New program offers Bellevue, Issaquah and Redmond residents $500-$2,000 e-bike rebates

https://www.seattlebikeblog.com/2026/06/03/new-program-offers-bellevue-issaquah-and-redmond-residents-500-2000-e-bike-rebates/

Microsoft Softens Stance After Public Feud with 0-Day Researcher

Microsoft has backpedaled in its public feud with a 0-day researcher, easing tensions with the security community after facing criticism for its aggressive stance. The tech giant now explicitly assures that vulnerability hunters are not in its legal crosshairs.

https://osintsights.com/microsoft-softens-stance-after-public-feud-with-0-day-researcher?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#ZeroDay #VulnerabilityResearch #Microsoft #Redmond #EmergingThreats

Built two little #Meshtastic base stations with @Wham today, connected my phone to mine and ... meh. We could text each other, sitting 5' apart, and nothing else came into our map view and honestly the phone app was confusing as heck to use.

Took my station home, flashed the firmware to #meshcore as a "companion" and already have a map populated with 16 repeaters. I'm in #redmond and have corresponded with folks in Ballard, Olympia, and Sammamish tonight. MeshCore seems like the way to go around these parts.

I've got a smaller SenseCAP Card Tracker T1000-E on the way with the intent of changing it to my companion. Plan is to then re-flash the device I have to be a repeater and set it up near a window on my 2nd floor.

So I did it! I ran my #100 #Parkrun today, and it happened to be the one-year anniversary of the #Redmond Central Connector Trail Parkrun!

Still far away from my prime days of Parkrun racing, but at least I’m faster than last week, and I finally made it back to sub-8’ this time!

#running #photo #pnw

RE: https://kind.social/@outsidercomics/116621854021169996

I have a more complicated view of AI than an automatic “fuck off”, but if you’re in King County (#seattle #redmond #bellevue) and use libraries, definitely worth sharing your views.

It’s not completely clear to me what they’re considering. Reading between lines I see maybe chatbots on the site (no thank you) and maybe some educational programs for people who don’t know about AI now (could be good, depending on what’s presented).

If you've been paying attention to the Bel-Red buffered bike lane project, you've been noticing literally nothing happening even through the project page still says construction started months ago and will be finished by summer.

It still says that today, but if you go to the _City of Redmond Traffic Cameras_ page, you can zoom in on the area and 1) FINALLY see some work being done and 2) find if you hover over the right things that it's only actually been going a few weeks (out of camera range) and won't be finished 'til September.

So if you've been thinking these'll be infrastructure you can use this summer, you can forget about that.

#seattle #redmond #biking #BikeTooter #BikeMap

RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP Bike Maps version 2.1.1 - 15 May 2026

This is a minor update unless you're in Newcastle and want their new bike lane extensions, or want the Broad Street / Space Needle to 4th Ave route on your map, in which case you definitely want this.

Full deets at the blog:

https://solarbird.net/blog/2026/05/16/maps-release-greater-northshore-bike-connector-megamap-2-1-1/

Maps download:

https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/

Previous permalinks continue to work.

If you like these maps, maybe hit my Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/solarbird

Enjoy!

#BikeMap #maps #GreaterNorthshore #seattle #shoreline #redmond #lynnwood #LakeForestPark #Kenmore #Briar #Bothell #Woodinville #Juanita #Kirkland #RatCity #Glendale #Lakeridge #BrynMawr #tukwila #WhiteCenter #TopHat #newcastle