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Jason Weill @weill.org · 15/09/2026

Today I learned about an obscure Google edge case: logging in to one’s account on Windows.

Email from Google with subject line “Welcome to Google on your Windows” with the body “Get started with Google on your Windows”

Jason Weill @weill.org · 19/08/2026

Lastly, Gabe Rothstein and Garmon Newsom will advance to the general election for Seattle Municipal Court Judge, position 5.

Map of the City of Seattle Municipal Court race for position 5 in the August 2026 primary election, based on final data

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 19/08/2026

Nilu Jenks and Julie Kang advance to the general election for Seattle City Council's district 5 seat. Kang's strongest support was in Broadview and along the Puget Sound shoreline.

Map of the Seattle City Council race for district 5 in the August 2026 primary election, based on final data

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 19/08/2026

Incumbent Gerry Pollet won a majority of votes in the 46th legislative district primary; Will Dreher will challenge him in the general election.

Map of the Washington 46th legislative district house race, position 1, in the August 2026 primary election, based on final data

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 19/08/2026

Jamie Pedersen and Hannah Sabio-Howell will vie for the 43rd district state senate seat in the general election; Pedersen, the incumbent, received 2/3 of the primary vote.

Map of the Washington 43rd legislative district state senate race, in the August 2026 primary election, based on final data

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 19/08/2026

The U.S. Congressional district WA-09 includes parts of King County and Pierce County. In King County, incumbent Adam Smith and Doug Basler move on to the general election, wth Kshama Sawant about 4.5 percentage points behind Basler.

Map of the Congressional District 9 race, in King County only, in the August 2026 primary election, based on final data

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 19/08/2026

Seattle's Proposition 1, to renew property taxes to fund libraries, passed by about a 3:1 margin, with the Broadmoor, Sand Point, and a few other coastal communities in opposition.

Map of Seattle Proposition 1 in the August 2026 primary election, based on final data

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 19/08/2026

Total turnout in this election is about 37%, which is below the county's projection of 45%.

Map of turnout for the King County Assessor race in the August 2026 primary, based on final precinct data

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 19/08/2026

Final election data are now available for the August 2026 primary election in King County, WA. In the King County Assessor race, Rob Foxcurran finishes in first place, and Dominique M Scarimbolo moves on to the general election, less than a percentage point ahead of Christopher Roberts.

Map of the King County Assessor race in the August 2026 primary election, based on final data

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 18/08/2026

I was worried about the costs of hosting election visualizations on #AWS using #AmazonS3 and #AmazonCloudfront, but since I published my first visualizations on August 7, I have eaten literally pennies of incremental costs. Gofundme not forthcoming yet. 🤞

AWS Console screenshot showing $0.09 of estimated costs month to date for Amazon S3 and Amazon Cloudfront

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 13/08/2026

Lastly, Gabe Rothstein extended his lead in the race for Seattle Municipal Court Judge, position 5. Garmon Newsom is nearly certain to advance to the general election as well.

Map of the City of Seattle Municipal Court race for position 5 in the August 2026 primary election, based on mid-election data

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 13/08/2026

Nilu Jenks grew her lead over Julie Kang in the primary for Seattle City Council's district 5 seat, now leading in every precinct east of I-5 and in most precincts to the west. Both are cruising towards the general election.

Map of the Seattle City Council race for district 5 in the August 2026 primary election, based on mid-election data

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 13/08/2026

Gerry Pollet continues to have a majority of votes in the 46th legislative district; Ron Davis gained a few points in the mid-election drop, but Will Dreher is nearly certain to advance to the general election, in second place.

Map of the Washington 46th legislative district house race, position 1, in the August 2026 primary election, based on mid-election data

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 13/08/2026

Jamie Pedersen has an enormous lead over his nearest challenger, Hannah Sabio-Howell, for the 43rd district state senate seat; both will advance to the general election.

Map of the Washington 43rd legislative district state senate race, in the August 2026 primary election, based on mid-election data

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 13/08/2026

The U.S. Congressional district WA-09 includes parts of King County and Pierce County. In King County, Kshama Sawant increased her vote share by about 4 percentage points from election night to the mid-election drop, but she still trails Doug Basler by about 5 points for second place.

Map of the Congressional District 9 race, in King County only, in the August 2026 primary election, based on mid-election data

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 13/08/2026

Seattle's Proposition 1, to renew property taxes to fund libraries, now leads by about a 3:1 margin, with the Broadmoor, Sand Point, and a few other coastal communities in opposition.

