mélanie daigle
@asteur.bsky.social
Character animator with a passion for acting and an eye for design • Director • Author/Illustrator (#amquerying!) ✎
https://melanie-daigle.com (she/her)
https://melanie-daigle.com (she/her)
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The only biosphere in the known universe capable of supporting human life is being turned into a hell planet because most of Earth's governments refuse to stop trying to satisfy the insatiable greed of a plutocracy composed of people who already have more money than they could spend in 20 lifetimes.
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:12 AM
The only biosphere in the known universe capable of supporting human life is being turned into a hell planet because most of Earth's governments refuse to stop trying to satisfy the insatiable greed of a plutocracy composed of people who already have more money than they could spend in 20 lifetimes.
The whole animation industry is run by people whose interests have nothing to do with the actual making of a thing.
Most companies, when their main competitor absolutely biffs it, would take that opportunity to build customer trust, regain market share, bring customers back. Or you could go "hold my beer"
February 14, 2026 at 7:26 AM
The whole animation industry is run by people whose interests have nothing to do with the actual making of a thing.
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We are entering the “falling out of windows” phase.
February 14, 2026 at 12:29 AM
We are entering the “falling out of windows” phase.
Writing in order to “interrogate a mystery” is such a perfect way to describe it…
George Saunders, man.
George Saunders, man.
February 12, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Writing in order to “interrogate a mystery” is such a perfect way to describe it…
George Saunders, man.
George Saunders, man.
What do anamorphic lenses, Heated Rivalry, and Peanuts have in common? More than you might think!
LENSING AND 2D ANIMATION — Mélanie Daigle
(Specifically, anamorphic lenses.) Full disclosure: I am not a cinematographer. But I can get nerdy about stuff! I first read about the anamorphic process in an outdated copy of the ASC ’s Ameri...
melanie-daigle.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:21 PM
What do anamorphic lenses, Heated Rivalry, and Peanuts have in common? More than you might think!
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Vancouver locals:
please sign/send a letter in support of the motion by @seanorr.bsky.social & Pete Fry to ban ICE from coming to our home during FIFA.
www.votecope.ca/no-ice
please sign/send a letter in support of the motion by @seanorr.bsky.social & Pete Fry to ban ICE from coming to our home during FIFA.
www.votecope.ca/no-ice
Say "NO" to ICE in Vancouver — COPE Vancouver
www.votecope.ca
February 11, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Vancouver locals:
please sign/send a letter in support of the motion by @seanorr.bsky.social & Pete Fry to ban ICE from coming to our home during FIFA.
www.votecope.ca/no-ice
please sign/send a letter in support of the motion by @seanorr.bsky.social & Pete Fry to ban ICE from coming to our home during FIFA.
www.votecope.ca/no-ice
February 11, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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Tech. Journalism. Animation (ask me how I know 🙃) A LOT of industries have been walking things back. Hell, even the Canadian cabinet.
They’re letting you go precisely for the same reason they promoted you in the 2020 era.
They’re letting you go precisely for the same reason they promoted you in the 2020 era.
I think people outside of tech don't understand that the workers who have been cut are disproportionately from underrepresented and marginalized groups, are those doing "soft" (more human) roles like design, HR (especially inclusion), and product work, and were often quiet targeting of advocates.
February 11, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Tech. Journalism. Animation (ask me how I know 🙃) A LOT of industries have been walking things back. Hell, even the Canadian cabinet.
They’re letting you go precisely for the same reason they promoted you in the 2020 era.
They’re letting you go precisely for the same reason they promoted you in the 2020 era.
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Make Art (1/4)
February 10, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Make Art (1/4)
I just called Norway “Norweedge”…
Time for bed.
Time for bed.
February 11, 2026 at 6:32 AM
I just called Norway “Norweedge”…
Time for bed.
Time for bed.
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ICE is currently holding around 80,000 detainees. Nazi Germany didn't reach this number in its formal camp system until 1942, nine years after seizing power and three years into the war.
February 10, 2026 at 3:42 AM
ICE is currently holding around 80,000 detainees. Nazi Germany didn't reach this number in its formal camp system until 1942, nine years after seizing power and three years into the war.
WHY DIDN’T ANYONE TELL ME THAT UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE IS BASICALLY A LOVE LETTER TO KIAROSTAMI’S GREATEST HITS?? 😭💕
I almost fell off the couch at the opening credits.
I almost fell off the couch at the opening credits.
February 10, 2026 at 6:27 AM
WHY DIDN’T ANYONE TELL ME THAT UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE IS BASICALLY A LOVE LETTER TO KIAROSTAMI’S GREATEST HITS?? 😭💕
I almost fell off the couch at the opening credits.
