piffey
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Welcome to the grab bag of Literature, Photography, Urbanism, Language Learning, Soccer, and Cybersecurity that is my feed.
Seattle, WA.
Seattle, WA.
RIP Martin Parr. One of the greats. So happy I went to his show in Monopoli this summer.
December 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
RIP Martin Parr. One of the greats. So happy I went to his show in Monopoli this summer.
Apple Maps already updated with new Federal Way station while Google hasn’t yet. Apple Maps been feeling a lot better the last few years. Maybe getting more care and feeding than Google Maps these days.
December 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Apple Maps already updated with new Federal Way station while Google hasn’t yet. Apple Maps been feeling a lot better the last few years. Maybe getting more care and feeding than Google Maps these days.
Only have one free day this weekend to do Christmas lights. Choosing the unbridled joy of turning the block to see my house lit up over the lesser joy of 3 new stops of light rail opening in south Seattle today. Can’t wait to form an excuse to go to Federal Way for the first time ever though.
December 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Only have one free day this weekend to do Christmas lights. Choosing the unbridled joy of turning the block to see my house lit up over the lesser joy of 3 new stops of light rail opening in south Seattle today. Can’t wait to form an excuse to go to Federal Way for the first time ever though.
You’d think that if you’re reading off country names in the World Cup draw you’d learn all the country names in your pot.
December 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
You’d think that if you’re reading off country names in the World Cup draw you’d learn all the country names in your pot.
Mackadonia, so called because it’s the origin of the Big Mac.
December 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Mackadonia, so called because it’s the origin of the Big Mac.
The CWC and now this WC draw both have felt so uncoordinated. Like no presenter knows what they’re doing, off the cuff, like they didn’t hire a single writer to give them some decent canned responses. Should just release the lists. Don’t need to watch the draw with this low level of entertainment.
December 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The CWC and now this WC draw both have felt so uncoordinated. Like no presenter knows what they’re doing, off the cuff, like they didn’t hire a single writer to give them some decent canned responses. Should just release the lists. Don’t need to watch the draw with this low level of entertainment.
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
Nearing 40 years old and just learned there’s 25+ different shoelace tying knots with different purposes. www.fieggen.com/shoelace/kno... 🤯
Shoelace Knots – How To Tie Your Shoes
List of different knots for shoelace tying speed, simplicity, security or style.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Nearing 40 years old and just learned there’s 25+ different shoelace tying knots with different purposes. www.fieggen.com/shoelace/kno... 🤯
You can tell The Unicode Consortium is an American dominant group because there is a unicode symbol for plane ✈︎ but nothing for trains.
December 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
You can tell The Unicode Consortium is an American dominant group because there is a unicode symbol for plane ✈︎ but nothing for trains.
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gimme yule
gimme fire
don me now with gay attire
gimme fire
don me now with gay attire
November 16, 2023 at 12:56 AM
gimme yule
gimme fire
don me now with gay attire
gimme fire
don me now with gay attire
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Did you know? Black Friday is named in honor of Rebecca Black, who invented Friday in 2011.
November 29, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Did you know? Black Friday is named in honor of Rebecca Black, who invented Friday in 2011.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Hot damn La Grazia was so good. Caught last night’s screening at SIFF and we’re still talking about it. Beautifully shot. At times funny and at times thoughtful on the topic of euthanasia. Definitely will be watching again. youtu.be/zvQn44a_IHo?...
LA GRAZIA | Official Trailer | Only in Theaters December
YouTube video by MUBI
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November 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Hot damn La Grazia was so good. Caught last night’s screening at SIFF and we’re still talking about it. Beautifully shot. At times funny and at times thoughtful on the topic of euthanasia. Definitely will be watching again. youtu.be/zvQn44a_IHo?...
We need more Little Free Ramen Libraries.
November 15, 2025 at 11:37 PM
We need more Little Free Ramen Libraries.
