line of cars on one side and a light rail vehicle on the other. No pedestrians are visible.

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