These USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C SSD enclosures are kind of ridiculous, but also kind of adorable. One looks like a floppy drive, the other like a computer icon for a file folder... which in turn is skeuomorphic design meant to look like an actual folder. www.ithome.com/0/909/297.htm

Public Health Seattle & King County’s comic on flushing rats back down the toilet is too cute. kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dph/...

Sony’s Japanese MiniDisc ads with Jamiroquai

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This basically amounts to Waymo using city workers to provide customer service -- with local taxpayers footing the bill.

Single-use plastic bags are wasteful and not as “reusable” in practice as claimed. Why is WA mandating that they be thicker and more expensive to consumers, rather than moving to phase them out entirely? www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

You can play with it here: sea2025election.alternative6.org (Be gentle, it’s hosted on a small VM.)

Made a little mapping tool with @shirleyswirley.bsky.social to answer the question: where in Seattle are people most politically similar to: ______? For example, this is the similarity map for Broadmoor Golf Club, the most extremist carceral and tax-dodging gated community inside the city bounds.

Well played, Seattle. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

Seattle will host the following group stage matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, announced Saturday: June 15: Belgium v. Egypt June 19: USA v. Australia June 24: Qatar v. UEFA Playoff A winner (Italy/Northern Irleand/Wales/Bosnia and Herzegovina June 26: Egypt v. Iran

Incredible game by the @pwhltorrent.bsky.social tonight! The Torrent conceded a goal about 3 minutes into the game, Hannah Murphy made 23 straight saves in her first pro start to keep it 1–0 for 55 more minutes, then the Torrent score 2 goals in the final 2 minutes. First win in team history.

RIP Crucial, a fantastic brand of memory and storage, killed as a consumer brand so that its parent company can sell to AI companies instead.

For nearly a year, I've been watching with quiet captivation as the tech world seeks "efficiency" with AI. Are we in a bubble? Yes. Will good AI products outlast it? Definitely. weill.org/2025/12/03/t...

This composition had eluded me for nearly a decade, but yesterday I was finally able to capture it. A train rolled through just as the Duquesne Incline was crossing over the tracks in #Pittsburgh, creating a picture perfect winter scene. It was worth the hours and hours I've waited over the years.

Happy to support @theurbanist.org with election visualizations. (I’m also a donor.)

Me: Maybe instead of a game console or gaming PC, I’ll stream AAA games instead. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate: $30 a month, or $1,080 for 3 years, assuming no price increases or paid add-ons. Me: OK, maybe “owning” games isn’t so bad after all.

SEATTLE SHOWED UP! 🤩 Today's home opener sets the record for the largest attendance for a women's hockey game in a US arena AND the highest attended home venue game in PWHL history!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Seattle mayoral election results, visualized by city council district. (Approximate; some precincts have been redrawn since the last district-specific council elections.) In district 1, incumbent Bruce Harrell led challenger Katie Wilson by about 6.5 points. Wilson won by less than 1 point citywide.

To anyone who ever thought, "one vote never made a difference", observe the results of the Stevens Pass Sewer District Commissioner Position No. 1 race.

Per-precinct final data are now available for King County, Washington's general election. In the race for Seattle mayor, Katie Wilson defeated incumbent Bruce Harrell by just under 2,000 votes.

Submit your resume today here or at the link in my bio: www.seattle.gov/mayor-elect #thisisyourcity

Let’s go Torrent!

Amazon HQ2 is growing rapidly; it’s just that it’s in Bellevue, not Virginia

Less than a year ago, @houseourneighbors.bsky.social ran a successful payroll tax campaign to fund #socialHousing in #Seattle. The mayor campaigned against it. That motivated @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social to run for mayor, and win. Let's keep the momentum for an affordable, vibrant city going!

