Long ride (for me, this year) today.
Spent the last hour debugging Garmin’s REST API.
GET /legs/status returns "nonfunctional"
GET /motivation returns null
Still waiting on PUT /tacos.
Turns out it doesn’t actually help you rest.
Shelby LeVino retweeted
Rep. Tim Burchett tries a new way to find some bipartisan cheer, with special guest George Santos.
“I thought 15 minutes was just enough to get them in and get them out,” Burchett said. “They get a little Christmas cheer and they’re out the door.” wapo.st/4gmTWw3
@CTDOTOfficial want to send more crash responders home safely after their shift? Design safer roads that cause fewer, less violent crashes. #trafficviolenceisachoice
With a university campus across the street and thousands of undergrads, this is what hostile #pedestrian architecture looks like. Nearest crosswalk is 1/4 mile and no sidewalks on this side @CTDOTOfficial
Yet another disappointing transaction with @MandT_Bank. Nice people, terrible processes.
Challenge: riding with 5 other cyclists, all better riders.
Stress: flatting when you’re the red lantern.
Tension: fixing it as they watch.
Pressure: having 3 of them be bike mechanics discussing your approach.
#PressureNoPressure
Found three small bearings on the floor under my desk. Nothing in or near my desk has bearings that I can see. Likelihood this will wake me up at 3am?
And for planners and product folks that means being aware of bias by always asking, “who is NOT in the room” before drawing any conclusions.
Entertaining conversation in checkout line at bestbuy between two customers:
Q: is your tv 4K?
A: it’s new so I think so. I don’t think it’s 5k. And I know it’s not the older 3k.
Chili dogs should not be on the list of foods to eat just before leaving the dock on a whale watch. Not just for the diners, but for the sake of those around them too.
This is where mastery becomes obvious. Knowing what can be removed from the models and in what order without losing your audience, or how the pieces (later) come together.
How do you get to artisanal information and just-in-time awareness if you insist on writing single-form narratives?
#onesizedoesnotfitall
If a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, what is the value of this?
#ByByeBirdie
