Although it was only the upper 80F temperatures when we biked home from the farmers market today, with humidity it was pretty much at my maximum. This isn’t atypical for August weather here, but I still hate it every year. #BikeTooter
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Led my monthly WTF (women, trans, femme) ride this morning. Had a few new people show up, which was great! Got to try out my new small portable tire pump, as two people weren’t sure about their tire pressure (worked great!). Kept the ride a bit shorter (7.5 miles) because it was turning from a nice morning to hot & humid. Was hoping to get out to another group ride this afternoon but I think I’m done for the day. #BikeTooter
For any Nashville bike folks here, we’re going to do a pedal to the polls on Saturday 7/25 (meet up starting at 1:30pm, wheels up 2pm). This is early voting for the August 6th election. I need to figure out what congressional district I’m even in now before then, thanks to the latest ridiculous gerrymandering. We had a small group for the last primary ride and it still totally made the day of the poll workers. #BikeTooter #nashville
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@mahryekuh@hachyderm.io
@mahryekuh@hachyderm.io @alicemcalicepants@ohai.social I have one! I ride it while riding a bike & I enjoy not having to feel like a traffic cone while still being visible. It’s currently benched as it’s a little heavy for hot weather right now, but nice for spring/fall. It never fails to make me smile when I wear it.
Led a monthly WTF (women, trans, femme) bike ride this morning. Used a queer history driving tour (https://nashvillesites.org/tours/lgbtq-driving/) put together by a local public historians to pick spots to visit this month, including a historical marker for Penny Campbell. She was the named plaintiff in the lawsuit that overturned the Tennessee's "Homosexual Practices Act” in 1996 (plus a longtime LGBTQ advocate, who also organized Nashville’s first Pride March). Small group, but great ride. #BikeTooter
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@s3rvant@fosstodon.org
@s3rvant@fosstodon.org really enjoyed it! Fast set up, easy to learn, different enough from the main game to be interesting. I feel like it will get to the table more often bc it’s so portable and compact.
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@Jay23Jay@troet.cafe
@Jay23Jay@troet.cafe this Germantown is actually a neighborhood in Nashville, Tennessee. But I actually grew up near a city with the same name in Wisconsin. There are many of them here. Chill & cozy are pretty good words for this!
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@marywordymary@wandering.shop
@marywordymary@wandering.shop really enjoyed it! It was our first time playing it, and I’m glad we got it.
Used my pizza rack for its intended purpose tonight. One of the local brew pubs is a “bring your own food” place, so we did. Played some Flamecraft Duals for the first time. Tonight was our last beautiful weather night before it heats up, so I really wanted to spend it outside. #BikeTooter #BoardGames
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@ascentale@sfba.social
@ascentale@sfba.social @bikenite@fedigroups.social A8. My spouse finished a master’s degree this year & graduation was today, so we biked to the ceremony in style this morning. #BikeNite
Finished one side of a baby blanket that I’m currently knitting for someone. Holding off on blocking it as I want I want to be able to compare as I knit side 2. Once both sides are done, I’ll block, steek, and then knit a border to connect them. Hoping to finish by the time the baby turns 1 😹 #knitting
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@ascentale@sfba.social
@ascentale @xtaran @bikenite A1. Nashville, TN. My bike lights are built in (ebike) and I love never having to think about it. For my teen, mainly built in rechargeable batteries in his lights. #BikeNite
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@autumn@triangletoot.party
@autumn@triangletoot.party the dog part sounds fantastic and fun! Good to see you.
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@SRLevine@neuromatch.social
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@AimeeMaroux@mastodon.social
@AimeeMaroux @MsHearthWitch I’m not a fan of Waymo, but I recently had to explain to my spouse & son that one thing that I liked when I tried them out was that I felt safer than in a Lyft/Uber. They were really confused, like, what would make you uncomfortable with a Lyft driver? Agree completely with you on concerns for driverless buses though. I’ve definitely had scenarios where it felt like the driver’s presence diffused some potential trouble.
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@ascentale@sfba.social
@ascentale @bikenite A8. There’s a little display of gnomes in a small park that I often bike through and they got some new decor for summer this week. It’s silly, but this little gnome village makes me smile every time I see it. #BikeNite
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@irizoris@hcommons.social
@irizoris@hcommons.social purple peas? Or is it just that the flowers are purple?
