Patrick Johanneson 🚀 🇨🇦
@patrickjohanneson.com
Part-time prevaricator.
He/him 🇨🇦
https://patrickjohanneson.com/
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I'm also on Mastodon — https://mstdn.ca/@pjohanneson
He/him 🇨🇦
https://patrickjohanneson.com/
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I'm also on Mastodon — https://mstdn.ca/@pjohanneson
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Hi, I'm Patrick. I write SF/F, I take photos—largely in the dark—and I wrangle websites for my spending cash. I keep a blog over at patrickjohanneson.com, though I cross-post most everything here too.
#Introduction #PinnedPost
#Introduction #PinnedPost
Age verification?
I needed to include SASEs and/or IRCs if I wanted responses from the magazines
I needed to include SASEs and/or IRCs if I wanted responses from the magazines
age verification?
i’ve edited PPP scripts
the emergency quarter might have too broad a range hehe
i’ve edited PPP scripts
the emergency quarter might have too broad a range hehe
February 10, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Age verification?
I needed to include SASEs and/or IRCs if I wanted responses from the magazines
I needed to include SASEs and/or IRCs if I wanted responses from the magazines
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I finally watched the Bad Bunny halftime show, and even though I don't speak Spanish, it was a rockin' show.
Confidential to the dudes I went to high school with who said on Facebook that they'd prefer to watch Kid Rock: That is the whitest and whiniest of white whines.
Confidential to the dudes I went to high school with who said on Facebook that they'd prefer to watch Kid Rock: That is the whitest and whiniest of white whines.
Bad Bunny's Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show
YouTube video by NFL
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:29 PM
I finally watched the Bad Bunny halftime show, and even though I don't speak Spanish, it was a rockin' show.
Confidential to the dudes I went to high school with who said on Facebook that they'd prefer to watch Kid Rock: That is the whitest and whiniest of white whines.
Confidential to the dudes I went to high school with who said on Facebook that they'd prefer to watch Kid Rock: That is the whitest and whiniest of white whines.
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To all my fellow writers out there -- if you get a call or email from Epistle Media LLC, block them.
They called me last week and told me that they wanted to acquire my book. When I ask them which one, "Chloe" paused and then pulled out "John Zebedee Meets the Heir of the Elvenlands." 1/7
They called me last week and told me that they wanted to acquire my book. When I ask them which one, "Chloe" paused and then pulled out "John Zebedee Meets the Heir of the Elvenlands." 1/7
January 26, 2026 at 7:25 PM
To all my fellow writers out there -- if you get a call or email from Epistle Media LLC, block them.
They called me last week and told me that they wanted to acquire my book. When I ask them which one, "Chloe" paused and then pulled out "John Zebedee Meets the Heir of the Elvenlands." 1/7
They called me last week and told me that they wanted to acquire my book. When I ask them which one, "Chloe" paused and then pulled out "John Zebedee Meets the Heir of the Elvenlands." 1/7
sweet merciful crap
Therapist: Low-Poly ET the Extraterrestrial isn't real he can't hurt you
Low-Poly ET the Extraterrestrial:
Low-Poly ET the Extraterrestrial:
February 9, 2026 at 5:53 PM
sweet merciful crap
you'd think a philosopher, of all people, would understand there's nothing there to teach
"This Philosopher is Teaching a Broken Mirror to Have Morals"
"This Philosopher is Teaching a Broken Mirror to Have Morals"
“She compares her work to the efforts of a parent raising a child. She’s training Claude to detect the difference between right and wrong while imbuing it with unique personality traits.”
This Philosopher Is Teaching AI to Have Morals
The tech company has entrusted the philosopher to endow its chatbot with a sense of right and wrong.
www.wsj.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:53 PM
you'd think a philosopher, of all people, would understand there's nothing there to teach
"This Philosopher is Teaching a Broken Mirror to Have Morals"
"This Philosopher is Teaching a Broken Mirror to Have Morals"
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Local Woman Scolds Database
February 9, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Local Woman Scolds Database
then the dream ends
when the phone rings
"You doin' all right?"
He says "It's out there
most days and nights
but only a fool would complain"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8Fi...
#MondayMusic #CanCon
when the phone rings
"You doin' all right?"
He says "It's out there
most days and nights
but only a fool would complain"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8Fi...
#MondayMusic #CanCon
The Tragically Hip - Nautical Disaster (Official Video)
YouTube video by The Tragically Hip
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:50 PM
then the dream ends
when the phone rings
"You doin' all right?"
He says "It's out there
most days and nights
but only a fool would complain"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8Fi...
#MondayMusic #CanCon
when the phone rings
"You doin' all right?"
He says "It's out there
most days and nights
but only a fool would complain"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8Fi...
#MondayMusic #CanCon
It's one more layer of grift in a despicable lasagna where *all* the layers are grift.
Well, the title for this week's blog is pretty much the thesis:
AI writers don't see you as a reader or fan or colleague, they see you as a mark.
AI writers don't see you as a reader or fan or colleague, they see you as a mark.
