Nick
@nickhat.ch
They would surely be higher. If you import building codes by the hand of god without supply / sourcing harmonization, you're saddling North American builders with requirements they can't easily meet in local markets.
December 23, 2025 at 1:20 AM
They would surely be higher. If you import building codes by the hand of god without supply / sourcing harmonization, you're saddling North American builders with requirements they can't easily meet in local markets.
It's a beautiful sentiment, but the shortest day and the earliest sunset day aren't the same. Earliest sunset day in Seattle was Dec 9, they were already getting later before solstice.
December 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
It's a beautiful sentiment, but the shortest day and the earliest sunset day aren't the same. Earliest sunset day in Seattle was Dec 9, they were already getting later before solstice.
I'm not asking for a teacher, I'm challenging you because you're wrong. The rules you're bemoaning were passed in March 2022 as part of ordinance 126554, and May 2023 in Ordinance 126821.
buildingconnections.seattle.gov/2023/07/27/n...
buildingconnections.seattle.gov/2023/07/27/n...
December 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I'm not asking for a teacher, I'm challenging you because you're wrong. The rules you're bemoaning were passed in March 2022 as part of ordinance 126554, and May 2023 in Ordinance 126821.
buildingconnections.seattle.gov/2023/07/27/n...
buildingconnections.seattle.gov/2023/07/27/n...
Which one? The last ordinance I can think of anywhere near commercial tree providers was in 2023. Removals were regulated before that too.
December 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Which one? The last ordinance I can think of anywhere near commercial tree providers was in 2023. Removals were regulated before that too.
Have you ever pulled a permit to do work on a street tree as an abutting lot owner? It's cheap and easy.
If you have to ask why, I don't think you're familiar with the kind of butchery Seattleites do in the name of views, convenience, etc
If you have to ask why, I don't think you're familiar with the kind of butchery Seattleites do in the name of views, convenience, etc
December 16, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Have you ever pulled a permit to do work on a street tree as an abutting lot owner? It's cheap and easy.
If you have to ask why, I don't think you're familiar with the kind of butchery Seattleites do in the name of views, convenience, etc
If you have to ask why, I don't think you're familiar with the kind of butchery Seattleites do in the name of views, convenience, etc
That rule applies to commercial work on live limbs. If you, as a homeowner, realize you have pruning to do on the eve of a storm you can get on it.
I can't legally plumb myself a sump pump tonight either
I can't legally plumb myself a sump pump tonight either
December 16, 2025 at 9:50 AM
That rule applies to commercial work on live limbs. If you, as a homeowner, realize you have pruning to do on the eve of a storm you can get on it.
I can't legally plumb myself a sump pump tonight either
I can't legally plumb myself a sump pump tonight either
What new ordinance? Seattle, like many cities, has laws protecting some trees against removal without cause.
If it's a hazard: go get an arborist and a permit. Rule isn't new.
If you're a developer: go whine on new twitter I guess
If it's a hazard: go get an arborist and a permit. Rule isn't new.
If you're a developer: go whine on new twitter I guess
December 16, 2025 at 9:26 AM
What new ordinance? Seattle, like many cities, has laws protecting some trees against removal without cause.
If it's a hazard: go get an arborist and a permit. Rule isn't new.
If you're a developer: go whine on new twitter I guess
If it's a hazard: go get an arborist and a permit. Rule isn't new.
If you're a developer: go whine on new twitter I guess
Between the airport and federal facilities in the area, it's a hilariously hard area to fly in
December 16, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Between the airport and federal facilities in the area, it's a hilariously hard area to fly in
WA DNR hydrology maps for Skagit county are also sus. Some creeks south of Mt Josephine are entirely fictional, others are way off published locations / flow volumes.
December 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
WA DNR hydrology maps for Skagit county are also sus. Some creeks south of Mt Josephine are entirely fictional, others are way off published locations / flow volumes.
CTA does the same on the L . Red blinking express light+roller signs changing when going express made it feel exciting, like winning something.
December 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
CTA does the same on the L . Red blinking express light+roller signs changing when going express made it feel exciting, like winning something.
You just boosted this article an hour ago across your socials. (In the middle of a disaster) What the hell is this content strategy?
December 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM
You just boosted this article an hour ago across your socials. (In the middle of a disaster) What the hell is this content strategy?
