Tim Fliss
@tpfliss.bsky.social
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Classic streamlined lowrider bicycles. The ride looks so relaxing.
The Art of Lowrider Bicycles
YouTube video by ¡COLORES! A Production of NMPBS
youtu.be
September 30, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Classic streamlined lowrider bicycles. The ride looks so relaxing.
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Great Ezra Klein interview with Jane Flegal and Jesse Jenkins this week on the emissions impacts of the partial repeal of the Biden administration's signature climate law and the path forward for decarbonization: www.nytimes.com/2025...
Opinion | Is Decarbonization Dead?
Trump just shredded America’s most ambitious climate policy. Jane Flegal and Jesse Jenkins discuss what this means for the future of renewable energy in the U.S.
www.nytimes.com
July 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Great Ezra Klein interview with Jane Flegal and Jesse Jenkins this week on the emissions impacts of the partial repeal of the Biden administration's signature climate law and the path forward for decarbonization: www.nytimes.com/2025...
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A BICYCLE WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED TO SEATTLE AREA BIKE LANES AND TRAILS. ALL RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY. RIDE A BICYCLE TO THE NEAREST BIKE LANE OR TRAIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.
May 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
A BICYCLE WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED TO SEATTLE AREA BIKE LANES AND TRAILS. ALL RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY. RIDE A BICYCLE TO THE NEAREST BIKE LANE OR TRAIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.
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Was in my shop yesterday, where I heard that all the prior year bikes they normally have on clearance by now are still full priced...because no one is really sure that there will be new inventory this year, or years to come
“It’s difficult to overstate how existential the tariffs are for the bicycle industry. Imports account for 97% of the bikes purchased in the United States, of which 87% come from China, making it ‘one of the most import-dependent industries in the U.S.’” heatmap.news/economy/trum...
Trump’s Tariffs Will Flatten the U.S. Bicycle Industry
Businesses were already bracing for a crash. Then came another 50% tariff on Chinese goods.
heatmap.news
April 9, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Was in my shop yesterday, where I heard that all the prior year bikes they normally have on clearance by now are still full priced...because no one is really sure that there will be new inventory this year, or years to come
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Please join us at the monthly LinkML Community meeting on March 20 at 8am PT / _15:00_ UTC!
Agenda: bit.ly/linkml-commu...
Host: @sierramoxon.bsky.social
Presentations:
- Pandera generator: @tpfliss.bsky.social
- MIxS schema in LinkML: Mark Miller
Zoom link is in the agenda doc. See you there!
Agenda: bit.ly/linkml-commu...
Host: @sierramoxon.bsky.social
Presentations:
- Pandera generator: @tpfliss.bsky.social
- MIxS schema in LinkML: Mark Miller
Zoom link is in the agenda doc. See you there!
LinkML Community Meeting rolling agenda
LinkML Community Meeting Agenda (and minutes) Meeting time: Third Thursday of the month (usually), 8:00 AM PT / 11:00 AM ET Zoom link: https://lbnl.zoom.us/j/97903562170?pwd=ajNZNFFRUE1COWo1Y2JZdlJt...
bit.ly
March 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Please join us at the monthly LinkML Community meeting on March 20 at 8am PT / _15:00_ UTC!
Agenda: bit.ly/linkml-commu...
Host: @sierramoxon.bsky.social
Presentations:
- Pandera generator: @tpfliss.bsky.social
- MIxS schema in LinkML: Mark Miller
Zoom link is in the agenda doc. See you there!
Agenda: bit.ly/linkml-commu...
Host: @sierramoxon.bsky.social
Presentations:
- Pandera generator: @tpfliss.bsky.social
- MIxS schema in LinkML: Mark Miller
Zoom link is in the agenda doc. See you there!
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Playing with symbology and the SDOT crash data. Red translucent circles are pedestrian or cyclist serious injuries or fatalities, so circle looks darker when they stack. For the heatmap (blue fuzzy) I used all ped/cyc crashes with any injuries. This is just District 5, because I live here.
