Bryant Durrell
@innocence.com
I like movies a lot. I worry about right-wing extremism. I play and sometimes write tabletop RPGs. I do SRE things but don’t speak for my employer here. I grew up in New England and live with my wife in Seattle. He/his.
https://innocence.com/~durrell
https://innocence.com/~durrell
I’m gonna call my local legislators about this. I wouldn’t expect the same results Germany has seen, because balcony solar units cost a lot more in the US and Washington already has very cheap electricity, but let’s move the ball forward as much as possible. www.brethorsting.com/blog/2026/01...
Washington Should Legalize Balcony Solar | Aaron Brethorst
Personal website for Aaron Brethorst - Seattleite, technology leader, photographer, transit enthusiast, erstwhile non-runner.
www.brethorsting.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:43 PM
I’m gonna call my local legislators about this. I wouldn’t expect the same results Germany has seen, because balcony solar units cost a lot more in the US and Washington already has very cheap electricity, but let’s move the ball forward as much as possible. www.brethorsting.com/blog/2026/01...
I feel like violence…
Name a TV show that overstayed it’s welcome.
Ted Lasso
Name a TV show that overstayed it’s welcome.
Ted Lasso
Arrested Development
Name a TV show that overstayed it's welcome
January 29, 2026 at 4:27 AM
I feel like violence…
Name a TV show that overstayed it’s welcome.
Ted Lasso
Name a TV show that overstayed it’s welcome.
Ted Lasso
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If you want to help keep whistles flowing in WA, here are some great options:
Hanwiskan has NINE 3D printers running fullstop on whistles. Help him out with some new hotends: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Ryan in West Seattle - www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Hanwiskan has NINE 3D printers running fullstop on whistles. Help him out with some new hotends: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Ryan in West Seattle - www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
January 27, 2026 at 3:35 AM
If you want to help keep whistles flowing in WA, here are some great options:
Hanwiskan has NINE 3D printers running fullstop on whistles. Help him out with some new hotends: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Ryan in West Seattle - www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Hanwiskan has NINE 3D printers running fullstop on whistles. Help him out with some new hotends: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Ryan in West Seattle - www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Hey, @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social (or more likely her staff) — is this something you could recommend to City Attorney Evans? It seems like a powerful way to make our city safer.
Nine DAs are coalescing to work on prosecuting federal agents for 'overreach':
—L. Krasner in Philly
—J. Creuzot in Dallas
—M. Moriarty in Minneapolis
—L. Conover in Tucson
—S. Descano in Fairfax (VA)
—R. Fatehi in Norfolk (VA)
—S. Morales in Portsmouth (VA)
—P. Dehghani-Tafti in Arlington (VA)
—L. Krasner in Philly
—J. Creuzot in Dallas
—M. Moriarty in Minneapolis
—L. Conover in Tucson
—S. Descano in Fairfax (VA)
—R. Fatehi in Norfolk (VA)
—S. Morales in Portsmouth (VA)
—P. Dehghani-Tafti in Arlington (VA)
January 28, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Hey, @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social (or more likely her staff) — is this something you could recommend to City Attorney Evans? It seems like a powerful way to make our city safer.
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We just bought our longtime building! Purchasing our forever home marks an exciting and transformative turning point for our physical media library and Seattle’s creative ecosystem.
We cannot wait to share more exciting updates with you in the months ahead! scarecrowvideo.org/posts/scarec...
We cannot wait to share more exciting updates with you in the months ahead! scarecrowvideo.org/posts/scarec...
January 27, 2026 at 12:10 AM
We just bought our longtime building! Purchasing our forever home marks an exciting and transformative turning point for our physical media library and Seattle’s creative ecosystem.
We cannot wait to share more exciting updates with you in the months ahead! scarecrowvideo.org/posts/scarec...
We cannot wait to share more exciting updates with you in the months ahead! scarecrowvideo.org/posts/scarec...
Screw Terry Black’s and check out Kaleb’s tasty looking food.
I spoke to Waco's Kaleb Blain, a transgender pitmaster working to create space for trans people in Texas BBQ. After being doxxed, attacked online and let go from Terry Black's, he's now forging his own path:
"I have to do this for the rest of my life."
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
"I have to do this for the rest of my life."
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
After a doxxing, a transgender Texan pitmaster forges his own way
"There's not a queer space in barbecue yet, so let's create one."
www.chron.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Screw Terry Black’s and check out Kaleb’s tasty looking food.
