Frank Chiachiere

@fchi.bsky.social

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Seattle-based designer of digital products, fan of buses bikes and trains.

Michael Bloomberg’s proposed West Side Stadium
Established in 1992, the 340B program requires drugmakers to give certain safety-net providers, like those in rural areas or that disproportionately serve low-income patients, hefty discounts on outpatient drugs. Those providers, many of which operate on very thin margins, can then bill insurers for the prescriptions at higher market rates. Pharmaceutical companies have to participate in the program to have their medications covered by Medicaid and Medicare.
Pepper’s black and white dog face looks like three piano keys
Staff turnover in mayor’s offices is common, particularly in the first year as the office works out its processes and differing ideological views compete for the mayor’s ear. Former Mayor Ed Murray saw half of his staff walk out the door in his first 18 months. Former Mayor Bruce Harrell hired his niece, Monisha Harrell, to be his senior deputy mayor before she left a year and a half into his term. She later criticized the office and her uncle in an interview with KUOW.
Ticketmaster reminder email for Les Mis says “one day to go” instead of, well, you know…
DJC.com article: artist lofts planned for 3rd and Pike in downtown Seattle. The dream of the 90s is alive in Belltown.
Precinct results for Sound Transit 3 vote. Seattle wants trains.
Content farm chumbox on seattletimes.com entitled: "Your health agent: A look at the repulsive home of Usha Vance."
Cargo bike carrying inflatable paddle board and beach bag, child on second bike behind it.
Maureen Dowd op-ed from 2016: Donald the Dove, Hillary the Hawk
Map of the Allied countries landing at Normandy, showing US, UK and Canadian landing spots.
A sky that’s quite obviously blue.
James Gandolfini riding the subway as the Mayor of New York in The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3
A tree grows on the fallen trunk of a dead tree.
LinkedIn post: SF on Saturday morning: a large % of Waymos are ferrying solo kids (8-14 yo), presumably to sports or other activities. A friend told me that 85% of parents at their kids' SF school use Waymo for kids pickup / drop off: earlier it was ~10% using Uber and Lyft. Shows how Waymo has grown by expanding the market, serving segments who otherwise were non-consumers of ride sharing.
It just says she lives in Greenwich Village and the East Village.
Alfalfa, almonds and rice use a lot of water
George Clooney from Syriana walking away from an explosion. Caption: "Paul Krugman is tired of trying to reason with you people."
A black an white mutt curled up in a ratty purple kids chair.
The Simpsons “join the navy” episode
Saturday Night Live actors playing Trump, Biden and RFK jr.
A table comparing the distance from stadium to train for all US ballparks.
aerial view of Mountlake Terrace station and surroundings.
New apartments at the Mountlake Terrace Link light rail station, surrounded by trees and mountains.
Bluesky member #8,802. Always use alt text.
A plugged in Prius half overtaken by weeds.
Synagro, which is owned by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, said it was “vigorously contesting” the allegations. It said its preliminary study of PFAS levels where the sludge was applied showed numbers “drastically lower” than what the plaintiffs claimed, less than 4 parts per trillion in surface water, for example.
Time magazine: GOP stampede!
Escalator very much not becoming stairs
Apple IIgs
Screenshot from For All Mankind, video chat interface with epic brushed aluminum finishes and juicy aqua buttons.
Sears catalog image of a mail-order fourplex from the early 1900s. Cost $2,414.
Pepper the dog
Walker Frey from Game of thrones being served his sons as a meal.
Sky train sign showing trains coming every 3 minutes.
Google search results for “how do I convert to…” with PDF as the fourth option behind 3 major religions
Pepper, a black and white shepherd mix who knows she’s the 🫅
Two Stellers Jays lounging in my back yard.
Google street view, 6th and Pine looking south.
Pedestrian block of Pike St in downtown Seattle, near Pike Place Market.
Jonathan banks in Airplane
"It is with great sadness that circumstances beyond his control have transpired which have resulted in Mr. Costner having to participate in a dissolution of marriage," Costner’s publicist Arnold Robinson said in a statement.