Emmanuel Clement
@clementcomposer.com
🎵💭 Composer and music philosopher.
☸️ Occasional Buddhist.
🐈 Loving father of three (cats).
😉 Pun always intended.
All my links: https://campsite.bio/ponderer
☸️ Occasional Buddhist.
🐈 Loving father of three (cats).
😉 Pun always intended.
All my links: https://campsite.bio/ponderer
I will *never* call D&D, 'DnD.' That graphic designer SLAYED the ampersand and I won't stand for its erasure
January 8, 2026 at 2:49 AM
I will *never* call D&D, 'DnD.' That graphic designer SLAYED the ampersand and I won't stand for its erasure
Reposted by Emmanuel Clement
Luckily, I've gotten much better at this lately!
January 7, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Luckily, I've gotten much better at this lately!
When you type so bad that autocorrect doesn't even bother trying 😬
January 7, 2026 at 8:07 PM
When you type so bad that autocorrect doesn't even bother trying 😬
But to *really* do it justice, you'll have to learn them all four or five times in a row
I’m going to learn them all 😈
(If I fail at this goal you’re all allowed to come stand outside my studio window and loudly boo)
(If I fail at this goal you’re all allowed to come stand outside my studio window and loudly boo)
January 7, 2026 at 7:33 PM
But to *really* do it justice, you'll have to learn them all four or five times in a row
A mood for our times
January 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
A mood for our times
Reposted by Emmanuel Clement
It's a shame what we let pass as 'artificial intelligence' these days. True AIs - cognizant, even sentient machines - are going to be so exciting when they actually arrive. All we have for now, though, are these automated forgery tools. Pretty disappointing. Waiting calmly for the real thing.
January 6, 2026 at 12:03 AM
It's a shame what we let pass as 'artificial intelligence' these days. True AIs - cognizant, even sentient machines - are going to be so exciting when they actually arrive. All we have for now, though, are these automated forgery tools. Pretty disappointing. Waiting calmly for the real thing.
Loooove these blocks of color, and that it keeps most of the Rider-Waite elements. Really cool style!
January 5, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Loooove these blocks of color, and that it keeps most of the Rider-Waite elements. Really cool style!
You know those ads like "don't you wish you had professional chef-made meals at home?" I married one so I'm like "no 😎"
January 5, 2026 at 4:51 PM
You know those ads like "don't you wish you had professional chef-made meals at home?" I married one so I'm like "no 😎"
When you check Google Maps for your commute, and the first option for directions up top is 'home.' Yeah me too buddy
January 5, 2026 at 2:53 PM
When you check Google Maps for your commute, and the first option for directions up top is 'home.' Yeah me too buddy
To cultivate joy, it is useful to remember that joy exists in the world separately from our own.
Someone is bopping along to their music. A child is excitedly showing something to their mother. Lovers are cuddled up on the train.
Search attentively for those moments, and let reciprocal joy arise.
Someone is bopping along to their music. A child is excitedly showing something to their mother. Lovers are cuddled up on the train.
Search attentively for those moments, and let reciprocal joy arise.
January 5, 2026 at 12:51 AM
To cultivate joy, it is useful to remember that joy exists in the world separately from our own.
Someone is bopping along to their music. A child is excitedly showing something to their mother. Lovers are cuddled up on the train.
Search attentively for those moments, and let reciprocal joy arise.
Someone is bopping along to their music. A child is excitedly showing something to their mother. Lovers are cuddled up on the train.
Search attentively for those moments, and let reciprocal joy arise.
"That's hilarious, doctor, but can we please stay on topic?"
January 4, 2026 at 11:28 PM
"That's hilarious, doctor, but can we please stay on topic?"
In my Buddhist reading I've come across a quote to the effect of: 'the news is full of cruel things, because cruel things are surprising news to us. Goodness and caring do not make the news, because they are our default.'
Remember that the world is full of kindness, despite the actions of a few.
Remember that the world is full of kindness, despite the actions of a few.
