Daigoro Toyama / is on Nostr

Bicyle rider (fietser & wielrenner) | Safe Streets advocate | Urbanist | Database engineer | he/him

All opinions are my own.

Keywords: #VisionZero #ClimateCrisis #SafeStreets #Transit #BlackLivesMatter #FOSS #Linux #KDE #Chromebook

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2024-05-28 20:35:15

How much does it cost Sound Transit to opearate the fair compliance program, including staffing? How much money have they recovered from the "fare evaders" since they reinstated the program back in November? In Japan, I think nothing when a train conductor comes to my car and starts inspecting the tickets. Here, as soon as I see a fare enforcement person onboard, I feel like vomiting.
#SoundTransit #StopFareEnforcement #Seattle
www.theurbanist.org/2024/05/28/sound-transit-platform-fare-inspection/?

2024-05-16 20:48:33

This is not the only article I've come across recently that reports REI's union-busting practices. They will be on my boycott list pretty soon unless their union asks people not to (yet).
#REI
www.huffpost.com/entry/rei-union-pips-crackdown_n_664505c4e4b00df0c6b6d369

2024-04-04 18:55:31

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@npub135d…tg9k Thanks. I made that assumption because East Asians (like myself) are definitely not brown. 😅

2024-04-04 18:33:04

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@npub135d…tg9k I assume "black and brown" don't include Asians. Am I correct?

2024-04-03 23:27:21

It's sad that a growing number of businesses that I patronage treat their labour forces unfairly. I've long said good-bye to Starbucks, and I can easily live without their overpriced products, but then Trader Joe's and now REI. I was shocked to learn that TJ's was singing from the same hymn sheet with Amazon and SpaceX to have the National Labor Relations Board declared unconstitutional. Is REI joining them? I wouldn't be surprised anymore.
www.huffpost.com/entry/rei-fired-manager-union-campaign_n_660b0c31e4b007c08f9e7a99

2024-03-24 06:09:22

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@npub1trd…ussx I'll be using those terms from now on!
BTW, how do you make your quoted message show up like that, just like on Reddit?

2024-03-24 05:11:08

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@npub1trd…ussx I should've just called it Equinox to be more inclusive... 😅

2024-03-05 19:49:30

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@npub1mmf…eknq If you consider me such a man and you ran into something I wrote that needs explaning, please do feel free to tell me.

2024-03-05 05:09:34

"'Improving perceived safety is likely to increase uptake by all sociodemographic groups, but especially women, older adults and children,' the report continues, placing emphasis on the safety of junctions and the accessibility of cycle lanes for residents, while noting that protected infrastructure is key to boosting real and perceived safety for cyclists and pedestrians."
#BikeTooter #SafeStreets
road.cc/content/news/cycle-lane-popularity-grows-once-installed-study-finds-306861

2024-01-30 23:35:28

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@npub1mmf…eknq I'm scratching my head now. As a man myself, I should have known that. Sorry you had to write it out for me. 😥

2024-01-30 23:31:02

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@npub1mmf…eknq You mean men don't like supporting Taylor Swift? I don't agree with everything she does, but I like how she stands up for what she believes in.

2023-12-30 20:48:44

New fender/mudguard day. Sorry @npub1sfl…gczt no more batman. 😆
[EDIT] Pardon the dirty bike...
#BikeTooter #SEABikes
https://media.infosec.town/media/fc775aea-df3a-4c60-94fa-3fd5f1049b88.jpg

2023-12-30 04:44:42

Pretty good cycle rack on W McGraw St at 33rd Ave W, Magnolia, Seattle. There are a few similar standalone racks on this block of the street.
#BikeTooter #CycleParkingAudit
https://media.infosec.town/media/7fc24364-d632-4581-9126-96a7988e2079.jpg

2023-12-27 17:31:02

Saw this comment on FB where people were discussing the benefits of streetcars (i.e. trams).
"I'd be a little bit nervous letting the government tell me what route I can take and at what time I can go."
I mean, well, aren't you letting the government tell you whether or not you can drive? Or do you drive around without a driver's license? 😅
#CarBrains

2023-12-16 04:15:57

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@npub1mmf…eknq For a year? That's a LONG time to wait...

2023-12-11 23:41:44

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@npub1mmf…eknq @npub16m9…alct I don't have the source with me, but I've read that quote-posting is coming to Mastodon. FWIW, compatible services like Firefish, which I am on, already supports quote-posting.

2023-12-11 23:41:44

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