Map of Seattle Proposition 1 in the August 2026 primary election, based on mid-election data

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 13/08/2026

Total turnout in this drop is about 34%, up from 19% in the election night data. The county projects 45% turnout for this election; as of August 12, 37% of ballots have been returned and counted. There is one more precinct-level drop still to come.

Map of turnout for the King County Assessor race in the August 2026 primary, based on mid-election precinct data

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 13/08/2026

Mid-election data are now available for the August 2026 primary election in King County, WA. This includes all votes counted through Friday, August 7. In the King County Assessor race, Rob Foxcurran remains in first place, and Dominique M Scarimbolo has passed Christopher Roberts for second.

Map of the King County Assessor primary in the August 2026 primary election, based on mid-election data

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 08/08/2026

Lastly, Gabe Rothstein is leading in most precincts, including in most coastal precincts, in the race for Seattle Municipal Court Judge, position 5.

Map visualization of votes for Seattle Municipal Court Judge, position 5, in the August 2026 primary, based on election night data.

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 08/08/2026

You can see a rough east/west split for Nilu Jenks and Julie Kang, respectively, in the primary for Seattle City Council's district 5 seat. Both are cruising towards the general election.

Visualization of votes in the 2026-08 primary election, election night data, for Seattle City Council, district 5

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 08/08/2026

Gerry Pollet led in precincts up and down the 46th legislative district; his challengers led in few precincts, though this may change after later votes get counted.

Visualization of votes in the 2026-08 primary, election night data, for the 46th legislative district in King County, WA

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 08/08/2026

Jamie Pedersen looks likely to cruise to reelection in the 43rd district state senate seat; even in the Broadmoor, he received a plurality of early votes.

WA 43rd district senate primary results, August 2026, election night data

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 08/08/2026

The U.S. Congressional district WA-09 includes parts of King County and Pierce County. Based solely on King County returns, you can see a smattering of support for Adam Smith's opponents swell south of Seattle, but Smith remains significantly in the lead as of election night.

Election night results from the 2026-08 primary for the WA-09 congressional seat, based on King County data only

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 08/08/2026

Seattle's Proposition 1, to renew property taxes to fund libraries, is leading easily in early returns, with the strongest opposition in the gated communities of the Broadmoor and Sand Point.

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 08/08/2026

Before I proceed further, out of respect for @typewriteralley.bsky.social, I'll point out that these are based solely on ballot data from election night, with a total turnout of about 19%. The county projects 45% turnout for this election.

Turnout data, indicating an average of about 19% turnout, in the King County Assessor race.

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 08/08/2026

It's election data viz time for the August 2026 primary election, now with a new interactive visualizer! I'd love your feedback on these new maps. In the King County Assessor race, Rob Foxcurran did particularly well in Seattle, while the two nearest runners-up polled well in more rural areas.

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 06/08/2026

#Jimothymania has come to @flysea.bsky.social ; Lucky Louie's, at SEA Airport's central terminal, now sells a "#Jimothy Swirl" striped dessert.

Menu excerpt for "The Jimothy Swirl" at Lucky Louie's Fish Shack at SEA Airport, "Inspired by Seattle's favorite racoon… [sic] vanilla soft serve, chocolate, and Oreo's! [sic]" Available with sprinkles or edible glitter. Costs $8.99.

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 09/07/2026

Cockles warmed today, as I learned that Danny Westneat of the @seattletimes.com reads @theurbanist.org. (I'm subscribed to both.)

Excerpt from Danny Westneat's Seattle Times column, with the first sentence of the fourth paragraph highlighted. The text:

The average home in Clyde Hill, population 3,100, is worth $4.3 million. The typical lot is at least 20,000 square feet. It’s not exactly a hardscrabble kind of place.

Yet this Gold Coast town in the richest part of the Eastside is … going bankrupt?

“I call it ‘school bus going over a cliff,’ ” Wayne Burns, a business executive who served on a fiscal committee for Clyde Hill, told the City Council last week. “The city is going to run out of cash sometime between 2029 and 2030. The city would go bankrupt.”

I learned of Clyde Hill’s financial distress in The Urbanist, which has been covering growth and budget issues on the Eastside. It didn’t surprise me, as one by one, every city and county in the state reaches this point eventually. Even the wealthiest ones are struggling to make the math work.

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 26/06/2026

The Tully’s Coffee sign in Pioneer Square, Seattle, that outlasted its cafe by at least a decade, is finally gone. Long live the Kingdome Deli, which has outlived its namesake stadium by a quarter century.

