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Artist, Photographer, Trainer, Occasional Writer, Problem Solver. Organizer of Events That Would Probably Make Your Dad Blush. Stoneybatter. Dublin. Ireland.

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namco urbanism, where you go straight from the elevated motorway through dense skyscrapers into the tropical beach

08.03.2026 13:17 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Status report, "Weary Eyeroll" dep't: TFW you realize that many of the logical underpinnings of today's news cycle are notably inferior to those of the anime you've been watching on Crunchyroll, "That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime". :/

07.03.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
Credit to the original poster Admaiora_ who posted this on r/OldSchoolCool on March 6th, 2026 at 11:56 AM UTC.

Credit to the original poster Admaiora_ who posted this on r/OldSchoolCool on March 6th, 2026 at 11:56 AM UTC.

Credit to the original poster Admaiora_ who posted this on r/OldSchoolCool on March 6th, 2026 at 11:56 AM UTC.

Credit to the original poster Admaiora_ who posted this on r/OldSchoolCool on March 6th, 2026 at 11:56 AM UTC.

Credit to the original poster Admaiora_ who posted this on r/OldSchoolCool on March 6th, 2026 at 11:56 AM UTC.

Credit to the original poster Admaiora_ who posted this on r/OldSchoolCool on March 6th, 2026 at 11:56 AM UTC.

Credit to the original poster Admaiora_ who posted this on r/OldSchoolCool on March 6th, 2026 at 11:56 AM UTC.

Credit to the original poster Admaiora_ who posted this on r/OldSchoolCool on March 6th, 2026 at 11:56 AM UTC.

Photographs taken in California by Slim Aarons (1950s-1970s)

06.03.2026 12:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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FMV Western 'Mad Dog McCree' Now Playable In ScummVM, Alongside Six Other Titles "You missed that one, try another!"

FMV Western 'Mad Dog McCree' Now Playable In ScummVM, Alongside Six Other Titles.

06.03.2026 12:15 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

"I never knew he wore red socks."

That line stayed with me as a kid. Still have no idea why Steed says it.

06.03.2026 12:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Up to 40% off everything in the store is happening RIGHT NOW! Let joy be unconfined!

05.03.2026 18:31 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of Dexter Sol Ansell, a young actor of maybe 10 years, dressed as his character, Egg. Costume consists of a set of grey robes and a shaved head. He is holding a copy of The Hedge Knight by George RR Martin

Photo of Dexter Sol Ansell, a young actor of maybe 10 years, dressed as his character, Egg. Costume consists of a set of grey robes and a shaved head. He is holding a copy of The Hedge Knight by George RR Martin

Photo of Dexter Sol Ansell, a young actor of maybe 10 years, dressed as his character, Egg. Costume consists of a set of grey robes and a shaved head. He is holding his school bag and smiling.

Photo of Dexter Sol Ansell, a young actor of maybe 10 years, dressed as his character, Egg. Costume consists of a set of grey robes and a shaved head. He is holding his school bag and smiling.

If you need a timeline cleanse you should know that Dexter Sol Ansell who plays Egg on A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms went to school as Egg for World Book Day.

06.03.2026 00:03 πŸ‘ 310 πŸ” 81 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5

When you are tempted to look around you at the current crisis of the day and bemoan; STOP, and remember....

27.02.2026 18:53 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How i arrived on bluesky

04.03.2026 22:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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A cartoon from the 1950’s that’s more relevant than ever πŸ’”

04.03.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 19951 πŸ” 8459 πŸ’¬ 350 πŸ“Œ 327

Yes, more of this please.

04.03.2026 12:08 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Basic Internet safety says that when kids are being targeted It's child spaces like Robolox where they are targeted.

But they aren't going to go up against companies are they?

04.03.2026 14:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey everyone, if you know someone with a spare ticket to Dublin Comic Con on Saturday, could you let me know?

Looking for two right now

It's important to me so any help would be appreciated

04.03.2026 09:08 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4
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04.03.2026 13:16 πŸ‘ 122 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Its about dialing up surveillance and worthless age gates that will lead to V.P.N. bans, I guarantee it.

No one in government is intrested in why the Internet works or the socal issues around it.

04.03.2026 13:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ok, I appreciate this is a tactic to draw attention to the issue of Recommender Algorithms, but once again, *we do not need a new law* to regulate social media recommender systems the regulatory tools are there, what we need is enforcement.

04.03.2026 13:03 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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New Lotto Draw Gives Winner Chance Of Registering With A GP THE IRISH national lottery has unveiled another new weekly draw with a lucrative prize that will make you the envy of everyone, WWN can report. At a glitzy launch heralding the eye-watering lotto game, the new …

New Lotto Draw Gives Winner Chance Of Registering With A GP https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2024/03/14/new-lotto-draw-gives-winner-chance-of-registering-with-a-gp/

04.03.2026 05:03 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Call to function error

Call to function error

Failed to save draft error

Failed to save draft error

It takes SO much work to get images and alt text to publish when your phone is low on memory. I have to write everything, copy it, restart my phone and drop it all in quickly.

Any idea how to fix these errors @bsky.app? @support.bsky.team

04.03.2026 13:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So many. But these are the ones that stick out as working togther in a team seemed to be the only way to achieve things.

And as an adult I also found that to be true.

04.03.2026 12:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
[We see a close up of a young white male, tanned, white teeth, coiffed hair clearly an influencer on social media. It is an image such as you see when social media posts are shown on the news. In the corner of the screen is named a location: DUBAI. He is staring slightly off-camera for several silent panels of the comic strip. His eyes move slightly. He is having a thought.]

