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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 16/10/2026

archive.org? Checked and coincidentally my copy was one foot away from DogMan and the Elephant and Piggie books

The Strategy of Conflict held by a bookshelf

vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 15/10/2026

School snack dropoff almost averted by screw holding the cargo rack coming loose. Peachtree Bikes saves the day by finding and installing the right screw (for free!)

Bike no longer loaded with snacks, along a curb

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 08/10/2026

Right they did, but that's not what caused this. They do need more dollars though (and to waste less money subsidizing parking)

The World Cup expenses weren’t the main factor behind the overspending, Patterson said, and some tournament-related expenses are still in line for federal reimbursement, money that will count as revenue in this year’s budget

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 11/09/2026

I suspect the driver who crashed was coming south on Roswell and went straight instead of veering with the road. Horrible so-called engineering by GDOT makes this road very dangerous. Also, had the BMW SUV driver been using even a basic ADAS lane keeping system they could have avoided this crash.

google map view of how I suspect the crash happened, driver going straight when the road veered and then crashing into a parking lot

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 11/09/2026

Currently the sidewalks do not have any curb at all between the sidewalk and the road, seemingly to help drivers crash off the road even faster. Drivers on Roswell right after the crash were staring at their phones, of course. 3 pics, there were others. up.sandyspringsga.gov/sites/defaul...

Image of sidewalk and driveway. The sidewalk is in terrible shape and has no curb at all.

Chik fil a delivery car driver, looking at a phone, as many of them do

Driver of another gray car looking at their phone

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 11/09/2026

Crash tonight at the Play Matters/Driving School facility at 4641 Roswell Rd. Sandy Springs continues to not make progress on Phase 1 of the T0019 project from 2022 to upgrade the sidewalks here, nevermind add barriers, as drivers repeatedly crash into parking lots where the city knows kids go.

BMW SUV crashed into a trailer. Resting on a grassy slope. Just left the parking lot.

View looking back where the SUV had come from. The driver demolished a sign along the way, visible halfway through.

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 09/09/2026

Plus it's right beside the best kid's library space in town!

Google map showing 2 min walk from Southern Exchange Ballroom to central library location

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 22/08/2026

MARTA bus schedules are a dumpster fire this morning, so much for the route redesign helping reliability @humantransit.bsky.social

Cancellations on Route 1
Northbound from West End Station canceled at 8:20am and 10:00am. Southbound from Arts Center Station canceled at 9:10am.

Route3
Martin Luther King Jr Drive
Cancellations on Route 3
Eastbound from Skipper Dr NW at Skipper Pl NW canceled at 7:53am, 9:52am, 11:52am, 1:52pm, and 3:53pm. Westbound from King Memorial Station canceled at 9:00am, 11:00am, 1:00pm, and 3:00pm.

Route5
Piedmont Rd / Sandy Springs
Cancellations on Route 5
Northbound from Lindbergh Center Station canceled at 8:00am, 8:40am, 9:20am, 9:35am, 10:15am, 10:55am, 11:15am, 11:55am, 12:35pm, 12:55pm, 1:35pm, 2:15pm, 2:35pm, and 3:15pm. Southbound from Dunwoody Station canceled at 8:25am, 8:45am, 9:25am, 10:05am, 10:30am, 11:10am, 11:50am, 12:10pm, 12:50pm, 1:30pm, 1:50pm, 2:30pm, and 3:10pm.

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 06/07/2026

Atlanta (sorta) mentioned youtu.be/Vo6QXdnsvUc

https://youtu.be/Vo6QXdnsvUc
screenshot of Fulton Georgia

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 31/05/2026

@sundance.bikesky.social any relation? Also I think I have the coolest safety flag on the most boring bike here. Thanks to the quick release for mounting, I brought it on the bus!

man riding a bicycle that looks like a jet ski

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 29/05/2026

A whole floor at the central library branch just for children, right by a train station, and nobody else there

Top of an escalator coming out of a train station, sign at the top says
Library

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 18/05/2026

I mean everything else is legible, why?

Screenshot of other clickable links with white text on a dark background, only Reservations is hard to see

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 18/05/2026

does this restaurant not want me to make a reservation?

A "RESERVATIONS" button in white text on a light pink background

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 04/05/2026

feed baby, have coffee, get more coffee. repeat

baby in a baby carrier beside a bag of coffee

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 03/05/2026

Just tried it out at night. I'm not much of a biker but this thing is bright!

Bike with red LaneSaber light tilted up, at night, illuminating the ground around it

Bike with red LaneSaber light tilted sideways, at night, illuminating the ground around it

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 02/05/2026

Looking bad for MARTA cancellations after the bus redesign right now, just awful

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 29/04/2026

learning that there are bus bike racks that hold 4. Why does MARTA have racks that only hold 2?

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 24/04/2026

nice graphic in @saraegregory.bsky.social 's story about the new 400 just-one-more-lane project. After construction congestion will be as bad but we'll have more pollution (/ new cases of asthma at all the schools beside 400 and 285) and crashes on local streets www.ajc.com/news/2026/04...

chart showing that I 85 express lanes are almost as slow as normal lanes at rush hour

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 12/04/2026

First test ride with the LaneSaber went great!

Picture of bike from rear left, with light up pole and red flag pointing to the left

Picture of bike from front left, with light up pole and red flag pointing to the left

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 22/03/2026

That aside, good new route for Atlanta Streets Alive. Great to see permanent protected bike lanes. Didn't have to wait long for trains despite single tracking. Finally saw the magnet man!

Magnet Man cleaning the magnet attached to his bike

Magnet Man riding a bike with a big magnet, cleaning the road

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 22/03/2026

The Beltline Ambassador pickup is too on the nose

Pickup truck labeled Atlanta Beltline Ambassador

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 28/02/2026

wow so much MARTA content! Eg digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/coll...

