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@jmeowmeow way ahead of mine, and looking great! I never use a grow lamp, but probably should try one at some point.
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","url":"https://metasocial.com/users/trs/statuses/116321181380121426","date_published":"2026-03-31T01:26:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Sibley","url":"https://metasocial.com/@trs","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmetasocial-cdn.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F306%2F864%2F252%2F854%2F239%2Foriginal%2Fdfb52de1d9efa34c.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"trs@metasocial.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-31 01:26","date_timestamp":1774920370,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86838052","content_html":"@ai6yr the quake depth gradient/banding there from purple to blue to green yellow orange and red reflects the subducting plate itself underneath the overriding plate. classic tectonics!
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","url":"https://metasocial.com/users/trs/statuses/116168422583855934","date_published":"2026-03-04T01:57:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Sibley","url":"https://metasocial.com/@trs","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmetasocial-cdn.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F306%2F864%2F252%2F854%2F239%2Foriginal%2Fdfb52de1d9efa34c.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"trs@metasocial.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-04 01:57","date_timestamp":1772589455,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"85259101","content_html":"@elithebearded \"Hello? Fog Bank? I'd like to make a withdrawal.\"
","url":"https://metasocial.com/users/trs/statuses/116152614476867312","date_published":"2026-03-01T06:57:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Sibley","url":"https://metasocial.com/@trs","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmetasocial-cdn.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F306%2F864%2F252%2F854%2F239%2Foriginal%2Fdfb52de1d9efa34c.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"trs@metasocial.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-01 06:57","date_timestamp":1772348243,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"85238592","content_html":"@ai6yr One can fantasize! It occasionally takes all the restraint I can muster not to mount a quick draw baseball bat on my cargo bike.
","url":"https://metasocial.com/users/trs/statuses/116150364329329412","date_published":"2026-02-28T21:25:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Sibley","url":"https://metasocial.com/@trs","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmetasocial-cdn.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F306%2F864%2F252%2F854%2F239%2Foriginal%2Fdfb52de1d9efa34c.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"trs@metasocial.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-28 21:25","date_timestamp":1772313908,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"85170729","content_html":"@jwz Have you tried an ordinary rubber band inside the groove?
Or something ever so slightly more specialized, like one of these? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GGB2MDHT
(sorry for the Amazon link)
","url":"https://metasocial.com/users/trs/statuses/116144501830365505","date_published":"2026-02-27T20:34:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Sibley","url":"https://metasocial.com/@trs","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmetasocial-cdn.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F306%2F864%2F252%2F854%2F239%2Foriginal%2Fdfb52de1d9efa34c.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"trs@metasocial.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-27 20:34","date_timestamp":1772224454,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"85121552","content_html":"@jbcrawford
*slapping the switchboard*
« you can fit so many circuits in this bad boy! »
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","url":"https://metasocial.com/users/trs/statuses/116133068005008181","date_published":"2026-02-25T20:06:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Sibley","url":"https://metasocial.com/@trs","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmetasocial-cdn.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F306%2F864%2F252%2F854%2F239%2Foriginal%2Fdfb52de1d9efa34c.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"trs@metasocial.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-25 20:06","date_timestamp":1772049987,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"85002582","content_html":"@jmeowmeow yeah
","url":"https://metasocial.com/users/trs/statuses/116131901562769888","date_published":"2026-02-25T15:09:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Sibley","url":"https://metasocial.com/@trs","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmetasocial-cdn.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F306%2F864%2F252%2F854%2F239%2Foriginal%2Fdfb52de1d9efa34c.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"trs@metasocial.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-25 15:09","date_timestamp":1772032189,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84985246","content_html":"@moira Even as it is in some ways the antithesis of a bicycle, it’s also got that precisely bicycley quality of the whole mechanism by which the machine works being exposed and available for inspection and understanding. The more you study it, the more you see.
","url":"https://metasocial.com/users/trs/statuses/116130481682128509","date_published":"2026-02-25T09:08:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Sibley","url":"https://metasocial.com/@trs","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmetasocial-cdn.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F306%2F864%2F252%2F854%2F239%2Foriginal%2Fdfb52de1d9efa34c.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"trs@metasocial.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-25 09:08","date_timestamp":1772010523,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84981312","content_html":"@jmeowmeow Yeah. On the south side of the Burke at 41st, by Salmon Bay Sand and Gravel.
