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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

never thought I would be playing waterpong with the fire department but here we go! rca Octoberfest making the most of this rainy Sunday

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

art on the avenue find: espresso cup! I've been going for the last few years looking for espresso cups to no avail. very pleased with this one both because it looks great and because it only holds 50g of finished espresso, so it might actually slow me down. ceramic by Kaye Pottery

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

alxwhere #16 · 2,709/3,000 🟩🟩🟨 1. 1000 pts · 75 ft off 2. 994 pts · 190 ft off 3. 715 pts · 0.30 mi off alxwhere.com

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alxwhere

How well do you know Alexandria, VA? Three spots a day, 1000 points each.

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

finally! And it would have been very embarrassing to miss the pool since it is plainly obvious on the map

an 8-bit revolutionary war rowboat passes up the river with the George Washington Masonic memorial in the background. In the foreground the ALX where website displays perfect crossing and a $3,000 point score

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

alxwhere #12 🐪 · 2,319/3,000 🟩🟩🟧 1. 1000 pts · 30 ft off 2. 1000 pts · 33 ft off 3. 319 pts · 0.95 mi off alxwhere.com

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Monsters Inc. 2319! We Got a 2319!

ALT: Monsters Inc. 2319! We Got a 2319!

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

oof alxwhere #11 · 1,335/3,000 🟥🟥🟨 1. 273 pts · 1.08 mi off 2. 198 pts · 1.34 mi off 3. 864 pts · 787 ft off alxwhere.com

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

none. none of the above. WAMU or GTFO

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The school got me. alxwhere #10 · 2,056/3,000 🟩🟩🟥 1. 942 pts · 420 ft off 2. 988 pts · 217 ft off 3. 126 pts · 1.71 mi off alxwhere.com

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alxwhere

How well do you know Alexandria, VA? Three spots a day, 1000 points each.

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

alxwhere #9 · 2,725/3,000 🟩🟨🟩 1. 1000 pts · 69 ft off 2. 813 pts · 0.20 mi off 3. 912 pts · 558 ft off alxwhere.com so much better than yesterday

alxwhere.com

alxwhere

How well do you know Alexandria, VA? Three spots a day, 1000 points each.

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

How *not* to get people to up their coffee game, brought to you by the Washington Post

Want better coffee at home? Avoid these 5 common mistakes.

Changing these bad habits can help you extract the best flavors from your increasingly pricey coffee beans.

The trick, if you want to call it that, is something you may not want to hear: You first have to desire a great cup, and not just a water-based stimulant to jump- start your day. Extracting the best flavors from your beans takes practice and an investment of time and money, all of which can be an immediate turnoff for folks just looking for a quick hit of caffeine.

The conversation explores a general skepticism and amusement towards the detailed and seemingly elitist coffee- making process described in the article. Many

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

this is so much fun. 2338/3000 in today's puzzle

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

hey it looks like the news media is finally figuring out that the only thing Trump cares about is attention

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Cathy and I are flying home from Vilnius, Lithuania tomorrow. Now I'm not saying that they eat a lot of potatoes here, but take a look at the FAQ on the Vilnius international airport website

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

ALX folks in Rosemont! Tomorrow the 16th is the Rosemont Citizens Association general meeting. Association elections are on the agenda, and I'm asking y'all to come and vote for Dan Edwards for Secretary. I've gotten to know Dan and would love to see him join the board.

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

doesn't look like any churro I've ever seen

a Latvian bar excitedly offers some culinary hate crime masquerading as a churro

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Good call by the State Corporation Commission. any merger must genuinely protect us, the rate payers.

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Rosemont folks, I know how much we love elections! This is me asking you to come vote. Later, I'm going to ask you to vote for a specific person.

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I'm not sure how I feel about these answers. As a resident of both the Northeast, and the Mid-Atlantic, I guess this makes sense? I should have my dad take it, or try to answer it as though as though he were responding.

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Without saying your age, what is your favorite movie that came out when you were 20 years old?

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Hot Fuzz

ALT: Hot Fuzz

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

current view: black cat current status: trapped

A black cat lays across a man's chest and stares into the camera

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

A huge congratulations to the team launching the NASA Roman space telescope. they made it look easy. With 2026 dominated by dumb headlines, this was some much-needed hope and competence.