Already off to a great start. First mayor (elect) in recent memory to call Starbucks out for their bullshit (saying this as an ex-partner AKA employee). Of course easy to not cross the picket line when you’re a real Seattlite in line at Monorail Espresso already.
Across the country, Starbucks workers are on an Unfair Labor Practice strike for a fair first contract, and I know which side I’m on. Baristas make Starbucks an extraordinarily wealthy company. They are entitled to their fair share of that wealth and to benefits and fair treatment on the job.
November 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Already off to a great start. First mayor (elect) in recent memory to call Starbucks out for their bullshit (saying this as an ex-partner AKA employee). Of course easy to not cross the picket line when you’re a real Seattlite in line at Monorail Espresso already.
Just learning of the Republic of Rose Island (great Netflix dramatization of events Isola delle Rose). Sealand and Republic of Minerva vibes. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republi... Every boy just wants to build a fort and have no one tell them what to do in it.
Republic of Rose Island - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Just learning of the Republic of Rose Island (great Netflix dramatization of events Isola delle Rose). Sealand and Republic of Minerva vibes. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republi... Every boy just wants to build a fort and have no one tell them what to do in it.
Been going to SIFF’s “Cinema Italian Style” the last few days and have caught every movie so far. One of my favorite Seattle film events. www.siff.net/programs-and... Runs through the weekend if you’re looking to do something different and an excuse to ride the Monorail in Seattle.
Cinema Italian Style
Cinema Italian Style showcases the best in Italian cinema past and present.
www.siff.net
November 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Been going to SIFF’s “Cinema Italian Style” the last few days and have caught every movie so far. One of my favorite Seattle film events. www.siff.net/programs-and... Runs through the weekend if you’re looking to do something different and an excuse to ride the Monorail in Seattle.
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Why not simply walk to the stadium from your hotel 23 miles away or take advantage of the many fine public transit options in Arlington, Texas
FIFA's current parking prices will cost more than some actual match tickets at previous World Cups.
Parking and transportation have long represented an imposing challenge for the World Cup’s 16 North American host cities.
Parking and transportation have long represented an imposing challenge for the World Cup’s 16 North American host cities.
November 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Why not simply walk to the stadium from your hotel 23 miles away or take advantage of the many fine public transit options in Arlington, Texas
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So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
Well at least that eliminates the possibility of us losing at home to Portland. Great sawker season Sounders.
November 9, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Well at least that eliminates the possibility of us losing at home to Portland. Great sawker season Sounders.
I understand how the fois gras geese feel now. That’s what every employer is doing to the workforce with GenAI.
November 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I understand how the fois gras geese feel now. That’s what every employer is doing to the workforce with GenAI.
Reading up on Botswana 75k golden visa and of course had to look up local football league. I am now a Security Systems FC supporter. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Securit....
en.wikipedia.org
November 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Reading up on Botswana 75k golden visa and of course had to look up local football league. I am now a Security Systems FC supporter. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Securit....
I was living in Nevada for the last nuclear test September 23, 1992. Operation Julin was the sequence of tests. We felt the ground shake at our home. My little sister would be born a month later. Never thought nuclear testing news would bring back fond memories.
October 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I was living in Nevada for the last nuclear test September 23, 1992. Operation Julin was the sequence of tests. We felt the ground shake at our home. My little sister would be born a month later. Never thought nuclear testing news would bring back fond memories.
Take a bow Needling.
East Bezos Ball Demolished to Make Way for More Ball Room: tinyurl.com/4hucab54
October 25, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Take a bow Needling.
Hi Rick Steves fucks. That is all.
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Last June, more than 5 million Americans joined #NoKings rallies across the country, protesting President Trump's authoritarianism. And this Saturday, with your help, it's going to be even bigger and better.
Last June, more than 5 million Americans joined #NoKings rallies across the country, protesting President Trump's authoritarianism. And this Saturday, with your help, it's going to be even bigger and better.
October 15, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Hi Rick Steves fucks. That is all.