Rob Relyea
@rrelyea.bsky.social
Advocate. Evolving https://multifol.io
Previously built https://covidsafe.fyi & @ Microsoft building IE, WPF, XAML, Kinect, NuGet
Previously built https://covidsafe.fyi & @ Microsoft building IE, WPF, XAML, Kinect, NuGet
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Seen our Transit Tracker project on social media? You can learn how to build your own here: transit-tracker.eastsideurbanism.org
Transit Tracker
Transit Tracker is a DIY customizable public transit arrivals board for your home.
transit-tracker.eastsideurbanism.org
November 16, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Seen our Transit Tracker project on social media? You can learn how to build your own here: transit-tracker.eastsideurbanism.org
Increasingly bikepacking and urban hiking over the last few years. Have now finished two hikes circumnavigating Lake Washington. This fall, I’m planning to walk the Thames Path (185 miles over ~15 days).
September 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Increasingly bikepacking and urban hiking over the last few years. Have now finished two hikes circumnavigating Lake Washington. This fall, I’m planning to walk the Thames Path (185 miles over ~15 days).
Reposted by Rob Relyea
i gave a talk at AIA seattle's transformative housing symposium on what social housing in seattle could look like...
it was an opp to talk about how bad TOD in the US is, and how seattle's building and zoning codes - while better than most of the US - are pretty bad for producing high quality homes
it was an opp to talk about how bad TOD in the US is, and how seattle's building and zoning codes - while better than most of the US - are pretty bad for producing high quality homes
July 26, 2025 at 5:29 AM
i gave a talk at AIA seattle's transformative housing symposium on what social housing in seattle could look like...
it was an opp to talk about how bad TOD in the US is, and how seattle's building and zoning codes - while better than most of the US - are pretty bad for producing high quality homes
it was an opp to talk about how bad TOD in the US is, and how seattle's building and zoning codes - while better than most of the US - are pretty bad for producing high quality homes
No King signs ready to be made everywhere in US
June 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
No King signs ready to be made everywhere in US
Building a garden shed (only 3’ x 10’) and it has me pretty drained after working a few hours during the day. I’m learning a bunch as I do this. First time framing a wall, etc…
My respect goes to people who do construction for a living.
My respect goes to people who do construction for a living.
June 10, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Building a garden shed (only 3’ x 10’) and it has me pretty drained after working a few hours during the day. I’m learning a bunch as I do this. First time framing a wall, etc…
My respect goes to people who do construction for a living.
My respect goes to people who do construction for a living.
Doing some coding this morning…working on export to spreadsheet from multifol.io site.
The site lets you slice and dice your portfolio in different views (by tax type, by account, etc)
Trying to see how much of that I can do in a data driven spreadsheet.
The site lets you slice and dice your portfolio in different views (by tax type, by account, etc)
Trying to see how much of that I can do in a data driven spreadsheet.
June 5, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Doing some coding this morning…working on export to spreadsheet from multifol.io site.
The site lets you slice and dice your portfolio in different views (by tax type, by account, etc)
Trying to see how much of that I can do in a data driven spreadsheet.
The site lets you slice and dice your portfolio in different views (by tax type, by account, etc)
Trying to see how much of that I can do in a data driven spreadsheet.
“We cannot build bananas in America.” Video clip worth watching.
DEAN: What's the tariff on bananas?
LUTNICK: Generally 10%
DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%
LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff
DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
LUTNICK: Generally 10%
DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%
LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff
DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
June 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
“We cannot build bananas in America.” Video clip worth watching.
Interesting bogleheads forum post:
- What is your best nugget of advice for someone’s first year of retirement?
“Never schedule more than one chore a day.”
www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewto...
- What is your best nugget of advice for someone’s first year of retirement?
“Never schedule more than one chore a day.”
www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewto...
For Early Retirees: What Worked & Didn’t Work? - Bogleheads.org
www.bogleheads.org
June 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Interesting bogleheads forum post:
- What is your best nugget of advice for someone’s first year of retirement?
“Never schedule more than one chore a day.”
www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewto...
- What is your best nugget of advice for someone’s first year of retirement?
“Never schedule more than one chore a day.”
www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewto...
Sorry to see more Microsoft layoffs happening today. Microsoft filed a new announcement of 305 layoffs with the state of Washington…with a seperation date of 8/1/2025.
(A couple years ago I subscribed to Washington state WARN announcement emails. Email came at just before 1pm PT today.)
(A couple years ago I subscribed to Washington state WARN announcement emails. Email came at just before 1pm PT today.)
June 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Sorry to see more Microsoft layoffs happening today. Microsoft filed a new announcement of 305 layoffs with the state of Washington…with a seperation date of 8/1/2025.
(A couple years ago I subscribed to Washington state WARN announcement emails. Email came at just before 1pm PT today.)
(A couple years ago I subscribed to Washington state WARN announcement emails. Email came at just before 1pm PT today.)
Reposted by Rob Relyea
May 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Apple’s icloud com based HideMyEmail appears to be broken now? Emails are not being forwarded right now. Come on!
May 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Apple’s icloud com based HideMyEmail appears to be broken now? Emails are not being forwarded right now. Come on!
