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Lots of transit and transit pictures.
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Wes Mills 🥌
@oowm.org
· Aug 30
But imagine what we could do with the Trailhead Direct buses outside of the summer season?
Lake City / Northgate / Greenwood / Carkeek Park
Beacon Hill / Columbia City / Othello / Seward Park
Gasworks / Fremont / Ballard Locks / Golden Gardens
Westlake / Queen Anne / Discovery Park
Lake City / Northgate / Greenwood / Carkeek Park
Beacon Hill / Columbia City / Othello / Seward Park
Gasworks / Fremont / Ballard Locks / Golden Gardens
Westlake / Queen Anne / Discovery Park
Not me rigging up my own HD Radio setup so I can stream 89.5FM without hearing “SDOT asks drivers to slow the flock down”.
(What donation tier to skip the web stream pre-roll ad, @c895radio.bsky.social?? I’ll pay it. I don’t even drive! lol)
(What donation tier to skip the web stream pre-roll ad, @c895radio.bsky.social?? I’ll pay it. I don’t even drive! lol)
December 9, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Not me rigging up my own HD Radio setup so I can stream 89.5FM without hearing “SDOT asks drivers to slow the flock down”.
(What donation tier to skip the web stream pre-roll ad, @c895radio.bsky.social?? I’ll pay it. I don’t even drive! lol)
(What donation tier to skip the web stream pre-roll ad, @c895radio.bsky.social?? I’ll pay it. I don’t even drive! lol)
I don't know when it happened (maybe when Saar's opened, which is also 24/7) but as a confirmed night owl I was giddy to notice that our IHOP at Aurora/105th is open 24/7.
Raises the count of overnight IHOPs next to 24/7 buses in the city to *two*.
Raises the count of overnight IHOPs next to 24/7 buses in the city to *two*.
December 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I don't know when it happened (maybe when Saar's opened, which is also 24/7) but as a confirmed night owl I was giddy to notice that our IHOP at Aurora/105th is open 24/7.
Raises the count of overnight IHOPs next to 24/7 buses in the city to *two*.
Raises the count of overnight IHOPs next to 24/7 buses in the city to *two*.
Reposted by Wes Mills 🥌
Night bus vibes 🚌✨
December 7, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Night bus vibes 🚌✨
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Some of my favorite photos from today's Federal Way Link celebration...
December 7, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Some of my favorite photos from today's Federal Way Link celebration...
Reposted by Wes Mills 🥌
We made it! My group biked to all new light rail stations along the Federal Way Extension and more while avoiding the rain. It’s great to have 3 more stations active in the system
#SouthKingLink @cascade.org
#SouthKingLink @cascade.org
December 7, 2025 at 2:02 AM
We made it! My group biked to all new light rail stations along the Federal Way Extension and more while avoiding the rain. It’s great to have 3 more stations active in the system
#SouthKingLink @cascade.org
#SouthKingLink @cascade.org
Next stop: Downtown University of Washington Street
PLEASE HOLD ON
This is the 1 Line
PLEASE HOLD ON
This is the 1 Line
December 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Next stop: Downtown University of Washington Street
PLEASE HOLD ON
This is the 1 Line
PLEASE HOLD ON
This is the 1 Line
Yay, I love a good transit Opening Day! Congrats, Central Time Zone METRO (and also I need to know more about that scarf).
For those in the Pacific Time Zone, come check out Federal Way Link Opening Day later this morning!
For those in the Pacific Time Zone, come check out Federal Way Link Opening Day later this morning!
Welcome to the world, METRO E Line, and thanks to those who came out for our first trips!
December 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Yay, I love a good transit Opening Day! Congrats, Central Time Zone METRO (and also I need to know more about that scarf).
For those in the Pacific Time Zone, come check out Federal Way Link Opening Day later this morning!
For those in the Pacific Time Zone, come check out Federal Way Link Opening Day later this morning!
