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High-functioning idiot. Writing software the hard way. Feedly platform monkey.

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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 6h
When in Canada...
A donut and a coffee from Tim Hortons
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Thomas Gray & Liam Ebbs - "It was you" Sunday bliss (I keep on coming back to this track, something about the melodic bass, the wavy keys, the crunchy double-time drums, the background field samples... it all clicks together beautifully) analogueattic.bandcamp.com/track/that-w...
analogueattic.bandcamp.com
That Was You, by Thomas Gray & Liam Ebbs
from the album Recollection of Everything Beautiful
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I'm finally watching "The Wire" (I know, I know), and... this show is hilarious? There's at least one scene per episode that has me laughing out loud. Also I'm finally getting to see where all the memes are coming from.
Stringer Bell: is you taking notes on a criminal fucking conspiracy?
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
(bliss) www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_kZ...
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Ricky's Theme
YouTube video by Beastie Boys - Topic
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Anton Chigurh (the judge would be a solid contender as well)
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Anton Chigurh: Would You Hold Still?
Alt: Anton Chigurh: Would You Hold Still?
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Sunken costs meet rising oceans.
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
RIP Catherine Ringer. Damnit. Fuck cancer 🖕 www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGZR...
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Les Rita Mitsouko - C'est comme ça (Clip Officiel)
YouTube video by Les Rita Mitsouko
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It was made for me etc etc theonion.com/hole/
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Hole
The anxieties of the surface world are unceasing. Leave them behind and retreat into a subterranean existence. Dimensions unknown.  Reference #547834
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
May I propose a few other shelves: FMTF: forced myself to finish FIOS: finished in one sitting HP;LMH: huge portion; left me hungry HI;CPID: hated it; couldn't put it down TBWTBP: the blurb was the best part www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/b...
nytimes.com
How DNF Became A-OK (Gift Article)
Is it shameful, or sensible, to put down a book you don’t enjoy? Three little letters, and social media, have turbocharged a longstanding debate.
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"During the August heat wave of 2020 [...] the system had less than 100 megawatts of battery storage available, according to system spokesperson Jayme Ackemann. Today, it has more than 17,000 megawatts available." 🤯 www.latimes.com/california/s...
latimes.com
The surprising reason California survived record summer heat without blackouts
California has quietly, but dramatically, increased the resiliency of its electrical grid through a significant expansion in battery energy storage.
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I read it (in French) when I was 13 I think? We had to read "Des souris et des hommes" ("Of mice and men") in school, but "Grapes of wrath" was a scorcher. Steinbeck and Zola were lodestars of my early humanist education.
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I thought this was a Photoshop but nope, the plane really did crash in a parking lot full of Tesla Cybercabs...
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"watcha looking at, bud?"
Osprey perched on a branchComputer, enhance
(zoomed in on the osprey head, his eyes wide open giving him an intense stare)
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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
1996: can't use the internet without your phone 2010: the internet stretches before you like the vast expanse of a new frontier. You dance through it, unhindered. Unburdened. You have never heard of 2-factor authentication. 2026: can't use the internet without your phone
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
September's here again www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzQ9...
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September
YouTube video by David Sylvian - Topic
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Dear @funranium.bsky.social , this doesn't look very safe. Any thoughts? photonmatrixlab.com
photonmatrixlab.com
Home
Eliminate mosquitoes instantly with laser precision. Photon Matrix uses LiDAR tracking for safe, automatic mosquito control.
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Every time you say "where are my pants?" out loud you have to rewatch "The Lego Movie", that's the rule.
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Today in WTF computer: * MacOS is showing me a small orange notification to tell me my microphone is being used by Safari (good) * I only have one tab open in Safari: Facebook marketplace (wtf Meta?!?) * you can't remove Safari's microphone access in the OS privacy settings (wtf Apple)
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I still remember the debates about AAD vs ADD vs DDD recordings 👴🏻
Record cover of Dire Straits "Brother in arms'
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I don't know if this qualifies as Formica punk, but I love the design and the interior looks great (cc @bouletcorp.bsky.social ) www.jalopnik.com/2235027/1970...
jalopnik.com
This Odd-Looking, Super Rare Experimental Citroën Is Powered By A Wankel Rotary Engine, And It's Up For Auction - Jalopnik
This 1970 Citroën M35 actually enjoyed the open road for many years after it was delivered to its first owner. How it reached them, though, is another story.
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Happy international left-handers day to all my fellow southpaws, maladroits, and lefties!
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
(AC/DC voice) hairs stairs
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
"Do you have an extra vertebrae?" (I have a long neck and a prominent Adam's apple)
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
"Starálfur" by Sigur Rós in "The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou" wrecks me every time. The Bowie covers by Seu Jorge are sublime too. Also "Where Is My Mind" by The Pixies at the end of "Fight Club" is the perfect needle drop.