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 12/06/2026

It’s not looking good from 1.5 miles away

A large fire in Ballard, viewed from a residential area to the northwest

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 29/04/2026

Potential scam alert: I received two messages suggesting that I could invest in private companies with a company called Finova LP. The from address is on a domain that redirects to lumara-lp.com, registered two days ago. Yikes.

Message reading:

Hi Jason,
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Jason Weill @weill.org · 22/04/2026

Just some of the folks speaking at the @fixthel8.bsky.social rally for #busLanes on Denny Way in #Seattle

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 22/04/2026

It’s a media frenzy at the @fixthel8.bsky.social announcement in SLU! #busLanes #urbanism

The stage for the Denny Way bus lanes announcement, with many media and some fans present

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 15/04/2026

Humongous crowd turned up in Seattle on a Tuesday afternoon, to say hi to James May and get his gin signed. Time well spent.

The author, with James May, at a table with many bottles of gin on it

James May’s signature on a bottle of his namesake gin

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 07/04/2026

Made my @seattlechannel.bsky.social debut today, giving public comment in favor of more housing in the #Seattle #compPlan. Thanks to @houseourneighbors.bsky.social for coordinating a rally at noon attended by @mayorofseattle.bsky.social and @alexis4seattle.bsky.social, and to all who gave comments!

The author, in a purple shirt reading “BUILD MORE SIDEWALKS & BIKE LANES”, reading a public comment in the Seattle City Council chamber, as televised by Seattle Channel

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 23/03/2026

Trying out #MeshCore, a decentralized messaging system, with a Heltec V3, a tiny radio. As someone who grew up with IRC, it’s fun to try relay chat with no Internet involved. Unsurprisingly, there are many users in the Pacific Northwest.

A Heltec V3 wireless radio, in an enclosure, on a desk

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 06/03/2026

I enjoy that the youths are discovering old tech, warts and all. I picked up the first digicam I’ve ever been photographed by at a thrift store recently. $1000 in 1998, $28 now, and it still works!

Sony Digital Mavica digital camera, photographed in much higher resolution than the camera itself is capable of

A 3.5" floppy diskette, the storage medium used by this Sony Mavica

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 15/02/2026

I now own the first digital camera I’ve been photographed by. This Sony Digital Mavica MVC-FD81 saves images to 3.5" floppy disks. Found it in a thrift shop on Maui, of all place. Working battery, charger, and diskettes sold separately.

A Sony Digital Mavica camera in a Hawaiian thrift shop

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 03/02/2026

@chess.com recently changed its notifications for my daily games. They used to tell me what move my opponent made, but now they generally tell me what piece moved, sometimes in Russian. I’m confused.

Partial screenshot of two vague Chess app notifications on iOS 26, one in English and one in Russian.

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 27/11/2025

Harrell defeated Wilson in District 7 by about 3 points, including a sweep of upper Queen Anne precincts.

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 27/11/2025

In District 6, the closest result of any council district, Harrell defeated Wilson by 205 votes. Note the clean Harrell sweep in Magnolia.

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 27/11/2025

District 5 was roughly evenly split between Harrell and Wilson. Harrell led overall by less than 1 point, winning all but one precinct on the shore of Lake Washington, Puget Sound, or Bitter Lake.

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 27/11/2025

Harrell's most fruitful city council district was district 4, in which the incumbent outdrew the challenger Wilson by just over 6.5 points. There was a pronounced split between the UW area and the Laurelhurst area.

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 27/11/2025

Katie Wilson performed most strongly in her home district, district 3, winning by more than 16 percentage points.

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 27/11/2025

In district 2, covering much of southeastern Seattle, Wilson defeated Harrell by nearly 12 percentage points.

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 27/11/2025

Seattle mayoral election results, visualized by city council district. (Approximate; some precincts have been redrawn since the last district-specific council elections.) In district 1, incumbent Bruce Harrell led challenger Katie Wilson by about 6.5 points. Wilson won by less than 1 point citywide.

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 27/11/2025

To anyone who ever thought, "one vote never made a difference", observe the results of the Stevens Pass Sewer District Commissioner Position No. 1 race.

Map showing the one precinct in the Stevens Pass Sewer District Commissioner Position No. 1 race, with Casey Cass receiving 1 of 1 vote, winning election

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 27/11/2025

Bonus viz: how the mayoral vote share shifted from election night to final data: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 27/11/2025

In the race for King County Council's district 5, Steffanie Fain won election by a roughly 4,500-vote margin over Peter Kwon.

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Jason Weill @weill.org · 27/11/2025

Seattle's proposition 2, revising the city's business and occupation (B&O) tax, won by a wide margin.

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