Brian Nisbet
@natural20.bsky.social
Irish gamer, reader, organiser ( #Dublin2029 ), community member ( #WSFS, #RIPE, #GÉANT), human. He/Him. Has opinions on society & politics; geek. Runs services for HEAnet. All opinions my own. @natural20 in a variety of places.
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I quite literally will never understand this take. I know that we always need *some* rental property available but the vast majority of people in Ireland want to own and we can't because of *drumroll please* landlords buying multiple properties to rent. Them leaving the market is what we want.
Landlords 'stampede' out of rental market ahead of new changes coming next year
Landlords 'stampede' out of rental market ahead of new changes coming next year
The new rules and regulations will not affect tenants that have been in place before March 1 and after that date, they will see a six-year tenancy agreement put in place
Renters could be facing an even more uncertain market in the months ahead of new tenancy rules that are coming into effect
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November 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I quite literally will never understand this take. I know that we always need *some* rental property available but the vast majority of people in Ireland want to own and we can't because of *drumroll please* landlords buying multiple properties to rent. Them leaving the market is what we want.
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Google Translate, you big eejit!
November 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Google Translate, you big eejit!
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what a surprise, majority of fash "Ireland is full" posts on shitter are from outside Ireland
November 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
what a surprise, majority of fash "Ireland is full" posts on shitter are from outside Ireland
Yup, this prompted a big "Fuck you, Rassie" moment for me.
November 22, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Yup, this prompted a big "Fuck you, Rassie" moment for me.
13-24 in the end, with a record matching number of cards for Ireland. I have never seen a match like it, and while they won, RSA have to look at that and wonder why they couldn't score an awful lot more. #IREvRSA
November 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
13-24 in the end, with a record matching number of cards for Ireland. I have never seen a match like it, and while they won, RSA have to look at that and wonder why they couldn't score an awful lot more. #IREvRSA
Like, what the absolute fuck #IREvRSA. Yes, Ireland's discipline hasn't been great, but that number of cards is ridiculous. Are they feeling bad for the reds against RSA earlier in the campaign? The fact it's 7-19 is a miracle.
November 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Like, what the absolute fuck #IREvRSA. Yes, Ireland's discipline hasn't been great, but that number of cards is ridiculous. Are they feeling bad for the reds against RSA earlier in the campaign? The fact it's 7-19 is a miracle.
I have finished @julietemckenna.bsky.social's "The Green Man's Holiday" and I am now reassessing any leisure time I spend with her! :) Excellent addition to the series and it was interesting to have a book that focuses so much on Dan & Fin. Absolutely recommended!
November 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I have finished @julietemckenna.bsky.social's "The Green Man's Holiday" and I am now reassessing any leisure time I spend with her! :) Excellent addition to the series and it was interesting to have a book that focuses so much on Dan & Fin. Absolutely recommended!
Yesterday evening marked the launch of @rflong.bsky.social's "The Lore of Silver" hosted by the @gutterbookshop.bsky.social)! Ruth was interviewed by @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social about how the series came into being and intrigued us all. There are bodies, you should buy this book!
November 21, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Yesterday evening marked the launch of @rflong.bsky.social's "The Lore of Silver" hosted by the @gutterbookshop.bsky.social)! Ruth was interviewed by @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social about how the series came into being and intrigued us all. There are bodies, you should buy this book!
At the recent #HEAnet2025 conference Dr Hazel Murray from MTU gave an excellent talk on Quantum Cryptography and I highly recommend taking a look if have 30m. She's an amazing communicator and she gave me clarity on some really complex concepts. www.conference.heanet.ie/quantum-comp...
Quantum Computing and Post-Quantum Cryptography: Preparing for the Next Era of Cybersecurity — HEAnet '25 Conference
www.conference.heanet.ie
November 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
At the recent #HEAnet2025 conference Dr Hazel Murray from MTU gave an excellent talk on Quantum Cryptography and I highly recommend taking a look if have 30m. She's an amazing communicator and she gave me clarity on some really complex concepts. www.conference.heanet.ie/quantum-comp...
Absolute scenes in Budapest! Pulling a play-off place out of the jaws of disaster. Parrott for, well, not President, but something like. :) #HUNvIRE
November 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Absolute scenes in Budapest! Pulling a play-off place out of the jaws of disaster. Parrott for, well, not President, but something like. :) #HUNvIRE
If you'd told 90's me that we'd put over 40 points on Australia and still be a little "hmm, more improvement needed" I would have laughed in your face. I mean, it's true, but still... #IREvAUS
November 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
If you'd told 90's me that we'd put over 40 points on Australia and still be a little "hmm, more improvement needed" I would have laughed in your face. I mean, it's true, but still... #IREvAUS
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A|state 2e was a massive team effort, and everyone involved should be rightly proud of what I think is a great setting coupled to the best iteration of the Forged in the Dark mechanics.
