Philip Weiss (Phil in SF)

@kingrat.us

259 Followers 354 Following

Vocation: Software Engineering Manager Avocations: Library Card Collector, Genealogist (Parentheses Genealogy)

tv screen installing update package 53%
My techie was an automated. it help desk in your pocket where you are always first in line built with boomers in mind. worked with a team of brilliant technologists Stanford Allen institute, human-center design, gurus and market experts on this breakthrough AI product. despite very positive market signs and some early traction from impressive investors, we uncovered technical risks in the AI that made further pursuit of the product untenable
We Heart Seattle Program Director
a big black cat presses his face against the face of a bearded dude with glasses
At least 13 people queued at Andytown Coffee.
Great project. wrong location. if this goes through it will unleash turning the marina green into Manhattan. the GG Bridge won't be seen from D1, D2, D4, D3, D5, D7, d8, d9. it grounds out community.
map of SeaTac airport with a big green button at the bottom that says "I'm here"
map from transit.app showing my destination of Seattle Tacoma International Airport in the middle of the runway. there's an icon showing my position in a terminal a long way from the icon.
a plate with fork & key lime pie on a rumpled comforter on a bed
black & white graphic with 14 old timey bicycles
a sidewalk with a usps van parked, blocking the entire sidewalk
a downtown street with barricades blocking cars and a banner that says welcome fans
Map showing pedestrian detour around closed Tasman Drive in Santa Clara. The route goes south from Tasman along Great American Way and Mission College, east on Agnew, and north on Lafayette St back to Tasman. The detour route is 2.84 miles long measured using Google Maps measure tool.
A bottle of Lester Fixins Bacon Soda in my hand
A bottle of Lester Fixins Bacon Soda in my hand.
A 65 inch television showing the Seattle Channel's placeholder image "No live City of Seattle events at this time".
a black cat on the back of a brown couch reading a book on an ereader
a dude lays in bed holding an ereader. there is a large black cat on his face.
login failure screen: this email address and password combination does not match our records.
a crosswalk where people have to wait on a narrow island in the middle of a stroad
start of an email advertisement for the "game-changing" Kobo Remote.
27 library cards laid out on a counter top
why am I not surprised? they don't understand that the problem isn't sexual maturity but consent. fucking monsters.
Tahoma in a cloudy haze with Lake Washington and Mercer Island in the foreground.
Subject: You're invited: using AI to understand government joined YIMBY action and civ lab November 19th From: hello at yimbyaction.org
a big boy black cat getting belly pets on my lap
A vote on Seattle Council Bill 119724 on 16 Dec 2019, showing Bruce Harrell voting in favor.
looking at Howard street at 4th, with barricades blocking vehicular access and some sort of temporary archway with "Rising Plaza"
nyt connections statistics 401 completed 93 win % 50 current streak 50 max streak 246 perfect puzzles 74 purple first
statistics: 377 complete 93 win % 26 current streak 27 max streak 225 perfect puzzles 62 purple first
a waymo vehicle stopped next to a "no stopping anytime" sign at 7th and Stevenson in San Francisco
An expanse of brick sidewalk with San Francisco's Market St behind it. Nothing is on the sidewalk.
A kermit painted bike lane abruptly ends so that cars have a turn lane onto Stevenson. There are no "No Parking" signs and the curb is not painted red.
A sidewalk, a parking lane, a bike lane, and a traffic lane, separated only by white paint.
7th street bike lane on 24th May, with 1 flexpost left. The median paint is nearly gone.
A green-painted bike lane with one flex post separating it from vehicle traffic.
a balding white dude lays on a couch holding an ereader while a black cat sits on his chest. the view is from behind, showing his thinning hair.
Bar chart showing Contributions to Date: Foster: $117,511 Nelson: $278,092 As of 5/27/2025
pct. of players with this mistake 63% 30% 4%
photo of Emeryville station through the window of a train
Pct. of players with this mistake 42%
Graph showing number of mistakes: None: 28% One: 33% Two: 14% Three: 8% Four: 17%
from left to right: a car lane with a car curving off to the left, 6 ball shaped cement bollards with orange cones on top, a bicycle lane, and the entrance to Sunset Dunes with the asphalt painted blue
Opinion headline: I miss Vice President Mike Pence, and you should too
Franz Ferdinand playing on stage at the Warfield
Two 70s-style trac-ball catchers.
a hand holding a book open to a new chapter sitting on the back of a black cat who is looking at the reader
a bowl of soup with peanuts and a spoon, with a glass of vegetable juice next to it
Shiny metallic benches on a very wide brick sidewalk.
Front page of the SF Chronicle web site at 6:24 pm on Feb 3rd. The top story is about expected heavy rain. The second story is about Elon Musk's "band of bros" that are trying to shut down government functions.
a slow cooker on a counter with chopped carrots, chopped onions, chopped celery, garlic, and 2 ham hocks visible.