Chris Mathieson
@cognoscento.bsky.social
Father, blacksmith, philosopher, neuroscientist, heritage site manager. What a weird trip, & it’s just getting started. he/him http://cogno.ca/b/about/
Okay friends, it’s time to begin Phase Two of Operation: What’s Next.
I’ve officially dusted the cobwebs off my ancient LinkedIn profile and I’m asking for a little help from the hive mind.
I’ve officially dusted the cobwebs off my ancient LinkedIn profile and I’m asking for a little help from the hive mind.
January 21, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Okay friends, it’s time to begin Phase Two of Operation: What’s Next.
I’ve officially dusted the cobwebs off my ancient LinkedIn profile and I’m asking for a little help from the hive mind.
I’ve officially dusted the cobwebs off my ancient LinkedIn profile and I’m asking for a little help from the hive mind.
Sometimes, when I feel petty, I want to call it the “Whine” Industry.
January 20, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Sometimes, when I feel petty, I want to call it the “Whine” Industry.
Okay, Internet Hive-Mind, what should my next chapter look like?
January 20, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Okay, Internet Hive-Mind, what should my next chapter look like?
Fairly assessing a decade of one’s own work is a fascinating enterprise. Take, for example, digital footprint—in this case, there is a single potential buyer, but a ton of opportunity cost.
How do you value these things?
How do you value these things?
January 17, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Fairly assessing a decade of one’s own work is a fascinating enterprise. Take, for example, digital footprint—in this case, there is a single potential buyer, but a ton of opportunity cost.
How do you value these things?
How do you value these things?
I wish we still had an America that wielded the power of principles, instead of one that relishes in the naked principle of power.
January 14, 2026 at 12:27 AM
I wish we still had an America that wielded the power of principles, instead of one that relishes in the naked principle of power.
Worth sharing: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/01/12/o...
Op-Ed: Canada's best defence against hybrid threats
The modern battlefield has changed: attacks today slowly and quietly penetrate our public life. A resilient public is our key defence
www.canadianaffairs.news
January 13, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Worth sharing: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/01/12/o...
Is America great yet?
January 10, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Is America great yet?
America: "We're doing all we can"
Also America: "We can't do a general strike, I would lose my dental benefits"
Also America: "We can't do a general strike, I would lose my dental benefits"
January 8, 2026 at 6:41 PM
America: "We're doing all we can"
Also America: "We can't do a general strike, I would lose my dental benefits"
Also America: "We can't do a general strike, I would lose my dental benefits"
Say it with me, friends: The ends don’t justify the means.
They never have, and never will. Allowing yourself to think otherwise is how you lose your soul and moral centre, piece by piece.
They never have, and never will. Allowing yourself to think otherwise is how you lose your soul and moral centre, piece by piece.
January 3, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Say it with me, friends: The ends don’t justify the means.
They never have, and never will. Allowing yourself to think otherwise is how you lose your soul and moral centre, piece by piece.
They never have, and never will. Allowing yourself to think otherwise is how you lose your soul and moral centre, piece by piece.
Fentanyl isn’t a weapon of mass destruction. It’s not a weapon. It does, however cause massive destruction.
Trump’s declaration that it’s a WMD to justify the use military force against a “weapon”, when there are many other tools to use.
Trump’s declaration that it’s a WMD to justify the use military force against a “weapon”, when there are many other tools to use.
December 16, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Fentanyl isn’t a weapon of mass destruction. It’s not a weapon. It does, however cause massive destruction.
Trump’s declaration that it’s a WMD to justify the use military force against a “weapon”, when there are many other tools to use.
Trump’s declaration that it’s a WMD to justify the use military force against a “weapon”, when there are many other tools to use.
Forget trans people in sports, we need to monitor spelling bees and math olympiads for Tylenol doping.
Isn’t that the very definition of unfair advantage?
Isn’t that the very definition of unfair advantage?
