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Queer desi immigrant parent. Trying to get better at (a) practicing allyship to my autistic & disabled family and friends (b) practicing mindfulness and […]
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TIL "steer into the skid" just means steer into the direction you want to go. Car starts turning to the right? Steer to the left.
It should be called "steer away from the skid", that would make a lot more sense.
https://visionzero.nd.gov/strategies/winterdriving/correctingskid/
It should be called "steer away from the skid", that would make a lot more sense.
https://visionzero.nd.gov/strategies/winterdriving/correctingskid/
NDDOT Vision Zero | Correcting a Skid
vision zero
visionzero.nd.gov
November 24, 2025 at 4:53 AM
TIL "steer into the skid" just means steer into the direction you want to go. Car starts turning to the right? Steer to the left.
It should be called "steer away from the skid", that would make a lot more sense.
https://visionzero.nd.gov/strategies/winterdriving/correctingskid/
It should be called "steer away from the skid", that would make a lot more sense.
https://visionzero.nd.gov/strategies/winterdriving/correctingskid/
Seattle parents, educators, and anyone else interested:
There's an upcoming lunchtime zoom talk by SPS board member Joe Mizrahi on how increasing the supply of affordable housing in our city can (among other things) help save SPS from our enrollment and […]
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There's an upcoming lunchtime zoom talk by SPS board member Joe Mizrahi on how increasing the supply of affordable housing in our city can (among other things) help save SPS from our enrollment and […]
[Original post on social.seattle.wa.us]
November 22, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Seattle parents, educators, and anyone else interested:
There's an upcoming lunchtime zoom talk by SPS board member Joe Mizrahi on how increasing the supply of affordable housing in our city can (among other things) help save SPS from our enrollment and […]
[Original post on social.seattle.wa.us]
There's an upcoming lunchtime zoom talk by SPS board member Joe Mizrahi on how increasing the supply of affordable housing in our city can (among other things) help save SPS from our enrollment and […]
[Original post on social.seattle.wa.us]
I was going to do a thing today but then I realized my xterm font colors were ugh so I spent two hours fixing that instead.
November 21, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I was going to do a thing today but then I realized my xterm font colors were ugh so I spent two hours fixing that instead.
My 9-year-old heard the term RPG and is curious. Neither he nor we his adults know anything about TTRPGs, so I'm trying to learn more about what it would mean in practice.
A little apprehensive because when he gets into a thing he wants to do it nonstop every day and TBH I don't know if I […]
A little apprehensive because when he gets into a thing he wants to do it nonstop every day and TBH I don't know if I […]
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social.seattle.wa.us
November 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
My 9-year-old heard the term RPG and is curious. Neither he nor we his adults know anything about TTRPGs, so I'm trying to learn more about what it would mean in practice.
A little apprehensive because when he gets into a thing he wants to do it nonstop every day and TBH I don't know if I […]
A little apprehensive because when he gets into a thing he wants to do it nonstop every day and TBH I don't know if I […]
There was a moment when it looked like leftish people were actually about to quit Substack (which not only coddled Nazis but *paid* VC money to specific alt right hatemongers to attract them).
But after that seeming inflection point the mildly left said, meh, not a big deal, and flocked back to it.
But after that seeming inflection point the mildly left said, meh, not a big deal, and flocked back to it.
November 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
There was a moment when it looked like leftish people were actually about to quit Substack (which not only coddled Nazis but *paid* VC money to specific alt right hatemongers to attract them).
But after that seeming inflection point the mildly left said, meh, not a big deal, and flocked back to it.
But after that seeming inflection point the mildly left said, meh, not a big deal, and flocked back to it.
