Kagan MacTane (he/him)
@wandererblue.bsky.social
Brooklyn/SF web dev. Sci-fi fan (esp. The Expanse), writing an urban fantasy novel. Bi; vaguely Irish/Celtic Neopagan. Goth.
Also into: cocktails, sushi, coyotes, ninjas, bacon, UX/accessibility.
"Mentally ill" according to Meta 😡
@kagan@wandering.shop
Also into: cocktails, sushi, coyotes, ninjas, bacon, UX/accessibility.
"Mentally ill" according to Meta 😡
@kagan@wandering.shop
And hey, I know the bar that coaster is from! 🥰💖
November 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
And hey, I know the bar that coaster is from! 🥰💖
Reposted by Kagan MacTane (he/him)
Apparently some folks are playing real dumb about skull symbols so let’s play a little game I like to call “Nazi skull or not a Nazi skull”
First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.
With me so far? 1/x
First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.
With me so far? 1/x
October 22, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Apparently some folks are playing real dumb about skull symbols so let’s play a little game I like to call “Nazi skull or not a Nazi skull”
First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.
With me so far? 1/x
First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.
With me so far? 1/x
Reposted by Kagan MacTane (he/him)
I feel like today is a good time to remind ourselves that dictators aren't, by and large, genius masterminds. They're thugs who lived lives without consequence and so become convinced that they can't lose, and a certain kind of authoritarian will bow down to them.
What they are not is *smart*.
What they are not is *smart*.
October 20, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I feel like today is a good time to remind ourselves that dictators aren't, by and large, genius masterminds. They're thugs who lived lives without consequence and so become convinced that they can't lose, and a certain kind of authoritarian will bow down to them.
What they are not is *smart*.
What they are not is *smart*.
Reposted by Kagan MacTane (he/him)
Even if you don’t live in the US, Block These Accounts. They’re up to no good.
October 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Even if you don’t live in the US, Block These Accounts. They’re up to no good.
I understand the original Mystic Pizza in Mystic, CT, which inspired the movie _Mystic Pizza_, owns a trademark on it and vigorously enforces it. A place around the corner from where I lived in San Francisco had to change to Mythic Pizza because of that.
October 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I understand the original Mystic Pizza in Mystic, CT, which inspired the movie _Mystic Pizza_, owns a trademark on it and vigorously enforces it. A place around the corner from where I lived in San Francisco had to change to Mythic Pizza because of that.
The Williamsburg Savings Bank finally got the clock on the north face of their tower (aka "the big clock right out my window") working again! Having it telling the proper time, instead of being stuck forever at 12:00, is a huge improvement in my daily quality of life.😄
#Brooklyn #NewYorkCity #NYC
#Brooklyn #NewYorkCity #NYC
October 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The Williamsburg Savings Bank finally got the clock on the north face of their tower (aka "the big clock right out my window") working again! Having it telling the proper time, instead of being stuck forever at 12:00, is a huge improvement in my daily quality of life.😄
#Brooklyn #NewYorkCity #NYC
#Brooklyn #NewYorkCity #NYC
Also, my usual "I'm not hitting 'Like'/🧡 on your replies because I *don't* like what they're talking about... but I do agree with what you're saying."
October 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Also, my usual "I'm not hitting 'Like'/🧡 on your replies because I *don't* like what they're talking about... but I do agree with what you're saying."
Yeah. No lie detected.
And, FTR, I wasn't surprised at the mere fact of them reducing the fines; I was simultaneously trying to call attention to it, and honestly somewhat surprised that they *admitted* it. The blatancy is a little unusual.
And, FTR, I wasn't surprised at the mere fact of them reducing the fines; I was simultaneously trying to call attention to it, and honestly somewhat surprised that they *admitted* it. The blatancy is a little unusual.
October 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Yeah. No lie detected.
And, FTR, I wasn't surprised at the mere fact of them reducing the fines; I was simultaneously trying to call attention to it, and honestly somewhat surprised that they *admitted* it. The blatancy is a little unusual.
