Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 25/09/2026This feels a lot more like OpenAI had Chatgippity do a thing that proves out the goal is regulatory capture and less like “the tool escaped again”. 111
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 07/08/2026Happy new @themountaingoats.bsky.social day to all who celebrate. 30tgrs.ffm.to/days30tgrs.ffm.toThe Mountain Goats - DaysChoose your preferred music service 120
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 05/08/2026Went to the Cleveland Museum of Art and took a bunch of really bad photos of one of the really cool installations that @theowatson.bsky.social and his studio Design I/O worked on. It was super fun to play with. The other installation was down for maintenance. (I was in town for Earthquaker Day) 211
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 25/07/2026So very upset that Penguin delivers book covers that look like this in the UK, but in USA & Canada we get the most generic stock art and (possibly AI) slop covers they can bang out. 130
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 19/07/2026I'm a boy with a job again. Abandoning all my possessions, walking off into the forest, and becoming a bog vvitch is gonna have to wait a bit longer. Design agency life maintains a tight grip on me. 120
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 03/07/2026This little gentleman is eating all my serviceberries. 010
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 29/06/2026Frig. youtu.be/cmjpadVj-Vkyoutu.beWERWULF - Official Trailer [HD] - Only In Theaters ChristmasYouTube video by Focus Features 010
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 23/06/2026I decided to do some fun psychedelic typography (cuz it looks rad) for the cover of this month's copy of @unwinnable.com. @fawnrelic.bsky.social did a killer painting for the cover and left enough space for fun design. Anyway, this issue is full of awesome stuff and neat things that you'll enjoy. 063
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 23/06/2026In Eastern Canada you don't shadow the puppet, the puppet shadows you. 020
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 10/06/2026In honour of everyone being excited about The Vampire Lestat. #TheVampireLestat 070
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 08/06/2026A few random moments from Eyeo Festival over the years. Look at all these lovely humans. Genuinely miss hanging with all the Eyeo peoples. 🍻 161
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 06/06/2026Oh no. If you're a Mac user and also use Hex Kit to make your RPG maps we're gonna run into compatibility issues very soon. 😭 #ttrpg #indiettrpg #zines 230
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 05/06/2026I've been sitting criss-cross applesauce for the last hour and can't feel my feet. Please send help. And coffee. 230
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 13/05/2026The problem is not Kickstarter. The problem is groups like Collective Shout harassing payment processors into banning adult content. Payment processors are slow and risk averse machines and banning adult content is the easiest path. Stripe (KS's pp) has a ban on adult content. 184
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 12/05/2026How do we bring this attitude to the Canadian federal Liberal Party and Mark Carney? I would also like to live in a "no austerity cuts" place. 110
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 01/05/2026Welcome to white boy summer to all who celebrate. american-football.ffm.to/LP4american-football.ffm.toAmerican Football (LP4)out now! 030
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 20/04/2026Me: doing the dishes I decided to leave to the next day because they were the dishes I hate using and washing, and also mostly due to laziness. Also me: 030
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 18/04/2026Omg. There’s a new Susanna Clarke book. Omg. It’s a Jonathan Strange prequel-thing. Omg. Omg. Omg. *hyperventilates right into the ground* 020
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 15/04/2026Fixed it for you @forbes.com. “These decisions are not a reflection of their contributions, or of the overall strength of the company. Rather, they reflect our continual [need to increase shareholder value].” –Josh D’Amaro, New Disney CEO www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...forbes.comDisney Layoffs Hit Marvel Studios HardThe Academy Award-winning artists behind some of Marvel's biggest hits are among the casualties from company wide staff reductions. 031
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 14/04/2026Semi-regular reminder that Substack is a nazi bar. If you need an easy to use, hosted service there’s Ghost, Wordpress, Buttondown, Kit, Beehiiv, Patreon… 111433
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 03/04/2026If anyone needs me I'm gonna be sitting in my music-listening chair with the new Angine de Poitrine and Sunn O))) records blasting into my headphones on loop all day. anginedepoitrine.bandcamp.com/album/vol-ii sunn.bandcamp.com/album/sunn-o-2 010
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 02/04/2026A month ago @taylorlorenz.bsky.social wrote this excellent piece on gross dudes making apps to shame women. The last lines asks for someone to “develop a [tool] to calculate the number of orgasms these men have achieved for women. They can call it Orgasm Counter.” So I did. www.orgasmcounter.comorgasmcounter.comThe Great Orgasm Counting MachineA machine for calculating the number of orgasms men have achieved for women. 020
