Ryan Patrick
@walkingsoma.bsky.social
Soccer junky (still play some, Sounders fan). Mac/iOS programmer by trade. Username comes from my dog Soma and how I used to love taking him on walks.
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I agree with everything in The Oatmeal’s piece on AI art, and I appreciate that he wrote it at all—it feels a tedious and thankless thing to do today.
I don’t even care enough about genAI to dislike it. It’s the most ignorable content there is.
theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
I don’t even care enough about genAI to dislike it. It’s the most ignorable content there is.
theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal
This is a comic about AI art.
theoatmeal.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I agree with everything in The Oatmeal’s piece on AI art, and I appreciate that he wrote it at all—it feels a tedious and thankless thing to do today.
I don’t even care enough about genAI to dislike it. It’s the most ignorable content there is.
theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
I don’t even care enough about genAI to dislike it. It’s the most ignorable content there is.
theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
Anyone else noticing hitches in video when playing full screen on macOS 26? Works fine in windowed.
September 27, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Anyone else noticing hitches in video when playing full screen on macOS 26? Works fine in windowed.
I am at the Covid phase where I have a roll of toilet paper out because we have gone through all of the tissues
September 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I am at the Covid phase where I have a roll of toilet paper out because we have gone through all of the tissues
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It turns out that the shooter was just another run-of-the-mill loser who got caught up in whatever loser shit he got caught up in. It doesn’t matter. What matters is that any weirdo with a death wish can go out, get a gun, and go on a killing spree. michaelianblack.substack.com/p/another-lo...
Another Loser With a Death Wish
So now it turns out that the suspected shooter in this week’s Charlie Kirk killing was a white, cis gun lover from a Republican family.
michaelianblack.substack.com
September 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
It turns out that the shooter was just another run-of-the-mill loser who got caught up in whatever loser shit he got caught up in. It doesn’t matter. What matters is that any weirdo with a death wish can go out, get a gun, and go on a killing spree. michaelianblack.substack.com/p/another-lo...
That will be the last team to come out late for the half against the Sounders.
September 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
That will be the last team to come out late for the half against the Sounders.
Late (what else is new) but Animal Well is a masterclass in game design. Exploration and experimentation draw you deeper and deeper into the game.
July 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Late (what else is new) but Animal Well is a masterclass in game design. Exploration and experimentation draw you deeper and deeper into the game.
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revolutionary war update
July 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
revolutionary war update
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everyone who’s spent years stockpiling weapons and screeching about “tyranny” and “government overreach” sure is fucking quiet right now
Just to recap, Trump has taken the extraordinary step of federalizing 2000 member of the California National Guard — over the objections of the state’s governor — in response to a protest that currently involves A FEW DOZEN PEOPLE AT A HOME DEPOT
June 8, 2025 at 3:17 AM
everyone who’s spent years stockpiling weapons and screeching about “tyranny” and “government overreach” sure is fucking quiet right now
They Invented the Game. Will They Be Allowed to Play It in the Olympics?
www.nytimes.com
May 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
On rewatching GoT, I still dont understand how they messed up the last 1.5 seasons that badly. Almost every major event seemed completely random. I get that it was a difficult ask but there are a lot of very talented writers out there.
May 6, 2025 at 2:49 AM
On rewatching GoT, I still dont understand how they messed up the last 1.5 seasons that badly. Almost every major event seemed completely random. I get that it was a difficult ask but there are a lot of very talented writers out there.
I dont understand why my streams of local radio include ads at the start (I am looking at you KUOW and KEXP). Surely at this point, the streaming service and over-air service are the same level of support.
April 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I dont understand why my streams of local radio include ads at the start (I am looking at you KUOW and KEXP). Surely at this point, the streaming service and over-air service are the same level of support.
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Jacquie Ovalle is not of this world.
March 4, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Jacquie Ovalle is not of this world.
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voters: hey this is fucked up, you are our representatives, can you please do something about this?
elected officials: hey we are sounding the alarm that you should do something about this
V: yeah that's why we need you to do something
EO: the american people need to do something
elected officials: hey we are sounding the alarm that you should do something about this
V: yeah that's why we need you to do something
EO: the american people need to do something
February 26, 2025 at 1:48 AM
voters: hey this is fucked up, you are our representatives, can you please do something about this?
elected officials: hey we are sounding the alarm that you should do something about this
V: yeah that's why we need you to do something
EO: the american people need to do something
elected officials: hey we are sounding the alarm that you should do something about this
V: yeah that's why we need you to do something
EO: the american people need to do something
Listened to The Wall (Pink Floyd) for the first time in a long time. The whole isolation-turns-you-into-a-facist narrative really hit home. Wonder if that is what happens with billionaires.
February 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Listened to The Wall (Pink Floyd) for the first time in a long time. The whole isolation-turns-you-into-a-facist narrative really hit home. Wonder if that is what happens with billionaires.
Whistler is beautiful and the weather has been great. But, it is very crowded and the trails can be icy (feels like skiing on the east coast)
February 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Whistler is beautiful and the weather has been great. But, it is very crowded and the trails can be icy (feels like skiing on the east coast)
2 hr delay + remote learning + early release. SPS, what are you doing? Just give them the day off.
February 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
2 hr delay + remote learning + early release. SPS, what are you doing? Just give them the day off.
Snowy night at Stevens Pass
February 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Snowy night at Stevens Pass
Night skiing at Crystal Mt
January 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Night skiing at Crystal Mt
One thing I have learned to accept about myself is that I do not vacation well. I spent the last day of a 2 week vacation doing 7 loads of laundry and cleaning out a closet.
December 6, 2024 at 10:24 PM
One thing I have learned to accept about myself is that I do not vacation well. I spent the last day of a 2 week vacation doing 7 loads of laundry and cleaning out a closet.
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I hate the way articles about BSky keep framing choice to move here in terms of left/right and echo chambers. Fundamentally, the bigger issues for me are wanting to see links/current news, wanting to see posts that aren't rage-baiting/content farming, and wanting actually diverse conversations.
November 26, 2024 at 9:46 PM
I hate the way articles about BSky keep framing choice to move here in terms of left/right and echo chambers. Fundamentally, the bigger issues for me are wanting to see links/current news, wanting to see posts that aren't rage-baiting/content farming, and wanting actually diverse conversations.
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This needs to be said, loud, and often.
November 25, 2024 at 5:20 PM
This needs to be said, loud, and often.
Hands down, ESPN has the worst site on the internet. Its like they actively dont want users to find information or a game to stream.
November 26, 2024 at 3:27 AM
Hands down, ESPN has the worst site on the internet. Its like they actively dont want users to find information or a game to stream.
Sounders (finally) beat LAFC because they (finally) contained Bouanga
November 24, 2024 at 6:21 AM
Sounders (finally) beat LAFC because they (finally) contained Bouanga