This is horrific. I feel physically ill.

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They are contemplating and judging.

www.wikiart.org/en/john-brack

My hairstylist was very confused by the appointment for “Rupert (and Erika)” and then I showed up and told her she switched to the same system my vet uses and I couldn’t figure out how to change the display name.

EGOT!

Still not happy with the legs. Can't overlap chicken feet like human legs in the original painting, but on to the next one.

A painting of 2 hens

Bok bok

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I miss MagSafe. Saved a lot of laptops.

Accidentally ended up watching Barry Lyndon, which is a lot for a Monday night.

I’ve painted something like 350 chickens so far

it’s a great day for transphobes to eat shit

Only available in brown.

Hashtag goals!

A gouache painting of two hens looking jaded in the style of John Brack

OK the bad legs are painted out. Tomorrow, better legs.

Oh yeah it was a soaking, but he was at least riding up high

A salty chug in a kitchen with a round face

Feelings of injustice after biking home in a downpour.

For the 5 miles uphill through Daly City: 🏘️⛰️🏘️

So I am reflecting on AI as one does and I have come to realize that “learn to use AI” and “embrace AI” and “develop AI literacy” won’t fucking protect ua from existential and stochastic harms of AI, and my overlooking this as a vector for criticism is really something.

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Yeah, I’ve never quite got over the profound moral injury aspect of watching so many Americans absolutely refuse to even mildly sacrifice to help others during Covid - watching MAGAs somehow become even more evil was radicalizing.

And now the bastards are trying to destroy MRNA research.

I think I still have a BeOS pocket protector in a drawer from a conference one million years ago.

a black and a white ipod nano 1st generation

oh man, that shiny onyx cracker was one of the best products they ever made. Can't believe that was 20 years ago.

My desk drawer is like Moon (2009) for iPhone SEs.

Why I use an iPhone SE and have another one in the box for when I drop this one too many times.

THANK YOU.

And what wild moonshot, too?

OK, if you were Apple CEO for a day, what product would you greenlight, no backsies?