Highway|Dan
@highway-dan.bsky.social
Civil Engineer with just lots of general interest. IndyCars, Sciency-stuff, other sports, and I just like listening to what people say.
I know he's getting ready for 2-man Run 3, but I just wanted to thank @thekenchilds.com for helping me get more invested in sliding sports. Catching up on Runs 1 and 2, and realizing I am aware of more than half the field, and even with some of the traits (like Tentea's ability to throw down a run).
February 17, 2026 at 5:06 PM
I know he's getting ready for 2-man Run 3, but I just wanted to thank @thekenchilds.com for helping me get more invested in sliding sports. Catching up on Runs 1 and 2, and realizing I am aware of more than half the field, and even with some of the traits (like Tentea's ability to throw down a run).
Random 2026 Olympics thought: The second week, they seem to have figured out how to do audio that minimizes the buzzy drone sounds. Nearly every venue I was hearing it on the first week is much better, frequently to the point of not hearing it at all.
February 17, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Random 2026 Olympics thought: The second week, they seem to have figured out how to do audio that minimizes the buzzy drone sounds. Nearly every venue I was hearing it on the first week is much better, frequently to the point of not hearing it at all.
I can appreciate the technical skill, but something in me just revolts at having extra people actually on the competition surface, in any sport. The camera guys running onto the field in football after a touchdown may have started it, but I really feel like it's not a trend I want to see continue.
February 17, 2026 at 3:52 PM
I can appreciate the technical skill, but something in me just revolts at having extra people actually on the competition surface, in any sport. The camera guys running onto the field in football after a touchdown may have started it, but I really feel like it's not a trend I want to see continue.
If it's wrong to not root for someone because they're engaged to Jake Paul, I don't think I can be right...
February 15, 2026 at 5:04 PM
If it's wrong to not root for someone because they're engaged to Jake Paul, I don't think I can be right...
I have to say that a lot of the teams that NBC has calling the Olympics are very good. Bill Spaulding and Joey Cheek doing a good job with the big track speed skating. Leigh Diffey and Erin Hamlin were great in Luge, and Bree Schaff good in Skeleton.
February 14, 2026 at 11:57 PM
I have to say that a lot of the teams that NBC has calling the Olympics are very good. Bill Spaulding and Joey Cheek doing a good job with the big track speed skating. Leigh Diffey and Erin Hamlin were great in Luge, and Bree Schaff good in Skeleton.
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It just happens that back in 2014 I made a bunch of Winter Olympic Lolcats. Let's have a look!
February 14, 2026 at 10:29 PM
It just happens that back in 2014 I made a bunch of Winter Olympic Lolcats. Let's have a look!
Not your usual dual window viewing: Olympic Skeleton final run and Bathurst 12 Hr start.
February 14, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Not your usual dual window viewing: Olympic Skeleton final run and Bathurst 12 Hr start.
Imagining that Winter Olympics followers in Brazil just went nuts :)
February 14, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Imagining that Winter Olympics followers in Brazil just went nuts :)
Post a banger not in English.
It's fun to see videos of them playing live, the bass is almost as tall as the bass player.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqpN...
It's fun to see videos of them playing live, the bass is almost as tall as the bass player.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqpN...
February 10, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Post a banger not in English.
It's fun to see videos of them playing live, the bass is almost as tall as the bass player.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqpN...
It's fun to see videos of them playing live, the bass is almost as tall as the bass player.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqpN...
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work
"It's almost always like this, but I can't say it could *never* be something else."
"It's almost always like this, but I can't say it could *never* be something else."
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work
"No, I'm not a scientist"
"No, I'm not a scientist"
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"That is SUCH a great question!!"
"That is SUCH a great question!!"
February 8, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work
"It's almost always like this, but I can't say it could *never* be something else."
"It's almost always like this, but I can't say it could *never* be something else."
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time and time again, MAGA Republicans are more excited to target and root against American athletes who have spoken out against them (or, in this case, merely expressed ambivalence) than they actually are to celebrate winning American athletes
What Hess actually said:
“Just because I’m wearing the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the US.”
“Just because I’m wearing the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the US.”
February 8, 2026 at 4:15 PM
time and time again, MAGA Republicans are more excited to target and root against American athletes who have spoken out against them (or, in this case, merely expressed ambivalence) than they actually are to celebrate winning American athletes
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Apparently I'm doing this -- my open letter to that open latter about AI in writing and publishing. I emerged from Hibernation Week to write it, so god only knows how much sense it makes. But at least a human wrote it, so that's nice.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
My Open Letter To That Open Letter About AI In Writing And Publishing
The tl;dr before you get into this post is this: the SFWA came out, said that some AI usage was okay enough in books for the authors of those books to not to be disqualified from winning a Nebula a…
terribleminds.com
December 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Apparently I'm doing this -- my open letter to that open latter about AI in writing and publishing. I emerged from Hibernation Week to write it, so god only knows how much sense it makes. But at least a human wrote it, so that's nice.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
Baby Shark but it's Glam Metal
YouTube video by SethDrums
www.youtube.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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This is really well done. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
What Did Men Do to Deserve This?
Changes in the economy and in the culture seem to have hit them hard. Scott Galloway believes they need an “aspirational vision of masculinity.”
www.newyorker.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This is really well done. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
I think I'd go with lucifur, but they're all great companions.
October 30, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I think I'd go with lucifur, but they're all great companions.
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Wrote up something about Techdirt's recent coverage, and why (whether we like it or not) we need to be a "democracy blog" now, rather than just a "tech" blog (not that we've ever been just a tech blog).
This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else.
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else.
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not)
While political reporters are still doing their view-from-nowhere “Democrats say this, Republicans say that” dance, tech and legal journalists have been watching an unfortunately recogn…
www.techdirt.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Wrote up something about Techdirt's recent coverage, and why (whether we like it or not) we need to be a "democracy blog" now, rather than just a "tech" blog (not that we've ever been just a tech blog).
This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else.
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else.
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
This has always been my favorite sign.
February 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
This has always been my favorite sign.
My freshman year roommate tried to change himself to a 30-hour day (missing classes every 3rd day), played CSNY incessantly, and never came back for spring semester. So not great, but not traumatic.
February 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
My freshman year roommate tried to change himself to a 30-hour day (missing classes every 3rd day), played CSNY incessantly, and never came back for spring semester. So not great, but not traumatic.
and why not Pro USF2000? Why put the "pro" in the middle? And why have them both be "US Formula 2000" when they have different spec (although convertible between the specs) cars?
February 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
and why not Pro USF2000? Why put the "pro" in the middle? And why have them both be "US Formula 2000" when they have different spec (although convertible between the specs) cars?
Hibike! Euphonium
Frieren
A Place Farther than the Universe
Hyouka
Your Name
Frieren
A Place Farther than the Universe
Hyouka
Your Name
January 18, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Hibike! Euphonium
Frieren
A Place Farther than the Universe
Hyouka
Your Name
Frieren
A Place Farther than the Universe
Hyouka
Your Name
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well I sure hope so, or I made this for nothing
January 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
well I sure hope so, or I made this for nothing
I make holes for water.
January 1, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I make holes for water.
Don't know how many people know this one, but it's always a good time to listen to Space Debris by Captain. (Amiga MOD, 4-track player) www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAZs...
Captain - Space Debris [Amiga MOD - Remaster]
YouTube video by Markus Kaarlonen (Captain)
www.youtube.com
December 28, 2024 at 3:38 AM
Don't know how many people know this one, but it's always a good time to listen to Space Debris by Captain. (Amiga MOD, 4-track player) www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAZs...
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So Long Farewell (A Breakup Anthem for Baroness Schraeder) by Riki Lindhome
YouTube video by Riki Lindhome
youtu.be
December 13, 2024 at 12:28 AM
I was raised on these streets.
November 19, 2024 at 12:21 AM
I was raised on these streets.