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 16/03/2026The VFX and both Animation categories were absolutely stacked with must-watch bangers. Love that both animation winners come from Canadians. VFX this year? Mind-bogglingly good. Holy moly. Hair & makeup? get outta here. Costume design? what even. 110
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 15/03/2026New year, new books read thread. I’m off to a very slow not great start. 150
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 15/03/2026This quote has always been true, but is especially extra true in 2026. 030
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 13/03/2026I have a deep and mighty need for this new chair from Simone Giertz & Yetch Studio. Even a set of four would be great. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sim...kickstarter.comLaundry Chair: A Better Place for Half-Dirty ClothesA chair with a built-in rotating rail to hang your worn clothes, without adding clutter. 101
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 25/02/2026Instead of watching the State of the Union, maybe instead pop on the Katamari Damacy soundtrack and hit a bong…or something. music.apple.com/ca/album/kat...music.apple.comKatamari Damacy (Original Soundtrack -Katamari Fortissimo Damacy) by Katamari Damacy Series SOUND TEAM & Bandai Namco Game Music on Apple MusicAlbum · 2024 · 21 Songs 081
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 24/02/2026As a former smoker I really very recommend not listening to wellness influencers that shill drugs. Also, if your employer stocks nicotine pouches in your office vending machine, you should look for a new job. 030
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 20/02/2026Did I jokingly recommend adding a romantasy fanfic to the upcoming Final Fantasy x Politics issue of @unwinnable.com? Maaaaaybe. Is @nochshorn.bsky.social gonna give us the spicy spice? Maybe, but @stuhorvath.com says we gotta hit the subscriber drive goal first and we're so close. 082
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 13/02/2026You know what would be cool? If @signal.org could magically (by which I mean lots of hard work and no magic at all) roll in some Discord-like functionality. If group chats could have multiple chat-threads that would effectively mean a group chat could have "channels/rooms". Anyway, Signal is rad AF. 140
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 11/02/2026The unintentionally (I assume) interesting thing about this article is the portrait it paints of Anthropic's business culture: just a full-blown kool-aid drinking silicon valley mindless super cult. Anyways, saved you a click. Puff piece for Anthropic's word-guessing machine. 351
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 08/02/2026How a definitely hip and cool person spends their Saturday night doing definitely hip and cool things. 021
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 30/01/2026Oh no. 😭💔 www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...cbc.caLegendary Canadian actress Catherine O'Hara dead at 71 | CBC 030
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 22/01/2026A very good friend, and former coworker, and his wife in southeast Minneapolis/St. Paul are trying to keep their neighbours safe, and fed. Every single cent of every donation goes directly to food and necessities for scared, innocent children and their families. givebutter.com/pk-aid-donategivebutter.comPK AidVolunteer-led small mutual aid group providing groceries, necessities, and rent assistance to Title I public school children/families affected by ICE activity in Minneapolis. 030
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 05/01/2026Subscribe to @unwinnable.com so I can do graphic design for fanfic of the romantasy variety. I can’t promise it’ll be better than Heated Rivalry. But I can’t can’t promise either.media.tenor.coma man with a mustache is sitting at a table and saying `` i regret nothing the end '' .Alt: Ron Swanson is sitting at a table and saying “I regret nothing. The end.” 093
Reposted by Derek Kın̈smanStitched @stitched.bsky.social · 31/12/2025The beacons have been lit and Gondor calls for aid! 082
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 20/12/2025Yeah. That seems about right.media.tenor.coma man wearing sunglasses and a leather jacket says you were so preoccupied with whether or not you couldAlt: A scene from Jurassic Park featuring Dr. Ian Malcolm saying “you were so preoccupied with whether or not you could that you didn’t stop to think if you should.” 030
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 17/12/2025Across 24 issues there is much excellent writing. There's a whole issue dedicated to being critical of GenAI. The cover art is wild. There's mention of Susanna Clarke, Lilo & Stitch, Monopoly, Zelda, cooking, butterflies, Godzilla, Buffy, Deftones, & more. 051
Reposted by Derek Kın̈smanMolly Templeton @mollytempleton.com · 16/12/2025There never seems to be a good time for anything online lately so I'm just going to throw this out here now: I am looking for more work! I don't mean writing (though that too, sure!), but in the vein of the work I do for the Le Guin Foundation: organizational, practical, assistant-y, bookish work. 49861
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 16/12/2025David said it out loud, so now it has to happen. If we get a hundo new @unwinnable.com subs before the new year, we'll add some romantasy fanfic to our upcoming Final Fantasy x Politics issue. Please make me regert suggesting this idea, …daddy. 041
Derek Kın̈sman @derekkinsman.com · 15/12/2025My favourite tournament bracket of the year just dropped. 2112
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