Steve @laskevitch.com · 7hI'm reminded of buses in Seattle headed *south* from Ballard (and other points north of downtown) showing "Uptown" as their destination. Confusing for folks who don't know that the area a bit west of Seattle Center *calls itself* "Uptown" because "Lower Queen Anne" (the name on maps) doesn't please 000
Reposted by SteveLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books 4093512210578
Steve @laskevitch.com · 05/10/2026“mendacious fuckbilled twatypus” I wish I could afford all the custom tshirts my feed inspires 010
Steve @laskevitch.com · 29/09/2026When I was young and fit, after getting off work at 11pm, I would ride my bicycle up Seattle's Capitol Hill to reward myself with 2 orders of Dick's fries. I'm glad those folks are taken care of. btw, Seattle folks sometimes forget how funny "bag of Dicks" sounds, or pretend to 1122
Steve @laskevitch.com · 28/09/2026A lovely vid on the fundamentals of Enigma and those who cracked it. Here's a link to a very relevant part: youtu.be/JsBZOcqZerk?...youtu.beThe Insane Real Engineering of the Nazi Enigma MachineYouTube video by Veritasium 110
Reposted by Steveborn2balive.bsky.social @born2balive.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The New Yorker posted exactly how I interpreted the whole visit. 250107833458
Steve @laskevitch.com · 24/09/2026A 21st century movie based on a 16th century play about 14th century Italians in 11th century English. Do I have that right? 010
Steve @laskevitch.com · 24/09/2026There were 4 wicks in this hastily cobbled candle. Now there are two. Which one will survive to be the John Wick? 010
Steve @laskevitch.com · 21/09/2026That's a great tale! "170 trips to the river". That's a lot of type gear! 110
Steve @laskevitch.com · 20/09/2026Keep on. At some point, an edit from “is” to “was” may be in order, but otherwise, you good 000
Steve @laskevitch.com · 17/09/2026I love my town latitudetheatre.org/a-klingon-ch...latitudetheatre.orgA Klingon Cristmas Carol 2026by Christopher Kidder-Mostrom & Sasha Warren Translated by Chris Lipscombe Directed by Rowan Gallagher & Christopher Kidder-Mostrom 000
Steve @laskevitch.com · 15/09/2026Y’know how dystopian movies (World War Z, etc) will have those news-y montages? Actual news is feeling like that 000
Steve @laskevitch.com · 14/09/2026How’d I miss this? www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...metmuseum.org 000
Steve @laskevitch.com · 14/09/2026Horrible but unsurprising news www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/c...nytimes.comE.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants (Gift Article)Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States. 000
Steve @laskevitch.com · 13/09/2026During a neighborhood event yesterday evening, there was a 10-15% chance of rain. We all got quite wet 040
Steve @laskevitch.com · 13/09/2026She spanked that toddler by the looks of it www.rte.ie/news/2026/09...rte.iePresident voiced 'strong view' on war, genocide to TrumpPresident Catherine Connolly has said that she conveyed to the US president the strong view of the Irish people that the normalisation of war and genocide can never be accepted. 000
Steve @laskevitch.com · 12/09/2026"New Killer Apps". I wonder if that was the prompt. Not the wisest choice 000
Steve @laskevitch.com · 11/09/2026Fun quote: "“It’s harder to open a hot-dog stand than to build an artificial superintelligence" 000
Steve @laskevitch.com · 11/09/2026These are *not* next word predictors www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/o...nytimes.comOpinion | This Is Really Bad (Gift Article)We can no longer pretend that A.I. is safe. 100
Steve @laskevitch.com · 11/09/2026Anthropeum.com · Sep 10 2026 🟦🟩🟩🟦🟦🟩🟦🟦🟦🟩 91,280 · top 1% of players today! A good day and a personal best. I’m pretty excited but feel a little hesitant posting this. Obviously doing it anywayanthropeum.comAnthropeumA daily game that challenges our understanding of human cultures. Ten objects. 5,000 years of human history. Guess where and when each artifact was made. See how you rank. 111
Steve @laskevitch.com · 11/09/2026But the exhibit that drew us there was a spectacular show of fascinating ceramics. Recommended! 2/2 www.seattleartmuseum.org/whats-on/exh...seattleartmuseum.orgThe Kondō Family | Seattle Asian Art MuseumSee a century of porcelain and sometsuke practice within a single family lineage. The Kondō Family: Storytellers in Clay brings together sixty works by four Kondō family artists across three generatio... 001
Steve @laskevitch.com · 11/09/2026At the Seattle Asian Art Museum, I laughed when I realized that I could actually read these very large scrolls! It was much harder to realize that up close, but upon backing up, it becomes clearer. 1/2 110
Steve @laskevitch.com · 10/09/2026It's easy and prudent to check your voter registration status *without joining someone's mailing list* www.vote411.org/check-regist... 010