Dr. Patrick O'Connor
@comicspedia.bsky.social
Father, psychology professor (Psy.D.), gamer, former therapist. I use gameful elements in course design to increase student autonomy, motivation, and joy in learning.
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Basic media literacy: there are multiple clips out there showing this shooting, mostly up close and unobstructed (except by the car itself). Trump’s social media post includes a clip from far away, through trees, and slowed to super slow motion.
Those are *choices*
Those are *choices*
January 7, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Basic media literacy: there are multiple clips out there showing this shooting, mostly up close and unobstructed (except by the car itself). Trump’s social media post includes a clip from far away, through trees, and slowed to super slow motion.
Those are *choices*
Those are *choices*
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Worth thinking about how long Tolkien goes on in Return of the King about despair being a weapon, and presenting defeat as a forgone conclusion being a deliberate and effective tactic
July 17, 2024 at 12:23 AM
Worth thinking about how long Tolkien goes on in Return of the King about despair being a weapon, and presenting defeat as a forgone conclusion being a deliberate and effective tactic
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BREAKING: ICE killed a Minnesota woman in broad daylight & there must be accountability.
But when I moved to subpoena all records & footage related to this murder, Republicans voted it down.
They've never cared about law & order or keeping our communities safe.
But when I moved to subpoena all records & footage related to this murder, Republicans voted it down.
They've never cared about law & order or keeping our communities safe.
January 8, 2026 at 12:23 AM
BREAKING: ICE killed a Minnesota woman in broad daylight & there must be accountability.
But when I moved to subpoena all records & footage related to this murder, Republicans voted it down.
They've never cared about law & order or keeping our communities safe.
But when I moved to subpoena all records & footage related to this murder, Republicans voted it down.
They've never cared about law & order or keeping our communities safe.
I am absolutely gutted at this news, and I've never even met him. The stories of people who worked beneath him, as well as the incredible games he shipped, show the industry has lost a titanic force of good.
Vince Zampella, Respawn Entertainment co-founder and the head of EA's Battlefield series, has died at age 55. gameinformer.com/2025/12/22/v...
December 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I am absolutely gutted at this news, and I've never even met him. The stories of people who worked beneath him, as well as the incredible games he shipped, show the industry has lost a titanic force of good.
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Cory Doctorow : "We need to make tech workers unionized again ... because tech workers that aren't working behind a keyboard, those tech workers, they're peeing in bottles or being injured at 3x the national rate in an Amazon warehouse. That's how tech bosses treat workers they're not afraid of."
December 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Cory Doctorow : "We need to make tech workers unionized again ... because tech workers that aren't working behind a keyboard, those tech workers, they're peeing in bottles or being injured at 3x the national rate in an Amazon warehouse. That's how tech bosses treat workers they're not afraid of."
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Debuting our game #highguard at @thegameawards.com tonight was a career dream come true. Thank you @geoffkeighley.bsky.social for the opportunity and thank you to my team for the incredibly hard work
youtu.be/hPdWyXJs-W4?...
youtu.be/hPdWyXJs-W4?...
Highguard | Official Reveal Trailer
YouTube video by Wildlight Entertainment
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Debuting our game #highguard at @thegameawards.com tonight was a career dream come true. Thank you @geoffkeighley.bsky.social for the opportunity and thank you to my team for the incredibly hard work
youtu.be/hPdWyXJs-W4?...
youtu.be/hPdWyXJs-W4?...
The Cognitive Trade-Off Hypothesis by Viagra Boys is probably my favorite song about evolutionary theory of human development. Which is saying something given how crowded popular music is with similar songs about how predators shaped our ancestors' need for language to survive.
November 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The Cognitive Trade-Off Hypothesis by Viagra Boys is probably my favorite song about evolutionary theory of human development. Which is saying something given how crowded popular music is with similar songs about how predators shaped our ancestors' need for language to survive.
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Quite a juxtaposition
November 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Quite a juxtaposition
Opening links in Facebook Messenger on Android no longer gives an option to open the link in Chrome
November 4, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Opening links in Facebook Messenger on Android no longer gives an option to open the link in Chrome
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I just signed a memo saying the @nytimes.com has been on a mission to normalize fascism by leaving out pertinent facts in stories about Trump. Such as: Trump's actions here are illegal. There's nothing to equivocate about.
President Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum expanding his administration’s authority to repurpose unspent federal funds to pay members of the military during the government shutdown, escalating his challenge to the authority of Congress on spending matters.
Trump Signs Memo Expanding His Authority to Spend Federal Money
The president gave Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wide authority to repurpose funds to pay members of the military without approval from Congress, which has the sole constitutional authority to decide federal spending.
nyti.ms
October 16, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I just signed a memo saying the @nytimes.com has been on a mission to normalize fascism by leaving out pertinent facts in stories about Trump. Such as: Trump's actions here are illegal. There's nothing to equivocate about.
@ungajje.bsky.social so I've been listening to Maria Palmer since I saw your skeet, and a) you're right that she is awesome and b) she is not gen z as I first guessed, she is just a tiny human
October 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
@ungajje.bsky.social so I've been listening to Maria Palmer since I saw your skeet, and a) you're right that she is awesome and b) she is not gen z as I first guessed, she is just a tiny human
Sean "Prizzy" Combs
Prizz Daddy
P. Diddy but now the P is for Prison
Prizz Daddy
P. Diddy but now the P is for Prison
October 3, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Sean "Prizzy" Combs
Prizz Daddy
P. Diddy but now the P is for Prison
Prizz Daddy
P. Diddy but now the P is for Prison
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Trump is ordering pregnant women and young children to stop taking pain and fever reliever. It’s a cruel, needless strategy to inflict pain, suffering, illness, anxiety, and social stigmatization. It’s also already given conservatives a new way to blame women for societal problems.
