pat
@httpspat.bsky.social
trying to remember how to post good stuff. based in toronto
they/them or he/him
they/them or he/him
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Most of us did not choose to write or draw or design so that we could put products on the shelf. We chose to do it because it’s a set of skills we enjoy exercising, that give us fulfillment.
It’s like asking a pro pitcher to just let a machine pitch for them. Fuck off and give me the ball.
It’s like asking a pro pitcher to just let a machine pitch for them. Fuck off and give me the ball.
December 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Most of us did not choose to write or draw or design so that we could put products on the shelf. We chose to do it because it’s a set of skills we enjoy exercising, that give us fulfillment.
It’s like asking a pro pitcher to just let a machine pitch for them. Fuck off and give me the ball.
It’s like asking a pro pitcher to just let a machine pitch for them. Fuck off and give me the ball.
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“BE NOT A STRIKE”
b̶̗̠̤̙̺̰̙͇͆̀̒̍̀̂́̕ả̶̡̛̛̛̛͎͔̟̯̤͑̈͐̌̈́̄̓͆̓͛̎͌͛͋͑̆̇̄͐͋̋͊̓̋̊͐̍͗̓͒̆̊̓̂͆̀̾̇̑̈́́͊̾̚͘͘̚̕͝͝͠s̷̢̢̢̧̡̝͖̮͉̰̯̫̮̪̳̲͕̯̟͉̮͚̙͚͓͕̫̣̦͔͓̺̫̻̤̲͆͒̾͂͌̐̑͊̈́͒͛̆̊̍̌͛̇̇̍̾͗̎͐͑̆͒̓̀́̏͊̓̈́͋̓̐͂͘͜͝͝͠͝͝e̴̡̡̡̘̲̺̥͎̥̭͙̲̪̱͔̞͔̠͖̞̞̦̱͉̤̭̼̗͖̥͕͕͙̦̹̠͙͓̤̰͎̼̱̪̹͉̱̞͉̯̠̜͎͙̗͖̣͒̊̒̌͒͗̓̀͗͒͐̽̈̔̑̆͑͑̆̀̀̒̉̿̕̕͜͜͜ͅͅb̷̧̡̪̺̯̱͍͚̻͕̗̬͓̞̈́̈́̽̋̑̈́͒̓́̒̓̇̀̾̕͝a̶̧̢̦͕̗͔͓͙̦̜̬̯̟͉̪̱̮̲͍̻̹͓͍̪̦̥͎̩̫͉͈͙̰̹̞̯̭͔̩̹͛̅͗̑̂̋̍͌͒́̈̆̚͜ͅͅḻ̵̢̢̧̢̨̧̟̗̖̰͇̦̺͕̫̖͈͎͈̪̺̗͚̖̱͎̞͚̥͇̺̱̜͛̃̀̂̾̆̈͝ͅļ̴̧̨̬͔̱͎̳̬͉̘̝̻̹͔͓͍͈̙̣̳̝̗͙͉̬̭̦̗̥̜̠̘̯̯͖̜̠̦̱̰̱̮̤̣̥̼̯̞̉
October 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“BE NOT A STRIKE”
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i come from journalism. if i need placeholder text, i have a solution for that: it's called TK
June 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
i come from journalism. if i need placeholder text, i have a solution for that: it's called TK
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running the government like a business was always an idea for cold war addled dipshits and ECON 101 casualties but it's moreso than ever in a world where the most successful businesses either buy and kill Toys R Us and hospitals, or spy on you and sell your weaknesses to villains
June 27, 2025 at 4:29 AM
running the government like a business was always an idea for cold war addled dipshits and ECON 101 casualties but it's moreso than ever in a world where the most successful businesses either buy and kill Toys R Us and hospitals, or spy on you and sell your weaknesses to villains
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100%
“Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you’re operating within a fascist logic,” they said. “That means there might be a second one you’re willing to sacrifice and a third, a fourth. Then what happens?”
Abandoning trans people is 'fascist logic', says leading feminist philosopher
Leading feminist philosopher Judith Butler has declared that abandoning trans people or any minority is operating within 'fascist logic'.
www.thepinknews.com
March 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
100%
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This is exactly my kind of story. defector.com/a-tale-of-tw...
A Tale Of Two Gooners | Defector
How Arsenal supporters handle sharing a name with chronic masturbators.
defector.com
January 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This is exactly my kind of story. defector.com/a-tale-of-tw...
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“the hawk tuah girl has been milkshake ducked by her memecoin” i say as the neurologist schedules me for an emergency MRI
December 20, 2024 at 7:50 PM
“the hawk tuah girl has been milkshake ducked by her memecoin” i say as the neurologist schedules me for an emergency MRI
i don't mind when websites warn me a news article is X months/years old, but they gotta know when to turn it off. don't warn me an album review is four months old. like no shit buddy so is the album.
December 9, 2024 at 10:46 PM
i don't mind when websites warn me a news article is X months/years old, but they gotta know when to turn it off. don't warn me an album review is four months old. like no shit buddy so is the album.
i have changed my username to possibly the greatest one i have ever had
December 7, 2024 at 1:43 AM
i have changed my username to possibly the greatest one i have ever had
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I'm not convinced that "efficiencies" in government exist. Have you ever seen the private sector? Goofing off, making small talk over a too-long coffee break, and wasting company time to flirt with someone in the department across the hall isn't waste, it's humanity
December 3, 2024 at 3:02 AM
I'm not convinced that "efficiencies" in government exist. Have you ever seen the private sector? Goofing off, making small talk over a too-long coffee break, and wasting company time to flirt with someone in the department across the hall isn't waste, it's humanity
the best thing about bluesky's growth is we once again have an app that can be read on the toilet
November 26, 2024 at 2:29 AM
the best thing about bluesky's growth is we once again have an app that can be read on the toilet
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it is a little funny that the guys behind the AI slop book company look like a series of plagiarized copies of each other
November 25, 2024 at 4:47 PM
it is a little funny that the guys behind the AI slop book company look like a series of plagiarized copies of each other
after years of not posting due to Elon and lack of interest, I think I might have forgotten how to post? share your best tips in the comments please
November 20, 2024 at 2:23 AM
after years of not posting due to Elon and lack of interest, I think I might have forgotten how to post? share your best tips in the comments please
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it's so hard to find my former twitter mutuals on here since so many of them have destroyed their old accounts
March 2, 2024 at 2:46 AM
it's so hard to find my former twitter mutuals on here since so many of them have destroyed their old accounts
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we're still workshopping the handle. nearly 15 years on the bird site and I never changed it from the terrible placeholder name "chapter08" I picked in grade 12 comp sci class lmao.
February 28, 2024 at 3:02 AM
we're still workshopping the handle. nearly 15 years on the bird site and I never changed it from the terrible placeholder name "chapter08" I picked in grade 12 comp sci class lmao.