SeattleSwiftie

#Seattle, #TaylorSwift, and #Transit, in no particular order. I usually get really passionate and angry about things I have no authority to change, and I like to talk about them.

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2024-09-20 21:57:49

Just so everyone's aware, #amazon Prime is re-re-rebooting the #office in Australia whose premise appears to be (get this) how horrible it is to go back into office full time. So, that's interesting. #wfh #remotework
https://youtu.be/MIEVoulYZM0

2024-09-15 21:01:59

I've always thought of working at a small, very small startup to be too risky in my career, but with the amount of stress I experience in midsized companies I think I should start thinking about opening up to tiny startups. I miss real coding, instead of 5 hours a day in meetings where I talk about how little time I have to code. #programming #corporate #engineering

2024-09-15 18:12:16

Anyone else remember when Levar Burton hosted Jeopardy for a week and then their producer went against the popular vote and picked his own personal favorite instead?

2024-09-13 14:57:47

When the major networks got started, they were told they could use the airwaves for free, on the promise that for one hour a night they set aside for the news, a public service. With this in mind, I think we should hold more #corporations to the same standard. If you want to do business with our country, you will be providing a public service along with it. #publicservice #civicduty

2024-09-10 17:58:32

Ok oil and gas companies, I went carbon neutral, my "carbon footprint" is now zero! How are you companies doing? I mean, they said we were all in this together right? #climatechange #carbonneutral #propaganda

2024-09-10 15:57:33

"This is a great place, easy to park!"
Overheard in a coffee shop.
When do we start realizing that we have lowered our standard for places down to "it's easy to park there?"

2024-09-08 05:45:27

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@npub16qa…7a4r flexbox is for cheaters. Real developers would have done this in <table>

2024-09-08 05:34:46

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Thanks to everyone here for actually having a sense of humor and knowing what jokes are.

2024-09-08 05:33:29

If you ever worry that people don't actually think you're funny, or that your jokes aren't that good - go look at any facebook comment section. You want to see a joke run into the ground, you'll see it there.

2024-09-07 14:34:49

No, what you're seeing is how sad their city planning is. All of those people could fit inside the restaurant. #cars #walkable #walkablecities
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2024-09-06 14:01:42

It's kind of fun watching conservatives watching transit rates going up for the new light rail and still trying to justify that it was a "waste"

2024-09-02 22:24:09

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@npub14x7…7c2v this was one of my favorite spots in the entire country

2024-09-01 17:40:25

It was honestly so heartwarming seeing all of the #uw #huskies fans waiting at the new #soundtransit light rail stops yesterday. One day after opening and people are already loving it. The region has sorely needed it and it's so refreshing to see it. #transit

2024-08-31 03:42:33

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@npub1uny…24dp oh I'm sure it will wear down with time, but generally the stations have stayed pretty nice!

2024-08-31 00:44:11

Happy opening day! #soundtransit #seattle
https://media.social.seattle.wa.us/media_attachments/files/113/053/862/998/646/933/original/08d9a50305bf9649.jpg

2024-08-29 18:07:11

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@npub1flr…eepr they've been using that old tripe for years now. I don't think they realize that swifties have grown up with Taylor... And we're in our 30s now

2024-08-28 15:34:51

I DON'T CARE that a transit project went over budget. I don't care that it took too much time. It doesn't matter! If it got built then we got use out of it. I don't care that you think the taxpayers were robbed because you personally won't use it. When transit projects finish this is what negative people always think and I just don't care.

2024-08-19 18:32:46

https://pluralistic.net/2024/08/17/hack-the-planet/#how-about-a-nice-game-of-chess

2024-08-15 22:44:24

I just realized that I'll get to ride #soundtransit #link from Lynnwood for the first time for #pax ! What a perfect weekend for service to start!

2024-08-15 18:47:20

I think we're at 2 years since I installed the #ticketmaster app for Taylor Swift and they still haven't fixed the bug on #android where it doesn't log me in correctly. Oh and they also lost all of my credit card info and forced me to get new ones.