More here: handiwork.games/games/astate
More here: handiwork.games/games/astate
November 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
A|state 2e was a massive team effort, and everyone involved should be rightly proud of what I think is a great setting coupled to the best iteration of the Forged in the Dark mechanics.
More here: handiwork.games/games/astate
More here: handiwork.games/games/astate
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There is a very good reason why the thing I say most consistently about situations like this is "the violent rhetoric policy is my least favorite policy to write and enforce, and the policy that creates the most upheaval among the userbase when it is applied"!
"bluesky will suspend you for anything vaguely resembling a death threat" is maybe the single most consistent moderation policy they have I don't know why anyone is surprised by this one
yes, even if it's a reference to song lyrics
yes, even if it's a reference to song lyrics
The account owner of @sarahkendzior.bsky.social was suspended for 72 hours for expressing a desire to shoot the author of an article. The post, made 11/10, stated: "I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die." 1/2
November 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
There is a very good reason why the thing I say most consistently about situations like this is "the violent rhetoric policy is my least favorite policy to write and enforce, and the policy that creates the most upheaval among the userbase when it is applied"!
I continue to believe that hiring Eddie Jones will get you short term gains, but it will be fundamentally very bad for your players. Unions shouldn't do it. #WALvJPN
November 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I continue to believe that hiring Eddie Jones will get you short term gains, but it will be fundamentally very bad for your players. Unions shouldn't do it. #WALvJPN
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Hello folks. My indie RPG column is expanding. I will now be writing about forthcoming games. First issue this will happen in goes out 26th December. If you have an RPG project coming out, Kickstarter launching, or ending, within a month or so after that date, get in touch.
November 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Hello folks. My indie RPG column is expanding. I will now be writing about forthcoming games. First issue this will happen in goes out 26th December. If you have an RPG project coming out, Kickstarter launching, or ending, within a month or so after that date, get in touch.
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Rest in peace, URC cameraman Andrea Scialpi.
November 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Rest in peace, URC cameraman Andrea Scialpi.
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Okay, I can't let this one go. I live in Ireland, not the UK, but the use of this image by a supposedly socialist party is so stupid and offensive, I'm going to get stuck in.
Let me explain to you why any experienced illustrator/designer could have stopped you making so many miserable mistakes. 1/
Let me explain to you why any experienced illustrator/designer could have stopped you making so many miserable mistakes. 1/
November 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Okay, I can't let this one go. I live in Ireland, not the UK, but the use of this image by a supposedly socialist party is so stupid and offensive, I'm going to get stuck in.
Let me explain to you why any experienced illustrator/designer could have stopped you making so many miserable mistakes. 1/
Let me explain to you why any experienced illustrator/designer could have stopped you making so many miserable mistakes. 1/
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your dead AI mother loves you so much ❤️
November 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
your dead AI mother loves you so much ❤️
Explain to me, using small words, why this person will get a driving license ever again?
www.rte.ie/news/ulster/...
www.rte.ie/news/ulster/...
November 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Explain to me, using small words, why this person will get a driving license ever again?
www.rte.ie/news/ulster/...
www.rte.ie/news/ulster/...
Flex to avoid the cathedral moving north of the river! While, to be clear, I don't think the catholic church should be allowed to own *anything* the nonsense of "the Pope hasn't said it's real" was just very silly. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Pro-Cathedral designated Dublin's Catholic cathedral
Pope Leo XIV has designated St Mary's Pro Cathedral in Dublin as the city's official Catholic Cathedral, becoming the first in the capital for 500 years.
www.rte.ie
November 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Flex to avoid the cathedral moving north of the river! While, to be clear, I don't think the catholic church should be allowed to own *anything* the nonsense of "the Pope hasn't said it's real" was just very silly. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
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This ... that Collison junior-cert essay ... the attacks on judicial reviews.
You'd swear they all looked at Musk's DOGE and thought it was something to try over here.
You'd swear they all looked at Musk's DOGE and thought it was something to try over here.
Bureaucracy, indecisiveness, and institutional inertia is acting as a hidden tax on progress, Minister of State Robert Troy has warned
Bureaucracy acting as hidden tax on progress, warns Troy
Bureaucracy, indecisiveness, and institutional inertia is acting as a hidden tax on progress, a Minister of State has warned.
www.rte.ie
November 5, 2025 at 10:38 PM
This ... that Collison junior-cert essay ... the attacks on judicial reviews.
You'd swear they all looked at Musk's DOGE and thought it was something to try over here.
You'd swear they all looked at Musk's DOGE and thought it was something to try over here.