Urbanism + tech (for the people) Currently in SF. Founder: @urbanismnow.com Publishing with: thelabofthought.cohttps://bsky.app/profile/rayb.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rayb.bsky.social/post/3ml5ndrb2xc2o@holmesworcester.bsky.social have a quiet server link for us to try at the dweb meetup now?06 May 2026 02:21 +0000at://did:plc:knrfq55c6wiulpvkfifd7wq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5ndrb2xc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rayb.bsky.social/post/3mk676x4x6k22Another #pandoc bug report opened for #typst support. It's pretty gratifying using these tools to make books and reporting bugs along the way that get fixed for everyone! #foss https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/issues/1159823 Apr 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:knrfq55c6wiulpvkfifd7wq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk676x4x6k22https://bsky.app/profile/rayb.bsky.social/post/3mj5xlpvaid2fMade my first WikiQuote page for political economist James O'Connor. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/James_O%27Connor_(academic) "...banking became national and international and global financial markets now have more influence on the shape of local industry ...than local businesspeople and residents." #politicaleconomy10 Apr 2026 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:knrfq55c6wiulpvkfifd7wq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5xlpvaid2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/rayb.bsky.social/post/3mj33jmpsih2gIf AI is so good why hasn't anyone used it to install Linux on an iPad yet? Sad to see more and more apps I can't install on an old iPad that's perfectly usable.09 Apr 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:knrfq55c6wiulpvkfifd7wq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj33jmpsih2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rayb.bsky.social/post/3mj2xpmonnm2nTrains trains trains A project like this needs to get folks unified and proud instead of using it like a political tool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Hm0_-bOB4Y09 Apr 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:knrfq55c6wiulpvkfifd7wq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2xpmonnm2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/rayb.bsky.social/post/3mizureleqc26I'm helping organize a #permacomputing event in #SF this weekend! Would love to have folks swing by. luma.com/e27gae3q https://luma.com/e27gae3q09 Apr 2026 03:33 +0000at://did:plc:knrfq55c6wiulpvkfifd7wq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizureleqc26https://bsky.app/profile/rayb.bsky.social/post/3midu4kto3c2g@adamj.eu this guide was awesome thanks for writing it up! https://adamj.eu/tech/2025/05/07/pre-commit-install-uv/31 Mar 2026 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:knrfq55c6wiulpvkfifd7wq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3midu4kto3c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rayb.bsky.social/post/3mi7ux5mczc2hEnjoying Life After Cars today to much that I created a Wikipedia very basic page for it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_After_Cars Anyone wanna help fill it in with more details? #urbanism #urbanism+ [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Mar 2026 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:knrfq55c6wiulpvkfifd7wq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi7ux5mczc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rayb.bsky.social/post/3meme5mrrw22i@ente.io is an amazing #selfhosting solution for photo management that's fast, private, and thoughtfully built. One area that could really level it up? Polish the UX for tagging faces. If you care about this too, please read & upvote the discussion https://github.com/ente-io/ente/discussions/912511 Feb 2026 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:knrfq55c6wiulpvkfifd7wq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3meme5mrrw22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/rayb.bsky.social/post/3m5d4b4jyps2aWhy is West Virginia's forest cover so much more complete than other states in Open Street Map? One dedicated mapper is behind it all! #OpenStreetMap https://www.reddit.com/r/gis/comments/1oq1tzj/why_is_west_virginias_forest_cover_so_much_more/11 Nov 2025 02:39 +0000at://did:plc:knrfq55c6wiulpvkfifd7wq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5d4b4jyps2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rayb.bsky.social/post/3m5bw23mpdt2oAnyone know why #SFWifi in #SanFrancisco #California dropped from 39 locations, including Dolores, (as of September) offered to just 21? I can't find any press coverage or statements by the city. https://web.archive.org/web/20250925145336/https://www.sf.gov/information--sfwifi @sfgate.com @missionlocal.org @sfexaminer.bsky.social10 Nov 2025 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:knrfq55c6wiulpvkfifd7wq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5bw23mpdt2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rayb.bsky.social/post/3m4xwmfxk2f2iYesterday I created two #wikipedia articles! