J. Mackenzie Graham
@yesternaut.bsky.social
World famous bounty hunter. Corgi assistant. Writer and Illustrator. Longboarder. Award-winning sandwich maker.
Webcomic THE NEW YESTERDAY will return.
https://linktr.ee/yesternaut
👆 All my bullshit.
🇨🇦 Toronto
Webcomic THE NEW YESTERDAY will return.
https://linktr.ee/yesternaut
👆 All my bullshit.
🇨🇦 Toronto
This is why I always get so mad about movies that portray characters getting instantly frozen when they are exposed to outer space.
It leads to fundamental misunderstandings of how reality works that are so pervasive, nobody even checks at any level.
It leads to fundamental misunderstandings of how reality works that are so pervasive, nobody even checks at any level.
This would have been a good point for someone to have asked, is that really how things work? Or is vacuum in fact an excellent insulator? www.ft.com/content/a5cf...
February 10, 2026 at 10:13 PM
This is why I always get so mad about movies that portray characters getting instantly frozen when they are exposed to outer space.
It leads to fundamental misunderstandings of how reality works that are so pervasive, nobody even checks at any level.
It leads to fundamental misunderstandings of how reality works that are so pervasive, nobody even checks at any level.
There are, it’s just that like mastodon, no one has heard of them or understands how they work.
One to check out is matrix.org
It’s a protocol you can host on your own site. Users make accounts somewhere that is compatible and can join yr chat server.
One to check out is matrix.org
It’s a protocol you can host on your own site. Users make accounts somewhere that is compatible and can join yr chat server.
February 10, 2026 at 7:48 PM
There are, it’s just that like mastodon, no one has heard of them or understands how they work.
One to check out is matrix.org
It’s a protocol you can host on your own site. Users make accounts somewhere that is compatible and can join yr chat server.
One to check out is matrix.org
It’s a protocol you can host on your own site. Users make accounts somewhere that is compatible and can join yr chat server.
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This is starting to get like universal basic income where every single objective study shows the same result but the people who don't like that result go "uh, well there's just really no way to know"
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.”
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
February 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM
This is starting to get like universal basic income where every single objective study shows the same result but the people who don't like that result go "uh, well there's just really no way to know"
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"Don't worry about the Discord thing, it's only NSFW servers and channels that will require age verification! :)"
I could remove every speck of risque imagery/topics from my community and there's still a 50% chance we'd get flagged just because we're openly queer.
It's not actually about the kids.
I could remove every speck of risque imagery/topics from my community and there's still a 50% chance we'd get flagged just because we're openly queer.
It's not actually about the kids.
February 9, 2026 at 6:37 PM
"Don't worry about the Discord thing, it's only NSFW servers and channels that will require age verification! :)"
I could remove every speck of risque imagery/topics from my community and there's still a 50% chance we'd get flagged just because we're openly queer.
It's not actually about the kids.
I could remove every speck of risque imagery/topics from my community and there's still a 50% chance we'd get flagged just because we're openly queer.
It's not actually about the kids.
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Something that people don’t understand about dogs is that just because yours has excellent recall and is super friendly, that doesn’t mean they can just be off-leash wherever.
Sometimes your bouncy off-leash dog gets up in my traumatized, reactive dog’s face and what then, huh?
Sometimes your bouncy off-leash dog gets up in my traumatized, reactive dog’s face and what then, huh?
February 10, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Something that people don’t understand about dogs is that just because yours has excellent recall and is super friendly, that doesn’t mean they can just be off-leash wherever.
Sometimes your bouncy off-leash dog gets up in my traumatized, reactive dog’s face and what then, huh?
Sometimes your bouncy off-leash dog gets up in my traumatized, reactive dog’s face and what then, huh?
Email is a protocol. You have email providers, but no one cares about that. You have your friend’s address, you send them an email.
Why isn’t there a protocol for discord? Instagram? Twitter?
No platform, just different providers. You can move providers without being beholden to one company?
Why isn’t there a protocol for discord? Instagram? Twitter?
No platform, just different providers. You can move providers without being beholden to one company?
February 9, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Email is a protocol. You have email providers, but no one cares about that. You have your friend’s address, you send them an email.
Why isn’t there a protocol for discord? Instagram? Twitter?
No platform, just different providers. You can move providers without being beholden to one company?
