Andrew F.
@droid41.bsky.social
🇨🇦 expat and professional photographer in the Seattle area
Follow @andrewflenniken.com to keep up with my work
Follow @andrewflenniken.com to keep up with my work
Literally gasped and whooped at one (almost blink and you'll miss it) moment.
You may be able to guess which one.
You may be able to guess which one.
Supergirl | Official Teaser Trailer
YouTube video by DC
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Literally gasped and whooped at one (almost blink and you'll miss it) moment.
You may be able to guess which one.
You may be able to guess which one.
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#ArtAdventCalendar Day 11
"Batman: Signs of Life"
Painted by a human 💚
Bonus: Find the knight chess piece! :D
I'm such a nerd sometimes. :D
Most of the time.
#batman #digitalpainting #digitalillustration
"Batman: Signs of Life"
Painted by a human 💚
Bonus: Find the knight chess piece! :D
I'm such a nerd sometimes. :D
Most of the time.
#batman #digitalpainting #digitalillustration
December 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 11
"Batman: Signs of Life"
Painted by a human 💚
Bonus: Find the knight chess piece! :D
I'm such a nerd sometimes. :D
Most of the time.
#batman #digitalpainting #digitalillustration
"Batman: Signs of Life"
Painted by a human 💚
Bonus: Find the knight chess piece! :D
I'm such a nerd sometimes. :D
Most of the time.
#batman #digitalpainting #digitalillustration
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SARRA (1994)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 30” x 22”
For an epic book, a simple approach is often best as was the case for my cover for EXILES: RUINS OF AMBRAI by Melanie Rawn, a painting rich in symbolic detail. 1/4
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 30” x 22”
For an epic book, a simple approach is often best as was the case for my cover for EXILES: RUINS OF AMBRAI by Melanie Rawn, a painting rich in symbolic detail. 1/4
December 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
SARRA (1994)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 30” x 22”
For an epic book, a simple approach is often best as was the case for my cover for EXILES: RUINS OF AMBRAI by Melanie Rawn, a painting rich in symbolic detail. 1/4
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 30” x 22”
For an epic book, a simple approach is often best as was the case for my cover for EXILES: RUINS OF AMBRAI by Melanie Rawn, a painting rich in symbolic detail. 1/4
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#ArtAdventCalendar Day 10
False Lighting Study
Model reference from line-of-action.com
Trying to push myself to work in more unnatural lighting scenarios to evoke mood or emotions or character, etc.
Painted by a human. 💚
#digitalpainting #portrait
False Lighting Study
Model reference from line-of-action.com
Trying to push myself to work in more unnatural lighting scenarios to evoke mood or emotions or character, etc.
Painted by a human. 💚
#digitalpainting #portrait
December 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 10
False Lighting Study
Model reference from line-of-action.com
Trying to push myself to work in more unnatural lighting scenarios to evoke mood or emotions or character, etc.
Painted by a human. 💚
#digitalpainting #portrait
False Lighting Study
Model reference from line-of-action.com
Trying to push myself to work in more unnatural lighting scenarios to evoke mood or emotions or character, etc.
Painted by a human. 💚
#digitalpainting #portrait
Reposted by Andrew F.
You will be visited by three spirits...
December 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
You will be visited by three spirits...
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Still looking for holiday gifts for folks (or yourself, you're folks too)? Want to see my photography in person before picking something up? Have I got a great deal for you!
I'll be one of the vendors at the Birch Road Holiday Market, this Sunday (12/14), from 1 - 4 PM, in Seattle!
I'll be one of the vendors at the Birch Road Holiday Market, this Sunday (12/14), from 1 - 4 PM, in Seattle!
December 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Still looking for holiday gifts for folks (or yourself, you're folks too)? Want to see my photography in person before picking something up? Have I got a great deal for you!
I'll be one of the vendors at the Birch Road Holiday Market, this Sunday (12/14), from 1 - 4 PM, in Seattle!
I'll be one of the vendors at the Birch Road Holiday Market, this Sunday (12/14), from 1 - 4 PM, in Seattle!
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In practical terms, Americans are down to a single meaningful freedom: to consume. And they’re laying the rhetorical groundwork for that to disappear. Seems bad!
December 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
In practical terms, Americans are down to a single meaningful freedom: to consume. And they’re laying the rhetorical groundwork for that to disappear. Seems bad!
