Patrick Kennedy
@dysio.de
Fool. Software Engineer. Empath. Roguelike and Incremental nerd. Staying in the Control Group. He/Him. ACAB. 2 John 10-11 (NLT)
Anarchist Jurisdiction of Portland.
Anarchist Jurisdiction of Portland.
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Patrick Kennedy
@dysio.de
· Dec 11
I'm online too much, so I've got a few moderation lists going, if you want to join in. Somewhat opinionated, but not anyone you'll wish you'd gotten to interact with
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The leaf blowers were non-stop this morning stripping the soil of cover and now the leaf mulcher is non-stop and it could all be avoided if they just left the leaves and let them mulch themselves
November 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The leaf blowers were non-stop this morning stripping the soil of cover and now the leaf mulcher is non-stop and it could all be avoided if they just left the leaves and let them mulch themselves
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These companies need trillions to still stay in the red so keep doing what you’re doing keep learning and enjoying art cos it’s a waiting game.
November 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
These companies need trillions to still stay in the red so keep doing what you’re doing keep learning and enjoying art cos it’s a waiting game.
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The thing about companies they are trying to build a industry on customers who are just like this. They will burn out fast and get board as there is nothing to learn and improve and grow on. Just one of the many reasons why it’s a dead end of an industry.
November 26, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The thing about companies they are trying to build a industry on customers who are just like this. They will burn out fast and get board as there is nothing to learn and improve and grow on. Just one of the many reasons why it’s a dead end of an industry.
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*Always* tell authors when you like their stuff.
It's an emotional high that we'll ride for days.
Brought to you by someone who liked my book
It's an emotional high that we'll ride for days.
Brought to you by someone who liked my book
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
*Always* tell authors when you like their stuff.
It's an emotional high that we'll ride for days.
Brought to you by someone who liked my book
It's an emotional high that we'll ride for days.
Brought to you by someone who liked my book
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People who don’t want to see you make a living wage are the real class traitors
November 25, 2025 at 10:06 PM
People who don’t want to see you make a living wage are the real class traitors
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Love to have a web form open within gmail, making it impossible to use any other part of the gmail app without closing the form
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Love to have a web form open within gmail, making it impossible to use any other part of the gmail app without closing the form
@scrivenerapp.bsky.social Seems like the Scrivener Overview page is borked. Windows, Chrome, without ad blocking, and in Incognito www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/ov...
November 23, 2025 at 11:28 PM
@scrivenerapp.bsky.social Seems like the Scrivener Overview page is borked. Windows, Chrome, without ad blocking, and in Incognito www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/ov...
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"You're not trying to beat anyone else at an audition. That's not your job. Your job is to play so well that they can't imagine *not* hiring you." -Lynne Ramsey, one of the best viola teachers I ever had, and a wizard at getting right to the point
What’s the most significant advice you received from a teacher?
I had a Geology prof who always said “have strong opinions, loosely held”
Be passionate, assess alternatives with conviction, take sides. But don’t fall so in love with your opinions that you can’t change them with better data.
I had a Geology prof who always said “have strong opinions, loosely held”
Be passionate, assess alternatives with conviction, take sides. But don’t fall so in love with your opinions that you can’t change them with better data.
November 21, 2025 at 1:56 AM
"You're not trying to beat anyone else at an audition. That's not your job. Your job is to play so well that they can't imagine *not* hiring you." -Lynne Ramsey, one of the best viola teachers I ever had, and a wizard at getting right to the point
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Someone posts art be it finished, wip or just rough ideas I hit share .
Someone posts their cute pet you hit share.
Someone asks for help or looking for advice I hit share.
See some interesting references well buddy I hit share again.
That’s how I use this site and it’s a swell time.
Someone posts their cute pet you hit share.
Someone asks for help or looking for advice I hit share.
See some interesting references well buddy I hit share again.
That’s how I use this site and it’s a swell time.
November 21, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Someone posts art be it finished, wip or just rough ideas I hit share .
Someone posts their cute pet you hit share.
Someone asks for help or looking for advice I hit share.
See some interesting references well buddy I hit share again.
That’s how I use this site and it’s a swell time.
Someone posts their cute pet you hit share.
Someone asks for help or looking for advice I hit share.
See some interesting references well buddy I hit share again.
That’s how I use this site and it’s a swell time.
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Bards: the cause of and solution to all of our problems
November 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Bards: the cause of and solution to all of our problems
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I'm sorry, are we entering an era where the Infernal Algorithm can be defeated by the power of poetry? Do I have that right?
Because if so, my depression is officially cured
Because if so, my depression is officially cured
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I'm sorry, are we entering an era where the Infernal Algorithm can be defeated by the power of poetry? Do I have that right?
Because if so, my depression is officially cured
Because if so, my depression is officially cured
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“I told everybody: ‘I’m retired, I sit home all day. If we get any reports of ICE in the neighborhood, somebody text me, and I’ll run over on my scooter and go yell at them.’”
Another example of something people would actually do with universal basic income.
