Having been an _extended participant_ in North Seattle neighbourhood politics I did not anticipate legendary gaming comic Penny Arcade ever landing a body blow on the Laurelhurst Community Club (or Council, apparently, as of late), but as a former multi-term secretary and vice president of the nearby University Park Community Club, I am ready and able to tell you that this is _exactly correct_, those fuckers xD

https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2026/05/04/hurst-donut

(which isn't to say you shouldn't pay attention to neighbourhood politics because this is EXACTLY WHY YOU SHOULD, because these twonks always do.)

#seattle #LCC #UPCC #NeighbourhoodPolitics

Artists on Location Concluded.
The walls were covered with truly fantastic art, and I'm honored to have been a part of it. Also, a sketch to document the Saturday morning while most of the artwork was still up.

#pleinairfestival #urbansketching #liveartist

Met Gala VIP toilet, installed outside the Met Museum in New York.

A $100,000 ticket gets you fashion, glamour, and apparently the full Amazon worker experience. 💋

Do people de-Googling their Android phones have any alternative to Google Wallet? Or do you just suck that one up? Or not bother with that functionality? (I'm going with the last option, but I'm increasingly seeing the advantage of the functionality)

[edit 2: think I've got enough boosts now, thank you fedi, that's been great reach]

Edit:

I can see from the replies that I've seriously misrepresented my issue. I don't, I absolutely DO NOT want to use my phone for payment. I consider it a massive physical and electronic security risk, and contactless payment with a card which fits in a nice (metal) holder is so much easier (having dealt with app reward cards for coffee shops). (Or multiple cards, so nobody gets a consistent view of my purchases.)

What I am after is one app to gather together all the tickets (rail, event, hotel booking) that I've purchased online rather than having to mess around finding the right downloaded QR code. I'm coping with that strategy, but I can see the appeal of not doing it. (I'd probably be printing the QR code, but I'm not getting clean results out of my printer these days.)

we can have a better world

we literally just have to TRY

#climatechange #solar #rewilding

🦅 Europe to burned American scientists: We’ll take you in

｢ Currently, researchers based in the U.S. who relocate to Europe can apply for €1 million beyond the usual maximum grant amount, which will be increased to €2 million. That means, in total, these researchers could be eligible for grants of up to €4.5 million. ｣
https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-exploit-dunald-trump-brain-drain-academic-research-progressive-institutions/

#science #europe #usa

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