Patrick DeWind
@dewind.bsky.social
Nothing exciting, really. TTRPGs, medieval reenactment, woodworking, programming, philosophy, and a whole lot of reading.
I always thought they phoned it in at the end of naming magenta, cyan, and yellow for printing.
January 19, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I always thought they phoned it in at the end of naming magenta, cyan, and yellow for printing.
Prophetic vision.
January 19, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Prophetic vision.
Not inaccurate for Buffalo, though I'm surprised we made the list.
I think they're implying that Boston is only hard to drive in? Like, no? Its layout defies human comprehension.
January 18, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Not inaccurate for Buffalo, though I'm surprised we made the list.
They, being bigots, firmly believe that people like them are of a kind. It is the constant in their racism and sexism calculus.
When "their own people" call them out, it bothers them.
A simple "Not cool, dude," or, "You're very bad at your job," can be devastating.
When "their own people" call them out, it bothers them.
A simple "Not cool, dude," or, "You're very bad at your job," can be devastating.
ICE seems to get completely flummoxed when they’re being yelled at by white men over 35. They kind of put their heads down and shuffle their feet. It’s like their kryptonite.
January 18, 2026 at 6:10 AM
They, being bigots, firmly believe that people like them are of a kind. It is the constant in their racism and sexism calculus.
When "their own people" call them out, it bothers them.
A simple "Not cool, dude," or, "You're very bad at your job," can be devastating.
When "their own people" call them out, it bothers them.
A simple "Not cool, dude," or, "You're very bad at your job," can be devastating.
Huh. Emacs on the Mac maps command to super, so you can do things like command-a to select all, or command-c to copy.
Apparently everybody is WAY ahead of me.
Well, there goes my plans for the evening.
Well, now I have to figure out all of the preset keybindings.
Apparently everybody is WAY ahead of me.
Well, there goes my plans for the evening.
Well, now I have to figure out all of the preset keybindings.
January 17, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Huh. Emacs on the Mac maps command to super, so you can do things like command-a to select all, or command-c to copy.
Apparently everybody is WAY ahead of me.
Well, there goes my plans for the evening.
Well, now I have to figure out all of the preset keybindings.
Apparently everybody is WAY ahead of me.
Well, there goes my plans for the evening.
Well, now I have to figure out all of the preset keybindings.
I saw this fine individual at work recently.
I do love the campus crows.
I do love the campus crows.
January 17, 2026 at 4:32 AM
I saw this fine individual at work recently.
I do love the campus crows.
I do love the campus crows.
I said a little prayer to the gods of four wheel drive this morning.
January 15, 2026 at 3:52 PM
I said a little prayer to the gods of four wheel drive this morning.
Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers.
(It haunts me. I can still hear the scorpions: tik-tik tik-tik)
(It haunts me. I can still hear the scorpions: tik-tik tik-tik)
January 15, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers.
(It haunts me. I can still hear the scorpions: tik-tik tik-tik)
(It haunts me. I can still hear the scorpions: tik-tik tik-tik)
Reposted by Patrick DeWind
I saw this in Tumblr years ago and it's been living in my head. I've never been able to find it again so I remade it myself.
July 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I saw this in Tumblr years ago and it's been living in my head. I've never been able to find it again so I remade it myself.
We are not the same.
Unless you like Emacs too. In which case I hope you C-x C-f happiness.
Unless you like Emacs too. In which case I hope you C-x C-f happiness.
January 12, 2026 at 10:07 PM
We are not the same.
Unless you like Emacs too. In which case I hope you C-x C-f happiness.
Unless you like Emacs too. In which case I hope you C-x C-f happiness.
This reminds me of the time I was hanging out with @donbecker.org watching a tape of Marillion videos and the version of Lavender had a second guitar solo.
men only want one thing and it's another fucking solo on "Whipping Post"
I only remember that I am the black sheep of my family when I crash my dad and brothers' band practice and my dad says "However much time we have left at the end of the set, we'll just fill it with 'Whipping Post.'"
