Damon Kaswell
@dekoding.bsky.social
Writer, software developer, and dedicated gadfly.
Pronouns: He/him
Likes: Tabletop role-playing games, comics, social justice, cartoons, science fiction, science fact, Lord of the Rings, Typescript, French, protecting the environment, fantasy, reality
Pronouns: He/him
Likes: Tabletop role-playing games, comics, social justice, cartoons, science fiction, science fact, Lord of the Rings, Typescript, French, protecting the environment, fantasy, reality
My son's student visa application for Canada was rejected. In other news, fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck.
June 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
My son's student visa application for Canada was rejected. In other news, fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck.
"known for having problems reflecting light."
Oh, that explains why it's hard to see a basketball.
Check out how dimly lit most of this sphere is. I can hardly make out the detail.
Oh, that explains why it's hard to see a basketball.
Check out how dimly lit most of this sphere is. I can hardly make out the detail.
April 14, 2025 at 12:44 AM
"known for having problems reflecting light."
Oh, that explains why it's hard to see a basketball.
Check out how dimly lit most of this sphere is. I can hardly make out the detail.
Oh, that explains why it's hard to see a basketball.
Check out how dimly lit most of this sphere is. I can hardly make out the detail.
Liberated from any belief that this country is going to recover from the orange shit-gibbon any time soon.
Liberated from a sense of financial security.
Liberated from all respect for the stupid fucking morons who voted for this.
They're all leopard fans.
Liberated from a sense of financial security.
Liberated from all respect for the stupid fucking morons who voted for this.
They're all leopard fans.
April 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Liberated from any belief that this country is going to recover from the orange shit-gibbon any time soon.
Liberated from a sense of financial security.
Liberated from all respect for the stupid fucking morons who voted for this.
They're all leopard fans.
Liberated from a sense of financial security.
Liberated from all respect for the stupid fucking morons who voted for this.
They're all leopard fans.
Maybe putting tariffs on literally uninhabited islands is finally the moment that stock market traders recognize they've voted for an actual madman.
April 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Maybe putting tariffs on literally uninhabited islands is finally the moment that stock market traders recognize they've voted for an actual madman.
Hard to believe that yesterday morning, I was in the land of the free.
You know the country I'm talking about. The one where opportunity abounds. The one where most people speak English. It's big, it's beautiful, and while I was there, I saw multiple bald eagles! Hell yeah!
You know the country I'm talking about. The one where opportunity abounds. The one where most people speak English. It's big, it's beautiful, and while I was there, I saw multiple bald eagles! Hell yeah!
March 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Hard to believe that yesterday morning, I was in the land of the free.
You know the country I'm talking about. The one where opportunity abounds. The one where most people speak English. It's big, it's beautiful, and while I was there, I saw multiple bald eagles! Hell yeah!
You know the country I'm talking about. The one where opportunity abounds. The one where most people speak English. It's big, it's beautiful, and while I was there, I saw multiple bald eagles! Hell yeah!
It was quite the experience.
March 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
It was quite the experience.
View from the Capilano foot bridge!
March 26, 2025 at 3:44 AM
View from the Capilano foot bridge!
Seen in a store in the Gastown neighborhood of Vancouver.
March 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Seen in a store in the Gastown neighborhood of Vancouver.
All gains in the last six months gone, and then some. Egg prices skyrocketing. Tourism dropping like a stone. American-made alcohols disappearing from store shelves in other countries.
But we got to take away rights from trans people, so it was all worth it. Right? Right?
But we got to take away rights from trans people, so it was all worth it. Right? Right?
March 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
All gains in the last six months gone, and then some. Egg prices skyrocketing. Tourism dropping like a stone. American-made alcohols disappearing from store shelves in other countries.
But we got to take away rights from trans people, so it was all worth it. Right? Right?
But we got to take away rights from trans people, so it was all worth it. Right? Right?
Dow looking like it's trying to undo everything that has happened since the election.
I feel ya, Dow.
I feel ya, Dow.
March 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Dow looking like it's trying to undo everything that has happened since the election.
I feel ya, Dow.
I feel ya, Dow.
600! C'est incroyable! Je suis très heureux!
February 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
600! C'est incroyable! Je suis très heureux!
Snow Day in Eugene! This photo is from the nearby school. I liked the look of the snow on the playground.
February 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Snow Day in Eugene! This photo is from the nearby school. I liked the look of the snow on the playground.
Without downloading any new pictures where are you at mentally
January 24, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Without downloading any new pictures where are you at mentally
And here is an example. Note the signs: It strawmans what I said, and uses the strawman version to argue that the fact that I don't put up with this kind of shit means I'm "not progressive."
It's designed specifically to elicit an angry response.
It's designed specifically to elicit an angry response.
January 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
And here is an example. Note the signs: It strawmans what I said, and uses the strawman version to argue that the fact that I don't put up with this kind of shit means I'm "not progressive."
It's designed specifically to elicit an angry response.
It's designed specifically to elicit an angry response.
Which one's the real you, though?
December 20, 2024 at 1:37 PM
Which one's the real you, though?
Oh boy, a new morning, and it's the weekend! I have so much to do today, so much I'm looking forward to, and-
December 14, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Oh boy, a new morning, and it's the weekend! I have so much to do today, so much I'm looking forward to, and-
Ça me rend heureux! Merci, Duo.
December 2, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Ça me rend heureux! Merci, Duo.
Ugh. All-day migraine. Shitty way to spend a holiday weekend. It's fading now, but migraines always leave me feeling like the day is just gone, absorbed by a headache.
Here's a picture of a beautiful sky to represent exactly how I didn't feel today.
Here's a picture of a beautiful sky to represent exactly how I didn't feel today.
December 1, 2024 at 1:53 AM
Ugh. All-day migraine. Shitty way to spend a holiday weekend. It's fading now, but migraines always leave me feeling like the day is just gone, absorbed by a headache.
Here's a picture of a beautiful sky to represent exactly how I didn't feel today.
Here's a picture of a beautiful sky to represent exactly how I didn't feel today.
Found on Nextdoor. The mind boggles.
This, alongside sexism, is why Harris lost.
This, alongside sexism, is why Harris lost.
November 27, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Found on Nextdoor. The mind boggles.
This, alongside sexism, is why Harris lost.
This, alongside sexism, is why Harris lost.
Oscar, pourquoi ne portes-tu pas des vêtements? Où est ton pantalon?
November 23, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Oscar, pourquoi ne portes-tu pas des vêtements? Où est ton pantalon?
Going through old photos, I found this gem from 2007. That baby is now almost 18 and he's graduating from high school this year.
November 21, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Going through old photos, I found this gem from 2007. That baby is now almost 18 and he's graduating from high school this year.
Quand j'étais au lycée, j'étudiais le français. Maintenant, je l'étudie à nouveau depuis cinq cent jours.
November 14, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Quand j'étais au lycée, j'étudiais le français. Maintenant, je l'étudie à nouveau depuis cinq cent jours.