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","url":"https://metasocial.com/users/trs/statuses/116117343513860766","date_published":"2026-02-23T01:27:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Sibley","url":"https://metasocial.com/@trs","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmetasocial-cdn.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F306%2F864%2F252%2F854%2F239%2Foriginal%2Fdfb52de1d9efa34c.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"trs@metasocial.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-23 01:27","date_timestamp":1771810051,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"72890888","content_html":"Welp, it’s now smoky enough at ground level that I’ve shut the windows for the first time this summer. #seattle #smoke
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https://www.putzscreamywhip.com
","summary":"","url":"https://metasocial.com/users/trs/statuses/115110583284539726","date_published":"2025-08-29T06:15:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Sibley","url":"https://metasocial.com/@trs","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmetasocial-cdn.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F306%2F864%2F252%2F854%2F239%2Foriginal%2Fdfb52de1d9efa34c.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"trs@metasocial.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-08-29 06:15","date_timestamp":1756448109,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"16779087","content_html":"(Writing this down so I don't forget later, as it's time to stop meddling and go get coffee.)
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Goddamn sewer lateral backed up into the motherfucking basement. Again! Goddammit!
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","summary":"","url":"https://metasocial.com/@trs/109782227751786322","date_published":"2023-01-31T05:44:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Sibley","url":"https://metasocial.com/@trs","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmetasocial-cdn.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F306%2F864%2F252%2F854%2F239%2Foriginal%2Fdfb52de1d9efa34c.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"trs@metasocial.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-01-31 05:44","date_timestamp":1675143856,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"16778936","content_html":"I don’t know why I clicked a link to this site. I try to avoid it. But I did click this time. And read the comments a bit. And was rewarded with this spot on observation. Not a novel observation, but always good for some bemusement.
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This will be the second time SDOT will have to replace this railing along the Westlake path because someone crashed a car into it.
Posted speed limit is 25mph, but the road is built for 50mph and that’s what people drive.
At least the public art survived this time.
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Somehow have never seen the music video for this iconic song, and now it’s even more iconic. https://youtu.be/X5KmB8Laemg
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King County Metro out here parked in a bike lane, unloading heavy equipment. At a natural pinch point too. #seabikes
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I'd be curious to see one of these in person... https://store.yujiintl.com/collections/yuji-skyline/products/skyline-cri-93-36w-3060-rooflight-ceiling-light-2700k-6500k
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","summary":"","url":"https://metasocial.com/@trs/109730842260731728","date_published":"2023-01-22T03:56:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Sibley","url":"https://metasocial.com/@trs","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmetasocial-cdn.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F306%2F864%2F252%2F854%2F239%2Foriginal%2Fdfb52de1d9efa34c.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"trs@metasocial.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-01-22 03:56","date_timestamp":1674359775,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"16778693","content_html":"It's nice to see KATX back online. KLGX led me astray a couple times last week because of visibility issues!
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","summary":"","url":"https://metasocial.com/@trs/109725161799275403","date_published":"2023-01-21T03:51:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Sibley","url":"https://metasocial.com/@trs","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmetasocial-cdn.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F306%2F864%2F252%2F854%2F239%2Foriginal%2Fdfb52de1d9efa34c.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"trs@metasocial.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-01-21 03:51","date_timestamp":1674273098,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"16778680","content_html":"Let's do some software in a bio lab!\n\nWhen I spotted @ryneches's dilution plate maker on the right, I had immediate flashbacks to my/coworker's cryo-safe label maker on the left. Eerily similar!\n\nThe label maker's original goal was replacing a tedious Excel to Word process to manually p... metasocial.com","summary":"","url":"https://metasocial.com/@trs/109725153692067633","date_published":"2023-01-21T03:49:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Sibley","url":"https://metasocial.com/@trs","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmetasocial-cdn.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F306%2F864%2F252%2F854%2F239%2Foriginal%2Fdfb52de1d9efa34c.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"trs@metasocial.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-01-21 03:49","date_timestamp":1674272975,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"16778650","content_html":"Jupiter and Venus split by a fir.
Tiny specks in this bad phone photo, but bright and stand out to the eye.
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Utility locator markings from Puget Sound Energy. Who can help me understand what “PEIP” is?
Neigh impossible to search for since results are either for “pipe” or Minnesota’s public employee insurance program.
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