After much deliberation and a grueling interview process, I’m pleased to announce that I’ve accepted a new job and will not need any financial support from my parents to cover the high costs of childcare going forward. #AmericanDream #ThisIsYourCity

This Saturday Ballard Fremont Greenways, Councilmember Strauss, and @seattledot.bsky.social are celebrating the new crosswalk on 15th Ave in Ballard. When: This Saturday at 2 PM Where: 15th Ave NW and NW 51st St in Ballard. Learn more: sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/11/05/1...

Per-precinct mid-election data (through last Friday, Nov. 7) are now available for King County, WA's general election. In the race for Seattle mayor, Katie Wilson closed the gap to 4,300 votes. (Wilson has since taken a 1,976-vote lead.) #seaElex #waElex #seattle #SeaElection #electionViz #dataviz

Holy shit, just learned about the typewriter art of Montserrat Alberich Escardívol, a Catalan typist. Using an extra wide typewriter and 180 color ribbons, she built up elaborate images from simple characters like 'm' and '.' and ';'. Here is her typewritten painting of the Cathedral of Barcelona.

Good morning! We have around 2300 accepted King County ballots left to add to the count this afternoon, around 1400 of which are Seattle ballots.

Katie Wilson is now almost certainly Seattle's 58th mayor. We spoke just now: "We’re going to wait for all of the ballots to be counted, but I think we won this race." www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

🫡 Godspeed, Suica Penguin.

Many races on the King County ballot, including for the mayor of Seattle, are within one percentage point of each other. Please verify that your ballot was counted, and if not, you can “cure” your ballot to ensure that it counts.

Happy Exploding Whale Day to those who celebrate. youtu.be/V6CLumsir34?...

In Japan, tourism to Portland, Oregon, is promoted by a grinning blue monster named Odnarodude. He’s at a Portland artisan event in Jiyugaoka De Aone this weekend.

BOOM. Wilson closes the gap, with many more ballots left. This is a tremendous result for her. She trails Harrell by just 1.9% and 4,300 votes. There are many more ballots remaining than at this point in the primary count.

Bonus election viz: here's how precincts shifted towards @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social (more orange) or away from Wilson (more blue) based on election night data, from the primary to the general election. Thanks @katherinemitchell.bsky.social for the suggestion! #seaElex #seattle #dataviz

Per-precinct Election Night data are now available for King County, Washington's general election. In the race for Seattle mayor, incumbent Bruce Harrell opened an 8000+ vote lead over Katie Wilson. #seaElex #waElex #seattle #SeaElection #electionViz #dataviz

Survey says: Seattleites actually LIKE Seattle!

Tashikametan is a turtle who promotes the Labor Standards Bureau. He uses a scope attached to his mask to check employers are being fair. He’s a surprisingly fast runner, but because his shell is heavy, he can’t get up if he falls backwards.

In a rare move, one of the monopoly electric utilities operating in Oregon is asking state regulators for permission to lower residential customer rates in 2026. The reduction, though small at less than 1%, is the result of Idaho Power’s break with coal: oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/11/04/a...

i rode Rapid Ride D up to Ballard just to try the new pushbutton signal at 15th Ave NW and 51st St. i saw two different people use it within 5 mins. So happy to see a more people-friendly environment on what used to feel like a surface highway

What's so inspiring about Singapore is that you can have a world-class mass transit system, high-rise public housing, incredibly smart land use, extremely expensive car registration taxes, you can have all that, and still have an unremarkable car-centric street-level pedestrian experience.

⚡️ IT'S ALL HAPPENING TOMORROW ⚡️ #JupyterCon 2025 kicks off in San Diego! Join us for groundbreaking keynotes, real-world AI implementations & the #Jupyter community coming together! Register: bit.ly/47aTHCE

If you’re in #Seattle, vote! Get your ballots to a dropbox by tomorrow at 8:00 pm. Mailing in ballots may also work, although postal delays may mean your vote won’t get processed until next week. #waelex #seattleelex #Election2025

I was an ORCA card reader for Halloween

AI-generated students are taking advantage of community colleges in Washington state, filling classes, and spiriting away federal loans and grants.

Track your ballot, Washington State! voter.votewa.gov/portal2023/l...