2024-08-13 19:08:17

F*cking what?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/tech-ceo-says-people-will-enjoy-paying-a-monthly-fee-to-use-a-mouse-you-re-going-to-really-love-that/ar-BB1qZ08g

2024-08-07 19:37:13

Lord save me from triggered men in big trucks

2024-07-30 19:10:18

The #olympics have gone #woke ! The most disconnected triggered thing I can think of. That an event put on by the world community hosted in France is somehow out to trigger you, JimBob in Cornville Iowa. What's more likely, that they've gone woke or you've been left behind?

2024-07-29 20:46:58

#nbc showing me an #ad of how exciting and fun it is to watch the #olympics WHILE LITERALLY BLOCKING MOST OF THE SCREEN SHOWING THE OLYMPICS

2024-07-24 18:09:52

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@npub1k30…88lz sounds like that was a no, only a select group, and most report the gc didn't work

2024-07-24 17:54:29

Phenomenal.
https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/24/crowdstrike-offers-a-10-apology-gift-card-to-say-sorry-for-outage/
#crowdstrike #windows #outage

2024-07-24 17:37:10

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga is severely underrated folks. I'm not even a huge Will Farrell fan but I loved the entire movie. Just go watch it sometime. #movie #recommendation

2024-07-22 00:50:58

#uspol #harris2024 #kamalaharris
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2024-07-22 00:49:00

I'm seeing more and more people perking up and starting to feel... what's the word?
https://media.social.seattle.wa.us/media_attachments/files/112/827/387/735/424/471/original/3409ee64cf391995.jpg

2024-07-21 23:17:10

Don't be afraid, or worried. Be excited! This is exhilarating! We have an awesome new candidate! The haters think they won something, I think they don't realize how invigorated we're all going to be.

2024-07-21 20:43:49

Think about how much time the #gop has now wasted on anti-Joe rhetoric that is now all out the window. They said he wasn't qualified and he did the one thing they didn't plan on - drop out. Now they have the job of restarting that propaganda against someone new, while all the Dems have to do is convince people they're better than trump.

2024-07-21 19:51:03

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@npub1acd…kjjd that's why I'm hopeful! Their entire strategy was so Anti Biden they did absolutely nothing about issues. They don't have time to make a whole campaign like that again

2024-07-21 19:37:52

This is hilarious. Think of how many annoying stupid and hateful bumper stickers, flags, hats, and other BS are just obsolete, just like that.

2024-07-12 23:14:45

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It's very much the expectation where I grew up that a woman can have a career - until they find a man. Then it's time to settle down and be a mom, the career lifestyle should be left behind. There is 100% a stigma against women who choose not to have children.

2024-07-12 23:11:32

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in short it's one thing to say you can be a lawyer or doctor. It's 100% a different thing to tell girls "You don't have to be a mom if you don't to", and I think a lot of places are ignoring that part.

2024-07-12 23:10:36

If a woman wants to grow up to have a family and be a stay-at-home mom, I'm all for it. BUT - it's absolutely devestating to me seeing so many young women and girls who are growing up in micro societies where it's basically the expectation. Sure, they're told they can be doctors/lawyers/whatever, but in the south and midwest, there's always the expectation that you'll have kids and be a mom someday.

2024-07-10 04:55:15

Definitely worth the read. Shockingly, video games aren't the problem, but a symptom of a much larger systemic issue.
https://www.theguardian.com/games/article/2024/jul/09/its-not-them-its-us-the-real-reason-teens-are-addicted-to-video-games
#videogames #teens #teenagers

2024-07-07 16:27:34

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2024-07-07 01:29:50

Someone messaged me on FB messenger and so I poked around on that site for a while. And damn, if that's not just the epitome of rage inducing misinformation. Propaganda all over the place.
I'm glad I found this place

2024-07-01 19:58:01

We essentially just watched live as they gave the Chancellor emergency powers. Except there was no emergency.

2024-07-01 18:42:31

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@npub18x3…gk4v my favorite is just hanging around Capital Hill, you'll absolutely find things to do there. Eats, drinks, socializing, whatever you like, just take a walk through there

2024-07-01 18:20:34

I'm just shocked. And for people celebrating, you fools. You absolute fools. We make fun but do we even have a democracy anymore? Honestly do we? We have one person who can literally just have absolute power, with nothing standing in their way. We have the same democracy now in the sense that Russia has one.