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 17/02/2026

I know all about being close to autonomous vehicles like this Lyft beside by bus today, with only a phone user in the driver's seat

dull gold tinted sedan, with dark tinted windows. Lift sticked on windshield. A phone can be seen in the driver's hand.

Taken from up in a bus seat, corner of seat is in the bottom left corner of the picture.

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 17/02/2026

I don't know about the art, but one of these dense midtown condos is selling for 4.8MM. The claims about it being politically difficult in #SandySprings to subdivide are true. But a more useful question is, how many homeowners would like a politician to increase their property value through zoning?

Picture of a sculpture on the lawn between Alliance Theater and High museum, with condos in the background.

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 14/02/2026

AJC ignoring the main issue. The primary way to increase the population of school age children would be to allow denser and more affordable housing, which is why Dekalb's school enrollment and closure problem will keep getting worse. www.ajc.com/education/20...

There’s no avoiding the fact that DeKalb County has a capacity problem. The district has room to educate about 18,000 more students than it currently is — that’s more students than nearby Rockdale County current enrolls. Enrollment has been trending downward — about 10% over the past decade — thanks to demographic changes, declining birth rates and the rise of school choice. Schools that are underused are more expensive to operate, and DeKalb leaders say they can better serve students in larger schools.

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 06/02/2026

@brian-goldstone.bsky.social There is No Place for Us is required reading for understanding housing policy. Said during the Sandy Springs City Council Retreat: "many of those households are leaving Sandy Springs and not necessarily experiencing income growth" www.youtube.com/live/nmcalKY...

Screenshot from presentation. In the middle it says "There are 5,000 fewer households earning less than $75,000 than in 2018."

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 05/02/2026

"The main thing in Lindbergh’s favor: There’s already a train station there, and it’s surrounded by transit-oriented development." Is that what we're calling parking decks surrounding MARTA stations? All of it shows such abysmal leadership. Thanks for covering it.

Satellite view of MARTA Lindbergh Center, parking decks circled with red lines

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 27/01/2026

Atlanta mentioned in the new Practical Engineering video about stormwater

Overhead drone picture of Fourth Ward park

caption: "This is the historic Fourth Ward park in" [Atlanta]

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 24/01/2026

walked to trader joes, it's pretty busy but fully stocked

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 24/01/2026

sometimes the pool noodle on a kickstand feels silly, but then I see drivers and I'm glad @sundance.bikesky.social gave me the idea

a bicycle with a blue pool noodle sticking out sideways

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 15/01/2026

Imagine if GDOT closed all car lanes with a sign announcing sidewalk repair a mile down the road

"Road work 1 Mile" sign blocking a sidewalk

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 05/01/2026

Another driver just crashed into the daycare parking lot, where I was filmed for a news segment. Totalled a teacher's parked car. Video to come. #SandySprings needs to hurry up improving this bend in the road, it is unsafe. That sign to the right is new, a driver crashed into the old one last year

Picture taken from within a parking lot. Telephone pole is hanging in the air because a car flew through the bottom of it and broke it.

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 22/12/2025

Maybe the Georgia education officials should look harder at the numbers Mississippi is posting, bsky.app/profile/jake...

Third-graders who fail to meet reading standards are forced to repeat the third grade. Prior to 2013, a higher percentage of third-graders moved on to the fourth grade and took the NAEP fourth-grade reading test. After 2013, only those students who did well enough in reading moved on to the fourth grade and took the test.

Wainer et al. share the figure at the top of this post to show how this works quantitatively, and then they continue:

As previously mentioned, the latest NAEP data for 2024 show even more impressive, “miraculous” results on the fourth-grade literacy test scores – a tie for 8th place. Strangely though, for the eighth-grade literacy test, the state’s rank dropped to a tie for 42nd place! This should clear up any miracle illusions that may remain. Need more proof that Mississippi public education is without miracles? The 2024 NAEP fourth-grade mathematics scores rank the state at a tie at 50th! The eighth-grade scores also qualify for 50th place.

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 22/12/2025

I'm sorry they did that to you and your kid, it's scary. I'm experimenting with how to mount an action cam on a stroller, to document it all.

Still from a video camera, showing a stroller pushed along a sidewalk between a parking lot and a road. Child is blurred out.

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 17/12/2025

Good read. Among other things, it convinced me that the overwhelming prominence of Toussaint Louverture in my prior (and still) limited understanding of the revolution, without any disrespect to him, was a product of anti-Haitian historiography.

Book cover of I Have Avenged America, by Julia Gaffield

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 01/12/2025

We have reinvented the calculus in the elevator

Three graphs representing a trip down an elevator, with one stop between the first and last floors.

Top: altitude, as determined by air pressure
Middle: first derivative of altitude, velocity
Bottom: second derivative of altitude, acceleration

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 30/11/2025

I want to move some awkward furniture, not worry about why Ace is showing me three different prices online for the same item. Their service has been great. I am still planning to pick up at my local store, just looking to make sure they had stock and, sigh

Price on desktop with no cookies, $12.99

Price on desktop with cookies and logged into my Ace account, $14.99

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 17/11/2025

Piedmont Hospital and associated medical facilities have so much traffic going to them, and only the 110 bus for transit connectivity. State route 19, Roswell, is clogged. It's not going to happen but a new heavy rail line going north from Arts Center would be a better project than GDOT's new lanes.

Map of Atlanta with purple line starting at Arts Center heading north on Peachtree then Roswell

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 05/11/2025

defunding local schools is a horrible result for metro Atlanta. Kids can't vote and it is a real shame how few voters understand that having a representative government means voting on their behalf.

https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/Fulton/124753/web.345435/#/summary

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