Brian O'Halloran
@playingwithdust.bsky.social
Die hard Cruyffian. Ex astrophysicist. QPR devotee, for my multiple sins. Single parent.
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Time for a (re) introduction for my new followers! I'm Brian, a fallen astrophysicist living on the Copper Coast in Waterford, Ireland. Most of my feed will be photos of this gorgeous part of the world, plus my astrophotography.
Oh, plus terrible football takes.
Oh, plus terrible football takes.
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honestly tired of trying to convince people that trump's immigration policy is not really about violent undocumented immigrants or even just undocumented immigrants, but immigrants in general and even non-white people more broadly.
cool, cool. so we are sort of like citizens, but not really?
February 13, 2026 at 2:38 AM
honestly tired of trying to convince people that trump's immigration policy is not really about violent undocumented immigrants or even just undocumented immigrants, but immigrants in general and even non-white people more broadly.
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I love that NASA sent Jupiter's wife to check on him.
Juno is hardly an unbiased source here, NASA. “‘Guy Not As Big a Deal As He Claims,’ Says Vengeful Wife Guy Cheated On Constantly”
Jupiter is smaller and more squashed than we thought, says NASA. The Juno spacecraft reveals the gas giant isn't as big as we thought. #Space #Astronomy #Jupiter www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/jupiter...
February 13, 2026 at 4:11 AM
I love that NASA sent Jupiter's wife to check on him.
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The Simpsons predicted this
February 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
The Simpsons predicted this
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(David Attenborough hushed tones) The magnificent airliner of course only has one natural enemy, the wind turbine, which will immediately hunt down and kill any airliner it senses
February 12, 2026 at 8:18 PM
(David Attenborough hushed tones) The magnificent airliner of course only has one natural enemy, the wind turbine, which will immediately hunt down and kill any airliner it senses
Ireland to play Israel in the Nations League.
Well, that's going to be super fun
Well, that's going to be super fun
February 12, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Ireland to play Israel in the Nations League.
Well, that's going to be super fun
Well, that's going to be super fun
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This Steely Dan-esque number about....The Hague....did make me laugh 🤣
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February 12, 2026 at 4:09 PM
This Steely Dan-esque number about....The Hague....did make me laugh 🤣
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That is some greek myth shit right there
February 12, 2026 at 1:12 PM
That is some greek myth shit right there
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Jim Henson is the most famous person who also looks like he could be queuing for a pint at a Lankum gig.
What's so amazing about Jim Henson as a puppeteer is that he could literally be explaining that Kermit is made out of felt and ping pong balls and yet Kermit still feels alive the whole time he's doing it
February 12, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Jim Henson is the most famous person who also looks like he could be queuing for a pint at a Lankum gig.
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New blogpost; AI:DR
Medium:
medium.com/p/ai-dr-a612...
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Medium:
medium.com/p/ai-dr-a612...
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AI:DR
I saw this on the social media and it’s an excellent summary of how I feel about AI generated text. I went to several of our teaching and…
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February 12, 2026 at 12:08 PM
New blogpost; AI:DR
Medium:
medium.com/p/ai-dr-a612...
Blogger
astrobenne.blogspot.com/2026/02/aidr...
Medium:
medium.com/p/ai-dr-a612...
Blogger
astrobenne.blogspot.com/2026/02/aidr...
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If you feel "hamstrung" by human rights laws and by health and safety laws - you are the person those laws were designed to protect us against. You need to be obstructed by those laws.
Also, she's lying.
Also, she's lying.
Suella Braverman, "There is a very strong case to increase the powers of any immigration enforcement officers that we deploy"
"At the moment they're hamstrung by human rights laws, by health and safety laws, by all sorts of needless and obstructive bureaucracy"
"At the moment they're hamstrung by human rights laws, by health and safety laws, by all sorts of needless and obstructive bureaucracy"
January 27, 2026 at 9:28 PM
If you feel "hamstrung" by human rights laws and by health and safety laws - you are the person those laws were designed to protect us against. You need to be obstructed by those laws.
Also, she's lying.
Also, she's lying.
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Threads was an initially inconspicuous made for TV film about nuclear war's impact on real people. The film plays out in excruciating, accurate detail how awful it would be for every single human affected. It is the best illustration of the horrors and human cost of nuclear war that I am aware of.
February 12, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Threads was an initially inconspicuous made for TV film about nuclear war's impact on real people. The film plays out in excruciating, accurate detail how awful it would be for every single human affected. It is the best illustration of the horrors and human cost of nuclear war that I am aware of.
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I hate the modern need to remake everything. Threads was the most harrowing thing I have ever watched and it will stay with me forever.
