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Jim Hammerand
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Journalist and photographer in the Pacific Northwest (Edmonds, WA)
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There goes the first Boeing 777X (registration #N779XW) leaving Seattle for the Dubai Airshow @flightradar24.com
Boeing 777X WH001 (registration N779XW) in flight over Edmonds, Washington, on Nov. 11, 2025.
November 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Drink it or save it?
November 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Snapped three Boeing test flights from Snohomish County Paine Field the past couple of days: Turkish Cargo 777F #TC-LJV, Lufthansa 787-9 #D-ABPM and Oman Air 787-9 #A40-SL
Turkish Cargo Boeing 777F registration TC-LJV in flight. Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 registration D-ABPM in flight. Oman Air Boeing 787-9 registration A40-SL in flight.
November 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Just heard thunder in Edmonds, opened @flightradar24.com and holy moly we’re about to get slammed #wawx
A screenshot of a map showing torrential rain and a lightning strike
November 6, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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Another example of how useless and wasteful this technology is:
Screenshot of USA Today’s AI chatbot, which suggested readers ask “What Al-generated content did Trump use to mock protesters?” And answered confidently and inaccurately, as these BS machines often do: “Donald Trump shared Al-generated content to mock protesters by posting a deepfake video depicting Democratic leaders with racist stereotypes, specifically targeting Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer as the government shutdown loomed. The video used digital manipulation to put Jeffries in a sombrero with mariachi music and assigned Schumer a fake voice, delivering derogatory statements about immigrants and minority voters.”
November 2, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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USA Today’s AI prompts are worthless as demonstrated by this report on Elon Musk’s Grok AI asking a 12-year-old in a Tesla for nudes:
A screenshot of a USA Today webpage with the headline “Her 12-year-old son was talking to Grok. It tried to get him to 'send nudes.'” and a suggested AI prompt to learn more from an AI chatbot: “What prompted Grok to ask a child to 'send nudes'?” The AI chatbot responds without answering the question in the prompt (which is identified near the top of the actual article) and by offering a vague and inaccurate summary: “The incident involving Grok, the Al chatbot developed by Tesla and popularized in tech circles, gained attention after a TikTok video allegedly showed the bot engaging in an inappropriate exchange with a child. According to reporting, the situation arose when a minor interacted with the chatbot on social media, which led to Grok prompting the child with suggestive language.”
November 2, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Raindrops splashing around a cormorant swimming in Puget Sound
Raindrops splashing around a cormorant swimming in Puget Sound
October 27, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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The sky’s lighting up over the Kitsap Peninsula and Whidbey Island right now #wawx
A photo of a Puget Sound sunset
October 27, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Blue skies in the Olympic Rain Shadow near Sequim this weekend
A cabin under blue skies
October 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Rainy day on Puget Sound #wawx
A boat sailing under cloudy skies on Puget Sound near Kingston WA
October 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Walken tour of Port Angeles: Front door of Markd Body Art and the walk-in at Next Door Gastropub … next door
A picture of Christopher Walken that says “Walkens Welcome” A photo of Christopher Walken on the door of a walk-in fridge.
October 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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The Olympic Mountains peeking out through clouds over Port Angeles, Washington,
yesterday
A photo of the Olympic Mountains peeking out through clouds over Port Angeles, Washington, with water in the foreground.
October 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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There were two cases left of the Kirkland Signature Single Barrel Bourbon (by Barton 1792 Distillery) at the Costco in Lynnwood, WA today. These won’t last long!
A photo of Kirkland Signature Single Barrel Bourbon bottles at Costco for $37 per liter plus $11 in tax.
October 21, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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Epulo in Edmonds has a delicious @mariners.com cocktail on the specials sheet
Menu beneath cocktail reads: “TRIDENTS TAKE IT HOME $18 elijah craig small batch bourbon, house-made brown sugar simple, orange bitters, angostura bitters garnished with a torched orange peel”
October 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Test flight over Edmonds today for this Suparna Airlines Boeing 777F (#B227X)
A Suparna Airlines Boeing 777F in flight
October 12, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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Tonight’s unsettling Seattle sunset through billowing wildfire smoke #wawx
A fiery red sunset through wildfire smoke over the Salish Sea A fiery red sunset through wildfire smoke over the Salish Sea A fiery red sunset through wildfire smoke over the Salish Sea
September 18, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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This political fundraising spam is getting out of hand
September 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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One more without the vapor
August 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Iridescent condensation clouds on this test flight of a Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner for TAAG Angola Airlines from Washington State’s Paine Field just now
Iridescent condensation clouds on a Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner built for TAAG Angola Airlines Iridescent condensation clouds on a Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner built for TAAG Angola Airlines
August 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Whoa
Tonight’s PNW sunset north of Seattle
August 1, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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What a beautiful Pacific Northwest evening under a crescent moon at the Seattle waterfront’s new Pier 58 park tonight!
A photo of kids playing on Seattle’s Pier 58 playground at dusk with the Great Wheel illuminated behind them.
July 29, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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Happened to notice the hybrid electric @ferries.wsdot.wa.gov MV Wenatchee coming into Seattle tonight
A photo of the Washington state ferry fleet’s MV Wenatchee sailing into Seattle at sunset.
July 29, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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A couple weeks ago I spotted this empty @ferries.wsdot.wa.gov ship sailing well north of the usual Edmonds ferry lanes (Point No Point is in the background) and when I finally gave the photo a good look, it turns out it’s the newly hybrid-electrified MV Wenatchee. Welcome back to service!
A photo of the Washington State Ferries system’s MV Wenatchee sailing on Puget Sound.
July 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Some planes en route to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport are diverting. Related to Alaska’s ground stop on its entire fleet?
FAA website that says: ATCSCC Advisory ATCSCC ADVZY 013 ALL 07/21/2025 ALASKA AIRLINES MAINLINE GROUND STOP MESSAGE: EVENT TIME: 21/0250 - 21/0400 DESTINATION AIRPORT: ALL DEP FACILITIES INCLUDED: ALL PROBABILITY OF EXTENSION: MED IMPACTING CONDITION: GROUND STOP ALL ALASKA MAINLINE AIRCRAFT COMMENTS: AIRLINE REQUEST EFFECTIVE TIME: 210252 - 210430 SIGNATURE: 25/07/21 02:52
July 21, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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Boeing 777X testbed #N779XY flew over today with its ram air turbine (RAT) deployed.
A photo of Boeing 777X aircraft N779XY in flight with ram air turbine (RAT) deployed.
July 21, 2025 at 3:58 AM