📸 Professional artist, amateur tinkerer www.bradwenner.com / brad.quest 📍Oakland, CAhttps://blacksky.community/profile/bradwenner.photohttps://blacksky.community/profile/bradwenner.photo/post/3mkqhtcwspk2zAt the Apple Store and a guy is explaining OpenClaw to someone's grandma30 Apr 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:fyxup3moaom35xzxnomsryyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqhtcwspk2zhttps://blacksky.community/profile/bradwenner.photo/post/3mkpuvagec22zIt's not just the press, as an artist or creator you used to be able to make things and put them on the Internet for people for free. If it was any good, you would earn passive income off it. No longer. This is why everyone has a subscription paywall now. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:fyxup3moaom35xzxnomsryyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpuvagec22zhttps://blacksky.community/profile/bradwenner.photo/post/3mknphlmeas2tmovie magic, #photography #setlife #DIT 📍 Holy Names University, Oakland, California, US #GrainSocial https://grain.social/profile/did:plc:fyxup3moaom35xzxnomsryyx/gallery/3mknph45xws2t29 Apr 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:fyxup3moaom35xzxnomsryyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknphlmeas2thttps://blacksky.community/profile/bradwenner.photo/post/3mkjarpgzkk2eFreshRSS client mostly working on xteink lil bro 🥰 [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Apr 2026 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:fyxup3moaom35xzxnomsryyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkjarpgzkk2ehttps://blacksky.community/profile/bradwenner.photo/post/3mkipikz4gs2pI've been 100% freelance 20+ years and everything in here is solid advice Vast majority of my work is referrals Social media is a waste of time, followers will never pay your bills Get that commercial bag, be generous to everyone else Raise rates regularly with the goal of losing low end clients [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Apr 2026 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:fyxup3moaom35xzxnomsryyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkipikz4gs2phttps://blacksky.community/profile/bradwenner.photo/post/3mkhda4cqfk2s [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Apr 2026 05:22 +0000at://did:plc:fyxup3moaom35xzxnomsryyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhda4cqfk2shttps://blacksky.community/profile/bradwenner.photo/post/3mkh7cubsps2nwhy does claude want me to go to sleep so bad #staywoke27 Apr 2026 04:12 +0000at://did:plc:fyxup3moaom35xzxnomsryyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkh7cubsps2nhttps://blacksky.community/profile/bradwenner.photo/post/3mkgqm5c4rc2hThis is honestly my favorite part of the show, other than there's always also a good-hearted metalhead introvert weirdo who lasts way longer than you would think [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Apr 2026 23:48 +0000at://did:plc:fyxup3moaom35xzxnomsryyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkgqm5c4rc2hhttps://blacksky.community/profile/bradwenner.photo/post/3mkglrxvtmc2xRewatched THE GREEN KNIGHT last night and enjoyed this video essay about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIM94dRlKWc #filmsky26 Apr 2026 22:22 +0000at://did:plc:fyxup3moaom35xzxnomsryyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkglrxvtmc2xhttps://blacksky.community/profile/bradwenner.photo/post/3mkggstejvc2fthe cure to male loneliness [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Apr 2026 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:fyxup3moaom35xzxnomsryyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkggstejvc2fhttps://blacksky.community/profile/bradwenner.photo/post/3mkera4zjhs2fpretty sure if i hadn't been required to read baudrillard & debord in art school i would have gone insane by now [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Apr 2026 04:54 +0000at://did:plc:fyxup3moaom35xzxnomsryyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkera4zjhs2fhttps://blacksky.community/profile/bradwenner.photo/post/3mkbxkdr5pc2eTouching grass with lil bro 🥰 #xteink25 Apr 2026 02:09 +0000at://did:plc:fyxup3moaom35xzxnomsryyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbxkdr5pc2ehttps://blacksky.community/profile/bradwenner.photo/post/3mkblvfedjs2eLocal criminal24 Apr 2026 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:fyxup3moaom35xzxnomsryyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkblvfedjs2ehttps://blacksky.community/profile/bradwenner.photo/post/3mkbb4xmd322h"it runs on my TV PC" is what decentralization means to me [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:fyxup3moaom35xzxnomsryyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbb4xmd322hhttps://blacksky.community/profile/bradwenner.photo/post/3mkb4orqcsk2fI'm all for millionaires dying, but the discourse around hunting is like a lot of lefty woo-woo stuff in that the facts are secondary