There is such a huge market for things that just work.

At the announcement yesterday we didn't have numbers yet, so it wasn't clear how big of a win this is. But thanks to city negotiations with Metro, we're going to go from 10,000 residents getting free ORCA passes to 22,000...with a budget increase of only about 60%.

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It is tasteless for Marcia McNutt, the president of the National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics, to JOKE about the exploitation of students. Students who are watching their hope of a scientific career burning up in front of their eyes.

For those who don’t know, this is where the light rail goes from at-grade to an elevated station. Maybe equivalent to the 3rd floor of an apartment building. Absolutely absurd and another reason to elevate/bury the line.

In before conspiracy theorists to remind everyone that election returns take a long time in CA because the state is very large and has many residents, tyia.

ICE in West Seattle

It should be illegal to have a chronic illness triggered by stress in 2026. 😂

So many screening questions are like “do you worry about the state of the world more than once every two weeks?” as if the problem is with you, not the current state of the world.

A Microsoft employee familiar with ClawPilot told 404 Media that the addiction language was “very troubling.” “We’re seeing more and more addiction happening with AI chatbots and agents and overall addiction to me is something no product should be making a part of its build strategy."

Starting shit at work today (asking in the queer employee group why our website logo isn’t rainbow yet) 🏳️‍🌈

Rainbow capitalism actually is a good thing but it's as a warning light, not as actual social progress; when the rainbow capitalism stops, it's a sign that capital doesn't feel that paying lip service to queers' humanity is currently advantageous

It *is* very impressive to make computers that can’t do math.

Official alert went out: AlertSeattle (SDOT): Collision on 12th Ave S blocking all lanes between E Fir St to E Yesler Way and E Yesler Way from Boren Ave S to 13th Ave. Use alternative routes.

Hey, I know you know this, but don't say your favorite teacher on a searchable public website. Just. Just in case you were going to.

Can someone explain to me why one of the richest companies in the world is out there trying to raise money? (You don't need to explain, the reason is AI, it just doesn't make any sense still)

Another thing that’s rarely talked about in the devrel space is safety. developer advocacy is so high visibility and that can put dev advocates at risk in ways we rarely talk about. It’s one of the reasons I had to step away from devrel

The allyship is already in the acronym when we stand up for each other.

Happy Pride to all my LGBTQ+ friends and followers and ESPECIALLY to all my trans loved ones. I am tragically straight and cis but I love you all and I am so glad you’re here. The world is better because you are all in it. ♥️💙💜💛💚🧡🤎🤍🩷🩵🩶

I want to watch this backfire on him spectacularly #TaxTheRich

I’d be interested in a patient-written perspective on how or when they make the distinction between expected post-workout soreness and tiredness and actual (if mild) PEM. I’m not in the shape I once was, so I don’t have a sense of how to benchmark it.

Lake WA Blvd — great for people, still not appropriate to have your dog off leash!

I see a lot of people missed Abercrombie suing people in Hollister, CA over putting their town name on clothing.

Nope, definitely accessibility killing employment rates because there’s no way jobs that can be done remotely are more susceptible to CEOs thinking they can be done by Ai or anything like that 🙄

I do think, on a fundamental level they don't want to examine, many people are still unlearning both individual and societal Christian messaging that anything whose primary function is making things easier or more comfortable is a moral weakness, and it's more virtuous to soldier on through

I recognize that logo in the bottom right! My sewn flag from Pride Flag SD has been outdoors almost year round and is still in great shape. If you’re looking to invest, it’s one to check out.

happy *quiet, chill* pride

Happy Pride Month to everyone who brings a little more color to our world 🏳️‍🌈🫶🏳️‍⚧️

If your goal in dealing with climate change doesn't include "helping people not die," I'm not sure we are aligned.

Air conditioning is unapologetically a good thing because it helps people not die. And one good thing about air conditioning is that it largely needs to run during the day when solar power is at its maximum: it can and should align with clean energy goals.

Prints of the zuck yacht are now available on my website! Thank you everybody for the love! I'm so grateful 🙏 ryanhillart.net

Hacking in 2026: just ask ☺️

So much of this timeline is just weird (derogatory). I know there are reasons but no, this is just weird.

🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride, you beautiful people 🏳️‍🌈

She went on a rant that men just had better friendships and gave me a D on a paper because she thought writing about how a character served as a foil to the main didn’t count as writing about one character’s role in the story or something. This woman haaaated my writing style too.

I love it when animals that are vicious hunters eat with the kind of grace and poise that make you think you’d get a disapproving look for using the wrong fork.

Voidcat and I are out on #LWB if anyone wants to say (distanced) hi!

Two days until election day in California. If you haven't voted yet, use a county-provided ballot drop-box or voting center.

Yes, I use dashes. Yes, I use the Oxford comma. Yes, I sometimes say: “Not… but.” Fuck anyone who thinks those things belong to AI. Who did you think they were stolen from in the first place?

actionnetwork.org/letters/supp... Please sign this!

Wow. "Other businesses said they were included on the petition without their knowledge, including Pink Gorilla and Snooze cafe, which still has the publicity poster taped to their counter." That's, uh, I don't think the city should treat the organization who collected this list seriously.

Seriously. No MA_A anything.

One of the things i keep trying to get people to understand is that these linguistic shorthands and stylistic flourishes have existed in writte and spoken communication for long before "AI" got ahold of them, and their proliferation with the training data is a part of where "AI" "learned" them. …

Lovely evening to paint out in Seattle

Well I missed this, damn

These business owners misled the city and misled their fellow business owners by not making clear what their petition was for, then claiming support for an extreme position based on a single signature. This is one reason why I always rely on letter writing campaigns rather than petitions.

Just violating everyone’s trust. I don’t expect these two to be on the Partnership’s board much longer. Great reporting @nickdeshais.bsky.social.

It continues to baffle me why a certain type of small business owner has so much contempt for their customer base. What, the UW students are all driving to get ice cream? Seriously?

periodic reminder that bill de blasio basically stopped fighting with the nypd after they kidnapped his daughter and publicly threatened her you tell them no and they tell you they're the ones with the guns

One of the more misogynistic takes currently trending in the AI policy space is "women use less AI than men because they have less tech literacy" Ok but have you considered that women use less AI than men because we have more tech literacy?