trying man™ is trying, man

look at you on a real-deal website in the year of our lord 2025! my name is mark vaughn-newell and alrightfine.cool is my semi-permanent web squat, my respite from the tech platform dystopia we find ourselves in.

you might be here because you've read my substack about xyz, seen my scrappy notebook art on Instagram, or encountered me at some point in my 16+ year career in tech.