February 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Playing with symbology and the SDOT crash data. Red translucent circles are pedestrian or cyclist serious injuries or fatalities, so circle looks darker when they stack. For the heatmap (blue fuzzy) I used all ped/cyc crashes with any injuries. This is just District 5, because I live here.
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Ticked over 22,000 km on my @ternbicycles.com GSD S10 this morning. 😁❤️🚲
January 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Ticked over 22,000 km on my @ternbicycles.com GSD S10 this morning. 😁❤️🚲
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Introducing my luxury German vehicle purchase, anticipating mid-life crisis need to spend absurd amounts of money increasing my joy on a daily basis. Groceries got, mood lifted 1000%
January 26, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Introducing my luxury German vehicle purchase, anticipating mid-life crisis need to spend absurd amounts of money increasing my joy on a daily basis. Groceries got, mood lifted 1000%
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I will never stop being mad about how the media has treated the anti-trans movement as a group of ordinary people with legitimate concerns rather than the obvious frothing bigots they are.
ABC White House correspondent just released ANOTHER anti-trans EO expected that we did not cover in our piece this morning:
A federal ban on funding to programs that acknowledge and affirm transgender people.
A federal ban on funding to programs that acknowledge and affirm transgender people.
January 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I will never stop being mad about how the media has treated the anti-trans movement as a group of ordinary people with legitimate concerns rather than the obvious frothing bigots they are.
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This was my gym yesterday. The “no one bikes in the winter” is officially dead.
January 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This was my gym yesterday. The “no one bikes in the winter” is officially dead.
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If you bike to work, you live longer, new study confirms.
momentummag.com/if-you-bike-...
momentummag.com/if-you-bike-...
If you bike to work, you live longer, new study confirms
If you’re looking for an affordable and accessible way to live longer, skip the pricey wellness retreats and quirky biohacks—just bike to work.
momentummag.com
January 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
If you bike to work, you live longer, new study confirms.
momentummag.com/if-you-bike-...
momentummag.com/if-you-bike-...
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Don’t ever let anyone tell you that streets can’t be vibrant places to foster friendships and connect with neighbours. But as Donald Appleyard illustrated many decades ago, the volume & speed of traffic, and the overall design of the streets, are absolute social life dealbreakers. #StickyStreets
December 24, 2024 at 3:18 AM
Don’t ever let anyone tell you that streets can’t be vibrant places to foster friendships and connect with neighbours. But as Donald Appleyard illustrated many decades ago, the volume & speed of traffic, and the overall design of the streets, are absolute social life dealbreakers. #StickyStreets
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The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration has awarded nearly $50 million for planning work for the proposed Cascadia High-Speed Rail project, that would link Vancouver, Seattle and Portland with train service of speeds up to 250 mph.
PNW High-Speed Rail Planning to Begin Thanks to New Federal Money | U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington
www.cantwell.senate.gov
December 19, 2024 at 5:04 PM
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration has awarded nearly $50 million for planning work for the proposed Cascadia High-Speed Rail project, that would link Vancouver, Seattle and Portland with train service of speeds up to 250 mph.
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Merry Christmas everyone
#TreesByBike
#TreesByBike
December 14, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Merry Christmas everyone
#TreesByBike
#TreesByBike
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Over ten years in the making, we're opening the Montlake land bridge over SR 520 today.
December 14, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Over ten years in the making, we're opening the Montlake land bridge over SR 520 today.
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The highest and best use of a bike with a front rack is transporting pizza.
November 27, 2024 at 1:39 AM
The highest and best use of a bike with a front rack is transporting pizza.
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🚴 💚 More Toronto Barriers were installed along the existing bike lane along Myrtle last weekend
Our Better Bike Lane initiative continues to harden paint-n-post bike lanes
Our Better Bike Lane initiative continues to harden paint-n-post bike lanes
November 18, 2024 at 11:52 PM
🚴 💚 More Toronto Barriers were installed along the existing bike lane along Myrtle last weekend
Our Better Bike Lane initiative continues to harden paint-n-post bike lanes
Our Better Bike Lane initiative continues to harden paint-n-post bike lanes
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Get in. There's no time to explain.
