PUBLIC NOTICE: Tinkertopia will be closed for New Year’s Day (Jan 001, 2026) and we will probably be closing early on New Year’s Eve if the shop is dead… maybe like 5 pm? Hope everyone has a great night and you’ve used lots of our old magazines for your new vision boards!!!! Manifest the change

I’ve begun evaluating license plates based on how funny they would be to be the last thing you see

Ending the year with a quick getaway to Tacoma, a truly top notch city that deserves more love.

All Ages shows are cool because where else do you get to spinkick a 15 year old and have it be socially acceptable?

-skatepark -walk around mall -Set small fires in the woods Congratulations You Are Now Normal

hey y'all, so my job (a non-profit) is building a library--of rare, unique, & banned books--which will be housed in anacostia (SE!!) we're hosting a film screening & panel discussion/fundraiser on MLK weekend, 1/18/26 come support a great cause! www.eventbrite.com/e/unbanned-f...

Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.

ruin two bands by combining them: the revolting cockteau twins

All of Satoshi Kon's films are now remastered in 4K. ccnews.cinemacity.co.jp/satoshi_kon_...

ruin two bands by combining them: Einstürzende New Edition

Looking forward the playing with my guy Brandonious! 8pm 1am B2B

Gould was The Man, and the book the racists despite is "The Mismeasure of Man" and it's great

What a quote.

Lunch sketch.

I'll be real with you: as someone who never really thought about Bardot, the last few days were an eye-opener for me, too. Plus that great lack of context that we all love to live under. None of us has the energy to keep up outrage that People Don't Know Every Problem

One of my more controversial opinions is that the US needs to significantly raise taxes to the tune of a couple % of GDP right now, even before any expansive social democratic reforms, and that means you—yes you, dear highly educated professional—will need to pay up, not just nebulous billionaires.

Remember: When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them. When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips. ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.

Me? ENJOYING some industrial metal? I'm as surprised as you are! This is a lot of guitars...

Hey! Wren’s nest near ruston in Tacoma is a banger. Give it a whirl. Good savory breakfast pastry spot.

The KUOW Book Club read "Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler" by Susana M. Morris this month. Morris joined KUOW's Katie Campbell to talk about her biography of the literary legend.

🚨 WA and other vote-by-mail states: The post office changed its postmark policy and no longer guarantees a postmark will be given on the date mail is received. For deadline sensitive mail, like ballots, this means that you need to mail far in advance (10+ days before) or use a drop box. #waelex

I'm a firm believer that this liminal period between the holidays and New Year's is how we're supposed to live. It's peak existence. May the word "efficiency" die in 2026 and all its horrible relatives "innovating" to solve the perceived problems of rest, joy, creativity, and humanity.

I was once in the same room as a guy in a very small-time band who was sleeping with the singer from Metric at the time.

Legislators need to pronounce this proposal as dead on arrival. The climate crisis is getting worse, and Trump is determined to stop climate action. We need these funds to go to build the infrastructure and services needed to reduce climate pollution - as voters made clear when they approved it.

"You shouldn't make art for the money" buddy I'll take it one step further and say we shouldn't have to labor for capital at all but in the meantime pay an artist

I miss Jay Inslee. Ferguson continues to be a massive downgrade.

At @coyotemedia.org we are strongly against generative AI slop. Also we can't afford a Getty subscription. So for a recent post about our favorite Bay Area Beefs, @soleilho.com and I broke out the sharpies and colored pencils and drew our own illustrations. Can you guess which beefs are which?

Canadians (especially cis Canadians), PLEASE take a moment to sign this petition and take action in defence of trans people. It takes less than a minute to sign and verify your signature. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Splatter Squall (Germany) Active 1993-1997. Dark Electro/EBM band that toured w/ Plastic Noise Experience & almost ended up on Celtic Circle. However, CCPs owner went to prison for illegal money transfers. Internal conflicts & a missing record deal led to the band splitting up. #industrialmusic

There’s a funny Politico story showing that the latest polling on AI shows 80-20 in favor of heavy regulations, an absolute slam dunk platform, but Dems are worried about not winning back mask-off tech CEO donors www.politico.com/news/magazin...

To all Spotify users, Please add your favorite songs to my birthday playlist. Every year, I listen to this birthday playlist for a full year to lift my spirits. Thank you for your help. open.spotify.com/playlist/2bM...

Thinking about the time Sacks and his buddies started a run on their own bank and had to be bailed out.

Beiruit Bites in University Place continues to be fantastic. Took another set of friends to confirm their falafel is as fantastic as I made it out to be - they seemed impressed

Gravy, cheese curds

Then vs Now. One more LED fixture down. The brass banker's fixture is a Frankenstein of a desk lamp, a clamp on gooseneck, and spare parts for the mount.

Elon isn’t even the first misogynist antisemitic union-hater to build motion capture suits for lifelike humanoid robot figures

"The woman who initially represented freedom spent her later years resenting others exercising that same freedom. She championed her own sexual liberation while opposing marriage equality and LGBTQ+ visibility. A reminder that breaking your own barriers doesn't make you an ally."

LeMonde said, not on our watch

english degree: good luck getting a job, buddy! AI can replace you coding degree: good luck getting a job, buddy! AI can replace you film degree: your deep knowledge of behind the scenes stories from Who Framed Roger Rabbit will delight and entertain coworkers in any field for decades to come

Sara's mixing tips are always great. Nice and grounded, none of the neon

Enjoying The Chair Company way more than I expected I'm a sucker for "hapless rube stumbles into a complex criminal empire"

Previewing prefiled bills in #waleg before the 2026 session—here are some of the bills I found interesting: the new AI regulation bill HB 2157 app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/... which looks stronger than previous proposals, but I need to look more closely;

"Why Peter Thiel is leaving Silicon Valley" (2018)

My Frankenstein light fixture to replace the LED fixture above the fireplace is 85% complete. Recabling the unit was not a fun time... Hoping I like it installed for as much as I've built it up in my mind

Got meshtastic setup on my V3; feel completely lost so far.

All of the money that changed hands in the Teapot Dome scandal totaled less than $10 million after adjusting for inflation, and it was considered so corrupt we still teach it in high school government classes a century later.

"Don't talk to me or my son ever again"

All I wanted was to install some serial drivers...