Paul Commane
@pcommane.bsky.social
He/him. Former VMware Tech Support engineer,current Liebherr Container Cranes systems engineer. Transformers enthusiast, Star Citizen. I suffer from too many hobbies and now too much time.
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O'Callaghan and Fianna Fáil are aligning themselves with the absolute worst people and politics in Europe, and journalists need to start asking them about it.
To date, I have seen little evidence that Irish media is prepared to meet this moment, and I fear the worst.
To date, I have seen little evidence that Irish media is prepared to meet this moment, and I fear the worst.
Liam Herrick: Why has Ireland abruptly decided the European Convention on Human Rights goes too far?
Precedent could have far-reaching consequences. Who is to say the rights of gay citizens won’t be the next target by a coalition of hostile states?
www.irishtimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:19 AM
O'Callaghan and Fianna Fáil are aligning themselves with the absolute worst people and politics in Europe, and journalists need to start asking them about it.
To date, I have seen little evidence that Irish media is prepared to meet this moment, and I fear the worst.
To date, I have seen little evidence that Irish media is prepared to meet this moment, and I fear the worst.
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Okay... whoever did the subtitles for WAKE UP DEAD MAN needs a slap on the wrist. You made me feel temporarily insane tonight. I saw the film at the premiere a few weeks ago, and there's an ISHTAR reference that made me cackle. (1/?)
December 13, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Okay... whoever did the subtitles for WAKE UP DEAD MAN needs a slap on the wrist. You made me feel temporarily insane tonight. I saw the film at the premiere a few weeks ago, and there's an ISHTAR reference that made me cackle. (1/?)
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The kind .. you find … in a second hand store
December 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The kind .. you find … in a second hand store
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companies: “maybe THIS AI ad won’t end in a deluge of mockery”
December 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
companies: “maybe THIS AI ad won’t end in a deluge of mockery”
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The government presents its demand for a new nitrates derogation (pollution permit) in Brussels as a demand of the Irish public.
This counterpoint argues that it is actually being demanded by a subsection of the agriculture industry, and is in conflict with a genuine public interest: clean water
This counterpoint argues that it is actually being demanded by a subsection of the agriculture industry, and is in conflict with a genuine public interest: clean water
"Our waters are crying out for a break from the pollution, Irish people are calling for clean water, but our voices are being drowned out in a world of political wrangling and vested interest. And the thing is, you can’t drink politics"
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
#nitratesderogation
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
#nitratesderogation
December 9, 2025 at 10:27 AM
The government presents its demand for a new nitrates derogation (pollution permit) in Brussels as a demand of the Irish public.
This counterpoint argues that it is actually being demanded by a subsection of the agriculture industry, and is in conflict with a genuine public interest: clean water
This counterpoint argues that it is actually being demanded by a subsection of the agriculture industry, and is in conflict with a genuine public interest: clean water
Ohh the government can fuck right off with this. If they weren't so transparently in the pocket of the likes of Meta and Google I'd suspect they are actually working for VPN companies given the amount of new customers this will send their way.
#SpéirGorm
#SpéirGorm
Looks like the Government could be set for a privacy row over its plans to introduce age-verification for social media with a new digital wallet. Echoes of the Public Services Card controversy here ...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Plan to verify people’s ages on line with Government ID a ‘disproportionate response’
Civil liberty and digital privacy campaigners question legal basis for proposed digital wallets
www.irishtimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Ohh the government can fuck right off with this. If they weren't so transparently in the pocket of the likes of Meta and Google I'd suspect they are actually working for VPN companies given the amount of new customers this will send their way.
#SpéirGorm
#SpéirGorm
I don't know how many versions of a roughly Galaxy class silhouette I put together as a kid but the Lego Enterprise D is a childhood dream realised.
I don't know how many Star Trek sets Lego has planned but I'm not sure if they'll come close to this
I don't know how many Star Trek sets Lego has planned but I'm not sure if they'll come close to this
December 6, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I don't know how many versions of a roughly Galaxy class silhouette I put together as a kid but the Lego Enterprise D is a childhood dream realised.
I don't know how many Star Trek sets Lego has planned but I'm not sure if they'll come close to this
I don't know how many Star Trek sets Lego has planned but I'm not sure if they'll come close to this
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Yo gamers why are you not talking about this more?????
Several teams of female gamers have dropped out of the Dead by Daylight Women's World Cup after trans women were banned.
