Patrick Reynolds
@piki.dev
Currently: software engineer at PlanetScale
Formerly: distinguished engineer at GitHub
Always: father of two living in Carrboro. Woodworking, cycling, photography. he/him.
Formerly: distinguished engineer at GitHub
Always: father of two living in Carrboro. Woodworking, cycling, photography. he/him.
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11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
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It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
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(Plus other donation options in thread!)
11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***
It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
***
11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***
It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***
It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
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I think people want AI to be useless, to consume huge amounts of water, etc. because that lets you find another reason for it to be bad that isn’t: it’s useful and that’s why it’s bad. The thing works and is getting better, millions have found use cases for it, and that is why it is bad.
May 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I think people want AI to be useless, to consume huge amounts of water, etc. because that lets you find another reason for it to be bad that isn’t: it’s useful and that’s why it’s bad. The thing works and is getting better, millions have found use cases for it, and that is why it is bad.
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PlanetScale now supports Postgres.
July 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
PlanetScale now supports Postgres.
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I regret nothing yet! fly.io/blog/youre-a...
My AI Skeptic Friends Are All Nuts
My smartest friends have bananas arguments about LLM coding.
fly.io
June 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I regret nothing yet! fly.io/blog/youre-a...
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Detroit-style pizza is better than NY or Chicago-style.
April 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Detroit-style pizza is better than NY or Chicago-style.
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Birth rates and male mental health/loneliness are both legitimate societal issues that also unfortunately have been adopted as causes by the worst people imaginable
April 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Birth rates and male mental health/loneliness are both legitimate societal issues that also unfortunately have been adopted as causes by the worst people imaginable
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I would have voted for her in a 2024 Dem primary but it’s safe to say that she is toast in a 2028 primary
April 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I would have voted for her in a 2024 Dem primary but it’s safe to say that she is toast in a 2028 primary
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YouGov just dropped a poll that includes intvs from yesterday/this am and just wow - Trump's job approval is 41%-54% (-13). Economist/YouGov yesterday was just 43%-51% (-8).
- Indies 30%-61% (-31)
- 18-29 30%-65%(-35)
- Hisp 35%-61% (-26)
Dude is melting down.
(h/t @sjclermont.bsky.social)
- Indies 30%-61% (-31)
- 18-29 30%-65%(-35)
- Hisp 35%-61% (-26)
Dude is melting down.
(h/t @sjclermont.bsky.social)
April 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
YouGov just dropped a poll that includes intvs from yesterday/this am and just wow - Trump's job approval is 41%-54% (-13). Economist/YouGov yesterday was just 43%-51% (-8).
- Indies 30%-61% (-31)
- 18-29 30%-65%(-35)
- Hisp 35%-61% (-26)
Dude is melting down.
(h/t @sjclermont.bsky.social)
- Indies 30%-61% (-31)
- 18-29 30%-65%(-35)
- Hisp 35%-61% (-26)
Dude is melting down.
(h/t @sjclermont.bsky.social)
Just talking to my databases in plain English
April 12, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Just talking to my databases in plain English
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asterisk because i think we look at that period of stability deeply red rose-colored glasses. when people think prosperity they don’t think “family of six sharing a 1200 sq ft home living largely on canned goods and hand me downs” but that was the reality
April 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
asterisk because i think we look at that period of stability deeply red rose-colored glasses. when people think prosperity they don’t think “family of six sharing a 1200 sq ft home living largely on canned goods and hand me downs” but that was the reality
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Allison Riggs won the election for NC Supreme Court. Changing the rules after the election to throw out the votes of tens of thousands of North Carolinians who followed all of the rules is a travesty.
April 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Allison Riggs won the election for NC Supreme Court. Changing the rules after the election to throw out the votes of tens of thousands of North Carolinians who followed all of the rules is a travesty.
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/4 In my view, a movement that so transparently rejects the deal — so obviously adopts the policy “the only valid result is I win” — is not entitled to the protections of the votes-instead-of-sticks approach.
They should get the sticks.
They should get the sticks.
April 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
/4 In my view, a movement that so transparently rejects the deal — so obviously adopts the policy “the only valid result is I win” — is not entitled to the protections of the votes-instead-of-sticks approach.
They should get the sticks.
They should get the sticks.
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North Carolina Democrats WILL fight this decision. But make no mistake, the statewide court of appeals bench has cowered to political pressure and corruption from their own party. The NCGOP and RNC are trying to steal an election and test the waters for future election denial.
April 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
North Carolina Democrats WILL fight this decision. But make no mistake, the statewide court of appeals bench has cowered to political pressure and corruption from their own party. The NCGOP and RNC are trying to steal an election and test the waters for future election denial.
Most rich people understand that the candidates need their money, not their sparkling personalities. Elon may never realize how toxic he is, but the actual politicians certainly will.
Elon's involvement in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race cost his candidate around 5% of the vote--even though he spent $25 million dollars on his behalf.
Elon's endorsee ran 5 points behind the other statewide Republican candidate. That's an unbelievably negative return on investment.
Elon's endorsee ran 5 points behind the other statewide Republican candidate. That's an unbelievably negative return on investment.
April 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Most rich people understand that the candidates need their money, not their sparkling personalities. Elon may never realize how toxic he is, but the actual politicians certainly will.
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One statistic for you:
→ Net jobs created under Clinton and Obama: 33.8 million.
→ Net jobs created under Bush, Bush, AND Trump: 1.9 million.
That is not a typo.
→ Net jobs created under Clinton and Obama: 33.8 million.
→ Net jobs created under Bush, Bush, AND Trump: 1.9 million.
That is not a typo.
Of Course Trump Will Tank the Economy. It’s What Republicans Do.
As the president’s “Liberation Day” nears, it’s time to liberate ourselves from the vicious cycle of Democrats having to clean up the GOP’s messes.
newrepublic.com
April 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
One statistic for you:
→ Net jobs created under Clinton and Obama: 33.8 million.
→ Net jobs created under Bush, Bush, AND Trump: 1.9 million.
That is not a typo.
→ Net jobs created under Clinton and Obama: 33.8 million.
→ Net jobs created under Bush, Bush, AND Trump: 1.9 million.
That is not a typo.
Went all the way to DC and I can’t find the T.Rex Moai Skull anywhere 😢
March 31, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Went all the way to DC and I can’t find the T.Rex Moai Skull anywhere 😢
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in two days the US will be imposing massive tariffs on a wide range of imports and nobody, not even senior WH officials, know what they will actually be.
March 31, 2025 at 12:33 PM
in two days the US will be imposing massive tariffs on a wide range of imports and nobody, not even senior WH officials, know what they will actually be.
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PlanetScale vectors is now GA!
We have made vectors a first-class part of MySQL - focusing on robustness to make sure vector support is as solid as every other data type MySQL supports.
pscale.link/vectors
We have made vectors a first-class part of MySQL - focusing on robustness to make sure vector support is as solid as every other data type MySQL supports.
pscale.link/vectors
PlanetScale vectors is now GA — PlanetScale
You can now use vector search and storage in your PlanetScale MySQL database.
pscale.link
March 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
PlanetScale vectors is now GA!
We have made vectors a first-class part of MySQL - focusing on robustness to make sure vector support is as solid as every other data type MySQL supports.
pscale.link/vectors
We have made vectors a first-class part of MySQL - focusing on robustness to make sure vector support is as solid as every other data type MySQL supports.
pscale.link/vectors
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The New York Times is the first to put out comprehensive estimates on the cost of a year without U.S.A.I.D. and they’re higher than I thought:
- 1.65 million deaths from AIDS
- 500,000 from lack of vaccines
- 550,000 from lack of food aid
- 290,000 from malaria
- 310,000 from TB
- 1.65 million deaths from AIDS
- 500,000 from lack of vaccines
- 550,000 from lack of food aid
- 290,000 from malaria
- 310,000 from TB
Killing children is by design, I'm afraid. "Pro-natalists" like Musk claim they aren't racist, but their pressure to have children is solely focused on white women, while they back policies that literally kill of non-white children.
He's a eugenicist.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
He's a eugenicist.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True.
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The New York Times is the first to put out comprehensive estimates on the cost of a year without U.S.A.I.D. and they’re higher than I thought:
- 1.65 million deaths from AIDS
- 500,000 from lack of vaccines
- 550,000 from lack of food aid
- 290,000 from malaria
- 310,000 from TB
- 1.65 million deaths from AIDS
- 500,000 from lack of vaccines
- 550,000 from lack of food aid
- 290,000 from malaria
- 310,000 from TB
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⚡ Introducing PlanetScale Metal ⚡
- Blazing fast NVMe drives
- Unlimited IOPS
- Drastic reductions in latency
- And best price:performance ratio of any database available in AWS or GCP
- Blazing fast NVMe drives
- Unlimited IOPS
- Drastic reductions in latency
- And best price:performance ratio of any database available in AWS or GCP
March 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
⚡ Introducing PlanetScale Metal ⚡
- Blazing fast NVMe drives
- Unlimited IOPS
- Drastic reductions in latency
- And best price:performance ratio of any database available in AWS or GCP
- Blazing fast NVMe drives
- Unlimited IOPS
- Drastic reductions in latency
- And best price:performance ratio of any database available in AWS or GCP