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I said it before, will say it again -- generative AI fetishizes "ideas" while sneering at effort, execution, and education. That, despite Gen-AI being built on and out of other people's effort, execution and education.
A.I. and the Fetishization Of Ideas
In writing and in dispensing my (very dubious, probably shady) writing advice, I am often keen to note that ideas are bullshit. Most writers treat them like precious gems when really, ideas are lik…
terribleminds.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I said it before, will say it again -- generative AI fetishizes "ideas" while sneering at effort, execution, and education. That, despite Gen-AI being built on and out of other people's effort, execution and education.
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WINTERSTAR (2025)
Acrylic - 12 ½” x 16”
As the long night of solstice draws near, Winter calls on the wonder of starlight and frost to illuminate a path to the new year. 1/3
www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/wi...
Acrylic - 12 ½” x 16”
As the long night of solstice draws near, Winter calls on the wonder of starlight and frost to illuminate a path to the new year. 1/3
www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/wi...
December 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
WINTERSTAR (2025)
Acrylic - 12 ½” x 16”
As the long night of solstice draws near, Winter calls on the wonder of starlight and frost to illuminate a path to the new year. 1/3
www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/wi...
Acrylic - 12 ½” x 16”
As the long night of solstice draws near, Winter calls on the wonder of starlight and frost to illuminate a path to the new year. 1/3
www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/wi...
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Digital sovereignty requires ripping Microsoft out of essential systems and ending reliance on its infrastructure, not allowing it to rebrand dependence as sovereignty.
Unclear how a $19 billion dependency on a US tech giant will "promote and protect Canada's digital sovereignty"
blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issue...
blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issue...
Microsoft Deepens Its Commitment to Canada with Landmark $19B AI Investment
Today, Microsoft is announcing the most important commitment in Microsoft Canada’s history. We’re adding to our investments – with a total of $19 billion CAD between 2023 and 2027, including more than...
blogs.microsoft.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Digital sovereignty requires ripping Microsoft out of essential systems and ending reliance on its infrastructure, not allowing it to rebrand dependence as sovereignty.
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Back at the end of October I had the pleasure of working with No Refunds Productions once more...
Full post here: andrewflenniken.com/2025/12/09/d...
#Photography #PerformancePhotography #EventPhotography #NoRefundsProductions #SunsetPeople #Nikon #NikonCreators
Full post here: andrewflenniken.com/2025/12/09/d...
#Photography #PerformancePhotography #EventPhotography #NoRefundsProductions #SunsetPeople #Nikon #NikonCreators
December 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Back at the end of October I had the pleasure of working with No Refunds Productions once more...
Full post here: andrewflenniken.com/2025/12/09/d...
#Photography #PerformancePhotography #EventPhotography #NoRefundsProductions #SunsetPeople #Nikon #NikonCreators
Full post here: andrewflenniken.com/2025/12/09/d...
#Photography #PerformancePhotography #EventPhotography #NoRefundsProductions #SunsetPeople #Nikon #NikonCreators
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This article argues that Canadian banking regulations are too tight because Canadian banks are safe, and since we haven't had a bank collapse in 40 years, we should just go ahead and loosen regulations.
GEE, I WONDER WHY WE HAVEN'T HAD A BANK COLLAPSE IN 40 YEARS!
GEE, I WONDER WHY WE HAVEN'T HAD A BANK COLLAPSE IN 40 YEARS!
Business Brief: Canada is holding back its banks
An obsession with stability is hurting both the economy and Canadians
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
This article argues that Canadian banking regulations are too tight because Canadian banks are safe, and since we haven't had a bank collapse in 40 years, we should just go ahead and loosen regulations.
GEE, I WONDER WHY WE HAVEN'T HAD A BANK COLLAPSE IN 40 YEARS!
GEE, I WONDER WHY WE HAVEN'T HAD A BANK COLLAPSE IN 40 YEARS!
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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
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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
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#ArtAdventCalendar Day 9
“No Decisions. Only Sploot”
Painted by a human. 💚
Tried to push myself out of my comfort zone for this one. I like to try to be a style chameleon. Sometimes it works! :)
#digitalpainting #procreate #moss #cute #sploot
“No Decisions. Only Sploot”
Painted by a human. 💚
Tried to push myself out of my comfort zone for this one. I like to try to be a style chameleon. Sometimes it works! :)
#digitalpainting #procreate #moss #cute #sploot
December 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 9
“No Decisions. Only Sploot”
Painted by a human. 💚
Tried to push myself out of my comfort zone for this one. I like to try to be a style chameleon. Sometimes it works! :)
#digitalpainting #procreate #moss #cute #sploot
“No Decisions. Only Sploot”
Painted by a human. 💚
Tried to push myself out of my comfort zone for this one. I like to try to be a style chameleon. Sometimes it works! :)
#digitalpainting #procreate #moss #cute #sploot
Reposted by Andrew F.