One of these days we’ll wake up and the news will be good. It’ll be that thing we’re all waiting for
January 3, 2026 at 7:34 PM
In my Buddhist reading I've come across a quote to the effect of: 'the news is full of cruel things, because cruel things are surprising news to us. Goodness and caring do not make the news, because they are our default.'
Remember that the world is full of kindness, despite the actions of a few.
Remember that the world is full of kindness, despite the actions of a few.
Sometimes, you eat a croissant, and life is perfect
January 2, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Sometimes, you eat a croissant, and life is perfect
What do I name my New Year's lemon pig?
January 1, 2026 at 5:21 PM
What do I name my New Year's lemon pig?
Turns out 'clammy' does not mean 'like a clam.' They have different 'clam' roots! (That sound the same)
One is 'muddy,' and the other is closer to 'clamp.' Now I know!
One is 'muddy,' and the other is closer to 'clamp.' Now I know!
December 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Turns out 'clammy' does not mean 'like a clam.' They have different 'clam' roots! (That sound the same)
One is 'muddy,' and the other is closer to 'clamp.' Now I know!
One is 'muddy,' and the other is closer to 'clamp.' Now I know!
This email should have been a meeting. I brought cupcakes =(
December 29, 2025 at 12:51 AM
This email should have been a meeting. I brought cupcakes =(
Language describes the world, but also defines it. If there is no linguistic option for your identity, it is very difficult to assert. This development can have enormous impact!
Soon you may be able to type a new Chinese character: the gender-neutral pronoun
Soon you may be able to type a new Chinese character: the gender-neutral pronoun | CNN
Chinese pronouns are largely split between female and male – prompting LGBTQ activists to invent their own gender-neutral pronoun. That movement just took a big step forward.
edition.cnn.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Language describes the world, but also defines it. If there is no linguistic option for your identity, it is very difficult to assert. This development can have enormous impact!
Reposted by Emmanuel Clement
Next year’s Christmas card
December 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Next year’s Christmas card
Each holiday, I feel the absence of someone to just take care of me, and let me rest everything for a while. I didn't talk to my mom a lot, but I miss being able to. It's my 4th Christmas without her.
If your parents are alive, and you're on decent terms—give them a call for me, would you? 💜
If your parents are alive, and you're on decent terms—give them a call for me, would you? 💜
December 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Each holiday, I feel the absence of someone to just take care of me, and let me rest everything for a while. I didn't talk to my mom a lot, but I miss being able to. It's my 4th Christmas without her.
If your parents are alive, and you're on decent terms—give them a call for me, would you? 💜
If your parents are alive, and you're on decent terms—give them a call for me, would you? 💜
If you say something is 'overengineered,' we are not friends. No one who sneers at thoughtfulness is my friend.
December 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
If you say something is 'overengineered,' we are not friends. No one who sneers at thoughtfulness is my friend.
I love when real, useful graphs look like total nonsense out of context
December 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I love when real, useful graphs look like total nonsense out of context
How do you show vocal pitch in comic book text? Cool concepts in here
"And then he was all like..."
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December 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
How do you show vocal pitch in comic book text? Cool concepts in here
'Kids just learn things faster' yeah cause they actually try shit out. You're four YouTube videos deep 'learning how to draw,' meanwhile they started drawing.
December 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
'Kids just learn things faster' yeah cause they actually try shit out. You're four YouTube videos deep 'learning how to draw,' meanwhile they started drawing.
You know that scene in Enchanted when Amy Adams is like "you make me so... angry!" then giggles, realizing for the first time "I'm angry!"
That's Buddhism in a nutshell. Notice all your changing mind-states, pleasant and unpleasant. Smile at them as they come and go.
That's Buddhism in a nutshell. Notice all your changing mind-states, pleasant and unpleasant. Smile at them as they come and go.
December 21, 2025 at 3:02 AM
You know that scene in Enchanted when Amy Adams is like "you make me so... angry!" then giggles, realizing for the first time "I'm angry!"
That's Buddhism in a nutshell. Notice all your changing mind-states, pleasant and unpleasant. Smile at them as they come and go.
That's Buddhism in a nutshell. Notice all your changing mind-states, pleasant and unpleasant. Smile at them as they come and go.