January 11, 2026 at 6:15 AM
This reminds me of the time I was hanging out with @donbecker.org watching a tape of Marillion videos and the version of Lavender had a second guitar solo.
Wasn't Philip K Dick on Ubik's payroll? 😛
I don't know a single writer who has been asked to do product placement in their work, or at least, if they have, they have not admitted so to me. Nor have I ever been approached with an offer for product placement of any sort. I would be unlikely to entertain such an offer. I don't need the money.
@scalzi.com is this true? Do brands pay the big bucks for product placement in books?
January 8, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Wasn't Philip K Dick on Ubik's payroll? 😛
Reposted by Patrick DeWind
Book #1 of 2026 - Oddjobs 2: This Time It's Personnel by Heide Goody and Iain Grant.
Further tales in working at the end of civilization, celestial bureaucracy, and animated ragdolls named Steve the Destroyer.
(Seriously, Steve makes the whole thing).
Further tales in working at the end of civilization, celestial bureaucracy, and animated ragdolls named Steve the Destroyer.
(Seriously, Steve makes the whole thing).
January 6, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Book #1 of 2026 - Oddjobs 2: This Time It's Personnel by Heide Goody and Iain Grant.
Further tales in working at the end of civilization, celestial bureaucracy, and animated ragdolls named Steve the Destroyer.
(Seriously, Steve makes the whole thing).
Further tales in working at the end of civilization, celestial bureaucracy, and animated ragdolls named Steve the Destroyer.
(Seriously, Steve makes the whole thing).
Definitely a thread to follow.
His work is marvelous.
His work is marvelous.
John Carpenter Marathon Master Thread:
Okay I’m going to watch every single John Carpenter film this month.
Starting off strong:
Starting off strong:
January 5, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Definitely a thread to follow.
His work is marvelous.
His work is marvelous.
I'm still waiting for an episode of a medical or police drama about a teen obsessed with org-mode.
AI is so dull as a plot device.
With org, that miscreant teen would have actual agency, and a detailed (and collapsible) plan.
AI is so dull as a plot device.
With org, that miscreant teen would have actual agency, and a detailed (and collapsible) plan.
January 5, 2026 at 1:13 AM
I'm still waiting for an episode of a medical or police drama about a teen obsessed with org-mode.
AI is so dull as a plot device.
With org, that miscreant teen would have actual agency, and a detailed (and collapsible) plan.
AI is so dull as a plot device.
With org, that miscreant teen would have actual agency, and a detailed (and collapsible) plan.
I accidentally clicked on the more button for a search engine's AI results (Google or Duck, can't remember which).
The extra text slowly printed like reading a BBS on a 300 baud modem.
How theatrical.
"See? I'm thinking real hard!"
The extra text slowly printed like reading a BBS on a 300 baud modem.
How theatrical.
"See? I'm thinking real hard!"
January 2, 2026 at 3:54 PM
I accidentally clicked on the more button for a search engine's AI results (Google or Duck, can't remember which).
The extra text slowly printed like reading a BBS on a 300 baud modem.
How theatrical.
"See? I'm thinking real hard!"
The extra text slowly printed like reading a BBS on a 300 baud modem.
How theatrical.
"See? I'm thinking real hard!"
Introduce yourself with what almost killed you.
Hi, I'm brain trauma!
You know those folks who look longingly back at the 70's and 80's when kids were out all day and didn't wear helmets? Don't listen to them, wear a damn helmet.
Hi, I'm brain trauma!
You know those folks who look longingly back at the 70's and 80's when kids were out all day and didn't wear helmets? Don't listen to them, wear a damn helmet.
Introduce yourself with what almost killed you.
Hi, I'm a lung abscess that was misdiagnosed by urgent care as a URI, then pneumonia.
If you are able to go to a specialist after not feeling better for a week, do it.
Hi, I'm a lung abscess that was misdiagnosed by urgent care as a URI, then pneumonia.
If you are able to go to a specialist after not feeling better for a week, do it.
Introduce yourself with what almost killed you.
Hi, I'm Depression Arrowhead Lake Pitocin Medical Neglect Postpartum Infection Influenza UTI.