September 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Trump is ordering pregnant women and young children to stop taking pain and fever reliever. It’s a cruel, needless strategy to inflict pain, suffering, illness, anxiety, and social stigmatization. It’s also already given conservatives a new way to blame women for societal problems.
I love it when students ask to talk after class.
I *extra* love it when they do so for personal reasons, like asking for First Person Shooter game recommendations 💥🔫
I *extra* love it when they do so for personal reasons, like asking for First Person Shooter game recommendations 💥🔫
September 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I love it when students ask to talk after class.
I *extra* love it when they do so for personal reasons, like asking for First Person Shooter game recommendations 💥🔫
I *extra* love it when they do so for personal reasons, like asking for First Person Shooter game recommendations 💥🔫
It's here!!!
September 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
It's here!!!
There's a friend of a cousin and a cousin of a friend of mine in one of my classes this semester. These are two different people.
September 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
There's a friend of a cousin and a cousin of a friend of mine in one of my classes this semester. These are two different people.
Visited a bar recently that had Guinness 0.0 on tap, but not Guinness itself.
As in, they just don't serve Guinness, period. Yes, they served other alcoholic beers on tap.
But
Why
As in, they just don't serve Guinness, period. Yes, they served other alcoholic beers on tap.
But
Why
September 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Visited a bar recently that had Guinness 0.0 on tap, but not Guinness itself.
As in, they just don't serve Guinness, period. Yes, they served other alcoholic beers on tap.
But
Why
As in, they just don't serve Guinness, period. Yes, they served other alcoholic beers on tap.
But
Why
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"but we can't support trans rights, it's unpopular!"
just a reminder that US approval for marriage between black and white people at the start of the civil rights movement was 4%, reaching a whopping 20% by the end of the movement
it's 95% now
you don't wait for popularity for a rights movement
just a reminder that US approval for marriage between black and white people at the start of the civil rights movement was 4%, reaching a whopping 20% by the end of the movement
it's 95% now
you don't wait for popularity for a rights movement
September 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
"but we can't support trans rights, it's unpopular!"
just a reminder that US approval for marriage between black and white people at the start of the civil rights movement was 4%, reaching a whopping 20% by the end of the movement
it's 95% now
you don't wait for popularity for a rights movement
just a reminder that US approval for marriage between black and white people at the start of the civil rights movement was 4%, reaching a whopping 20% by the end of the movement
it's 95% now
you don't wait for popularity for a rights movement
How is teaching going @ungajje.bsky.social ?
August 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
How is teaching going @ungajje.bsky.social ?
So excited to teach human development this semester - I'm introducing a new assignment I've never run before, but I'm fascinated to see what students do with it!
August 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
So excited to teach human development this semester - I'm introducing a new assignment I've never run before, but I'm fascinated to see what students do with it!
Tariffs definitely affecting prices at Costco, so many of our usual purchases are 20-30% more 😬
August 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Tariffs definitely affecting prices at Costco, so many of our usual purchases are 20-30% more 😬
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My friend who is an Iraq war veteran was out tonight walking his dog in DC and came up on this scene – with federal agents, including secret service, hassling a citizen and violating his rights while intimidating the public
August 15, 2025 at 4:06 AM
My friend who is an Iraq war veteran was out tonight walking his dog in DC and came up on this scene – with federal agents, including secret service, hassling a citizen and violating his rights while intimidating the public
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🙂 Guilt boosts generosity worldwide
In a study of 7,978 people across 20 countries, prosocial behaviour rose when participants knew the consequences of their choices, while shame had little effect.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm 🧪
In a study of 7,978 people across 20 countries, prosocial behaviour rose when participants knew the consequences of their choices, while shame had little effect.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm 🧪
Guilt drives prosociality across 20 countries - Nature Human Behaviour
This Registered Report of 7,978 people in 20 countries found that guilt and information about consequences drive prosocial behaviour. Guilt-prone individuals gave more when they were informed about th...
www.nature.com
August 16, 2025 at 4:51 AM
🙂 Guilt boosts generosity worldwide
In a study of 7,978 people across 20 countries, prosocial behaviour rose when participants knew the consequences of their choices, while shame had little effect.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm 🧪
In a study of 7,978 people across 20 countries, prosocial behaviour rose when participants knew the consequences of their choices, while shame had little effect.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm 🧪
Two unrelated comments about rock music:
Amyl and the Sniffers are amazing and have some of the best guitar riffs in decades hiding behind their boisterous (and incredible) lead singer
Sweden has produced an absolutely staggering number of killer bands, including:
Amyl and the Sniffers are amazing and have some of the best guitar riffs in decades hiding behind their boisterous (and incredible) lead singer
Sweden has produced an absolutely staggering number of killer bands, including:
August 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Two unrelated comments about rock music:
Amyl and the Sniffers are amazing and have some of the best guitar riffs in decades hiding behind their boisterous (and incredible) lead singer
Sweden has produced an absolutely staggering number of killer bands, including:
Amyl and the Sniffers are amazing and have some of the best guitar riffs in decades hiding behind their boisterous (and incredible) lead singer
Sweden has produced an absolutely staggering number of killer bands, including: