Brian
@vandalarchitect.bsky.social
Architecture, urbanism, cycling
A couple years ago on the last day of school my neighbor had a bunch of her friends over playing badminton in the street and it was loud. I closed my window and let them be.
Kid just got home from school covered in snow:
“We had the best time pushing eachother into snowbanks, so much fun - then some lady yelled at us for being too loud.”
Our world hates kids being outside.
“We had the best time pushing eachother into snowbanks, so much fun - then some lady yelled at us for being too loud.”
Our world hates kids being outside.
January 27, 2026 at 11:46 PM
A couple years ago on the last day of school my neighbor had a bunch of her friends over playing badminton in the street and it was loud. I closed my window and let them be.
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The new link light rail across Lake Washington on the I-90 bridge is slated to officially open to passengers March 28, finally connecting Seattle and the Eastside.
Sound Transit announces opening day for light rail connecting Seattle and Bellevue
The new link light rail across Lake Washington on the I-90 bridge is slated to officially open to passengers March 28, finally connecting Seattle and the Eastside.
www.kuow.org
January 23, 2026 at 10:43 PM
The new link light rail across Lake Washington on the I-90 bridge is slated to officially open to passengers March 28, finally connecting Seattle and the Eastside.
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One of the Seattle middle schools where students had to shelter in place today because of ICE activity is named after a US citizen of Japanese descent who was sent to the Minidoka concentration camp as a teenager.
Aki Kurose - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 21, 2026 at 12:15 AM
One of the Seattle middle schools where students had to shelter in place today because of ICE activity is named after a US citizen of Japanese descent who was sent to the Minidoka concentration camp as a teenager.
The panic when I open this app and see 20+ notifications. Luckily people just liked and reposted and didn’t start following me.
January 20, 2026 at 11:43 PM
The panic when I open this app and see 20+ notifications. Luckily people just liked and reposted and didn’t start following me.
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I've said it before and I'll say it again: The best antidote to doom and despair is getting out in your community if you are able to and working towards something positive. Not everything has to be about fighting fascism directly. Simply building better and stronger communities is a worthy endeavor.
January 13, 2026 at 1:21 AM
I've said it before and I'll say it again: The best antidote to doom and despair is getting out in your community if you are able to and working towards something positive. Not everything has to be about fighting fascism directly. Simply building better and stronger communities is a worthy endeavor.
New bike day!!!
Still need to unbox and put it together, but I’m so stoked.
Still need to unbox and put it together, but I’m so stoked.
January 9, 2026 at 3:07 AM
New bike day!!!
Still need to unbox and put it together, but I’m so stoked.
Still need to unbox and put it together, but I’m so stoked.
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oh my GOD we just saw the logo for the Kraken Pride Night this year and holy shit???
January 6, 2026 at 4:46 AM
oh my GOD we just saw the logo for the Kraken Pride Night this year and holy shit???
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Context is US courts have ruled that standards organizations like the ICC lose their copyright on codes and standards once they are adopted into law, under the logic that you cannot copyright the law. ICC and others are trying to change that with the Pro Codes Act, which might make UpCodes illegal.
Congrats to ICC on another record revenue year. 🤑
More proof that you don't need a monopoly on the law itself to be extremely profitable. 😌
Full 990 here: projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/o...
More proof that you don't need a monopoly on the law itself to be extremely profitable. 😌
Full 990 here: projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/o...
January 7, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Context is US courts have ruled that standards organizations like the ICC lose their copyright on codes and standards once they are adopted into law, under the logic that you cannot copyright the law. ICC and others are trying to change that with the Pro Codes Act, which might make UpCodes illegal.
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If you are visiting here from X because the CSAM thing was a bridge too far, welcome.
I'd encourage you to carefully consider whether the things you heard about Bluesky on X are true or whether they were lies spread by the guy who owns X who controls what posts you see on his site.
I'd encourage you to carefully consider whether the things you heard about Bluesky on X are true or whether they were lies spread by the guy who owns X who controls what posts you see on his site.
January 2, 2026 at 7:15 PM
If you are visiting here from X because the CSAM thing was a bridge too far, welcome.
I'd encourage you to carefully consider whether the things you heard about Bluesky on X are true or whether they were lies spread by the guy who owns X who controls what posts you see on his site.
I'd encourage you to carefully consider whether the things you heard about Bluesky on X are true or whether they were lies spread by the guy who owns X who controls what posts you see on his site.
Had a mini panic attack as I couldn’t remember whether I’d finished mine for the year.
I’m good.
I’m good.
December 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Had a mini panic attack as I couldn’t remember whether I’d finished mine for the year.
I’m good.
I’m good.