November 18, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Get in. There's no time to explain.
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I ♥️ Daylighting
French law requires “daylighting” all intersections—eliminating street parking within 5 m of crosswalks to improve pedestrian safety—by 2026. Paris will complete all intersections by end of 2025.
SF will begin enforcing a similar law with fines beginning on Jan 1 www.sfmta.com/blog/statewi...
SF will begin enforcing a similar law with fines beginning on Jan 1 www.sfmta.com/blog/statewi...
Paris : fin 2025, toutes les places de stationnement devant des passages piétons auront disparu
Pour sécuriser et améliorer la visibilité autour des passages piétons, les collectivités territoriales françaises sont sommées de supprimer
leparisien.fr
November 17, 2024 at 6:59 PM
I ♥️ Daylighting
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Barcelona has metro, trams, buses, bike-lanes, and walkable (& sit-able) streets. They also have these electric “trackless trams,” which are smooth-riding long buses that look like trams (which are considered cooler so it might help with ridership). I admit, they ARE very cool. Thoughts? #Barcelona
November 16, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Barcelona has metro, trams, buses, bike-lanes, and walkable (& sit-able) streets. They also have these electric “trackless trams,” which are smooth-riding long buses that look like trams (which are considered cooler so it might help with ridership). I admit, they ARE very cool. Thoughts? #Barcelona
Since it was Madison's lampoon newspaper, The Onion's headlines always helped me process terrible events. 'No Way To Prevent This' was a brilliant recurring headline. It's only a step but respect that they can partner with the excellent Everytown to take over a hateful site and put it to better use.
November 14, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Since it was Madison's lampoon newspaper, The Onion's headlines always helped me process terrible events. 'No Way To Prevent This' was a brilliant recurring headline. It's only a step but respect that they can partner with the excellent Everytown to take over a hateful site and put it to better use.
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New to Seattle? November is historically the rainiest month, and with the time change, the sun sets before 5PM until Jan 25th. Here’s a few thoughts on how to make the most of it 🧵:
1) First off, ignore people who insist you have to innately love it or you don’t belong here.
1) First off, ignore people who insist you have to innately love it or you don’t belong here.
a pixel art of a city skyline at night with a green sign that says ' northwest ' on it
Alt: a pixel art of a city skyline at night with a green sign that says ' northwest ' on it
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2024 at 12:43 AM
New to Seattle? November is historically the rainiest month, and with the time change, the sun sets before 5PM until Jan 25th. Here’s a few thoughts on how to make the most of it 🧵:
1) First off, ignore people who insist you have to innately love it or you don’t belong here.
1) First off, ignore people who insist you have to innately love it or you don’t belong here.
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Transit agencies are in dire need of $$, and the federal government will offer none over the next few years.
It's all up to states and cities to avoid a downward spiral.
This is exactly the right move, and not a moment too soon.
www.politico.com/news/2024/11...
It's all up to states and cities to avoid a downward spiral.
This is exactly the right move, and not a moment too soon.
www.politico.com/news/2024/11...
After suspending congestion pricing, Kathy Hochul moves to revive the tolling plan
The New York governor is looking to enact the delayed policy before Trump takes office.
www.politico.com
November 8, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Transit agencies are in dire need of $$, and the federal government will offer none over the next few years.
It's all up to states and cities to avoid a downward spiral.
This is exactly the right move, and not a moment too soon.
www.politico.com/news/2024/11...
It's all up to states and cities to avoid a downward spiral.
This is exactly the right move, and not a moment too soon.
www.politico.com/news/2024/11...
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Yesterday I left the office early to catch the sunset and process WTF just happened in America. Turns out I was in good company — the Elliott Bay Trail was busy! It was a reminder to me that our trails and public spaces are a critical refuge for our mental health.
November 7, 2024 at 9:15 PM
Yesterday I left the office early to catch the sunset and process WTF just happened in America. Turns out I was in good company — the Elliott Bay Trail was busy! It was a reminder to me that our trails and public spaces are a critical refuge for our mental health.