mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06Boulder, Colorado, bikes, cities, sometimes music/tech #nobots
Hey #colorado, it's time for the annual "don't be a jerk when pooping in the wilderness" news coverage.
*The public benefit of providing free wag bags at trailheads is worth it, people are more likely to take and use them.
*TH toilets are very welcome after a drive or hike, but GI tracts don't always behave on long hikes.
https://coloradosun.com/2026/07/21/colorado-backcountry-pooping-wag-bags/
“If we want a future, mass transit is not optional.”
As a previous downtown commuter, I nodded along to much of the frustration in this op-Ed.
https://coloradosun.com/2026/07/19/denver-rtd-transportation-opinion-carman/
Last summer I collected ~40 signatures for a safer crosswalk in my neighborhood (my city only required 5 signatures) and photographed sightlines. Drivers speed through there and the crosswalk is nearly invisible. Three months later after doing a traffic count, they put up a yellow warning sign. This is considered progress, even though it’s not real safety. No stop signs, no speed bumps. Nothing to inconvenience drivers.
I understand this dad’s frustration.
That seems fun. Security vulnerability in an dealer-installed alarm that drivers don’t know they have
A college friend is buying a freeze dryer ($$$) and it makes sense because they do through hikes but I dunno. My solo trip length is three nights before I want a real shower and/or start freaking out about safety. I am a wimp.
It is more comfortable with a buddy and sharing camp chores
“This year was particularly bad for buyers wanting to exercise their left foot as they drive. While the 2025 U.S. new consumer vehicle market offered 32 manual-transmission vehicles, in 2026, that list got even shorter. Just 29, and four of those are cars with seven-figure price tags.”
Acura integra , mazda3, civic SI and WRX are on this list, but there’s a gap for cars that are stick and in the sub 300 hp range.
Cursed creatures.
“Robot dogs with hyper-realistic silicone heads modeled after world-renowned figures — including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Andy Warhol and Pablo Picasso — can be seen roaming around a Berlin museum, occasionally “pooing” printed images of their surroundings which they’ve previously captured with integrated cameras.”
