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Coder, cyclist, urbanist. He/They
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There have been a lot of wild threads recently, but this is easily the wildest one
The OFFICIAL POSITION of the community association is that it cares so much about affordable housing that it wants a $150k kickback from a developer to fund a private playground, in lieu of funding affordable housing
The OFFICIAL POSITION of the community association is that it cares so much about affordable housing that it wants a $150k kickback from a developer to fund a private playground, in lieu of funding affordable housing
December 19, 2025 at 12:40 AM
There have been a lot of wild threads recently, but this is easily the wildest one
The OFFICIAL POSITION of the community association is that it cares so much about affordable housing that it wants a $150k kickback from a developer to fund a private playground, in lieu of funding affordable housing
The OFFICIAL POSITION of the community association is that it cares so much about affordable housing that it wants a $150k kickback from a developer to fund a private playground, in lieu of funding affordable housing
November 29, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Fun fact: Dulles Airport is located entirely within a pocket universe located inside of this Metro pylon.
November 18, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Fun fact: Dulles Airport is located entirely within a pocket universe located inside of this Metro pylon.
If I’m counting correctly, today marks the 15th straight election in Arlington that Clement has run in, and lost. #arlingtonva
If at first you don’t succeed…. embrace fascism, and lose again anyway.
If at first you don’t succeed…. embrace fascism, and lose again anyway.
November 5, 2025 at 3:07 AM
If I’m counting correctly, today marks the 15th straight election in Arlington that Clement has run in, and lost. #arlingtonva
If at first you don’t succeed…. embrace fascism, and lose again anyway.
If at first you don’t succeed…. embrace fascism, and lose again anyway.
Sometimes, The Algorithm gets me.
October 27, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Sometimes, The Algorithm gets me.
Sigh. That AWS postmortem was written by an LLM, wasn't it?
Real humans do not write like this.
Real humans do not write like this.
October 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Sigh. That AWS postmortem was written by an LLM, wasn't it?
Real humans do not write like this.
Real humans do not write like this.
Every hotel in the world has this same exact wall of stuff.
October 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Every hotel in the world has this same exact wall of stuff.
Wild that the key "success" of the unlawful military occupation of DC basically amounts to a very expensive Eagle Scout project.
September 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Wild that the key "success" of the unlawful military occupation of DC basically amounts to a very expensive Eagle Scout project.
Why is this elevator asking me an unspecified Yes/No question?
July 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Why is this elevator asking me an unspecified Yes/No question?
So, I was replacing our toilet seat, and while unscrewing the nuts that held it on, I noticed this sticker for the first time.....
PAPYRUS
PAPYRUS
June 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
So, I was replacing our toilet seat, and while unscrewing the nuts that held it on, I noticed this sticker for the first time.....
PAPYRUS
PAPYRUS
Kudos to the USPS mailman who is just trying to deliver the mail on 14th St NW while the WorldPride parade happens all around him. Absolute legend.
June 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Kudos to the USPS mailman who is just trying to deliver the mail on 14th St NW while the WorldPride parade happens all around him. Absolute legend.
Both Specialized and Trek have fairly upright, step-through frames, and it should be pretty easy to find a place that stocks them.
Some of the more bespoke options are nice, but also expensive, and seem to prioritize twee over functionality (if that makes any sense)
Some of the more bespoke options are nice, but also expensive, and seem to prioritize twee over functionality (if that makes any sense)
May 28, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Both Specialized and Trek have fairly upright, step-through frames, and it should be pretty easy to find a place that stocks them.
Some of the more bespoke options are nice, but also expensive, and seem to prioritize twee over functionality (if that makes any sense)
Some of the more bespoke options are nice, but also expensive, and seem to prioritize twee over functionality (if that makes any sense)
Sickos: Yes... ha ha ha... yes
May 16, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Sickos: Yes... ha ha ha... yes
The photos taken by the broken Street View camera driving through the Lincoln Tunnel go hard.
May 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The photos taken by the broken Street View camera driving through the Lincoln Tunnel go hard.
Good morning. Please enjoy this DC-shaped puddle I saw on my way to work this morning.
May 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Good morning. Please enjoy this DC-shaped puddle I saw on my way to work this morning.
Okay, so some of the reports about the safety of DC's waterways are overblown (I've inadvertently ended up in both the Potomac and Anacostia, and lived to tell the tale).
However, I absolutely would not take my family swimming directly downstream of four active sewer outflow points.
However, I absolutely would not take my family swimming directly downstream of four active sewer outflow points.
May 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Okay, so some of the reports about the safety of DC's waterways are overblown (I've inadvertently ended up in both the Potomac and Anacostia, and lived to tell the tale).
However, I absolutely would not take my family swimming directly downstream of four active sewer outflow points.
However, I absolutely would not take my family swimming directly downstream of four active sewer outflow points.
Never forget what they took from you
May 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Never forget what they took from you
Here's a link! www.vesselfinder.com/ports/USSEA001
Currently, it says "64 vessels have arrived within the past 24 hours and 26 ships are expected to arrive in the next 30 days"
I have no clue what typical volumes of Chinese-flagged vessels in Seattle are supposed to be, TBH.
Currently, it says "64 vessels have arrived within the past 24 hours and 26 ships are expected to arrive in the next 30 days"
I have no clue what typical volumes of Chinese-flagged vessels in Seattle are supposed to be, TBH.
April 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Here's a link! www.vesselfinder.com/ports/USSEA001
Currently, it says "64 vessels have arrived within the past 24 hours and 26 ships are expected to arrive in the next 30 days"
I have no clue what typical volumes of Chinese-flagged vessels in Seattle are supposed to be, TBH.
Currently, it says "64 vessels have arrived within the past 24 hours and 26 ships are expected to arrive in the next 30 days"
I have no clue what typical volumes of Chinese-flagged vessels in Seattle are supposed to be, TBH.
Love that one of the default map layers on Google Maps is now just "Fires"
April 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Love that one of the default map layers on Google Maps is now just "Fires"