I'm trying to use Bad Bunny's "you have 4 months to learn Spanish" taunt as a personal goal to get at least a little better at my beginner Spanish by February, but the going is slow 🙁
I've been studying the Barbara Bregstein book and watching PBS' Destinos. (Don't want apps.) The main problem […]
I've been studying the Barbara Bregstein book and watching PBS' Destinos. (Don't want apps.) The main problem […]
Original post on social.seattle.wa.us
social.seattle.wa.us
November 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I'm trying to use Bad Bunny's "you have 4 months to learn Spanish" taunt as a personal goal to get at least a little better at my beginner Spanish by February, but the going is slow 🙁
I've been studying the Barbara Bregstein book and watching PBS' Destinos. (Don't want apps.) The main problem […]
I've been studying the Barbara Bregstein book and watching PBS' Destinos. (Don't want apps.) The main problem […]
Apparently there are ICE cameras in both the Home Depot (SODO) and Lowes (Mt Baker) parking lots in south Seattle.
These companies are not your friends.
#seattle #flock #ice #homedepot #lowes
These companies are not your friends.
#seattle #flock #ice #homedepot #lowes
November 16, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Apparently there are ICE cameras in both the Home Depot (SODO) and Lowes (Mt Baker) parking lots in south Seattle.
These companies are not your friends.
#seattle #flock #ice #homedepot #lowes
These companies are not your friends.
#seattle #flock #ice #homedepot #lowes
Is it weird that my feelings are of... schadenfreude? MAGA desis richly deserve this fate.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/us/indian-americans-racism-maga-cec
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/us/indian-americans-racism-maga-cec
November 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Is it weird that my feelings are of... schadenfreude? MAGA desis richly deserve this fate.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/us/indian-americans-racism-maga-cec
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/us/indian-americans-racism-maga-cec
RE: https://mstdn.social/@Theorem_Poem/115553240781543411
This is a great guide!
For example, to pronounce the
'dha' in dharma (धर्म) you want the voiced aspirated dental stop (4th row, 4th column). Stop saying "डार्मा"!
This is a great guide!
For example, to pronounce the
'dha' in dharma (धर्म) you want the voiced aspirated dental stop (4th row, 4th column). Stop saying "डार्मा"!
mstdn.social
November 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
RE: https://mstdn.social/@Theorem_Poem/115553240781543411
This is a great guide!
For example, to pronounce the
'dha' in dharma (धर्म) you want the voiced aspirated dental stop (4th row, 4th column). Stop saying "डार्मा"!
This is a great guide!
For example, to pronounce the
'dha' in dharma (धर्म) you want the voiced aspirated dental stop (4th row, 4th column). Stop saying "डार्मा"!
Dragnet facial recognition surveillance is already worse than we think. People (mostly Black) are already being jailed over false positives. Meanwhile the rate of false positives for White men is very low.
The Government Is Spying on College Football Games […]
The Government Is Spying on College Football Games […]
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social.seattle.wa.us
November 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Dragnet facial recognition surveillance is already worse than we think. People (mostly Black) are already being jailed over false positives. Meanwhile the rate of false positives for White men is very low.
The Government Is Spying on College Football Games […]
The Government Is Spying on College Football Games […]
Bought a pair of nice jeans on eBay for $30, which seemed like a good idea at the time. "Nice" (in case you are not a jeans snob) means saturated with enough indigo for a thousand normal pairs of jeans, which will bleed profusely on all your other […]
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[Original post on social.seattle.wa.us]
November 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Bought a pair of nice jeans on eBay for $30, which seemed like a good idea at the time. "Nice" (in case you are not a jeans snob) means saturated with enough indigo for a thousand normal pairs of jeans, which will bleed profusely on all your other […]
[Original post on social.seattle.wa.us]
[Original post on social.seattle.wa.us]
Dang for some reason I thought "S tier" meant "shit tier", like, a really bad tier.
No idea how many opinions in this time I have misunderstood to mean the exact opposite of what the speaker intended.
No idea how many opinions in this time I have misunderstood to mean the exact opposite of what the speaker intended.
November 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Dang for some reason I thought "S tier" meant "shit tier", like, a really bad tier.
No idea how many opinions in this time I have misunderstood to mean the exact opposite of what the speaker intended.
