Daniel Lenski
@moxfyre.bsky.social
I like life in Vancouver 🇨🇦, languages, open-source software, solving confusing problems with data, dogs, distance running, and my 👶 son. It's just everything else that worries me.
Something is just a liiiittle off in this tiny map of Italy on my wine bottle.
November 30, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Something is just a liiiittle off in this tiny map of Italy on my wine bottle.
Give the award to themselves? 🪞
November 6, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Give the award to themselves? 🪞
I remember Seth Meyers' quip when Trump was bragging about passing this test with flying colors in his first term…
"One of the questions is to identify a drawing of a camel. You think they gave this test to Barack Obama, and he looked at that picture and said… uh, lumpy horse?"
"One of the questions is to identify a drawing of a camel. You think they gave this test to Barack Obama, and he looked at that picture and said… uh, lumpy horse?"
October 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I remember Seth Meyers' quip when Trump was bragging about passing this test with flying colors in his first term…
"One of the questions is to identify a drawing of a camel. You think they gave this test to Barack Obama, and he looked at that picture and said… uh, lumpy horse?"
"One of the questions is to identify a drawing of a camel. You think they gave this test to Barack Obama, and he looked at that picture and said… uh, lumpy horse?"
Very New Yorker-esque.
October 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Very New Yorker-esque.
I've always been a huge fan of {unscripted}
September 3, 2025 at 5:20 AM
I've always been a huge fan of {unscripted}
They're into classical music, solar panels, goats, and vegan food (🤷🏻♂️)… how bad could they be?
Me and my friends Dave, Tamar, Abby, and Jordan should move there.
Ahhh wait there's more.
Ah shoot. Darn darn darn.
I should've seen this part coming, huh.
Me and my friends Dave, Tamar, Abby, and Jordan should move there.
Ahhh wait there's more.
Ah shoot. Darn darn darn.
I should've seen this part coming, huh.
August 20, 2025 at 4:00 AM
They're into classical music, solar panels, goats, and vegan food (🤷🏻♂️)… how bad could they be?
Me and my friends Dave, Tamar, Abby, and Jordan should move there.
Ahhh wait there's more.
Ah shoot. Darn darn darn.
I should've seen this part coming, huh.
Me and my friends Dave, Tamar, Abby, and Jordan should move there.
Ahhh wait there's more.
Ah shoot. Darn darn darn.
I should've seen this part coming, huh.
I remember flying home from Europe in the '90s as a kid, and receiving paper US customs/immigration forms where you had to attest to not having worked for/with Nazi Germany.
I don't actually remember it being green, but otherwise exactly like this:
I don't actually remember it being green, but otherwise exactly like this:
August 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I remember flying home from Europe in the '90s as a kid, and receiving paper US customs/immigration forms where you had to attest to not having worked for/with Nazi Germany.
I don't actually remember it being green, but otherwise exactly like this:
I don't actually remember it being green, but otherwise exactly like this:
The decision by all major airlines to start charging for checked bags in recent years is So. Darn. Stupid.
Too many carry-on bags makes security, boarding, and deplaning much less efficient, contributing to delays and the even the AC strike. www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
(The airlines KNOW this 👇)
Too many carry-on bags makes security, boarding, and deplaning much less efficient, contributing to delays and the even the AC strike. www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
(The airlines KNOW this 👇)
August 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The decision by all major airlines to start charging for checked bags in recent years is So. Darn. Stupid.
Too many carry-on bags makes security, boarding, and deplaning much less efficient, contributing to delays and the even the AC strike. www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
(The airlines KNOW this 👇)
Too many carry-on bags makes security, boarding, and deplaning much less efficient, contributing to delays and the even the AC strike. www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
(The airlines KNOW this 👇)
A bunch of plastic surgery too. Seems like he might've felt surprisingly insecure about being a member of The One True Master Race 😬
sojo.net/magazine/jan...
sojo.net/magazine/jan...
August 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A bunch of plastic surgery too. Seems like he might've felt surprisingly insecure about being a member of The One True Master Race 😬
sojo.net/magazine/jan...
sojo.net/magazine/jan...
This display of Eagles fans at the PHL airport is incredibly creepy and weird up close.
Clearly AI-generated, creepy and strange features abound. Who thought this was a good idea? 🤷🏻♂️
(Spotted by the eagle-eyed @elenajeanie.bsky.social)
Clearly AI-generated, creepy and strange features abound. Who thought this was a good idea? 🤷🏻♂️
(Spotted by the eagle-eyed @elenajeanie.bsky.social)
August 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
This display of Eagles fans at the PHL airport is incredibly creepy and weird up close.
Clearly AI-generated, creepy and strange features abound. Who thought this was a good idea? 🤷🏻♂️
(Spotted by the eagle-eyed @elenajeanie.bsky.social)
Clearly AI-generated, creepy and strange features abound. Who thought this was a good idea? 🤷🏻♂️
(Spotted by the eagle-eyed @elenajeanie.bsky.social)
Prepered for all possibilities.
August 9, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Prepered for all possibilities.