Nuclear war is NOT a subject matter that needs 'hope' and the original executed that perfectly.
Nuclear war is NOT a subject matter that needs 'hope' and the original executed that perfectly.
Threads director Mick Jackson has expressed worry over the upcoming remake’s focus on finding “hope even in the most challenging of times.”
“That one phrase worried me,” he tells Empire. “Hope is not part of nuclear war.”
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
“That one phrase worried me,” he tells Empire. “Hope is not part of nuclear war.”
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
February 12, 2026 at 10:15 AM
I hate the modern need to remake everything. Threads was the most harrowing thing I have ever watched and it will stay with me forever.
Nuclear war is NOT a subject matter that needs 'hope' and the original executed that perfectly.
Nuclear war is NOT a subject matter that needs 'hope' and the original executed that perfectly.
Sean Kelly, the cyclist?
Who's the most famous alum of your high school?
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
guys i just found out i went to the same high school as howard lutnick. please respect my privacy at this time.
February 12, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Sean Kelly, the cyclist?
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Meanwhile, "neutral" Russian athletes are competing at the very same Olympics.
Winter Olympics 2026: Ukrainian athlete disqualified from skeleton over helmet tribute – live
Winter Olympics 2026: Ukrainian athlete disqualified from skeleton over helmet tribute – live
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International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry was waiting for Heraskevych at the top of the track when he arrived at around 8.15am Thursday, or roughly 75 minutes before the start of the men’s skeleton race. Continue reading...
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February 12, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Meanwhile, "neutral" Russian athletes are competing at the very same Olympics.
When LinkedIn announces that an old colleague/friend is "in remembrance", cue a panic in our old team to find out if she's dead.
She's fine: LinkedIn marked her as dead for absolutely no reason.
But, phew.
She's fine: LinkedIn marked her as dead for absolutely no reason.
But, phew.
February 12, 2026 at 8:21 AM
When LinkedIn announces that an old colleague/friend is "in remembrance", cue a panic in our old team to find out if she's dead.
She's fine: LinkedIn marked her as dead for absolutely no reason.
But, phew.
She's fine: LinkedIn marked her as dead for absolutely no reason.
But, phew.
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February 10, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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Pam got her Christmas card for 2026 early.
Epstein survivors raise their hands to signal they've been ignored by Trump's DOJ as AG Pam Bondi refuses to look at them
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
February 11, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Pam got her Christmas card for 2026 early.
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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
Commentator mentioned that van Dijk is the highest scoring Premier League defender with 23?
Nothing compared to the likes of Ronald Koeman, of course, who scored **67** goals for Barcelona - all while having the speed and maneuverability of a milk float
Nothing compared to the likes of Ronald Koeman, of course, who scored **67** goals for Barcelona - all while having the speed and maneuverability of a milk float
February 11, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Commentator mentioned that van Dijk is the highest scoring Premier League defender with 23?
Nothing compared to the likes of Ronald Koeman, of course, who scored **67** goals for Barcelona - all while having the speed and maneuverability of a milk float
Nothing compared to the likes of Ronald Koeman, of course, who scored **67** goals for Barcelona - all while having the speed and maneuverability of a milk float
Watching the Sunderland-Liverpool game, and my main takeaway from it is that Adidas should never have gotten rid of the trefoil logo.
February 11, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Watching the Sunderland-Liverpool game, and my main takeaway from it is that Adidas should never have gotten rid of the trefoil logo.
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Itchy and Scratchy money.
Fuck it hand the troops Monopoly money atp lmaooo
February 11, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Itchy and Scratchy money.
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1/ The Dolphin Head (Sh2-308) is an emission nebula in the Canis Major region: a huge bubble created by material expelled by the star WR6, swept by its powerful stellar wind.
It’s also a target that drove me crazy for four years before I finally started to get a grip on it. ➡️
🔭
#Astrophotography
It’s also a target that drove me crazy for four years before I finally started to get a grip on it. ➡️
🔭
#Astrophotography
February 11, 2026 at 2:41 PM
1/ The Dolphin Head (Sh2-308) is an emission nebula in the Canis Major region: a huge bubble created by material expelled by the star WR6, swept by its powerful stellar wind.
It’s also a target that drove me crazy for four years before I finally started to get a grip on it. ➡️
🔭
#Astrophotography
It’s also a target that drove me crazy for four years before I finally started to get a grip on it. ➡️
🔭
#Astrophotography
From what I've read about him, Beckenbauer was a big fan of a good ride.
February 11, 2026 at 9:18 PM
From what I've read about him, Beckenbauer was a big fan of a good ride.