Patrick
@patrick.social
old internet guy from a cold place
founder clovyr.app
was https://twitter.com/pmylund
https://patrick.computer
founder clovyr.app
was https://twitter.com/pmylund
https://patrick.computer
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Nothing is inevitable. In either direction. Hope and work.
“52% of all autocratization episodes become U-Turns, which increases to 73% when focusing on the last 30 years. The vast majority of U-Turns (90%) lead to restored or even improved levels of democracy”
V-Dem data
V-Dem data
When autocratization is reversed: episodes of U-Turns since 1900
The world is in a “wave of autocratization.” Yet, recent events in Brazil, the Maldives, and Zambia demonstrate that autocratization can be halted and reversed. This article introduces “U-Turn” as ...
www.tandfonline.com
September 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Nothing is inevitable. In either direction. Hope and work.
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This seems weirdly unsustainable at first, but it's OK because we're building a Dyson sphere around the solar system to host it.
We built a calculator that doesn't work, but don't worry, it's also a plagiarism machine that will tell you to kill yourself. It runs on the world's oceans and costs 10 trillion dollars.
August 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
This seems weirdly unsustainable at first, but it's OK because we're building a Dyson sphere around the solar system to host it.
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Major passing. Wilson define an enduring aesthetic and influenced so many musicians, especially in regard to storytelling and time
July 31, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Major passing. Wilson define an enduring aesthetic and influenced so many musicians, especially in regard to storytelling and time
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Join us on August 13 for Localhost!
🦠 Peter Whidden will present Mote, an interactive ecosystem simulation with hundreds of thousands of organisms. His custom GPU physics engine models many simple behaviors at a massive scale, producing fascinating emergent phenomena.
RSVP below ⬇️
🦠 Peter Whidden will present Mote, an interactive ecosystem simulation with hundreds of thousands of organisms. His custom GPU physics engine models many simple behaviors at a massive scale, producing fascinating emergent phenomena.
RSVP below ⬇️
July 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Join us on August 13 for Localhost!
🦠 Peter Whidden will present Mote, an interactive ecosystem simulation with hundreds of thousands of organisms. His custom GPU physics engine models many simple behaviors at a massive scale, producing fascinating emergent phenomena.
RSVP below ⬇️
🦠 Peter Whidden will present Mote, an interactive ecosystem simulation with hundreds of thousands of organisms. His custom GPU physics engine models many simple behaviors at a massive scale, producing fascinating emergent phenomena.
RSVP below ⬇️
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if i can be y’all’s dad for a second:
one of the most important things I’ve learned is that acquiring a skill is literally uncomfortable
that awful moment where you feel confused and stupid and embarrassed? it means you’re about to learn something. and it’s *mandatory* if you want to get better
one of the most important things I’ve learned is that acquiring a skill is literally uncomfortable
that awful moment where you feel confused and stupid and embarrassed? it means you’re about to learn something. and it’s *mandatory* if you want to get better
I am surrounded by people who are outsourcing their own thinking to ChatGPT and they are quickly and obviously becoming dependent on it for even the most banal tasks. Once again, the "figuring it out" is the important part. Yes, you can use a crane to lift weights but you will not get stronger
June 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
if i can be y’all’s dad for a second:
one of the most important things I’ve learned is that acquiring a skill is literally uncomfortable
that awful moment where you feel confused and stupid and embarrassed? it means you’re about to learn something. and it’s *mandatory* if you want to get better
one of the most important things I’ve learned is that acquiring a skill is literally uncomfortable
that awful moment where you feel confused and stupid and embarrassed? it means you’re about to learn something. and it’s *mandatory* if you want to get better
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A good thing to keep in my pocket today.
Who knows, I might have the opportunity to do some dramatic reading.
Who knows, I might have the opportunity to do some dramatic reading.
June 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
A good thing to keep in my pocket today.
Who knows, I might have the opportunity to do some dramatic reading.
Who knows, I might have the opportunity to do some dramatic reading.
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For the longest time I shied away from low level programming. I always found it intimidating. It turns out it isn’t any harder than other programming. It’s just that everything written about it assumes too much. So here’s my attempt at an intro to machine code
jimmyhmiller.com/machine-code...
jimmyhmiller.com/machine-code...