2024-06-30 14:32:11

I'll never forget that 4 years ago, when covid was starting and lockdowns were nee, and we were surrounded by people sick and dying - that that one lady wanted a haircut.
I remember you, and your stupid selfish sign, and how you put your want of a haircut over the lives of your fellow person. I'll always remember your, supreme mega Karen.

2024-06-26 13:28:01

#taylorswift
https://media.social.seattle.wa.us/media_attachments/files/112/683/153/856/684/394/original/3e273f0a22104e06.jpg

2024-06-26 00:37:08

On rare occasion I have to drive to the office. How anyone can be against transit in our region is insane to me. It's 1:20 to get home via bus. It was 1:10 to get home today via car.

2024-06-22 16:01:25

I think there's an inverse correlation of how expensive your package is and the quality of tracking information it gets.
That $20 doodad you got? We can tell you within a 1m radius where it is on the planet.
The critical $600 package you need to finish a large project? Lol we have no idea. It's 3 days late and here's a 404 page when you search for it's tracking.

2024-06-21 17:40:47

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What do you do when you don't have an ingredient on hand for a meal you're preparing? Go to the corner store and buy it right?
In America, this involves getting in your vehicle and driving miles to the nearest store to buy it, resulting in a minimum 20 minute trip usually.
Most Americans have never experienced being able to walk to a store
#carDependency #transit #explainUStransit

2024-06-21 01:34:59

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As a first time bonus, most kids' first and only time on a train is the local historic preservation railroad, usually when Thomas the Tank Engine is *trucked* in for a special 1 hour round trip.
For the *majority* of midwesterners this is their only train experience in their life.
#transit #explainustransit

2024-06-21 01:18:58

I'm starting a new series explaining how bad US transit is to Europeans.
My Midwest friends just posted their kids first ride on a bus to Instagram. Their youngest is 11. They have never been on a train.
#cardependency #transit #describeustransit

2024-06-20 22:15:53

This person said everything I've wanted to https://ludic.mataroa.blog/blog/i-will-fucking-piledrive-you-if-you-mention-ai-again/ #ai

2024-06-18 19:19:34

It's interesting that #firefox , made by a tech company, can build a way for extensions to work on manifest v3 while still allowing adblockers to work, while chrome, made by an advertising company, just can't seem to make adblockers work.

2024-06-17 03:37:23

I firmly believe that if you choose a car larger than you need that you immediately give up all rights to complain about gas prices.

2024-06-11 00:18:34

#seattle folks, there is a survey open for West Seattle's light rail expansion! The comment I took it from was "I don't even think West Seattle people want it". So, if that's a motivator...
https://surveymonkey.com/r/WSStreetConceptPlans

2024-06-06 00:01:17

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@npub1p2m…5xlc I'll check them out! Thanks!

2024-06-05 22:01:48

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@npub1p2m…5xlc NO! where can I get these amazing sounding things?!

2024-06-05 19:57:08

Alright friends, I'm usually a boring mocha or cappuccino drinker. What do I order when I want something with cinnamon in it? Is there a cinnamon latte? #coffee #espresso

2024-06-05 16:13:36

Shocked Pikachu face:
https://www.wired.com/story/total-recall-windows-recall-ai/
#windows #security #ai #recall

2024-06-05 01:47:11

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@npub1vmy…d6an This is me, by the way. Streaming #satisfactory for the next couple of hours, if you want to see where 3,000 hours of my life have gone

2024-06-03 04:35:43

#masseffect has got to be one of the best gaming franchises out there. There are few others that can leave me feeling as hollow and bittersweet as the ending of ME3. Games that can leave you truly feeling real emotions at the end are true masterpieces, true art. There are maybe 5 franchises that have accomplished this in all of gaming.

