Derek Powazek
@fraying.bsky.social
I used to make websites. I wrote the book “Design for Community.” I designed the original Blogger. I created JPG Magazine, Fray, Kvetch, Cute-Fight, and more.
Now I grow flowers and turn them into CBD products at https://milkbarn.farm.
Now I grow flowers and turn them into CBD products at https://milkbarn.farm.
I'm a member of many hemp industry organizations that are all freaking out right now. One, the Midwest Hemp Council, has this helpful answer to the question everyone is asking: Why is the Senate going after hemp now? Basically a bullshit campaign from market competitors and prohibitionists.
November 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I'm a member of many hemp industry organizations that are all freaking out right now. One, the Midwest Hemp Council, has this helpful answer to the question everyone is asking: Why is the Senate going after hemp now? Basically a bullshit campaign from market competitors and prohibitionists.
Here’s T from ChemHistory doing the hemp sampling. He’ll take a small amount randomly from each bin to the lab. We test each strain separately to determine its unique characteristics.
November 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Here’s T from ChemHistory doing the hemp sampling. He’ll take a small amount randomly from each bin to the lab. We test each strain separately to determine its unique characteristics.
Really really proud.
November 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Really really proud.
Cheers to democracy working, Democrats winning, and MAGAs and billionaires crying themselves to sleep tonight.
November 5, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Cheers to democracy working, Democrats winning, and MAGAs and billionaires crying themselves to sleep tonight.
Also the original post is basically the "no, it's the children who are wrong" meme.
November 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Also the original post is basically the "no, it's the children who are wrong" meme.
Goats are browsers, so they never stay in any spot too long. They snack and go. Gotta keep moving.
November 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Goats are browsers, so they never stay in any spot too long. They snack and go. Gotta keep moving.
Every day is a good day to be a goat on our farm, but today is the best day, because today we let them in to eat the remains of the hemp plants. (No, they won’t get high. It’s not that kind of cannabis.)
November 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Every day is a good day to be a goat on our farm, but today is the best day, because today we let them in to eat the remains of the hemp plants. (No, they won’t get high. It’s not that kind of cannabis.)
Little man took a run at me so he had to receive five minutes of cuddles as punishment. I don’t know if there were any lessons learned.
October 28, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Little man took a run at me so he had to receive five minutes of cuddles as punishment. I don’t know if there were any lessons learned.
Trimming trimming trimming. I will not never not be trimming.
October 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Trimming trimming trimming. I will not never not be trimming.
"45% of AI-generated news is wrong, new study warns" ... followed by an AI summary button.
Perfect. No notes.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Perfect. No notes.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
October 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"45% of AI-generated news is wrong, new study warns" ... followed by an AI summary button.
Perfect. No notes.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Perfect. No notes.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Wednesday: "Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner admits using ‘indefensible’ antigay slurs in unearthed Reddit posts"
October 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Wednesday: "Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner admits using ‘indefensible’ antigay slurs in unearthed Reddit posts"
It's like these people have never watched a single sci-fi movie.
Or maybe they've just never understood one.
Or maybe they've just never understood one.
October 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
It's like these people have never watched a single sci-fi movie.
Or maybe they've just never understood one.
Or maybe they've just never understood one.
Also every political reporter who casually referred to Trump as a master of messaging should be asked what message this photo is sending.
October 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Also every political reporter who casually referred to Trump as a master of messaging should be asked what message this photo is sending.
Woof. Okay. Lotta ire here today. Here’s a timeline cleanse: Bonnie being a perfect angel, napping on the couch.
October 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Woof. Okay. Lotta ire here today. Here’s a timeline cleanse: Bonnie being a perfect angel, napping on the couch.
Heather went to the local No Kings rally with a neighbor as I was finishing harvest, but she spotted some of the UNFUCK AMERICA stickers I made in the crowd.
October 19, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Heather went to the local No Kings rally with a neighbor as I was finishing harvest, but she spotted some of the UNFUCK AMERICA stickers I made in the crowd.
And the KEY is having a crew of excellent people to sing and laugh and just have a great fucking time as you’re bringing in all the flower, like I did this year. Don’t know how I got so lucky to find these people, but I’m so damn grateful I did.
October 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
And the KEY is having a crew of excellent people to sing and laugh and just have a great fucking time as you’re bringing in all the flower, like I did this year. Don’t know how I got so lucky to find these people, but I’m so damn grateful I did.
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October 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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I fucking love blocklists.
October 18, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I fucking love blocklists.
Just hanging with my homie.
October 17, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Just hanging with my homie.