No idea how many opinions in this time I have misunderstood to mean the exact opposite of what the speaker intended.
I often think about flipping language and using the term "expat" to refer to myself and other brown immigrants in a majority-White country.
But it never quite feels right. Like, I don't really feel like an expat. I'm an immigrant. I want to reclaim the word "immigrant", not replace it with a […]
But it never quite feels right. Like, I don't really feel like an expat. I'm an immigrant. I want to reclaim the word "immigrant", not replace it with a […]
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social.seattle.wa.us
November 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I often think about flipping language and using the term "expat" to refer to myself and other brown immigrants in a majority-White country.
But it never quite feels right. Like, I don't really feel like an expat. I'm an immigrant. I want to reclaim the word "immigrant", not replace it with a […]
But it never quite feels right. Like, I don't really feel like an expat. I'm an immigrant. I want to reclaim the word "immigrant", not replace it with a […]
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Yoooo #Seattle! Help feed our neighbors. With SNAP funding held up indefinitely and in the midst of massive inflation, tariffs, unemployment, and more... food banks are facing a crisis of need. Food banks can buy food at a ~3:1 rate compared to what you can buy, so cash is best.
Please share!
Please share!
November 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Yoooo #Seattle! Help feed our neighbors. With SNAP funding held up indefinitely and in the midst of massive inflation, tariffs, unemployment, and more... food banks are facing a crisis of need. Food banks can buy food at a ~3:1 rate compared to what you can buy, so cash is best.
Please share!
Please share!
What's a good alternative to Google Photos for using on my Android (Pixel) phone? Looking for a little light editing, and easily hosting/sharing with friends and family, especially shared albums.
The app has gotten really annoying, but also I'm worried my parents (now used to Google photos) […]
The app has gotten really annoying, but also I'm worried my parents (now used to Google photos) […]
Original post on social.seattle.wa.us
social.seattle.wa.us
November 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
What's a good alternative to Google Photos for using on my Android (Pixel) phone? Looking for a little light editing, and easily hosting/sharing with friends and family, especially shared albums.
The app has gotten really annoying, but also I'm worried my parents (now used to Google photos) […]
The app has gotten really annoying, but also I'm worried my parents (now used to Google photos) […]
SAD (plus other stuff) hitting hard.
November 7, 2025 at 1:18 AM
SAD (plus other stuff) hitting hard.
Only just discovered (the late) Amadou & Mariam. Banger machine. I've been listening to "Coulibaly" on repeat.
https://amadoumariam.bandcamp.com/album/dimanche-a-bamako
https://amadoumariam.bandcamp.com/album/dimanche-a-bamako
November 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Only just discovered (the late) Amadou & Mariam. Banger machine. I've been listening to "Coulibaly" on repeat.
https://amadoumariam.bandcamp.com/album/dimanche-a-bamako
https://amadoumariam.bandcamp.com/album/dimanche-a-bamako
ngl I'm almost a little grumpy about everyone celebrating Mamdani's win in NYC while I'm biting my nails at the thought of another 4 years of Bruce Harrell choking social housing and public services in Seattle.
November 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
ngl I'm almost a little grumpy about everyone celebrating Mamdani's win in NYC while I'm biting my nails at the thought of another 4 years of Bruce Harrell choking social housing and public services in Seattle.
I was delighted to read Asterix with my 9 year old (like many 20th century "English-medium" desi kids I grew up on the stuff).
My autistic kiddo, of course, focused on how horribly Cacofonix was treated, especially at feasts. I tried to explain it away as a trope meant to be funny, but caught […]
My autistic kiddo, of course, focused on how horribly Cacofonix was treated, especially at feasts. I tried to explain it away as a trope meant to be funny, but caught […]
Original post on social.seattle.wa.us
social.seattle.wa.us
November 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I was delighted to read Asterix with my 9 year old (like many 20th century "English-medium" desi kids I grew up on the stuff).
