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Kurt Dresner πŸš²πŸšŒΟ€

@kurt.social

Software engineer, computer scientist, polyamorist, runner, PEV enthusiast, urbanist, YIMBY, community activist, music lover, cat adopter, father, pizza-maker, vegetarian, ASL user, and other things as well.

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We need to get rid of the pardon.

16.01.2026 20:56 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Time for some of that solar power

16.01.2026 19:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wearing my BTDT shirt today!

16.01.2026 19:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You may not believe that new-builds lower rents, but your landlord does.

15.01.2026 18:10 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But we're not a rich country like Portugal.

08.01.2026 20:24 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A white Bluesky brand microwave oven sits on a blue countertop against a tiled kitchen wall. The microwave features a large viewing window with a yellow-tinted internal light visible through the mesh.

A white Bluesky brand microwave oven sits on a blue countertop against a tiled kitchen wall. The microwave features a large viewing window with a yellow-tinted internal light visible through the mesh.

@bsky.app diversifying I see.

27.12.2025 17:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A close-up, angled shot shows the back of a white plastic airplane seat. A small upper pocket contains a "SAFETY INFORMATION CARD" for a "737 MAX" aircraft and a promotional brochure for "ATMOS REWARDS" mentioning a "65,000 BONUS."
Two small sticker labels are visible on the left side:
The top one reads: "Handy pocket for literature only"
The bottom one reads: "Stow device holder during taxi, takeoff, and landing"
The top of a gray leather headrest is visible on the left, and a white plastic latch for a tray table is positioned on the right. A blue banner on the literature encourages passengers to visit "ALASKAWIFI.COM."

A close-up, angled shot shows the back of a white plastic airplane seat. A small upper pocket contains a "SAFETY INFORMATION CARD" for a "737 MAX" aircraft and a promotional brochure for "ATMOS REWARDS" mentioning a "65,000 BONUS." Two small sticker labels are visible on the left side: The top one reads: "Handy pocket for literature only" The bottom one reads: "Stow device holder during taxi, takeoff, and landing" The top of a gray leather headrest is visible on the left, and a white plastic latch for a tray table is positioned on the right. A blue banner on the literature encourages passengers to visit "ALASKAWIFI.COM."

This ✨handy✨ pocket is ONLY for literature. You can put Tolstoy in here, but Dan Brown has to go under the seat.

18.12.2025 15:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Or is it just the energy part of the code?

15.12.2025 20:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

OK, would this prevent us from adopting single-stair reforms? :/

15.12.2025 20:01 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man wearing a surgical gown and a mask says but why Alt: a man wearing a surgical gown and a mask says but why
15.12.2025 19:46 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wouldn't this be cataclysmic for transportation in Seattle? How is this an option?

12.12.2025 18:17 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The daddy mac'll make you...

12.12.2025 05:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is incredible.

09.12.2025 17:57 πŸ‘ 2333 πŸ” 266 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 6

I don't see a throttle, but I'm guessing it does 45+ kph

09.12.2025 17:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Whereas I got ZSH (shingles without the rash) and it turns out that one can regularly kill you! It's also hard to diagnose!

Get the shot.

09.12.2025 10:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They also endorsed against me, lol.

05.12.2025 20:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's not just Seattle. The two things I wish I could get cities to understand are:

1. We have to think of cycling as real transportation and not simply recreation and
2. Transportation planning is not about predicting, it is about choosing.

05.12.2025 19:56 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A few years ago, Bill Nye the science guy debated creationist Ken Ham about evolution. The last question was "what would change your mind?"

Bill Nye said "Evidence."

Ken Ham said "Nothing can possibly change my mind about this."

I think about that a lot.

05.12.2025 13:59 πŸ‘ 1553 πŸ” 308 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 18
A CAPTCHA image with the instruction, "Pick all animals related to the one shown." The reference image in the top right is a fish. The grid below has nine heavily stylized and distorted images: five images of elephants (some wearing hats), three images of cats wearing pirate hats, one image of a fish (which is currently selected with a checkmark), and one image of a cartoon shark.

A CAPTCHA image with the instruction, "Pick all animals related to the one shown." The reference image in the top right is a fish. The grid below has nine heavily stylized and distorted images: five images of elephants (some wearing hats), three images of cats wearing pirate hats, one image of a fish (which is currently selected with a checkmark), and one image of a cartoon shark.

@hankgreen.bsky.social thanks to you I now have a lot to say about this CAPTCHA.

04.12.2025 18:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Honestly looks more like the "Severe Damage" photo from my CERT training. Don't go in!

04.12.2025 17:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They are beating people who maybe once had a broken taillight and sending them to foreign slave prisons while freeing the worst fraudsters and every corrupt pol. The juxtaposition is so stark and appalling.

03.12.2025 17:39 πŸ‘ 2602 πŸ” 994 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 20
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β€˜Iconic swamp king’: San Francisco’s beloved albino alligator dies aged 30 Claude, the de facto mascot for a local museum, was the subject of a children’s book and regularly received fan mail

RIP Claude 😒🐊

03.12.2025 18:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a leather jacket is saying `` no doubt , no doubt , no doubt , no doubt . Alt: a man in a leather jacket is saying `` no doubt , no doubt , no doubt , no doubt .
02.12.2025 22:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Confident we can get away with higher utilization on this tunnel? 🧐

02.12.2025 21:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Never again will Germans kill Jews in the 1930s

02.12.2025 21:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œBetween 2010 and 2022, structural fires in Berkeley injured an average of 2 people per year, while between just 2017 and 2022, traffic accidents injured or killed an average of 694 people annually.”

30.11.2025 20:31 πŸ‘ 128 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
My car charger can boil water really fast
My car charger can boil water really fast YouTube video by Technology Connections
30.11.2025 17:40 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Kudos to @liveablekirkland.org!

28.11.2025 19:51 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Some people live in the 21st century.

29.11.2025 16:20 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I know that if I knew it was going to get dark early, I would definitely not want to sit outside during the day. I mean, just the anxiety alone about the impending early darkness would keep me away. Same with riding my bike.

26.11.2025 21:28 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0