Machine Code Isn't Scary
Machine code isn't scary. If you can make sure your JSON conforms to a JSON schema, you can write machine code.
jimmyhmiller.com
June 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
For the longest time I shied away from low level programming. I always found it intimidating. It turns out it isn’t any harder than other programming. It’s just that everything written about it assumes too much. So here’s my attempt at an intro to machine code
jimmyhmiller.com/machine-code...
jimmyhmiller.com/machine-code...
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*Slams dictionary shut til Tuesday*
May 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
*Slams dictionary shut til Tuesday*
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Unstoppable Force and Immovable Object xkcd.com/3084
May 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Unstoppable Force and Immovable Object xkcd.com/3084
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I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
May 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
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any excuse to repost the greatest Tetris story ever, when a reporter went to cover early e-gaming championships and discovered that his wife was unknowingly *the world's greatest Tetris player* by a huge margin
archive.boston.com/news/globe/m...
archive.boston.com/news/globe/m...
May 4, 2025 at 4:35 AM
any excuse to repost the greatest Tetris story ever, when a reporter went to cover early e-gaming championships and discovered that his wife was unknowingly *the world's greatest Tetris player* by a huge margin
archive.boston.com/news/globe/m...
archive.boston.com/news/globe/m...
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Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
April 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
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Scientists hail ‘strongest evidence’ so far for life beyond our solar system
Scientists hail ‘strongest evidence’ so far for life beyond our solar system
Astrophysics team say observation of chemical compounds may be ‘tipping point’ in search for extraterrestrial life
A giant planet 124 light years from Earth has yielded the strongest evidence yet that extraterrestrial life may be thriving beyond our solar system, astronomers claim.
Observations by the James Webb space telescope of a planet called K2-18 b appear to reveal the chemical fingerprints of two compounds that, on Earth, are only known to be produced by life. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Scientists hail ‘strongest evidence’ so far for life beyond our solar system
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Never again is now, friends.
Don't look away.
We have a moral obligation to EVERY SINGLE HUMAN BEING being detained, deported, and sent to actual concentration camps on our watch.
Who were you when your government perpetuated atrocities?
If you're in the US, it's in the wide-open now.
Don't look away.
We have a moral obligation to EVERY SINGLE HUMAN BEING being detained, deported, and sent to actual concentration camps on our watch.
Who were you when your government perpetuated atrocities?
If you're in the US, it's in the wide-open now.
The Trump admin has just detained Mohsen Mahdawi, who:
–has green card
–was Columbia Buddhist club president
–saw his best friend shot & killed by Israeli soldier
–said "we are against antisemitism because antisemitism is a form of injustice, and injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"
–has green card
–was Columbia Buddhist club president
–saw his best friend shot & killed by Israeli soldier
–said "we are against antisemitism because antisemitism is a form of injustice, and injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"
April 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Never again is now, friends.
Don't look away.
We have a moral obligation to EVERY SINGLE HUMAN BEING being detained, deported, and sent to actual concentration camps on our watch.
Who were you when your government perpetuated atrocities?
If you're in the US, it's in the wide-open now.
Don't look away.
We have a moral obligation to EVERY SINGLE HUMAN BEING being detained, deported, and sent to actual concentration camps on our watch.
Who were you when your government perpetuated atrocities?
If you're in the US, it's in the wide-open now.
This is the defining early moment. It's really happening. It's really late '30s Germany. These people will be as infamous as Goebbels and Himmler. I truly believe the American spirit will break free from this.
I don't really have anything especially profound to say, but yeah man this is it. They won't obey even the most milquetoast SCOTUS orders and are talking about sending US citizens to foreign gulags. It's happened here.
April 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This is the defining early moment. It's really happening. It's really late '30s Germany. These people will be as infamous as Goebbels and Himmler. I truly believe the American spirit will break free from this.
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The message is: crowd large.
Many politicians, administrators, and business leaders, in bowing to Trump, have drawn confidence and comfort from the perceived vibe shift.
Events like this puncture that delusion.
Many politicians, administrators, and business leaders, in bowing to Trump, have drawn confidence and comfort from the perceived vibe shift.
