Steve Boland
@steveboland.bsky.social
Bay Area, Cal. (Work in transpo planning, not tech.)
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Steve Boland
@steveboland.bsky.social
· Jun 27
Say what you will about Reddit, at least you can downvote
Is this your king
I’m not going to pretend it’s easy to say something in the moment when you witness the president do this and you’re aboard Air Force One with all the uniformed officers and secret service and fancy wood accents, but this is really an instance where you should. people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Is this your king
I see we’re talking about platform screen doors today. Full-height doors are good for noise reduction and climate control in underground stations (if you need that), but they’re also more expensive. When in doubt, be like Japan www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/u...
November 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I see we’re talking about platform screen doors today. Full-height doors are good for noise reduction and climate control in underground stations (if you need that), but they’re also more expensive. When in doubt, be like Japan www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/u...
Do you ever fly on an airplane?
November 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Do you ever fly on an airplane?
Apple broke my phone. Took it in to replace the battery, when I pick up they go, oh, your charging port is loose and therefore we can't replace the battery -- and to replace the charging port will cost $340 instead of $70 for the battery alone. And guess what? All of a sudden, it won't charge!
November 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Apple broke my phone. Took it in to replace the battery, when I pick up they go, oh, your charging port is loose and therefore we can't replace the battery -- and to replace the charging port will cost $340 instead of $70 for the battery alone. And guess what? All of a sudden, it won't charge!
Cool, sounds like we don't need that yard in Santa Clara
November 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Cool, sounds like we don't need that yard in Santa Clara
Foamers in full effect on the last Breda run
November 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Foamers in full effect on the last Breda run
I mean, they only talked about the parts where I knew the guy was a child rapist. So unfair!
WHITE HOUSE SAYS EPSTEIN EMAILS SELECTIVELY RELEASED BY DEMOCRATS TO SMEAR TRUMP.
November 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I mean, they only talked about the parts where I knew the guy was a child rapist. So unfair!
I love transit maps, but
November 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I love transit maps, but
I can see it. From Downtown Oakland. Not that photogenic w my iPhone 8 camera, but there is a green glow over the hills, like a UFO is in Orinda. This has to be once in a lifetime
November 12, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I can see it. From Downtown Oakland. Not that photogenic w my iPhone 8 camera, but there is a green glow over the hills, like a UFO is in Orinda. This has to be once in a lifetime
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Never forget, Texas is California 50 years ago
i think it's cool how Republicans are independently converging on neo-feudalism
November 12, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Never forget, Texas is California 50 years ago
Death by Lightning is an entertaining show, but is "We get fucking sloshed, that's what" something people said in 1880? (Also: "I'm the next vice president of the United States, you motherfuckers")
November 11, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Death by Lightning is an entertaining show, but is "We get fucking sloshed, that's what" something people said in 1880? (Also: "I'm the next vice president of the United States, you motherfuckers")
Finally. Nikki Fortunato Bas was useless on this oaklandside.org/2025/11/10/a...
An epic Lake Merritt hangout spot faces restrictions after gun violence
Councilmember Charlene Wang led the charge to make parking at a cul-de-sac on the lake illegal after 10 p.m., saying residents wanted relief from noise and violence.
oaklandside.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Finally. Nikki Fortunato Bas was useless on this oaklandside.org/2025/11/10/a...
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The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
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Cross-posting my discovery of the day. This guy could have been the Shoup of design review.
He's was a random architect working from home in Bernal Heights. Never had a faculty position.
He churned out scores of academic papers and one great book.
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19873...
He's was a random architect working from home in Bernal Heights. Never had a faculty position.
He churned out scores of academic papers and one great book.
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19873...
Thread by @CSElmendorf on Thread Reader App
@CSElmendorf: I stumbled across the work of Arthur E. Stamps III this morning and, wow, my eyes have been opened! He's was (is?) an architect in San Francisco who wrote scores of academic papers on th...
threadreaderapp.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Cross-posting my discovery of the day. This guy could have been the Shoup of design review.
He's was a random architect working from home in Bernal Heights. Never had a faculty position.
He churned out scores of academic papers and one great book.
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19873...
He's was a random architect working from home in Bernal Heights. Never had a faculty position.
He churned out scores of academic papers and one great book.
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19873...
We've got politicians in San Francisco rallying around a robocar hitting a cat, but AI is literally killing kids
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
We've got politicians in San Francisco rallying around a robocar hitting a cat, but AI is literally killing kids
God forbid we use a tiny fraction of the space in the station shed for pick-up/drop-off. It's really hard to take people seriously sometimes
exactly. the need for a kiss-and-ride easily be alleviated by constructing more parking in its place and ensuring each family owns at least two (ideally three for when the kid turns 16) cars
This is apparently something called a “Kiss and Ride” drop off. A maze for cars next to a train station. I have never heard of this term, but it echos what @volts.wtf has said that we waste transit projects that still serve suburban commuters and cars over moving people to places they want to be
November 8, 2025 at 2:39 AM
God forbid we use a tiny fraction of the space in the station shed for pick-up/drop-off. It's really hard to take people seriously sometimes
In celebration (?) of the San Joaquins rebranding to Gold Runner and the upcoming Oakley station, I've updated my NorCal intercity rail map. Yes, there should still be cafe cars on Gold Runner calurbanist.com/bay-area-cen...
Bay Area/Central Valley Rail – Transit Maps by CalUrbanist
calurbanist.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
In celebration (?) of the San Joaquins rebranding to Gold Runner and the upcoming Oakley station, I've updated my NorCal intercity rail map. Yes, there should still be cafe cars on Gold Runner calurbanist.com/bay-area-cen...
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Affordability is *the* message every Democrat needs to focus on right now, and the populism + abundance framing is exactly how they should do it.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Affordability, affordability, affordability: Democrats’ new winning formula
From a democratic socialist in New York to moderates in Virginia and New Jersey, Democrats found success by focusing on the cost of living — not culture wars.
www.politico.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Affordability is *the* message every Democrat needs to focus on right now, and the populism + abundance framing is exactly how they should do it.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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People forget this, but the trend couldn't be clearer
Any election in the Trump era with Trump not on the ballot has been a thumper for the opposition.
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
People forget this, but the trend couldn't be clearer
An interesting thing about Dick Cheney is that his one redeeming quality -- not completely hating queers, bc of his lesbian daughter -- isn't really that redeeming, if you think about it? I mean I guess we live in a world of parents who disown their children, but come on
November 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
An interesting thing about Dick Cheney is that his one redeeming quality -- not completely hating queers, bc of his lesbian daughter -- isn't really that redeeming, if you think about it? I mean I guess we live in a world of parents who disown their children, but come on
People love to complain about how slow the doors are on the Siemens, but they forget how often thr first-gen (LRV2) Bredas had to be taken out of service bc of broken doors. Or that they were so heavy they shook nearby houses. Like so many Italian vehicles, they were beautiful lemons
SF Muni saying goodbye to its iconic Breda trams
www.sfmta.com/blog/bye-bye...
www.sfmta.com/blog/bye-bye...
Bye Bye, Breda: Take a Last Ride on a Transit Superstar
www.sfmta.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
People love to complain about how slow the doors are on the Siemens, but they forget how often thr first-gen (LRV2) Bredas had to be taken out of service bc of broken doors. Or that they were so heavy they shook nearby houses. Like so many Italian vehicles, they were beautiful lemons
I see all these Dodger apologists this morning. Oh, they're fun! Oh, it's legal! So I will spell this out: The current system is anticompetitive. In no other sport do people have to think about rich and poor teams. Don't like the salary cap? How about a salary minimum? #FTD
November 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I see all these Dodger apologists this morning. Oh, they're fun! Oh, it's legal! So I will spell this out: The current system is anticompetitive. In no other sport do people have to think about rich and poor teams. Don't like the salary cap? How about a salary minimum? #FTD
No joy in Mudville
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
No joy in Mudville