Dermot Frost
@astarmain.bsky.social
240 followers 890 following 260 posts
I do stuff with computers and like loud music. Talk a lot about politics especially when #vinb is on. Also @[email protected] and @astarmain on the fail whale.
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astarmain.bsky.social
I was very pleasantly surprised when I found out my mid 80s, farming, mass going, FG lifer in laws voted yes for both marriage and abortion referendums for their grandkids. 2nd one in particular was tough for them, but Savita touched a nerve.
astarmain.bsky.social
Well that's one way to extend the Paddy's Day hangover. Three nights with Halifax's finest.
Poster for Paraside Lost tour of Ireland in March 2026.
astarmain.bsky.social
As Revenue how much they would charge someone who owed them 3300 for 16 years. With interest and penalties I'd say it would be heading for 10k.
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robosullivan.bsky.social
This is causing a lot of confusion so there's a handy mnemonic you can use:

If your Gavin be gruesome, you'll find he's a Newsom.
If your rent he be havin', you've got a Jim Gavin.

#spéirgorm #MainCharacterSky
astarmain.bsky.social
Super stuff here. Well played.
conorsmith.ie
Gavin has shown himself unfit to be President. This is why we should let our current President take a third term, despite his age. Who cares what the constitution says.
astarmain.bsky.social
Yeah, but not when Angel of Death is on the previous album, and War Ensemble on the follow up. Could also argue for Hell Awaits and Killing Fields being better openers. Choices choices 🤘
astarmain.bsky.social
Not wild, but all the new toys on Christmas morning always seemed a bit odd to me.
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dublincommuters.bsky.social
After 3 years in the planning process; MetroLink has been APPROVED!!!

This is a major hurdle to get passed and a HUGE day for public transport!!
astarmain.bsky.social
Those hawkers and bootleggers would flog anything.
astarmain.bsky.social
I remember the Irish Times letters page being wall to wall mature recollection. It was the only social media at the time I guess.
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robin.berjon.com
If you think this is US-only, it's not.

If you think the GDPR protects you, it's doesn't.

If you hadn't realised privacy is a national security and corporate espionage issue, it is.

If you think politicians can't tackle this, they can.

If you believe that tech or business need this, they don't.
astarmain.bsky.social
A 14 dollar burrito means you'll generate a lot of shit for someone in the near future.
astarmain.bsky.social
Remember that our first president, Douglas Hyde, was Church of Ireland, and a vicar's son at that.
astarmain.bsky.social
The Clannad soundtrack makes the forest almost mystical.
astarmain.bsky.social
Well at least the pressure of going undefeated all season is gone. #stovlei #urc
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hannahdaly.ie
That Ireland's solar generation record was broken yesterday, in September, says great things about the exponential growth of PV.
greencollective.io
🚨 A new high for Irish solar today as output exceeds 900MW for the first time, beating the previous high of 864MW set in July.

It seems to have peaked at 943MW at 12.45pm, equivalent to approx. 19% of all-island electricity demand at that time ☀️

More to follow!
A stacked area chart of the electricity generation mix on the island of Ireland. There are eight fuel types: pumped storage, biomass, waste-to-energy, hydro, solar, wind, oil, and gas. There is also a black line showing electricity demand.

Footnote reads: All-island figures. Excludes domestic solar. Source: EirGrid, SEMO
astarmain.bsky.social
Definitely not a bubble when the pick axe makers invest in the biggest gold mine to encourage others to join the mania and drive up pick axe prices further.
astarmain.bsky.social
As long as they don't also publish a book of naughty pictures.
astarmain.bsky.social
This is up there with the Finno Korean Hyperwar.
militarynewsua.bsky.social
❗️Trump:We stopped the conflict between Cambodia and Armenia. It was just starting and it was a bad one.
astarmain.bsky.social
My sister would strongly disagree!
astarmain.bsky.social
I did something similar with my niece. Clinking my beer bottle with her sippy cup and saying slainte every time we took a drink while watching a match on the couch. She did it for breakfast, lunch and dinner for about a year after.
astarmain.bsky.social
Custom AT dial strings to get my modem to connect at higher speed than it was auto negotiating.
charloh.online
age yourself with a tech problem you solved

We remember making the argument to our parents that it was worth upgrading the family computer to 16 megabytes of RAM

yes, megabytes