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RIP
The Inventor Of The Little Arrow That Tells You What Side The Fuel Filler Is On Has Died - Jalopnik
The idea came to Moylan on a rainy day in April 1986 when he hopped in one of Ford's employee fleet cars to drive to a meeting at another building.
www.jalopnik.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:04 AM
RIP
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For anyone that gets that disorienting feeling of not knowing what day it is between Xmas and New Years and having very few obligations and things to do - that’s called being relaxed.
December 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
For anyone that gets that disorienting feeling of not knowing what day it is between Xmas and New Years and having very few obligations and things to do - that’s called being relaxed.
N+1 bike alert!
I got the green light to buy a MTB for my Christmas present, but I’m not really sure where to start. Last time I went mountain biking was almost 15 years ago on a Raleigh M40 hardtail. Probably very underbiked for what I was riding (mostly single track on Moscow Mtn).
I got the green light to buy a MTB for my Christmas present, but I’m not really sure where to start. Last time I went mountain biking was almost 15 years ago on a Raleigh M40 hardtail. Probably very underbiked for what I was riding (mostly single track on Moscow Mtn).
Moscow Mountain Trails - MAMBA (Moscow Area Mountain Bike Association)
mambatrails.org
December 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
N+1 bike alert!
I got the green light to buy a MTB for my Christmas present, but I’m not really sure where to start. Last time I went mountain biking was almost 15 years ago on a Raleigh M40 hardtail. Probably very underbiked for what I was riding (mostly single track on Moscow Mtn).
I got the green light to buy a MTB for my Christmas present, but I’m not really sure where to start. Last time I went mountain biking was almost 15 years ago on a Raleigh M40 hardtail. Probably very underbiked for what I was riding (mostly single track on Moscow Mtn).
Finally getting around to working on some language for sustainable design criteria I've been too busy to work on the past 6 months.
I'm begging jurisdictions to stop creating programs that amount to arbitrary or capricious requirements that do very little to improve your building's sustainability.
I'm begging jurisdictions to stop creating programs that amount to arbitrary or capricious requirements that do very little to improve your building's sustainability.
December 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Finally getting around to working on some language for sustainable design criteria I've been too busy to work on the past 6 months.
I'm begging jurisdictions to stop creating programs that amount to arbitrary or capricious requirements that do very little to improve your building's sustainability.
I'm begging jurisdictions to stop creating programs that amount to arbitrary or capricious requirements that do very little to improve your building's sustainability.
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People's safety is a higher priority than creditors' balance sheets. Rad's filing lists $32.1 million in assets. Compensating customers who were sold unsafe batteries needs to come first, then the creditors can recover what's left.
December 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
People's safety is a higher priority than creditors' balance sheets. Rad's filing lists $32.1 million in assets. Compensating customers who were sold unsafe batteries needs to come first, then the creditors can recover what's left.
Package I’ve been waiting on is loaded on the delivery vehicle for the second day in a row. Guesses on whether it will be delivered today?
December 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Package I’ve been waiting on is loaded on the delivery vehicle for the second day in a row. Guesses on whether it will be delivered today?
Huge load of project deadlines done and a week-long vacation coming up. Time to clean the house for the dog sitter.
December 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Huge load of project deadlines done and a week-long vacation coming up. Time to clean the house for the dog sitter.
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me noticing the DD estimate pop up in my inbox
December 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
me noticing the DD estimate pop up in my inbox
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Frank Gehry, 1929–2025 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
December 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Frank Gehry, 1929–2025 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
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It all would have been much easier if, as would have happened if we were remotely a serious country, it all ended with the Access Hollywood interview.
November 13, 2025 at 3:46 AM
It all would have been much easier if, as would have happened if we were remotely a serious country, it all ended with the Access Hollywood interview.
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from my parenting seminar last month.
November 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
from my parenting seminar last month.
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What a night and what a venue! Thanks @townhallseattle.bsky.social @cascade.org and everyone who came to our live show with @nerd4cities.bsky.social last night. I was blown away by the turnout and the thoughtful questions from the audience. Seattle is a great town!
November 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
What a night and what a venue! Thanks @townhallseattle.bsky.social @cascade.org and everyone who came to our live show with @nerd4cities.bsky.social last night. I was blown away by the turnout and the thoughtful questions from the audience. Seattle is a great town!
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I was flipping through this book the other day, and while it’s awesome, it also felt in a weird way like a missed opportunity—so for no reason at all here’s a (probably long) thread on plant morphology:
November 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I was flipping through this book the other day, and while it’s awesome, it also felt in a weird way like a missed opportunity—so for no reason at all here’s a (probably long) thread on plant morphology:
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#RECALL: Lezyne Pressure Over Drive Bicycle Floor Pumps; The pump’s canister can forcefully eject from the base when pressurized, posing a risk of serious injury from impact to the user or bystander. Get replacement. www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026...
November 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
#RECALL: Lezyne Pressure Over Drive Bicycle Floor Pumps; The pump’s canister can forcefully eject from the base when pressurized, posing a risk of serious injury from impact to the user or bystander. Get replacement. www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026...