2024-06-03 04:35:43

2024-06-01 23:53:26

#bestbuy is just a shell of a once really fun place to go. We had a short time a few years ago where it was the place to go look at tvs, home theater, and computers, and it's just so terrible now. Employees have given up, points don't matter, prices going up, less options in stores, just all around a loss.

2024-05-31 02:28:01

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@npub16mz…uzxf like YES THAT WAS THE POINT

2024-05-31 02:26:59

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@npub1xu2…ancw they did a press release about a year ago, it's buried somewhere on their blog iirc

2024-05-29 23:56:06

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@npub1hln…kemr it's like they're trying to get us to hate it more

2024-05-29 23:47:16

I want to know, in the history of project management, who has ever been able to say "X project will definitely 100% be done this day", and why business continues to think that's a reasonable ask.

2024-05-26 19:49:35

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@npub1d8t…ej2h standard maintenance, replacing worn rail. There's a lot to crap on Seattle transit, but regular maintenance shouldn't be one of them.

2024-05-26 19:46:00

Stepping into a local casino is like stepping onto a set of Star Trek. It's so bizzare, one of the weirdest corners of our "culture". The lights, sounds, cigarette smoke, low quality drinks and food, and people just love it.

2024-05-24 22:22:22

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@npub17lg…9uux what?! You're telling me that Microsoft is being the truth on what "On your local PC" means? That they'll just hand your data off to other partners and apps. Shocked. Absolutely shocked.

2024-05-24 18:01:25

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@npub1nup…9uxw party of "small government" right there, banning rainbows at the highest level they can

2024-05-24 00:31:42

Remember folks, when someone tells you that #transit or #rail is subsidized, and will never be profitable, the response is not deny that. Just ask them how profitable their subsidized country & suburban roads are.

2024-05-23 01:25:02

How have I missed the new renderings of the #amtrak #cascades trainsets?! These are almost... dare I say... European!
https://media.social.seattle.wa.us/media_attachments/files/112/487/787/789/746/500/original/5ede969cc88beea6.png
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2024-05-21 23:44:58

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@npub16fh…fmdu I always like to ask them "Define weird". What is normal? What is weird after all?

2024-05-21 22:52:41

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@npub1ymy…kvx3 I had no idea, every time I've ridden I get the terrible Horizon cars. I'm very antsy for 2026 and the new sets

2024-05-21 21:08:02

A great way to tell if a current big tech thing is just hype or real - will they shoehorn it into #minecraft ? #microsoft just announced that #copilot is being added to Minecraft. So that should tell absolutely everyone that Microsoft knows this AI stuff is a thing, and wants to make it a thing, but has absolutely no clue on actual ways to make it useful.

2024-05-21 00:11:57

So, people should be very aware about this https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/microsofts-new-recall-feature-will-record-everything-you-do-on-your-pc/

2024-05-17 04:14:20

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@npub13nf…84zh they said the same thing about NFCs....

2024-05-17 03:51:32

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@npub1lqd…q4gq queue conservatives making jokes about "I'll just use air conditioning" as the power lines literally melt.

2024-05-17 03:49:26

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@npub1lrv…tth9 always interesting that even though this will be a long term solid revenue stream, it still just isn't enough to remove ads, or allow 3rd party apps. I left and went to #lemmy

2024-05-17 03:43:26

Amazing, #bestbuy has stopped selling physical discs. That was quite literally the only thing I still bought from them.

2024-05-12 02:33:54

If anyone is in New York soon, Mary Jane with Rachel McAdams is completely worth seeing IMO. She and the rest of the cast just did phenomenal. I want to say so much more but I don't want to spoil anything, just take the couple of hours and see it! #nyc #broadway #maryjane

2024-05-09 17:28:47

Curious to hear what my #faang #bigtech #developers here on mastodon think about this article. As someone who worked directly with #microsoft for a while, and work with several msft ex employees, well, this article hits home.
https://www.eurogamer.net/what-is-the-point-of-xbox

2024-05-08 19:14:18

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anyway. I'm real happy they had a baby. Thanks for reading through my annoyances with parents who immediately throw privacy out the window for a couple of likes. /rant

2024-05-08 19:13:42

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I know nurses and hospital staff take HIPAA extremely seriously, but really how much social engineering would it take to get a glimpse of that file with that much info? An extremely confident person I'm betting could easily talk their way into seeing it.