And, FTR, I wasn't surprised at the mere fact of them reducing the fines; I was simultaneously trying to call attention to it, and honestly somewhat surprised that they *admitted* it. The blatancy is a little unusual.
Wishing a very Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian friends on here! 🍁🙏🏻🇨🇦🦃🍂
October 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Wishing a very Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian friends on here! 🍁🙏🏻🇨🇦🦃🍂
Reposted by Kagan MacTane (he/him)
Just a reminder, for anyone who's interested: #Substack is a business model built on enshittification, and it bans adult content but allows Nazi content.
I won't give them money, and you shouldn't give them your content. IMO.
I won't give them money, and you shouldn't give them your content. IMO.
October 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Just a reminder, for anyone who's interested: #Substack is a business model built on enshittification, and it bans adult content but allows Nazi content.
I won't give them money, and you shouldn't give them your content. IMO.
I won't give them money, and you shouldn't give them your content. IMO.
WTF is with "they do this a whole lot, so _reduce_ the fine"‽ We all know if it were you or me, the DA would be saying, "He does this all the time, so we're seeking the maximum penalty. Also, maybe we can find additional charges to bring..."
"One law for us, another for them" is not justice.
"One law for us, another for them" is not justice.
October 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
WTF is with "they do this a whole lot, so _reduce_ the fine"‽ We all know if it were you or me, the DA would be saying, "He does this all the time, so we're seeking the maximum penalty. Also, maybe we can find additional charges to bring..."
"One law for us, another for them" is not justice.
"One law for us, another for them" is not justice.
Or, as we call them around these here parts, "fascist scum".
October 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Or, as we call them around these here parts, "fascist scum".
When Charlie Kirk died, his detractors celebrated his death, while his supporters tried to keep people from speaking about his life and work in any but the vaguest terms.
When Jane Goodall died, people mourned her death, and celebrated her life and works.
Don't be like Charlie. Be like Jane.
When Jane Goodall died, people mourned her death, and celebrated her life and works.
Don't be like Charlie. Be like Jane.
October 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
When Charlie Kirk died, his detractors celebrated his death, while his supporters tried to keep people from speaking about his life and work in any but the vaguest terms.
When Jane Goodall died, people mourned her death, and celebrated her life and works.
Don't be like Charlie. Be like Jane.
When Jane Goodall died, people mourned her death, and celebrated her life and works.
Don't be like Charlie. Be like Jane.
You know what I'd like to see in a reaction video some time? "A psychologist reacts to _Inception_."
Like, there's a whole lot of stuff in there about working with or against the subject's own psyche, about daddy issues, identity, etc. I'd love to see what a psychologist had to say about it.
Like, there's a whole lot of stuff in there about working with or against the subject's own psyche, about daddy issues, identity, etc. I'd love to see what a psychologist had to say about it.
September 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
You know what I'd like to see in a reaction video some time? "A psychologist reacts to _Inception_."
Like, there's a whole lot of stuff in there about working with or against the subject's own psyche, about daddy issues, identity, etc. I'd love to see what a psychologist had to say about it.
Like, there's a whole lot of stuff in there about working with or against the subject's own psyche, about daddy issues, identity, etc. I'd love to see what a psychologist had to say about it.
AI Bros: "It's getting better all the time, soon it won't make mistakes, really!"
OpenAI, makers of ChatGPT: We just proved mathematically that "hallucinations" are inevitable.
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
#AI #AICrap #AiResearch #GenerativeAI #OpenAI #ChatGPT
OpenAI, makers of ChatGPT: We just proved mathematically that "hallucinations" are inevitable.
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
#AI #AICrap #AiResearch #GenerativeAI #OpenAI #ChatGPT
September 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
AI Bros: "It's getting better all the time, soon it won't make mistakes, really!"
OpenAI, makers of ChatGPT: We just proved mathematically that "hallucinations" are inevitable.
