Joé McKen
@joemcken.net
Personal account · Freelance composer in Québec, Canada · Progressive godless civil-libertarian · He/him · Seize the day, but not today, I’m tired · Music account: @music.joemcken.net
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Repost with an iconic fictional band
November 12, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Repost with an iconic fictional band
#Frankenstein was very nice. Solidly acted, beautifully shot, a nice mix of horror and heart. A tad long – some bits of the backstory could stand to be trimmed – and part of the ending felt a *li’l* bit rushed, but overall a fine film. 7/10
November 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
#Frankenstein was very nice. Solidly acted, beautifully shot, a nice mix of horror and heart. A tad long – some bits of the backstory could stand to be trimmed – and part of the ending felt a *li’l* bit rushed, but overall a fine film. 7/10
Bright colors? In a movie? A drama/horror film, no less? No desaturated “cinematic” filter, no gloomy color-grading?
Have we truly made it back into the light?
#Frankenstein
Have we truly made it back into the light?
#Frankenstein
November 9, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Bright colors? In a movie? A drama/horror film, no less? No desaturated “cinematic” filter, no gloomy color-grading?
Have we truly made it back into the light?
#Frankenstein
Have we truly made it back into the light?
#Frankenstein
Seems Xitter is cracking down on third-party apps tonight, ’cause all my accounts – which I accessed through OldTweetDeck – just got permanently suspended simultaneously for “inauthentic behavior”. Lol.
I mainly lurked there, since *so many* peeps I follow still haven’t moved to Bluesky. 😔
I mainly lurked there, since *so many* peeps I follow still haven’t moved to Bluesky. 😔
November 6, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Seems Xitter is cracking down on third-party apps tonight, ’cause all my accounts – which I accessed through OldTweetDeck – just got permanently suspended simultaneously for “inauthentic behavior”. Lol.
I mainly lurked there, since *so many* peeps I follow still haven’t moved to Bluesky. 😔
I mainly lurked there, since *so many* peeps I follow still haven’t moved to Bluesky. 😔
I’m sure @mmasnick.bsky.social feels this.
![[Single-panel comic of a stick figure named Cueball sitting at his computer with a humidifier labeled “E-21” making clicking noises behind him.]
COMPUTER: Hey all! Does your E-21 humidifier make an annoying clicking noise? Mine did, but I finally figured out that there’s an easy fix, so I made this video in case anyone else…
CUEBALL: Oh my god. Yes. YES.
CAPTION: I know there’s more important work in the world, but I feel like these people deserve, at minimum, a statue.
[HIDDEN HOVER TEXT: The statue should be in the likeness of whatever sculptor posted the sculpting tool repair video that was most helpful during the installation of the statue.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nm5i2rwxc6vmgc7tu2gpwpev/bafkreignn4adml3jzcd2sqpjtbou5viat5ujv62dpf6qzyoaa6hj5lbqpe@jpeg)
November 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I’m sure @mmasnick.bsky.social feels this.
John Oliver is what happens when a man’s employers refuse to tell him “no”.
And thank goodness for that.
And thank goodness for that.
November 3, 2025 at 5:39 AM
John Oliver is what happens when a man’s employers refuse to tell him “no”.
And thank goodness for that.
And thank goodness for that.
Good morning to the 40 million peeps on Bluesky 🦋
October 31, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Good morning to the 40 million peeps on Bluesky 🦋
Hi! Is there an option to restore the regular endscreen content grid so that there aren’t just 3 giant video thumbnails? I’ve checked the current settings but I’m not sure if it’s there (yet)
October 22, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Hi! Is there an option to restore the regular endscreen content grid so that there aren’t just 3 giant video thumbnails? I’ve checked the current settings but I’m not sure if it’s there (yet)
AP when Israel claims Hamas killed 2 soldiers: “ceasefire violation”.
AP when Israel launches *dozens* of strikes that slaughter at least 36 Palestinians, including children: It’s merely a “test” of the ceasefire.
Interesting word choices there, @apnews.com.
AP when Israel launches *dozens* of strikes that slaughter at least 36 Palestinians, including children: It’s merely a “test” of the ceasefire.
Interesting word choices there, @apnews.com.
October 19, 2025 at 11:25 PM
AP when Israel claims Hamas killed 2 soldiers: “ceasefire violation”.
AP when Israel launches *dozens* of strikes that slaughter at least 36 Palestinians, including children: It’s merely a “test” of the ceasefire.
Interesting word choices there, @apnews.com.
AP when Israel launches *dozens* of strikes that slaughter at least 36 Palestinians, including children: It’s merely a “test” of the ceasefire.
Interesting word choices there, @apnews.com.
I keep seeing people say that Bluesky is seeing a new influx of Xitter refugees, which is great … except I’m really not seeing it in the Bsky usage stats? 🤔
October 17, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I keep seeing people say that Bluesky is seeing a new influx of Xitter refugees, which is great … except I’m really not seeing it in the Bsky usage stats? 🤔
October 16, 2025 at 12:02 AM
My dude manages to whip out both “so you hate waffles?” AND “leftists are the REAL fascists” in one single post, a real legend
October 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
My dude manages to whip out both “so you hate waffles?” AND “leftists are the REAL fascists” in one single post, a real legend
A true icon has left us.
If you don’t know who Drew Struzan was: He’s the guy who made your favorite movie posters.
Yes, that one. Yeah, that one too. All of those, actually.
If you don’t know who Drew Struzan was: He’s the guy who made your favorite movie posters.
Yes, that one. Yeah, that one too. All of those, actually.
October 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
A true icon has left us.
If you don’t know who Drew Struzan was: He’s the guy who made your favorite movie posters.
Yes, that one. Yeah, that one too. All of those, actually.