2024-05-08 19:12:05

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and this isn't even including the whole issue of "You just made a decision about putting up your baby's picture, this person who will have the concept of consent." Not even thinking that literally anyone on the planet now has a picture of their newborn. And lets not pretend that setting a photo to "private" means that it's private at all

2024-05-08 19:10:29

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and let's not forget that SSNs are rotated through and based on location, so with some doing and brain power, it'd be relatively easy to get at least 7 of the 9 digits of the SSN

2024-05-08 19:09:44

"We just had a baby! {Pronoun} name is {FirstName} {MiddleName} {LastName} born at {Hospital} at {ExactTimeOfBirth} weighing {ExactWeight}! {PictureOfNewborn (usually with bracelet in picture)}"
Seriously new parents, think about how much information you just gave away to attackers in two sentences. This is one of the first acts as a parent and you already screwed it up. That's so much identifiable information just immediately public on the internet.

2024-05-08 16:50:46

work to live people, never live to work.

2024-05-07 19:41:01

it's amazing how quickly a micro manager will kill morale and productivity, all while patting themselves on the back.

2024-05-07 16:04:46

Hey #link riders, specifically those in south #seattle , #kent , #federalway , you have a survey open that closes on Friday for how you want busses to connect with your new stations! https://www.southlinkconnections.com/?lng=en

2024-05-07 03:40:51

I wish I had the time and energy to sit on #facebook for hours on end like these conservative people do. The amount of headspace to see a picture of something as benign as a landscape and to somehow make it about politics. It must be exhausting

2024-05-05 15:48:57

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68962192
This has to be some of the saddest news for me. I looked up to Theoden as a kid, I'm so sorry to his family. #theoden #bernardhill

2024-05-04 20:38:10

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@npub1qfm…a54k thank you! :lightrail:

2024-05-04 17:44:21

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@npub1qd5…mchz it's been more Seattle than swiftie lately, but I'll try to fix that :)

2024-05-04 17:09:25

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@npub10zf…jegt check out corpo social media and you'll see emit everywhere. Every social media manager in the PNW is doing shoddy photoshops or AI to put the zebra everywhere

2024-05-04 17:06:19

Okay can anyone explain to me, or point me to information on how the #soundtransit park and rides work? I've parked at #northgate many times, but they have clear signage and a website. South #bellevue for example, is it free? Is there a time limit? Are there passes? Are those passes or assigned stalls ignored on the weekend?

2024-05-04 00:00:29

I was bored today, and built (yet another) #seattle #transitmap. I've always liked subway style maps, and wanted to see how ours looked. Guaranteed not to be accurate, and focusing only on rail and rapid transit (with a couple crucial links in there too.)
Be gentle, it's my first one: https://tennessine.co.uk/metro/b8731401c39b2de

2024-05-03 17:42:12

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@npub1uwp…uuy9 I love this! If you ever don't want to print it, the FedEx store (formally known as Kinkos) does honestly do a great job at printing maps and laminating them

2024-05-03 17:36:35

"Down Bad" is the best song on #ttpd #torturedpoetsdepartment. Yes I'm willing to fight about it.
#taylorswift #swiftie

2024-05-03 15:30:23

Took the new #lightrail #2line yesterday! Short trip, #bellevue to Spring, but it's really nice! I honestly won't get a lot of use out of this portion of it, but still very glad eastsiders can use it now! Will look forward to riding more when the I90 bridge is done! #transit #seattle

2024-05-02 15:56:35

I was just ripped to shreds at work, absolutely gutted. Told my work was shit, no way it's on par, that I should be ashamed of myself, and question if I should even be working here.
So, that's great. It was one report by the way, no one else at my company has ever told me I wasn't on par with expectations, just absolutely blindsided.
#corporate #corporatelife #burntout

2024-04-30 16:29:48

I may be older than a teenager, but Olivia Rodrigo really throws me back into those years. That girl has feelings and reminds me of those feelings I used to have