to in-group signaling [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:fyxup3moaom35xzxnomsryyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkb4orqcsk2fhttps://blacksky.community/profile/bradwenner.photo/post/3mkaxnpmy322wDamn I was 100% certain it was Saturday today. Freelance brain has betrayed me24 Apr 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:fyxup3moaom35xzxnomsryyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaxnpmy322whttps://blacksky.community/profile/bradwenner.photo/post/3mk6piurl5k2tRain, #photography 📍 Pupusería Rosita, Oakland, California, US #GrainSocial https://grain.social/profile/did:plc:fyxup3moaom35xzxnomsryyx/gallery/3mk6pitfvos2t23 Apr 2026 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:fyxup3moaom35xzxnomsryyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6piurl5k2thttps://blacksky.community/profile/bradwenner.photo/post/3mk6kvefqx22jMessing around with ollama/harnesses, my favorite test: 1. make ASCII dungeon with BSP algo 2. Be creative and enhance it visually Results with qwen3.6:35b-a3b are by far the best I've gotten with any local model I'm running this on a 5 year old Macbook Pro 🤯23 Apr 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:fyxup3moaom35xzxnomsryyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6kvefqx22jhttps://blacksky.community/profile/bradwenner.photo/post/3mk26lsraqc2uSince it's Game Boy day here's my Pi Boy Zero I built during the pandemic. No fancy PCBs or kit parts - the sound is terrible & the screen was taken out of a car back up camera. Now you can get an equivalent Chinese handheld for like $30 but it was a fun project21 Apr 2026 23:54 +0000at://did:plc:fyxup3moaom35xzxnomsryyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk26lsraqc2uhttps://blacksky.community/profile/bradwenner.photo/post/3mjzy6ipfi22uam influenced, buy lil reader tell ghost in my computer: i wish this synced with my phone go make soup, listen to my book via phone eat soup ghost has firmware ready for me download firmware resume book from the phone's last positon on my lil reader #personalsoftware [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Apr 2026 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:fyxup3moaom35xzxnomsryyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzy6ipfi22uhttps://blacksky.community/profile/bradwenner.photo/post/3mjxfrofgu227They got the dispensary set up like Costco today with free samples20 Apr 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:fyxup3moaom35xzxnomsryyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxfrofgu227https://blacksky.community/profile/bradwenner.photo/post/3mjxdjgq4ek2rLove buying Chinese devices with zero quality control 🙄20 Apr 2026 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:fyxup3moaom35xzxnomsryyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxdjgq4ek2rhttps://blacksky.community/profile/bradwenner.photo/post/3mjqak437s22bIf you use the Moon Reader Pro ereader app and @bookhive.buzz I made a little sync service to store your reading position in your Atmosphere account https://tangled.org/bradwenner.photo/spacebee #booksky #atproto #personalsoftware18 Apr 2026 01:02 +0000at://did:plc:fyxup3moaom35xzxnomsryyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjqak437s22bhttps://blacksky.community/profile/bradwenner.photo/post/3mjpuxuizn223Least effort, highest reward dumb #personalsoftware thing I've vibecoded is definitely a custom browser extension & sidebar. Got notes, todos, and bookmarks all in one UI that makes sense to me. Web clipper that can send anything to any of those. Random useful stuff in the right click menu.17 Apr 2026 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:fyxup3moaom35xzxnomsryyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpuxuizn223https://blacksky.community/profile/bradwenner.photo/post/3mjnzazhbnk2bI like The Pitt but dear God the writing is so bad17 Apr 2026 03:47 +0000at://did:plc:fyxup3moaom35xzxnomsryyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjnzazhbnk2bhttps://blacksky.community/profile/bradwenner.photo/post/3mjnnk7b6uk2t #photography https://grain.social/profile/did:plc:fyxup3moaom35xzxnomsryyx/gallery/3mjnnk5fydk2t #grainsocial17 Apr 2026 00:17 +0000at://did:plc:fyxup3moaom35xzxnomsryyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjnnk7b6uk2thttps://blacksky.community/profile/bradwenner.photo/post/3mjkmeod6a224That's ok I've been refilling the same large drink for 5 months #filmsky15 Apr 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:fyxup3moaom35xzxnomsryyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkmeod6a224https://blacksky.community/profile/bradwenner.photo/post/3mjkjbgmrac2oI worked on a couple of Allbirds photo shoots and they would give the crew a free pair of shoes. Every single time I flipped those crappy things on Ebay.15 Apr 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:fyxup3moaom35xzxnomsryyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkjbgmrac2o