Gabe Wachob
@wachob.com
Low Key Loki
I'm gwachob most everywhere. He/him
Nerd (tech, but all kinds). Recent immigrant to Seattle area from my native bay area. Karaoke.
I talk about tech, music, politics and other stuff. I write code, got my J.D. for fun(?)
I'm gwachob most everywhere. He/him
Nerd (tech, but all kinds). Recent immigrant to Seattle area from my native bay area. Karaoke.
I talk about tech, music, politics and other stuff. I write code, got my J.D. for fun(?)
I'm a sucker for old-timey Christmas music.
And this is just all the stars aligned: Jesse Wagner from the Aggrolites, ska, Christmas music, and the Wester Standard Time Ska Orchestra!
music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
And this is just all the stars aligned: Jesse Wagner from the Aggrolites, ska, Christmas music, and the Wester Standard Time Ska Orchestra!
music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Bluebeat Holiday - Album by Jesse Wagner
Listen to Bluebeat Holiday by Jesse Wagner and Western Standard Time Ska Orchestra on YouTube Music - a dedicated music app with official songs, music videos, remixes, covers, and more.
music.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:18 AM
I'm a sucker for old-timey Christmas music.
And this is just all the stars aligned: Jesse Wagner from the Aggrolites, ska, Christmas music, and the Wester Standard Time Ska Orchestra!
music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
And this is just all the stars aligned: Jesse Wagner from the Aggrolites, ska, Christmas music, and the Wester Standard Time Ska Orchestra!
music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
I've literally turned on the 49ers game twice in the last 20 minutes, and within 60 seconds, each time Purdy threw a INT.
<SMH>
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November 25, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I've literally turned on the 49ers game twice in the last 20 minutes, and within 60 seconds, each time Purdy threw a INT.
<SMH>
<SMH>
Those prosecutors who kept refusing and got fired knew this could likely be the outcome and were truly standing up for the rule of law and due process.
This is the way the system is designed to work. Fuck around and find out.
And btw, these cases were going to end up not guilty anyway...
This is the way the system is designed to work. Fuck around and find out.
And btw, these cases were going to end up not guilty anyway...
MORE BREAKING NEWS: The court just dismissed the indictments against James Comey and Letitia James, and it did it with the kind of precision that ends arguments fast. The prosecutor who signed the charges was never lawfully appointed. Game over.
Details here substack.com/profile/1467...
Details here substack.com/profile/1467...
November 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Those prosecutors who kept refusing and got fired knew this could likely be the outcome and were truly standing up for the rule of law and due process.
This is the way the system is designed to work. Fuck around and find out.
And btw, these cases were going to end up not guilty anyway...
This is the way the system is designed to work. Fuck around and find out.
And btw, these cases were going to end up not guilty anyway...
RIP Jimmy Cliff, the greatest living Reggae artist. I got to see him in a tiny venue, second row and it was amazing. In his 70s he was still jumping around and performing with so much energy.
The Harder They Come and You Can Get It If You Really Want are gems today.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The Harder They Come and You Can Get It If You Really Want are gems today.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff dies, aged 81
The musician was known for hits like You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now.
www.bbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
RIP Jimmy Cliff, the greatest living Reggae artist. I got to see him in a tiny venue, second row and it was amazing. In his 70s he was still jumping around and performing with so much energy.
The Harder They Come and You Can Get It If You Really Want are gems today.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The Harder They Come and You Can Get It If You Really Want are gems today.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The MAGA people must be REALLY confused by the Mamdani meeting, but its really simple - Trump "respects" power - and Mamdani has it at the moment, and Trump's is failing.
Trump is a weather vane, not a heat-seeking missile.
Trump is a weather vane, not a heat-seeking missile.
November 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The MAGA people must be REALLY confused by the Mamdani meeting, but its really simple - Trump "respects" power - and Mamdani has it at the moment, and Trump's is failing.
Trump is a weather vane, not a heat-seeking missile.
Trump is a weather vane, not a heat-seeking missile.
Now I want to see Katie Wilson visit Trump and get the same reaction...
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Now I want to see Katie Wilson visit Trump and get the same reaction...
@hasanminhaj.com 's interview with @aclu.org 's Exec Dir Anthony D. Romero is *great*. He's actually really inspiring and while things feel bleak, he seems fairly positive about the future of the functioning of the Sup Ct:
youtu.be/unRxlo67HkI?...
youtu.be/unRxlo67HkI?...
Why Hate Speech is Free Speech - with ACLU’s Anthony Romero
YouTube video by Hasan Minhaj
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
@hasanminhaj.com 's interview with @aclu.org 's Exec Dir Anthony D. Romero is *great*. He's actually really inspiring and while things feel bleak, he seems fairly positive about the future of the functioning of the Sup Ct:
youtu.be/unRxlo67HkI?...
youtu.be/unRxlo67HkI?...