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Good morning from NASA's Banana Creek launch viewing facility. Hoping to catch the launch of the Nancy Grace Roman space telescope aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy

Launchpad 39 illuminated in the early hours of the day with a falcon heavy rocket standing on it

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Spicy traveling day today. Everything *looked* good but there was really rough air at low altitudes. Image stabilizer had to work overtime to smooth out the DC skyline shot

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Cars are supposed to give freedom of mobility, convenience and flexibility. I see none of that happening right now.

a traffic map of the DC beltway with a whole lot of red

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

looks like the Washington Post is now speculating on reincarnation

Dolly could form as the next tropical storm in the Atlantic. No word on if this is The reincarnation of a Dolly Parton who might be mad as hell

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Congratulations, we are on the verge of inventing...*checks notes* cable television?

A headline reading "Streamers bet that audiences want 'one stop shops'"

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I missed the final flyover by about 3 minutes, but I did get to catch a pair of f-22s doing some shenanigans over the city

A United States Air Force F-22 raptor climbs into the sky with The Washington monument In the background

an Air Force f22 raptor shows its belly as it turns hard over Washington DC showing just a hint of vapor contrail

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

managed to catch Air Force One and the fighter escort from the Braddock road station

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

that was a heck of a rainstorm earlier. the upside was catching the rainwater falling out of the trees in the evening sun

catching the rainwater sparkles in the light of a setting sun as it is falling out of the trees onto the streets of Alexandria VA

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I just noticed that the bag of chipotle pepper powder in our pantry is labeled "new chipotle pepper" and I am concerned it implies the existence of "previously used Chipotle pepper"

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

picked up a traveling companion on my way back from the EV charger this morning. Don't worry, we quickly parted company

A black bear emerges From the tree line onto the shoulder of the road

The same black bear makes a hasty retreat across a parking lot

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Good to see some stars this evening from the Blue Ridge Mountains. Alexandria, I love you but I miss my stargazing!

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

"That distinction matters to our readers, and we will not paper over it." Ryan sure knows his audience

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Setting aside my irritation with BAR anxiety about EV infrastructure, I was very entertained by the guidance to use " landscape screens" to conceal certain infrastructure. I'm enjoying imagining blocks of EVs that appear to be plugged into bushes

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

your last saved meme is now your moral philosophy

a raccoon sporting a purple cape, a shield made from a Pizza Hut box, a cardboard sword and wearing a Burger King crown rides a Canada goose with a trash can lid as it's breastplate. The goose has a knife in it's beak. the caption is my people need me

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Look, even a robotaxi needs a 7-11 Slurpee sometimes

a Waymo autonomous taxi parked in front of a 7-11

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I didn't realize these ad placards were CGI until the players ran through them

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Hey ALX skeeters, I need your recommendations. Some friends with small children (ages 5 and 1 ) are visiting this Sunday and I'm in search of indoor and outdoor kid friendly activities in Alexandria

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Penguins Having Fun on a Seesaw

ALT: Penguins Having Fun on a Seesaw

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

naw dog it actually looks pretty dangerous. (as far as I can tell this is not satire) www.satyress.com

A centaur robot with creepy glowing eyes and a sign that reads this robot is more dangerous than it looks

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Dear Food Idiots: Is this A: Would B: Might C: Nope

A screenshot from Reddit showing A baking sheet with ground beef beans and olives arranged in such a way as to create a distressing resemblance to Steve Harvey

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

this scofflaw parked in my EV only parking spot

A stenciled sign that reads EV parking with a cat next to it.

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Jimmy Vaughn opening for Bob Dylan at Wolf Trap today. Good rhythm!

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

At first I read this as akin to "I asked ChatGPT how much money was in the bank so it robbed the bank to give me the answer." But I think it's dumber than this?

Artificial intelligence software in testing by ChatGPT-maker OpenAI breached security controls, accessed the internet and hacked another tech firm to obtain answers to questions probing its cybersecurity skills, OpenAI said on Tuesday.

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