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooke_Alexx (fun pop star) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena_Bitcoin (sad crypto scam)06 Nov 2025 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:knrfq55c6wiulpvkfifd7wq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4xwmfxk2f2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/rayb.bsky.social/post/3m2u6uwws522dHuge news for #California #Urbanism https://calmatters.org/housing/2025/10/newsom-signs-massive-california-housing-overhaul/10 Oct 2025 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:knrfq55c6wiulpvkfifd7wq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2u6uwws522dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rayb.bsky.social/post/3m2u6tqehq625Game-changer for California urbanism! Governor Newsom has signed SB 79, a landmark law that greenlights denser housing near major transit stops. This is a massive win for creating more connected and sustainable cities.10 Oct 2025 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:knrfq55c6wiulpvkfifd7wq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2u6tqehq625https://bsky.app/profile/rayb.bsky.social/post/3lxldxf2uls2zCreator of pandoc merged a fix to my bug report in less than 24 hours! I appreciate this philosophy professor maintaining a great piece of software and responding to bug reports in such a timely manner. He's awful generous with his time. https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/issues/11090 #foss #OpenSource #pandoc30 Aug 2025 00:47 +0000at://did:plc:knrfq55c6wiulpvkfifd7wq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxldxf2uls2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/rayb.bsky.social/post/3lv35uzf6tc2g@merfishcomics.bsky.social fyi, your website still links to your Twitter instead of bluesky29 Jul 2025 03:25 +0000at://did:plc:knrfq55c6wiulpvkfifd7wq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv35uzf6tc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rayb.bsky.social/post/3lsf77ytmfk2mNYC has a very impressive Open Data portal. Every single day, a new dataset of all the 311 calls are made available for anyone to to dig in and analyze. This is just one of hundreds of datasets available from the city. 🧵 #urbanism #opendata #urbanplanning #nyc24 Jun 2025 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:knrfq55c6wiulpvkfifd7wq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsf77ytmfk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rayb.bsky.social/post/3lfzhqysttx2lFun to see #Wikipedia 's most viewed articles of 2024! https://buff.ly/4h5lxmf18 Jan 2025 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:knrfq55c6wiulpvkfifd7wq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfzhqysttx2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/rayb.bsky.social/post/3lfrxp5pjne2dCan anyone in the #Vue #VueJS or #Vite worlds tell me if there's a better way to build multiple web components? Can't use the lib option because then we can't inline dynamic imports with multiple inputs and multiple outputs. #OpenSource https://buff.ly/4ajvsSH15 Jan 2025 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:knrfq55c6wiulpvkfifd7wq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfrxp5pjne2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rayb.bsky.social/post/3lfpvegqgey23New blog post about cleaning up some #Wikipedia links on #OpenLibrary to replace them with #Wikidata https://buff.ly/40fa7VJ14 Jan 2025 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:knrfq55c6wiulpvkfifd7wq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfpvegqgey23https://bsky.app/profile/rayb.bsky.social/post/3lfnm2p2fto2pHappy that PocketBase has a new little guide out for importing and exporting data! https://buff.ly/3C32J8313 Jan 2025 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:knrfq55c6wiulpvkfifd7wq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfnm2p2fto2phttps://bsky.app/profile/rayb.bsky.social/post/3lfl6qdr6iv26A recent paper about NYC says upzoning reshuffles gentrification: some neighborhoods feel relief, others feel the heat. As such, a regional approach should be taken. Source: Upzoning and gentrification: Heterogeneous impacts of neighbourhood-level upzoning in New York City (2024).12 Jan 2025 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:knrfq55c6wiulpvkfifd7wq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfl6qdr6iv26https://bsky.app/profile/rayb.bsky.social/post/3lfibo4mlkx22A little writing about my mornings in Bogotá ⛰️ https://buff.ly/3C5H4vS #Bogota #Colombia #Writing11 Jan 2025 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:knrfq55c6wiulpvkfifd7wq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfibo4mlkx22https://bsky.app/profile/rayb.bsky.social/post/3lfgdowwtmf2xAudiobook recommendations? Fiction or non-fiction but having a good narrator is a must!. Finished Crying in H Mart this week and need something new.10 Jan 2025 23:25 +0000at://did:plc:knrfq55c6wiulpvkfifd7wq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfgdowwtmf2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/rayb.bsky.social/post/3lfgbyx7es225Made my first PR for Super Productivity! #FOSS #OpenSource #GitHub #Productivity https://github.com/johannesjo/super-productivity/pull/387310 Jan 2025 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:knrfq55c6wiulpvkfifd7wq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfgbyx7es225https://bsky.app/profile/rayb.bsky.social/post/3lffxxwbej22lIn December, I joined the celebration of 50 years of Ciclovía in Bogotá, Colombia. Three astonishing aspects caught my attention: 1. At the night Ciclovía, police were present with a music car encouraging people to register their bikes in case they're stolen. Quite the friendly community outreach.10 Jan 2025 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:knrfq55c6wiulpvkfifd7wq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lffxxwbej22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/rayb.bsky.social/post/3lf6b5jk75k2i@kickstarter.com might know I'm a Cory Doctorow fan07 Jan 2025 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:knrfq55c6wiulpvkfifd7wq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf6b5jk75k2i