Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 3hwww.youtube.com/watch?v=X0xG...youtube.comasking ages 1-100 if college is worth itYouTube video by Man Carrying Thing 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 9hwww.theguardian.com/stage/2026/o...theguardian.com‘He punched a polar bear on the nose!’ Ninety glorious years of Brian Blessed – by Emma Thompson, Adrian Lester and morePeeing in the sink he shared with Derek Jacobi, making a badger video with Brian May, climbing Everest with Alan Hinkes … as the great actor blasts into his 90s, stars celebrate his ‘loudness and madn... 010
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 9hwww.404media.co/it-is-done-h...404media.co'It Is Done. Hail Satan:' City Immediately Regrets New Religious Liberty Law That Allows Prayer at City Council MeetingIowa city council debates proper time in meeting agenda to "undo the curse that was just put on our city." 010
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 12hwww.economist.com/science-and-...economist.comThis year’s Nobel science prizes are real-life sci-fiLaureates pioneered neutrino astronomy, optogenetics and the study of mirror molecules 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Spacedock dives into astronomical nomenclature www.youtube.com/watch?v=RakQ...youtube.comWhy are Stars Named Like That?YouTube video by Spacedock 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Yeah, I missed the rash of arrests credited to Flock... www.techdirt.com/2026/10/07/p...techdirt.comPD’s New Policy For Flock Cameras Just Shows How Little It Was Doing Before The Blowback HitFlock is being tossed aside by tons of cities and the trend doesn't seem to be slowing down. Sure, these cities may ultimately decide to go with another ALPR provider, but hopefully it will be one that's a bit more serious about preventing abuse. Recent changes by Flock, in response to months of sustained negative... 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This arrogant Captain Hindsight bullshit again. It was NOT ignored, and hasn't been for the last 25 years. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/o...nytimes.comOpinion | ‘The Twilight Zone’ Was a Warning America IgnoredWith “The Twilight Zone,” Rod Serling created a durable blueprint for understanding our surreal reality. 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 08/10/2026news.mit.edu/2026/margare...news.mit.eduMargaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90Margaret H. Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program, died at age 90. 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 07/10/2026A sad sigh as the WB shield disappears from my e-signature 010
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 07/10/2026www.bostonreview.net/articles/men...bostonreview.netMencken AgonistesMisrepresented by the right and misunderstood by the left, the Sage of Baltimore delivered scathing—and still bracing—indictments of American injustice. 010
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 07/10/2026aeon.co/essays/the-l...aeon.coThe life-saving scientific knowledge hiding in plain sight | Aeon EssaysHumanity produces a staggering amount of new knowledge every day. The question is how to make sense of it all 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 07/10/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa9O...youtube.comthe Digger marketing team right nowYouTube video by Man Carrying Thing 010
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 07/10/2026www.404media.co/lawmakers-in...404media.coLawmakers Introduce Multiple Laws to Curb Flock After 404 Media CoverageSenator Bernie Sanders, Representative Ocasio-Cortez, and Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Ban Flock Act on Friday, which would stop federal agencies from using automatic license plate readers. 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I just became familiar with the Neil Strauss quote “unspoken expectations are premeditated resentments” and realize this explains the behavior of a few people I've known. www.goodreads.com/quotes/99229...goodreads.comA quote from The TruthUnspoken expectations are premeditated resentments. 010
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 06/10/2026futurism.com/artificial-i...futurism.comCourt Finds That Using Copyrighted Material as AI Training Data Is Not Fair UseA US appeals court upheld a ruling that AI legal research company Ross Intelligence's training of its AI model didn't amount to "fair use." 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 06/10/2026hackaday.com/2026/10/06/u...hackaday.comUsing LineageOS For Phones And DIY Smart TVs Is Pretty NiftyAlthough Android is essentially just another Linux distribution, most people only experience it in the form of the rather restrictive and proprietary versions found on smartphones, tablets and smar… 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The wrong sex pest con-man has died www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/u...nytimes.comJim Bakker, Television Preacher Felled by Sex and Financial Scandals, Dies at 86With his wife, Tammy Faye, Mr. Bakker built a broadcasting juggernaut around the gospel of prosperity. 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 06/10/2026gizmodo.com/this-may-be-...gizmodo.comThis May Be the Strangest Explanation Yet for the Mysterious Particle That Slammed Into Earth in 2023Making it work would require pulling a lot of (cosmic) strings—but perhaps we need wild explanations to explain wild events. 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 06/10/2026www.reuters.com/science/fran...reuters.comFrancis Halzen wins Nobel Physics Prize for Antarctic 'ghost particle' huntThe Belgian-American Francis Halzen won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work creating an observatory to detect high-energy neutrinos - some of the universe's most elusive subatomic particles ... 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 06/10/2026www.anildash.com/2026/10/06/k...anildash.comWe are going to kill “unalive” - Anil DashA blog about making culture. Since 1999. 