Pat Scaramuzza
@genocideman.bsky.social
Scientist, author, artist, madman. He/Him.
Creator of the comic 'Genocide Man', which is a celebration of life, believe it or not.
Day job is a calibration physicist for the USGS Landsat program. But here I'm mostly about art, writing, and politics.
Creator of the comic 'Genocide Man', which is a celebration of life, believe it or not.
Day job is a calibration physicist for the USGS Landsat program. But here I'm mostly about art, writing, and politics.
If you're from Minnesota, this article is a great pat on the back. My favorite paragraph:
January 27, 2026 at 3:45 PM
If you're from Minnesota, this article is a great pat on the back. My favorite paragraph:
Huh. Midwinter is not the time you'd expect to see cracks in the ICE. 😊
January 27, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Huh. Midwinter is not the time you'd expect to see cracks in the ICE. 😊
I find it intriguing, in mythic terms, that the agents of darkness have so far unleashed their violence against that which was Good and Pretti.
January 24, 2026 at 11:36 PM
I find it intriguing, in mythic terms, that the agents of darkness have so far unleashed their violence against that which was Good and Pretti.
Well, I almost got into a fistfight at Chuck E. Cheese because I was wearing a mask around a horde of coughing kids.
Great start to 2026, everyone! 😁
Great start to 2026, everyone! 😁
January 2, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Well, I almost got into a fistfight at Chuck E. Cheese because I was wearing a mask around a horde of coughing kids.
Great start to 2026, everyone! 😁
Great start to 2026, everyone! 😁
What am I doing on New Year's Day, you ask? Well, we have the grandchild so, you know...I'm in hell.
January 1, 2026 at 11:43 PM
What am I doing on New Year's Day, you ask? Well, we have the grandchild so, you know...I'm in hell.
It's not official that we have a new dog yet, but my granddaughter has grown unreasonably fond of this one.
For those not keeping track, the scrawny white one is new. He's a foster that we are considering keeping.
For those not keeping track, the scrawny white one is new. He's a foster that we are considering keeping.
December 29, 2025 at 5:22 AM
It's not official that we have a new dog yet, but my granddaughter has grown unreasonably fond of this one.
For those not keeping track, the scrawny white one is new. He's a foster that we are considering keeping.
For those not keeping track, the scrawny white one is new. He's a foster that we are considering keeping.
I was interviewed by Konstantine Paradias as part of his author interview series on YouTube! Konstantine is a short story and game writer who has worked on Raft and many other things. We geeked out a lot about sci-fi and the process of writing. Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyQM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyQM...
An Interview with Author Pat Scaramuzza
YouTube video by Συγγραφικό Στέκι
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November 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I was interviewed by Konstantine Paradias as part of his author interview series on YouTube! Konstantine is a short story and game writer who has worked on Raft and many other things. We geeked out a lot about sci-fi and the process of writing. Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyQM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyQM...
Woke up in afib, I guess;
heart rate 154, pain in my chest.
Got it to 50, then normal 75,
so I guess I'm still alive.
Should sleep some more, I guess.
Hard to do when death's within your chest.
Two steps forward and I'll be fine.
When I take a step back, forgive my whine.
heart rate 154, pain in my chest.
Got it to 50, then normal 75,
so I guess I'm still alive.
Should sleep some more, I guess.
Hard to do when death's within your chest.
Two steps forward and I'll be fine.
When I take a step back, forgive my whine.
November 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Woke up in afib, I guess;
heart rate 154, pain in my chest.
Got it to 50, then normal 75,
so I guess I'm still alive.
Should sleep some more, I guess.
Hard to do when death's within your chest.
Two steps forward and I'll be fine.
When I take a step back, forgive my whine.
heart rate 154, pain in my chest.
Got it to 50, then normal 75,
so I guess I'm still alive.
Should sleep some more, I guess.
Hard to do when death's within your chest.
Two steps forward and I'll be fine.
When I take a step back, forgive my whine.
I know I'm going to make enemies of people I admire, but I think this is the precisely wrong take on generative AI. 🧵
November 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I know I'm going to make enemies of people I admire, but I think this is the precisely wrong take on generative AI. 🧵
Breaking news: I'm hearing reports that Ghislane Maxwell had a horse named Bubba, and I can't stop laughing about it. 😆 #Bubba #WhoisBubba
November 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Breaking news: I'm hearing reports that Ghislane Maxwell had a horse named Bubba, and I can't stop laughing about it. 😆 #Bubba #WhoisBubba
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want!
November 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want!
I'm honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:
Errata is never published.
Errata is never published.
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:
The drives were clicking.
The drives were clicking.
October 12, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I'm honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:
Errata is never published.
Errata is never published.
I've just been cocooning in games lately, and I made a mistake with Rimworld. It's a fine game, but if you've played Dwarf Fortress then Rimworld is deeply boring. Yes, lots of things can happen but you'll never see anything like that insanity of a dwarf fortress spiral.
September 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I've just been cocooning in games lately, and I made a mistake with Rimworld. It's a fine game, but if you've played Dwarf Fortress then Rimworld is deeply boring. Yes, lots of things can happen but you'll never see anything like that insanity of a dwarf fortress spiral.
Quote this with a book you read way too young that explains why you are the way you are.
