SamKalensky @ fanexpovan A243
@samkalensky.com
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marketing really do be like "get heart disease, thats what men do"
February 9, 2026 at 12:38 AM
marketing really do be like "get heart disease, thats what men do"
I cant figure out how to eat this, it is baffling.
February 9, 2026 at 12:51 AM
I cant figure out how to eat this, it is baffling.
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Chokuboron - [tsukumogami] - A set of miniature sake-cups that were dropped and cracked! After a long time they came to life as little men & began parading as tiny kumoso monks, it is said that they'll appear In your dreams, scolding you after long nights of drinking. samkalensky.com/products/cho...
![Toriyama sekien’s "Gazu Hyakki Tsurezure Bokuro" (1784). Toriyama’s included verse, goes roughly as follows: “As Emperor Ming of Tang sat reading, a tiny human appeared on his desktop. The Emperor shouted; his servant declared that the creature was an ink-fairy and it disappeared. Perhaps the Choku-boron I saw in my dream are similar sorts.” - [Translation: Japandemonium 2017]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2qhnojh2joagxxpcyedopa7u/bafkreiedjmhwhdl5uoy3klmy7lkdj2oxocxmnz7mezhqppqbpusmmccimi@jpeg)
February 8, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Chokuboron - [tsukumogami] - A set of miniature sake-cups that were dropped and cracked! After a long time they came to life as little men & began parading as tiny kumoso monks, it is said that they'll appear In your dreams, scolding you after long nights of drinking. samkalensky.com/products/cho...
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small crab eating a grape (important)
February 8, 2026 at 6:16 AM
small crab eating a grape (important)
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Is EVERYTHING in the economy just an MLM/dropship/gambling style scam now?
I mean, I know the answer is "yes". But how the fuck did we get here?
Honestly, the left needs to make clamping down on gambling and MLM's a huge plank of our platform,
I mean, I know the answer is "yes". But how the fuck did we get here?
Honestly, the left needs to make clamping down on gambling and MLM's a huge plank of our platform,
To be very clear, that lady in the NYT article is not making any money with her hundreds of AI slop books.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
February 8, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Is EVERYTHING in the economy just an MLM/dropship/gambling style scam now?
I mean, I know the answer is "yes". But how the fuck did we get here?
Honestly, the left needs to make clamping down on gambling and MLM's a huge plank of our platform,
I mean, I know the answer is "yes". But how the fuck did we get here?
Honestly, the left needs to make clamping down on gambling and MLM's a huge plank of our platform,
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Looks like @raincitycomicon.bsky.social will be back in April! Applications are now open.
February 8, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Looks like @raincitycomicon.bsky.social will be back in April! Applications are now open.
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February 8, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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I wonder if this is how love happens for people like Sagiotoko Sōsuke...
www.patreon.com/posts/150208744/
www.patreon.com/posts/150208744/
February 8, 2026 at 3:07 PM
I wonder if this is how love happens for people like Sagiotoko Sōsuke...
www.patreon.com/posts/150208744/
www.patreon.com/posts/150208744/
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Was at an Urban Legends from Japan panel and was surprised to see @samkalensky.com artwork on one of the slides.
February 8, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Was at an Urban Legends from Japan panel and was surprised to see @samkalensky.com artwork on one of the slides.
Chokuboron - [tsukumogami] - A set of miniature sake-cups that were dropped and cracked! After a long time they came to life as little men & began parading as tiny kumoso monks, it is said that they'll appear In your dreams, scolding you after long nights of drinking. samkalensky.com/products/cho...
February 8, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Chokuboron - [tsukumogami] - A set of miniature sake-cups that were dropped and cracked! After a long time they came to life as little men & began parading as tiny kumoso monks, it is said that they'll appear In your dreams, scolding you after long nights of drinking. samkalensky.com/products/cho...
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This is really the critical point: Firefox is packing its browser with AI slop functions by default; relying on a user actively choosing to turn it off.
That isn't neutral - that is a political and ideological statement that they want more reliance on these tools
That isn't neutral - that is a political and ideological statement that they want more reliance on these tools
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 AM
This is really the critical point: Firefox is packing its browser with AI slop functions by default; relying on a user actively choosing to turn it off.
That isn't neutral - that is a political and ideological statement that they want more reliance on these tools
That isn't neutral - that is a political and ideological statement that they want more reliance on these tools
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Today I logged in, opened social media read some comments, immediately felt like tearing off a robots head, so I did!!!! 8D - 🚫🤖 - Nab one here: samkalensky.com/products/sup...
January 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Today I logged in, opened social media read some comments, immediately felt like tearing off a robots head, so I did!!!! 8D - 🚫🤖 - Nab one here: samkalensky.com/products/sup...
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One week til showtime! @fanexpovancouver.bsky.social excited to see y’all soon!!
February 7, 2026 at 3:03 AM
One week til showtime! @fanexpovancouver.bsky.social excited to see y’all soon!!