If you told 1990s me that Sir "Baby Got Back" Mix-A-Lot would be doing ads for AAA (of Washington State), I'd laugh at you.
He made music that made people _really_ blush.
Now he sells road services (and discounts) to middle age folks.
The future is gonna be so much weirder thank you think.
He made music that made people _really_ blush.
Now he sells road services (and discounts) to middle age folks.
The future is gonna be so much weirder thank you think.
November 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
If you told 1990s me that Sir "Baby Got Back" Mix-A-Lot would be doing ads for AAA (of Washington State), I'd laugh at you.
He made music that made people _really_ blush.
Now he sells road services (and discounts) to middle age folks.
The future is gonna be so much weirder thank you think.
He made music that made people _really_ blush.
Now he sells road services (and discounts) to middle age folks.
The future is gonna be so much weirder thank you think.
There are 435 seats in congress, probably a dozen governors, and 33ish senators.
That means I will only need to text STOP another 450 times in response to texts for donations.
And that's just the federal level. And just this cycle
MAKE IT STOP. Like STOP. STOP.
That means I will only need to text STOP another 450 times in response to texts for donations.
And that's just the federal level. And just this cycle
MAKE IT STOP. Like STOP. STOP.
November 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
There are 435 seats in congress, probably a dozen governors, and 33ish senators.
That means I will only need to text STOP another 450 times in response to texts for donations.
And that's just the federal level. And just this cycle
MAKE IT STOP. Like STOP. STOP.
That means I will only need to text STOP another 450 times in response to texts for donations.
And that's just the federal level. And just this cycle
MAKE IT STOP. Like STOP. STOP.
I just learned there was a 9 minute UK extended version of Prince's "Pop Life" and welp, there's 9 minutes of my life I'm going to bliss out for.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0io...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0io...
Prince & The Revolution - Pop Life (UK Extended Version) [2019 Remaster]
YouTube video by Iconic Music
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I just learned there was a 9 minute UK extended version of Prince's "Pop Life" and welp, there's 9 minutes of my life I'm going to bliss out for.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0io...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0io...
Reposted by Gabe Wachob
KATIE WILSON LEADS BY 1,346!
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
KATIE WILSON LEADS BY 1,346!
Just had a Boris Grishenko moment at work.
I mean, I know how he ends up in Goldeneye, but I'm talking about the "I AM INVINCIBLE!" part...
I mean, I know how he ends up in Goldeneye, but I'm talking about the "I AM INVINCIBLE!" part...
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Just had a Boris Grishenko moment at work.
I mean, I know how he ends up in Goldeneye, but I'm talking about the "I AM INVINCIBLE!" part...
I mean, I know how he ends up in Goldeneye, but I'm talking about the "I AM INVINCIBLE!" part...
Wow, Seattle. Looks like the progressive candidate is going to unseat the current mayor... now leading by 91 votes.
SF and Seattle are taking kind of different paths here. That's pretty interesting.
election-results-01.kingcounty.gov/results.pdf
SF and Seattle are taking kind of different paths here. That's pretty interesting.
election-results-01.kingcounty.gov/results.pdf
election-results-01.kingcounty.gov
November 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Wow, Seattle. Looks like the progressive candidate is going to unseat the current mayor... now leading by 91 votes.
SF and Seattle are taking kind of different paths here. That's pretty interesting.
election-results-01.kingcounty.gov/results.pdf
SF and Seattle are taking kind of different paths here. That's pretty interesting.
election-results-01.kingcounty.gov/results.pdf
I just found this and I'm super excited to fix all the stupid flickering problems in my LED-lighted rooms:
optimizeyourbiology.com/light-bulb-d...
optimizeyourbiology.com/light-bulb-d...
The Light Bulb Database: Find the Best Light Bulbs
Find the healthiest light bulbs for your home with the world's largest database! The desktop experience is recommended.
optimizeyourbiology.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I just found this and I'm super excited to fix all the stupid flickering problems in my LED-lighted rooms:
optimizeyourbiology.com/light-bulb-d...
optimizeyourbiology.com/light-bulb-d...
The AI industry really owes its existence to Python. Ask any AI researcher or infrastructure developer and they will tell you that.
You don't want DEI, then don't use Python. But then maybe using AI is a little bit hypocritical?
developers.slashdot.org/story/25/11/...
You don't want DEI, then don't use Python. But then maybe using AI is a little bit hypocritical?
developers.slashdot.org/story/25/11/...
Python Foundation Donations Surge After Rejecting Grant - But Sponsorships Still Needed - Slashdot
After the Python Software Foundation rejected a $1.5 million grant because it restricted DEI activity, "a flood of new donations followed," according to a new report. By Friday they'd raised over $1...
developers.slashdot.org
November 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The AI industry really owes its existence to Python. Ask any AI researcher or infrastructure developer and they will tell you that.
You don't want DEI, then don't use Python. But then maybe using AI is a little bit hypocritical?
developers.slashdot.org/story/25/11/...