If you don’t know who Drew Struzan was: He’s the guy who made your favorite movie posters.
Yes, that one. Yeah, that one too. All of those, actually.
Another interesting & educational @mmasnick.bsky.social game about the difficulty and complexities of content moderation … and another simulator where most of the options felt obvious to me and that I aced on my first try!
Clearly, companies should hire me to oversee their T&S.
Clearly, companies should hire me to oversee their T&S.
September 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Another interesting & educational @mmasnick.bsky.social game about the difficulty and complexities of content moderation … and another simulator where most of the options felt obvious to me and that I aced on my first try!
Clearly, companies should hire me to oversee their T&S.
Clearly, companies should hire me to oversee their T&S.
I can’t believe there’s a chance the country – nay, the world – might lose this brave, noble voice, this stalwart defender of all things good and rightous
September 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I can’t believe there’s a chance the country – nay, the world – might lose this brave, noble voice, this stalwart defender of all things good and rightous
Look, I’m fine with Bluesky adding new buttons beneath posts, but the spacing here is killing me.
September 9, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Look, I’m fine with Bluesky adding new buttons beneath posts, but the spacing here is killing me.
H/t @donutbarn.org (hmu if anyone has the original source)
September 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
H/t @donutbarn.org (hmu if anyone has the original source)
My province of Québec (admittedly not a country) gets *well over 99%* of its electricity from renewables (95% hydro, 4% wind, <1% solar/geothermal/etc.).
The fossil fuels (“Natural Gas” and “Petroleum”) slices on this chart are so tiny they’re effectively impossible to see.
The fossil fuels (“Natural Gas” and “Petroleum”) slices on this chart are so tiny they’re effectively impossible to see.
September 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
My province of Québec (admittedly not a country) gets *well over 99%* of its electricity from renewables (95% hydro, 4% wind, <1% solar/geothermal/etc.).
The fossil fuels (“Natural Gas” and “Petroleum”) slices on this chart are so tiny they’re effectively impossible to see.
The fossil fuels (“Natural Gas” and “Petroleum”) slices on this chart are so tiny they’re effectively impossible to see.
UPDATE: Seems this is specifically affecting theater mode. In default view the player UI is normal-sized, but balloons up like this when theater mode is enabled.
In Chrome the video UI elements stay the same normal size regardless of whether the player’s in default or theater mode.
In Chrome the video UI elements stay the same normal size regardless of whether the player’s in default or theater mode.
September 3, 2025 at 9:03 PM
UPDATE: Seems this is specifically affecting theater mode. In default view the player UI is normal-sized, but balloons up like this when theater mode is enabled.
In Chrome the video UI elements stay the same normal size regardless of whether the player’s in default or theater mode.
In Chrome the video UI elements stay the same normal size regardless of whether the player’s in default or theater mode.
@soitis.dev Starting today YouTube’s video controls are suddenly HUGE, with buttons and menus feeling like they’re twice as big as they used to be. It’s like the interface was switched to “touchscreen mode” or something. Any idea what’s causing this and how to fix it? (Screenshot from 1080p screen.)
September 3, 2025 at 8:54 PM
@soitis.dev Starting today YouTube’s video controls are suddenly HUGE, with buttons and menus feeling like they’re twice as big as they used to be. It’s like the interface was switched to “touchscreen mode” or something. Any idea what’s causing this and how to fix it? (Screenshot from 1080p screen.)
In fact, further on the columnist says the son has “compassion and humanity […] on his side” and invites the mother to try to change the *grandmother’s* mind to get her to understand the son’s viewpoint.
There are plenty of stupid columns haranguing young liberals; this isn’t one of them.
There are plenty of stupid columns haranguing young liberals; this isn’t one of them.
![“[L]et’s clarify what your role is and isn’t. You wonder how to broker a deal, and it seems you already tried that. You asked your son to write a letter, but he declined. You asked the grandmother to speak to him; she declined and, worse, doubled down on her views. So, what are you supposed to do now?
“The answer is painfully clear: Do nothing.
“Instead, support your son in his choices while continuing the conversation. You may worry that Grandma could die estranged from her grandson, but that’s not your relationship to fix. Your work is listening to your son and, if he prompts it, talking out the pros and cons of estrangement. If he asks for your opinion, you can offer it, but otherwise, just stay curious with him.
“And if you speak to anyone about cultivating empathy and gentleness, I would suggest that the grandmother is still able to move toward understanding her grandson a little. ‘That’s just how she was raised’ is the argumentative equivalent of saying, ‘I stopped thinking for myself at 10 years old.’ I find that people who say this struggle with the vulnerability required to think of other perspectives, and I get it. It is mature work! The same could be said for your son as he is struggling to understand his grandmother — the difference being that compassion and humanity are on his side.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nm5i2rwxc6vmgc7tu2gpwpev/bafkreibeiyxudx5d66kd7xfcg6zld5cyr72ogj6vdclrdj376kbd5s7ahy@jpeg)
August 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM
In fact, further on the columnist says the son has “compassion and humanity […] on his side” and invites the mother to try to change the *grandmother’s* mind to get her to understand the son’s viewpoint.
There are plenty of stupid columns haranguing young liberals; this isn’t one of them.
There are plenty of stupid columns haranguing young liberals; this isn’t one of them.
Seeing this reposted, and it appears to get the linked article exactly backwards? The advice columnist *affirms* the son’s right to cut off contact with his misogynistic grandmother and racist uncle & cousin, and says his mother should support him. No “complain[ing] of mean younger liberals” here.
August 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Seeing this reposted, and it appears to get the linked article exactly backwards? The advice columnist *affirms* the son’s right to cut off contact with his misogynistic grandmother and racist uncle & cousin, and says his mother should support him. No “complain[ing] of mean younger liberals” here.