AI Writers Think You’re a Mark
I shutter to call anyone who uses AI to cobble together something vaguely book-shaped writers, but with a title, one must get to the point. On Sunday, an article dropped from the New York Times tha…
karajorgensen.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:41 PM
It's one more layer of grift in a despicable lasagna where *all* the layers are grift.
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🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 that is not your favorite author or a stunning book club offer
🎵 They are asking you for money=it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 that is not your favorite author or a stunning book club offer
🎵 They are asking you for money=it's a scam 👏👏
February 9, 2026 at 4:47 AM
🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 that is not your favorite author or a stunning book club offer
🎵 They are asking you for money=it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 that is not your favorite author or a stunning book club offer
🎵 They are asking you for money=it's a scam 👏👏
ouchie
February 9, 2026 at 4:38 PM
ouchie
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SpaceX shifts focus from something that it will never do on Mars to something it will never do on the Moon.
February 9, 2026 at 3:32 AM
SpaceX shifts focus from something that it will never do on Mars to something it will never do on the Moon.
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Read that article about the """writer""" generating 200 books a year with AI and needless to say, I had THOUGHTS
Writers Who Use AI Are Not Real Writers
Dorothy Parker famously (but probably not really) said, “I hate to write, but I love having written,” which is a sentiment I don’t largely understand or agree with in the broader …
terribleminds.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Read that article about the """writer""" generating 200 books a year with AI and needless to say, I had THOUGHTS
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yes to ALL OF THIS from @chuckwendig.bsky.social terribleminds.com/ramble/2026/...
Writers Who Use AI Are Not Real Writers
Dorothy Parker famously (but probably not really) said, “I hate to write, but I love having written,” which is a sentiment I don’t largely understand or agree with in the broader …
terribleminds.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:57 PM
yes to ALL OF THIS from @chuckwendig.bsky.social terribleminds.com/ramble/2026/...
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I'm in the vicinity of "Irreverent Internet Comedians", "Screenwriters and TV Writers", "Horror Movie Enthusiasts", "Progressive American Writers and Activists", and several others. I'm not *actually* any of those but I feel like I'm in decent company.
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Bluesky Map
Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 9, 2026 at 3:52 AM
I'm in the vicinity of "Irreverent Internet Comedians", "Screenwriters and TV Writers", "Horror Movie Enthusiasts", "Progressive American Writers and Activists", and several others. I'm not *actually* any of those but I feel like I'm in decent company.
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BALLAD FOR BLACK CASSANDRA
a comic/poem
(1/🔶)
a comic/poem
(1/🔶)
January 20, 2025 at 10:28 PM
BALLAD FOR BLACK CASSANDRA
a comic/poem
(1/🔶)
a comic/poem
(1/🔶)
which is different from last year's halftime show where Drake got smacked around
You have only missed Drake Maye getting smacked around
February 9, 2026 at 2:27 AM
which is different from last year's halftime show where Drake got smacked around
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There's a ChatGPT ad about a family farm where the owner says her family has been doing this for a hundred years and she doesn't want to be the one to screw it up and that's why she's getting advice from ChatGPT and, my God, can you people hear yourselves?
February 8, 2026 at 10:04 PM
There's a ChatGPT ad about a family farm where the owner says her family has been doing this for a hundred years and she doesn't want to be the one to screw it up and that's why she's getting advice from ChatGPT and, my God, can you people hear yourselves?
Gene Wolfe
Dune
Celery
Lady Gaga
T. Kingfisher (though in fairness as soon as read one (1) novel I was hooked)
Dune
Celery
Lady Gaga
T. Kingfisher (though in fairness as soon as read one (1) novel I was hooked)
OK, now let's play
PEOPLE OR THINGS IT TOOK YOU FAR TOO LONG TO APPRECIATE
If I may begin:
• Kim Novak
• Natalie Wood
• Moonstruck
• Richard Strauss
• Barbara Stanwyck
OK, you're up.
PEOPLE OR THINGS IT TOOK YOU FAR TOO LONG TO APPRECIATE
If I may begin:
• Kim Novak
• Natalie Wood
• Moonstruck
• Richard Strauss
• Barbara Stanwyck
OK, you're up.
February 9, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Gene Wolfe
Dune
Celery
Lady Gaga
T. Kingfisher (though in fairness as soon as read one (1) novel I was hooked)
Dune
Celery
Lady Gaga
T. Kingfisher (though in fairness as soon as read one (1) novel I was hooked)
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Reposted by Patrick Johanneson 🚀 🇨🇦
They got the big game on at the bar
February 8, 2026 at 6:12 PM
They got the big game on at the bar
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If you are somebody who has used an LLM to explain something to you, and you felt like you understood it
*how do you know what it told you was correct*
*how do you know what it told you was correct*
February 8, 2026 at 10:53 PM
If you are somebody who has used an LLM to explain something to you, and you felt like you understood it
*how do you know what it told you was correct*
*how do you know what it told you was correct*
I should've muted "Superb Owl", oh well
February 8, 2026 at 11:50 PM
I should've muted "Superb Owl", oh well