Niko Simonson
@nikosimonson.bsky.social
Bikes, taco trucks, single-dad. Rocket scientist adjacent @ Blue Origin
Powers out and kid is asking me to post a message: “oh my god my kid is freaking out. I’m terrified too.”
November 8, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Powers out and kid is asking me to post a message: “oh my god my kid is freaking out. I’m terrified too.”
Absolutely soaked but 18th Ave was hoping. Kiddo kept saying “Best Halloween ever!” Can’t tell if it was because of the candy or the live jazz band.
November 1, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Absolutely soaked but 18th Ave was hoping. Kiddo kept saying “Best Halloween ever!” Can’t tell if it was because of the candy or the live jazz band.
Almost got hit by a dude on Roanoke who sped past us right off our back wheel into the oncoming lane and ran a red light. I jumped on the sidewalk, caught up to him, and yelled. He rolls down the window and goes “I’m a doctor.”
October 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Almost got hit by a dude on Roanoke who sped past us right off our back wheel into the oncoming lane and ran a red light. I jumped on the sidewalk, caught up to him, and yelled. He rolls down the window and goes “I’m a doctor.”
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Seattle No Kings from the monorail
October 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Seattle No Kings from the monorail
Mariners should sign Randy Johnson to a one game contract. Gotta get the Big Unit pitching to the Big Dumper.
October 18, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Mariners should sign Randy Johnson to a one game contract. Gotta get the Big Unit pitching to the Big Dumper.
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The Red Delicious: the original poster child for enshittification.
In which I review not one, but twoooo of these goddamn things. I do it for you. PLEASE CLAP.
In which I review not one, but twoooo of these goddamn things. I do it for you. PLEASE CLAP.
Apple Review #17: Red Delicious Double Feature
Palpatine voice: Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Delicious, the Red? That’s right. We’re — er, we’re meaning I’m because you’re not here with me, it’…
terribleminds.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The Red Delicious: the original poster child for enshittification.
In which I review not one, but twoooo of these goddamn things. I do it for you. PLEASE CLAP.
In which I review not one, but twoooo of these goddamn things. I do it for you. PLEASE CLAP.
Might as well let Humpy pitch an inning.
October 16, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Might as well let Humpy pitch an inning.
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GOOD. VIBES. ONLY. 🔱
The whole squad wanted in on the @mariners.com-inspired goal celly!
The whole squad wanted in on the @mariners.com-inspired goal celly!
October 12, 2025 at 2:06 AM
GOOD. VIBES. ONLY. 🔱
The whole squad wanted in on the @mariners.com-inspired goal celly!
The whole squad wanted in on the @mariners.com-inspired goal celly!
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baseball is the best preparation for death because it does not come with a clock that tells you when your suffering will end one way or the other
October 11, 2025 at 3:04 AM
baseball is the best preparation for death because it does not come with a clock that tells you when your suffering will end one way or the other
“DHS account of events are simply unreliable.”
UPDATE: In emailed statement to me / @reason.com, DHS alleges that WGN-TV producer Debbie Brockman "threw objects at Border Patrol’s car and she was placed under arrest for assault on a federal law enforcement officer."
October 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
“DHS account of events are simply unreliable.”
My god playoff baseball is stressful.
October 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
My god playoff baseball is stressful.
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
In case you were wondering how the Seattle mayor debate went…
In addition to not understanding how change happens (it isn't the suits who sign the bill or cut the ribbon, it's the advocates who push against the status quo and force institutions to move), Harrell takes credit for every success in his vicinity and blames others for every failure on his watch.
October 4, 2025 at 4:05 AM
In case you were wondering how the Seattle mayor debate went…
Such a profound loss. I had an anthropology professor in college who had the opportunity to meet Jane Goodall and said that when talking to her you felt like you were the only person in the room. Truly the best of us.
Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
October 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Such a profound loss. I had an anthropology professor in college who had the opportunity to meet Jane Goodall and said that when talking to her you felt like you were the only person in the room. Truly the best of us.
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Blue cities should tear up the roads in front of ICE facilities and then start decades of community engagement and input sessions to rebuild them. Let's harness our core competencies.
September 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Blue cities should tear up the roads in front of ICE facilities and then start decades of community engagement and input sessions to rebuild them. Let's harness our core competencies.
My mom is going to be so pissed.
