Patrick Doyle 🇨🇦
@patrick.doyle.lol
You know what's weird? People 15 years younger than me are starting to go gray.
I was not prepared for this.
I was not prepared for this.
December 23, 2025 at 6:24 AM
You know what's weird? People 15 years younger than me are starting to go gray.
I was not prepared for this.
I was not prepared for this.
Should the US abolish the Presidency?
December 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Should the US abolish the Presidency?
Reposted by Patrick Doyle 🇨🇦
China's engineers: trains that are so fast and efficient they're indistinguishable from magic, outdoor air filters, water reclamation, a dam that is so large it changes the Earth's rotational speed
America's tech oligarchs: "For an extra $40 your sandwich gets to take a little taxi ride"
America's tech oligarchs: "For an extra $40 your sandwich gets to take a little taxi ride"
December 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
China's engineers: trains that are so fast and efficient they're indistinguishable from magic, outdoor air filters, water reclamation, a dam that is so large it changes the Earth's rotational speed
America's tech oligarchs: "For an extra $40 your sandwich gets to take a little taxi ride"
America's tech oligarchs: "For an extra $40 your sandwich gets to take a little taxi ride"
Can someone tell me the origin of the Star Trek style two-handed punch that we used to see in 20th century fight scenes? I can't help thinking this has never been a move anyone ever tried in a real fight.
December 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Can someone tell me the origin of the Star Trek style two-handed punch that we used to see in 20th century fight scenes? I can't help thinking this has never been a move anyone ever tried in a real fight.
I think the hardest thing for me in this era is that we have at our disposal the greatest philosophy ever produced, unmatched in its achievements: simply to doubt your own conclusions and test them against reality; and that the world is increasingly influenced by people who just can't be bothered.
December 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I think the hardest thing for me in this era is that we have at our disposal the greatest philosophy ever produced, unmatched in its achievements: simply to doubt your own conclusions and test them against reality; and that the world is increasingly influenced by people who just can't be bothered.
Indeed. I'm the author of an amazing open source library that solves hard problems, and I'm its only user.
github.com/boskworks/bosk
github.com/boskworks/bosk
December 10, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Indeed. I'm the author of an amazing open source library that solves hard problems, and I'm its only user.
github.com/boskworks/bosk
github.com/boskworks/bosk
Where was Pete Hegseth while the strike was happening? Riding the missiles like Slim Pickens?
Q: So you didn't see any survivors after that first strike?
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
December 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Where was Pete Hegseth while the strike was happening? Riding the missiles like Slim Pickens?
How much damage would a black hole do if it collided with your body? Not much. Turns out it would need to weigh 100 billion tons to injure you.
Of all the collisions you could have with objects of a given mass, the black hole would do the least damage.
www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/...
Of all the collisions you could have with objects of a given mass, the black hole would do the least damage.
www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/...
International Journal of Modern Physics D
IJMPD publishes key research in Cosmology and Astrophysics. Explore Hawking Radiation, Gravitational Waves, Cosmic Wave Background, and Loop Quantum Gravity.
www.worldscientific.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
How much damage would a black hole do if it collided with your body? Not much. Turns out it would need to weigh 100 billion tons to injure you.
Of all the collisions you could have with objects of a given mass, the black hole would do the least damage.
www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/...
Of all the collisions you could have with objects of a given mass, the black hole would do the least damage.
www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/...
Are you not entertained, Charlie Brown?
All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain, Charlie Brown.
You're too short for that gesture, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Are you not entertained, Charlie Brown?
We have very different definitions of "gave away".
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls
Elon Musk Gave Away $474 Million in 2024, Mostly to Entities He Controls
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls.
bloom.bg
November 19, 2025 at 3:20 AM
We have very different definitions of "gave away".
The Democrats have this problem where they value behaving honourably toward their opponents over doing the right thing.
This isn't a game. There's no Most Sportsmanlike award.
This isn't a game. There's no Most Sportsmanlike award.
Raskin: We are a big tent. We must be a huge, vast tent. I say this is a party that’s got room for Marjorie Taylor Greene if she wants to come over.
November 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The Democrats have this problem where they value behaving honourably toward their opponents over doing the right thing.
This isn't a game. There's no Most Sportsmanlike award.
This isn't a game. There's no Most Sportsmanlike award.
"Does he know that's not true?"
...
"I really don't understand where you're going..."
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"I really don't understand where you're going..."
KARL: The president claims that Thanksgiving costs are down 25%. Does he know that's not true?
HASSETT: Well if you look at Walmart--
KARL: Wait a minute. I've gotta stop you. The Walmart package this year contains much less than the one last year. That's why the price is less.
HASSETT: Well if you look at Walmart--
KARL: Wait a minute. I've gotta stop you. The Walmart package this year contains much less than the one last year. That's why the price is less.
November 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
"Does he know that's not true?"
...
"I really don't understand where you're going..."