One theory I have is that competence, self-control, responsibility, and expertise have all been feminized, leaving “masculinity” with the realm of impulsivity and petulance. So the divide is not really between “femininity” and “masculinity” so much as between adulthood and childishness.
Everything else aside, the idea that this is a model for many men of *masculinity* is so wild. This? This is "manly"? This is how people think it's cool to act?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-wG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-wG...
Dave Portnoy Demands NFL Investigate Pete Carroll & Raiders For Rigging
YouTube video by Clasher Sports
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
One theory I have is that competence, self-control, responsibility, and expertise have all been feminized, leaving “masculinity” with the realm of impulsivity and petulance. So the divide is not really between “femininity” and “masculinity” so much as between adulthood and childishness.
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Come work with me! Salary range $85,000-$100,000. Benefits include a union, fairly low insurance premiums and so many cat photos. job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
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New York City, United States; Remote, United States
job-boards.greenhouse.io
December 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Come work with me! Salary range $85,000-$100,000. Benefits include a union, fairly low insurance premiums and so many cat photos. job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
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The only surefire way to stop oligarchs buying up the things we love is to drop those things the moment oligarchs buy them & that requires changing habits and massive self-discipline.
It means going to alternatives that might not be quite as good or convenient.
It’s really hard. But there it is.
It means going to alternatives that might not be quite as good or convenient.
It’s really hard. But there it is.
December 9, 2025 at 3:38 AM
The only surefire way to stop oligarchs buying up the things we love is to drop those things the moment oligarchs buy them & that requires changing habits and massive self-discipline.
It means going to alternatives that might not be quite as good or convenient.
It’s really hard. But there it is.
It means going to alternatives that might not be quite as good or convenient.
It’s really hard. But there it is.
Reposted by Andrew F.
Cuts won’t save Canada Post and mail won’t pay the bills. But adding banking services at post offices might turn things around. By @rromard.bsky.social and @simonenoch.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca troymedia.com/politicslaw/...
Time for Canadians to bank on Canada Post
Simon Enoch and Ryan Romard • Adding banking services at post offices might turn things around
troymedia.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Cuts won’t save Canada Post and mail won’t pay the bills. But adding banking services at post offices might turn things around. By @rromard.bsky.social and @simonenoch.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca troymedia.com/politicslaw/...
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#ArtAdventCalendar Day 8
“Sunlit Tree in Yellowstone”
Painted by a human. 💚
25m sketch in #procreate
#tree #digitalpainting #speedpainting
“Sunlit Tree in Yellowstone”
Painted by a human. 💚
25m sketch in #procreate
#tree #digitalpainting #speedpainting
December 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 8
“Sunlit Tree in Yellowstone”
Painted by a human. 💚
25m sketch in #procreate
#tree #digitalpainting #speedpainting
“Sunlit Tree in Yellowstone”
Painted by a human. 💚
25m sketch in #procreate
#tree #digitalpainting #speedpainting
Reposted by Andrew F.
December 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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After much research and development I have made an offline version of ChatGPT.
Now you can save water and electricity while navel-gazing, and carry one of the world's most powerfully annoying AI chatbots in your pocket.
Now you can save water and electricity while navel-gazing, and carry one of the world's most powerfully annoying AI chatbots in your pocket.
December 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
After much research and development I have made an offline version of ChatGPT.
Now you can save water and electricity while navel-gazing, and carry one of the world's most powerfully annoying AI chatbots in your pocket.
Now you can save water and electricity while navel-gazing, and carry one of the world's most powerfully annoying AI chatbots in your pocket.
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I thoroughly recommend reading all of Cory Doctorow's recent speech on AI skepticism, it's crammed with new arguments and interesting new ways of thinking about these problems pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
Pluralistic: The Reverse-Centaur’s Guide to Criticizing AI (05 Dec 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
December 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I thoroughly recommend reading all of Cory Doctorow's recent speech on AI skepticism, it's crammed with new arguments and interesting new ways of thinking about these problems pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...