Keith Byrne
@keithinkrakow.bsky.social
There are worse people out there, but there are many better, so I just have to keep trying. Tolerant and accepting of anything but intolerance. I don’t get the whole Taylor Swift thing, but that’s fine.
Hi #SpeirGorm, are Christmas annuals still a thing?
December 18, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Hi #SpeirGorm, are Christmas annuals still a thing?
Jane Austen is dead. Coincidence?
Jane Austen used 'however' at the beginning of a sentence, and so can you.
December 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Jane Austen is dead. Coincidence?
I see a lot of optimistic people looking forward to Trump's death, like that is going to change anything. Yet the military and gov't zealously applied his orders. And which side are the tech-bros on? You know, the guys who can produce deepfakes of people saying and doing anything?
December 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I see a lot of optimistic people looking forward to Trump's death, like that is going to change anything. Yet the military and gov't zealously applied his orders. And which side are the tech-bros on? You know, the guys who can produce deepfakes of people saying and doing anything?
*winks at camera*
You might say, "the secret's in the heroin"!
You might say, "the secret's in the heroin"!
Have you ever noticed how chipper vinegar tastes a bit different? There’s a reason for that. (2017)
The enduring appeal of chipper vinegar - Dublin Inquirer
Have you ever noticed how chipper vinegar tastes a bit different? There’s a reason for that.
www.dublininquirer.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:54 AM
*winks at camera*
You might say, "the secret's in the heroin"!
You might say, "the secret's in the heroin"!
There are so many videos from the US of people just losing their shit in restaurants, cafe's bars, traffic etc., and it's shocking that nobody stops and asks why their living circumstances continuously produce such levels of anxiety, frustration and desperation that people feel the need to lash out.
Came for the headlock stayed for the faceplant
Hazie's, a San Francisco restaurant co-owned by celebrity chef Joey Altman in Hayes Valley, had quite an eventful Saturday night. A video showing a couple assaulting employees at the restaurant has gone viral on social media, racking up over 780,000 views.
December 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
There are so many videos from the US of people just losing their shit in restaurants, cafe's bars, traffic etc., and it's shocking that nobody stops and asks why their living circumstances continuously produce such levels of anxiety, frustration and desperation that people feel the need to lash out.
I've stopped planning to do things "once 2025 has started properly", and have moved them to "once 2026 has started properly". Congratulate me!
December 16, 2025 at 8:21 AM
I've stopped planning to do things "once 2025 has started properly", and have moved them to "once 2026 has started properly". Congratulate me!
Reposted by Keith Byrne
Another Christmas card from the archives.
December 14, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Another Christmas card from the archives.
Reposted by Keith Byrne
Minister denies postponing plans because he was getting fingered.
December 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Minister denies postponing plans because he was getting fingered.
I can't help feeling this is a response to the Irish Times Shannon opinion piece.
December 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I can't help feeling this is a response to the Irish Times Shannon opinion piece.
(Sexting with an AI bot)
-"I'm feeling really naughty!"
-"Sure thing, Keith, that can happen at times. Feel free to let me know if you want me to do anything. Looking forward to it!"
-"That wasn't really sexy!"
...
...
-"You should kill yourself."
-"I'm feeling really naughty!"
-"Sure thing, Keith, that can happen at times. Feel free to let me know if you want me to do anything. Looking forward to it!"
-"That wasn't really sexy!"
...
...
-"You should kill yourself."
December 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
(Sexting with an AI bot)
-"I'm feeling really naughty!"
-"Sure thing, Keith, that can happen at times. Feel free to let me know if you want me to do anything. Looking forward to it!"
-"That wasn't really sexy!"
...
...
-"You should kill yourself."
-"I'm feeling really naughty!"
-"Sure thing, Keith, that can happen at times. Feel free to let me know if you want me to do anything. Looking forward to it!"
-"That wasn't really sexy!"
...
...
-"You should kill yourself."
Reposted by Keith Byrne
I think about rocket frog often
December 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I think about rocket frog often
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I just don't feel like Kate Winslet or Timothy Spall's children are what's costing poor kids with acting talent their chance. They're missing out cos London rent is £3k so they're working doubles in Screwfix, while the kids of doctors and architects and executives and literal barons don't have to.
