Patrick
@pck.rocks
Head in the clouds, feet in compiler output. Climate and sports (basketball, soccer) when I feel like it.
Pope played Crusader Kings a few years ago and was like "yeah I can paint the map, lfg"
Pope Leo tryin' to make me a Catholic.
November 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Pope played Crusader Kings a few years ago and was like "yeah I can paint the map, lfg"
Pope Leo tryin' to make me a Catholic.
November 17, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Pope Leo tryin' to make me a Catholic.
BMJ has what I like to call a "scuttlebutt-hole": www.bmj.com/content/391/...
That's it. That's the skeet.
That's it. That's the skeet.
November 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
BMJ has what I like to call a "scuttlebutt-hole": www.bmj.com/content/391/...
That's it. That's the skeet.
That's it. That's the skeet.
New FoC!!!!!!!!
⛰️🏔️ Episode 20 is now live! 🏔️⛰️
In this episode, we look at the amazing story of the Achaemenid Persian Empire.
Find out how the world's largest empire rose, flourished, and finally fell in ash and flame.
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRYd...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6AeH...
In this episode, we look at the amazing story of the Achaemenid Persian Empire.
Find out how the world's largest empire rose, flourished, and finally fell in ash and flame.
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRYd...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6AeH...
November 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
New FoC!!!!!!!!
> This is an opportunity to state a far broader principle: you cannot have Democrats responsible for winning power and saving the republic and simultaneously responsible for honoring a set of norms the right has already destroyed. That’s not how it works
Yep.
Yep.
The Status Interview – Or How To Write Up a Senate Purge List
Over the last couple days I’ve argued both that the denouement of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:33 AM
> This is an opportunity to state a far broader principle: you cannot have Democrats responsible for winning power and saving the republic and simultaneously responsible for honoring a set of norms the right has already destroyed. That’s not how it works
Yep.
Yep.
Yeah, Democrats lost my vote and my financial support today. I don't know why I bothered supporting @durbin.senate.gov or @duckworth.senate.gov, bad ideas, out of touch, completely impotent.
November 11, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Yeah, Democrats lost my vote and my financial support today. I don't know why I bothered supporting @durbin.senate.gov or @duckworth.senate.gov, bad ideas, out of touch, completely impotent.
I wanna put this on a payment plan with @404media.co and @defector.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I wanna put this on a payment plan with @404media.co and @defector.com
American Wood Council makes this very neat load calculator if you, like me, want to stop worrying if your new tv mount with a 1 foot arm is about to tear itself out of the wall because you needed to use shorter lag bolts to avoid going through concrete behind the stud.
awc.org/calculators/....
awc.org/calculators/....
Connection Calculator
awc.org
November 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
American Wood Council makes this very neat load calculator if you, like me, want to stop worrying if your new tv mount with a 1 foot arm is about to tear itself out of the wall because you needed to use shorter lag bolts to avoid going through concrete behind the stud.
awc.org/calculators/....
awc.org/calculators/....
> Every morning, I wake up and ask myself: why isn’t OCaml more popular?
The tooling is terrible compared to competitors and you need to be decently bright to learn the language.
As a sales person told me once, you won't be wildly successful until dumb salespeople can sell your product
The tooling is terrible compared to competitors and you need to be decently bright to learn the language.
As a sales person told me once, you won't be wildly successful until dumb salespeople can sell your product
Why I love OCaml
Personal blog of Marc Coquand.
mccd.space
November 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
> Every morning, I wake up and ask myself: why isn’t OCaml more popular?
The tooling is terrible compared to competitors and you need to be decently bright to learn the language.
As a sales person told me once, you won't be wildly successful until dumb salespeople can sell your product
The tooling is terrible compared to competitors and you need to be decently bright to learn the language.
As a sales person told me once, you won't be wildly successful until dumb salespeople can sell your product
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Jury nullification is good and it's a good sign for America's path out of authoritarianism that juries are recognizing their power to nullify.
November 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Jury nullification is good and it's a good sign for America's path out of authoritarianism that juries are recognizing their power to nullify.