Why isn’t there a protocol for discord? Instagram? Twitter?
No platform, just different providers. You can move providers without being beholden to one company?
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Oh, it's far worse than that. Society as a whole realized the harm - potential and direct - almost immediately.
It's just that the people that run the world decided, even as the corpses piled up, that they just didn't care and were going to bet the entire global economy on radium toothpaste.
It's just that the people that run the world decided, even as the corpses piled up, that they just didn't care and were going to bet the entire global economy on radium toothpaste.
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
VC, founder, dumbass
February 9, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Oh, it's far worse than that. Society as a whole realized the harm - potential and direct - almost immediately.
It's just that the people that run the world decided, even as the corpses piled up, that they just didn't care and were going to bet the entire global economy on radium toothpaste.
It's just that the people that run the world decided, even as the corpses piled up, that they just didn't care and were going to bet the entire global economy on radium toothpaste.
If you are working on the VFX for a fantasy movie — never, ever add god rays from the sub to your shots. It *always* looks terrible.
Anyway, I’m watching Wicked 2.
Anyway, I’m watching Wicked 2.
February 8, 2026 at 3:07 AM
If you are working on the VFX for a fantasy movie — never, ever add god rays from the sub to your shots. It *always* looks terrible.
Anyway, I’m watching Wicked 2.
Anyway, I’m watching Wicked 2.
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My favorite artifact in the "you don't need AI to do art" discourse is, of course, screenwriter Dan O'Bannon's sketch of the facehugger to explain it to Giger.
February 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
My favorite artifact in the "you don't need AI to do art" discourse is, of course, screenwriter Dan O'Bannon's sketch of the facehugger to explain it to Giger.
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I wish the effects on your use of energy, AI, water, etc had a direct impact on your household. If so everyone would be MUCH more conservative
I’m not arguing with no account defending AI. My grandmother lives in an area being environmentally compromised currently by an ai data center. I remember the color of the lake before they built it and the sludge I see in it when I go to see her. Shut the fuck up about “the benefits of AI” forever.
February 7, 2026 at 4:13 PM
I wish the effects on your use of energy, AI, water, etc had a direct impact on your household. If so everyone would be MUCH more conservative
MacOS Tahoe has severe memory leaks, causing even new, strong machines to suffer debilitating performance issues.
What's the over/under on this new OS having been "vibe coded" by some jockey with chatgpt?
What's the over/under on this new OS having been "vibe coded" by some jockey with chatgpt?
February 7, 2026 at 3:19 PM
MacOS Tahoe has severe memory leaks, causing even new, strong machines to suffer debilitating performance issues.
What's the over/under on this new OS having been "vibe coded" by some jockey with chatgpt?
What's the over/under on this new OS having been "vibe coded" by some jockey with chatgpt?
Someone should write an article about the 2000s indie rock scene — that cringe inducing era of heartfelt and deeply sincere guitar stuff — and how it represents the self-immolation of millennial idealism. An entire genre of “oh yeah, it’s just not gonna work out for us, huh?”
February 6, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Someone should write an article about the 2000s indie rock scene — that cringe inducing era of heartfelt and deeply sincere guitar stuff — and how it represents the self-immolation of millennial idealism. An entire genre of “oh yeah, it’s just not gonna work out for us, huh?”
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The purpose of Alberta’s Health Statutes Amendment Act is to destroy public health care as we know it.
Not just in Alberta, but throughout Canada, by legislating two-tier health care. @djclimenhaga.bsky.social writes. #abpoli
Not just in Alberta, but throughout Canada, by legislating two-tier health care. @djclimenhaga.bsky.social writes. #abpoli
How Alberta Plans to Kill Public Health Care Across Canada | The Tyee
A new law opens the door for two-tier care that would destroy medicare.
thetyee.ca
February 3, 2026 at 10:47 PM
The purpose of Alberta’s Health Statutes Amendment Act is to destroy public health care as we know it.
Not just in Alberta, but throughout Canada, by legislating two-tier health care. @djclimenhaga.bsky.social writes. #abpoli
Not just in Alberta, but throughout Canada, by legislating two-tier health care. @djclimenhaga.bsky.social writes. #abpoli
The culture around book making and what is and isn’t “legitimate” is interesting.
If you self-publish a novel you’re looked at with pity, but copypastas get optioned into Hollywood films.
