Smitha

@smithakp

She/they. SEA+PIT+ATL+徳島県. UX designer for good + against Big Tech and AI. Volcanoes, violins, not violence (except defending against fascists). That Pirates of Dark Water (.net) lady. PFP: Australian robin: a rotund bird w/ blue+pink feathers. Not AI!

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Smitha@smithakp· Jul 8

Ahh, they referenced several of Japan’s summer festivals. Nebuta Matsuri floats are in the background, and I’m sure there are others I missed. Awa Odori is the natural choice for them to actually be doing. Still, YEAH WOO YATTOSA YATTOSA ODORU AHO NI MIRU AHO ONAJI AHO NARA ODARANA SON SONNNNN

Screenshot from the new opening for Yoroi-Shinden Samurai Troopers, the sequel to the show also known as Ronin Warriors. Silhouettes of people with their arms in the air dance before a glowing golden background with large faces and banners.

Screenshot from the new opening for Yoroi-Shinden Samurai Troopers, the sequel to the show also known as Ronin Warriors. Six silhouetted young men in yukatas are dancing in front of a bright gold and red background.

Smitha@smithakp· Jul 7

um what #Poshmark #PoshmarkFinds #SurprisinglySFW

Screenshot from Poshmark. A light-skinned woman is wearing a pair of peach leggings, with a dark brown…thing…on her crotch. Is it pubic hair? Is it shit? Is it a horribly places chocolate pudding stain? Who even knows?

Caption reads:
Felina Denali Cozy Plush Stretch Lounge Legging W/ Leopard Bow Shadow Grey

Smitha@smithakp· Jul 2

The kids apparently aren't "alright" with grammar, either. I keep seeing comma splices, as well as messed-up grammar and syntax, in articles by historically distinguished publications. What is up with their proofreaders and editors? #TimeMagazine #Time

Smitha@smithakp· Jun 20

Also, after typing the kanji for Tokushima, the autocomplete suggestions were THE CITIES IN TOKUSHIMA. Dang, Apple, props. #Tokushima #徳島県

Screenshot of the previous tweet. The autocomplete lists 5 words in kanji. English translations are scribbled above: Miyoshi, Awa City, Mima City, Naruto City (yes, that’s really its name), Naka District.

Smitha@smithakp· Jun 15

Quick sketch I did for a friend to illustrate some volcano-related terms. (What’s the alt-text best practice here? Should I include all the text labels?) #geology #volcano #volcanoes #caldera #SciComm #a11y #AltText

Quick sketch diagram describing the difference between a volcano, crater, and caldera.

Smitha@smithakp· Jun 15

Here’s a view of it when I took off from SeaTac a while ago. (Top right snowcapped peak.)

A view from the air of Glacier Peak in the distance (top right). Lake Washington and wooded suburbia are in the foreground.

Smitha@smithakp· Jun 3

When they said a car got stuck on the light rail tracks, I didn’t realize IT DROVE ALL THE WAY UP INTO AN ELEVATED TRAIN STATION. They need arm gates in all 4 directions at the at-grade stations. Or something. #seattle #SoundTransit

Photo of an elevated train station. Between some trees, an excavator is seen towing the red SUV to the right. A white pickup is parked on the platform (not the tracks) in the background.

Photo of an elevated train station. Behind the trees, an excavator is seen towing the red SUV to the right. A white pickup is parked on the platform (not the tracks) in the background.

A red SUV is suspended in the air by an excavator as they back up along a stretch of at-grade rail. Two white men in hi-vis vests and jeans are walking behind them.

Smitha@smithakp· May 6

Oh, no! Do tell! I know you wouldn’t lead me astray, Ms. WRIGHG. #spam

Mobile screenshot of a couple of spam emails.

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Smitha@smithakp· Apr 6

Frustrating rabbit-hole of the day: I have one of these lamps. I'm getting rid of my bedside table and want to store all that stuff here instead. So I'm looking for drawer-type boxes that fit the dimensions of the shelves, but it's a total Goldilocks situation and no pre-made storage options fit.