You don't want DEI, then don't use Python. But then maybe using AI is a little bit hypocritical?
developers.slashdot.org/story/25/11/...
Just upgraded to macOS 26.1 and wtf?
The major upgrade seems to be that launcher and other icons are washed out, smeary and hard to see now?
It appears that there is a setting to undo the Liquid Glass from clear to tinted. But defaults matter and this is extremely ugly and user-hostile.
What?
The major upgrade seems to be that launcher and other icons are washed out, smeary and hard to see now?
It appears that there is a setting to undo the Liquid Glass from clear to tinted. But defaults matter and this is extremely ugly and user-hostile.
What?
November 8, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Just upgraded to macOS 26.1 and wtf?
The major upgrade seems to be that launcher and other icons are washed out, smeary and hard to see now?
It appears that there is a setting to undo the Liquid Glass from clear to tinted. But defaults matter and this is extremely ugly and user-hostile.
What?
The major upgrade seems to be that launcher and other icons are washed out, smeary and hard to see now?
It appears that there is a setting to undo the Liquid Glass from clear to tinted. But defaults matter and this is extremely ugly and user-hostile.
What?
I will give MTG one chance to redeem herself, but only if she does it *completely*.
I think that's true of almost any politician.
I never seen it actually happen (probably career-ending), but I will give even the most vile people (up to a point) a second chance.
But not a third.
I think that's true of almost any politician.
I never seen it actually happen (probably career-ending), but I will give even the most vile people (up to a point) a second chance.
But not a third.
November 6, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I will give MTG one chance to redeem herself, but only if she does it *completely*.
I think that's true of almost any politician.
I never seen it actually happen (probably career-ending), but I will give even the most vile people (up to a point) a second chance.
But not a third.
I think that's true of almost any politician.
I never seen it actually happen (probably career-ending), but I will give even the most vile people (up to a point) a second chance.
But not a third.
They start out shaky (might also be the mixing a bit too) but it gets way better.
They are still an amazing vocal group that is great at setting up a groove...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrkO...
They are still an amazing vocal group that is great at setting up a groove...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrkO...
The Doobie Brothers: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
They start out shaky (might also be the mixing a bit too) but it gets way better.
They are still an amazing vocal group that is great at setting up a groove...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrkO...
They are still an amazing vocal group that is great at setting up a groove...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrkO...
WA state (and King County) residents - curious that we don't get ballot count updates continuously as they are counted. Is this a normal thing?
Also, no confirmation that my ballot was collected/counted yet - that's not normal... (and it's not just me).
All this is kinda anti-climactic.
Also, no confirmation that my ballot was collected/counted yet - that's not normal... (and it's not just me).
All this is kinda anti-climactic.
November 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
WA state (and King County) residents - curious that we don't get ballot count updates continuously as they are counted. Is this a normal thing?
Also, no confirmation that my ballot was collected/counted yet - that's not normal... (and it's not just me).
All this is kinda anti-climactic.
Also, no confirmation that my ballot was collected/counted yet - that's not normal... (and it's not just me).
All this is kinda anti-climactic.
It's kinda weird that more than 12 hours after ballots closed, we've only gotten one update from @elections.kingcounty.gov about ballot results?
Back in San Mateo county (CA), where I used to be, ISTR that we would get like hourly updates on counts? Also a mail-in election county...
Back in San Mateo county (CA), where I used to be, ISTR that we would get like hourly updates on counts? Also a mail-in election county...
November 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
It's kinda weird that more than 12 hours after ballots closed, we've only gotten one update from @elections.kingcounty.gov about ballot results?
Back in San Mateo county (CA), where I used to be, ISTR that we would get like hourly updates on counts? Also a mail-in election county...
Back in San Mateo county (CA), where I used to be, ISTR that we would get like hourly updates on counts? Also a mail-in election county...
Reposted by Gabe Wachob
“I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life”
November 5, 2025 at 4:22 AM
“I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life”
Reposted by Gabe Wachob
"You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.” Fucking SAVAGE for him to invoke Mario Cuomo.
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
"You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.” Fucking SAVAGE for him to invoke Mario Cuomo.
As a 50+ guy, Teen Vogue was one of my go-to sources for interesting and insightful political perspectives that weren't getting covered in other places.
Teen Vogue...
RIP.
Teen Vogue...
RIP.
Condé Nast finally achieved its dream of wrecking Teen Vogue and killing its politics section.
www.thecut.com/article/teen...
www.thecut.com/article/teen...
Teen Vogue Is Folding Into Vogue.com
According to Condé Nast’s announcement, the outlet will keep its “unique editorial identity and mission.”
www.thecut.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
As a 50+ guy, Teen Vogue was one of my go-to sources for interesting and insightful political perspectives that weren't getting covered in other places.
Teen Vogue...
RIP.
Teen Vogue...
RIP.
Let's go, whoever-is-playjng-the-Dodgers!
November 2, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Let's go, whoever-is-playjng-the-Dodgers!