I don’t know when it’s going to pop for a lot of normies that they are living under an authoritarian regime, but the cancellation of popular TV shows that make fun of the administration might do it www.vulture.com/article/abc-...
ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Live! From the Air ‘Indefinitely’
The decision follows conservative backlash to a comment the late-night host made about Charlie Kirk.
www.vulture.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
My mom is going to be so pissed.
Thanks Apple. I was just thinking I’m reaching an age where everything should be attached to a lanyard.
September 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Thanks Apple. I was just thinking I’m reaching an age where everything should be attached to a lanyard.
Had to drop the kiddo at Discovery Park this morning and I think that Elliot Bay Trail to the waterfront might be peak Seattle bike commuting. Can’t imagine after that EBC project is done.
August 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Had to drop the kiddo at Discovery Park this morning and I think that Elliot Bay Trail to the waterfront might be peak Seattle bike commuting. Can’t imagine after that EBC project is done.
I don’t bike through Fremont often but I’m extremely confused as to what the expected route is to get from the Fremont bridge to the Westlake cycle track.
Are we supposed to bunch up on that tiny pedestrian island crosswalk, backtrack to the ship canal trail, or ride against traffic on the bridge?
Are we supposed to bunch up on that tiny pedestrian island crosswalk, backtrack to the ship canal trail, or ride against traffic on the bridge?
August 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I don’t bike through Fremont often but I’m extremely confused as to what the expected route is to get from the Fremont bridge to the Westlake cycle track.
Are we supposed to bunch up on that tiny pedestrian island crosswalk, backtrack to the ship canal trail, or ride against traffic on the bridge?
Are we supposed to bunch up on that tiny pedestrian island crosswalk, backtrack to the ship canal trail, or ride against traffic on the bridge?
Walk off goal of the year
August 1, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Walk off goal of the year
FFS. Can’t even do the bare minimum.
Seattle Parks has finally broken the silence on phase 2 of planned traffic calming on Lake Washington Boulevard...and has officially dropped ANY additional speed cushions from the plan, along with a redesign of the intersection at S Orcas Street to improve pedestrian safety.
July 10, 2025 at 12:35 AM
FFS. Can’t even do the bare minimum.
“If the Sounders defeat PSG by at least three goals and Atlético Madrid loses to Botafogo, the team would move on to the knockout rounds. Seattle will be eliminated from the tournament with any other scenario.”
a man is talking to a woman and saying `` so you 're telling me there 's a chance .
Alt: Lloyd saying “so you're telling me there's a chance.”
media.tenor.com
June 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
“If the Sounders defeat PSG by at least three goals and Atlético Madrid loses to Botafogo, the team would move on to the knockout rounds. Seattle will be eliminated from the tournament with any other scenario.”
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Great blog from @cmehlman34.bsky.social about his race at Unbound XL. If you've ever wondered what it's like to try and hold Lachlan Morton's wheel in a 360-mile race, and then finish despite infinity flats, give it a read!
Unbound XL: Giving Up Is Not An Option
A tale of adversity and resilience written over 357 miles
chrismehlman.substack.com
June 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Great blog from @cmehlman34.bsky.social about his race at Unbound XL. If you've ever wondered what it's like to try and hold Lachlan Morton's wheel in a 360-mile race, and then finish despite infinity flats, give it a read!
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🚨 Big news!
We’ve been collaborating with the legendary
@tannerlinsley.com and the TanStack team to build something new:
TanStack DB — a reactive, normalized, transactional state engine that extends TanStack Query.
We’ve been collaborating with the legendary
@tannerlinsley.com and the TanStack team to build something new:
TanStack DB — a reactive, normalized, transactional state engine that extends TanStack Query.
May 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
🚨 Big news!
We’ve been collaborating with the legendary
@tannerlinsley.com and the TanStack team to build something new:
TanStack DB — a reactive, normalized, transactional state engine that extends TanStack Query.
We’ve been collaborating with the legendary
@tannerlinsley.com and the TanStack team to build something new:
TanStack DB — a reactive, normalized, transactional state engine that extends TanStack Query.
The Last of Us got one thing very wrong about Capitol Hill, there's at least 30% more rainbows.
May 8, 2025 at 5:45 AM
The Last of Us got one thing very wrong about Capitol Hill, there's at least 30% more rainbows.