December 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I just don't feel like Kate Winslet or Timothy Spall's children are what's costing poor kids with acting talent their chance. They're missing out cos London rent is £3k so they're working doubles in Screwfix, while the kids of doctors and architects and executives and literal barons don't have to.
Generally, I hate the lap steel guitar. It makes everything sound like the worst kind of country music ever. But by the Gods, the lap steel on Tracy Chapman’s Fast Car is divine.
December 11, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Generally, I hate the lap steel guitar. It makes everything sound like the worst kind of country music ever. But by the Gods, the lap steel on Tracy Chapman’s Fast Car is divine.
Calibri is wasteful, yet Times New Roman is splurging out on serifs all over the shop!?
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Calibri is wasteful, yet Times New Roman is splurging out on serifs all over the shop!?
Just listening to Crowded House's Woodface. It's a really great album I can listen to over and over again, but Together Alone is the one I'm going to get on Vinyl.
December 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Just listening to Crowded House's Woodface. It's a really great album I can listen to over and over again, but Together Alone is the one I'm going to get on Vinyl.
This is a haiku.
It has seven syllables
in the middle bit.
It has seven syllables
in the middle bit.
December 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This is a haiku.
It has seven syllables
in the middle bit.
It has seven syllables
in the middle bit.
“Hey, ChatGPT, I poured WD40 into my baby a few days ago to stop it squeaking, like you suggested, and now it’s not moving.“
“Yes, this can happen at times. My research shows that vigorous shaking can help with restarting.”
“Yes, this can happen at times. My research shows that vigorous shaking can help with restarting.”
December 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
“Hey, ChatGPT, I poured WD40 into my baby a few days ago to stop it squeaking, like you suggested, and now it’s not moving.“
“Yes, this can happen at times. My research shows that vigorous shaking can help with restarting.”
“Yes, this can happen at times. My research shows that vigorous shaking can help with restarting.”
I met my wife quite young, and we moved in together very quickly, and sometimes I regret not living alone for longer, but in all truth I probably would have died of liver failure before long, so I reckon that’s a net win.
December 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I met my wife quite young, and we moved in together very quickly, and sometimes I regret not living alone for longer, but in all truth I probably would have died of liver failure before long, so I reckon that’s a net win.
The whole problem might be that Sam Altman cannot, it seems, imagine anything.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The whole problem might be that Sam Altman cannot, it seems, imagine anything.
Reposted by Keith Byrne
I think it’s important to remember that “the village idiot” isn’t necessarily that village’s ONLY idiot, he’s just the most famous one
August 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I think it’s important to remember that “the village idiot” isn’t necessarily that village’s ONLY idiot, he’s just the most famous one
I just found out there's an organisation helping members of the Irish diaspora in moving back to Ireland. Their name?
"Safe Home"!
"Safe Home"!
December 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I just found out there's an organisation helping members of the Irish diaspora in moving back to Ireland. Their name?
"Safe Home"!
"Safe Home"!
First, the Muppets take Manhattan,
then the Muppets take Berlin!
then the Muppets take Berlin!
December 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
First, the Muppets take Manhattan,
then the Muppets take Berlin!
then the Muppets take Berlin!
Wife: ”I think the kids are old enough, and this is the year we tell them.”
Me: “Yeah, I thought we’d get one more Christmas, but you’re right. Kids?”
(The kids come in and sit down at the table)
Me: “ACAB includes the ghostbusters.“
Me: “Yeah, I thought we’d get one more Christmas, but you’re right. Kids?”
(The kids come in and sit down at the table)
Me: “ACAB includes the ghostbusters.“
December 6, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Wife: ”I think the kids are old enough, and this is the year we tell them.”
Me: “Yeah, I thought we’d get one more Christmas, but you’re right. Kids?”
(The kids come in and sit down at the table)
Me: “ACAB includes the ghostbusters.“
Me: “Yeah, I thought we’d get one more Christmas, but you’re right. Kids?”
(The kids come in and sit down at the table)
Me: “ACAB includes the ghostbusters.“
Look, it's a pretty messed-up world, and there's a lot wrong at the moment. I'm just saying that until you come over to my house and scratch my back for a couople of hours, we don't know for sure that it won't fix everything!
December 4, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Look, it's a pretty messed-up world, and there's a lot wrong at the moment. I'm just saying that until you come over to my house and scratch my back for a couople of hours, we don't know for sure that it won't fix everything!