I almost fell off the couch at the opening credits.
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We should immediately follow Mexico’s lead and condemn this act of economic warfare. And we should step up with humanitarian assistance to the Cuban people, as NDP MP @alexboulerice.bsky.social calls for in this excellent parliamentary petition: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-7082 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
February 9, 2026 at 8:50 PM
We should immediately follow Mexico’s lead and condemn this act of economic warfare. And we should step up with humanitarian assistance to the Cuban people, as NDP MP @alexboulerice.bsky.social calls for in this excellent parliamentary petition: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Post a banger that isn’t in English.
(This one features the Acadian dialect from southwestern Nova Scotia! Similar to what I speak, except I'm from New Brunswick. We can generally tell which village you're from depending on how you speak, so... a whole province away is pretty different!)
(This one features the Acadian dialect from southwestern Nova Scotia! Similar to what I speak, except I'm from New Brunswick. We can generally tell which village you're from depending on how you speak, so... a whole province away is pretty different!)
February 9, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Post a banger that isn’t in English.
(This one features the Acadian dialect from southwestern Nova Scotia! Similar to what I speak, except I'm from New Brunswick. We can generally tell which village you're from depending on how you speak, so... a whole province away is pretty different!)
(This one features the Acadian dialect from southwestern Nova Scotia! Similar to what I speak, except I'm from New Brunswick. We can generally tell which village you're from depending on how you speak, so... a whole province away is pretty different!)
When you get a pomelo with seeds so big they look like teeth…
a man in a suit and tie is sitting in front of a window with blinds .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting in front of a window with blinds .
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:54 PM
When you get a pomelo with seeds so big they look like teeth…
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If you do a search on here for “Ring ad” you’ll see how many people understood what was actually being advertised. A surveillance network that works side-by-side with ICE to kidnap our neighbors. If you’re in the industry and DON’T see this? …please change industries.
bsky.app/search?q=rin...
bsky.app/search?q=rin...
bsky.app
February 9, 2026 at 7:42 PM
If you do a search on here for “Ring ad” you’ll see how many people understood what was actually being advertised. A surveillance network that works side-by-side with ICE to kidnap our neighbors. If you’re in the industry and DON’T see this? …please change industries.
bsky.app/search?q=rin...
bsky.app/search?q=rin...
I guarantee you that kids hate being talked down to as much as you do.
February 9, 2026 at 1:16 AM
I guarantee you that kids hate being talked down to as much as you do.
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according to a pediatric ER doctor my wife follows on Instagram they have started to see children coming in sick because their parents are asking ChatGPT what the correct dosage is on over the counter medication instead of just looking at the instructions on the bottle
One of the easiest ways to shoot down the idea that "AI" is an expert is to show how it deals with something people know about.
Younger readers may not get this as most appliances come pre-wired, but anyone 35+ can see these are chaotic fire hazards.
From Mastodon, AI asked how to wire a plug:
Younger readers may not get this as most appliances come pre-wired, but anyone 35+ can see these are chaotic fire hazards.
From Mastodon, AI asked how to wire a plug:
February 6, 2026 at 6:48 PM
according to a pediatric ER doctor my wife follows on Instagram they have started to see children coming in sick because their parents are asking ChatGPT what the correct dosage is on over the counter medication instead of just looking at the instructions on the bottle
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“The global publishing platform Substack is generating revenue from newsletters that promote virulent Nazi ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism, a Guardian investigation has found…” www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
“The global publishing platform Substack is generating revenue from newsletters that promote virulent Nazi ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism, a Guardian investigation has found…” www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Screaming. Crying. Throwing up.
February 7, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Screaming. Crying. Throwing up.
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I am disgusted by this company and will in the next month or so be doing the Hater’s Guide To Adobe. I will not forget what this company has done to its customers nor will I tolerate their loose financial language they use to deceive investors about the “success” of their flaccid AI play.
Now that the Adobe debacle has started to die down, please don’t forget about the animators. There are a lot of crafts, including animation, that have gotten the shit end of the stick during bargaining for decades. My craft is dying. We need more in house animation.
February 7, 2026 at 6:01 AM
I am disgusted by this company and will in the next month or so be doing the Hater’s Guide To Adobe. I will not forget what this company has done to its customers nor will I tolerate their loose financial language they use to deceive investors about the “success” of their flaccid AI play.
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😂 (or should we say 🤣)
February 7, 2026 at 12:00 AM
😂 (or should we say 🤣)