[lien] I Miss Terry Pratchett - Hacker News #palol #bks

When you see that technically the winner of the Dublin Literary Award is (near future) science fiction o_O

Sticker from the late 70's

Speaking of Gluten-free. We queued for a while at the popup WhattheDuckTruck (on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/whattheducktruck?igsh=ZWc4MXQxancybGVo) the loaded chicken and chips were very yummy and I'm looking forward to the sweet treats

I'm sick and tired of people who complain about "gluten free" on stuff that shouldn't have gluten. It's because some people do. Wheat starch and barley malt is pervasive. It's used as thickener and flavouring respectively. Yes! Stop complaining about something that eases other lives.

For Fucks Sake

How exactly am I going to be “left behind” if I don’t use AI? I write, research, draw, and think all on my own. And I am still getting better at it every year. What does AI do precisely that will "leave me behind?"

Make wearing, buying, or selling these things an offence. Just do it. There’s no social value to them whatsoever, only harm.

I can accept wrong mothers day emails from US firms but when an Irish company does it it's an auto-unsubscribe

#books #read #write #authorlife #blueskywriters #booksky

Looks back at last month, oh dear, I was not well, only about half the books I normally read...

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So, friends: I promised I'd tell the story. Now I shall. Let a (former) psych nurse tell you the true (gods help us) story of a night in a big-time NYC emergency room: and the arrival of The Man With The Bloomingdales Bag. (1/n)

Knitting Bullshit katedaviesdesigns.com/2026/04/29/k...

"I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein’s brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops." - Stephen Jay Gould

These numbers should be amplified everywhere there is a flat surface. The 3,000 person sample size was statistically significant. The direction of travel is positive but runs directly contrary to the perception born in the echo-chamber of Twitter-brained media and politics. (H&CC is a client)

Imagine if the arts was entitled to as much coverage as sports. Instead of constant reports of who won a match or a race again, a mandatory part of our news was discussing stories and music and exhibitions and stuff. Imagine a population raised with that as part of their everyday environment.

Normally my reaction to “calls for tougher laws” is no, just enforce the laws we have, but in this case I say we just ban the fucking things www.irishexaminer.com/business/tec...

And this is what the pr*ck looks like:

I saw this yesterday. I love when words have multiple meanings.

Today is Independent Bookstore Day! What are some of your favorite independent bookstores? Will you be stopping by today? Let us know how you plan to mark the day. #IndependentBookstoreDay2026 #💙📚 #Booksky www.librarything.com/tag/bookstores

Fun* fact: The majority of the vast whaling fleets commissioned and operated by the Nazis in the Antarctic were built and operated by Unilever. "Almost drove the Blue Whale to extinction" is a corporate achievement they don't boast about as much as they did back then though. *Not fun.

OK. I only want the opinions of non Irish people. The first pic is a current building in Dublin. The second is what they have decided to replace it with. Thoughts?

'As You Wish' Double-Knit Scarf Pattern By The Nifty Knitter, Inspired By The Princess Bride: 👉 tinyurl.com/bp8attrv #knitting #etsy #affiliate #ThePrincessBride #AsYouWish

Very much open to correction but think I might've found Peig. #1926Cencus #TheStoryOfUs nationalarchives.ie/collections/...

Every government TD & Minister should have to primarily reside in one of these garden sheds for a year before passing this outrageously anti-human bill.

PM folks: Do I know any librarians at New York Public Library? Please DM me. I've got a question!

We have a Denby Halo set and it looks like I need to fill some gaps soon. Dammit.

Ich thynke but litel of a Mondaye bleake Tuesday grey and Wednesdaye eke Thursdaye Ich care not for thee Yet Fridaye Ich am yn love [dreamye lute arpeggio] Mondaye thou kanst fall awaye Tuesdaye, Wednesdaye, myne herte slaye No mirthe ys founde upon Thursdaye Yet Fridaye Ich am yn love

(•_•) <) )╯Publique fundinge / \ \(•_•) ( (> of the artes and humanityes / \ (•_•) <) )> doth benefit everyone! / \

This is a fascinating and affecting interview. Thanks @thegentleauthor.bsky.social!

Two or three 😂😂 of those tiny little cups 😂😂

So sad to learn of the passing of Moya Brennan of Clannad. For me, her singing was the bridge between the old traditions of Irish music and something new and vibrant as contemporary sounds and influences came into it. Her instrument was her voice, and it was stunning. www.rte.ie/entertainmen...

Everything that we ‘need’ in public ownership (health, water, renewable power, public transport, education, social care) Sorry - not random and not one. Just a socialist republic

<hoarsely> i'm not crying you're crying

In Turkey, an elderly man who earns his living by shining shoes is visited every morning at the same time by a cat that asks to have its fur brushed. The man never turns down this little friend.😍👍💙

The Artemis missioun doth show that the thinges that are trulye the most astoundinge yn thys worlde, the thinges that will echo on thrugh historye, are not technologye, howevir marvelous, but common human braverye, wondir, and love. These will be the themes when thys storye ys tolde for centuryes.

They attacked the Muslim Sisters of Éire, one of the kindest and mostly welcoming groups out on the streets of Dublin providing meals to the unhoused. Fuck every single one of these rat fucks.

This is correct.

🧵 I’m a qualified scientific conservationist & have been thinking how do small states react to Climate Change & the Oil crisis. I’m often struck by how policy makers & politicos never think >pragmatically<. That’s how I was brought up, so some suggestions [1]

What I would like to see happening. Grant aiding getting as many viable roofs as possible with solar panels. Particularly farm sheds. Reintroduce buy-back for people with excess. Electrify the rail system Bring back goods trains with hubs Electrify the delivery trucks Offer grants for eCars 1/2

The only way to durably protect hauliers - and the economy - against fossil fuel shocks is to support them to electrify trucks. Sales of electric trucks in China outsold diesel trucks last December. So far this year, only one electric HVG was newly registered in Ireland. #fuelprotests #speirgorm

If @dublinbusnews.bsky.social could please pass a massive thank you to your drivers, who must be absorbing so much of the frustration people feel at these blockades, as well as having to constantly reroute. THANK YOU!!! #Spéirghorm

Irish far-right are making speeches about migrants at their fuel protests.. meanwhile: 'Ireland’s energy-hungry datacentres consumed more electricity last year than all its urban homes combined, according to official figures.' Amazon AWS, Google, Equinix, Microsoft, Digital Realty, Edge Connex..

It's worse than Francesca realised. Trump's lies are nothing compared to the Irish government.

Fuck. Might have to add this to the personal manifesto. Things that should happen: 1: Excise lowered on petrol/diesel, straight away but temporary. 2: Government subsidised electric cars, by Eircode, to encourage rural pick up, ASAP. 3: Get a new programme of wind and solar up and running ASAP

I get they want government support but surely their protests should also target the cause. A blockade of trump doonbeg and protests at us embassy and ambassador’s residence would also send a message

When you wake up on your last day off because of wedding anniversary etc. Sore feet from yesterday, have shower and step into cat shit on the way to dressing. You realise that your day is not good