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Heron man, heron man
Catches things like a heron can
See his neck? Very long
Eating fish makes him strong
Catches things like a heron can
See his neck? Very long
Eating fish makes him strong
Next time you see someone fishing by the river without a rod, take a closer look. It might just be Sōsuke the Heron Man!
My latest yokai, from Chikuzen bakomono emaki, is up for free on my Patreon and yokai.com! Check it out here:
www.patreon.com/posts/150208...
My latest yokai, from Chikuzen bakomono emaki, is up for free on my Patreon and yokai.com! Check it out here:
www.patreon.com/posts/150208...
Sagiotoko Sōsuke | Matthew Meyer (The Yokai Guy)
Get more from Matthew Meyer (The Yokai Guy) on Patreon
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February 8, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Heron man, heron man
Catches things like a heron can
See his neck? Very long
Eating fish makes him strong
Catches things like a heron can
See his neck? Very long
Eating fish makes him strong
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sorry to tag in, but online artists are really bad about acknowledging the inspiration they get from other artists online, I'm always happy to inspire people but I also like to be notified or cited as a reference
I don't mind if people are directly inspired by something I've painted or drawn, but I will say if you're lifting both the imagery and color scheme really directly, be polite and credit me. It would be totally flattering to be tagged and see "I loved this idea and wanted to try it"
February 8, 2026 at 2:23 AM
sorry to tag in, but online artists are really bad about acknowledging the inspiration they get from other artists online, I'm always happy to inspire people but I also like to be notified or cited as a reference
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WATCH: Councillor @seanorr.bsky.social was on CBC yesterday explaining an upcoming Council motion to keep ICE out of Vancouver.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Should Vancouver kick ICE out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup?
Vancouver councillors Pete Fry and Sean Orr have introduced a motion to ban U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from participating in security for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to prevent potenti...
www.cbc.ca
February 6, 2026 at 9:47 PM
WATCH: Councillor @seanorr.bsky.social was on CBC yesterday explaining an upcoming Council motion to keep ICE out of Vancouver.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Does that imply his fur is skin???🥲
February 7, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Does that imply his fur is skin???🥲
One week til showtime! @fanexpovancouver.bsky.social excited to see y’all soon!!
February 7, 2026 at 3:03 AM
One week til showtime! @fanexpovancouver.bsky.social excited to see y’all soon!!
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AI never says no to you. The most rot you can ever have for your mind and soul is to never be told no. Look at anyone who surrounds themselves with people either too afraid or too indoctrinated to ever challenge them and they are on a spectrum ranging from uncreative bores to inhumanly evil.
February 6, 2026 at 7:06 PM
AI never says no to you. The most rot you can ever have for your mind and soul is to never be told no. Look at anyone who surrounds themselves with people either too afraid or too indoctrinated to ever challenge them and they are on a spectrum ranging from uncreative bores to inhumanly evil.
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We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
I just woke up from a weird vague dream where I was being forced to explain why Squidwards name wasn’t actually really short for “squidedquardo”
a cartoon of squidward from spongebob sleeping in a bed
ALT: a cartoon of squidward from spongebob sleeping in a bed
media.tenor.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:28 AM
I just woke up from a weird vague dream where I was being forced to explain why Squidwards name wasn’t actually really short for “squidedquardo”
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In #2025 i..
• Attended 11 IRL events! (Got to design a poster for @bonusstagevan.bsky.social 😎)
• Finished 49+ Art Stickers!
•👺 Reached Milestones, 200 Cryptids, 291+ Yokai (Almost reached 500!)
Despite rough life stuff It was a fun year! Thank you all!
• samkalensky.com • Patreon.com/samkalensky
• Attended 11 IRL events! (Got to design a poster for @bonusstagevan.bsky.social 😎)
• Finished 49+ Art Stickers!
•👺 Reached Milestones, 200 Cryptids, 291+ Yokai (Almost reached 500!)
Despite rough life stuff It was a fun year! Thank you all!
• samkalensky.com • Patreon.com/samkalensky
December 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
In #2025 i..
• Attended 11 IRL events! (Got to design a poster for @bonusstagevan.bsky.social 😎)
• Finished 49+ Art Stickers!
•👺 Reached Milestones, 200 Cryptids, 291+ Yokai (Almost reached 500!)
Despite rough life stuff It was a fun year! Thank you all!
• samkalensky.com • Patreon.com/samkalensky
• Attended 11 IRL events! (Got to design a poster for @bonusstagevan.bsky.social 😎)
• Finished 49+ Art Stickers!
•👺 Reached Milestones, 200 Cryptids, 291+ Yokai (Almost reached 500!)
Despite rough life stuff It was a fun year! Thank you all!
• samkalensky.com • Patreon.com/samkalensky
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I've drawn and written a bestiary containing about 200+ Critters, Cryptids & other obscure topics on my website~ samkalensky.com/collections/... (also check out my exhaustive bestiary on yokai!👺)
January 4, 2026 at 3:52 PM
I've drawn and written a bestiary containing about 200+ Critters, Cryptids & other obscure topics on my website~ samkalensky.com/collections/... (also check out my exhaustive bestiary on yokai!👺)