Another example of something people would actually do with universal basic income.
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“I told everybody: ‘I’m retired, I sit home all day. If we get any reports of ICE in the neighborhood, somebody text me, and I’ll run over on my scooter and go yell at them.’”
Another example of something people would actually do with universal basic income.
Another example of something people would actually do with universal basic income.
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Looks like their plan to boost productivity by ushering everyone back to the office in an ongoing pandemic didn't play out as expected
ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
November 20, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Looks like their plan to boost productivity by ushering everyone back to the office in an ongoing pandemic didn't play out as expected
ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
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And now it’s home! 🥰
November 20, 2025 at 2:32 AM
And now it’s home! 🥰
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Earlier this year I drew this magnificent Metallyticus splendidus. I'm very pleased with how it turned out. That's all.
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Earlier this year I drew this magnificent Metallyticus splendidus. I'm very pleased with how it turned out. That's all.
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Republicans: State of Nature
Establishment Dems: Hospice Care
Institutions: Six Feet Under
Online left: Autocannibalism
Offline left: Ascendent
Establishment Dems: Hospice Care
Institutions: Six Feet Under
Online left: Autocannibalism
Offline left: Ascendent
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Republicans: State of Nature
Establishment Dems: Hospice Care
Institutions: Six Feet Under
Online left: Autocannibalism
Offline left: Ascendent
Establishment Dems: Hospice Care
Institutions: Six Feet Under
Online left: Autocannibalism
Offline left: Ascendent
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Sssssooooo... yeah. (Wow!) 😳🤗
✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
November 16, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Sssssooooo... yeah. (Wow!) 😳🤗
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I have washed
the dishes
that were piled
in the sink
and the counters
that were a
reminder
of fascism
forgive me
for not cleaning up
sooner in a
heavy world
the dishes
that were piled
in the sink
and the counters
that were a
reminder
of fascism
forgive me
for not cleaning up
sooner in a
heavy world
November 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I have washed
the dishes
that were piled
in the sink
and the counters
that were a
reminder
of fascism
forgive me
for not cleaning up
sooner in a
heavy world
the dishes
that were piled
in the sink
and the counters
that were a
reminder
of fascism
forgive me
for not cleaning up
sooner in a
heavy world
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And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
"[it's for] people who love the Oxford Comma more than some family members"
Why you gotta call a brother out like that? Now if I DON'T buy it people will think I'm a poser, someone who only dabbles on the weekends, or worst of all an *ironic* Oxford Comma lover.
Why you gotta call a brother out like that? Now if I DON'T buy it people will think I'm a poser, someone who only dabbles on the weekends, or worst of all an *ironic* Oxford Comma lover.
The Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 12th Edition Deep Dive.
New paper dictionary arrives 11/18!
youtube.com/shorts/Ur4Ek...
New paper dictionary arrives 11/18!
youtube.com/shorts/Ur4Ek...
The Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 12th Edition Deep Dive.
YouTube video by Merriam-Webster
youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:59 AM
"[it's for] people who love the Oxford Comma more than some family members"
Why you gotta call a brother out like that? Now if I DON'T buy it people will think I'm a poser, someone who only dabbles on the weekends, or worst of all an *ironic* Oxford Comma lover.
Why you gotta call a brother out like that? Now if I DON'T buy it people will think I'm a poser, someone who only dabbles on the weekends, or worst of all an *ironic* Oxford Comma lover.
@merriam-webster.com Love you, but I notice you haven't added "copaganda" to your dictionary (to yourself? unclear how this parasocial relationship works)
November 14, 2025 at 1:52 AM
@merriam-webster.com Love you, but I notice you haven't added "copaganda" to your dictionary (to yourself? unclear how this parasocial relationship works)
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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Every single one of these people giving testimony against the amendment are all "safety safety safety".
Sweeps aren't safety, cops aren't safety, shelters aren't safety.
Social supports to keep people from winding up on the streets is safety.
Sweeps aren't safety, cops aren't safety, shelters aren't safety.
Social supports to keep people from winding up on the streets is safety.
November 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Every single one of these people giving testimony against the amendment are all "safety safety safety".
Sweeps aren't safety, cops aren't safety, shelters aren't safety.
Social supports to keep people from winding up on the streets is safety.
Sweeps aren't safety, cops aren't safety, shelters aren't safety.
Social supports to keep people from winding up on the streets is safety.
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related: I saw a quote from a food pantry coordinator that went like "If you donate one can of green beans, I can give one can of green beans. If you donate a dollar, I can give six cans of green beans."
WEIRD HOW GIVING PEOPLE MONEY JUST WORKS HUH
WEIRD HOW GIVING PEOPLE MONEY JUST WORKS HUH
November 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
related: I saw a quote from a food pantry coordinator that went like "If you donate one can of green beans, I can give one can of green beans. If you donate a dollar, I can give six cans of green beans."
WEIRD HOW GIVING PEOPLE MONEY JUST WORKS HUH
WEIRD HOW GIVING PEOPLE MONEY JUST WORKS HUH