From off-screen a newsreader’s commentary comes:

NEWSREADER:

Extraordinary images here 

of an expat in Dubai 

[The influencer’s eybrows raise slightly]

…Having their first ever geopolitical thought.

[CUT TO a BBC news scene. The BBC newsreader CLIVE MYRIE is talking to an interviewee next to the screen showing the social media influencer’s face. The interviewee’s name is David Jones]. 

CLIVE MYRIE:

To explain the significance of this moment we’re joined by David Jones, our Expat Thoughts correspondent

DAVID JONES:

Clive, this is momentous

It was caught on film at the end of an Instagram post titled: β€˜Dubai Is Brilliant’.

[Pointing at the screen, the influencer’s expression still the same]

You can clearly see in the eyebrows here, the dawning realisation that there *might* be something in the world beyond his dickhead self.

It marks a *huge* departure from all the Dubai Expat’s previous thoughts.

CLIVE MYRIE:

Which are…?

DAVID JONES:

You've Got To Get Yourself Out Here Mate, Everything Is So Clean, I Don't Have To Pay Taxes, 
I Am Incurious As To Why I Do Not Have To Pay Taxes, and Spa.

CLIVE MYRIE:

And might we see an expansion of these new Thoughts in coming days?

DAVID JONES:

I think we can expect to see:

β€œI Deserve To Be Airlifted By A Country I Pay No Tax To”

CLIVE MYRIE:

Mmm. 

[Ends]

[We see a close up of a young white male, tanned, white teeth, coiffed hair clearly an influencer on social media. It is an image such as you see when social media posts are shown on the news. In the corner of the screen is named a location: DUBAI. He is staring slightly off-camera for several silent panels of the comic strip. His eyes move slightly. He is having a thought.] From off-screen a newsreader’s commentary comes: NEWSREADER: Extraordinary images here of an expat in Dubai [The influencer’s eybrows raise slightly] …Having their first ever geopolitical thought. [CUT TO a BBC news scene. The BBC newsreader CLIVE MYRIE is talking to an interviewee next to the screen showing the social media influencer’s face. The interviewee’s name is David Jones]. CLIVE MYRIE: To explain the significance of this moment we’re joined by David Jones, our Expat Thoughts correspondent DAVID JONES: Clive, this is momentous It was caught on film at the end of an Instagram post titled: β€˜Dubai Is Brilliant’. [Pointing at the screen, the influencer’s expression still the same] You can clearly see in the eyebrows here, the dawning realisation that there *might* be something in the world beyond his dickhead self. It marks a *huge* departure from all the Dubai Expat’s previous thoughts. CLIVE MYRIE: Which are…? DAVID JONES: You've Got To Get Yourself Out Here Mate, Everything Is So Clean, I Don't Have To Pay Taxes, I Am Incurious As To Why I Do Not Have To Pay Taxes, and Spa. CLIVE MYRIE: And might we see an expansion of these new Thoughts in coming days? DAVID JONES: I think we can expect to see: β€œI Deserve To Be Airlifted By A Country I Pay No Tax To” CLIVE MYRIE: Mmm. [Ends]

04.03.2026 11:14 πŸ‘ 4001 πŸ” 1260 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 40

So their response to fucking up their users mental health is to add a Referral Marketing mechanical?!

Holy fuck thats dark, even for them.

04.03.2026 12:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ulysses 31 test prints are done! They’re now ready to fly out the door. If you order before 2pm, your order will go it today.

Order from: infinitebacon.com/shop/p/ulysse31

There’s a fair few U31 fans out there so if you could share this, I’d really appreciate it!

Thank you x

15.08.2024 09:47 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

public opinion doesn't DO anything. It's just a resource.

03.03.2026 16:52 πŸ‘ 294 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

May I reccomed Hear My Song for another very Irish story that's worth a screen shot or two.

03.03.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I must pick up the blu ray.

03.03.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you understood all of that, you qualify for an irish passport and this is a reminder to take your back pain medication.

03.03.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Taffin is truly one of the great irish films.

George from Glenroe hires the cast of Fair City to bully a small town filled with irelands greatest stage actors who turn to an ex-seminarian debt collector, Taffin (Brosnan) to save the local GAA pitch from a chemical company who wants an acess road.

03.03.2026 16:44 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of an article header from The Atlantic's "Ideas" section. The title reads "IN DEFENSE OF EFFEMINATE GAY BOYS" in large, serif capital letters. Below it, a subheader in a smaller font says, "If anyone had suggested that I might really be a girl, I don’t know how I would have responded." The byline at the bottom identifies the author as Ben Appel.

A screenshot of an article header from The Atlantic's "Ideas" section. The title reads "IN DEFENSE OF EFFEMINATE GAY BOYS" in large, serif capital letters. Below it, a subheader in a smaller font says, "If anyone had suggested that I might really be a girl, I don’t know how I would have responded." The byline at the bottom identifies the author as Ben Appel.

Babe, wake up. The Atlantic is doing the "they're transing the gays" conspiracy theory.

03.03.2026 16:08 πŸ‘ 3177 πŸ” 479 πŸ’¬ 121 πŸ“Œ 217
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13.02.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 617 πŸ” 296 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 7
Facebook post by the Daily Mail: 

'I'm not only trappedin a warzone, but I'm going to get fat again as well."

"I'm trapped and under attack in Dubai - but worst of all, I left my Mounjaro pen in the fridge"

Facebook post by the Daily Mail: 'I'm not only trappedin a warzone, but I'm going to get fat again as well." "I'm trapped and under attack in Dubai - but worst of all, I left my Mounjaro pen in the fridge"

It's Private Eye I feel sorry for. How do you spoof The Daily Mail these days?

02.03.2026 13:17 πŸ‘ 225 πŸ” 64 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 4