Reposted by PatrickToo Big to Fail @toobigtofail.bsky.social · 14hAs both a certified CAR GUY and an economist-ish, I cannot imagine a headline more designed to drive me, personally, insane. This "flying car" technology is neither new nor novel. It is not practical and would not sell. Let me tell a story of actually useful car tech that never made it to market. 812787844 1
Reposted by PatrickThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 22/09/2026A Mississippi wildlife rescue gives abandoned and injured baby raccoons their best chance of survival through a program they call "raccoon boot camp."bit.lyA raccoon boot camp in Mississippi teaches abandoned kits survival skillsA Mississippi wildlife rescue gives abandoned and injured baby raccoons their best chance of survival through a program they call “raccoon boot camp.” 2066699 0
Reposted by PatrickStephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Today in 1955, the Soviet Union conducted its first nuclear test at the arctic archipelago of Novaya Zemlya, a 3.5-kiloton shallow underwater explosion to assess the effects of a nuclear torpedo on 30 ships and submarines, similar to the US Crossroads BAKER test at Bikini Atoll on July 25, 1946. 14311 0
Patrick @bad-scientist.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Shingled most of my brothers roof with the aide of my old climbing gear. Only a bit left on the opposite side for tomorrow. #wa 151 0
Patrick @bad-scientist.bsky.social · 14/09/2026the only thing to know about the AI companies and tech leaders in general is that they are all giant fucking liars who have only their own interests in mind 010 0
Reposted by PatrickDavid Ziff @djsziff.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Seattle parents, planning for tomorrow: 032 0
Patrick @bad-scientist.bsky.social · 22/08/2026my favorite thing to do after working out is eating all day 010 0
Reposted by PatrickI wish ill on ___ @monicarooney.bsky.social · 21/08/2026#TorontoHenge #Toronto Toronto Henge is on, weather permitting, until Sunday 15515 0
Patrick @bad-scientist.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Do you ever want to eat gobs and gobs and blackberries? 120 0
Patrick @bad-scientist.bsky.social · 10/08/2026A juvenile Cooper's hawk joined me while I was chilling on the deck after picking blackberries 🪶 070 0
Patrick @bad-scientist.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Blackberries only seem free. In truth, they extract payment in blood and pain. 020 0
Reposted by PatrickG. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 08/08/2026World Central Kitchen is on the ground in Spokane feeding folks displaced by the fires, so if you're looking for ways to help, here's a good option: donate.wck.org/campaign/829...donate.wck.orgDonate to World Central KitchenYour donation will help to provide fresh meals for those in need after disasters, and build long-term resilience in affected communities. 51116578 0
Reposted by PatrickAaron Ross Powell @aaronrosspowell.com · 05/08/2026The important thing to know about boots is that Dr. Martens was bought by a private equity firm a while back, the boots are now garbage in terms of construction quality, but Solovair set up to make similar boots on the old equipment in the old factory and their versions are much better quality. 313753 0
Reposted by PatrickWashington State Department of Health @doh.wa.gov · 10/07/2026We are investigating a small number of domestically-acquired #cyclosporiasis cases and will release more information if they are proven to be related to the outbreaks in other states. 38931 0
Reposted by PatrickLauren W. (she/they) @livewildly.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Heads up, Washingtonians. 231 0
Patrick @bad-scientist.bsky.social · 09/07/2026www.fredhutch.org/content/www/...fredhutch.orgHidden cancer-associated microRNAs emerge from ribosomal DNA repeatsBy revisiting ribosomal DNA spacer regions excluded from standard genome assemblies, researchers identify a new source of abundant microRNA precursors linked to cancer. 000 0
Patrick @bad-scientist.bsky.social · 07/07/2026good thing we didn't do anything to rile up the Belgians ahead of this game or it could have been a lopsided blowout 010 0
Patrick @bad-scientist.bsky.social · 06/07/2026this is not the kind of hybrid bonding i usu consider 000 0
Patrick @bad-scientist.bsky.social · 05/07/2026A pileated woodpecker is enjoying some suet on a sunny Sunday morning in #woodinville #wa 🪶 040 0
Patrick @bad-scientist.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Acting like a carpenter recently. Put a new roof on one of my sheds since I wanted to reshingle it but it turned out to be totally rotten. #wa #Woodinville 010 0
Patrick @bad-scientist.bsky.social · 28/06/2026People put drugs in their body on purpose that I helped to make. It makes them feel better. It is really weird because I am freaked out about putting anything in me. 120 0
Patrick @bad-scientist.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Got a new garlic peeler food processor thing and it works surprisingly well. Basically beats the garlic up with a silicone knobby thing instead of a blade. There's a ton of fluffy stuff to dig through to get the field garlic though. 000 0
Patrick @bad-scientist.bsky.social · 23/06/2026More pileated woodpecker feeding a juvenile action on the side of a Douglas fir tree. 🪶 061 0
Patrick @bad-scientist.bsky.social · 23/06/2026An adult pileated woodpecker gets some suet to feed a juvenile waiting on a nearby Douglas fir tree 🪶 150 0
Patrick @bad-scientist.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Northern flicker stopped by for dinner suet while I was chilling out on the deck after dinner 🪶 0111 0
Patrick @bad-scientist.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Northern Flicker at the suet feeder #wa #Woodinville 🪶 170 0
Reposted by PatrickDave Palmer @davepalmerusask.bsky.social · 18/06/2026We are hiring a Mass Spectrometry Research Officer! This is a continuing full-time position. #chemjobs #chemjobsCanadausask.csod.comMass Spectrometry Research Officer, ChemistryPrimary Purpose: This position manages the daily operations of the mass spectrometer laboratory and acts as an instrument specialist in the Department... 11316 0
Patrick @bad-scientist.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Northern flicker at a bird bath flinging water above its head as it drinks. A Steller's Jay that is eating suet at the same time is then chased off by the flicker as it goes to get its own snack. 🪶 060 0
Reposted by PatrickRaj Patel @rajio.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Posting this for a specific audience here. 7441331796 0
Patrick @bad-scientist.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Red tailed hawk barely misses a robin. Makes a great whoosh sound too. 🪶 180 0
Patrick @bad-scientist.bsky.social · 30/05/2026An adult hairy woodpecker feeding a juvenile some suet. The juvenile waited on the tree for several minutes. 🪶 030 0
Patrick @bad-scientist.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Hairy woodpecker at the birdbath after having some suet 🪶 030 0