Daily Archives: July 19, 2026

The End of Reading Is Here

Posted on July 19, 2026 by Jim deMaine

Optimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history. By Rose Horowitch in The Atlantic (a subject for Guy Talk on Monday)

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Let’s better equip the elevators for those inconvenient breakdowns

Posted on July 19, 2026 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to David Pelton who notes that A J used his IT skills to render an elevator that accommodates all, but sadly has room for only two occupants!

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Neighborhood Notice of Public Meeting

Posted on July 19, 2026 by Jim Tanner

Found: this notice in the window of Coffee Tree on 9th between Cherry and James. July 23, 2026 @ 6 PM – 7 PM at the Harborview Research and Training Building at 300 9th Ave. Seattle, WA 98104 Room 109 … Continue reading →

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