(Wasn't sure if it was "first thing" "last thing" or "everything" so I've got a long ass name, lol)
Hi, I'm Depression Arrowhead Lake Pitocin Medical Neglect Postpartum Infection Influenza UTI.
(Wasn't sure if it was "first thing" "last thing" or "everything" so I've got a long ass name, lol)
January 2, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Introduce yourself with what almost killed you.
Hi, I'm brain trauma!
You know those folks who look longingly back at the 70's and 80's when kids were out all day and didn't wear helmets? Don't listen to them, wear a damn helmet.
Hi, I'm brain trauma!
You know those folks who look longingly back at the 70's and 80's when kids were out all day and didn't wear helmets? Don't listen to them, wear a damn helmet.
Reposted by Patrick DeWind
(also - as a writer and a narrative-obsessed creature - how delightful is it that the city's mayors must sign an oath of office in addition to speaking one, and then pay a nine-dollar filing fee?
there's some deep civic magic there, I tell you what.
zero sarcasm.)
there's some deep civic magic there, I tell you what.
zero sarcasm.)
January 1, 2026 at 5:23 AM
(also - as a writer and a narrative-obsessed creature - how delightful is it that the city's mayors must sign an oath of office in addition to speaking one, and then pay a nine-dollar filing fee?
there's some deep civic magic there, I tell you what.
zero sarcasm.)
there's some deep civic magic there, I tell you what.
zero sarcasm.)
How I feel whenever I hear an update on the printer project at work.
a man in a suit and tie is smiling and looking at the camera .
Alt: Scene from the movie Hackers where Agent Gill hands The Plague a dossier who responds, "Ugh. Hard copy."
media.tenor.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:47 PM
How I feel whenever I hear an update on the printer project at work.
In case you have stuff in livejournal that isn't backed up:
Okay, I will preface this with the GIGANTIC disclaimer that I promise I know how this looks, and I *swear* this is not personally motivated: If you have an old #LiveJournal account, and it has things you still care about in it, download it or import it to Dreamwidth SOON. Details:
January 1, 2026 at 1:06 PM
In case you have stuff in livejournal that isn't backed up:
Happy New Year!
We made it through 2025. Somehow.
Don't look 2026 in the eye and maybe it won't notice us.
We made it through 2025. Somehow.
Don't look 2026 in the eye and maybe it won't notice us.
January 1, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Happy New Year!
We made it through 2025. Somehow.
Don't look 2026 in the eye and maybe it won't notice us.
We made it through 2025. Somehow.
Don't look 2026 in the eye and maybe it won't notice us.
Watching a spy movie.
The macguffin is a universal crypto key. I wonder what percentage of spy movies since Sneakers and Hackers use that.
The macguffin is a universal crypto key. I wonder what percentage of spy movies since Sneakers and Hackers use that.
January 1, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Watching a spy movie.
The macguffin is a universal crypto key. I wonder what percentage of spy movies since Sneakers and Hackers use that.
The macguffin is a universal crypto key. I wonder what percentage of spy movies since Sneakers and Hackers use that.
On the second Oddjobs book by Heide Goody and Iain Grant.
They just mentioned Marillion's Misplaced Childhood. I KNEW there was a reason I liked them so much.
They just mentioned Marillion's Misplaced Childhood. I KNEW there was a reason I liked them so much.
December 31, 2025 at 7:43 PM
On the second Oddjobs book by Heide Goody and Iain Grant.
They just mentioned Marillion's Misplaced Childhood. I KNEW there was a reason I liked them so much.
They just mentioned Marillion's Misplaced Childhood. I KNEW there was a reason I liked them so much.
At some point you need to take a break from your woodworking project because you're bleeding on it.
I have the same experiences with sewing.
C'mon platelets, I've got work to do.
I have the same experiences with sewing.
C'mon platelets, I've got work to do.
December 31, 2025 at 7:13 PM
At some point you need to take a break from your woodworking project because you're bleeding on it.
I have the same experiences with sewing.
C'mon platelets, I've got work to do.
I have the same experiences with sewing.
C'mon platelets, I've got work to do.