I have been really bad at keeping up with people, this was my Christmas present from a friend, from last year that I got today!

Really, truly amazing that OpenAI wants us to believe that they are worth a trillion dollars but also they are so desperate for revenue that they created an infinite SlopTok app that opens them up to a billion lawsuits just so that they can maybe someday make it even worse by filling it with ads.

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

I'm quite impressed by Catherine Connolly's lead in the polls given how dedicated the media have been in trying to smear her. In fairness the other candidates are less than ideal, a former minister for the Gaeltacht who famously refused to speak Irish and a Landlord with terrible tenant reference's

We’ve got a great line-up of workshops and talks for you again this year! Whether you’re a writer or worldbuilder or crafter or just curious, we have something for you! https://prog.octocon.com/ #Octocon #Octocon2025 #Fantasy #Workshops #Comics #ScifiConvention #Fandom

This year, Octocon is running a full programme online on both days of the convention (Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October 2025), and we need volunteers to help us! https://2025.octocon.com/online-volunteers-needed/ #Octocon #Octocon2025 #Volunteers #Scifi #Fantasy #Fandom

Important! The 2025 LARP schedule is now available iga.ie/roleplaying-...

@gaelcon we have a map - view it in all its interactive finery here: gaelcon37.conmaps.com

World's most moral army beats tiny autistic girl for trying to feed hungry babies www.normalisland.co.uk/p/worlds-mos...

I don’t know why but obviously a polynomial is a little man, his coefficients are menswear, his roots are secret menswear and factoring is figuring out whether or not those roots are too cool for this man’s environment but maybe if moved to a hipper place he’d decompose into 3 men or something wacky

@gaelcon IGA Charity Officer Anton Sweeney receiving a lot for the Gaelcon Charity Auction from renowned Celtic artist, Jim Fitzpatrick. If you have a lot for donation, please contact [email protected]. This year, our charity partner is Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland.

I’m old enough to remember an Ireland where it was 99.9% Irish only. It was an economic basket case, a theocracy, being gay was criminal, women were enslaved & emigration endemic. Irish culture is global & outward looking. Our culture is strong enough to compete not just nationally, but globally.

Oh no! Who could have seen this coming? If only someone had told the governments this would happen. Half the planet now has Cassandra syndrome... this.weekinsecurity.com/discord-says...

#Promptober is here! This time I included two free spaces, for people to make whatever they want (or to even take that day to rest). As usual, please use the #promptober or #ttrpgpromptober tags when you post! please also don't feel shy about tagging me in them so I can reskeet.

Writing is a weird way to try and make a living. I just annihilated a family because the new Byzantine Greek rulers were terrified of the global winter post Krakatoa. Time for a treat.

Oh great internet, I come before you looking for zines about rest. These can be ttrpg zines, regular zines etc. As long as they pertain to the idea of rest, avoiding burnout etc. 🫶🏽

For my balloon 🎈 day, may I be so bold to ask for a little share so that my art reaches fellow fantasy and mythology lovers? 🫣✨

Remember, we are collecting #LGBTQ+ books for our charity partner @outhousedublin.bsky.social. See below for more information. #Octocon #Scifi #Fantasy #Fandom #Octocon2025 #Charity #Cosplay

Today in the ye gods have decided to inform me that I'm old news...

Every one of my D12-based #TTRPG releases are now Pay What You Want over at #DrivethruRPG - from space to horror to post-apocalypse to fantasy to mystery to cybersynthywave, every one of my games is now free if you want it. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher... #rpg #dnd #dnd5e #roleplaying

Basic income is the stitch in time that saves nine. youtube.com/shorts/KoPYm...

So basic income generated increased (and still increasing) yields for the economy. www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

‘No reason, no, conscience, no understanding of good or evil, right or wrong. I met this man with this blank, pale, emotionless face, and the blackest eyes, the devil's eyes. I realized that what was living behind that man's eyes was purely and simply . . . evil.’