...
"I really don't understand where you're going..."
I genuinely want to know what "keep fighting" means to this guy.
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I genuinely want to know what "keep fighting" means to this guy.
Del Toro's Frankenstein is great. I'll probably watch it again.
...buuuuut NGL it bothers me that the moon is lit up wrong in this scene. The sun is below the horizon, but the moon is diffusely lit from the right for some reason.
...buuuuut NGL it bothers me that the moon is lit up wrong in this scene. The sun is below the horizon, but the moon is diffusely lit from the right for some reason.
November 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Del Toro's Frankenstein is great. I'll probably watch it again.
...buuuuut NGL it bothers me that the moon is lit up wrong in this scene. The sun is below the horizon, but the moon is diffusely lit from the right for some reason.
...buuuuut NGL it bothers me that the moon is lit up wrong in this scene. The sun is below the horizon, but the moon is diffusely lit from the right for some reason.
Can't wait to start hearing about all the ways New York turns into a hellhole moments after @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is elected. Looking forward to learning about the million people who leave the city, the sudden imposition of Sharia law, and how he's bankrupting the city with his communism.
November 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Can't wait to start hearing about all the ways New York turns into a hellhole moments after @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is elected. Looking forward to learning about the million people who leave the city, the sudden imposition of Sharia law, and how he's bankrupting the city with his communism.
The word "treason" gets thrown about a lot these days, usually incorrectly. What does the Constitution have to say about it?
"Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them..."
- Article 3, section 3
"Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them..."
- Article 3, section 3
Trump: "The ones that are run by radical left Democrats -- what they've done to San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles. They're very unsafe places & we're gonna straighten them out one by one. This is gonna be a major part for some people in this room. That's a war too. It's war from within"
October 1, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The word "treason" gets thrown about a lot these days, usually incorrectly. What does the Constitution have to say about it?
"Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them..."
- Article 3, section 3
"Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them..."
- Article 3, section 3
Today in Random Songs Stuck In My Head: Baby Elephant Walk
September 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Today in Random Songs Stuck In My Head: Baby Elephant Walk
Java needs SequencedSet.of and SequencedMap.of
September 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Java needs SequencedSet.of and SequencedMap.of
I think the Java folks don't get enough credit for virtual threads.
I've been around long enough to remember decades of efforts to combine OS and kernel threads. I remember the original green threads in Java. I remember NGPT and NPTL in Linux. This is a tricky problem.
I've been around long enough to remember decades of efforts to combine OS and kernel threads. I remember the original green threads in Java. I remember NGPT and NPTL in Linux. This is a tricky problem.
September 19, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I think the Java folks don't get enough credit for virtual threads.
I've been around long enough to remember decades of efforts to combine OS and kernel threads. I remember the original green threads in Java. I remember NGPT and NPTL in Linux. This is a tricky problem.
I've been around long enough to remember decades of efforts to combine OS and kernel threads. I remember the original green threads in Java. I remember NGPT and NPTL in Linux. This is a tricky problem.
I don't know who needs to hear this, but "various" and "different" mean the same thing. You don't need to say "various different".
September 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but "various" and "different" mean the same thing. You don't need to say "various different".
It just occurred to me that the ecliptic passes through all the star systems that would be able to detect Earth orbiting the sun by the occultation method.
September 6, 2025 at 12:55 PM
It just occurred to me that the ecliptic passes through all the star systems that would be able to detect Earth orbiting the sun by the occultation method.
I just rediscovered an algorithm I cooked up for choosing a good number of buckets for a hash table. It's over-engineered but also really cool, and I had forgotten all about it.
August 30, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I just rediscovered an algorithm I cooked up for choosing a good number of buckets for a hash table. It's over-engineered but also really cool, and I had forgotten all about it.
Maybe a sports analogy would help explain why billionaires shouldn't be a thing.
A good hockey player, you might score 30 or 40 goals in a season. If you tell me someone scored 80 goals in a season, I'd say that's a generational talent and an impressive feat, like being a millionaire.
A good hockey player, you might score 30 or 40 goals in a season. If you tell me someone scored 80 goals in a season, I'd say that's a generational talent and an impressive feat, like being a millionaire.
August 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Maybe a sports analogy would help explain why billionaires shouldn't be a thing.
A good hockey player, you might score 30 or 40 goals in a season. If you tell me someone scored 80 goals in a season, I'd say that's a generational talent and an impressive feat, like being a millionaire.
A good hockey player, you might score 30 or 40 goals in a season. If you tell me someone scored 80 goals in a season, I'd say that's a generational talent and an impressive feat, like being a millionaire.
You know what business slang bugs me? "Optics". People act like it's somehow more legitimate than making business decisions on what "looks best" even though that's literally what it means.
August 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
You know what business slang bugs me? "Optics". People act like it's somehow more legitimate than making business decisions on what "looks best" even though that's literally what it means.