Patrick Edwards-Daugherty

Founder & CEO of Spiri Robotics. Mathematician, musician, writer.

[Patrick Edwards-Daugherty @somerled]

Many city names are also good first names. Paris, Florence, Sydney, Troy, and others. Some city names are bad first names, including Hong Kong, New York City, and others. Most provinces and states are terrible first names, I’ll use New South Wales as an example not a call out.

[Patrick Edwards-Daugherty @somerled]

Funny, isn’t it, how Trump insists that it’s the Department of War but somehow nothing it is doing is war — it’s support support for police action, it’s limited combat operations, it’s nuclear negotiations by other means…

[Patrick Edwards-Daugherty @somerled]

I see. The theocratic Iranian revolution that overthrew a monarchy is now passing supreme leadership from father to son.

[Patrick Edwards-Daugherty @somerled]

@AirCanada I bought a ticket that is supposed to be changeable for fare difference but now I am trying to change it and your website is glitching with the unhelpful message “something went wrong” and your phone line has a three hour wait. Great job, really nailing it.

[Patrick Edwards-Daugherty @somerled]

I’ve got 100 problems but a chick is only one.

[National Institute of Standards and Technology @NIST]

The best random numbers in nature: NIST and @CUBoulder have created a free public service that uses quantum entanglement to broadcast truly random numbers, which could be used for everything from fair audits to strong cryptographic keys.

https://t.co/wUXb1f4Epw

[Patrick Edwards-Daugherty @somerled]

Chicago Pope

[Patrick Edwards-Daugherty @somerled]

Is the largest trading block in the world, with over $2 trillion per year in goods crossing borders, seriously supposed to go on a month-by-month, whim of The Donald basis for the kind of business decisions serious people have to make?

[Patrick Edwards-Daugherty @somerled]

So diplomacy. Amaze

[Patrick Edwards-Daugherty @somerled]

Gmail, you know, I really just want my emails in chronological order. Same to you, Facebook, Twitter, all of you.

[Patrick Edwards-Daugherty @somerled]

It’s Government of the Meme, by the Meme, for the Meme.

[Patrick Edwards-Daugherty @somerled]

A hotel, but every room has a painting of a historical figure or by a historical artist. The front desk assesses which one you look most like. That’s your room.

[Patrick Edwards-Daugherty @somerled]

@spizzy Yeah I agree with you on this, Sharkey. That kind of ego is a red flag.

[Konstantin Kisin @KonstantinKisin]

For my British and European friends who are "shocked" and "surprised", here are 10 reasons you didn't see this coming.

Read this short post and then read the replies from our American friends who will confirm what I'm saying.

1. Americans love their country and want it to be the best in the world. America is a nation of people who conquered a continent. They love strength. They love winning. Any leader who appeals to that has an automatic advantage.

2. Unlike Europeans, Americans have not accepted managed decline. They don't have Net Zero here, they believe in producing their own energy and making it as cheap as possible because they know that their prosperity depends on it.

3. Prices for most basic goods in the US have increased rapidly and are sky high. What the official statistics say about inflation and the reality of people's lives are not the same.

4. Unlike you, Americans do not believe in socialism. They believe in meritocracy. They don't care about the super rich being super rich because they know that they live in a country where being super rich is available to anyone with the talent and drive to make it. They don't resent success, they celebrate it.

5. Americans are the most pro-immigration people in the world. Read that again. Seriously, read it again. Americans love an immigrant success story. They want more talented immigrants to come to America. But they refuse to accept people coming illegally. They believe in having a border.

6. Americans are sensitive about racial issues and their country's imperfect history. They believe that those who are disadvantaged by the circumstances of their birth should be given the opportunity to succeed. What they reject, however, is the idea that in order to address the errors of the past new errors must be made. DEI is racist. They know it and they reject it precisely because they are not racist.

7. Americans are the most philosemitic nation on earth. October 7 and the pro-Hamas left's reaction shocked them to their very core because, among other things, they remember what 9/11 was like and they know jihad when they see it.

8. Americans are extremely practical people. They care about what works, not what sounds good. In Europe, we produce great writers and intellectuals. In America they produce (and attract) great engineers, businessmen and investors. Because of this, they care less about Trump's rhetoric than you do and more about his policies than you do.

9. Americans are deeply optimistic people. They hate negativity. The woke view of American history as a series of evils for which they must eternally apologise is utterly abhorrent to them. They believe in moving forward together, not endlessly obsessing about the past.

10. America is a country whose founding story is one of resistance to government overreach. They loathe unnecessary restrictions, regulations and control. They understand that freedom comes with the price of self-reliance and they pay it gladly.

[Patrick Edwards-Daugherty @somerled]

Four more years of #covfefe

[Patrick Edwards-Daugherty @somerled]

I used to think I liked exclusive locations. I have since learned about myself that in
fact I like the unpopular places

[CSIS Canada @csiscanada]

CSIS and partners are warning of a PRC-linked company’s use of a botnet to compromise SOHO routers. Read the US DOJ Press Release on the matter and check out the Joint Cybersecurity Advisory:

https://t.co/fgKaN8XslS

https://t.co/uajKOPq1QZ

[CSIS Canada @csiscanada]

Violent extremism is a significant threat that requires significant attention, that’s why CSIS works closely with domestic and international partners to counter it.

Learn more how CSIS responds to violent extremism here: https://t.co/6bEGPbYXgI

[Patrick Edwards-Daugherty @somerled]

https://t.co/ShUDW3CXo0

Turns out there is a sliver of truth to it. This might split the single cat lady vote!

[Patrick Edwards-Daugherty @somerled]

@Perpetualmaniac Wow