Photo of a tall, dark brown, rectangular shelf, with a Japanese-style paper lampshade at the top and two shelves in the middle.

Smitha@smithakp· Mar 24

Found on LinkedIn of all places. Sending it to the family's WhatsApp group chat next. ;)

Screenshot of a social media post, with a background photo of a wintry coastal European town with mountains in the background. Text reads:

From: trond_solberg71

Hi 😊 Norwegian here.

A hard thing to explain about social democracy is that we WANT our taxes to go to the "undeserving".

Not because we're naive.
Because it works.

Healthy people cost less.
Educated people contribute more.
Housed people are more stable.

The "undeserving" are actually pretty good investments.

But the main point is that in a healthy society there are no "undeserving".
There are just people.

Follow for more from a social democracy, where dignity is not a privilege.

Smitha@smithakp· Mar 6

DANG, massive wall cloud near Tulsa RIGHT NOW. (Max Velocity on YouTube. Go check him out.)

YouTube screenshot of Max Velocity’s livestream, showing footage of a large mesocyclone and wall cloud near Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Smitha@smithakp· Feb 28

I am going to miss this view so much. #Seattle #Belltown #MovingDay

Photo of Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood from a high-rise vantage point. There are skyscrapers in the background, shorter apartment buildings in the foreground, and a monorail line running between both.

Photo of Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood from a high-rise vantage point. In the foreground are apartments and offices. Behind them is a view of Puget Sound and the Olympic Peninsula beyond.

Smitha@smithakp· Feb 19

A Black guy is smiling in the top panel, and then dismayed in the bottom one.

Smitha@smithakp· Jan 5

PIRATES OF DARK WATER REFERENCE IN FINAL FANTASY 14 (I have the best brother ever- I’ve trained him well, haha!) #PiratesOfDarkWater #PoDW #FinalFantasy14 #FF14

Photo of a TV with a gameplay screen displaying a map. A map label reads, “Pirates of Shallow Water.” Image caption reads: “Playing Final Fantasy 14 and this is one of the quest names”

Smitha@smithakp· Nov 30

An anime-style young man with black hair and glasses is gesturing at a yellow butterfly. Badly hand-drawn overlay text reads: “Is this a mid-life crisis?”

Smitha@smithakp· Nov 25

If you see this, qtp with a pic from your gallery to describe your mental health.

Photo of a LinkedIn post by the National Park Service with a badger. Text reads:

Warning: Going to sleep on Sunday will cause Monday. Staying awake all night does not prevent Monday. See you on Monday.

P.S. The American badger (Taxidea taxus) is found throughout the western and central U.S. They are mostly nocturnal and can vouch that staying up all night does not prevent Monday from happening. Please do not badger them about it. We speak from experience. Also, avoid talk of snakes and mushrooms.

Image: A badger with a "meh" expression sits in front of two boulders surrounded by grass and wildflowers at Rocky Mountain National Park, CO. Photo/Jacob W.Frank

Smitha@smithakp· Oct 28

#Seattle #Issaquah #ICE

Screenshot of a Reddit post in r/issaquah titled: “ICE IN ISSAQUAH TODAY 10/28”

Attached photo is of several men in sweatshirts, caps, masks, and vests saying “POLICE,” surrounding a parked Honda car with a man sitting inside. Bishop’s Cut and Color is behind them, which is in a shopping center on Gilman Rd. in Issaquah, WA.

Text reads:

Reports of McDonald's and QFC getting hit.

People being pulled over being asked to prove citizenship indiscriminately.

If you see them and are safety able to record them, please do so but at your own risk.

The Mayor of Issaquah remains silent.

Use this photo and tag on socials. Get the word out

Smitha@smithakp· Oct 7

...what the flippity-flop is this microsoft.design/articles/flu... "From UI to UX" - THIS IS TERRIBLE UX, THOUGH I'm sure people will adjust to them in time, like they usually do, but I can't identify or differentiate 95% of these. #microsoft #MicrosoftIcons #a11y

An image from Microsoft's design website that features a suite of new icons in a grid, in shades of blue, purple, green, and orange.