September 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Forget trans people in sports, we need to monitor spelling bees and math olympiads for Tylenol doping.
Isn’t that the very definition of unfair advantage?
Isn’t that the very definition of unfair advantage?
Today, I met Gem.
August 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Today, I met Gem.
Since it’s my 50th birthday next week, give me your most unhinged suggestions on what I could do for my “mid-life crisis”.
July 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Since it’s my 50th birthday next week, give me your most unhinged suggestions on what I could do for my “mid-life crisis”.
Less than two weeks until my 50th birthday. DM me if you want to be invited. :)
July 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Less than two weeks until my 50th birthday. DM me if you want to be invited. :)
Microsoft CoPilot is pushy to the point of feeling like a clingy ex.
I’m sorry, MSFT, you’re not getting pity sex out of me.
I’m sorry, MSFT, you’re not getting pity sex out of me.
June 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Microsoft CoPilot is pushy to the point of feeling like a clingy ex.
I’m sorry, MSFT, you’re not getting pity sex out of me.
I’m sorry, MSFT, you’re not getting pity sex out of me.
I have epic neighbours.
June 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I have epic neighbours.
This morning’s medications include:
50mg prednisone
1000mg NAC
10mg cetirizine
60mg biphentin
4 puffs 100mcg salbutamol (ventalin)
2 puffs budesonide / glycopyrronium / formoterol fumarate (breztri)
2 puffs 20mcg ipratropium bromide (atrovent)
50mg prednisone
1000mg NAC
10mg cetirizine
60mg biphentin
4 puffs 100mcg salbutamol (ventalin)
2 puffs budesonide / glycopyrronium / formoterol fumarate (breztri)
2 puffs 20mcg ipratropium bromide (atrovent)
June 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This morning’s medications include:
50mg prednisone
1000mg NAC
10mg cetirizine
60mg biphentin
4 puffs 100mcg salbutamol (ventalin)
2 puffs budesonide / glycopyrronium / formoterol fumarate (breztri)
2 puffs 20mcg ipratropium bromide (atrovent)
50mg prednisone
1000mg NAC
10mg cetirizine
60mg biphentin
4 puffs 100mcg salbutamol (ventalin)
2 puffs budesonide / glycopyrronium / formoterol fumarate (breztri)
2 puffs 20mcg ipratropium bromide (atrovent)
When somebody tells you they hung out at The Haçienda in Manchester back-in-the-day, you’re clearly in the presence of someone cooler than most of the people you’ve ever met.
June 19, 2025 at 2:24 AM
When somebody tells you they hung out at The Haçienda in Manchester back-in-the-day, you’re clearly in the presence of someone cooler than most of the people you’ve ever met.
The Lord yeeteth and the Lord yoinketh away.
June 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The Lord yeeteth and the Lord yoinketh away.
It’s gettin’, it’s gettin’, it’s gettin’ kind of hectic.
June 13, 2025 at 12:58 AM
It’s gettin’, it’s gettin’, it’s gettin’ kind of hectic.
If I had a nickel for every astrophysicist I’ve met since I moved to Keremeos, I’d have nearly a dollar.
June 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
If I had a nickel for every astrophysicist I’ve met since I moved to Keremeos, I’d have nearly a dollar.
Boundary-setting sucks sometimes, even if it’s necessary.
May 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Boundary-setting sucks sometimes, even if it’s necessary.
In the last few years I’ve developed an awful histamine reaction to all forms of alcohol. An instant snotty, itchy mess.
How am I supposed to let someone get me drunk and take advantage of me now?!?
How am I supposed to let someone get me drunk and take advantage of me now?!?
May 22, 2025 at 5:40 AM
In the last few years I’ve developed an awful histamine reaction to all forms of alcohol. An instant snotty, itchy mess.
How am I supposed to let someone get me drunk and take advantage of me now?!?
How am I supposed to let someone get me drunk and take advantage of me now?!?