Frame from "The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou".
The whole gang is packed in the tiny submarine.Frame from the end of the movie "Fight Club".
Edward Norton and Helena Bonham-Carter are holding hands, watching towers through a large window.
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Apparently the dept of Agriculture still had enough money to buy a (clearly AI generated) full page ad in the NYT this weekend
Full page ad in a newspaper, showing an AI generated giant Smokey the bear and a family around a campfire. 
Tagline: "80 years of preventing wildfires together"
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Wesley Snipes holding a gun and crying meme
Caption: MFW an artist I love turns into a TERF
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Hard choice(*) between subsistence farmer and elevator installer/repairman. * not a hard choice, subsistence farming is insanely precarious and dangerous
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Is @letterboxd.social broken for other people, or is it just me? When I try to log a movie, the review box often closes mid-sentence, drops me down to the search box, and forgets all my text... It's been like that for a few days now.
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I love how Joe Hisaishi composed the soundtracks for Takeshi Kitano's "Hana-bi" and for Miyazaki's "Princess Mononoke" at roughly the same time. Lots of common motifs and melodies, yet they're both unique. music.apple.com/us/album/han...
music.apple.com
HANA-BI (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Joe Hisaishi on Apple Music
Album · 1998 · 11 Songs
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I read newspapers. Actual printed newspapers.
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
This is fine. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/b...
nytimes.com
Data Centers to Add Billions in Power Costs in 13 States (Gift Article)
A power auction conducted by a giant grid operator is expected to add $6.3 billion in additional charges to consumers and businesses because of electricity needs of data centers.
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
"Dancer in the dark" (2000) Loved Björk, loved LVT and Dogma movies. It was so schmaltzy and manipulative it un-suspended my disbelief. The songs were not enough to save it.
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I just had a mini scare after reading this (very thorough) article about ticks by @jmingle.bsky.social when I saw ticks on the next page. Well played, NYT! Also the article illustration is v creepy, it's great.
Illustration: a door handle and plate crawling with ticksA tiny (printed) tick next to textA tiny (printed) tick next to text
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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The AI effect on Amazon has been tremendous. According to one study, the number of books published per month has tripled since ChatGPT was released. www.nber.org/system/files...
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I would also just point out that there are way more people awake and moving at 6PM than at 6AM... In the end I don't care which time we pick, *as long as we stop changing twice a year*.
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I replaced my fridge and the manual has some... fascinating advice! Makes me wonder how many people tried to do this, maybe @cpsc.gov has the receipts?
Maintenance:
* Do not use a hair dryer to dry the inside of the refrigerator.
* Do not light a candle to remove odors in the refrigerator.
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Thom Yorke's "The Eraser" came out 20 years ago 👨‍🦳💀 www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8yb...
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Thom Yorke - Harrowdown Hill
YouTube video by Thom Yorke
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Great movie, masterpiece soundtrack. A huge talent stack having a blast. youtu.be/987Cxmh1eHc?...
youtu.be
Kansas City (1995) Soundtrack
YouTube video by Yum Yam
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
George Miller's "Babe"
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
me in 1998: XML is so cool! me in 2008: ok JSON is a lot better me in 2018: XML was a mistake me in 2026: why won't XML die already?!?
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Got hit by an IEP tonight (Improvised Explosive Paneer). Straight to the face! 💥
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
(this song is about trains carrying people to death camps) youtu.be/Pn5X4_JCJgg?...
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Les Rita Mitsouko - Le petit train (Clip Officiel)
YouTube video by Les Rita Mitsouko
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Misc Paris street art
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Palais de Tokyo
Stars in the Palais de Tokyo in ParisThe downstairs area in the Palais de Tokyo in Paris
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Sometimes modern art leaves me cold, sometimes it speaks to my very soul.
"Between the walls and me", installation by Joseph Grigely.
A drywall with multiple holes and impact marks. There is a plaster head with a broken nose on the floor.
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
> Afternoon in Paris, wanted to go to a museum but they're all closed on Mondays > Wait, the Palais de Tokyo is open > Stumble into the Cathy de Monchaux exhibit > Ecstasy achieved
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Charles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 14/06/2026
Sir Ian McKellen.
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
I tried to use Google photos' "auto-frame" function thinking it would fix the bad level and keystone of my photo, and instead it hallucinated the sides and roof (after thinking for 10 seconds). Useless AI 🚮
The front of the cathedral in Cahors (France), poorly framedGoogle's auto-framed result, completely hallucinating the sides and roof.
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Alex Elizabeth Byrne McMillan @undeniablyalex.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
YOU’RE LISTENING TO SISYPHUS FM, THE HOME OF NON-STOP ROCK
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Existential Dread Inc. 💀👺 @dchatenay.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Assault on Precinct 13 Big Trouble in Little China Escape from New York The Thing They Live
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