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Gerard Hynes

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Daidí. Big old nerd. Expect programming, Fantasy, TTRPGs, and flailing attempts at parenting. Labhair Gaeilge liom he/him sé/é

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Congratulations on your parenting.

28.02.2026 23:07 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I don't think it's going to get any better when we have massive landlords saying "WE'RE GOING TO RAKE IN LOADS OF CASH THANKS TO THESE NEW RULES" and the Government not only refusing to accept this is the case, but getting all pissy with anyone who points it out

27.02.2026 14:22 👍 36 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0

I want it to be widely known throughout the ttrpg scene that Pathfinder and Starfinder are the products of unionized labor by a bunch of queer and trans weirdos and our accomplices.

26.02.2026 23:13 👍 305 🔁 103 💬 13 📌 6

Comhghairdeas libh!!

23.02.2026 13:44 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The first Legend of Zelda was released 2 years before I was born and the series was a staple of my childhood. Majora's Mask still holds a special place for me.

This was the series that got me into Fantasy.

God, I did a PhD at 21 because of a video game I played when I was 8.

21.02.2026 20:09 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Star Borg Rebel Handbook by Kyle Latino and JP Coovert. A Star Wars inspired hack of Mork Borg. The cover features a hero wielding a lightsaber, a ship that sure looks like the Millenium Falcon, and a Darth Vader analogue. The risk of a lawsuit from Disney is high.

Star Borg Rebel Handbook by Kyle Latino and JP Coovert. A Star Wars inspired hack of Mork Borg. The cover features a hero wielding a lightsaber, a ship that sure looks like the Millenium Falcon, and a Darth Vader analogue. The risk of a lawsuit from Disney is high.

2. Star Borg - Kyle Latino & JP Coovert

My first Borg. Fun and pulpy. The art definitely leans family friendly but you could run an Andor-style story with the mechanics.

The 1-2 page adventures are very good. Great maps, clear objectives, decent complications.

(I'm counting 5 zines as one book)

21.02.2026 19:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

"If you seized all Elon's wealth it'd only be like $2,000 per American."

Do you know what a $2,000 'Fuck Elon' stimulus check would do for people and the country economically, emotionally and morally?

20.02.2026 21:10 👍 3227 🔁 650 💬 96 📌 146
Post image Post image Sketch of Spinosaurus mirabilis by Ole Zant

Sketch of Spinosaurus mirabilis by Ole Zant

Meet Spinosaurus mirabilis.

I got to see the material and skull reconstruction in the lab last year. Lots of people have been working hard on getting this described for quite some time and it's great to finally see it published.

19.02.2026 21:19 👍 578 🔁 256 💬 7 📌 21
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February 14, 2026 marked the first day of care at the Paul E. Farmer Maternal Center of Excellence 🧡

In just 24 hours, 27 patients were welcomed and 13 babies were born. Each moment experienced signaled a new era for maternal and newborn care in Sierra Leone.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4aXIAyA

18.02.2026 22:20 👍 51 🔁 15 💬 4 📌 8
Shadowdark Zine 5. Cursed Scroll. Dwellers in the Deep.

Two stingbats (horrific insext/bat hybrids) flutter in the foreground. In the background the silhouettes of many more can be seen.

Shadowdark Zine 5. Cursed Scroll. Dwellers in the Deep. Two stingbats (horrific insext/bat hybrids) flutter in the foreground. In the background the silhouettes of many more can be seen.

Shadowdark Cursed Scroll 5 just released.

Did someone say subterranean hexcrawl?

#ttrpg #rpg #Shadowdark

19.02.2026 13:07 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I also had said "visceral reaction" but we'll see how it goes if I ever get to run one.

19.02.2026 12:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Quinns Quest Reviews: Public Access!
Quinns Quest Reviews: Public Access! YouTube video by Quinns Quest

🚨 New Quinns Quest video klaxon 🚨

He makes Carved from Brindlewood games sound really appealing.

youtu.be/bLrr1z1gRgo?...

