mark burge

Oh hey, I have a ko-fi. Mostly because when I make cutting boards or stuff like that, end up making double or triple because of how much material I end up getting, so this will let me sell extras. I might throw up my dice vaults there, but we'll see. ko-fi.com/mebmakes

@yarn-otter.bsky.social Welcome!

Sigh, there's about a year of Red Seals that got screwed with the phase out of the old program and this new program. I happen to be one of them. www.canada.ca/en/employmen...

@jmcelroy.bsky.social Hey, just so you know, @desertbus.org is doing a bracket this week, so when you recover from tonight, check them out. the @videostrike.team can help you out to find the relevant bits.

@planetmoney.bsky.social It's probably too late now for this year, but I'd love to hear and episode about Desert Bus for hope, and more broadly the rise of internet charity marathons.

Desert Bus is a time for snacking and you too could snack in the fanciest of fancy styles with four handcrafted Charcuterie boards. Each one made from a different species of wood and shaped for a different element of the Bus.

Go donate and win something I made!

It's the first full Alpha Flight of Desert Bus! Welcome to our magical realm where wasps are spelled, beer is clocked and brackets are bracketed. Confused? That's Desert Bus baby! Tune on in at desertbus.org

It's @desertbus.org Time!

Daft punk Lego?! www.lego.com/en-us/catego...

What was that about how starlink was a perfectly good option instead of telesat?

For a company that made its name on selling books online, this isn’t a good look. (Yes I know, America company bad)

I will never not be impressed with political reporters being able to talk about nothing for three hours as they wait for vote results.

Ken sim is gone, time to build bike lanes!

Friday can’t wait for election results!

Wishing that @jmcelroy.bsky.social has enough red bull to get him through tonight.

He loves his very expensive chair by the fire.

Join us this Friday, October 16th, at 4PM PDT for a special one week early pre-marathon stream coinciding with the donations for #DB2026 officially opening, as well as the prize schedule.

It would take me nearly 2 hours by bus to get home tonight, right now. 25 minutes by car. And I’m literally standing and a rapid bus stop right now. #vancouver #translink

Hey mark, what kind of handles are you making for your new kitchen cabinet doors. Oh, just the most time consuming they could possibly be, nearly purposely made so they have to be hand sanded. #woodworking

Do you like traffic calming?! Neighbours are organizing this counter-petition to show support for the Hastings-Sunrise traffic calming work, which two municipal parties have now made promises to tear out if elected: www.change.org/p/keep-the-c...

Do you like traffic calming? Do you like not wasting nearly nine years of work to get streets safer for everyone? If so, you should sign this petition. www.change.org/p/keep-the-c...

Various traffic calming measures have been installed under the enshrined authority of the City Engineer, who is not a politician. Recent measures have been installed under the Neighbourhood Traffic Managment Program after EXTENSIVE consultation with residents.

<long, slow breath in><long, slow breath out> Traffic diverters, installed in neighbourhoods around the city, are an essential tool at keeping people safe on our roads. They are one tool in a whole toolbox of traffic calming measures that engineers have access to.

I took it little easier on me for @desertbus.org as it’s been a *year.* This year I made some charcuterie boards for hope because everyone likes adult lunchables. #desertbus20 #craftalong #db2026

This is a HUGE red flag for transportation in Vancouver. Ken Sim is vowing to repeal Gregor Robertson's 2017 delegation of authority to the chief engineer on road allocation. This would mean that every single bike lane and traffic calming scheme has to go to council for a public hearing and vote.

Porteau Cove reservations for next weekend? don't mind if I do!

City of North Vancouver added Jersey barriers to approaches of new Crosscut Bridge, a $17-million pedestrian and cycling connector over Highway 1 -- BECAUSE A MOTORIST DROVE THEIR VEHICLE OVER IT. Bridge temporarily closed for engineering assessment. Pics: Geoff Fawkes, Facebook.

and 29 km of that is the Seawall- a route for at least 10km of that is primarily recreational. So really, Vancouver is down to 80ish km. Take away arbutus and central valley greenway and that's another 20km. Yeah, Vancouver isn't a bike friendly city.

River district hasn’t had a voting place since the first townhomes were built in 2012- the closest being a 30 minute walk one way. Olympic villages had one literally less than a year after the first residents moved in. #vancouver #vanpoli

Also, consultation started in 2023. It’s insane how long it takes to go from that to implementation.

Traffic calming was asked by so many in the neighbourhood that the city created an entire program so it could be replicated in other areas of the city. The fact is that traffic calming is massively popular, the problem is that Google Maps routes people down inappropriate routes.

Don't worry, we can just put all the bike routes on side streets. No wait, not like that.

related: its insane how few aftermarket head units have a dial for volume control/mute. #caraudio

I spent most of my free time working on switching out the headunit on my van. Now it's in english!

The R2 from Metrotown to park royal is up and running and it’s taken my estimated commute time by bus down by….. 10 minutes.

This is the best day of my life.

The new grand tour hosts are pretty great.

Bicycle helmets are not designed for impacts with vehicles. Also if you get hit by a driver, you’re likely going to die from ten other things because you you just got hit by two tons.

It still blows my mind that city staff thought putting a bike lane on SW marine drive first before connecting an entire corner of the city(that is historically underserved by amenities) to the network (which it still hasn't done) was a good idea. #vanpoli

City centre mall is a hidden gem. Discuss.