Patrick Stokes
@patrickstokes.com
A/Prof of Philosophy at Deakin Uni (all views mine). Writer, radio producer, half of The Fake McCoys. Works on digital death, personal identity, Kierkegaard, moral phil. Has more hobbies than advisable. Melbourne + Werona
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Oh let me just put your mind at ease there: the one thing you never have to worry about with either Hanson or Joyce is that they will *under*-cook steak.
November 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Oh let me just put your mind at ease there: the one thing you never have to worry about with either Hanson or Joyce is that they will *under*-cook steak.
Man, we just can't beat Turkey can we
November 19, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Man, we just can't beat Turkey can we
The Libs dropping Brad Battin for Jess Wilson isn’t going to help much electorally.
Why?
Well put it this way: you’re three paragraphs into this post and you still haven’t noticed that’s not Jess Wilson and Brad Battin, that’s Emma Kealy and Sam Groth.
Why?
Well put it this way: you’re three paragraphs into this post and you still haven’t noticed that’s not Jess Wilson and Brad Battin, that’s Emma Kealy and Sam Groth.
November 17, 2025 at 7:02 AM
The Libs dropping Brad Battin for Jess Wilson isn’t going to help much electorally.
Why?
Well put it this way: you’re three paragraphs into this post and you still haven’t noticed that’s not Jess Wilson and Brad Battin, that’s Emma Kealy and Sam Groth.
Why?
Well put it this way: you’re three paragraphs into this post and you still haven’t noticed that’s not Jess Wilson and Brad Battin, that’s Emma Kealy and Sam Groth.
LIGHT THE ‘ON’ BEACONS
November 17, 2025 at 6:50 AM
LIGHT THE ‘ON’ BEACONS
Hugely enjoyed @waltermarsh.bsky.social’s “The Butterfly Thief” - both a gobsmacking story of entomological skullduggery and a sobering reflection on museums’ role in the extractive work of empire.
November 15, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Hugely enjoyed @waltermarsh.bsky.social’s “The Butterfly Thief” - both a gobsmacking story of entomological skullduggery and a sobering reflection on museums’ role in the extractive work of empire.
mfw I am about to talk about virtue ethics on the national broadcaster (Life Matters about 9:45 ADST)
November 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
mfw I am about to talk about virtue ethics on the national broadcaster (Life Matters about 9:45 ADST)
I will never, ever stop posting this tweet anytime anyone says anything about Bond:
November 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I will never, ever stop posting this tweet anytime anyone says anything about Bond:
MEDIA: RDR3 is in pre-production! Get excited!
ME, A TOOL FAN WHO ALSO LOVED RDR2: [long drag on cigarette, stares into distance]
ME, A TOOL FAN WHO ALSO LOVED RDR2: [long drag on cigarette, stares into distance]
November 11, 2025 at 2:07 AM
MEDIA: RDR3 is in pre-production! Get excited!
ME, A TOOL FAN WHO ALSO LOVED RDR2: [long drag on cigarette, stares into distance]
ME, A TOOL FAN WHO ALSO LOVED RDR2: [long drag on cigarette, stares into distance]
I was finally going to be able to grab some nugs on the way home from the monthly 774 slot. Curse those starched shirt pencil-pushers in Gower Street!
November 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I was finally going to be able to grab some nugs on the way home from the monthly 774 slot. Curse those starched shirt pencil-pushers in Gower Street!
You can buy Justice Lee's judgment in Lehrmann v Network Ten Pty Ltd as a book.
That... doesn't feel right?
That... doesn't feel right?
November 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
You can buy Justice Lee's judgment in Lehrmann v Network Ten Pty Ltd as a book.
That... doesn't feel right?
That... doesn't feel right?
Not sure why Kia seems to have decided to design all its cars on an Etch-a-Sketch lately
November 8, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Not sure why Kia seems to have decided to design all its cars on an Etch-a-Sketch lately
First bowl! After 18 months of spindle turning I finally did a bowl turning class at Pop’s Shed this afternoon. Great fun, very keen to do more! (Camphor Laurel, sanded to 400 and finished in Bivos oil) #woodturning
November 8, 2025 at 6:42 AM
First bowl! After 18 months of spindle turning I finally did a bowl turning class at Pop’s Shed this afternoon. Great fun, very keen to do more! (Camphor Laurel, sanded to 400 and finished in Bivos oil) #woodturning
Whoever does @australia.theguardian.com’s headlines is absolutely on fire lately
November 8, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Whoever does @australia.theguardian.com’s headlines is absolutely on fire lately
This cormorant is cleaning our rivers, apparently.
November 7, 2025 at 3:59 AM
This cormorant is cleaning our rivers, apparently.
Oh hey did I mention we were up at Werona over the weekend and this lost and hungry pup just wandered out of the forest?!? Sweetest little boy, clearly very relieved to find humans. None of the neighbours knew him. The council ranger picked him up next morning and he’s safely back with his family.
November 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Oh hey did I mention we were up at Werona over the weekend and this lost and hungry pup just wandered out of the forest?!? Sweetest little boy, clearly very relieved to find humans. None of the neighbours knew him. The council ranger picked him up next morning and he’s safely back with his family.
Tried making an oak stem pot with a tube but I turned it too thin and it snapped. Took another bit of oak, tried making a tealight holder, but turned it too thin and the top came off. So I turned the remaining bit into a tubeless stem pot. Learning #woodturning = lots of elaborate-looking firewood…
November 4, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Tried making an oak stem pot with a tube but I turned it too thin and it snapped. Took another bit of oak, tried making a tealight holder, but turned it too thin and the top came off. So I turned the remaining bit into a tubeless stem pot. Learning #woodturning = lots of elaborate-looking firewood…
“The time’s just coming up to 8:30, here’s Air Supply…”
October 29, 2025 at 10:37 PM
“The time’s just coming up to 8:30, here’s Air Supply…”
Continuing to successfully evade a meeting with Hegeseth
October 28, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Continuing to successfully evade a meeting with Hegeseth
Yeah at that price I am happy to wait for the second toaster to toast by colour not time
October 24, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Yeah at that price I am happy to wait for the second toaster to toast by colour not time