Reposted by Wes Mills 🥌
IMO, the problem is the purposeful conflation of large language models with the buzzword "AI." Evaporating a desert lake to generate a crappy image or text block based on stolen work? Yeah, Seattle's gonna hate that shit. But it's not like the city is against machine learning and tech advancement.
December 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
IMO, the problem is the purposeful conflation of large language models with the buzzword "AI." Evaporating a desert lake to generate a crappy image or text block based on stolen work? Yeah, Seattle's gonna hate that shit. But it's not like the city is against machine learning and tech advancement.
I don't expect Geekwire to go into it for the same reason I'm not shocked that the linked blog post doesn't go into it: There are a hundred reasons why people here are opposed to "AI" and it's not just "because boring". Creative theft, environmental destruction, and worker rights are huge here.
Trending: Viral rant on why ‘everyone in Seattle hates AI’ strikes a nerve, sparks debate over city’s tech vibe https://www.geekwire.com/2025/viral-rant-on-why-everyone-in-seattle-hates-ai-strikes-a-nerve-sparks-debate-over-citys-tech-vibe/
December 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I don't expect Geekwire to go into it for the same reason I'm not shocked that the linked blog post doesn't go into it: There are a hundred reasons why people here are opposed to "AI" and it's not just "because boring". Creative theft, environmental destruction, and worker rights are huge here.
Reposted by Wes Mills 🥌
"Seattle has a long memory for being skeptical of systems that centralize power and extract from individuals"
Yeah, and I love that for us.
Yeah, and I love that for us.
December 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
"Seattle has a long memory for being skeptical of systems that centralize power and extract from individuals"
Yeah, and I love that for us.
Yeah, and I love that for us.
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Stay based, Seattle.
"He speculated the city might be the epicenter of anti-AI sentiment among major U.S. tech hubs."
"He speculated the city might be the epicenter of anti-AI sentiment among major U.S. tech hubs."
Trending: Viral rant on why ‘everyone in Seattle hates AI’ strikes a nerve, sparks debate over city’s tech vibe https://www.geekwire.com/2025/viral-rant-on-why-everyone-in-seattle-hates-ai-strikes-a-nerve-sparks-debate-over-citys-tech-vibe/
December 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Stay based, Seattle.
"He speculated the city might be the epicenter of anti-AI sentiment among major U.S. tech hubs."
"He speculated the city might be the epicenter of anti-AI sentiment among major U.S. tech hubs."
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December 11th !!!!
Next week is the @seattletru.bsky.social party! Are you attending ?!?!
Thursday January 11th
RSVP tonight.
givebutter.com/Z0191M
Actual photo of us:
Thursday January 11th
RSVP tonight.
givebutter.com/Z0191M
Actual photo of us:
a group of muppets are standing together with their mouths wide open
Alt: a group of muppets are standing together with their mouths wide open
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:44 AM
December 11th !!!!
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December 3, 2025 at 4:33 AM
The pointless thing I dislike the most about living in multi family housing is the stunning quantity of inspections and checks and reviews that can’t be grouped together, can’t be scheduled around when I will otherwise be gone, and will happen sometime over a three to seven day period.
December 2, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The pointless thing I dislike the most about living in multi family housing is the stunning quantity of inspections and checks and reviews that can’t be grouped together, can’t be scheduled around when I will otherwise be gone, and will happen sometime over a three to seven day period.
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NIMBY electeds endorsed by the Seattle Times Editorial Board have priced out working families who don’t have a college degree.
Seattle is the only major U.S. city where 70% of the population 25 and older graduated from a four-year college, writes FYI guy.
Seattle just crossed a remarkable demographic threshold
www.seattletimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
NIMBY electeds endorsed by the Seattle Times Editorial Board have priced out working families who don’t have a college degree.
