@pattiport.bsky.social
Twitter refugee. Rowing, kayaking, sailing the Salish Sea.
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I am digging the creative dunking by the Dems
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I am digging the creative dunking by the Dems
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Here’s AI trying to tell me that this person’s 2000+ English language readers will leave me reviews for one of my Italian editions.
September 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Here’s AI trying to tell me that this person’s 2000+ English language readers will leave me reviews for one of my Italian editions.
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It’s deeply unfair to call today’s fascists “fascist” or “Nazis” just for doing bad things German Nazis did in the 1930s to advance their fascist project. And you better not say “fascism” or the fascists will come for you too!
September 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
It’s deeply unfair to call today’s fascists “fascist” or “Nazis” just for doing bad things German Nazis did in the 1930s to advance their fascist project. And you better not say “fascism” or the fascists will come for you too!
Hope to see you there!
September 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Hope to see you there!
any idea what’s going on with the police presence at the Silverdale waterfront?Kitsap sheriff, Poulsbo, and undercover police presence. Police boat on the water.
August 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
any idea what’s going on with the police presence at the Silverdale waterfront?Kitsap sheriff, Poulsbo, and undercover police presence. Police boat on the water.
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‘Disease detectives’ at #UBC, the Hakai Institute and the University of Washington have discovered the cause of a wasting disease that wiped out billions of sea stars: science.ubc.ca/news/2025-08...
‘Disease detectives’ discover cause of sea star wasting disease that wiped out billions of sea stars
Researchers have identified the cause of the wasting disease that has killed billions of sea stars from Mexico to Alaska since 2013: a strain of the Vibrio pectenicida bacteria.
science.ubc.ca
August 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
‘Disease detectives’ at #UBC, the Hakai Institute and the University of Washington have discovered the cause of a wasting disease that wiped out billions of sea stars: science.ubc.ca/news/2025-08...
Strands #483
“Hue are my sunshine”
🟡🟠🟣🔵
🟢🔴🏳️🌈
Wonderful!
“Hue are my sunshine”
🟡🟠🟣🔵
🟢🔴🏳️🌈
Wonderful!
June 29, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Strands #483
“Hue are my sunshine”
🟡🟠🟣🔵
🟢🔴🏳️🌈
Wonderful!
“Hue are my sunshine”
🟡🟠🟣🔵
🟢🔴🏳️🌈
Wonderful!
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Honestly I still can’t stop laughing 😂😅🤣
June 15, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Honestly I still can’t stop laughing 😂😅🤣
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And not a single one of us was paid to be there.
June 15, 2025 at 7:06 PM
And not a single one of us was paid to be there.
Manette Bridge. This id what Democracy looks like!
Way more joy than anger. There was no counter protest. Bremerton is progressively chill.
June 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Manette Bridge. This id what Democracy looks like!
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PNWFTW! And we're changing our name to No Kings County!
June 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
PNWFTW! And we're changing our name to No Kings County!
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June 11, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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Via @ashleymurray.bsky.social: AmeriCorps, the federal agency dedicated to community service and volunteerism, abruptly cut $400 million, or 41% of its budget, and placed 85% of its staff on administrative leave last month, according to court records.
As Trump slashes AmeriCorps, states lose a federal partner in community service | Alabama Reflector
The agency abruptly cut $400 million, or 41% of its budget, and placed 85% of its staff on administrative leave last month, according to court records.
alabamareflector.com
May 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Via @ashleymurray.bsky.social: AmeriCorps, the federal agency dedicated to community service and volunteerism, abruptly cut $400 million, or 41% of its budget, and placed 85% of its staff on administrative leave last month, according to court records.
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Good commentary on the recent "AI"-related troubles of this year's Worldcon. It remains a general rule that you should not trust Large Language Models to produce accurate information. They're not designed to produce accurate information. They're designed to produce statistically probable sentences.
Robot Hallucinations
Unless you've been living under a rock, you will be aware that the 2025 Worldcon in Seattle, Washington, is embroiled in a massive scandal. Turns out the programming team used ChatGPT to vet people who'd applied to be on programming for potential issues. This was received…
Unless you've been living under a rock, you will be aware that the 2025 Worldcon in Seattle, Washington, is embroiled in a massive scandal. Turns out the programming team used ChatGPT to vet people who'd applied to be on programming for potential issues. This was received…
Robot Hallucinations
Unless you've been living under a rock, you will be aware that the 2025 Worldcon in Seattle, Washington, is embroiled in a massive scandal. Turns out the programming team used ChatGPT to vet people who'd applied to be on programming for potential issues. This was received about as well as you can imagine. File 770 shares a round-up of reactions and responses here and Jason Sanford shares several reactions and responses in his Genre Grapevine column. There is also a not very good summary of the controversy at…
corabuhlert.com
May 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Good commentary on the recent "AI"-related troubles of this year's Worldcon. It remains a general rule that you should not trust Large Language Models to produce accurate information. They're not designed to produce accurate information. They're designed to produce statistically probable sentences.
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THIS IS ART
“We’ve crushed fascism before and we’ll crush it again.” A 98-year-old WWII veteran demolishes a Tesla with a Sherman tank. (Love the replays from several camera angles.) [kottke.org]
WWII Vet Crushes a Tesla With a Sherman Tank
In this video, 98-year-old British WWII veteran Ken Turner demolishes a Tesla with a Sherman tank. Here’s what Turner had to say before getting down to business:
I’m old enough to have seen fascism the first time arou
kottke.org
May 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
THIS IS ART
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Today was the last day at NOAA for hundreds of employees who took an early retirement offer. Collectively, an estimated 27,000 years of experience left the agency. It goes without saying they will be missed. Their decades of service is commendable & appreciated.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Si-R...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Si-R...
Dear NOAA: Thank You
YouTube video by Cole Vaughn
m.youtube.com
April 30, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Today was the last day at NOAA for hundreds of employees who took an early retirement offer. Collectively, an estimated 27,000 years of experience left the agency. It goes without saying they will be missed. Their decades of service is commendable & appreciated.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Si-R...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Si-R...
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Who hid Americans during the 1979 hostage crisis? Canada. 🇨🇦 👊🏻
April 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Who hid Americans during the 1979 hostage crisis? Canada. 🇨🇦 👊🏻
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May the butter tarts and Nanaimo bars flow like the mighty rivers of the North on this evening and always
April 29, 2025 at 4:20 AM
May the butter tarts and Nanaimo bars flow like the mighty rivers of the North on this evening and always
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Previous to the FDA, folks would put chalk and plaster of Paris in milk to make it appear white. They could also add formaldehyde to cover the smell and taste of spoiled milk.
April 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Previous to the FDA, folks would put chalk and plaster of Paris in milk to make it appear white. They could also add formaldehyde to cover the smell and taste of spoiled milk.
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I was denied permission to host a roundtable at the Puget Sound VA to hear from women veterans about their health care.
I have NEVER been outright denied from having open & honest conversations with VA—until this administration.
I'm demanding an answer from VA Secretary, Doug Collins.
I have NEVER been outright denied from having open & honest conversations with VA—until this administration.
I'm demanding an answer from VA Secretary, Doug Collins.
April 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I was denied permission to host a roundtable at the Puget Sound VA to hear from women veterans about their health care.
I have NEVER been outright denied from having open & honest conversations with VA—until this administration.
I'm demanding an answer from VA Secretary, Doug Collins.
I have NEVER been outright denied from having open & honest conversations with VA—until this administration.
I'm demanding an answer from VA Secretary, Doug Collins.