If I run the same query as you, I consistently get the same wrong result.
If I make it all-lowercase, it *sometimes* puts more relevant-seeming information further down in the AI overview.
Bizarre and brittle, and completely in support of your point about how it sucks. 😵💫
If I make it all-lowercase, it *sometimes* puts more relevant-seeming information further down in the AI overview.
Bizarre and brittle, and completely in support of your point about how it sucks. 😵💫
August 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
If I run the same query as you, I consistently get the same wrong result.
If I make it all-lowercase, it *sometimes* puts more relevant-seeming information further down in the AI overview.
Bizarre and brittle, and completely in support of your point about how it sucks. 😵💫
If I make it all-lowercase, it *sometimes* puts more relevant-seeming information further down in the AI overview.
Bizarre and brittle, and completely in support of your point about how it sucks. 😵💫
I think @joshtpm.bsky.social had the definitive take on this kind of thing a few years back.
August 7, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I think @joshtpm.bsky.social had the definitive take on this kind of thing a few years back.
Tangential I know, but what is this small pocket of Finnish speakers on the Sweden-Norway border, on the left side of the image?
August 4, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Tangential I know, but what is this small pocket of Finnish speakers on the Sweden-Norway border, on the left side of the image?
In "Astérix chez les Bretons," the Britons are said to be close cousins of the Gauls who speak SLIGHTLY differently.
Goscinny renders this en français by having the Britons use English adj+noun order. One (of many!) jokes based on analogizing Breton/Gaul to England/France.
Sounds funny in French…
Goscinny renders this en français by having the Britons use English adj+noun order. One (of many!) jokes based on analogizing Breton/Gaul to England/France.
Sounds funny in French…
July 23, 2025 at 4:07 AM
In "Astérix chez les Bretons," the Britons are said to be close cousins of the Gauls who speak SLIGHTLY differently.
Goscinny renders this en français by having the Britons use English adj+noun order. One (of many!) jokes based on analogizing Breton/Gaul to England/France.
Sounds funny in French…
Goscinny renders this en français by having the Britons use English adj+noun order. One (of many!) jokes based on analogizing Breton/Gaul to England/France.
Sounds funny in French…
Today my not-quite-1 son found this plastic fork and spoon combo in the form of a folding Swiss knife. Apparently it came in a Carl's Junior happy meal, early 90s probably.
July 19, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Today my not-quite-1 son found this plastic fork and spoon combo in the form of a folding Swiss knife. Apparently it came in a Carl's Junior happy meal, early 90s probably.
I wrote this in response to utopian predictions for cryptocurrency almost 4 years ago…
… but I think it's also applicable to claims that Trump's cruel and lawless immigration policies are going to usher in a happy future for immigrants.
… but I think it's also applicable to claims that Trump's cruel and lawless immigration policies are going to usher in a happy future for immigrants.
July 16, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I wrote this in response to utopian predictions for cryptocurrency almost 4 years ago…
… but I think it's also applicable to claims that Trump's cruel and lawless immigration policies are going to usher in a happy future for immigrants.
… but I think it's also applicable to claims that Trump's cruel and lawless immigration policies are going to usher in a happy future for immigrants.
It's Poe's Law, but for heterosexuality.
July 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
It's Poe's Law, but for heterosexuality.
This traffic circle, just north of Mariehamn 🇦🇽, has a surprisingly large and lush park inside it, with the roadway well hidden and shaded from pedestrian view.
July 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
This traffic circle, just north of Mariehamn 🇦🇽, has a surprisingly large and lush park inside it, with the roadway well hidden and shaded from pedestrian view.
Loved the Vasa Museum in Stockholm 🇸🇪🤩.
One thing I really don't understand: how did archaeologists confidently identify each of the 20 Roman Emperors carved on bowsprit? (They really wanted to emphasize that Augustus was NOT among them.)
One thing I really don't understand: how did archaeologists confidently identify each of the 20 Roman Emperors carved on bowsprit? (They really wanted to emphasize that Augustus was NOT among them.)
June 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Loved the Vasa Museum in Stockholm 🇸🇪🤩.
One thing I really don't understand: how did archaeologists confidently identify each of the 20 Roman Emperors carved on bowsprit? (They really wanted to emphasize that Augustus was NOT among them.)
One thing I really don't understand: how did archaeologists confidently identify each of the 20 Roman Emperors carved on bowsprit? (They really wanted to emphasize that Augustus was NOT among them.)
I've definitely never had Peruvian food with the musical accompaniments of Swedish rap before.
June 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I've definitely never had Peruvian food with the musical accompaniments of Swedish rap before.
Once you start seeing Germanically over-engineered and well-maintained deer blinds in Liechtenstein, you can't stop seeing Germanically over-engineered and well-maintained deer blinds in Liechtenstein.
June 27, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Once you start seeing Germanically over-engineered and well-maintained deer blinds in Liechtenstein, you can't stop seeing Germanically over-engineered and well-maintained deer blinds in Liechtenstein.
A couple of Liechtenstein deer blinds
June 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
A couple of Liechtenstein deer blinds