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BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
Starbucks unionized workers say they'll strike on Nov. 13 if coffee giant doesn't finalize contract
Union members say they are ready to strike on the chain's Red Cup Day if Starbucks doesn't finalize a contract with their union by then.
www.cbsnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
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October 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Maybe the wildest comeback victory I've ever attended. Even our usher was going nuts. #ChicagoBulls
November 5, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Maybe the wildest comeback victory I've ever attended. Even our usher was going nuts. #ChicagoBulls
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It wasn't easy at all, Bill, but we did it. theonion.com/de-blasio-we...
De Blasio: ‘Well, Well, Well, Not So Easy To Find A Mayor That Doesn’t Suck Shit, Huh?’
NEW YORK—Clucking his tongue with mock disappointment, Bill De Blasio announced to New Yorkers that “It’s not so easy to find a mayor that doesn’t suck shit after all, huh?” during a press conference ...
theonion.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
It wasn't easy at all, Bill, but we did it. theonion.com/de-blasio-we...
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Bulls beat the Sixers in a game where Chicago held the lead for 3.2 total seconds.
6-1, first place in the East.
6-1, first place in the East.
November 5, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Bulls beat the Sixers in a game where Chicago held the lead for 3.2 total seconds.
6-1, first place in the East.
6-1, first place in the East.
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🤯😤BULLS AT THE TOP OF THE EAST!!!
BULLS COMPLETE 24-POINT COMEBACK! 👀🔴
THE CHGO Bulls have your LIVE Postgame coming up next!
www.youtube.com/live/fS438-F...
BULLS COMPLETE 24-POINT COMEBACK! 👀🔴
THE CHGO Bulls have your LIVE Postgame coming up next!
www.youtube.com/live/fS438-F...
BULLS POSTGAME: Nikola Vucevic Drills 3 to Complete INSANE Comeback vs 76ers! | CHGO Bulls Podcast
📬 Chicago sports in your inbox: https://allchgo.com/newsletter
The CHGO Bulls crew break down the Chicago Bulls THRILLING 113-111 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night. It looked like a la...
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
🤯😤BULLS AT THE TOP OF THE EAST!!!
BULLS COMPLETE 24-POINT COMEBACK! 👀🔴
THE CHGO Bulls have your LIVE Postgame coming up next!
www.youtube.com/live/fS438-F...
BULLS COMPLETE 24-POINT COMEBACK! 👀🔴
THE CHGO Bulls have your LIVE Postgame coming up next!
www.youtube.com/live/fS438-F...
Of course the one I missed....
Not sure if this was planned in any way but Zohran pulling up to Ari@home last night was a pretty good move.
www.youtube.com/live/vOvxgMf...
www.youtube.com/live/vOvxgMf...
A SUNDAY SURPRISE | IRL STREAM
YouTube video by ARIatHOME
www.youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Of course the one I missed....
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Bulls 135, Knicks 125.
Bulls improve to 5-0, last undefeated team in the East.
Bulls improve to 5-0, last undefeated team in the East.
November 1, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Bulls 135, Knicks 125.
Bulls improve to 5-0, last undefeated team in the East.
Bulls improve to 5-0, last undefeated team in the East.
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It's incredibly normal to feel uncomfortable being near people who are different from you. And your job as a human being is to feel a little ashamed of that, grow the fuck up, and get over it.
Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do
October 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
It's incredibly normal to feel uncomfortable being near people who are different from you. And your job as a human being is to feel a little ashamed of that, grow the fuck up, and get over it.
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Talking about whatever the fuck this is: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3Jf...
WTF Is Going On?
YouTube video by GNCA - GamersNexus Consumer Advocacy
www.youtube.com
October 26, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Talking about whatever the fuck this is: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3Jf...
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NBA media is not built to cover a gambling scandal, but Defector is: defector.com/products
October 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
NBA media is not built to cover a gambling scandal, but Defector is: defector.com/products
Liquid glass just a terrible mess.
October 27, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Liquid glass just a terrible mess.
Today Donald Trump pardoned a criminal supporter who pled guilty to laundering money for terrorists and child sexual abusers.
Just have to say this shit out loud every once in a while, idk.
Just have to say this shit out loud every once in a while, idk.
October 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Today Donald Trump pardoned a criminal supporter who pled guilty to laundering money for terrorists and child sexual abusers.
Just have to say this shit out loud every once in a while, idk.
Just have to say this shit out loud every once in a while, idk.