@johngirvin.bsky.social
Computer botherer from Northern Ireland
https://johngirvin.com
https://johngirvin.com
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So is it just a Northern Ireland thing that on Boxing Day, you basically do a rerun of Christmas Day, making another dinner from scratch etc? Conversation with an English friend the other day suggests it is. Shocked.
December 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
So is it just a Northern Ireland thing that on Boxing Day, you basically do a rerun of Christmas Day, making another dinner from scratch etc? Conversation with an English friend the other day suggests it is. Shocked.
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The manager of Hilbert's Grand Hotel, hearing the Christmas story and thinking "Fucksake - it's easy. You move the guest from room one..."
December 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The manager of Hilbert's Grand Hotel, hearing the Christmas story and thinking "Fucksake - it's easy. You move the guest from room one..."
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And Tiny Tim, who did not die, had the time of his life, no, he never felt like this before, yes I swear, it's the truth, and he owes it all to Scrooge
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, where the shadows lie, One Tim to rule them all, One Tim to find them, One Tim to bring them all, and in the darkness, bind them.
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, blew up the Death Star.
December 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
And Tiny Tim, who did not die, had the time of his life, no, he never felt like this before, yes I swear, it's the truth, and he owes it all to Scrooge
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I regret to inform you that more than half the entries in this feature on 'the best old music we discovered this year' are from the 2000s.
The best old music we discovered this year
Strange folk, lost pop, disco oddities and, um, Dido – here are the forgotten tracks that became this year’s most replayed revelations
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I regret to inform you that more than half the entries in this feature on 'the best old music we discovered this year' are from the 2000s.
2am on 25th. Seasonal subterfuge completed, and at 12 and 10 probably for the last time. Kids were very chill, took themselves to bed early and stayed there.
December 25, 2025 at 2:07 AM
2am on 25th. Seasonal subterfuge completed, and at 12 and 10 probably for the last time. Kids were very chill, took themselves to bed early and stayed there.
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1980s AMERICAN YUPPIE SHITHEAD MOVIEGOERS: god i wish mogwai were real so i could have one!!
2020s ME: i wish mogwai were real so that this *gestures wildly* could just all be over
2020s ME: i wish mogwai were real so that this *gestures wildly* could just all be over
October 1, 2023 at 8:18 PM
1980s AMERICAN YUPPIE SHITHEAD MOVIEGOERS: god i wish mogwai were real so i could have one!!
2020s ME: i wish mogwai were real so that this *gestures wildly* could just all be over
2020s ME: i wish mogwai were real so that this *gestures wildly* could just all be over
I misheard and drank three spirits.
December 25, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I misheard and drank three spirits.
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Go on; have a read, it’s a lovely Christmas Eve tale.
Go on; have a read, it’s a lovely Christmas Eve tale.
The most stressed out I've ever been about Christmas was when I was 16 and I got my first ever job, working at M&S in Dundrum. As soon as I started I kept hearing these myths about the Christmas Eve Waste Sale, where all the food that wasn't sold on the 24th was marked down 90%.
December 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Go on; have a read, it’s a lovely Christmas Eve tale.
Go on; have a read, it’s a lovely Christmas Eve tale.
Managing Director from a couple of jobs ago, a bit drunk: “You’re my Mr Wolfe. You fix problems.”
What's a compliment you'll never forget?
What's an insult you'll never forget?
December 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Managing Director from a couple of jobs ago, a bit drunk: “You’re my Mr Wolfe. You fix problems.”
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Last year I wrote my favourite thing I’ve ever written, and this year I am matching it with the equivalent rage against the tech industry - stage 4 of Enshittification, when the platforms begin to enshittfy shareholders. Out Monday if all goes to plan.
www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgiv...
www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgiv...
December 24, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Last year I wrote my favourite thing I’ve ever written, and this year I am matching it with the equivalent rage against the tech industry - stage 4 of Enshittification, when the platforms begin to enshittfy shareholders. Out Monday if all goes to plan.
www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgiv...
www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgiv...
