Patrick Wright
@patrickwright.bsky.social
General purpose software and AI dork.
A corkscrew that no longer works well enough to open a wine bottle, but turns the cork into tiny, rubbery pieces that are also in the drawer.
For a junk drawer to legally qualify as a real junk drawer, what is the ONE absolute mandatory item it must include?
At least one matchbook or matchbox that is probably not going to light if you attempt to use it.
At least one matchbook or matchbox that is probably not going to light if you attempt to use it.
For a junk drawer to legally qualify as a real junk drawer, what is the ONE absolute mandatory item it must include?
User manuals for appliances that you may or may not own anymore
User manuals for appliances that you may or may not own anymore
August 6, 2026 at 9:20 PM
A corkscrew that no longer works well enough to open a wine bottle, but turns the cork into tiny, rubbery pieces that are also in the drawer.
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an extraordinary achievement against something that was once a death sentence to an entire generation
how many wonders like this are we going to miss because of the destruction of science in this country
how many wonders like this are we going to miss because of the destruction of science in this country
Well, I'll be damned.
It's royalty free and there's already six, generic manufacturers lined up.
newatlas.com/infectious-d...
It's royalty free and there's already six, generic manufacturers lined up.
newatlas.com/infectious-d...
The first 100% effective HIV prevention drug is approved and going global
An epidemic that's been sustained for 44 years might finally be quelled, with the milestone approval of the first HIV drug that offers 100% protection with its twice-yearly injections. It's a landmark...
newatlas.com
July 28, 2025 at 2:29 AM
an extraordinary achievement against something that was once a death sentence to an entire generation
how many wonders like this are we going to miss because of the destruction of science in this country
how many wonders like this are we going to miss because of the destruction of science in this country
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[being murdered]
me: where did you get that knife
murderer: the dishwasher
me: yet you didn’t empty it
[murder roles reverse]
me: where did you get that knife
murderer: the dishwasher
me: yet you didn’t empty it
[murder roles reverse]
December 1, 2024 at 12:17 PM
[being murdered]
me: where did you get that knife
murderer: the dishwasher
me: yet you didn’t empty it
[murder roles reverse]
me: where did you get that knife
murderer: the dishwasher
me: yet you didn’t empty it
[murder roles reverse]
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I remember the first time I heard this song - Grace Petrie and me were touring together - it was Warwick Arts Centre and people positively glowed after she sang this
m.youtube.com/watch?v=mzU7...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=mzU7...
Grace Petrie - Black Tie (Official video)
YouTube video by Grace Petrie
m.youtube.com
December 1, 2024 at 1:30 PM
I remember the first time I heard this song - Grace Petrie and me were touring together - it was Warwick Arts Centre and people positively glowed after she sang this
m.youtube.com/watch?v=mzU7...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=mzU7...
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One of the greats!
The most stressed out I've ever been about Christmas was when I was 16 and I got my first ever job, working at M&S in Dundrum. As soon as I started I kept hearing these myths about the Christmas Eve Waste Sale, where all the food that wasn't sold on the 24th was marked down 90%.
November 26, 2024 at 11:31 AM
One of the greats!
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Let’s run the government like a business, drive the car like a bicycle, and play the guitar like a piano
November 25, 2024 at 11:41 AM
Let’s run the government like a business, drive the car like a bicycle, and play the guitar like a piano