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Comprehensive video of the incident where a WSP patrol vehicle was hijacked on I5 on Christmas day. Body cam, dash cam, and WSDOT traffic cameras.

Pretty amazing how accommodating all the officers who responded to the initial incident were when they were just trying to get the guy off the […]

Had the displeasure of hearing Ben Shapiro’s voice on NPR.

@varadime.bsky.social Fixing the existing bridge was never really an option. It looks like the two options that made it out of review are:
1. Remove the bridge / do not restore access
2. Remove the bridge and restore access with a new bridge to the north […]

“This steel support column on the State Route 165 Carbon River Fairfax Bridge shows signs of advanced deterioration. Specifically, there is visible deformation from compression, which can lead to bridge failure. It’s akin to an aluminum pop can. The pop can is strong when the side is not bent or damaged. This photo illustrates the waves and curves (right side) which show the damage to the bridge.”

“This side-by-side photo shows advanced deterioration on the State Route 165 Carbon River Fairfax Bridge between 2022 and 2024. This shows the rusting steel on a critical piece of the bridge. It is called a gusset plate. Gusset plates connect beams to other portions of the bridge. The majority of the gusset plates on this bridge have advanced deterioration.”

“This is a side-by-side comparison of the same element on the State Route 165 Carbon River Fairfax Bridge pictured one year apart. This piece of the span is called a gusset plate. In the 2024 image, advanced corrosion is visible in the center of the gusset. By 2025, further deterioration resulted in cracks through the steel. Other pieces of the steel are no longer there. Gussets helps connect the driving surface of the bridge and the steel arch underneath the span. There are many other gussets on the century-old span that have advanced deterioration.”

“This steel support column on the SR 165 Carbon River Bridge is bent in two directions. The support column is starting to buckle. This compromises the column’s ability to carry weight from above.”

Some photos of the deterioration from WSDOT https://www.flickr.com/photos/wsdot/albums/72177720325129239/

Photo of the Fairfax Bridge by Ben Cody. The bridge spans the Carbon River with a riveted steel arch. Wooden trestles connect the ends of steel structure to the sides of the valley.

The 104 year old Fairfax bridge on SR 165 was closed to all traffic in 2025 due to structural deficiencies. Restrictions on the bridge had been increasing since 2009.

This was the only practical public access to Fairfax and the entire northwest side of Mount […]

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Kind of troubling that the most multiple different specialists have been able to do is say “huh, that’s odd. Use these steroids… but not too often!”

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Took a day off to go on a nice hike and I guess that’s the perfect time for iritis to come back!

Fuck it, why not learn rust...

Windows application dialogue that says: The front-end was not found. Is it switched on? Please note that it may take up to one minute after power on until the front-end is operational.

Front fell off

USCGC Waesche (WMSL-751) with pilot boats in the Puget Sound

USCGC Waesche (WMSL-751)

It’s telling that AI bros think that a larger number of lines of code is the thing to be proud of.

r/seattlewa can’t quite comprehend that neglecting infrastructure for long periods of time can require an increase in spending to address.

First page of the Polytec PSV-500 scanning vibrometer datasheet showing the scanning head and front end.

Also a Polytec PSV-500

I never thought I’d be using Audacity in engineering but here I am.

Ruminating about people is the worst kind of ruminating.

@varadime.bsky.social Oh, shit…

The whole take-your-dog-with-you-everywhere thing is getting worse.

Huh. Got an invoice from an artist in GBP. If I pay it without explicitly signing in to PayPal, it charges my card in GBP and it ends up being 1.382 USD : GBP. If I explicitly sign in, it seems to want to charge my card in USD at 1.43957 USD : GBP. Ouch.

A sign at the top of the steps to the base at Crystal reads: THIN SNOW COVER EARLY SEASON CONDITIONS EXIST The base area is paved with pavers. There is no snow on the paved area.

View from the base of the gondola looking up the gondola route. Snow cover on the mountain is patchy with dirt and low vegetation visible in some places.

Conditions at Crystal yesterday were pretty sad. Top of the mountain was closed due to wind. Horrible coverage. Started raining around 11 am.

@tatujapa.bsky.social Looks like more of a :D!

X3

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This is apparently a combination of ADHD, unhappiness with some aspects of my own life, and, weirdly enough, my approaching birthday.

[uspol, Alex Pretti, Bovino]

Karoline Leavitt: "With that, I will answer your questions. And Jordan Conradson, why don't you kick us off today?"
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Jordan Conradson (The Gateway Pundit): "We're seeing massive outrage from mainstream media and the left but.. I'm... I'm just wondering, where […]

Looking south along the Seattle waterfront from an elevated position on the pedestrian walkway bear Pike Place. A complex network of elevated pedestrian walkways winds down towards the waterfront to the right of frame. Lumen Field, T-Mobile Park, and the Great Wheel are visible. Mount Rainier is visible on the horizon behind Lumen Field. The sky is light blue with sparse white clouds.

#seattle

[uspol, Alex Pretti, Bovino]

Good on Dana Bash for not putting up with Bovino’s shit.

Bovino deflects every reasonable question or observation based on the videos with some form or “let’s wait for the investigation and not jump to conclusions” while making wild claims we can clearly see are […]

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Back in a weird place where some information that should bring me joy is instead depressing. This happening then makes me feel worse.

Mount Rainier as seen from a pier on the southeast shore of Lake Washington. The snow capped mountain rises behind the tree line at the shore of the lake the sky is a light blue with no visible clouds.

Mountain is out

I think this is the worst ski season I have experienced.

@yote.gay Feigned ignorance