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Dave @waveyart.bsky.social · 20h

Whenever I catch one of these I now drop them off at one specific house across the road from me.
No reason for the house, I just like to know there's one designated spot for all of these spiders to find friends. (That's not my house)

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Dave @waveyart.bsky.social · 1d

Long week, stuff going on, treated myself to a (didn't know I could get it in this country) Dropout TV subscription for some silly improv comedy gameshow shenanigans.
Mainly Game Changer and Make Some Noise but let me know if I should check out anything else there.

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 1d

A billion dollars is the socio-political equivalent of a loose nuke, and we should work as ruthlessly and diligently to prevent the acquisition of the former as we do the latter.

Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 1d

“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Marlo Garnsworthy @icebird.bsky.social · 1d

As a birder this breaks my heart. As a citizen of this extraordinary planet, this breaks my soul.

Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · 1d

Well, it's official. After our paper last year (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....), the Slender-billed Curlew is officially declared Extinct today.

Scientists dream of describing new species, not writing their obituary and epitaph, knowing that they are gone forever #ornithology

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Dave @waveyart.bsky.social · 1d

This week's movie portion of "Movies, Games & Videos"
#LastFourWatched
#LetterboxdFriday

The Bat
One Battle After Another
Hellboy (2019)
Dangerous Waters

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cow tools daily @cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social · 1d

it's not FOR us

edited comic panel. Batman is breaking a lump-with-handle cow tool over his knee and saying "this is the tool of the cow. we do not understand it. we will not use it."

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Dave @waveyart.bsky.social · 1d

EXT. BUS LANE - DAY

SOME GUY in a Land Rover Defender:
"that me. im bus."

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Dave @waveyart.bsky.social · 1d

My work has some pretty strict vetting, you have to be a former musician or rugby pundit who's selling "mindfulness" books to speak to us about mental health!
And it has to be mostly about why golf and/or rugby is the best thing for mental health.

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Dave @waveyart.bsky.social · 1d

This is an incredibly short stretch of road and that 2 separate cars had time to be freaks was distressing but, you know, they were doing a school run so I guess cyclist's are pretty expendable in those urgent situations(!)

Dave @waveyart.bsky.social · 1d

Found out that there's now a bus only lane going up from Merrion St to El Place and Hume St to Stephen's Green this morning, discovered this when 2 separate private cars drove up behind my bike - one trying a shitty VERY close pass and the the other beeping me put of the way like a maniac.

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Rónán Hession @ronanhession.bsky.social · 2d

Dublin small press fair on 28 & 29 November at Pearse St library. Free and open to the public.

dublinsmallpressfair.com

dublinsmallpressfair.com

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Dave @waveyart.bsky.social · 1d

Him & the host repeating "Auntie" Heather has to get a mention for one of the most deeply pathetic nicknames + ideas they've tried to push out into the world.
Trying to 'twee' up an FG TD like they're a friend to children and not the reason a record number of them are homeless.
Incredibly sad shit.

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Dave @waveyart.bsky.social · 1d

Logged into my old Mastodon account and saw this happening again:

Dave @waveyart.bsky.social · Sep 22

Saw a casual post on Mastodon pick up traction, and so many replies below it were all "I'd like to boost (retweet) this, but can't in good conscience unless you make the following edits.... please do and I'll boost this :)"
like everyone was everyone else's manager in work.
Makes LinkedIn feel fun.

Dave @waveyart.bsky.social · 1d

Right now, accidentally, I'm in my ideal work situation, where I have a job but no one is micromanaging me and our director + senior managers won't need to notice so long as the work keeps being done.
Fingers crossed for me.

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Dave @waveyart.bsky.social · 1d

Because it was an ad hoc restructure just in our department, not organisation wide, it wasn't run through HR so HR won't get involved. They're like "ask your manager" but my manager is on leave for a year and the restructure by our dept director was so no one would be hired in his place so...

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Dave @waveyart.bsky.social · 1d

There was some restructuring in work while I was on leave and, our director having a blind spot for people without technical qualifications, I wasn't factored in.
Like, I still work there but I have no one to formally report to or even check in with.
Not even to raise this issue.

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Dave @waveyart.bsky.social · 2d

"Feels harsh, Dave."
I dunno, how little chemistry the cast have at the live shows feels like it supports me.

Dave @waveyart.bsky.social · 2d

Really struggle with Taskmaster sometimes - this season as an example - as I really think some people come off as really unpleasant and unfunny and I seem alone in that.
There's just a certain level of "smug but with a british accent" people confuse for humour.

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Dave @waveyart.bsky.social · 2d

"Catherine Connolly, Pat McSeriousjournalist, quick question our readers NEED answered: Hitler, The Hunter Who Shot Bambi's Mother, & The Devil Himself. Fuck, Marry, Kill?"

Dave @waveyart.bsky.social · 2d

Meanwhile I'm in an email chain in work about how the new upright bike stands are not made for the size of my XL frame bike.
I laughed at the men on tiny bikes and this is their revenge...

Dave @waveyart.bsky.social · 2d

Love that Jo Firestone's follow-up to Murder on Sex Island is called Sex on Murder Island.

Cover for Sex on Murder Island, featuring simple stylised views of a door ajar with a foot behind it and a cityscape on either side of the door.

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Dave @waveyart.bsky.social · 2d

Was in Rome a few years ago, went to the Sistine Chapel - As I was on the stairs out of the chapel some American shuffling out ahead of me - realising the stairs was the exit - yelled, in sincere disbelief and outrage "Was that it?! One room?" and began discussing getting their money back.

Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 2d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Dave @waveyart.bsky.social · 2d

Was at the front door watching my partner head off this morning and a fox made a beeline for my front door.
Explained to him in pretty calm and clear terms why he, with his tick-ridden filthy coat, couldn't come inside but he still tried to get around my legs.
Still my least problematic neighbour.

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Niamh @niamhpuirseil.bsky.social · 2d

Anyone familiar with Dawson St will know how much space The Ivy has taken up with its outdoor tables it doesn’t use and the planters around it. Now it wants more but at the Luas stop. If you’d like to be able to walk down the street and not be in over by trams please think about objecting

An application for a table and chair licence for noted tip robbers The Ivy

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The Transmetropolitan Review (Unofficial) @transmetropolitanr.bsky.social · 2d

who up realizing they escorting two wankers thru the zone?

Stalker @tarkovskyframes.bsky.social · 2d

Frame: 03669

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