I am ripping through so many audiobooks now that all of my usual podcasts are on holiday
December 1, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I am ripping through so many audiobooks now that all of my usual podcasts are on holiday
This is one reason why I describe my "megacorp tech company" job as tech support. Mostly because it *is*, but partially because when people hear "tech job" they think of the eyewatering salaries that devs at the big five make and that's not most of us in this, uh, tier.
The secret to early retirement; dine out rarely, fly economy and be a Google employee making $390,000/year married to a fellow Google employee 17 years older than you who likely makes twice as much as you.
37-year-old quit her $390,000 Google job after saving up $1.5 million—see the 'no buy checklist' that helps her spend less
She left a $390,000-a-year job and now uses a simple set of rules to make her savings last in Switzerland.
www.cnbc.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This is one reason why I describe my "megacorp tech company" job as tech support. Mostly because it *is*, but partially because when people hear "tech job" they think of the eyewatering salaries that devs at the big five make and that's not most of us in this, uh, tier.
You know it was a good trip when you get home and your brain-dump notebook has three pages of things to read more about and that's turned into a few dozen tabs spread across two browser windows.
"Davis Ditch" hahaha absolutely incredible he is my new hero
"Davis Ditch" hahaha absolutely incredible he is my new hero
November 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
You know it was a good trip when you get home and your brain-dump notebook has three pages of things to read more about and that's turned into a few dozen tabs spread across two browser windows.
"Davis Ditch" hahaha absolutely incredible he is my new hero
"Davis Ditch" hahaha absolutely incredible he is my new hero
I needed an OTC medication while in Toronto and I am a little sad* that I was actually started to walk into a drug store (Shoppers) and not only is it open after 9pm...it's open 24/7, close to a rail station, and what I needed wasn't locked up. Just walk in and get what I need and pay and go.
November 30, 2025 at 6:59 AM
I needed an OTC medication while in Toronto and I am a little sad* that I was actually started to walk into a drug store (Shoppers) and not only is it open after 9pm...it's open 24/7, close to a rail station, and what I needed wasn't locked up. Just walk in and get what I need and pay and go.
I think the ad hoc signage for the rail replacement UP Express buses goes harder than any train sign has a right to and I love it
November 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I think the ad hoc signage for the rail replacement UP Express buses goes harder than any train sign has a right to and I love it
Finally rode two of Toronto's night buses that have FIVE-MINUTE FREQUENCY between 1:40am and either 3:40 or 4:40 (depending on direction).
And they did this while slinging Line 1 rail replacement buses every ~3 minutes with staff to help at every subway station.
I am in awe.
And they did this while slinging Line 1 rail replacement buses every ~3 minutes with staff to help at every subway station.
I am in awe.
November 29, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Finally rode two of Toronto's night buses that have FIVE-MINUTE FREQUENCY between 1:40am and either 3:40 or 4:40 (depending on direction).
And they did this while slinging Line 1 rail replacement buses every ~3 minutes with staff to help at every subway station.
I am in awe.
And they did this while slinging Line 1 rail replacement buses every ~3 minutes with staff to help at every subway station.
I am in awe.
Kind of fascinating, in a frustrating way, that I am sitting in Canada and cannot watch the Canadian curling trials on the hotel TV (they only have TSN2 and 4) or using the hotel's Internet connection (TSN filters it).
Instead I VPN back to Seattle and watch their stream on Youtube...
Instead I VPN back to Seattle and watch their stream on Youtube...
November 29, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Kind of fascinating, in a frustrating way, that I am sitting in Canada and cannot watch the Canadian curling trials on the hotel TV (they only have TSN2 and 4) or using the hotel's Internet connection (TSN filters it).
Instead I VPN back to Seattle and watch their stream on Youtube...
Instead I VPN back to Seattle and watch their stream on Youtube...
Smoked brisket on a bahn mi roll in the style of a Philly cheesesteak, what a country. I love you, Toronto.
November 28, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Smoked brisket on a bahn mi roll in the style of a Philly cheesesteak, what a country. I love you, Toronto.