Events like this puncture that delusion.
You can stop asking where the mass opposition is. It's everywhere.
People poured out to protest not only what Trump has done—and what they fear he will do next.
www.motherjones.com
April 5, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The message is: crowd large.
Many politicians, administrators, and business leaders, in bowing to Trump, have drawn confidence and comfort from the perceived vibe shift.
Events like this puncture that delusion.
Many politicians, administrators, and business leaders, in bowing to Trump, have drawn confidence and comfort from the perceived vibe shift.
Events like this puncture that delusion.
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This! I’ve never seen this many people in the streets in this many places in the U.S. in my lifetime. It’s inspiring, dammit.
people being in the streets means something. never let your cynicism convince you otherwise.
April 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
This! I’ve never seen this many people in the streets in this many places in the U.S. in my lifetime. It’s inspiring, dammit.
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"Tailscale Enterprise Plan 9 Support"
tailscale.com/plan9
(A little thing I wrote and worked on over the past few weekends with @swtch.com)
tailscale.com/plan9
(A little thing I wrote and worked on over the past few weekends with @swtch.com)
tailscale.com
April 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"Tailscale Enterprise Plan 9 Support"
tailscale.com/plan9
(A little thing I wrote and worked on over the past few weekends with @swtch.com)
tailscale.com/plan9
(A little thing I wrote and worked on over the past few weekends with @swtch.com)
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Good news! New lasso peptide antibiotic Lariocidin works against resistant bacteria, is not toxic to human cells and shows promise in resistant infections in mouse studies.
Lariocidin acts on a different mechanism (stops bacterial ribosomes from making proteins). buff.ly/Q51PMDY
#medsky #idsky 🛟🧪
Lariocidin acts on a different mechanism (stops bacterial ribosomes from making proteins). buff.ly/Q51PMDY
#medsky #idsky 🛟🧪
March 31, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Good news! New lasso peptide antibiotic Lariocidin works against resistant bacteria, is not toxic to human cells and shows promise in resistant infections in mouse studies.
Lariocidin acts on a different mechanism (stops bacterial ribosomes from making proteins). buff.ly/Q51PMDY
#medsky #idsky 🛟🧪
Lariocidin acts on a different mechanism (stops bacterial ribosomes from making proteins). buff.ly/Q51PMDY
#medsky #idsky 🛟🧪
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I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.
March 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.
full circle
Probably the most impressive and exciting talk I have seen in years! Congrats to @fniephaus.com and Patrick Ziegler for their #wasmio presentation and work on @graalvm.org starting to compile Java applications to WasmGC. Kudos to @thomaswue.dev too.
March 29, 2025 at 8:40 AM
full circle
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It's been an exciting couple weeks for the exploration of planets around other stars.
First up: *Direct* images of planets orbiting two young, nearby stars. HR 8799 (left) has four super-Jupiters. 51 Eridani (right) has a planet 4 times the mass of Jupiter. 🧪🔭
webbtelescope.org/contents/new...
First up: *Direct* images of planets orbiting two young, nearby stars. HR 8799 (left) has four super-Jupiters. 51 Eridani (right) has a planet 4 times the mass of Jupiter. 🧪🔭
webbtelescope.org/contents/new...
March 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
It's been an exciting couple weeks for the exploration of planets around other stars.
First up: *Direct* images of planets orbiting two young, nearby stars. HR 8799 (left) has four super-Jupiters. 51 Eridani (right) has a planet 4 times the mass of Jupiter. 🧪🔭
webbtelescope.org/contents/new...
First up: *Direct* images of planets orbiting two young, nearby stars. HR 8799 (left) has four super-Jupiters. 51 Eridani (right) has a planet 4 times the mass of Jupiter. 🧪🔭
webbtelescope.org/contents/new...
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this is one of the most beautiful things I’ve seen in 2025 so far.
dolphins coming to help welcome astronauts back home 🥹
dolphins coming to help welcome astronauts back home 🥹
March 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
this is one of the most beautiful things I’ve seen in 2025 so far.
dolphins coming to help welcome astronauts back home 🥹
dolphins coming to help welcome astronauts back home 🥹