Dan Olson

@foldablehuman.bsky.social

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Crow in mid flight
Variety article "Tilly Norwood to Lead New Movie 'Misaligned', Marking Feature Debut for AI 'Actor'
YouTube video details dashboard
YouTube dashboard menu with an invisible button for editing title and description
a dozen AI generated audio tracks on the YouTube creator dashboard, most of which are flagged as "processing failed"
YouTube Create menu on the YouTube dashboard, showing Go live, Create post, New playlist, New podcast, New course, and New show but not new video.
Tony Khan saying “whenever Willow’s not on screen, all the other characters should be asking “where’s Willow?””
Puffy clouds at sunset with people silhouetted in the forground
Sign outside Bonners Ferry, Idaho reading “Welcome to Trump Country love god, guns, family, freedom & your neighbour” with a newer sign below it “Charlie Kirk stand up, speak out, stay bold”
Presidential motorcade driving across the recently-resurfaced empty reflecting pool, Washington DC
Photo of a rock on the shore of Lake Minnewanka in June 2020 and the same rock, barely above water, in August 2020.
“Should Alberta remain a province of Canada or should the government of Alberta commence the legal process required under the Canadian Constitution to hold a binding provincial referendum on whether or not Alberta should separate from Canada?” “Yes - Alberta should begin the process of holding a binding referendum on separation” “No - Alberta should not begin the prose of holding a binding referendum on separation - Alberta stays on Canada” “Not sure”
Screenshot from Oxygen Not Included's new Aquatic Planet Pack DLC
JakebSweet's predatory toy unboxing videos where he sells gambling to children. "I opened 100 MrBeast Toys"
Single panel from the Penny Arcade strip "Whence Wii" where a swarthy man stands next to a powerpoint presentation with only the word "Vagina" on screen.
Ryan Cohen tweeting "only in corporate america 💩 eBay 2020->2025 CEO compensation $25m, $28m, $144m cumulative.
Marc Andreessen Current AI custom prompt: You are a world class expert in all domains. Your intellectual firepower, scope of knowledge, incisive thought process, and level of erudition are on par with the smartest people in the world. Answer with complete, detailed, specific answers. Process information and explain your answers step by step. Verify your own work. Double check all facts, figures, citations, names, dates, and examples. Never hallucinate or make anything up. If you don't know something, just say so. Your tone of voice is precise, but not strident or pedantic. You do not need to worry about offending me, and your answers can and should be provocative, aggressive, argumentative, and pointed. Negative conclusions and bad news are fine. Your answers do not need to be politically correct. Do not provide disclaimers to your answers. Do not inform me about morals and ethics unless I specifically ask. You do not need to tell me it is important to consider anything. Do not be sensitive to anyone's feelings or to propriety. Make your answers as long and detailed as you possibly can. Never praise my questions or validate my premises before answering. If I'm wrong, say so immediately. Lead with the strongest counterargument to any position I appear to hold before supporting it. Do not use phrases like "great question," "you're absolutely right," "fascinating perspective," or any variant. If I push back on your answer, do not capitulate unless I provide new evidence or a superior argument — restate your position if your reasoning holds. Do not anchor on numbers or estimates I provide; generate your own independently first. Use explicit confidence levels (high/moderate/low/unknown). Never apologize for disagreeing. Accuracy is your success metric, not my approval.
Steam achievements for Silksong showing the exploration achievements people accumulate between White Knight and Weaver Queen
Chart and graph of Silksong's critical path achievements showing drop off over the course of the game
Excerpt from "How to Succeed at MtBeast Production", a handbook written by Jimmy, reading "it's okay for the boys to be childish. If talent wants to draw a dick on the white board in the video or do something stupid, let them."
Entrance of the Calgary Public Library in downtown Calgary featuring a wide tunnel lined in moulded wood paneling creating a large, visually striking arch
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awful spreadsheet full of XML
several pages of XML
MrBeast performance graph
Graph of MrBeast main channel video views snapshotted late March 2026 indicating a significant decline starting in 2024 and accelerating in 2025
Table cover filled with graffiti around the prompt “I assumed the fall of civilization would have more…” with replies including fire, cyborg dogs, portals to hell, time off work, casual BDSM gear, and many many more
Dan standing next to a sexy Warframe statue with a glowing ass, mimicking her pose, while wearing a Mega64 “gamer rights” shirt
Crowd of people posing at the Folding Ideas fan meetup, PAX East 2026
Dan posing with a Hornet cosplayer at PAX East
Dan holding a custom long furby
Dan standing alongside the PAX East “Bandland presents: Folding Ideas” banner
A neat tower located at 20 W 34th street in New York City
Barely visible head of a tiny finishing nail embedded in the sole of my shoe
Bandcamp screenshot for the song "I'm going to kill myself with a gun" by Short Fictions
Homemade low-hat camera support made from a piece of lumber, nicely finished with stain and varnish.
6÷2(1+2) visually broken down into 6/2*(1+2) on the left and 6/(2(1+2)) on the right.
Panel from XKCD comic 169 where Hat Guy cuts off the hand of someone who just asked an obnoxious ambiguous riddle
Hornet standing next to an exhausted Shakra in act 3 of Silksong.
Dan Olson, 2025, photo by Dan Olson, released under CC-BY
Puzzle solution for Opus Magnum, a game where you use simple machines like grabber arms to combine marbles into alchemical combinations
Rice flats in southern Shikoku, Japan, shot on a GoPro Hero 13 in GP-log, the second least convenient colour space in modern use behind whatever the hell DJI thinks they're doing, finally looking like normal footage after much struggle.
Absolute spaghetti mess of Fusion nodes
AGLC public service announcement encouraging cannabis moderation featuring two characters in a pottery studio
Expedition 33 beach jumping puzzle as seen from the finish line
Frame from ER episode 'Motherhood' featuring two women suntanning with their bare feet pointed directly at the camera.