Webcomics aren’t “real” comics, but there are webtoons with more readers than a Spider-Man issue.
If you self-publish a novel you’re looked at with pity, but copypastas get optioned into Hollywood films.
Webcomics aren’t “real” comics, but there are webtoons with more readers than a Spider-Man issue.
February 3, 2026 at 11:54 PM
The culture around book making and what is and isn’t “legitimate” is interesting.
If you self-publish a novel you’re looked at with pity, but copypastas get optioned into Hollywood films.
Webcomics aren’t “real” comics, but there are webtoons with more readers than a Spider-Man issue.
If you self-publish a novel you’re looked at with pity, but copypastas get optioned into Hollywood films.
Webcomics aren’t “real” comics, but there are webtoons with more readers than a Spider-Man issue.
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Moisture in air key factor in rain drops falling
Moisture in air key factor in rain drops falling
flipboard.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:39 PM
RE: https://flipboard.com/@cbcnews/calgary-s2m5l3ffz/-/a-wR2MunihSniY5Ug4LXqFZg%3Aa%3A107108217-%2F0
Moisture in air key factor in rain drops falling
Moisture in air key factor in rain drops falling
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Adobe announced it's killing off Animate (formerly Flash), abandoning millions of artists who depend on the software while continuing its push into AI-heavy toolsets.
www.cartoonbrew.com/tools/adobe-...
www.cartoonbrew.com/tools/adobe-...
Adobe Ends Animate, Abandoning Millions Of Artists Amid AI Push
The sudden shutdown ends decades of workflows, jeopardizes active productions, and deepens fears that AI-first strategies are steering the industry.
www.cartoonbrew.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Adobe announced it's killing off Animate (formerly Flash), abandoning millions of artists who depend on the software while continuing its push into AI-heavy toolsets.
www.cartoonbrew.com/tools/adobe-...
www.cartoonbrew.com/tools/adobe-...
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A product you no longer do anything with but continue to sell is called FREE MONEY, guys
I hate Adobe so, so much
I hate Adobe so, so much
Called and spoke with Adobe customer support and the guy told me Adobe is discontinuing Animate because apparently the company can't think of any new features to add to the program and they feel it's gotten stale.
So they're just GETTING RID OF IT???
So they're just GETTING RID OF IT???
February 3, 2026 at 3:03 PM
A product you no longer do anything with but continue to sell is called FREE MONEY, guys
I hate Adobe so, so much
I hate Adobe so, so much
Second day of my baby being at daycare... I have no idea what I used to do with all this free time.
February 3, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Second day of my baby being at daycare... I have no idea what I used to do with all this free time.
An incredibly ambitious project. So proud of you, pal.
It's 2:30 in the morning, and I just finished something that I need to brag about. I will likely continue to talk about this endlessly for a long time.
As of five minutes ago, I submitted the final two songs for the upload queue for Equinox & Solstice.
I will be releasing 52 songs in 52 weeks.
As of five minutes ago, I submitted the final two songs for the upload queue for Equinox & Solstice.
I will be releasing 52 songs in 52 weeks.
February 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
An incredibly ambitious project. So proud of you, pal.
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Even in Elon Musk’s denial of his involvement with Epstein—which directly contradicts the available evidence—the world’s richest man is still claiming he knew all about “pedo island” and didn’t do anything to stop it. Even in their fantasies of innocence they’re still directly enabling child abuse
February 2, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Even in Elon Musk’s denial of his involvement with Epstein—which directly contradicts the available evidence—the world’s richest man is still claiming he knew all about “pedo island” and didn’t do anything to stop it. Even in their fantasies of innocence they’re still directly enabling child abuse
Hey, anyone got one of those infographics that show how every major new organization is owned by a billionaire?
February 3, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Hey, anyone got one of those infographics that show how every major new organization is owned by a billionaire?
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Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
February 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
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The Epstein emails should really end the debate over whether society should have billionaires. "Do you want there to be a class of people so powerful they can fuck your kids and no one will even try to do anything" seems like an easy sell if everyone in politics wasn't trying to get on their payroll
January 30, 2026 at 11:21 PM
The Epstein emails should really end the debate over whether society should have billionaires. "Do you want there to be a class of people so powerful they can fuck your kids and no one will even try to do anything" seems like an easy sell if everyone in politics wasn't trying to get on their payroll