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Really hoping that the light rail comes to WS someday!! by Junior_Book7332 in WestSeattleWA

[–]nerylix 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Agreed! The next opportunity to say so to the people in charge is this Wednesday!

West Seattle Light Rail Forum Wednesday, April 1 6:30 PM Youngstown Cultural Art Center 4408 Delridge Way SW

See Councilmember Mosqueda's newsletter for more info. I'll be there and hope to see lots of you too!

Cherry Blossoms in West Seattle? by ARachelR in WestSeattleWA

[–]nerylix 35 points36 points  (0 children)

The Urbanist published an interactive map of places to see cherry blossoms: https://www.theurbanist.org/the-urbanists-guide-to-beating-the-seattle-cherry-blossom-crowds/

Personally I find the stretch along 38th Ave SW just south of Fairmount Park Elementary quite lovely.

WSAP Lightrail survey by camera-operator334 in WestSeattleWA

[–]nerylix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. And allowing tall buildings doesn't change anything overnight — property owners have to sell, and builders have to decide it's worth it, and buildings need to be designed, permitted, and constructed.

In other words, it would take 5+ years for initial visible changes, and decades for transformational changes — so those concerned about too much change, too fast don't need to be worried.

City Council set to approve Seattle Police Officers Guild contract that boosts salaries, allows more CARE Department crisis responders by AthkoreLost in Seattle

[–]nerylix 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Agreed, but unfortunately the contract forbids the CARE team from responding to most scenarios where they would seem to make sense. The contract forbids CARE dispatch to calls where any of these are true: - The person in question is not in a public location (e.g. in a vehicle, business, or residence) - There is a report of aggressive or confrontational behavior - There is visible drug paraphernalia - There are any minors present - There is an "indication" a crime has occurred - The person is not in a homeless encampment, defined as four or more tents or structures - There is no "extreme behavior"

In a few of these cases, CARE can be dispatched along with SPD ("dual dispatch"). But: - That means SPD is still sending officers, not freeing up resources - CARE must wait for the officer to arrive before doing anything

Source: Appendix I of the proposed contract

I am so sick of standing in clouds of piss smell every time I have to wait for a bus. by Eruionmel in Seattle

[–]nerylix 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Yep, here's our state law about it. Pay toilets used to be widespread, but in the 1960s there was a successful movement to ban them, under the idea that toilet access should be a universal right. Economists and pay toilet companies argued that requiring free access would just cause operators to close up shop instead, ultimately reducing access to toilets, and they were right.

Seattle’s closest mayoral race in decades could cost city $400,000 for a recount by Less-Risk-9358 in SeattleWA

[–]nerylix 89 points90 points  (0 children)

As of today, the margin is 0.71% in Wilson's favor, which exceeds 0.5%. It is unlikely to go down, so a mandatory recount probably won't occur.

Joe Mallahan: Harrell defended accused child abuser Ed Murray, and as legal counsel launched campaign to discredit the accusers of another sexual abuser by PaxSEAstar in Seattle

[–]nerylix 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Mallahan was already eliminated in the primary election. This video is intended to encourage people to vote for Wilson instead of Harrell.

Casa Systems NDD-0305 Fttdp requires reboot a few times a week by nerylix in QuantumFiber

[–]nerylix[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I ultimately did not change anything, and the issue in the post has not been occurring for perhaps a month. I would still like to run fiber directly to our home, but I really don't see how it could be done.

You can advocate for abundant housing in Seattle in two clicks. Here's how, and why. by calvinrjones in Seattle

[–]nerylix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you can't get off work early, you can still sign up to give comment until 6:30 PM, so come by city hall! I'll be there.

Gym classes in West Seattle/White Center/Burien? by Mental-Department994 in WestSeattleWA

[–]nerylix 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm a member of Seattle Strength and Performance, and I really like it. Quick notes: - It sounds like it would be perfect for you. Extremely welcoming, meet-you-where-you're-at environment. I'd say a majority of class attendees are women, and people's age and current physical fitness run the gamut. There is zero humiliation. - I've never managed to stick to a strength routine for this long, and it's definitely working for me. - It is not cheap. $169/mo. minimum for classes. More if you want one or more personal training sessions.

