Weird Socks
intellectualmerc.bsky.social
Weird Socks
@intellectualmerc.bsky.social
Shop steward and public sector water engineer hiding behind a random display name. White. GenX. I know Seattle and the Bay Area.

I mainly follow, like, and boost. Y'all are beautiful.

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She seems smart enough to avoid an obvious bear trap.
I hope there are other ways to push allowing stacked flats ... everywhere.
December 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
My union was kind of the mouse that roared this election.
#PROTEC17
December 9, 2025 at 3:25 AM
The kid leaning out to look for the train is a winner.
December 7, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Light rail stations that I've seen so far don't have bathrooms.
Do the events reliably stand up Honey Buckets?
December 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I recognize Murray, Zahilay, and Constantine.
Who is that back by the balloons? Very familiar face.
I would love it if somebody took a snap and identified the faces here.
December 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Ayooo?!
December 6, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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So weird to watch this man, who will probably have the entire democratic machine behind him in his bid for president, say things that should unequivocally disqualify him for said support.
December 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
As I expected, my neighborhood sucks.
November 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Just take it easy, tomorrow if you can.
I haven't been able to drink that way for years.
I'm glad you were out there enjoying.
November 28, 2025 at 7:25 AM
For real.
November 28, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Oooh. I hate that.
November 28, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Sigh. Copy all that.
November 24, 2025 at 4:36 AM
I could maybe understand LLMs being a threat to Spanish translators but I'm as little surprised it's a that for Japanese. All the automated translations into Japanese and from Japanese I've seen have been atrocious.
Or is this what Doctorow said - The problem is people who think it works?
November 24, 2025 at 3:24 AM
This interview lifted my whole day.
November 24, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Now that I've seen a blurry photo of @ericacbarnett.bsky.social's laptop, I want something clear enough that I can make out every sticker clearly.
November 24, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I can barely wait for the next Council election.
November 23, 2025 at 12:59 AM
In the Seattle City Light System Operation Center, the temporary power drop for the deep bore tunnel project was marked with a taped-on photo of a sandworm.
November 21, 2025 at 1:04 AM