colby jordan
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colby jordan
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Activist, listener, traveller. Mostly retired tech person (ex-GOOG). Seattle. 🏳️‍🌈

I activate voters, so can you. register.how
it’s mostly about bitrate and encoding. there is so much content that’s produced at high resolution but looks awful because they’re only given a few Mbps to work with.

perceived video quality is a fascinating topic, but misleading labels really distort the way we all think about high quality video.
December 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
By contrast, it’s time to pay our respects to our best holiday tradition, icon Patti LaBelle.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=z84Q...
Patti LaBelle- Where My Background Singers?
YouTube video by Ryan Bloomquist
www.youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
tipping underpaid workers based on time makes more sense to me than arbitrary percentages of prices that are usually set outside of their control
December 10, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Larsen’s in Seattle is the canonical go-to for excellent kringle
November 29, 2025 at 9:22 PM
i also feel like using self checkout is scab behavior
November 29, 2025 at 4:23 AM
it’s a close call, but to my eye in real life, i think it’s most likely krypton. it looked more blue-white in person. 🙂
November 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
time to hit youtube to find out how to remove it yourself
November 23, 2025 at 8:22 AM
although, residents > eligible voters > registered voters > voters > all votes not for him > his voters. (the last was <23% of the first.)

i say this only to find some kind of optimism rather than pedantry.
November 16, 2025 at 2:39 AM
we don’t pay for any streaming services with unskippable ads. i think it’s a good line to draw as a consumer.
November 14, 2025 at 6:51 AM
aka a crime
November 11, 2025 at 4:43 AM
*best coast
November 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
here’s one with aggregated endorsements: bluevoterguide.org/state/new-york

happy election day!
New York Democratic Voting Guide with Endorsements for Voters
New York State Ballot Guide 2025
bluevoterguide.org
November 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
it’s certainly what my body wants to do!
November 1, 2025 at 11:36 PM