Louis Patterson
@theboatend.bsky.social
All-purpose nerd and "competitive" sailor. Australian, Melburnian, Footscrayite, Him.
instant mousse. 1.5tbsp of cream, half-teaspoon of sugar and cocoa powder [adj to taste]. Stir vigourously with a spoon for 30sec or a minute until it goes stiff, put back in rhe fridge for 15min to cool down again, serves 1. Will be annoying to do more than a couple of these.
February 8, 2026 at 9:56 AM
instant mousse. 1.5tbsp of cream, half-teaspoon of sugar and cocoa powder [adj to taste]. Stir vigourously with a spoon for 30sec or a minute until it goes stiff, put back in rhe fridge for 15min to cool down again, serves 1. Will be annoying to do more than a couple of these.
Man a w class looks *weird* with the route number box on the wrong side.
There's a mini Melbourne 15 hours away from Melbourne
February 7, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Man a w class looks *weird* with the route number box on the wrong side.
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Fuck. Origin Energy has acquired Energy Locals
February 7, 2026 at 5:24 AM
Fuck. Origin Energy has acquired Energy Locals
Make a warship mid:
JS Asahi 3½%
JS Asahi 3½%
Make a warship mid:
HMS Strategic Victory
HMS Strategic Victory
February 7, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Make a warship mid:
JS Asahi 3½%
JS Asahi 3½%
Social cohesion? cohesion is when some kind of thing sticks to itself. If you want different kinds of things sticking together you want adhesion.
February 6, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Social cohesion? cohesion is when some kind of thing sticks to itself. If you want different kinds of things sticking together you want adhesion.
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Folks outside SF/F don't know that Asimov was a sexual harasser because while he was alive fandom thought it was cute (up to and including Asimov being invited to give a lecture on "The Power of Positive Posterior Pinching" at Worldcon, which he, wisely, declined).
daily.jstor.org/asimovs-empi...
daily.jstor.org/asimovs-empi...
February 5, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Folks outside SF/F don't know that Asimov was a sexual harasser because while he was alive fandom thought it was cute (up to and including Asimov being invited to give a lecture on "The Power of Positive Posterior Pinching" at Worldcon, which he, wisely, declined).
daily.jstor.org/asimovs-empi...
daily.jstor.org/asimovs-empi...
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Current bio still up at the energy department. At Treasury when they told DHS to fuck off re: fake Robodebt costings. Subsequently PM&C. Substantial policy record, some reputation as a non-bullshit individual. I am monitoring the situation.
February 5, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Current bio still up at the energy department. At Treasury when they told DHS to fuck off re: fake Robodebt costings. Subsequently PM&C. Substantial policy record, some reputation as a non-bullshit individual. I am monitoring the situation.
It is Bad for governments to handle immigration under the "law enforcement" portfolio.
February 4, 2026 at 11:32 PM
It is Bad for governments to handle immigration under the "law enforcement" portfolio.
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A lot of people would be shocked to learn that some people who turn their nose up to fanservice in shows are actually into horny stuff, its just that the presentation is just not well done.
Friends, #weebwednesday is upon us once again! You know the drill - quote-post with your weebiest hot takes, nothing racist, nothing intentionally inflammatory, have fun with it ♥
February 4, 2026 at 7:13 PM
A lot of people would be shocked to learn that some people who turn their nose up to fanservice in shows are actually into horny stuff, its just that the presentation is just not well done.
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(For the record: the reason our whistles cost less is because we use less plastic and we do not factor in the price of volunteer labor.)
February 4, 2026 at 3:14 AM
(For the record: the reason our whistles cost less is because we use less plastic and we do not factor in the price of volunteer labor.)
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Announcement this morning recommending that Newport bound passengers change at Flinders St from the Frankston line.
This is TERRIBLE advice - it'd add at 8 minutes to journeys, and potentially much more.
In the morning, change at Southern Cross.
In the afternoon, change at Flinders Street.
This is TERRIBLE advice - it'd add at 8 minutes to journeys, and potentially much more.
In the morning, change at Southern Cross.
In the afternoon, change at Flinders Street.
February 3, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Announcement this morning recommending that Newport bound passengers change at Flinders St from the Frankston line.
This is TERRIBLE advice - it'd add at 8 minutes to journeys, and potentially much more.
In the morning, change at Southern Cross.
In the afternoon, change at Flinders Street.
This is TERRIBLE advice - it'd add at 8 minutes to journeys, and potentially much more.
In the morning, change at Southern Cross.
In the afternoon, change at Flinders Street.
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A self driving vehicle should never put pedestrians or cyclists at risk. If a five year old runs out between two parked cars it needs to be able to detect that and stop.
If it can't it shouldn't be on the road
If it can't it shouldn't be on the road
February 2, 2026 at 5:18 PM
A self driving vehicle should never put pedestrians or cyclists at risk. If a five year old runs out between two parked cars it needs to be able to detect that and stop.
If it can't it shouldn't be on the road
If it can't it shouldn't be on the road
If an autonomous car's systems can't adequately respond to a randomly-appearing pedestrian then it can't respond to any other spontaneous hazard and is not safe. A safe autonomous vehicle doesn't need hazards mapped in advance it will *detect* them autonomously.
current approaches will never work.
current approaches will never work.