18.02.2026 23:21 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

My toddler still has trouble with pronouns and so will loudly announce things like "YOU want some pancakes!".

18.02.2026 20:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Living in Ireland is like a monkey paw wish, you get to live in one of the most scenic parts of the world with rich culture and sound people, but you're stuck with the same FF and FG governments over and over who won't lift a finger for those who need it, you can't afford a home, and coddle exists.

15.02.2026 18:25 👍 243 🔁 29 💬 22 📌 1
Project for Awesome Join the annual charity drive to decrease worldsuck.

It's the most wonderful time of the year.

The Project for Awesome, where lovable weirdos on the internet raise money for charities working to decrease worldsuck.

projectforawesome.com

15.02.2026 12:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Two things:

You have project management skills that are valuable in many fields.

You can actually communicate clearly and precisely, which is important everywhere, but certainly not present everywhere.

14.02.2026 23:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Consider a HDip/conversion course if the prospects of a second undergrad make you despair.

As for feeling like a failure, I was definitely there. Lifelong jobs are increasingly rare and needed to pivot your career is more and more normal.

14.02.2026 23:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Did a HDip in Software Development at 33 and it changed my life.

(This was after doing a PhD in English and learning there were no full-time jobs in Third Level education. I was teaching masters students and making 14K a year)

Do you have a specific B.Sc. in mind?

14.02.2026 23:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Stunning cake.

14.02.2026 13:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Under the Shadow of Helfast Spire - Zine for Shadowdark RPG New dungeon & setting with never-before-seen monsters, items, and player character options designed for Shadowdark RPG!

Bob World Builder is maybe the definition of "nice guy on the internet" and this zine looks fun.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/bob...

12.02.2026 12:27 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

A TTRPG you say! 👀

12.02.2026 11:57 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I'm propped up in bed sick and my wife has just brought me an iced coffee because she is amaaaazing.

12.02.2026 09:49 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Film and TV trivia was always lowest common denominator content on YouTube but now it seems like it's almost solely AI slop.

09.02.2026 20:06 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I think the best we can hope for is that opposition parties hammer the Taoiseach on it when he totally fails to bring it up at all.

09.02.2026 16:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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MULDOON'S LOGS - YouTube Experience Jurassic Park through the eyes of Game Warden, Robert Muldoon leading up to its fateful demise.

There's a YouTube series that presents Muldoon's increasing suspicions that something is going wrong. It's very atmospheric and fun.

youtube.com/playlist?lis...

08.02.2026 14:01 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Folks, don't let learners get conned by this crap.

07.02.2026 13:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

An "About" page that doesn't feature a single real human being. Grim.

07.02.2026 13:56 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

this in a country where the government is deprioritising climate action

07.02.2026 11:23 👍 127 🔁 59 💬 11 📌 3

We're doing our best to raise our kid with Irish and Italian.

He has decided that the singular of smidiríní is smidiríno.

03.02.2026 20:39 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
you could not under penalty of torture get me to admit the level of ignorance about my own country and its history and culture that Irish conservatrarians are proudly displaying about Imbolc right nowTweet from Paddy O'Gorman

Does anyone know how to pronounce "imbolc"? You know, the traditional Irish festival the government tells us we have always celebrated that I never heard of before? The way I'm pronouncing it sounds a bit rude.

to which David Quinn has responded

Never heard of it before either

you could not under penalty of torture get me to admit the level of ignorance about my own country and its history and culture that Irish conservatrarians are proudly displaying about Imbolc right nowTweet from Paddy O'Gorman Does anyone know how to pronounce "imbolc"? You know, the traditional Irish festival the government tells us we have always celebrated that I never heard of before? The way I'm pronouncing it sounds a bit rude. to which David Quinn has responded Never heard of it before either

you could not under penalty of torture get me to admit the level of ignorance about my own country and its history and culture that Irish conservatives are proudly displaying about Imbolc right now

02.02.2026 13:49 👍 200 🔁 46 💬 19 📌 13