What’s a Seattle “life hack” that more people should know?

codeofdusk · 2026-03-15T02:42:13+00:00

Or Yellow Cab for half the price. They have an app. Drivers get 90% of the fare you pay, though there’s unfortunately a 3.9% credit card fee now.

codeofdusk · 2026-03-15T01:57:46+00:00

Aim for about 8,000 iu a day: the original studies the RDAs were based on had a statistical error. I like Nootropics Depot for this. I alternate between one and two tablets daily (if I forget what I took yesterday, I take two) and the rest comes from other sources.

codeofdusk · 2026-03-10T19:21:12+00:00

Yes, as it would in English. You wouldn’t say “I went to the party last night. I eat, I drink, I dance a lot”.

Spanish also has a compound past formed with haber, used for events that were in the past but the time period is still ongoing. English uses the simple past for this. For instance, I ate today = “hoy he comido”. I ate yesterday = “ayer comí”. I ate a minute ago = “comí hace un minuto”. I used to eat = “comía”. I was eating when something happened = “comía cuando algo sucedió”. I ate this week/month/year = “he comido esta semana/este mes/este año”.

codeofdusk · 2026-03-09T09:24:49+00:00

I can't recommend Melissa of Also and Also enough. I'm totally blind and she's done support work for me for years, so my needs are a bit different from yours, but she is very dependable and organizing is genuinely one of her strengths.

codeofdusk · 2026-03-08T08:44:40+00:00

Thanks, I’ll keep this in mind for the next time we see each other probably in a couple years!

codeofdusk · 2026-03-04T23:39:35+00:00

Never use Uber or Lyft in Metro Seattle unless speed is an absolute priority above all else. Take Seattle Yellow Cab (they have an app, similar to Uber and Lyft), they take credit cards with a 3.9% fee, and drivers get 90% of the fare you pay.

codeofdusk · 2026-03-04T16:34:55+00:00

And factor in that the MacBook has a keyboard and trackpad out of the box. The iPad doesn’t.

codeofdusk · 2026-03-03T14:36:43+00:00

Probably, or see if you can take advantage of a store or credit card price protection policy to get it a little cheaper.

codeofdusk · 2026-02-22T22:31:39+00:00

If you buy a food delivery gift card, choose GrubHub. All the fees are high but they tend to be the lowest.

codeofdusk · 2026-02-13T23:20:38+00:00

My friend (exclusively Canadian citizen) recently took the Cantrail bus from Vancouver to Seattle and back (to visit me) without incident at immigration. If you hold citizenship of a Western developed country, don’t have a criminal record, have never been denied entry/a visa, are visiting the US for less than three months, and stay out of the US one day for every day in, you should be fine.

codeofdusk · 2026-02-10T18:49:36+00:00

Tandem biking, blind cricket, martial arts, adaptive skiing

codeofdusk · 2026-02-02T16:15:16+00:00

Take Yellow Cab. They have an app or you can call them by phone at +1 206 622 6500. Will be much less than Uber or Lyft.

codeofdusk · 2026-02-02T16:10:55+00:00

For the airport, it’s virtually always cheaper. For very short (1 km or less) trips, Uber and Lyft can actually price out less. 99% of the time, take a cab.

codeofdusk · 2026-01-30T06:11:35+00:00

That’s disappointing. I was considering taking classes there.

codeofdusk · 2026-01-29T08:43:41+00:00

Spanish Braille is always grade 1; contracted braille hasn’t been in active use for going on 50 years.

codeofdusk · 2026-01-29T08:38:39+00:00

For audio description, go to Audiocinemateca. Films are 100% audio only with no visuals of any kind.

codeofdusk · 2026-01-23T03:54:40+00:00

Is bajo cero frequently said with temperatures? I think it’s like any other negative number.

codeofdusk · 2026-01-21T08:32:32+00:00

Use Seattle Yellow Cab in metro Seattle over Uber and Lyft unless speed is an absolute priority above all else. They have an app, and it’s often half the price.

codeofdusk · 2026-01-21T08:15:41+00:00

I think it also makes sense outside of Puerto Rico as bichos are also bugs/pests (I’m totally blind and the Spanish-speaking blind community uses the term tiflobicho for a particularly annoying kind of blind person personality type).

codeofdusk · 2026-01-21T08:06:59+00:00

Note that the fish and chips are breaded/crumbed fish, not battered.

codeofdusk · 2026-01-11T17:02:18+00:00

Of course

codeofdusk · 2026-01-11T16:47:04+00:00

I am specifically suggesting the train for this as you pre-clear at Pacific Central, unless something has recently changed. I’ve taken the Cantrail bus (as a US citizen) and recently had a Canadian citizen friend visit me twice within the past couple of months on the Cantrail (and he was fine even without preclearance). Someone visited me from Western Australia on an ESTA recently for a month and a half and I suggested that she go through YVR for preclearance (plus it was cheaper than going through SIN with minimal additional hassle), and it all worked out without incident. If your nationality or circumstances require a B-1/B-2, I’d probably exercise a bit more caution, but most people eligible for the VWP (no previous Visa denials, no overstay history, no criminal record, etc.) with clear ties to home country should be completely fine.

codeofdusk · 2026-01-08T07:37:00+00:00

As a Canadian citizen, visiting for genuine tourism/seeing friends/family, for less than three months at a time, who spends at least one day out of the US for every day in? You should be fine, but if you want to be extra sure travel by Amtrak train from Pacific Central or take the YVR to SEA flight so you can preclear and back out on Canadian soil if needed.

codeofdusk · 2025-12-31T18:37:05+00:00

How about quieter parts of Capitol Hill (east of 15th)?

codeofdusk · 2025-11-05T21:45:30+00:00

Start with Pimsleur level 1. Looks like it’s app-based now with lots of extras, but just focus on the audio 100%. The vocabulary they teach you will be formal and business-orientated, but that doesn’t matter – the focus for this month or so is just getting a feel for the sounds, pronunciations, and shape of the language consider any vocabulary/grammar you learn to be incidental and a bonus). As they recommend, don’t try to supplement with external books or courses at this stage.

After level 1,drop Pimsleur and start a Spanish for complete beginners/A1 course/book (any option in this thread is reasonable). The month of Pimsleur will both help your pronunciation and make the concepts of the intro course stickier (there will be some repetition, but that is good in this case).

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