Peter Abrahamsen
@rainhead.bsky.social
Seattle. Naturalist (bees, wildflowers) with the Mountaineers, Washington Bee Atlas, iNaturalist, Orcasound. Sings from the Sacred Harp. Bicyclist.
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And if you want more detail on why I left iNat, I wrote about that too: kueda.net/blog/2026/01...
Why I Left iNaturalist
After almost 18 years, I left iNaturalist, the product and organization I helped create. I left because I don’t believe the current Leadership team is pointing the product in the right direction, and ...
kueda.net
January 6, 2026 at 7:34 PM
And if you want more detail on why I left iNat, I wrote about that too: kueda.net/blog/2026/01...
Apropos nothing in particular, why are non-profits so easily captured by narcissists, and what can we do about it?
I suspect the most impactful thing would be for workers, both staff and dedicated volunteers, to unionize.
I suspect the most impactful thing would be for workers, both staff and dedicated volunteers, to unionize.
January 9, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Apropos nothing in particular, why are non-profits so easily captured by narcissists, and what can we do about it?
I suspect the most impactful thing would be for workers, both staff and dedicated volunteers, to unionize.
I suspect the most impactful thing would be for workers, both staff and dedicated volunteers, to unionize.
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Reposted by Peter Abrahamsen
Remembering today that having your heart broken is a necessary step on the path to becoming fully human. Whichever heartbreak is your first, it’s probably critical that a state break your heart so that you can develop a political imagination. If this is your first, I’m sorry and also welcome.
January 8, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Remembering today that having your heart broken is a necessary step on the path to becoming fully human. Whichever heartbreak is your first, it’s probably critical that a state break your heart so that you can develop a political imagination. If this is your first, I’m sorry and also welcome.
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my dream is that my code becomes so baroque and divorced from industry practices that it is considered an act of outsider art
January 3, 2026 at 4:52 PM
my dream is that my code becomes so baroque and divorced from industry practices that it is considered an act of outsider art
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What defines a correct program? What education makes a good programmer? The answer depends on what culture of programming you subscribe to!
This has been a long time in the making, but my open access book on the history of programming is available for pre-order!
www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...
This has been a long time in the making, but my open access book on the history of programming is available for pre-order!
www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...
December 9, 2025 at 9:52 AM
What defines a correct program? What education makes a good programmer? The answer depends on what culture of programming you subscribe to!
This has been a long time in the making, but my open access book on the history of programming is available for pre-order!
www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...
This has been a long time in the making, but my open access book on the history of programming is available for pre-order!
www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...
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Comic by adamtots on IG
October 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Comic by adamtots on IG
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ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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okay fine you got me
November 16, 2025 at 12:16 AM
okay fine you got me
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My first formal remarks as mayor-elect: When I say, “This is your city,” I mean you have a right to be here, no matter your background. But I also mean that we have a collective responsibility to this place and each other.
#thisisyourcity
#thisisyourcity
November 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
My first formal remarks as mayor-elect: When I say, “This is your city,” I mean you have a right to be here, no matter your background. But I also mean that we have a collective responsibility to this place and each other.
#thisisyourcity
#thisisyourcity
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Pay Attention
YouTube video by The Seattle Channel
youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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We saw this same issue — voting day bomb threats — in 2024. Motive could be strategic voter suppression, but in 2024 it was likely foreign interference designed to cause mayhem and further erode trust in US election. These tactics can also provide pretext for contesting elections later.
Across New Jersey, bomb threats at multiple polling locations have prompted closures and relocations today
Bomb threats force closures at some New Jersey polling places
Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh said polling sites at School 2 and School 10 in Paterson were shut down after threats were received.
newjersey.news12.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
We saw this same issue — voting day bomb threats — in 2024. Motive could be strategic voter suppression, but in 2024 it was likely foreign interference designed to cause mayhem and further erode trust in US election. These tactics can also provide pretext for contesting elections later.
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NEW STORY // King County Looks to Replace Program Diverting Youth from Jail
Story by Amy Sundberg via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/30/k...
Story by Amy Sundberg via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/30/k...
King County Looks to Replace Program Diverting Youth from Jail » The Urbanist
# King County Executive Shannon Braddock has proposed a series of changes to one of the county’s pre-filing youth diversion programs, currently called Restorative Community Pathways, replacing the com...
www.theurbanist.org
October 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
NEW STORY // King County Looks to Replace Program Diverting Youth from Jail
Story by Amy Sundberg via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/30/k...
Story by Amy Sundberg via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/30/k...
Petitioning Sound Transit for an infill station for the Crest Theater.
October 24, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Petitioning Sound Transit for an infill station for the Crest Theater.
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Important to remember that everyone involved in renaming the DoD to the Department of War is afraid to take the subway.
September 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Important to remember that everyone involved in renaming the DoD to the Department of War is afraid to take the subway.
Rewriting most of my JavaScript code in SQL, as Dog intended.
September 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Rewriting most of my JavaScript code in SQL, as Dog intended.
Cormac McCarthy wasn't Scottish??
September 2, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Cormac McCarthy wasn't Scottish??
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Why do treehoppers look so weird?! Our latest paper, out this week in @pnas.org, suggests a perhaps unexpected reason - static electricity ⚡ We show that treehoppers can detect the electrostatic cues of predators and that their crazy shapes may boost their electrosensitivity! doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Electroreception in treehoppers: How extreme morphologies can increase electrical sensitivity | PNAS
The link between form and function of an organism’s morphology is usually apparent
or intuitive. However, some clades of organisms show remarkable ...
doi.org
July 24, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Why do treehoppers look so weird?! Our latest paper, out this week in @pnas.org, suggests a perhaps unexpected reason - static electricity ⚡ We show that treehoppers can detect the electrostatic cues of predators and that their crazy shapes may boost their electrosensitivity! doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
OMG the new edition of The Sacred Harp is going to be so well typeset. #sacredHarp
July 24, 2025 at 12:58 AM
OMG the new edition of The Sacred Harp is going to be so well typeset. #sacredHarp
It's nice to see our work bear fruit.
Washington Bee Atlas nets over 25 new or rare bee species in its first year
As a primarily volunteer effort, the Washington Bee Atlas has discovered over 25 new or rare bee species in the state. More volunteers are needed to help document Washington's native bees.
agr.wa.gov
July 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
It's nice to see our work bear fruit.
Oh hey, the Temporal API was included in Firefox 139. Maybe in a couple years we can forget Date ever existed in JavaScript.
July 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Oh hey, the Temporal API was included in Firefox 139. Maybe in a couple years we can forget Date ever existed in JavaScript.