Day 22 of #30DaysOfBiking - to school with the teen, to my office, and then to Buchanan Arts tonight for stitching class. We sat outside for class tonight and it was beautiful out! #BikeTooter
My new wheel for bike 1 has arrived at the bike shop. My new battery charger for bike 2 has arrived at my house. But I’m really happy that the bike shop loaned me a bike so that none of this feels miraculous and incredibly urgent, just more “ok, getting back to normal soon.” #BikeTooter
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@MsHearthWitch@wandering.shop
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@eedly@mindly.social
@eedly@mindly.social I did the same thing! My doctor was like, just get the second one now, it’s fine.
An occasional reminder that if you’re 50 or older and haven’t gotten two doses of the shingles vaccine, this is an effective vaccine that helps to prevent an extremely painful and potentially debilitating disease. While the vaccine gets a bad rap for being rough to deal with (not my experience, personally), literally every person I know who has had shingles has talked about getting shingles being really horrible. https://www.npr.org/2026/04/06/nx-s1-5745209/shingles-symptoms-vaccine-treatment
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@agnes@pdx.social
@agnes this is good to know - I enjoyed both books & we’ve been talking about going to see the movie.
Yesterday we had a moment that reminded me that biking builds community connections. While biking home from the farmers market, I saw what looked like a wallet on the street. We stopped & found the owner’s address on their drivers license. Fortunately they still live there so we were able to return it directly to them. This little gesture saved this person a huge amount of worry and work. This is what biking has given me - the ability to notice and to act. #BikeTooter
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@MLE_online@social.afront.org
@MLE_online@social.afront.org @afewbugs@social.coop one idea: proposing it as a class at a local makerspace or public library. In my experience, CCs have fairly tight curriculum requirements & also budget challenges, so starting off in an environment with more open requirements might get it off the ground faster. It’s an amazing idea! 100% would love to take a class like this!
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@PeterRobison@nashtodon.com
@PeterRobison@nashtodon.com SURPRISE! Not. This whole thing is so frustrating. I cannot believe the majority party keeps pushing expansions forward on this.
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@MsHearthWitch@wandering.shop
@MsHearthWitch@wandering.shop totally with you on not enjoying high temperatures. My least fave weather to bike in.
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@Xibanya@mastodon.xyz
@Xibanya@mastodon.xyz it’s incredibly frustrating to be a woman in tech and to see so little progress across so many fields - basically all of engineering and CS is in the same place as when I finished undergrad in 1996. Some incremental progress but overall no.
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@jackdougherty@mstdn.social
@jackdougherty@mstdn.social Batavia St, just south of TSU in north Nashville.
Mapped out a route for a group ride next Sunday this afternoon. One reason I always ride every part of a route before taking others on it: Nashville is basically all hills and so what looks like a cute little side detour could be a brutal slog up a bizarrely steep hill. The views were great! But not something I want to lead others on. Did a bit of #coffeeneuring on the way. #BikeTooter
Decided we would stop at the French(ish) bakery on the bike ride to school this morning. Literally the only reason we go past this business is because of a protected bike lane. There’s no way we’d take this route without the bike lane and no way we’d stop here if we were in a car. I wish they had bike parking though! Another thing about biking is how often you get to have truly beautiful moments that you’d probably miss otherwise. #BikeTooter #food
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@PetterOfCats@mastodon.world
@PetterOfCats@mastodon.world yes, in 2026, we’re stuck in an endless loop of Wednesdays.
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@alicemcalicepants@ohai.social
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@JonBaker__dup_24464@mastodon.social
@JonBaker@mastodon.social @Michigander@toad.social 100/100 would definitely watch over and over.
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@janl@narrativ.es
@janl@narrativ.es putting ethics second (or in some cases never) is a big part of how we’re at the point we’re at right now.
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@danyoel@hci.social
@danyoel@hci.social @mdekstrand@hci.social seconding the University of Washington suggestion - they were the first place I thought of as well. In particular, check out AccessComputing - https://www.washington.edu/accesscomputing/ Once they’re in an undergrad program, they should check out the Tapia Conference: https://tapiaconference.cmd-it.org
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@quinnanya@mstdn.social
@quinnanya@mstdn.social very cool! What is the data that you’re weaving into the project? Asking bc my 14yo recently got very into weaving and is thinking about his next project. I hadn’t thought to suggest something data-focused but this really seems like an approach he’d be excited about!