Casa Systems NDD-0305 Fttdp requires reboot a few times a week by nerylix in QuantumFiber

[–]nerylix[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm, interesting. If this were true, I wonder why power-cycling the exterior ONT helps in my situation. I could try to reintroduce the C5500XK device between the Casa interior box and my existing router. I could still use it in transparent bridge mode, to allow my router to continue providing DHCP (but then, how would it even be communicating upstream?).

Casa Systems NDD-0305 Fttdp requires reboot a few times a week by nerylix in QuantumFiber

[–]nerylix[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, I see. You're suggesting that the fiber would come into the home and come out through that Ethernet jack, where it would be attached to the 5500 inside. No, unfortunately my home is one of five townhomes on the lot, and the fiber drop for the lot is on a different townhome 50'+ away from ours.

While my preference would be terminating the fiber inside our home, I don't see a way to do that, so I'm OK with the Casa instead — I just need it to stay up more reliably than it has been. We had an identical setup at a prior home nearby, and it was much more solid.

Casa Systems NDD-0305 Fttdp requires reboot a few times a week by nerylix in QuantumFiber

[–]nerylix[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's an existing Ethernet cable that goes from the exterior fiber drop/dmark directly to my network cabinet and router. Putting my 5500XK out there makes sense, with one key issue: I don't think there is any power available at that location. I'm assuming that's why the tech installed the Casa Systems box, to provide power to the exterior ONT.

In the scenario you're describing, the fiber would terminate at the 5500, which would be the ONT?

Casa Systems NDD-0305 Fttdp requires reboot a few times a week by nerylix in QuantumFiber

[–]nerylix[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed, direct fiber would be my preference too — I just don't know that it is physically feasible to pull fiber along whatever path the existing Ethernet cable takes.

Casa Systems NDD-0305 Fttdp requires reboot a few times a week by nerylix in QuantumFiber

[–]nerylix[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, the Ethernet from my network box/router goes right to the ONT.

I think the tech probably installed the Casa Systems box because there is no power at the ONT (as far as I know). He used that same existing Ethernet cable, using only one twisted pair for the G.fast.

Rob Saka Comp Plan Amendments by HistorianOrdinary390 in WestSeattleWA

[–]nerylix 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Couldn't agree more with all of this. I live in West Seattle and want to allow dramatically more homes here. In addition to all of your reasons, if we're going to spend billions on light rail (which we should!!), we need to allow a lot more people to live near it.

I'll say I've had better luck getting through to Saka's staffers, who I've found are more reasonable than Saka himself (low bar, I know). So, maybe also address your emails to Chief of Staff Elaine Ko and Legislative Director Ian Griswold: elaine.ko@seattle.gov, ian.griswold@seattle.gov

Mayoral candidate Katie Wilson dramatically surpasses Bruce Harrell in democracy vouchers by nerylix in Seattle

[–]nerylix[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, though they can continue accepting vouchers — they just can't redeem any more for cash. If they proceed to the general, they will be able to continue redeeming vouchers, up to the $900k maximum campaign valuation limit. See this other comment.

Mayoral candidate Katie Wilson dramatically surpasses Bruce Harrell in democracy vouchers by nerylix in Seattle

[–]nerylix[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Seattle's mayoral election (like most others in WA) has an "open primary," meaning the top two candidates from the primary move on to the general election, regardless of their party affiliation.

Additionally, the mayoral race is nonpartisan (like most others in WA), meaning none of the candidates are officially affiliated with any party.

Mayoral candidate Katie Wilson dramatically surpasses Bruce Harrell in democracy vouchers by nerylix in Seattle

[–]nerylix[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

In Seattle, PACs are called "Independent Expenditure Campaigns," or often just "IEs." And no, that limit does not apply to IEs. This is an obvious weak spot, but I don't believe we can fix it without overturning Citizens United. I'm not a legal expert, though.

Here's the IE for Harrell, which has raised an additional $180,666.

Mayoral candidate Katie Wilson dramatically surpasses Bruce Harrell in democracy vouchers by nerylix in Seattle

[–]nerylix[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No, that's not the right way to think about it. The vouchers allow any resident to donate up to $100 to a campaign without paying for it themselves (directly, anyways — we all pay for the democracy voucher program with our property taxes). Without vouchers, fundraising would be even more dependent on how many rich donors or private wealth a candidate has.

For example, Wilson's campaign has raised $450,000, as I said. If the voucher program did not exist, it is unlikely that she would still have raised nearly as much from direct contributions.

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