Department of Exasperation
@patrickcentral.bsky.social
UX Designer, voiceover guy, freelance imagineer, technology user
I have opinions on matters of varying importance
I have opinions on matters of varying importance
The “Department of War” is a rattle given to a toddler to shut it up for 5 minutes and anyone giving it more respect than that is increasingly complicit
January 12, 2026 at 8:28 PM
The “Department of War” is a rattle given to a toddler to shut it up for 5 minutes and anyone giving it more respect than that is increasingly complicit
If Brad Dourif was given a role with nictitating membranes that do that side closing eyelid, he simply would Figure It Out
there's an episode with brad dourif where he's acting his entire ass off brad dourifly against the finest canadian skinamax actress 1998 could produce and it's really remarkable how some actors are incapable of not giving it 120% no matter what
this feels like the apotheosis of what tubi exists for: a late 90s horror anthology series produced by tony scott starring bowie that i have never even heard a peep about until today
January 12, 2026 at 1:41 AM
If Brad Dourif was given a role with nictitating membranes that do that side closing eyelid, he simply would Figure It Out
Sometimes at night I woefully don the Web Software Engineer hat, and when styling a component called deviceList and wanting to remove it from a style rule, but easily be able to revert that, I am the person who just renames it devooceList in the style rule
there are no criminals any more, it's true
there are no criminals any more, it's true
January 10, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Sometimes at night I woefully don the Web Software Engineer hat, and when styling a component called deviceList and wanting to remove it from a style rule, but easily be able to revert that, I am the person who just renames it devooceList in the style rule
there are no criminals any more, it's true
there are no criminals any more, it's true
You wanna make a tool to help you do an epic vulgar roast at a party, which is what your average everyday people think about and want most these days, you gotta turn up the CSAM generator knob, them's the rules
Grok producing vile sexualized deepfakes of women and children isn’t an accident
www.cnn.com/2026/01/08/t...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/08/t...
January 9, 2026 at 12:21 AM
You wanna make a tool to help you do an epic vulgar roast at a party, which is what your average everyday people think about and want most these days, you gotta turn up the CSAM generator knob, them's the rules
This photo very much looks like a 1990s X-Men cover in a dystopian mutant registration act story arc
Which you better start believing in
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Which you better start believing in
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Portland is completely blocked off between 34th and 35th and has been since the early morning, residents of the area and activists are monitoring car traffic in and out to give the community room to grieve and process the events of yesterday
January 8, 2026 at 10:21 PM
This photo very much looks like a 1990s X-Men cover in a dystopian mutant registration act story arc
Which you better start believing in
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Which you better start believing in
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I mean what do you expect when they keep criticizing people for hallucinated AI citations like Truman v Gazorpitan, 1947
The alternative is to just not allow people putting in zero effort or brain power to be lawyers
What kind of world would that be
The alternative is to just not allow people putting in zero effort or brain power to be lawyers
What kind of world would that be
Texas is now the first state in the U.S. to eliminate American Bar Association oversight of its law schools, ending the state's 42-year-long reliance on the national organization.
Texas becomes first state to end American Bar Association oversight of law schools
The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday finalized a tentative opinion issued in September that no longer requires soon-to-be lawyers to attend a law school accredited by the American Bar Association. The power to approve those law schools now rests with the state's highest civil court.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
January 8, 2026 at 3:45 AM
I mean what do you expect when they keep criticizing people for hallucinated AI citations like Truman v Gazorpitan, 1947
The alternative is to just not allow people putting in zero effort or brain power to be lawyers
What kind of world would that be
The alternative is to just not allow people putting in zero effort or brain power to be lawyers
What kind of world would that be
Just the right amount of bastard
January 6, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Just the right amount of bastard
I hate this timeline so damn much
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:10 PM
I hate this timeline so damn much
This is spot on and very in line with other attacks on society these sad sacks make - it’s about domination and a feeling of forcing someone under a boot, and any actual pleasure is based on that, which is why it’s never ever enough for them
I’ve had porn deepfakes made of me since long before genAI existed, and am (sadly) very unphased by it at this point, but I do strongly agree with this sentiment.
These men don’t do it to jerk off to - they do it as a means of ‘digital rape’. If anything, they jerk off to knowing you don’t consent.
These men don’t do it to jerk off to - they do it as a means of ‘digital rape’. If anything, they jerk off to knowing you don’t consent.
He was of course a MAGA guy. The posts on his account that weren’t replies with AI porn of other women were barely literate Trump support.
The underlying point of the fake genAI nudes in his posts was not so that he could jerk off. One can do that quietly. His point was: “we can do this any time.”
The underlying point of the fake genAI nudes in his posts was not so that he could jerk off. One can do that quietly. His point was: “we can do this any time.”
January 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM
This is spot on and very in line with other attacks on society these sad sacks make - it’s about domination and a feeling of forcing someone under a boot, and any actual pleasure is based on that, which is why it’s never ever enough for them
Nobody who acts as a guardrail against fascism wants to work any more
Media - do your goddamned jobs!
