Patrick Knoll
patrickknoll.bsky.social
Patrick Knoll
@patrickknoll.bsky.social
Chemist. Cat guy. Saint Paul, MN.
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One of the things I’ve said multiple times is that any number of these tech weirdos in the Bay Area could have bought the Oakland A’s and built them a stadium and become a Bay Area legend. None thought to do so because none have normal human thoughts and emotions.
November 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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FWIW I wrote this. I wrote it in part as a tool to use in persuasion in my own communities.

www.startribune.com/adam-raine-c...
Perry: How can AI be used ethically when it’s been linked to suicide?
"It’s not on us, on you and me, to use AI ethically or responsibly. It’s on the companies to build safe, reliable, ethical products," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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I will say it until I’m out of breath but if you’re critical of colleges offering “fake” degree programs with absolutely no intellectual rigor, start with the undergrad business degree or I’m not taking you seriously. 100% fake curriculum of airport Leadership slop.
November 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The Simple Joys of a Monkey Knife Fight
October 31, 2025 at 5:38 PM
People forget that the Star Trek future only happens after the nuclear fallout of World War III in the 21st century.
October 30, 2025 at 12:04 PM
In Minnesota, we were gifted with Let's Go Crazy for exactly one season. And then they ripped it away....
October 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
O'Toole and Harris are cleaning out that whole liquor cabinet.
September 21, 2025 at 3:49 AM
*and with your spirit*
September 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I saw No Country in the theater with my dad. He instantly got it and loved it. I didn't until I talked to him about it after. It was the first time I fully realized my dad actually had a full, deep inner life.
September 11, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Here is a helpful list of 21 right-wing homicidal maniacs who were inspired by or share views with mainstream Republican politicians and pundits. There are more, these are just the ones I came up with off the top of my head.
September 11, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I thought it was because they were close to Rome, and one day someone looked around and was like, "Mamamia! Looka at alla deez statues!"
August 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Not specific? I believe you're forgetting the hats.
August 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
For some reason, I want to say beet juice is a man juice.
August 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
That's the look of a man who's leaving that store with his $2.97.
August 4, 2025 at 11:15 PM