Patrick Johanneson 🚀 🇨🇦
@patrickjohanneson.com
Part-time prevaricator.
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https://patrickjohanneson.com/
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I'm also on Mastodon — https://mstdn.ca/@pjohanneson
He/him 🇨🇦
https://patrickjohanneson.com/
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Ukrainian wheat field header by Alex @aplante.com Plante
I'm also on Mastodon — https://mstdn.ca/@pjohanneson
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Hi, I'm Patrick. I write SF/F, I take photos—largely in the dark—and I wrangle websites for my spending cash. I keep a blog over at patrickjohanneson.com, though I cross-post most everything here too.
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If I was in his shoes, I'd only be worried if my name was "Earl".
January 13, 2026 at 8:36 PM
If I was in his shoes, I'd only be worried if my name was "Earl".
just once I want to see an ad for
ALL-NATURAL DELICIOUS URANIUM
GREAT FOR WEIGHT LOSS¹
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¹ and then the fine print reads "most of the weight loss will be posthumous"
ALL-NATURAL DELICIOUS URANIUM
GREAT FOR WEIGHT LOSS¹
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¹ and then the fine print reads "most of the weight loss will be posthumous"
January 13, 2026 at 7:07 PM
just once I want to see an ad for
ALL-NATURAL DELICIOUS URANIUM
GREAT FOR WEIGHT LOSS¹
—
¹ and then the fine print reads "most of the weight loss will be posthumous"
ALL-NATURAL DELICIOUS URANIUM
GREAT FOR WEIGHT LOSS¹
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¹ and then the fine print reads "most of the weight loss will be posthumous"
hoo boy, I'd forgotten about these
I might still have a partially-used tin somewhere
I might still have a partially-used tin somewhere
January 13, 2026 at 6:22 PM
hoo boy, I'd forgotten about these
I might still have a partially-used tin somewhere
I might still have a partially-used tin somewhere
...misspellings?
«mon dieu» = "my God" in French
aughts = the decade of 2000 – 2010
I will readily cop to not bothering much with capitalization and punctuation, but that's a grammatical quibble, not a spelling mistake.
(Or did I miss something?)
«mon dieu» = "my God" in French
aughts = the decade of 2000 – 2010
I will readily cop to not bothering much with capitalization and punctuation, but that's a grammatical quibble, not a spelling mistake.
(Or did I miss something?)
January 13, 2026 at 6:19 PM
...misspellings?
«mon dieu» = "my God" in French
aughts = the decade of 2000 – 2010
I will readily cop to not bothering much with capitalization and punctuation, but that's a grammatical quibble, not a spelling mistake.
(Or did I miss something?)
«mon dieu» = "my God" in French
aughts = the decade of 2000 – 2010
I will readily cop to not bothering much with capitalization and punctuation, but that's a grammatical quibble, not a spelling mistake.
(Or did I miss something?)
At least with Beanie Babies and tulips, when the mania is over, you've still got something nice¹.
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¹ To a first approximation.
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¹ To a first approximation.
January 13, 2026 at 6:14 PM
At least with Beanie Babies and tulips, when the mania is over, you've still got something nice¹.
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¹ To a first approximation.
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¹ To a first approximation.
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Bill Watterson is still alive and by all accounts remains rad
January 13, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Bill Watterson is still alive and by all accounts remains rad
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Thinking about that time the My Little Pony comics, of all things, absolutely bodied Scott Adams.
March 26, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Thinking about that time the My Little Pony comics, of all things, absolutely bodied Scott Adams.
better than some, I guess
January 13, 2026 at 4:37 PM
better than some, I guess
I was a fan of his back in the '90s and aughts, but mon dieu did he ever go off the rails.
January 13, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I was a fan of his back in the '90s and aughts, but mon dieu did he ever go off the rails.
NYT could learn a thing or two
![Screenshot of a Duck Duck Go search results page, highlighting the New York Times' headline:
"Scott Adams, Audacious [sic] Creator of the 'Dilbert' Comic Strip, Dies"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:apfzpvtlfelytc5p735qbzpn/bafkreigctawrfh46urguyqushz6dj7avb4l7lox6r7f23ewpsf72shsume@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 4:31 PM
NYT could learn a thing or two
actually, forget I asked, I feel like I'm happier not knowing
January 13, 2026 at 4:25 PM
actually, forget I asked, I feel like I'm happier not knowing
..."tomato girl"?
January 13, 2026 at 4:25 PM
..."tomato girl"?
My kneejerk response to "you can't put the genie back in the bottle" is "hey, remember NFTs?"
January 13, 2026 at 4:15 PM
My kneejerk response to "you can't put the genie back in the bottle" is "hey, remember NFTs?"
If you click through to the YouGov post, it appears to be 87%.
January 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
If you click through to the YouGov post, it appears to be 87%.
Also, they've left out anyone who needs alt text
January 13, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Also, they've left out anyone who needs alt text
No
Jensen Huang Is Begging You to Stop Being So Negative About AI https://gizmodo.com/jensen-huang-is-begging-you-to-stop-being-so-negative-about-ai-2000709335
Jensen Huang Is Begging You to Stop Being So Negative About AI
" extremely hurtful, frankly, and I think we've done a lot of damage," he said.
gizmodo.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:03 PM
No
January 13, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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Saw the Libby AI statement (spoiler alert: it sucks) and so I'm back on my Incandescent With Rage Over AI Wagon (I've never been off it) and I just want to point out--what I thought--were some glaringly obvious things for these companies making these BS statements over their AI use. (1/9)
January 13, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Saw the Libby AI statement (spoiler alert: it sucks) and so I'm back on my Incandescent With Rage Over AI Wagon (I've never been off it) and I just want to point out--what I thought--were some glaringly obvious things for these companies making these BS statements over their AI use. (1/9)
more environmentally friendly and socially acceptable
January 13, 2026 at 4:52 AM
more environmentally friendly and socially acceptable
the LIGHT in the DARKNESS one made me cackle
January 13, 2026 at 4:26 AM
the LIGHT in the DARKNESS one made me cackle
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Every single fucking time, I swear.
January 13, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Every single fucking time, I swear.
I didn't know star garnet was a thing. They look fantastic.
January 13, 2026 at 4:24 AM
I didn't know star garnet was a thing. They look fantastic.
what's it called when you *want* a certain word (or two) to stick out in a manuscript?
in my case it's "susurrus" and "lambent"
#PrairieSFF #AmWriting
in my case it's "susurrus" and "lambent"
#PrairieSFF #AmWriting
January 13, 2026 at 4:04 AM
what's it called when you *want* a certain word (or two) to stick out in a manuscript?
in my case it's "susurrus" and "lambent"
#PrairieSFF #AmWriting
in my case it's "susurrus" and "lambent"
#PrairieSFF #AmWriting