Okay, deleting previous post — wasn’t $10. It was fair market value. But I’m still thrilled that Scarecrow owns its own building.
January 26, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Okay, deleting previous post — wasn’t $10. It was fair market value. But I’m still thrilled that Scarecrow owns its own building.
The Patriots/Seahawks discussion has started at work. I moved to Seattle a year or two after the Malcolm Butler interception and it was kind of a sore spot with the serious fans; I sincerely hope the Seahawks win this time because I am not capable of not being a jerk Boston sports fan.
January 26, 2026 at 5:28 PM
The Patriots/Seahawks discussion has started at work. I moved to Seattle a year or two after the Malcolm Butler interception and it was kind of a sore spot with the serious fans; I sincerely hope the Seahawks win this time because I am not capable of not being a jerk Boston sports fan.
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Hello! Are you in the UK/Canada/Aus/NZ? Did you discover RPGs through any of the paperback-book games released in the mid-1980s (Fighting Fantasy RPG, Advanced FF, Maelstrom, Dragon Warriors, Tunnels & Trolls)? Can I ask you a couple of questions for an article? Please get in touch.
January 25, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Hello! Are you in the UK/Canada/Aus/NZ? Did you discover RPGs through any of the paperback-book games released in the mid-1980s (Fighting Fantasy RPG, Advanced FF, Maelstrom, Dragon Warriors, Tunnels & Trolls)? Can I ask you a couple of questions for an article? Please get in touch.
Dry erase Infinitokens + sticky magnetic discs + magnetic whiteboard + a couple of cardboard easel supports so it can stand up at the table =
January 25, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Dry erase Infinitokens + sticky magnetic discs + magnetic whiteboard + a couple of cardboard easel supports so it can stand up at the table =
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It's 21o out! (My local bagel shop decided not to open today because of the freezing rain. Alas, alack).
So, favor to ask: tell me about some really good horror rpgs that I'm not likely to have heard of or that everyone gets wrong.
Thanks!
So, favor to ask: tell me about some really good horror rpgs that I'm not likely to have heard of or that everyone gets wrong.
Thanks!
January 25, 2026 at 4:00 PM
It's 21o out! (My local bagel shop decided not to open today because of the freezing rain. Alas, alack).
So, favor to ask: tell me about some really good horror rpgs that I'm not likely to have heard of or that everyone gets wrong.
Thanks!
So, favor to ask: tell me about some really good horror rpgs that I'm not likely to have heard of or that everyone gets wrong.
Thanks!
And with that I’m finalizing my best of 2025 list (it’s in my top ten). Rankings are bullshit and I wish I’d made time for at least Train Dreams this month, not to mention the 12 (!) other movies I just added to my 2020s watchlist, but every single one of these 40 made me happy. boxd.it/FngMG
January 25, 2026 at 4:39 AM
And with that I’m finalizing my best of 2025 list (it’s in my top ten). Rankings are bullshit and I wish I’d made time for at least Train Dreams this month, not to mention the 12 (!) other movies I just added to my 2020s watchlist, but every single one of these 40 made me happy. boxd.it/FngMG
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The guy in the Seattle Times comment section who spends so much time talking about how progressives are horrible people who are killing the city is furious tonight. The guy who says he didn’t vote for Trump while excusing everything Trump does is pissing the first guy off even more. Tide’s turning.
January 25, 2026 at 3:34 AM
The guy in the Seattle Times comment section who spends so much time talking about how progressives are horrible people who are killing the city is furious tonight. The guy who says he didn’t vote for Trump while excusing everything Trump does is pissing the first guy off even more. Tide’s turning.
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For those who can, here are links to donate directly to local efforts on the ground resisting ICE's terrorizing of Minneapolis. Let me know what you donated to where, and I'll match it until I get a panicked call from my bank!
linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid
linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid
@mplsmutualaid | Linktree
Clearinghouse of mutual aid for our neighbors
linktr.ee
January 24, 2026 at 11:48 PM
For those who can, here are links to donate directly to local efforts on the ground resisting ICE's terrorizing of Minneapolis. Let me know what you donated to where, and I'll match it until I get a panicked call from my bank!
linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid
linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid
NW: that movie about an American with an immigrant background who believes in their dream even when nobody else does, dragging everyone with them through sheer force of will. 📽️
January 24, 2026 at 11:44 PM
NW: that movie about an American with an immigrant background who believes in their dream even when nobody else does, dragging everyone with them through sheer force of will. 📽️
Slightly diminish a game:
Butter Knives in the Dark
Butter Knives in the Dark
Slightly diminish a game
Ars Slight of Hand
Ars Slight of Hand
Slightly diminish a game:
Changeling: The GPS Is On The Fritz
Changeling: The GPS Is On The Fritz
January 24, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Slightly diminish a game:
Butter Knives in the Dark
Butter Knives in the Dark
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Downtown Seattle at the federal building today had 250+ people standing in solidarity with Minneapolis.