Hahahaha! I think I was eleven when I read this. Soft porn -- and *weird* porn -- definitely had an effect on this young boy's development.
Hahahaha! I think I was eleven when I read this. Soft porn -- and *weird* porn -- definitely had an effect on this young boy's development.
August 12, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Quote this with a book you read way too young that explains why you are the way you are.
Hahahaha! I think I was eleven when I read this. Soft porn -- and *weird* porn -- definitely had an effect on this young boy's development.
Hahahaha! I think I was eleven when I read this. Soft porn -- and *weird* porn -- definitely had an effect on this young boy's development.
Someone -- and her grandmother -- is getting her first pedicure.
Hey grandfather, namely me, does not need anyone touching his feet, thank you.
Hey grandfather, namely me, does not need anyone touching his feet, thank you.
August 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Someone -- and her grandmother -- is getting her first pedicure.
Hey grandfather, namely me, does not need anyone touching his feet, thank you.
Hey grandfather, namely me, does not need anyone touching his feet, thank you.
Just wanted to point out that we are on the timeline that now has an 'Official Porn Bot of the United States Government'.
So that's FUN.
So that's FUN.
July 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Just wanted to point out that we are on the timeline that now has an 'Official Porn Bot of the United States Government'.
So that's FUN.
So that's FUN.
You all know that I'm avoiding the news,
and I fell into a hole of Rap Battles on YouTube.
The flows are pretty good and the disses are fine,
but I'm worried that these songs are affecting my mind.
I'm talking in a rhythm and what's even worse,
everything I say is in two-line rhyme verse! 😁
and I fell into a hole of Rap Battles on YouTube.
The flows are pretty good and the disses are fine,
but I'm worried that these songs are affecting my mind.
I'm talking in a rhythm and what's even worse,
everything I say is in two-line rhyme verse! 😁
July 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
You all know that I'm avoiding the news,
and I fell into a hole of Rap Battles on YouTube.
The flows are pretty good and the disses are fine,
but I'm worried that these songs are affecting my mind.
I'm talking in a rhythm and what's even worse,
everything I say is in two-line rhyme verse! 😁
and I fell into a hole of Rap Battles on YouTube.
The flows are pretty good and the disses are fine,
but I'm worried that these songs are affecting my mind.
I'm talking in a rhythm and what's even worse,
everything I say is in two-line rhyme verse! 😁
Post a picture of when your pet was little.
June 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Post a picture of when your pet was little.
My second submission. I think I prefer this one. Graphics can be misunderstood; words are clearer, and being a quote from a famous advocate of liberty gives a strong impression.
June 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
My second submission. I think I prefer this one. Graphics can be misunderstood; words are clearer, and being a quote from a famous advocate of liberty gives a strong impression.
Pour a bottle out for Landsat 7. At 1808z today, they switched my boy off.
L7 was the first satellite program I worked in and the first space launch I attended. While L7 had its problems I'm proud of the work we did calibrating it into the most accurate land cover satellite of its era. Vale, L7!
L7 was the first satellite program I worked in and the first space launch I attended. While L7 had its problems I'm proud of the work we did calibrating it into the most accurate land cover satellite of its era. Vale, L7!
June 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Pour a bottle out for Landsat 7. At 1808z today, they switched my boy off.
L7 was the first satellite program I worked in and the first space launch I attended. While L7 had its problems I'm proud of the work we did calibrating it into the most accurate land cover satellite of its era. Vale, L7!
L7 was the first satellite program I worked in and the first space launch I attended. While L7 had its problems I'm proud of the work we did calibrating it into the most accurate land cover satellite of its era. Vale, L7!
This kid is just weird, and I approve!
May 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This kid is just weird, and I approve!
Here are two versions of a promo I made for Narrativity, the best little writing convention in the Midwest. Which one do you like better?
Narrativity is June 26-29 in Minneapolis this year! Hope to see some of you there! www.narrativity.fun
Narrativity is June 26-29 in Minneapolis this year! Hope to see some of you there! www.narrativity.fun
May 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Here are two versions of a promo I made for Narrativity, the best little writing convention in the Midwest. Which one do you like better?
Narrativity is June 26-29 in Minneapolis this year! Hope to see some of you there! www.narrativity.fun
Narrativity is June 26-29 in Minneapolis this year! Hope to see some of you there! www.narrativity.fun
You can hate the MCU movies all you like, but Thunderbolts* was an excellent film that was the most emotional sci-fi work I've seen a long while. Thoughtful, timely (since everyone is depressed these days), and with fantastic emotive acting. Gotta give the MCU makers credit on this one!
May 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
You can hate the MCU movies all you like, but Thunderbolts* was an excellent film that was the most emotional sci-fi work I've seen a long while. Thoughtful, timely (since everyone is depressed these days), and with fantastic emotive acting. Gotta give the MCU makers credit on this one!
It's the First of May, and you all know what that means! Passing around this song is mandatory:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1GD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1GD...
Jonathan Coulton - First of May (Lyrics)
YouTube video by Jonathan SK
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May 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
It's the First of May, and you all know what that means! Passing around this song is mandatory:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1GD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1GD...
I call this composition, "Grandpa is watching me this morning."
April 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I call this composition, "Grandpa is watching me this morning."