Yanick
@yenzie613.bsky.social
Necrohacker. Orchid lover. Mini painter. Slightly bonkers all around. He/him
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A truer post has never been posted.
September 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
A truer post has never been posted.
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I feel like I’m living In a dystopian novel written in 1993 that was rejected by dozens of publishers because it was incredibly stupid.
August 29, 2026 at 7:36 PM
I feel like I’m living In a dystopian novel written in 1993 that was rejected by dozens of publishers because it was incredibly stupid.
So I had to block external access to my gitea instance because being pegged by malicious requests. The modern Internet is a disgrace to what was once its potential.
August 28, 2026 at 2:49 AM
So I had to block external access to my gitea instance because being pegged by malicious requests. The modern Internet is a disgrace to what was once its potential.
So, this seasoned Perl and JavaScript (and sooo much more) developer has updated his résumé, for reasons. Anybody curious and wanting to see it, for complementary reasons, are more than welcome to poke me about it. 😀
August 23, 2026 at 9:08 PM
So, this seasoned Perl and JavaScript (and sooo much more) developer has updated his résumé, for reasons. Anybody curious and wanting to see it, for complementary reasons, are more than welcome to poke me about it. 😀
It's a sign of the times when even William Gibson vomit at the idea of having his books touched by AI. (Or, as Alanis would put it: "isn't AI-ronic?")
August 20, 2026 at 6:40 PM
It's a sign of the times when even William Gibson vomit at the idea of having his books touched by AI. (Or, as Alanis would put it: "isn't AI-ronic?")
Pretty excellent article on the AI craze, and how to navigate it for those who feel they are losing their goddamned mind. hermit-tech.com/blog/ai-mani...
AI Mania Is Eviscerating Global Decisionmaking
The reality of how much damage AI mania is doing to our ability to run institutions effectively.
hermit-tech.com
August 6, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Pretty excellent article on the AI craze, and how to navigate it for those who feel they are losing their goddamned mind. hermit-tech.com/blog/ai-mani...
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Every now and then someone takes a run at me along the lines of "I don't understand why you, a scifi writer, don't appreciate 'AI'," and I'm all, motherfucker, it's *because* I'm a science fiction writer I have the positions I have, how many times do we have to fucking yell "torment nexus," my dude
August 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Every now and then someone takes a run at me along the lines of "I don't understand why you, a scifi writer, don't appreciate 'AI'," and I'm all, motherfucker, it's *because* I'm a science fiction writer I have the positions I have, how many times do we have to fucking yell "torment nexus," my dude
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The pawrents went to @whiprsnaprbrew.bsky.social today for their dog dayz of sumr fundraiser for the #OttawaDogRescue. Mawm bought me noms from #HomesteadPetTreats, and I taste tested BettysHoppinAmber and the #GourmetQuackers. Both amazeballs, but I have to give the win to the rabbit. SOOO GOOD!
July 26, 2026 at 7:14 PM
The pawrents went to @whiprsnaprbrew.bsky.social today for their dog dayz of sumr fundraiser for the #OttawaDogRescue. Mawm bought me noms from #HomesteadPetTreats, and I taste tested BettysHoppinAmber and the #GourmetQuackers. Both amazeballs, but I have to give the win to the rabbit. SOOO GOOD!
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Don't piss off Belgium.
July 7, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Don't piss off Belgium.
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Remember the scene in LOTR where Saruman tears up Isengard to support the Mordor war machine?
Thats what a fuckin data center construction site feels like.
Thats what a fuckin data center construction site feels like.
June 28, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Remember the scene in LOTR where Saruman tears up Isengard to support the Mordor war machine?
Thats what a fuckin data center construction site feels like.
Thats what a fuckin data center construction site feels like.
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The FIFA president has confirmed that the pathetic orange felon will present the trophy to the winners of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
I have never supported a team more:
GO IRAN!
I have never supported a team more:
GO IRAN!
June 25, 2026 at 12:09 PM
The FIFA president has confirmed that the pathetic orange felon will present the trophy to the winners of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
I have never supported a team more:
GO IRAN!
I have never supported a team more:
GO IRAN!
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This wins today's internet!
The Monterey Bay Aquarium PROUDly presents “Otter This World,” written and performed by Monét X Change with special guest Trinity the Tuck.
June 25, 2026 at 2:46 PM
This wins today's internet!
Just finished Pratchett's Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents. Damn the man was good. In all the senses of the term.
June 15, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Just finished Pratchett's Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents. Damn the man was good. In all the senses of the term.
