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Patrick Stokes

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A/Prof of Philosophy at Deakin Uni (all views mine). Writer, radio producer, half of The Fake McCoys. Works on digital death, personal identity, Kierkegaard, moral phil. Has more hobbies than advisable. Melbourne + Werona https://linktr.ee/patstokes

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Patrick Stokes @patrickstokes.com · Feb 22

My first pen commission! A former student of mine commissioned a fountain pen in Purpleheart (Peltogyne purpurea), a timber which goes purple when exposed to UV light. But that means when you turn it down to pen size, you're left with dull brown wood. Here's how to bring the purple back quickly:

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Patrick Stokes @patrickstokes.com · 5h

Finally, a Florist of Sai-based approach to bylaw enforcement

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 7h

The City of Melbourne is set to vote on a new plan that would see more privately owned CCTV cameras feeding into the city's security network and staff able to access the footage to investigate local law breaches.

Melbourne council staff to be given surveillance powers under draft plans

www.abc.net.au

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Patrick Stokes @patrickstokes.com · 7h

Habsbuuuurgs iiiiin Spaaaaaaaaaaaaace...

Tombmas Spooks @thomasfuchs.at · 23h

How many trillions of dollars have been invested into this technology so far?

Google search for "austria hungary in space"

Google excitedly tells you about the 1889 orbital flight, and that by 1908 there was a Mars research output with 30 people.

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Patrick Stokes @patrickstokes.com · 7h

And, in a way,

Patrick Stokes @patrickstokes.com · 7h

NOT SO FAST, OLDEN!

Patrick Stokes @patrickstokes.com · 7h

This also means Jane Austen could have sent a telegram.

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Patrick Stokes @patrickstokes.com · 7h

Reckoning by Francis Roland's 1816 static-electricity telegraph system, we are now well into the third century of electronic communication.

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 15h

you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones

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Liam Hogan @liamhogan.id.au · 8h

One of the conspirators who helped Gavrilo Princip shoot Archduke Franz Ferdinand survived to see the breakup of Yugoslavia. He could conceivably have watched the Neighbours episode where Scott and Charlene got married

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 15h

you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones

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Patrick Stokes @patrickstokes.com · 8h

In my case I was like "well, I've come this far, let's just wait it out" and it all ended well - but I was at a point where I didn't lose much by waiting.

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Patrick Stokes @patrickstokes.com · 8h

This happened to me once (publisher rhyme with 'Loxford' by any chance?) It really is slow reviewers a lot of the time. Ultimately: is a book with this publisher worth more to you than any quicker available options? The answer to that question is usually more about career stuff than the book itself.

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Cezary Jan Strusiewicz @ostrichson.bsky.social · 13h

It do be like that.

Don't ask me Y.

Mace Windu from the Star Wars prequels with "Vowels" written over his face saying: "You are on this council but we do not grant you the rank of master." In the second image, a young Anakin Skywalker with "Y" written over his face looks incredulous.

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Patrick Stokes @patrickstokes.com · 14h

(Also quietly disappointed that the chough has been knocked out. I love those blood-eyed, robot-voiced, baby-kidnapping bastards.)

Patrick Stokes @patrickstokes.com · 15h

Can’t believe the emu has gone already!

Patrick Stokes @patrickstokes.com · 1d

We normally get striated pardalotes up at our place but this spotted pardalote male did pop in one day.

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Patrick Stokes @patrickstokes.com · 1d

Going all in on the Pardalote again this year. Sweet, repetitive, in constant motion, basically the inquisitive five year olds of the bird world.

Australian bird of the year 2025: vote for your favourite #birdoftheyear in the Guardian / BirdLife Australia poll

From little penguins to (very big) cassowaries, every bird has its fans. Vote for your favourite in the 2025 Guardian/BirdLife Australia poll

www.theguardian.com

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Patrick Stokes @patrickstokes.com · 1d

There was once a time when, if there was a photo of the FBI Director this embarrassing, Meyer Lansky or James Jesus Angleton would just quietly blackmail him with it.

the corgi from cowboy bebop @realqrampage.fightins.online · 1d

LMAO LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH
EVERY TIME I DO IT MAKES ME LAUGH

Kash Patel in his own merch looking fucking embarrassing as hell lmao

he’s so fucking ugly

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Patrick Stokes @patrickstokes.com · 2d

Any three words followed by "did 9/11"

CNBC @cnbc.com · 2d

To shut down rude behavior instantly, try a simple yet powerful five-word response.

Use this 5-word phrase when someone is rude to you—it's like 'holding up a mirror,' says public speaking expert

When we encounter a rude person, our first instinct might be to fire back with a snarky comment. But that's not the right move, says public speaking expert John Bowe. Here's the perfect response to instantly shut down rude behavior.

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Patrick Stokes @patrickstokes.com · 3d

Fun fact: the Savage Club at one point absorbed what was left of the Yorrick Club, which was founded by the Bright Young Things of Melbourne's literary/journalistic scene in the 1860s. They spent their time parodying stuffy Gentlemen's Clubs, and, inevitably, that's exactly what they became...

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Patrick Stokes @patrickstokes.com · 3d

Was his defence ‘wait, *that’s* your objection to me performing?!’

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Grant Brisbee @grantbrisbee.bsky.social · 5d

all my amps gone

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Marc Normandin @marcnormandin.bsky.social · 5d

What the fuck are you talking about Guitar World

A screenshot of a Guitar World story recommendation that says "Making history as the first-ever amp authenticated on the blockchain"

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 4d

Zodiac killer murders again, challenging legal bounds

From the New York Times: Breaking news: U.S. attacks Venezuelan boat for fourth time, challenging legal bounds

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Patrick Stokes @patrickstokes.com · 4d

“Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal here at the Horse Fights?”

Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 4d

This bloke could have once been PM …
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

Mark Latham removed from Royal Randwick restaurant by police

The MP was asked to leave by management but refused, according to turf club officials.

www.smh.com.au

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Patrick Stokes @patrickstokes.com · 4d

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Its On Eric Cartman GIF

ALT: Its On Eric Cartman GIF

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Patrick Stokes @patrickstokes.com · 5d

oh but when *I* write a song about Travis Kelce’s dick,

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emo(🖤)/tional @realbillpullman.bsky.social · 5d

Decline of the backbencher is bad for local representation imo. Double the MPs and there's a chance I can get a meeting to whinge instead of being told they have important parliamentary secretary business

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