Together we say, ICE OUT FOR GOOD!
#federalbuildingfriday #Sea2MinnSolidarity
#GeneralStrike
#ICEOut
Together we say, ICE OUT FOR GOOD!
#federalbuildingfriday #Sea2MinnSolidarity
#GeneralStrike
#ICEOut
January 23, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Downtown Seattle at the federal building today had 250+ people standing in solidarity with Minneapolis.
Together we say, ICE OUT FOR GOOD!
#federalbuildingfriday #Sea2MinnSolidarity
#GeneralStrike
#ICEOut
Together we say, ICE OUT FOR GOOD!
#federalbuildingfriday #Sea2MinnSolidarity
#GeneralStrike
#ICEOut
Thinking about good movies to show during my team’s annual summit. Something oriented towards teamwork? So like The Wild Bunch?
January 23, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Thinking about good movies to show during my team’s annual summit. Something oriented towards teamwork? So like The Wild Bunch?
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An ongoing Utah review of 2.1 million voter registration records has found one noncitizen who registered to vote and zero examples of any noncitizens actually voting.
Utah voter roll review finds no evidence of noncitizens casting a ballot, Lt. Gov. says
An ongoing Utah review of 2.1 million voter registration records has found one noncitizen who registered to vote and zero examples of any noncitizens actually voting.
www.sltrib.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:07 PM
An ongoing Utah review of 2.1 million voter registration records has found one noncitizen who registered to vote and zero examples of any noncitizens actually voting.
I doubled up on Westerns and otherwise it's been a wildly varied #LastFourWatched. No disappointments. If you're following me you would likely enjoy Danger: Diabolik. 📽️
January 23, 2026 at 3:48 PM
I doubled up on Westerns and otherwise it's been a wildly varied #LastFourWatched. No disappointments. If you're following me you would likely enjoy Danger: Diabolik. 📽️
On the way home while listening to the RPPR Black Company Actual Play I had a probably unoriginal thought: “TTRPG mechanics are a tool for establishing consensus reality during play.”
January 23, 2026 at 3:56 AM
On the way home while listening to the RPPR Black Company Actual Play I had a probably unoriginal thought: “TTRPG mechanics are a tool for establishing consensus reality during play.”
That’s my Rep.
Jayapal: Did your investigation find that Donald Trump attempted to manufacture fraudulent slates of electors in 7 states that he lost?
Smith: Yes.
Jayapal: Did he pressure state officials to ignore true vote counts in those states?
Smith: Yes.
Smith: Yes.
Jayapal: Did he pressure state officials to ignore true vote counts in those states?
Smith: Yes.
January 22, 2026 at 10:11 PM
That’s my Rep.
Five concerts I’ve seen with women lead singers…
Blondie (late period)
Dar Williams
Alvvays
Aimee Mann, repeatedly
Dance Hall Crashers
Blondie (late period)
Dar Williams
Alvvays
Aimee Mann, repeatedly
Dance Hall Crashers
Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers
B-52s (with Pylon opening, who also qualify)
Bow Wow Wow
The Motels
Epoxies
Stevie Nicks
B-52s (with Pylon opening, who also qualify)
Bow Wow Wow
The Motels
Epoxies
Stevie Nicks
Five* concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers
Lords of Acid
Lush
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Garbage
Sarah McLachlan
Mock Turtle Story
Mary's Danish
The Go-Gos
The Motels
Blondie
Berlin
'Til Tuesday
Paula Cole
Alison Moyet
Lords of Acid
Lush
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Garbage
Sarah McLachlan
Mock Turtle Story
Mary's Danish
The Go-Gos
The Motels
Blondie
Berlin
'Til Tuesday
Paula Cole
Alison Moyet
January 22, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Five concerts I’ve seen with women lead singers…
Blondie (late period)
Dar Williams
Alvvays
Aimee Mann, repeatedly
Dance Hall Crashers
Blondie (late period)
Dar Williams
Alvvays
Aimee Mann, repeatedly
Dance Hall Crashers
