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Patrick McV-M

@pmcvtm.bsky.social
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Independent software consultant, gardener, artist, and radio DJ Native Austinite - My other car is a @loudandabrasive.bsky.social

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Patrick McV-M @pmcvtm.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
I planted four! (Up from zero last winter)
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Patrick McV-M @pmcvtm.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Protection from AI for the wealthy, but not for you or me variety.com/2026/biz/new...
variety.com
Matthew McConaughey Trademarks ‘Alright, Alright, Alright!’ and Other IP as Legal Protections Against ‘AI Misuse’
Attorneys for Matthew McConaughey secured eight trademarks including for him saying 'alright, alright, alright,' aimed at protecting his voice and likeness from unauthorized AI use.
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Patrick McV-M @pmcvtm.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
It's bad out there, folks. And tomorrow's already the 10th!
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Austin DSA @austindsa.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 08/01/2026
Medical sources in Gaza tell Drop Site heavy Israeli airstrikes are hitting across the Strip, with one source citing “dozens of strikes.” They described the situation as feeling “like the war has returned.” At least 13 people have been reported killed today, half of them children.

Mosab Abu Toha
@MosabAbuToha
A new Israeli terrorist strike in Gaza City. At least two people were killed.
Local time is 11 PM
Mosab Abu Toha
@MosabAbuToha
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Patrick McV-M @pmcvtm.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
So how much did Peacock pay the NYT for yesterday’s Strands? Needed a # ad.
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Patrik Svensson @patriksvensson.se · 08/01/2026
People who are extensive LLM users and proponents. Do you *know* that LLMs are inherently unethical and unsustainable to use, or do you know and don't care because you think the benefits outweigh the ethical concerns? If you know, what do you tell yourself to feel better about it?
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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 07/01/2026
The article also discusses our report, written by former Amazon delivery driver Adrienne Williams, @alexhanna.bsky.social and Sandra L. Barcenas Fuerte, detailing the extent of Amazon's worker surveillance & wage theft through that surveillance. www.dair-institute.org/projects/dri....
dair-institute.org
Worker Surveillance and Wage Theft
How algorithmic management and workplace surveillance allows corporations to steal wages, intensify poor working conditions, and evade responsibility.
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Patrick McV-M @pmcvtm.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Central-West Austin's got a major primary coming up! Here's a great review of the candidates (you know who I'll be voting for...) www.lonestarleft.com/p/hd49-eight...
lonestarleft.com
HD49: Eight Democrats, One Seat, And A Very Progressive District
When a safe blue seat becomes an ideological test.
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charles (west coaster) mcdonald @fourverts.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
sam altman is being sued by his SISTER for sexual abuse. who gives a shit about his dogshit product that’s corroding brains and vaporizing the planet??? what is going on in this fuckin world
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Patrick McV-M @pmcvtm.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
This is really promising for improving the experience of the visually impaired, and also really horrifying in a world where content is now generated more often than created. microsoft.github.io/VibeVoice/
microsoft.github.io
VibeVoice
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Tomorrow's already the 10th @tomorrows10th.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
#tenth #tomorrow #lebowski #thedude
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Patrick McV-M @pmcvtm.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Get out of here, Nebulon.
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Patrick McV-M @pmcvtm.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
In a few years we won't have any drinkable water, but at least the price of RAM will have gone back down!
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Patrick McV-M @pmcvtm.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Finally imported my Twitter following list. Maybe now I will stay and bleet here.
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Khalid ⚡ @khalidabuhakmeh.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2025
This photo warms my heart knowing that there are folks inside/outside of Microsoft who haven’t fully succumbed to the idea of profit over human life and suffering. These people will forever be remembered as heroes.
No Azure for Apartheid - End All Azure Contracts with IOF (Israeli Occupation Force).
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Gators Daily 🐊 @gatorsdaily.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
ITS FLAT FUCK FRIDAY ROLL THE CLIP
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Patrick McV-M @pmcvtm.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Yeah, I'm a prompt engineer. I'm always on time to meetings.
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Patrick McV-M @pmcvtm.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Seems like the controversial points of “local first” *just happen* to also go against the interests of capital.
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Patrick McV-M @pmcvtm.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
If you can’t stand light mode, consider some blue blockers (and maybe a trip to the optometrist)
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Patrick McV-M @pmcvtm.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Since there's no Gators Daily bot I guess I'll just have to repost this one every Friday.
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Loud Patrick @loudandabrasive.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
If you haven't been listening to THE MAGIC BOX these past 3 Thursdays at 3, you are missing out. Here's what you've missed!
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Loud Patrick @loudandabrasive.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
THIS THURSDAY AT 3 PM CENTRAL I WILL BE ON KOOP RADIO (@koopradio.bsky.social) WITH THE VERY FIRST EPISODE OF THE MAGIC BOX koop.org/program/the-...
koop.org
The Magic Box - KOOP Radio 91.7 FM
Reach into The Magic Box and out comes the rockin' sounds of jam, psych, funk, and fusion! Delight in spontaneous segues, long-form improvisation, and other
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Patrick McV-M @pmcvtm.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Great to see everyone here, thanks all who came out. And big thanks for Daniel and Ashish for inviting me to speak!
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Patrick McV-M @pmcvtm.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Hi, my name's Patrick and I'm an independent software consultant in Austin, TX. TBD on how much I'll post but thanks for dropping by! See my website for more: pmcvtm.com
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Patrick McVeety-Mill · PMCVTM
Patrick McVeety-Mill is a custom software consultant, career coach, and artist. His site features guides and musings on technology, travel, and the world around us.
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Patrick McV-M @pmcvtm.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
They should have called this Bipper so we could be posting Beeps.
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