Noah, some kind of engineer 🚎💻

Jesus Christ when did this start???

I’m not very familiar with Taylor Lorenz but my friend was hospitalized with an autoimmune reaction to the Moderna vaccine - diagnosed by a hemotologist as such. She was able to ultimately get the Pfizer. Any ideas why this would work?

Real estate execs and lobbyists have dropped $300K into Harrell’s PAC to try and buy the election. They know that @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social will make wealthy businesses pay their fair share in taxes and will bring down rents by building Social Housing. Vote by 8PM Tuesday! #ThisIsYourCity

Current stats for returns as of morning of Election Day.

Make sure you turn in your homework!

Today’s the due date!

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I really, *really* recommend trying Week Without Driving if you have a car at home. It's very revealing! People with cars at home are using a much different transit and pedestrian system than people without them.

It might be inconvenient, it might be confusing, but it will be a good experience.

illinois gov. JB pritzker responds to ken paxton's threat to arrest TX democrats who fled the state: "they're here in illinois. we're going to do everything we can to protect every single one of them."

A #comic of Governor Dunleavy at a podium: "BEHOLD MY VETO POWER COUPLED WITH MY KEEN STRATEGIC BRILLIANCE!" A little porcupine is holding a sign that says "Yay Teachers!" Dunleavy says: "I'M BIG AND SMART AND... eh?" The little porcupine pokes him with a quill and he justt PFFFFTTHBBBBBBTTTTT's away. The little porcupine smiles. Because heck yeah. Eat it.

#akleg Good job everyone. You defeated the Veto Monster.

Tesla hit with $243 million in damages after jury finds its Autopilot feature contributed to fatal crash The verdict follows a three-week trial that threw a spotlight on how Tesla and CEO Elon Musk have marketed their driver-assistance software.

A hugely important verdict.

The victims were pedestrians, so Tesla can't argue they knew/accepted Autopilot's risks.

People walking, biking, and inside other cars didn't consent to be Elon Musk's guinea pigs.

Bike helmets: Also good for zooming slightly carelessly up rocky areas, with less risk to the cranium!

a bunch of people on bikes at golden hour on Chief Sealth Trail - bike in foreground has a Katie Wilson sign

Bike Disco on Chief Sealth Trail ~ reppin @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social 💛

Noah takes a selfie in front of the stage of “The Bitchuation Room” live in Seattle

Thank you @franifio.bsky.social @mattleibel.bsky.social for coming out from LA! You and @ijeomaoluo.bsky.social were hilarious, and we at @seattletru.bsky.social are so grateful for your support of @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social.

This is YOUR city! ✊🚌🎤

It is very hard to steer a floppy fiberglass pole designed to be bendable on purpose

They’d need to be modified to allow the operators to actually maneuver them (currently they’re just sprung and hydraulically tensioned with a “dumb” three-position solenoid for switching tracks). But that’s a solvable problem!

Reminds me of a line from October Sky when a machinist asked the same question about a rocket…

“Longer would allow for additional propellant without much additional mass!”

(great idea!)

and ground! :D

The dexterity required to align the poles is substantial, particularly in windy conditions. I suspect the challenge would be a bit more substantial. Nevertheless, I’d like to see someone pull it off!

...and why we haven't manufactured more of them.

We need transit manufacturing here!!

The wind may always be a hinderance, but there's certainly more we can do.

I watched dozens of attempts to get this clean shot, and only 2 successes. Every single failure I witness that day amounted to either "didn't drive far enough" or "drove too far".

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The markings, currently, are just small strips of paint - but it doesn't have to be this way!

We could install high-visibility "<bus model> stop here" signs that would guide operators on exactly where to stop to achieve proper alignment.

This is an inexpensive solution that we should prioritize.

I've carefully observed hundreds of these alignments from all angles.

The common denominator across almost all them is poor alignment.

The trolleybus must be at a very precise location for it to work properly. Most aren't, and I don't believe this to be an issue of operator skill.

This saves transit operators time and makes their jobs safer, alleviating the need to don a high-vis vest and step out into traffic.

This technology has a reputation for being finicky and unreliable, but it doesn't have to be that way.

Why?

This is an auto-alignment point used by trolleybuses to switch from ESS (battery) to on-wire (OCS) operations.

The operator drives up to a predetermined alignment marking, hits a button, and both poles automatically extend to contact the wires.

The biggest lesson I've learned in 2025: Decentralization & DevOps reigns supreme.

From Ukrainian drone tactics to American domestic battles against authoritarianism, the more nimble defenders with the shortest feedback cycle times tend to win the day.

Comical as this example might be, I'm sharing it to encourage you to write a simple RFP (set of objective criteria) prior to any purchase of substance you might be considering!

"Substance" includes items you'll need to rely on in the course of a normal day of service :)

The RFP was for an SPF50+ rated, synthetic button down shirt, with vented back, and duel front pockets.

Consideration would be given to: Fabric texture, color, elasticity, durability, and quality of previous OEM bids.

I recently exercised options for another unit of this shirt, this time in green plaid.

REI won the bid on the original RFP because they were 40% cheaper than Kuhl and had a better texture. I've stuck with this model despite the tariff-flation because of that.

www.rei.com/product/2358...

Rinck Proposes Restoring Growth Centers Dropped from One Seattle Plan » The Urbanist # The potential Seattle Comprehensive Plan changes, which are set to be discussed Monday, would add back growth centers around Gas Works Park, Alki, North Capitol Hill, and other areas. Councilmember ...

NEW: The full list of amendments to Seattle's Comp Plan are set to drop Monday, but we have a preview of @alexis4seattle.bsky.social's proposed changes:
-Restoring 8 entire neighborhood centers
-Removing parking mandates
-Allowing corner stores everywhere
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@alexis4seattle.bsky.social continues to lead boldly, while the rest of council dithers or even no-shows their own committee meetings.

Officer Brandon LeBlanc (third from right) joined the Juneau Police Department in October 2024. Prior to joining JD he worked as an officer in Louisiana, where he was sued for the excessive use of force and failure to give aid when he had another officer broke the jaw of a man and tazed him multiple times.

JPD has gotten exponentially worse since I was a kid, and they’re now hiring the rejects of other departments.

This guy apparently used to work in Louisiana when he was sued for excessive use after breaking a guy’s jaw and refusing to help him…

The video going around of that cop body slamming a man headfirst into the concrete happened at my childhood bus stop in Juneau.

I’ve waited for a bus there at all times of day and night, got in arguments with drunks from the bar across the street, and not once, did it escalate to so much as fists.