I will never get mysterious shingles, which also clearly came from a water-park, ever again
December 11, 2025 at 8:43 AM
I will never get mysterious shingles, which also clearly came from a water-park, ever again
If population affected is the metric, Isn't SeaTac intentionally "bad" at this? I'm remembering the ~2015 program which reroutes flight paths into a more random cloverleaf pattern to share the "wealth" and take some load away from communities under the previous paths.
December 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
If population affected is the metric, Isn't SeaTac intentionally "bad" at this? I'm remembering the ~2015 program which reroutes flight paths into a more random cloverleaf pattern to share the "wealth" and take some load away from communities under the previous paths.
So the station code is the concatenation of all the stops, plus the multilingual name?
SBYJY20JA10JS19Shibuya
Station ?
Remember when ST was whinging about renaming University because the name was coupled to the physical plant identifiers and they thought it was too onerous to change...
SBYJY20JA10JS19Shibuya
Station ?
Remember when ST was whinging about renaming University because the name was coupled to the physical plant identifiers and they thought it was too onerous to change...
December 6, 2025 at 6:22 AM
So the station code is the concatenation of all the stops, plus the multilingual name?
SBYJY20JA10JS19Shibuya
Station ?
Remember when ST was whinging about renaming University because the name was coupled to the physical plant identifiers and they thought it was too onerous to change...
SBYJY20JA10JS19Shibuya
Station ?
Remember when ST was whinging about renaming University because the name was coupled to the physical plant identifiers and they thought it was too onerous to change...
Oh, I'm getting confused on stops vs stations aren't I...
December 6, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Oh, I'm getting confused on stops vs stations aren't I...
How does that work if a station is shared between lines?
Westlake is 1250? 150? Both 150 and 250?
Westlake is 1250? 150? Both 150 and 250?
December 6, 2025 at 5:50 AM
How does that work if a station is shared between lines?
Westlake is 1250? 150? Both 150 and 250?
Westlake is 1250? 150? Both 150 and 250?
I think the analysis falls apart without it! Is clearly disproportionate. Single family zones are going to covariate in a lot of cities. Burlington, Sedro-Woolley vs Vancouver
December 5, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I think the analysis falls apart without it! Is clearly disproportionate. Single family zones are going to covariate in a lot of cities. Burlington, Sedro-Woolley vs Vancouver
2015 me: Macbooks with soldered-on memory sure is annoying
2025 me: super glad I ordered my last MacBook with so much RAM because they forced me to!
2025 me: super glad I ordered my last MacBook with so much RAM because they forced me to!
December 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
2015 me: Macbooks with soldered-on memory sure is annoying
2025 me: super glad I ordered my last MacBook with so much RAM because they forced me to!
2025 me: super glad I ordered my last MacBook with so much RAM because they forced me to!
I dunno! Seems like a strange missing piece. Container placement is part of the site plan when they're on-lot, yeah? Weird that SDCI would ignore pickup needs. Shared dumpsters not possible?
November 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I dunno! Seems like a strange missing piece. Container placement is part of the site plan when they're on-lot, yeah? Weird that SDCI would ignore pickup needs. Shared dumpsters not possible?
Why not just place the cans where they're permitted to go? I don't understand why they'd need to block the sidewalk in the first place. Do townhouses come with an inbuilt ADA violation?
November 30, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Why not just place the cans where they're permitted to go? I don't understand why they'd need to block the sidewalk in the first place. Do townhouses come with an inbuilt ADA violation?
I like the 1891 one. It's pretty decently detailed with a better scan.
Historically though, no getting around that birds-eye maps are really fictional in a dream-haze kinda way. Lots of anachronisms and problems carried in from their source materials
Historically though, no getting around that birds-eye maps are really fictional in a dream-haze kinda way. Lots of anachronisms and problems carried in from their source materials
November 30, 2025 at 6:35 AM
I like the 1891 one. It's pretty decently detailed with a better scan.
Historically though, no getting around that birds-eye maps are really fictional in a dream-haze kinda way. Lots of anachronisms and problems carried in from their source materials
Historically though, no getting around that birds-eye maps are really fictional in a dream-haze kinda way. Lots of anachronisms and problems carried in from their source materials