Smitha@smithakp· Sep 29

So far, regarding the plastic wrap cover, I have one yea vote and one nay vote. (Probably skipping it.) Also, there's a huge color discrepancy between photos and website listings. On websites, it is BRIGHT PINK...not what I'm hoping for. So here I wait with bated breath for the actual thing...

Alternate image of the previously displayed keyboard, taken from Best Buy's site. It is very, very pink.

Smitha@smithakp· Sep 29

I've ordered a new keyboard - used/refurbished, of course - to replace my ancient keyboard. (For whatever reason, pink's just calling to me!) Since standard dust covers likely won't work with it, I'm thinking about just covering it in Reynolds wrap to keep it from getting grubby...? Is that weird?

Photo of a dark pink semi-transparent wireless full-sized keyboard with white keys.

Smitha@smithakp· Sep 29

Posted to our work pets chat. #cats #cat #HoldingMusic

Smitha@smithakp· Sep 11

The Korean Air charter flight taking the Hyundai workers home. There’s a second ATL-ICN Korean Air flight not too far behind this one. But the flight number (4 digits, starts with 9) gives it away as a charter flight, or at least not part of the standard schedule.

FlightRadar24 mobile screenshot of western North America, filtered to only show flights to or from ATL. Korean Air 9036, a 747-8 from ATL to ICN, is selected. It’s flying northwest over British Columbia.

Smitha@smithakp· Sep 6

Now past 30,000ft and still climbing. Definitely not going to PDX. Medford? California?

FlightRadar24 mobile screenshot showing the aforementioned unmarked plane. It turned west and south and is flying parallel to the Pacific coast.

Smitha@smithakp· Sep 6

And it seems to have just taken off. That was a rough watch. I had to take a break to text friends in the middle.

FlightRadar24 mobile screenshot showing an unmarked Boeing 737 taking off from Boeing Field, AKA King County Airport, in Seattle.

Smitha@smithakp· Sep 2

Also, bookending my trip (first stop after I landed for breakfast, last stop before I departed to top off gas)… #pittsburgh #pgh #sheetz

A Sheetz convenience store backlit by a cloud-strewn dawn sky.

Smitha@smithakp· Aug 18

@lme5081.bsky.social Not sure if you’ve seen That Day I Was Reincarnated Into A Slime, but I mixed up your cosplay character with one from the show named Gabiru…and I got really confused because this is him… 😂

A creature with a humanoid body and dragon’s head and wings. His skin is purple except for his grey lower jaw and throat, and he’s wearing brown chest armor and pauldrons with a white furry collar and a blue shirt with yellow striped sleeves. He’s standing in a cave, one hand on his hip, the other up in the air like he’s expressing frustration.

Smitha@smithakp· Aug 15

I swear I thought this was a blonde woman at first.

Photo of the front passenger window of a parked grey car, with a black SUV and the lit windows of a building behind it. Inside the car is a dog with a huge mane of light hair and light-colored snout, looking in the camera’s direction.

Smitha@smithakp· Aug 11

My dad sent this to the family group chat and asked if I understood it because he didn’t. I don’t think he realized what he was in for, lol.

Smitha@smithakp· Jul 14

Ohhh this is EVIL. (source: r/violin: www.reddit.com/r/violin/s/h...)

A violin is lying on a grey rubber mat. There’s a salmon-colored sticky note on the body with “finished — please ship” written on it…and it’s pinned INTO the violin?!?!

A violin is lying on a grey rubber mat in the background. In the foreground is a light-skinned hand holding the aforementioned note and pin sideways in the air, to show that there is no pin — the pinhead alone is glued onto the note. Nothing’s coming through the other side to pierce the poor violin.

Smitha@smithakp· Jul 10

Mood.