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Posts by Ian R Buck

I've had Nextcloud sitting at about 80% all set up for the last six months. I may never get to that last 20%.

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A five-by-five bingo card with predictions of things that will happen in 2026. The top right space reads "New Bo Burnham... thing."

A five-by-five bingo card with predictions of things that will happen in 2026. The top right space reads "New Bo Burnham... thing."

I had your 2021 tweet in mind when I put together my bingo card.

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Until I see a published plan that includes bus lanes, I'm going to assume there won't be any.

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Pretty bummed that they're not fully implementing the W 7th St plan that St Paul and Metro Transit announced last year. It might come in bits and pieces, but I'm afraid that we'll be stuck with aBRT for a long long time.

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My partner @jasoncapsaicin.bsky.social made a step by step guide on how to break up ice in your neighborhood in Minnesota. Enjoy!

3 months ago 1138 479 29 59

Not a high enough confidence interval, more experiments are needed.

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Someone remake “It’s a Wonderful Life” but Mr. Potter believes that hoarding is morally required so he can devote resources to delivering a far future with trillions of humans while George Bailey is like, “Gosh Darnit! What if taking care of people today is what takes care of people in the future?!”

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I don't think that the problem is political campaigns on the left not creating good YouTube content; the problem is with the habit of watching 3+ hours of YouTube a day.
Bowling Alone found TV watch time to be the strongest correlation with low social capital, and this seems like the modern equiv.

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How Mixing Bikes And Pedestrians On Lyndale Feels
How Mixing Bikes And Pedestrians On Lyndale Feels YouTube video by StreetsMN

"On October 4 2025, Move Minnesota’s Livable Lyndale campaign hosted a “Stroll & Roll” rally to showcase what the experience will be like if Lyndale is reconstructed with a shared use path, as the current county design calls for. Here is a collection of testimonials from people in attendance."

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Could you include a picture or link to the Stanley diagram that Todd walks us through in the episode show notes? I'm having trouble visualizing it in my head.

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I was interviewed here, and did my best to remember how this all started!

7 months ago 18 3 0 0

john mentioned a homeowner coming out who said that putting in a path would change the character of the lake. i recognized him - it’s james, the elizabeth shaffer delegate from ward 7 convention who was the subject of a credentials challenge due to donating to republicans

bsky.app/profile/tayl...

7 months ago 65 5 2 1
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Here's the triumphant unfurling of the banner.

7 months ago 161 10 1 1

Minneapolis bike pals!
Anyone looking for a 1 bedroom apartment (first floor) in a quadplex of other bike people?

Locked garage available, secure underground storage too, cat friendly, and you get to be my neighbor! Rent is approx $1,000 a month and includes water, trash, heat.

8 months ago 5 2 1 0

Check out the Google App Script attached to my spreadsheet, you can modify it to make the Google Maps API calls you need.

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I suppose some of them are acquaintances, but "friends, family, and acquaintances" doesn't really roll off the tongue. 😆

8 months ago 2 0 0 0
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I'm sure you have some people you hang out with more often than other people. A spectrum of friends, family, and acquaintances.
What do you mean by "accessibility" here?

8 months ago 1 0 0 0

How rude of them!

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Brings to mind this news article from the early days of the pandemic:
minnesotareformer.com/briefs/minne...

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What's creepy about this to you?

8 months ago 1 0 0 0

Weighted average. The way they truncated the quote for the social media post removed that important context.

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That was my first instinct, but the direct distance often doesn't reflect our real-world experiences. Barriers like rivers or highways can make two points feel farther apart, and amenities like rapid transit and bike trails can make two points feel closer together.

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Respect the Friend-Density Matrix Maximize your ability to hang out with friends by using this spreadsheet, which helps you match a place to live with proximity to them!

"I created a spreadsheet that allows you to put in a list of friends, their address and a weight for each. It will tell you what the average travel time by bike or transit is from each neighborhood in Minneapolis to each of your friends..." - @ianrbuck.bsky.social

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You're a sneaky photographer!

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Time to dig a bike tunnel under the railroad tracks!

9 months ago 2 0 0 0
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Ian, Zack, and James gesture up at a Rue Saint-Paul O. street sign in Montreal, QC, Canada.

Ian, Zack, and James gesture up at a Rue Saint-Paul O. street sign in Montreal, QC, Canada.

Saint Paul meetup on Rue Saint-Paul. @scoopsstp.bsky.social @kcazllerraf.bsky.social @ianrbuck.bsky.social

10 months ago 31 3 1 1
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The 2025 Legislative Wrap-up Podcast Episode · Streets.mn Podcast · 06/16/2025 · 58m

We recorded this before Speaker Hortman was stolen from us. Now I can hear what we took for granted. We shared a short example of her leadership and it seemed like a given. It’s not. Nobody could have handled a tied House like she did. We owe her so much. #mnleg podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

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Except when you reach Snelling!

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Consider that those are tasks that can be done by transit ambassadors, and it's better if those tasks aren't done by someone who is also trying to focus on operating a vehicle. That should be the goal of automating transit vehicles.

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Feels like I-94 back home, eh?

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