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Super 8 Stories: The Christmas Special is a beautiful collection of home movies telling the story of Christmas past in Northern Ireland.
digitalfilmarchive.net/media/super-...
digitalfilmarchive.net/media/super-...
Super 8 Stories: Christmas Special - View media
Over 128 years of moving images from Northern Ireland, featuring amateur and professional films from 1897 to 2025, brought to you by Northern Ireland Screen.
digitalfilmarchive.net
December 24, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Super 8 Stories: The Christmas Special is a beautiful collection of home movies telling the story of Christmas past in Northern Ireland.
digitalfilmarchive.net/media/super-...
digitalfilmarchive.net/media/super-...
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Second anniversary of our Apple TV’s spectacular attempt to understand me asking for “Hercule Poirot’s Christmas”
December 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Second anniversary of our Apple TV’s spectacular attempt to understand me asking for “Hercule Poirot’s Christmas”
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SCROOGE: you there, boy! what day is it?
BOY: i don't know, i'm like six
SCROOGE: well fuckin – can you ask someone
BOY: i don't know, i'm like six
SCROOGE: well fuckin – can you ask someone
December 1, 2024 at 9:08 AM
SCROOGE: you there, boy! what day is it?
BOY: i don't know, i'm like six
SCROOGE: well fuckin – can you ask someone
BOY: i don't know, i'm like six
SCROOGE: well fuckin – can you ask someone
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A reminder that streaming service use is banned in Britain from Christmas Eve - Boxing Day.
You must plan your viewing using the Radio Times, just like people did back in baby Jesus' day.
You must plan your viewing using the Radio Times, just like people did back in baby Jesus' day.
December 24, 2025 at 8:15 AM
A reminder that streaming service use is banned in Britain from Christmas Eve - Boxing Day.
You must plan your viewing using the Radio Times, just like people did back in baby Jesus' day.
You must plan your viewing using the Radio Times, just like people did back in baby Jesus' day.
The kids will never understand the historical significance of this document.
December 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The kids will never understand the historical significance of this document.
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I like to imagine that there is a rivalry between two top ham-sniffers: one, a meticulous keeper of precise traditions, the other a brash bad-boy with a colossal nose.
July 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I like to imagine that there is a rivalry between two top ham-sniffers: one, a meticulous keeper of precise traditions, the other a brash bad-boy with a colossal nose.
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While I normally focus on AI deepfake pornography, there's an under-discussed AI-gen harm that's particularly prevalent during the holidays: AI product scams.
We counted down the top 10 holiday scams to look out for this year (check out the video), but here are some extra highlights below
We counted down the top 10 holiday scams to look out for this year (check out the video), but here are some extra highlights below
December 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
While I normally focus on AI deepfake pornography, there's an under-discussed AI-gen harm that's particularly prevalent during the holidays: AI product scams.
We counted down the top 10 holiday scams to look out for this year (check out the video), but here are some extra highlights below
We counted down the top 10 holiday scams to look out for this year (check out the video), but here are some extra highlights below
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Your power bill has tripled and you can't afford new PC parts just to create this.
December 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Your power bill has tripled and you can't afford new PC parts just to create this.
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They should invent tiny speakers that can fit inside a person’s ear so that person can watch videos without other people having to hear everything.
December 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
They should invent tiny speakers that can fit inside a person’s ear so that person can watch videos without other people having to hear everything.
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We've done some boxing by mistake
December 21, 2025 at 10:32 AM
We've done some boxing by mistake
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AI funding in 2025
I've just used a gift card to buy a different type of gift card. This doesn't seem right somehow.
December 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
AI funding in 2025
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*small boats stuck klaxon*
Major incident declared over Shropshire canal 'sinkhole'
A multi-agency response is under way at the scene in Whitchurch, with the public asked to stay away.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
*small boats stuck klaxon*