Shane
@smcdermo.bsky.social
Ireland, but been around a bit. Visual arts, bit of marketing, golf, rugby.
Passing on some joy 😊
Fifteen Years
https://xkcd.com/3172/
"Want to feel old?" "Yes."
Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3172
https://xkcd.com/3172/
"Want to feel old?" "Yes."
Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3172
November 26, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Passing on some joy 😊
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
John Collison of Stripe: Ireland is going backwards. Here’s how to get it moving
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
A lot of sense in this - maybe this fella should have run for pres?
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
A lot of sense in this - maybe this fella should have run for pres?
John Collison of Stripe: Ireland is going backwards. Here’s how to get it moving
The Stripe co-founder looks at how the State can get out of the government-by-agency corner into which it has painted itself
www.irishtimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:18 AM
John Collison of Stripe: Ireland is going backwards. Here’s how to get it moving
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
A lot of sense in this - maybe this fella should have run for pres?
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
A lot of sense in this - maybe this fella should have run for pres?
Who is today's Spike Milligan?
October 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Who is today's Spike Milligan?
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🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
February 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
I preferred Forbidden Planet when it was a comics shop
February 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I preferred Forbidden Planet when it was a comics shop
For Irish folk of a certain age - Curley Wee and Gussie Goose cartoons in the indo - anyone got a clue what they might have been about or even who they were for?
January 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
For Irish folk of a certain age - Curley Wee and Gussie Goose cartoons in the indo - anyone got a clue what they might have been about or even who they were for?
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If you haven't seen Bobby Fingers yet, you are in for a mindbending treat. Best thing on YouTube, bar none.
There’s a new Bobby Fingers … youtu.be/NF4VJJKTjy8?...
Joe Rogan and The Black Keys Diorama
YouTube video by Bobby Fingers
youtu.be
January 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
If you haven't seen Bobby Fingers yet, you are in for a mindbending treat. Best thing on YouTube, bar none.
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📌 Lil' note: ciaraioch.com is now taking Christmas orders for prints, gift cards and value bundles - each archival-quality print on textured heavy paper is made in Ireland, shipped in eco-friendly packaging with discount tracked postage available, and comes with free mini-treats for every customer 🎁
November 11, 2024 at 9:30 AM
📌 Lil' note: ciaraioch.com is now taking Christmas orders for prints, gift cards and value bundles - each archival-quality print on textured heavy paper is made in Ireland, shipped in eco-friendly packaging with discount tracked postage available, and comes with free mini-treats for every customer 🎁
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The moment when lightning strikes water, Peter Menzel for National Geographic, 1991.
November 7, 2024 at 6:48 PM
The moment when lightning strikes water, Peter Menzel for National Geographic, 1991.
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WELCOME TO BLUESKY! I recommend exploring our custom feeds, which are a little like hashtags but more interesting. We have them for academic and professional subjects, sports, cities, hobbies (e.g., gardening, baking), and many more. Search them in the sidebar under Feeds or at goodfeeds.co
goodfeeds
Custom feeds on Bluesky
goodfeeds.co
February 6, 2024 at 2:31 PM
WELCOME TO BLUESKY! I recommend exploring our custom feeds, which are a little like hashtags but more interesting. We have them for academic and professional subjects, sports, cities, hobbies (e.g., gardening, baking), and many more. Search them in the sidebar under Feeds or at goodfeeds.co
Enjoyed seeing 'Poor things' at the weekend - the perfect 1st date movie I 🤔?
January 15, 2024 at 10:31 AM
Enjoyed seeing 'Poor things' at the weekend - the perfect 1st date movie I 🤔?
Fairytale of New York makes a lot more sense once you realise that the fella is grieving her loss, and the whole dialog is in his head
December 23, 2023 at 3:45 PM
Fairytale of New York makes a lot more sense once you realise that the fella is grieving her loss, and the whole dialog is in his head
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I think Small Gods is my favourite book, but then I remember reading Vimes' self portrait of "a skinny, dirty collection of bad habits marinated in alcohol" and my heart swings back to Guards! Guards!
December 20, 2023 at 6:45 PM
I think Small Gods is my favourite book, but then I remember reading Vimes' self portrait of "a skinny, dirty collection of bad habits marinated in alcohol" and my heart swings back to Guards! Guards!