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
#AI #AICrap #AiResearch #GenerativeAI #OpenAI #ChatGPT
OpenAI, makers of ChatGPT: We just proved mathematically that "hallucinations" are inevitable.
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
#AI #AICrap #AiResearch #GenerativeAI #OpenAI #ChatGPT
I've made a small list I call "Friends", and it's just the people I actually know*, not my whole follow list, and I check it once a day, and even that is A Lot.
* one can "know" people and call them friends w/o ever having met F2F; e.g., you're on this list of mine
* one can "know" people and call them friends w/o ever having met F2F; e.g., you're on this list of mine
September 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I've made a small list I call "Friends", and it's just the people I actually know*, not my whole follow list, and I check it once a day, and even that is A Lot.
* one can "know" people and call them friends w/o ever having met F2F; e.g., you're on this list of mine
* one can "know" people and call them friends w/o ever having met F2F; e.g., you're on this list of mine
Yam seng, kopeng! 🥂
September 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Yam seng, kopeng! 🥂
Thanks, done!
September 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Thanks, done!
That's wonderful! 😍
September 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
That's wonderful! 😍
"I didn't quote those bits" is not the excuse you seem to think it is. Holy fuck, this is awful.
Seriously, couldn't you find any non-pro-slavery queer poets to quote?
--Sincerely,
A queer guy from Brooklyn (of ample hills)
Seriously, couldn't you find any non-pro-slavery queer poets to quote?
--Sincerely,
A queer guy from Brooklyn (of ample hills)
August 25, 2025 at 10:48 PM
"I didn't quote those bits" is not the excuse you seem to think it is. Holy fuck, this is awful.
Seriously, couldn't you find any non-pro-slavery queer poets to quote?
--Sincerely,
A queer guy from Brooklyn (of ample hills)
Seriously, couldn't you find any non-pro-slavery queer poets to quote?
--Sincerely,
A queer guy from Brooklyn (of ample hills)
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NB: the term "carpetbagger" refers to people coming from the North to aid in democratizing the South after the US civil war. It's a bit like "Luddite" in that people doing justice work are now used as a pejorative.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpetb...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpetb...
Carpetbagger - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
August 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
NB: the term "carpetbagger" refers to people coming from the North to aid in democratizing the South after the US civil war. It's a bit like "Luddite" in that people doing justice work are now used as a pejorative.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpetb...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpetb...
Democrat warns US progressives against moving toward the center: ‘It lost me the election’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#USPol #politics #USPolitics #progressive
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#USPol #politics #USPolitics #progressive
Democrat warns US progressives against moving toward the center: ‘It lost me the election’
India Walton, who defeated incumbent mayor only to lose general election, says ‘moderating is what got us here’
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Democrat warns US progressives against moving toward the center: ‘It lost me the election’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#USPol #politics #USPolitics #progressive
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#USPol #politics #USPolitics #progressive
Quick ❓ for folks following the #NYC mayoral race: When Mamdani calls Cuomo "my friend" and then "habibi", is he just being a wise-ass, or is he responding to something in Cuomo's video? (I didn't bother to watch Cuomo's vid.)
I'm here for it either way! Just curious.
#NewYorkCity #NYCMayoralRace
I'm here for it either way! Just curious.
#NewYorkCity #NYCMayoralRace
August 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Quick ❓ for folks following the #NYC mayoral race: When Mamdani calls Cuomo "my friend" and then "habibi", is he just being a wise-ass, or is he responding to something in Cuomo's video? (I didn't bother to watch Cuomo's vid.)
I'm here for it either way! Just curious.
#NewYorkCity #NYCMayoralRace
I'm here for it either way! Just curious.
#NewYorkCity #NYCMayoralRace
Increase a band:
Thomas Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound
Thomas Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound
Shania Three
Increase a band:
System of a Up
System of a Up
August 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Increase a band:
Thomas Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound
Thomas Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound
Glad to hear youse are safe, and I hope it stays that way!
August 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Glad to hear youse are safe, and I hope it stays that way!