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Jason Weill @weill.org · 1d

I vaguely remember it being market rate housing, with amenities for residents only, and with fewer than half as many parking spaces as units, which many attendees feared would bring about the end of civilization

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 1d

Back in January 2020, which feels like 1000 years ago, I joined @lauraloeseattle.bsky.social and @sharethecities.bsky.social at a jam-packed Wild Mountain Cafe to advocate in favor of a new mixed use building at 15th & 85th. Went up there today, and the building looks ready to open. Glad to see it!

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 4d

But just imagine if we had bunted, Jim

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 4d

I’ve been awake for 33 hours, having woken up in Japan at 5:00 am JST (1:00 pm Thu PDT) to start the day. At least I’ll be back on Pacific time tomorrow morning!

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 4d

I signed up for a 7-day free trial of Fox’s streaming service to watch Game 5 of the #ALDS in extra innings. Hopefully, this game will end before my trial period does. #DETvsSEA

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 10d

Keep it there forever. Tully’s is still a big coffee brand in Japan; I’d love to see the Japanese owner try to reintroduce the brand to America, with King Street Center as the starting point

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 16d

Has there ever been a mass medium in the US that one would sincerely call “progressive”? Seems like the pro-business bent is baked into the business plan of a major newspaper or broadcaster

Jason Weill @weill.org · 16d

Wouldn’t it be nice if they stopped actively participating in and funding said Republicans’ media? Every tweet, every ad buy, every CNN live hit, every TikTok post is only providing more value to these media’s owners

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 19d

The Starbucks Roastery, in addition to being a ridiculous tourist trap, was a wildly experimental space that was really cool to visit when I lived in the area. Amazing that Capitol Hill now has zero Starbucks stores that are outside of supermarkets.

jseattle @jseattle.bsky.social · 19d

Coffee giant Starbucks shuts down its Capitol Hill Roastery

The Capitol Hill Starbucks Roastery is permanently closed. Starbucks shut down the more than $20 million coffee destination with boarded windows and a paper sign Thursday morning. “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the closure of the Seattle … Continue reading →

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 19d

Raspberry Pi 500+ now available for $200: Computer-in-a-mechanical keyboard with 16GB RAM and a 256GB SSD #ComputerInAKeyboard, #RaspberryPi, #RaspberryPi500Plus

Raspberry Pi 500+ now available for $200: Computer-in-a-mechanical keyboard with 16GB RAM and a 256GB SSD

The new Raspberry Pi 500+ is a computer that looks like a keyboard. That's because, like the Raspberry Pi 500 and Raspberry Pi 400, it's basically a fully functional computer stuffed inside the chassis of a keyboard. But the new model stands out as the first "plus" edition with premium features... and a premium price tag (by Raspberry Pi standards, anyway).

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 19d

Shout out to hotels dot com for recommending that I rent a giant SUV for my trip to (checks notes) central Tokyo

Partial screenshot of an email from hotels.com suggesting an economy car or an SUV for a trip to central Tokyo

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 21d

A few folks have made rotary-dial cell phones, using modern GSM modems and those bomb-proof bakelite casings and dials from about a century ago. Tempting, yet fairly useless.

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 21d

I love seeing older tech get “smart” upgrades like this.

Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 21d

Ollee Watch brings smartwatch features to the Casio F-91W with a mainboard replacement #Casio, #CasioF91ws="text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400">#CasioF91w, #CasioF91w, #OlleeWatch, #Watch, #Wearables

Ollee Watch brings smartwatch features to the Casio F-91W with a mainboard replacement

The Casio F-91W is a classic digital wristwatch that's been in constant production since it was first released in 1989. With a $20 starting price, the watch offers a water resistant design, an LED backlight, and basic features include time, date, and stopwatch functionality. And you can go up to seven years without needing to change the battery. Over the past few years we've seen a few projects designed to bring the watch into the 21st century by replacing some key components while keeping the same design.

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 21d

As a @cmu.edu alumnus who also served on an advisory board, the university’s fixation on its U.S. News & World Report rankings was a major factor in my decision to stop donating and volunteering. The world doesn’t need more students and employees who rely on arbitrary rankings to make decisions.

Carnegie Mellon University @cmu.edu · 21d

In the newly released 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings, Carnegie Mellon University is No. 1 in seven undergraduate disciplines and 20th among national universities! 👏

➡️ cmu.is/US-News-and-World-Report-2026

A Top 20 University
#1 in 7 undergraduate disciplines

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Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 22d

Great news: Sales at Pike Place Market were up 7.5% in August too! That's three months of solid data showing the pedestrianization pilot is good for business.

Add your ideas for how to keep the momentum going into the fall: actionnetwork.org/letters/pike...

people sitting and walking on the street

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 24d

I just checked my feed, and it’s literally all sports. Every account I followed that ever posts about something non-sports has gone silent. It’s uncanny.

Jason Weill @weill.org · 24d

The fact that sports fandom still mostly lives on X, not Bluesky or Mastodon, taught me a lot about the intersection of sports fans and … the people who find nothing wrong with X 😬

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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 24d

Apollo and Daphne, artist unknown, 1630-60

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 24d

Thank you for looking out for the injured rider! Hope they recover.

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 26d

YouTube is more censored than broadcast TV is, at least among creators that want to remain ✨ monetized ✨

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 26d

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel

Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 26d

Will?

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Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆ @chiitan.love · 28d

Chiitan loves all transgender people.
I've received a lot of criticism for expressing my support, but what's more important is that all transgender people live happy lives.
Blue Sky cannot display long posts, so please read this post if you'd like.
love you all 🤍
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www.instagram.com/reel/C9qppva...

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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 29d

if you want to write council to oppose this ridiculous amendment that neither supports housing or tree canopy, please send a quick email

link w/ letter here:

@theurbanist.org @ronpdavis.bsky.social @sightline.org @robertcruickshank.com @350seattle.bsky.social

actionnetwork.org/letters/amen...

Amendment 102 will not protect the urban canopy – and in fact may do the opposite

Seattle needs more affordable housing AND trees. Help us convince the Seattle City Council to do both by opposing Amendment 102, which makes new housing much more expensive and worsens existing inequi...

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · Sep 14

In parts of Michigan, you can pick up a fairly ordinary chunk of limestone & with some polishing, reveal a coral formation that was laid down when this area was a tropical sea in the Devonian, 350 MYA.

These are Petoskey stones, the state stone of Michigan.

The same rock before and after lapidary polishing. It's held in a human hand in both instances. On the left, a plain looking white limestone lump, roughly triangular. It has a few pits. On the right, a polished and shiny lump of coral in very roughly hexagonal pattern, a darker grey-brown, with lighter divisions and radiating pattern in each cell.

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