Cale

@caleplut.com

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Used to write music and play piano, now tech policy & strategy for B.C. Government out of Vancouver. PhD, MFA in Interactive & Generative music for games Bikes, baking, and bad posts Personal account - opinions and X-COM jokes not official policy

An Ibex, out of any other context, atop a white platform
A black bear, on the side of a gravel path. Picture is taken farther away than is needed to get a good look, but probably closer than is safe
A very pitted spindle from a kid's bike bottom bracket
A mixed-use path with two increasingly bendy curves, lined with fences to enforce the turns. Beside it there is a perfectly straight and clear road.
An old used kids bike, stripped down a bit. Has one new pedal, but no handlebar ends. Both shifters are also broken.
The same clay "frog" with a basilisk edited in
A frog made out of clay that definitely looks like a basilisk from Dark Souls
A steel frame touring bicycle with a background of a cloudy but bright sky behind, looking over the water
The map screen for "Dragon's Eye" for the Apple II
Three large plastic bottles labeled with "Cale's Cola", with one caffeinated, one without caffeine, and one that swaps between the two when I have too much of one or the other.
A very steep wiggle in a mixed-use path to avoid several old utility poles. A desire path cuts directly through the corner. A newly installed fence cuts off access to this desire path and forces everyone to take the full wiggle.
A picture of a bear sent to me by my wife, which she has captioned "A little too close for my liking". I have helpfully responded with "Puppy"
The "I'm a genius! Oh no!" Meme, but with "Great legs today! Headwind!"
An ebike display showing 35.9 km trop odometer and no battery left
A Brodie Elan Vital 2.0 steel touring bike, parked on a trail with a beautiful river and mountain behind
A bike trail that has a ridiculously wide and tight turn around some power lines, with several desire paths traveling through the mud to bypass it
A small tree having fallen across a forested tra
The rear of a longtail cargo bike with its cover removed, showing the mounting points
A homemade see through rain cover for an e-bike, along with a mounted Bluetooth speaker and lights
A brown bear, happily snacking on something
Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments, where he makes the point that people can disagree on many things while still finding "some entertainment in [each other's] conversation]", but that this goes away when one party has "no fellow-feeling for the misfortunes I have met with", etc.
Another large truck, this time a company truck, happily blocking a bike lane
A large truck, proudly parked in the middle of a bike lane.
A multi-use path that turns to let out on a driveway a few meters away from the next part of the MUP
One side of a multi-use path, across the street from the other side of the MUP, with no direct route between them, forcing you to wait for 3 crossings on a busy highway if you want to actually take the path anywhere
Image of my bsky number being 1,638,316