Wayne Smith

@lowwhistler
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British technologist - music, photography and model railroads out of hours. Since 2023, also a Driving Instructor/Examiner & School Bus Driver.
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Sunset from Carkeek Park, Seattle WA

#pnw #sunset #m43

Finished a paper model of Beachy Head lighthouse today. Rather pleasant way to spend a couple of days... #modelbuilding #eastbourne #beachyhead
Don't quite understand why there's a closure mechanism on a box of girl scout cookies...

Warning, travelers! A certain rogue nation, openly contemptuous of international law, has begun randomly snatching up visitors with legitimate passports and visas and confining them incommunicado in detention camps. No legal process applies.

https://www.kpbs.org/news/border-immigration/2025/02/28/german-tourist-held-indefinitely-in-san-diego-area-immigrant-detention-facility

German tourist held indefinitely in San Diego-area immigrant detention facility

The young woman had planned to spend a month with a friend in Los Angeles and then fly home to Berlin. But she’s been in federal custody since late January.

KPBS
He wouldn't pose nicely, but my first Flicker sighting of the year! #pnw #birdsofmastodon #pnwwildlife
It's actually eerily quiet up on the Sammamish plateau. Not heard any thunder or any strong wind. Yet... #wawx #pnw

I'm back on the job market after getting DOGE'd from my job with USDA that I started in December.

I'm a software developer with over a decade and a half of professional experience in both established projects and startups. I've mostly been involved in web application development, and mostly backend work recently. But having worked with mostly small teams, I'm a pretty good generalist.

My resume: https://con.cor.dance/ben-anhalt-resume.pdf

I'm open to pretty much any opportunity in any ethical industry. By that I mean: no cryptocurrency, targeted ad tech, arms manufacturing, LLM snake oil, etc.

I'm particularly interested in roles where I can contribute as part of a healthy, collaborative team, and the work has a prosocial impact. I greatly prefer fully remote, but for the right job I would consider onsite in Lawrence, KS; Topeka; or the western KC metro.

#GetFediHired #FediHire

My King County WA property tax bill just landed. 8.5% increase from last year, based entirely on an "on paper" increase in the value of my property. But I didn't get a 8.5% pay rise. No pay rise actually. Why on earth can't they base it on stable square footage? #pnw #propertytax #kingcountywa
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