Here’s to 2026

That time of year again!

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I've started to see arguments that we have to get used to AI Slop coding even if it isn't great, because it's fast. Humans could go faster, too, if they're allowed to turn in stuff that only sometimes works. Such a fascinating double standard that will in no way come back to haunt, naw.

Everyone involved in the publication and promotion of this book should be embarrassed. It's not a "harsh truth" that COVID mitigation was a mistake, it's ghoulish and false.

I’ve done it again!

This continues to be the stupidest possible dystopia.

If you like going down wikipedia rabbit holes, boy howdy do I have a game for you! roottrees.com

Spaces and Places belgianbooleancg.com/projects/nYR...

You might be thinking, "CPSC, does a dry Christmas tree really burn that much faster than a well-watered tree?" Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.

There is no greater joy than buying the perfect lamp for a space

Big Blue MTL

I wish Democrats would understand that we just want to see them fight for the American people. And that includes trans people. I want to be represented by someone who isn't afraid to go scorched earth. Someone who isn't going to let etiquette trump dignity. (No pun intended.)

sometimes when the world is hard you need to watch comedy specials you loved in your early 20’s

If I could have one boring superpower it would be the ability to manually contract my sinuses. Why can’t I control the tiny air pressure regulation holes in my ears? Why does an atmospheric river make my face feel bad with absolutely no recourse? Somebody save me.

Art is as much the process as it is the result. When you poison the former, you poison the latter. Reference isn't just "look at a similar thing." It's resonance, emotion, and inspiration. You will never get that from the Slop Machine.

Using genAI for concept art is so fucking stupid because like... that's where you get the cool shit. Thats the blue sky phase where artists make pieces of art that will be seen by a teenager later and change their life forever. Why would you want to start from mediocre. Why would you do that.

…should I go to karaoke tonight? I should go to karaoke tonight.

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI was released on this day 8 years ago

Yellow-Red-Blue, by Wassily Kandinsky, 1925 (detail, rotated), 📸 by @riogiancarlo.bsky.social

The Ballmer Peak is real, and I have reached it

bow before me, the Puzzle God

my favorite thing about the benoit blanc movies is that they aren't really about benoit blanc. he is not grappling with demons from his past. we are not getting flashbacks to the husband whose murder he never solved. he just shows up and does his job like mary poppins for homicides

Which canonical American authors are the public reading, and why? To find out, we analyzed library borrowing patterns for every author in the Norton Anthology of American Literature (1945 to the Present). Excited to share this new CHR paper & data! anthology.ach.org/volumes/vol0... #CHR2025

Just in case it wasn't clear: If I click on your profile and see that you've used AI to make something, you get blocked.

I can’t post my haul because it contains a significant number of Christmas gifts, but trust that the goods there are amazing!!!

Tomorrows is the last day of the Capitol Hill Punk Rock Flea Market and it’s been fucking amazing! If you’re looking for something to do with your sunday and you’re in the Seattle area, hit up the Punk Rock Flea Market at the old QFC on 15th and come see some sick shit!

Everyone in Seattle should check out the Punk Rock Flea Market in the old Cap Hill 15th Ave QFC. I’ve never been to a local market with such a wide range of quality vendors, and the space is super cool!

Everybody needs to watch the new Knives Out movie. Everyone. Yes, that includes you. Get on it.

anyway yeah watch the new Knives Out

This is even more true in Wake Up Dead Man. Daniel Craig is living his best life on the set of these movies, and has fully embraced camp

Action Comics variant cover art by Dike Ruan. #comics #art

Happy Wake Up Dead Man day to those who celebrate

Also, congratulations everyone who made something this year. A comic, a song, a film, a novel, a painting, a poem, a short story, a sculpture, crochet, embroidery, whatever it is. In this era of slop and theft, if you *make* something you are a shining jewel and I am so grateful for you.

What’s the emotional musical and why is it Company?

Sketch Vs Final #art

same and I love this tumblr post about DA2

One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential

The people with the most creative freedom on AAA projects are senior ICs who’re assigned to own features of secondary importance with fewer dependencies and low oversight

I threw a kick-ass holiday party for my neighbors on Sunday and just finished repairing and hanging our building-owned Christmas lights. I am now rewarding myself with a small handful of homemade caramels someone left in a big bowl in the front hall. Happy holidays everyone, Co-ops RULE

3) The effort is the juice! The effort is the high! Mastery of a skill is an unparalleled buzz. "Having written" is nice yes, we all joke about that, but *the making is the pleasure*. Men who've never experienced that, trying to steal it because ironically *they do not know its value*, is a sin.

a lot of people seem to think that television shows are full of secrets and that analyzing shows is about looking for clues to reveal those secrets

Here's my semi-daily recommendation

My mood today: