Patrick Johanneson 🚀 🇨🇦
@patrickjohanneson.com
Part-time prevaricator.
He/him 🇨🇦
https://patrickjohanneson.com/
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I'm also on Mastodon — https://mstdn.ca/@pjohanneson
He/him 🇨🇦
https://patrickjohanneson.com/
Avatar by @badguybirnie.bsky.social's kid
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.
#Introduction #PinnedPost
#Introduction #PinnedPost
Is there an adjectival form for "pareidolia"? My instinct is "pareidolic" but that doesn't seem to be in Merriam-Webster or OED. I considered "pareidoliac" but that seems like it'd describe a person prone to seeing patterns rather than the forms of the patterns themselves.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
January 15, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Is there an adjectival form for "pareidolia"? My instinct is "pareidolic" but that doesn't seem to be in Merriam-Webster or OED. I considered "pareidoliac" but that seems like it'd describe a person prone to seeing patterns rather than the forms of the patterns themselves.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
Q2 #HorrorWritersChat
Well, in my current WIP there's a tower with 365 steps (sometimes 366), and the top is one year in the future. No one knows when it was built, by whom, or why.
Well, in my current WIP there's a tower with 365 steps (sometimes 366), and the top is one year in the future. No one knows when it was built, by whom, or why.
“Horror comes from a violation of what characters perceive to be reality.” - Writing in the Dark by Tim Waggoner
Example: a haunted house violates the assumption that we are alone in our homes.
Q2 #HorrorWritersChat
Which perceived realities do you utilise in your horror writing?
Example: a haunted house violates the assumption that we are alone in our homes.
Q2 #HorrorWritersChat
Which perceived realities do you utilise in your horror writing?
January 15, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Q2 #HorrorWritersChat
Well, in my current WIP there's a tower with 365 steps (sometimes 366), and the top is one year in the future. No one knows when it was built, by whom, or why.
Well, in my current WIP there's a tower with 365 steps (sometimes 366), and the top is one year in the future. No one knows when it was built, by whom, or why.
I was gonna ask "why is Mars in the concept image" but then I realized that might be the least nonsensical thing here
The U.S. space agency and the Department of Energy will work together to build a fission reactor on the lunar surface in the next four years
NASA Commits to Plan to Build a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon by 2030
The U.S. space agency and the Department of Energy will work together to build a fission reactor on the lunar surface in the next four years
www.scientificamerican.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:15 PM
I was gonna ask "why is Mars in the concept image" but then I realized that might be the least nonsensical thing here
Winter sunrise
A red sky this morning.
A red sky this morning.
Winter sunrise
A red sky this morning.
patrickjohanneson.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Winter sunrise
A red sky this morning.
A red sky this morning.
from
the
WHAT
now?
the
WHAT
now?
January 14, 2026 at 4:10 AM
from
the
WHAT
now?
the
WHAT
now?
Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter
we often talk about “what anime would you adapt into a movie” but here is a reverse: what movies would you adapt into an anime?
January 14, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter
I just saw a TV ad for a submarine
January 14, 2026 at 2:20 AM
I just saw a TV ad for a submarine
we all know the correct answer
January 14, 2026 at 1:28 AM
we all know the correct answer
No description? fine but I'm still filling out the alt text
January 14, 2026 at 1:12 AM
No description? fine but I'm still filling out the alt text
Reposted by Patrick Johanneson 🚀 🇨🇦
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
![You’ve got super fans pausing and zooming in on individuals frames of your documentary. One allegedly shows one of the Duffers with a ChatGPT tab open on their computer. In your presence, what did they use ChatGPT for?
I mean, are we even sure they had ChatGPT open?
I’m personally not, but the internet seems sure.
Well, there’s a lot of chatter where [social media users] are like, “We don’t really know, but we’re assuming.” But to me it’s like, doesn’t everybody have it open, to just do quick research?
I do.
How can you possibly write a storyline with 19 characters and use ChatGPT, I don’t even understand.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7t2urmt3i33jl6tjgiolio6g/bafkreidw2tmcr2ayq74oqmjm5pn2tdox6hlxnpqevhuqqj6oa7nsslx3oi@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
Reposted by Patrick Johanneson 🚀 🇨🇦
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
Reposted by Patrick Johanneson 🚀 🇨🇦
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.
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
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
Reposted by Patrick Johanneson 🚀 🇨🇦
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)
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Every single fucking time, I swear.
January 13, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Every single fucking time, I swear.
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
The river in my home town is called the Turtle River, and it contains no turtles. One theory is that it was named «Rivière Tortueux» in French (ie, "Twisty River") and a translator confused «tortueux» and «tortue» (ie, "turtle").
This kinda tracks for a town full of franglais, honnêtement.
This kinda tracks for a town full of franglais, honnêtement.
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 13, 2026 at 3:35 AM
The river in my home town is called the Turtle River, and it contains no turtles. One theory is that it was named «Rivière Tortueux» in French (ie, "Twisty River") and a translator confused «tortueux» and «tortue» (ie, "turtle").
This kinda tracks for a town full of franglais, honnêtement.
This kinda tracks for a town full of franglais, honnêtement.
January 12, 2026 at 11:38 PM
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Wildlife tracking tips. A wintry comic from last year.
January 12, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Wildlife tracking tips. A wintry comic from last year.
Reposted by Patrick Johanneson 🚀 🇨🇦
We used to do real science
January 12, 2026 at 1:59 AM
We used to do real science
#WIPSnips: "climb"
Considering that my WIP is about a tower, I had no shortage of snippets to choose from here.
#PrairieSFF
Considering that my WIP is about a tower, I had no shortage of snippets to choose from here.
#PrairieSFF
January 11, 2026 at 10:43 PM
#WIPSnips: "climb"
Considering that my WIP is about a tower, I had no shortage of snippets to choose from here.
#PrairieSFF
Considering that my WIP is about a tower, I had no shortage of snippets to choose from here.
#PrairieSFF
His Parliamentary email address is [email protected] in case you want to offer him your opinion on this or any other matter.
Canada not considering a ban on X over deepfake controversy, AI minister says
Canada not considering a ban on X over deepfake controversy, AI minister says
The platform, which is owned by Elon Musk, has been embroiled in controversy over sexualized deepfakes of women and children created by X’s chatbot Grok.
www.thestar.com
January 11, 2026 at 10:31 PM
His Parliamentary email address is [email protected] in case you want to offer him your opinion on this or any other matter.
I love this, and it is, IMHO, fine exactly as it is.
The Bench
Rough comic based on a feeling I've had all my life. Maybe you can relate. I could polish this better but I think it being drawn like this kinda makes sense?
1/3
#comics
Rough comic based on a feeling I've had all my life. Maybe you can relate. I could polish this better but I think it being drawn like this kinda makes sense?
1/3
#comics
January 11, 2026 at 8:15 PM
I love this, and it is, IMHO, fine exactly as it is.