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My next event coming up soon. #ontariofibrefestivals #canadiandyer
June 1, 2026 at 2:09 AM
My next event coming up soon. #ontariofibrefestivals #canadiandyer
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Yeah, thru natural gas. That headline is lipstick on a pig.
CLEAN ENERGY STRATEGY
We are going to double our electricity grid in the next 2 decades. DOUBLE!
The path to affordability,
The path to sustainability,
The path to prosperity,
Is electrification.
www.youtube.com/live/V_9Nzci...
We are going to double our electricity grid in the next 2 decades. DOUBLE!
The path to affordability,
The path to sustainability,
The path to prosperity,
Is electrification.
www.youtube.com/live/V_9Nzci...
LIVE: Powering Canada Strong • EN DIRECT : Propulser un Canada fort
YouTube video by Mark Carney
www.youtube.com
May 14, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Yeah, thru natural gas. That headline is lipstick on a pig.
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The spin and marketing speak in this is dizzying. I'm over here 🤮
Tl;dr: We're going to ignore how much cheaper and lower emission renewables are, and will instead throw good money after bad (Who even cares about the environment WE LIVE IN at this point?) to pacify greed.
@mark-carney.bsky.social
Tl;dr: We're going to ignore how much cheaper and lower emission renewables are, and will instead throw good money after bad (Who even cares about the environment WE LIVE IN at this point?) to pacify greed.
@mark-carney.bsky.social
Natural gas to play key role in strategy to double Canada’s electricity grid by 2050 | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his government's new national electricity strategy Thursday, saying his plan will double the the capacity of Canada electricity grid by 2050.
www.cbc.ca
May 14, 2026 at 4:54 PM
The spin and marketing speak in this is dizzying. I'm over here 🤮
Tl;dr: We're going to ignore how much cheaper and lower emission renewables are, and will instead throw good money after bad (Who even cares about the environment WE LIVE IN at this point?) to pacify greed.
@mark-carney.bsky.social
Tl;dr: We're going to ignore how much cheaper and lower emission renewables are, and will instead throw good money after bad (Who even cares about the environment WE LIVE IN at this point?) to pacify greed.
@mark-carney.bsky.social
I vote to rename it "BST". Uuugh. Need more coffee...
March 9, 2026 at 2:45 PM
I vote to rename it "BST". Uuugh. Need more coffee...
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Vous pouvez aussi voir mes dessins sur cara.app/michellacombe
You can also see my drawings on cara.app/michellacombe
You can also see my drawings on cara.app/michellacombe
February 17, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Vous pouvez aussi voir mes dessins sur cara.app/michellacombe
You can also see my drawings on cara.app/michellacombe
You can also see my drawings on cara.app/michellacombe
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That was a good magic box, Mawm. Reset?
#SalukiLove
#SalukisOfBluesky
#RescueDogsOfBluesky
#ReactiveDogsOfBluesky
#ReactivedogsUnite
#AdoptDontShop
#SmoothSaluki
#DogSky
#HoundSky
#SalukiLove
#SalukisOfBluesky
#RescueDogsOfBluesky
#ReactiveDogsOfBluesky
#ReactivedogsUnite
#AdoptDontShop
#SmoothSaluki
#DogSky
#HoundSky
February 3, 2026 at 6:54 PM
That was a good magic box, Mawm. Reset?
#SalukiLove
#SalukisOfBluesky
#RescueDogsOfBluesky
#ReactiveDogsOfBluesky
#ReactivedogsUnite
#AdoptDontShop
#SmoothSaluki
#DogSky
#HoundSky
#SalukiLove
#SalukisOfBluesky
#RescueDogsOfBluesky
#ReactiveDogsOfBluesky
#ReactivedogsUnite
#AdoptDontShop
#SmoothSaluki
#DogSky
#HoundSky
Pretty much sum up my feelings on ai as well: www.garfieldtech.com/blog/selfish...
Selfish AI | GarfieldTech
www.garfieldtech.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Pretty much sum up my feelings on ai as well: www.garfieldtech.com/blog/selfish...
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I'm just gonna leave that here.
ICE nodding to far-right extremists in recruitment posts, experts say | CBC News
In its efforts to rapidly boost its ranks, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been making appeals on social media in language familiar to right-wing extremists.
www.cbc.ca
January 25, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I'm just gonna leave that here.
Slightly diminishing a game:
Adequate Mario Bros.
Adequate Mario Bros.
Slightly diminish a game.
Mac Pan.
Mac Pan.
Slightly diminish a game.
Fades. (rhymes with a greek god)
Fades. (rhymes with a greek god)
January 11, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Slightly diminishing a game:
Adequate Mario Bros.
Adequate Mario Bros.