“Jaywalking is permitted in London. In 1966, the police tried to crack down on it, but gave up after three months.”
People walk and cycle on roads by right, people drive under licence.
Jaywalking is not a thing in English law and Waymo must not change that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
People walk and cycle on roads by right, people drive under licence.
Jaywalking is not a thing in English law and Waymo must not change that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Self-driving taxis are coming to London – should we be worried? | Jack Stilgoe
Waymo’s cars were first rolled out in San Francisco, but the English capital’s old roads, pelican crossings and jaywalkers may pose issues for AI, says science and technology professor Jack Stilgoe
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:56 PM
If an autonomous car's systems can't adequately respond to a randomly-appearing pedestrian then it can't respond to any other spontaneous hazard and is not safe. A safe autonomous vehicle doesn't need hazards mapped in advance it will *detect* them autonomously.
current approaches will never work.
current approaches will never work.
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Close-up portrait of Black Swan (Cygnus atratus). They are so common in Oz, that it's easy to overlook just how beautiful they are. #BirdingAustralia #swans #waterfowl
December 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Close-up portrait of Black Swan (Cygnus atratus). They are so common in Oz, that it's easy to overlook just how beautiful they are. #BirdingAustralia #swans #waterfowl
*aesthetically* retro.
[the bulbous shape is, what, fifties? actual early portable iceboxes [esky or other dialect word] are more recent -- early 70s? postdating polystyrene foam -- and had boxy steel shells. Or were just raw polystyrene designed for easy moulding, still pretty square]
[the bulbous shape is, what, fifties? actual early portable iceboxes [esky or other dialect word] are more recent -- early 70s? postdating polystyrene foam -- and had boxy steel shells. Or were just raw polystyrene designed for easy moulding, still pretty square]
February 3, 2026 at 5:09 AM
*aesthetically* retro.
[the bulbous shape is, what, fifties? actual early portable iceboxes [esky or other dialect word] are more recent -- early 70s? postdating polystyrene foam -- and had boxy steel shells. Or were just raw polystyrene designed for easy moulding, still pretty square]
[the bulbous shape is, what, fifties? actual early portable iceboxes [esky or other dialect word] are more recent -- early 70s? postdating polystyrene foam -- and had boxy steel shells. Or were just raw polystyrene designed for easy moulding, still pretty square]
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kids and teens are great. i love spending time with them. it is heartbreakingly easy to have a huge impact on their whole lives and you have to always be aware of that, always try to hand that power back to them
February 3, 2026 at 2:52 AM
kids and teens are great. i love spending time with them. it is heartbreakingly easy to have a huge impact on their whole lives and you have to always be aware of that, always try to hand that power back to them
I tell you, I can't think of anyone accused of sex crimes who's surprised me. I don't know if this is an illusion generated by my bad memory, a reflection of keeping the thought "maybe this person is a sex criminal" open longer than most, or a genuine knack... but in any case I'm intruiged.
February 3, 2026 at 1:32 AM
I tell you, I can't think of anyone accused of sex crimes who's surprised me. I don't know if this is an illusion generated by my bad memory, a reflection of keeping the thought "maybe this person is a sex criminal" open longer than most, or a genuine knack... but in any case I'm intruiged.
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we only get to learn about an elite network with incredibly disproportionate and democratically unaccountable power because its members also happened to sexually abuse children.
maybe we should have visibility into similar networks even if their members don’t do that.
maybe we should have visibility into similar networks even if their members don’t do that.
February 3, 2026 at 1:03 AM
we only get to learn about an elite network with incredibly disproportionate and democratically unaccountable power because its members also happened to sexually abuse children.
maybe we should have visibility into similar networks even if their members don’t do that.
maybe we should have visibility into similar networks even if their members don’t do that.
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we should jail these people without exception because what they did was invent a special currency for existing outside of society
February 2, 2026 at 10:42 PM
we should jail these people without exception because what they did was invent a special currency for existing outside of society
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1922 Portuguese Minister: So is the poster for the centenary of the relationship between Portugal and Brazil ready.
Artist: Yeah some really hot yuri, just like you asked
Artist: Yeah some really hot yuri, just like you asked
February 2, 2026 at 4:10 PM
1922 Portuguese Minister: So is the poster for the centenary of the relationship between Portugal and Brazil ready.
Artist: Yeah some really hot yuri, just like you asked
Artist: Yeah some really hot yuri, just like you asked
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Not just digitized; it needs to be schematic and classified in order to be legible to the model. LLMs are like governments in this way; not very good at dealing with things that are outside their context.
February 2, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Not just digitized; it needs to be schematic and classified in order to be legible to the model. LLMs are like governments in this way; not very good at dealing with things that are outside their context.
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When you know what's coming up, YouTube preceding the video with this KPMG ad "hits different".
Good morning. What a time to be alive.
Good morning. What a time to be alive.
February 2, 2026 at 10:18 AM
When you know what's coming up, YouTube preceding the video with this KPMG ad "hits different".
Good morning. What a time to be alive.
Good morning. What a time to be alive.
Bwaha. I have found where my missing money went: I had forgotten I bought an annual train ticket this year. That would explain why my account is 2229aud lighter than I expected.
February 2, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Bwaha. I have found where my missing money went: I had forgotten I bought an annual train ticket this year. That would explain why my account is 2229aud lighter than I expected.