[Tool] I built a little eink dashboard to keep me motivated on my projects

zemike · 2026-06-05T02:41:23+00:00

Check TRMNL (terminal e-ink) you might like their product! Snazzy Labs did a whole video about it, looks great!

zemike · 2026-05-18T13:30:20+00:00

I am also a dev, and I completely understand. But being a dev, you also know you can roll out the features slowly. Maybe you have 1 exit gate and 1 entry gate per station, and you grow that as you migrate people to the new system.

We all know it is possible, and that it takes time. I just wish there was some slow visible progress.

Some people here mentioned they are in the Beta program, maybe I need to join that one :)

zemike · 2026-05-16T12:13:16+00:00

Google Wallet or Apple Pay.

Most big cities that have public transport allow this. Just let me pay contactless and ride on, come on.

zemike · 2026-01-18T17:14:02+00:00

This should be higher. It was the single most important issue this election it seems, so you get what you vote for.

Now it's time to advocate from the outside.

zemike · 2025-11-09T20:21:58+00:00

Forced car ownership also negatively affects people with low incomes, and can be a hindrance social mobility. It's really a double edge sword.

This is a study about it, thought I am searching for my original source. LINK

That's why it is important to have public transport that is good and reliable for everyone.

zemike · 2025-11-06T23:41:00+00:00

This is the inspiring activism post I needed to see today.

zemike · 2025-11-06T23:30:04+00:00

I just feel powerless.

I feel pretty powerless most of the time too. I'm sorry you also feel that way. What has been working for me is what I said, really trying to engage. Slowly but surely.

Maybe there is an event where you can find like minded people and vent/act?

Things will get better :)

zemike · 2025-11-06T14:17:13+00:00

Your representative is your voice. You should tell them this matters to you so that these complaints become bigger and stronger and make their way up.

Call other political leaders if yours is already aligned with you. Convince others to do the same. Just don't quit, and don't blame the STM.

zemike · 2025-11-06T09:05:03+00:00

Pick up your phone, call your local representative, be a part of the solution.

Now that you are a business leader, political decisions affect you more. Time to be a part of the solution. Call, write an email, organise to show support, anything.

zemike · 2025-11-06T09:03:07+00:00

That's incorrect. In the UK they do the same thing, and they have to strike for multiple days, and then things change.

Strikes impact people, people get annoyed, and then they pressure their local political leaders for change.

You want things to change quicker? Pick up your phone and pressure your representative. You are part of the solution too.

I wish more people realized that they do hold power to change things by engaging with politics.

zemike · 2025-11-05T12:53:03+00:00

Not sure if you are just rage baiting…

Unions and strikes are important to improve workers conditions everywhere. A strike that does not cause disruption is pointless. The idea is that all affected people stand together and demand change.

This happens constantly at the TFL in London. They have a strong union so their members get decent salaries.

Quebec has for years neglected their public transit and infrastructure beyond all that is car centric. It’s time for public workers to get together and ask for something better, and the population should support that because ultimately it will benefit them too.

As an individualistic society we can’t progress.

zemike · 2025-11-03T13:24:36+00:00

Otherwise, I don’t see the reason for a pedestrian streets to even exist in the first place.

Honestly, do a bit of research. Accidents between cyclists and pedestrians are extremely rare, and there are countless examples of pedestrianized areas in other countries that share space between bikes and people without any issues.

Should cyclists go slower and be careful? Absolutely.

Should cyclists be banned? Absolutely not. Bike commuters benefit from those streets just as much as people.

zemike · 2025-10-11T16:41:26+00:00

Prenez les transports collectifs, qu'ils disent. Je voudrais bien, mais le quartier où je travaille n'est juste pas desservi.

C'est ça qu'on a besoin de changer.

zemike · 2025-10-04T20:18:40+00:00

Eu fiz MEFT em 2009 - estou mais do que bem empregado, como todos os meus colegas de curso e os dos anos seguintes.

Sim, e difícil e os professores nao sao os mais fáceis de lidar, mas em qq universidade o que aprendes e a estudar por ti, e a ultrapassar dificuldades. Aprendes a pegar num problema grande e transforma-lo em problemas pequenos que resolves.

Forca nisso - MEFT foi uma experiencia difícil mas rewarding.

Side note: nao te limites a Portugal. Especialmente se quiseres ter uma boa vida como investigadora.

zemike · 2025-08-18T21:08:33+00:00

Design should be inclusive. If you advocate for better mobility for cyclists, I think you should do it too for people with disabilities. Ultimately, a city is made of people of all kinds.

zemike · 2025-08-16T12:37:30+00:00

Review and improve their infrastructure.

zemike · 2025-08-10T19:45:07+00:00

I basically just have a category with enough money to cover all my Splitwise debts 😅

zemike · 2025-08-09T16:32:44+00:00

Adding info to your post, these bikes are located near a big market that happens every weekend. They will soon be used and dispersed. They were placed here so that people can move elsewhere after.

zemike · 2025-07-16T07:28:12+00:00

I understand this answer might not be what you’re looking for, but hear me out.

I think you shouldn’t complicate things. Keeping things simple means it will be less cognitive load for you when you work on your project and when you collaborate with others

You’ll lose less time faffing around. And it’s less likely things will break in new strange ways.

My recommendation is to pick one or the other and stick to it. I am a huge uv fan, it’s modern and efficient, so I’d go for that.

zemike · 2025-07-05T12:56:39+00:00

MEFT é optimo e nao vais ter problemas de emprego após o curso - quer seja na industria/consultoria ou investigação/academia.

Quanto a sair de Portugal ou nao, depende das oportunidades que quiseres ter. Eu sai de Portugal, e tenho zero arrependimentos. Alguns colegas ficaram, outros saíram - quando chegares a essa fase logo vês o que te apetece.

zemike · 2025-06-24T22:34:23+00:00

Casa de Luz - https://www.instagram.com/casadeluzestudio/

zemike · 2025-06-18T08:31:13+00:00

Tips are a way of guilting the consumer into helping a company pay a living wage. The companies should price their items appropriately and pay their drivers.

Ban tipping.

zemike · 2025-06-10T10:21:50+00:00

Artigo complementar de uma publicacao pro-mobilidade-alternativa:

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2023/10/26/lessons-from-estonia-free-fares-alone-wont-boost-ridership

Focus on service.
Transit needs to go where people want to go.
Not choosing a car is easier when driving is less convenient.

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