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privacy advocate. weather enthusiast. SysEng. archivist. #OpenStreetMap contributor. #Seattle. :nonbinary_flag: [bridged from https://mstdn.party/@rcktslc on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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The firing and slashing of the NWS/NOAA just made this country more at risk. Its gonna take me a bit to get the energy to talk about it in more detail. #NOAA #NWS #Meteorology

TAKE ACTION Oppose age verification in Washington state - If you're a Washington resident, sign in OTHER or CON to the SB 5708 hearing by 12:30 pm Wednesday February 26. https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifier/Add?chamber=senate&mId=32889&aId=164992&caId=26200&tId=3 (OTHER means you want the […]

I just heard what sounded like high voltage arcing outside, maybe a tree falling on a power line? Power is still on, for now.

In the last two hours, about half an inch of rain has fallen in Bremerton, with no signs of stopping. The wind is also relentless. #wawx #kitsap #kitsapwx

Yo yo yo, check out this mammatus show. #wawx

I just noticed OpenStreetMap has way to tag Mastodon accounts: contact:mastodon - please use it when possible. Is there a standard way to tag Matrix address? I guessed it would be contact:matrix and tagged our hackerspace with it. What would be the proper way to get contact:matrix added […]

i wish Washington state would become Canada's next providence. or at least cascadia. one can dream

If you have a Kindle and "bought" ebooks over the years, you have a week to download and back up your files before Amazon blocks you from doing that. There are scripts (see the thread below) that will bulk-download. It's a reminder that Amazon is a rapacious monopolist […]

If you are an American married woman (or any gender person who has changed their surname legally) you need to be aware of this NOW. You may lose your right to vote if you don’t prepare. https://www.glamour.com/story/save-act-could-stop-millions-women-voting

This is why you shouldn't buy a Tesla—or any other product of a Musk-owned corporation. Suing their own customers if they talk about a bad experience (or a fatal crash) is a SLAPP offense in those parts that have such laws. https://mstdn.social/@Remittancegirl/113990167036446040

Moisture trending further north on recent runs, brings some decent snowfalls to some of the areas further north, however. east of Seattle communities subject to the dry snow eating east wind. #wawx

This is part of why having and using communication systems, like Signal, Bluesky and the already decentralized Mastodon, that are not directly controlled by the cyber putschists (twitter completely, facebook, instagram, threads, and tiktok likely as well) is essential. Vital to have ways to […]

How do the Trumpers not realize that it's *them* and the rest of the US public that will have to pay for Trump's tariffs? From what I've seen, especially on Nextdoor, many of them think that they'll somehow magically reduce prices.

#GulfOfMexico #OpenStreetMap

My poor budgie's crop is mildly infected. We have to give her medicine almost every three hours. It sucks to stress her out but it's worth it if it makes her feel better in the end. She's such a sweet bird and deserves the best.