My autistic kiddo, of course, focused on how horribly Cacofonix was treated, especially at feasts. I tried to explain it away as a trope meant to be funny, but caught […]
My autistic kiddo, of course, focused on how horribly Cacofonix was treated, especially at feasts. I tried to explain it away as a trope meant to be funny, but caught […]
Until recently I enjoyed putting an occasional, relevant Unicode emoji in an email or note, even notes to myself. I thought it made things a little friendlier and colorful, and it made me happy that Unicode was a non proprietary, text-based standard 😸
But now with it having become a marker of […]
But now with it having become a marker of […]
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social.seattle.wa.us
October 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Until recently I enjoyed putting an occasional, relevant Unicode emoji in an email or note, even notes to myself. I thought it made things a little friendlier and colorful, and it made me happy that Unicode was a non proprietary, text-based standard 😸
But now with it having become a marker of […]
But now with it having become a marker of […]
Any recs for very calm Minecraft videos to share with my 9-year old? Ideally building things. Looking for a chill and thoughtful vibe rather than typical YouTuber frenetic energy.
#minecraft
#minecraft
October 30, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Any recs for very calm Minecraft videos to share with my 9-year old? Ideally building things. Looking for a chill and thoughtful vibe rather than typical YouTuber frenetic energy.
#minecraft
#minecraft
It's rather embarrassing when I am about to SMS someone to wish them happy birthday and the SMS history shows our last exchange was me wishing them happy birthday last year.
October 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It's rather embarrassing when I am about to SMS someone to wish them happy birthday and the SMS history shows our last exchange was me wishing them happy birthday last year.
[seapol]
Katie Wilson is statistically tied in the race for Seattle's mayor rn 😬. If you can, please join me volunteering for the campaign between now and Nov 4th.
No change but what we make! :boost_requested:
All training provided, many different timeslots to choose from […]
Katie Wilson is statistically tied in the race for Seattle's mayor rn 😬. If you can, please join me volunteering for the campaign between now and Nov 4th.
No change but what we make! :boost_requested:
All training provided, many different timeslots to choose from […]
Original post on social.seattle.wa.us
social.seattle.wa.us
October 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
[seapol]
Katie Wilson is statistically tied in the race for Seattle's mayor rn 😬. If you can, please join me volunteering for the campaign between now and Nov 4th.
No change but what we make! :boost_requested:
All training provided, many different timeslots to choose from […]
Katie Wilson is statistically tied in the race for Seattle's mayor rn 😬. If you can, please join me volunteering for the campaign between now and Nov 4th.
No change but what we make! :boost_requested:
All training provided, many different timeslots to choose from […]
Cascade Bicycle Club's political arm WABikes decided to spend 57K of donor money on sending this pro-Harrell flyer to my doorstep 😡
This is a slap in the face to anyone who bikes for transportation or family in our city. Like, it wasn't enough to […]
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This is a slap in the face to anyone who bikes for transportation or family in our city. Like, it wasn't enough to […]
[Original post on social.seattle.wa.us]
October 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Cascade Bicycle Club's political arm WABikes decided to spend 57K of donor money on sending this pro-Harrell flyer to my doorstep 😡
This is a slap in the face to anyone who bikes for transportation or family in our city. Like, it wasn't enough to […]
[Original post on social.seattle.wa.us]
This is a slap in the face to anyone who bikes for transportation or family in our city. Like, it wasn't enough to […]
[Original post on social.seattle.wa.us]
I tend to snap at people if I'm already stressed about something and they intrude with a new demand on my time or attention.
Which totally isn't fair. I need a way to handle this kindly and lovingly.
Which totally isn't fair. I need a way to handle this kindly and lovingly.
October 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I tend to snap at people if I'm already stressed about something and they intrude with a new demand on my time or attention.
Which totally isn't fair. I need a way to handle this kindly and lovingly.
Which totally isn't fair. I need a way to handle this kindly and lovingly.