Congress - do your goddamned jobs!
FFS.
Congress - do your goddamned jobs!
FFS.
January 4, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Nobody who acts as a guardrail against fascism wants to work any more
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hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison
January 3, 2026 at 7:02 AM
hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison
I was convinced this would happen by mid year to impact midterms but this is sooner than I’d figured
We don’t have the congress we need for this
We don’t have the congress we need for this
January 3, 2026 at 9:21 AM
I was convinced this would happen by mid year to impact midterms but this is sooner than I’d figured
We don’t have the congress we need for this
We don’t have the congress we need for this
“Who do you want your AI gruel from today?”
It's fascinating to see the changes in one company's logo over the years.
January 3, 2026 at 3:39 AM
“Who do you want your AI gruel from today?”
“What would Miles O’Brien bitch about the way that I bitch about JIRA” is a question that festers and takes up a lot of CPU for a certain type of person
The obvious answer is something like cardassian door relay design
The advanced answer is Bashir
The obvious answer is something like cardassian door relay design
The advanced answer is Bashir
January 2, 2026 at 6:23 AM
“What would Miles O’Brien bitch about the way that I bitch about JIRA” is a question that festers and takes up a lot of CPU for a certain type of person
The obvious answer is something like cardassian door relay design
The advanced answer is Bashir
The obvious answer is something like cardassian door relay design
The advanced answer is Bashir
This has a real “raptors testing the electric fences” of AI slop journalism vibe to it and I don’t care for the feeling
to be clear none of these headlines were true, Toxic is currently on MTV Classic, Doechii is currently on MTVU, this has been one of the most bizarre hoaxes (?) ever
January 1, 2026 at 6:37 PM
This has a real “raptors testing the electric fences” of AI slop journalism vibe to it and I don’t care for the feeling
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A shithoused Ryan Seacrest in the Times Square Olive Garden: folks, no matter how you spin it, sure feels like we live in a fake country. Just racism and hamburger. You are not here, and you are not family. Throw it to a commercial for a drug you can’t pronounce or afford
December 31, 2025 at 7:59 PM
A shithoused Ryan Seacrest in the Times Square Olive Garden: folks, no matter how you spin it, sure feels like we live in a fake country. Just racism and hamburger. You are not here, and you are not family. Throw it to a commercial for a drug you can’t pronounce or afford
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Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
Alzheimer's Fully Reversed in Mice, Scientists Say
A new compound has been shown to reverse late stage Alzheimer's disease in lab mice, which gives millions of sufferers new cause for hope.
futurism.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
For personal reasons, I made this a while ago and will now promote it though gritted teeth
Look, Bart! The PDP-12 is back, in tshirt form! surplusdesign.storenvy.com/products/367...
Look, Bart! The PDP-12 is back, in tshirt form! surplusdesign.storenvy.com/products/367...
December 29, 2025 at 1:38 AM
For personal reasons, I made this a while ago and will now promote it though gritted teeth
Look, Bart! The PDP-12 is back, in tshirt form! surplusdesign.storenvy.com/products/367...
Look, Bart! The PDP-12 is back, in tshirt form! surplusdesign.storenvy.com/products/367...
Maybe my favorite part of this year’s holiday season has been seeing Dave Goelz getting a mere fraction of the kudos he deserves on the back of just one of many top shelf line reads
Once a Gonzo fan, always a Gonzo fan
Once a Gonzo fan, always a Gonzo fan
December 26, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Maybe my favorite part of this year’s holiday season has been seeing Dave Goelz getting a mere fraction of the kudos he deserves on the back of just one of many top shelf line reads
Once a Gonzo fan, always a Gonzo fan
Once a Gonzo fan, always a Gonzo fan
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[somberly] You cannot serve both god and money [upbeat music hits] Until now. Introducing god as a service
December 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
[somberly] You cannot serve both god and money [upbeat music hits] Until now. Introducing god as a service
12:25 on 12/25/25 was too good a conscious moment to pass up posting
December 25, 2025 at 8:25 AM
12:25 on 12/25/25 was too good a conscious moment to pass up posting
I actually sought this out this year to have the parental experience, and while it didn’t go how I’d planned, I think the 3.something year old will be delighted and that’s what matters
Shoutout to everyone who is scrambling to put the thing together
Very meaningful eye contact to those who just realized they don't have and can't get the right batteries
Strength to those who are putting together a thing with so. many. stickers.
You're making magic happen, and I love you for it
Very meaningful eye contact to those who just realized they don't have and can't get the right batteries
Strength to those who are putting together a thing with so. many. stickers.
You're making magic happen, and I love you for it
December 25, 2025 at 7:48 AM
I actually sought this out this year to have the parental experience, and while it didn’t go how I’d planned, I think the 3.something year old will be delighted and that’s what matters
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One of the more important stock-taking moments to watch a bootlegged news program censored in your country.
December 23, 2025 at 12:12 AM
One of the more important stock-taking moments to watch a bootlegged news program censored in your country.
December 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Never gets old
December 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Never gets old