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 05/10/2026www.theguardian.com/media/2026/o...theguardian.com‘If you can’t hold it, you don’t own it’: why media fans want to escape algorithms with CDs, DVDs and vinylPeople describe their return to physical media – whether to protect data, support artists, or retain control of one’s choices 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The Internet of Shitty Things arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...arstechnica.comOwners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridgesSo absurd and embarrassing ..." 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 05/10/2026www.openculture.com/2026/10/gull...openculture.com300 Years Before ChatGPT, Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels Imagined Machines Writing Books and Producing Knowledge (1726)The printing press was invented in the middle of the fifteenth century, and it's been downhill for the written word ever since. Even before then, arguments that the volume of writing being done far ou... 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 05/10/2026reason.com/2026/10/05/t...reason.comThe end of social mediaAlgorithms and short-form video drove engagement. They also made it easier to quit. 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 05/10/2026bannedbooksweek.orgbannedbooksweek.orgBanned Books Week® | October 4–10, 2026 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 05/10/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVNv...youtube.com"wait........this isn't Ai?"YouTube video by Man Carrying Thing 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 04/10/2026news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...news.harvard.eduDigital life doesn’t have to be this way — Harvard GazetteThe writer and activist Cory Doctorow wants you to be mad about tech monopoly — but not blindly terrified of AI. 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 04/10/2026reason.com/2026/10/04/w...reason.comThe millennial internet is dead, and politicians killed it.Social media use is declining, and what's left has shifted from conversation to passive scrolling. 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 04/10/2026arstechnica.com/science/2026...arstechnica.comThe dawn of the age of the exoskeletonThe devices continue to show noticeable benefits for users in various real-world tasks. 010
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 04/10/2026www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/10/come...thisiscolossal.comWild Hijinx and Hilarious Happenstance Reign in the 2026 Comedy Wildlife AwardsThe competition welcomed its largest ever number of entries—more than 10,000—from photographers in 112 countries. 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 04/10/2026www.thenerve.news/p/laurie-and...thenerve.newsLaurie Anderson: ‘I learned a lot through blunders. I’m not trying to live a perfect life’The pioneering artist answers the Nerve Q&A about Trump’s threat to culture, how she finds inspiration – and her forthcoming first-ever show in Wales. Interview by Jude Rogers 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 04/10/2026www.wired.com/story/how-to...wired.comHow to Collect CDsFed up with paying to stream music you’ll never actually own? Give the little silver disc a spin. Here’s how to start a CD collection or get more out of one you already have. 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 01/10/2026newrepublic.com/article/2143...newrepublic.comThe Great American Adventure of Reading DoonesburyG.B. Trudeau often skewered politicians at their stupidest. But his primary subject has always been the range and variety of everyday life. 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 01/10/2026www.economist.com/culture/2026...economist.comWhy supplements need supplemental disclosuresA new book takes aim at the marketing and pseudoscience behind the wellness industry 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Quincy and Marcus Welby taught me I could... www.economist.com/culture/2026...economist.comCan you really perform a tracheotomy with a pen?Yes. But as a new book shows, it has better uses 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 01/10/2026www.economist.com/science-and-...economist.comAlternatives to GPS are around the cornerEarth’s quantum field and signals from other satellites may prove more reliable 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Chirality, baby www.economist.com/science-and-...economist.comIt may soon be possible to create “mirror life”Such research poses risks for humanity and the planet 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 01/10/2026futurism.com/artificial-i...futurism.comThat Company That Buys Struggling News Sites and Turns Them Into AI-Powered Content Mills Has Halted Publishing After a Futurism InvestigationBrown Brothers Media has halted publication at its wide-ranging AI-powered content farm empire -- for now, at least. 010
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 30/09/2026mubi.com/en/notebook/...mubi.comPirating the PiratesNotes from the underground of film preservation. 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 30/09/2026reason.com/2026/09/29/k...reason.comKids are using NPR podcast comments as secret group chatsTeenagers barred from social media are turning obscure corners of the internet into makeshift chat rooms. 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 29/09/2026lithub.com/have-they-ru...lithub.comHave They Ruined Our Beloved Scholastic Book Fair?Oh, Scholastic Book Fair. If you made your way through a public school in North America anytime during the past half-century, you should recall that shiny catalog. That sudden, circus-like presence… 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 29/09/2026gizmodo.com/a-mathematic...gizmodo.comA Mathematician Discovered a New Eight-Faced Shape. It Looks Like a Glitch in RealityFor a seemingly pointless exercise, these odd shapes can actually serve a practical purpose. 001
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I'll believe it when I see it www.ajc.com/business/202...ajc.comRecognize this eyesore near Spaghetti Junction? It’s being redeveloped.DeKalb County on Monday announced it issued a key permit allowing multifamily firm Aramar Investments to convert the tower into 282 market-rate apartments. 000
Jeff Patterson @jeffpatterson11.bsky.social · 29/09/2026lifehacker.com/tech/ad-bloc...lifehacker.comFive Ad Blocker Hacks Every Android User Should KnowTired of ads on Android? These five free hacks block them in apps, browsers, and YouTube, no root or subscription required. 000