Anyway, it's pretty cool that all the nerd IP is owned by corporations that fire people for making fun of Nazis.

My beloved couldn't handle not having a dog in the house for more than a few weeks and thus I find myself introducing Percy, a 1 year old Whippet. He's a rescue from Wexford Dog Rehoming Centre wexfordrehoming.ie )

brilliant news from Italy

The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Today brings the realization that when I say I'm starting to feel like I'm getting burned out, it's too late. Seems my Alexithymia delays recognition of the fact I'm on fire until all is already ash. #autism

before anybody tries to arrest me for inciting a riot (prematurely) don't do crimes unless you know you're doing crimes! I'm sure not telling you to do crimes but when oppression becomes law and survival becomes a crime, I'm choosing the criminal life, fellas hopefully not a choice we have to make!

Sugar and Spice is available for purchase once again! Nothing can keep this puppy down 😎 www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

We cooperated with RTE PrimeTime over the last year on this very significant story about RTB data exposing the movements of Irish people, including military and political personnel. Link to this morning's preview piece is here --> www.rte.ie/news/primeti...

sign up for a free library card at your local library, and you can also access huge amounts of books/graphic novels/magazines on your phone/mobile devices via the Libby app - you can return digital copies without worrying about getting your ass back to the library to drop-off books.

NEW: Department of Homeland Security police officers arrested City Comptroller Brad Lander along with 10 other local elected officials inside 26 Federal Plaza who had demanded access to ICE’s holding area. buff.ly/MHiJdaK

How to clean a rescued pigeon.

I read 1984. And Fahrenheit 451. And A Brave New World. And The Handmaid‘s Tale. And The Giver. And The Road. And The Lottery. And The Parable of the Sower. And The Hunger Games. I know what I’m seeing.

BREAKING: Disney+ is to replace the two-season run of Andor with a recut version that runs for only five minutes, and is just Mon Mothma apologising profusely to Darth Vader for any inconvenience, and letting him have whatever he wants.

The third Undying Expanse module by @duckandcrow.bsky.social offers lovecraftian kittens, a properly swamped dungeon and HAUNTED WATERLOGGED DRAGON GUTS. I think this is one of my favorite pieces from 2025. Inked traditionally by yours truly.

The European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety is now on Bluesky 🦋! Follow us for regular Committee updates and activities - meetings, votes, missions, and more - and for more information visit our website at www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/e...

On the problem of filling your institutions with stooges: www.thegist.ie/the-gist-tar...

“Autism is a serious condition and we can’t have people going around refusing to pathologise themselves. I’ve got bills to pay, you know.” Help us pay our bills with zero grift by reading the full article on Patreon! www.patreon.com/posts/138333...

New longread essay from me in response to the slew of recent hot takes holding up a few guaranteed income pilot results as some kind of nail in the coffin of universal basic income and even cash transfers in general. This is a long one because I dive into the details and cover much more evidence.

Folks, I can't wait for you to meet so many of the characters in this one! I feel like even naming them is sort of a spoiler. I don't know. I'm not sure spoilers are even a thing anymore.

you're telling me this is the expression of a man who accidentally poisoned dozens of cats and dogs by stuffing huge quantities of meth into an incinerator?? this guy??

Apparently, it's bad luck to mention a "MacBook" in a software company. You have to call it "the Scottish laptop".

I've been working on some adages from the various races in #Damnit I came up with this for the tech mad (or mad tech?) Goblins "Do not ask: How it works? Why it works? Or how long it will work for? Live in the now of it working at all" Having read it again I think it's an adage for all engineers!

/emits high pitched noises

Nothing captures "Irish politics" better than a whole load of politicians and party supporters standing around an interviewee trying to get their face in the shot.

A "residential headquarters" is called "homes." They're bombing homes in Qatar and saying they're the good guys.

Wow, whoever did the voice for this must be super cool and talented and definitely should get more work. * I look directly into the camera. *