Just finished a really enjoyable read: “the notebook: history of thinking on paper” by Roland Allen
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The Notebook
A Globe 100 Best Book of 2024 • A New Yorker Best Book of 2024 • A Kirkus Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2024The first history of the notebook, a simple invention that changed the way the world thinks....
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May 8, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Just finished a really enjoyable read: “the notebook: history of thinking on paper” by Roland Allen
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844 people signed in — almost all PRO — for @staterepjuliareed.bsky.social's bill 1837 directing WSDOT to speed up development of passenger rail service on Amtrak Cascades corridor. If you are in WA and have not signed in PRO, sure would be cool to get that to 1,000
app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?se...
app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?se...
CSI
app.leg.wa.gov
February 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
844 people signed in — almost all PRO — for @staterepjuliareed.bsky.social's bill 1837 directing WSDOT to speed up development of passenger rail service on Amtrak Cascades corridor. If you are in WA and have not signed in PRO, sure would be cool to get that to 1,000
app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?se...
app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?se...
Was traveling two weeks ago, and the weather interfered with early morning pickleball all of last week. Today, played three hours, great competition,…felt great.
February 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Was traveling two weeks ago, and the weather interfered with early morning pickleball all of last week. Today, played three hours, great competition,…felt great.
I’m afraid that we’ll have a bird flu epidemic and moron47 will mishandle even worse than last time.
February 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I’m afraid that we’ll have a bird flu epidemic and moron47 will mishandle even worse than last time.
Love this. “Proud Boys” trademark no longer owned by the racist organization. Won by a church that the group had vandalized.
Judge rules that Black church in DC, which won a $2.8 million default judgment against the Proud Boys, now gains control over the trademark “Proud Boys.” The far-right group is barred from selling any related merchandise or symbols without the consent of the church. Gift link:
Proud Boys Lose Control of Their Name to a Black Church They Vandalized (Gift Article)
A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Love this. “Proud Boys” trademark no longer owned by the racist organization. Won by a church that the group had vandalized.
Cancelled Amazon prime account earlier this month. More thought/care put into purchases should be interesting.
January 29, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Cancelled Amazon prime account earlier this month. More thought/care put into purchases should be interesting.
Was absolute joy to cheer for Ichiro playing for Mariners. First class act!
Welcome to Cooperstown, Ichiro! baseballhall.org/hall-of-fame...
January 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Was absolute joy to cheer for Ichiro playing for Mariners. First class act!
Have been using Lyft instead of Uber for quite a while…
Just received:
“Your account and data will be deleted in 30 days
It’s been a long time since you’ve taken a ride with Uber.”
Just received:
“Your account and data will be deleted in 30 days
It’s been a long time since you’ve taken a ride with Uber.”
January 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Have been using Lyft instead of Uber for quite a while…
Just received:
“Your account and data will be deleted in 30 days
It’s been a long time since you’ve taken a ride with Uber.”
Just received:
“Your account and data will be deleted in 30 days
It’s been a long time since you’ve taken a ride with Uber.”
Sunday afternoon decided to go lift at Y. Walked to nearby B line transit stop. Decided to go to downtown Seattle Y b/c the train/bus was a bit faster at that moment than train/walk to bellevue Y.
Anyway, enjoy the slow travel to the Y, catching up on reading and listening to interesting things.
Anyway, enjoy the slow travel to the Y, catching up on reading and listening to interesting things.
January 12, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Sunday afternoon decided to go lift at Y. Walked to nearby B line transit stop. Decided to go to downtown Seattle Y b/c the train/bus was a bit faster at that moment than train/walk to bellevue Y.
Anyway, enjoy the slow travel to the Y, catching up on reading and listening to interesting things.
Anyway, enjoy the slow travel to the Y, catching up on reading and listening to interesting things.
Kraken (my current team) down 6-1 to Red Wings (my team during my youth) after two periods. Ouch.
January 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Kraken (my current team) down 6-1 to Red Wings (my team during my youth) after two periods. Ouch.
The idea of a shadow cabinet called a “people’s cabinet” resonates with me.
A Shadow Cabinet. A People's Cabinet. An Alternative Cabinet. Naming, and establishing, a positive form of political opposition in the United States:
snyder.substack.com/p/an-alterna...
snyder.substack.com/p/an-alterna...
The People's Cabinet
Naming a Positive Form of Opposition
snyder.substack.com
January 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The idea of a shadow cabinet called a “people’s cabinet” resonates with me.
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To put a finer point on it:
If you want a Trader Joe's in your community but you don't want to allow housing that a Trader Joe's employee could afford to live in, you're an advocate for traffic creation.
If you want a Trader Joe's in your community but you don't want to allow housing that a Trader Joe's employee could afford to live in, you're an advocate for traffic creation.
Yup. And they are already driving into our communities to work. We've got their cars, we should welcome the rest of them too.
We just need more policy makers who get it.
We just need more policy makers who get it.
December 20, 2024 at 2:18 AM
To put a finer point on it:
If you want a Trader Joe's in your community but you don't want to allow housing that a Trader Joe's employee could afford to live in, you're an advocate for traffic creation.
If you want a Trader Joe's in your community but you don't want to allow housing that a Trader Joe's employee could afford to live in, you're an advocate for traffic creation.
Traveling recently helped restart my workout routine. Now, the challenge is keeping it up while back home.
December 18, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Traveling recently helped restart my workout routine. Now, the challenge is keeping it up while back home.