Women gamers boycott global esports tournament over trans ban
Several teams of female gamers have dropped out of the Dead by Daylight Women's World Cup after trans women were banned.
bit.ly
December 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Yo gamers why are you not talking about this more?????
Hey @cloudflare.social, have you gone and done it again? This is coming up on a good variety of sites at the moment and I note you have scheduled maintenance at the moment.
December 5, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Hey @cloudflare.social, have you gone and done it again? This is coming up on a good variety of sites at the moment and I note you have scheduled maintenance at the moment.
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Irish tech journalism has precisely three articles:
1. Oisin McMusk has raised $118m for his GraphQL- powered AI-enabled dogball shaver.
2. A panel on why the technology they have in their LinkedIn headlines isn't going away!
3. CatballShaver's CEO, on why he expects revenue to triple next month.
1. Oisin McMusk has raised $118m for his GraphQL- powered AI-enabled dogball shaver.
2. A panel on why the technology they have in their LinkedIn headlines isn't going away!
3. CatballShaver's CEO, on why he expects revenue to triple next month.
November 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Irish tech journalism has precisely three articles:
1. Oisin McMusk has raised $118m for his GraphQL- powered AI-enabled dogball shaver.
2. A panel on why the technology they have in their LinkedIn headlines isn't going away!
3. CatballShaver's CEO, on why he expects revenue to triple next month.
1. Oisin McMusk has raised $118m for his GraphQL- powered AI-enabled dogball shaver.
2. A panel on why the technology they have in their LinkedIn headlines isn't going away!
3. CatballShaver's CEO, on why he expects revenue to triple next month.
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Was messing around with a trailer #music idea today and accidentally made a JRPG town/city theme 😂
Threw it over some gameplay footage here (cause bluesky won't let us upload audio files 💀), and it actually kinda somewhat works a little bit.
Still a bit too whimsical though I think 😆.
#gamedev
Threw it over some gameplay footage here (cause bluesky won't let us upload audio files 💀), and it actually kinda somewhat works a little bit.
Still a bit too whimsical though I think 😆.
#gamedev
November 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Loving the Clipper for all it's...gangliness? Also I did not know Bloom had a tundra, I think I may be visiting Frigid Knot more often.
#StarCitizen
#StarCitizen
November 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Loving the Clipper for all it's...gangliness? Also I did not know Bloom had a tundra, I think I may be visiting Frigid Knot more often.
#StarCitizen
#StarCitizen
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waymo ceo: we plan for fatal crashes and society will learn to accept them
roblox ceo: kids must be preyed upon and victimized as a necessary consequence of scale
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HEADS ON PIKES
roblox ceo: kids must be preyed upon and victimized as a necessary consequence of scale
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HEADS ON PIKES
November 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
waymo ceo: we plan for fatal crashes and society will learn to accept them
roblox ceo: kids must be preyed upon and victimized as a necessary consequence of scale
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HEADS ON PIKES
roblox ceo: kids must be preyed upon and victimized as a necessary consequence of scale
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HEADS ON PIKES
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We will struggle to explain to future generations how something so transparent and stupid was able to take place youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
November 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
We will struggle to explain to future generations how something so transparent and stupid was able to take place youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
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I see Star Citizen has breached containment once again as a big round number in funding has been hit. Right around IAE as well so should be fun on the SC feed here for a while...
November 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I see Star Citizen has breached containment once again as a big round number in funding has been hit. Right around IAE as well so should be fun on the SC feed here for a while...
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Happy #screenshotsaturday, folks.
I've been mocking up some ideas for the hub biome in Helmet Head, and the portal that will teleport you between biomes. I'm liking the vibe of this so far. The setting will be the site of an ancient, titanic battle. Still needs more to bring that across.
#gamedev
I've been mocking up some ideas for the hub biome in Helmet Head, and the portal that will teleport you between biomes. I'm liking the vibe of this so far. The setting will be the site of an ancient, titanic battle. Still needs more to bring that across.
#gamedev
November 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Happy #screenshotsaturday, folks.
I've been mocking up some ideas for the hub biome in Helmet Head, and the portal that will teleport you between biomes. I'm liking the vibe of this so far. The setting will be the site of an ancient, titanic battle. Still needs more to bring that across.
#gamedev
I've been mocking up some ideas for the hub biome in Helmet Head, and the portal that will teleport you between biomes. I'm liking the vibe of this so far. The setting will be the site of an ancient, titanic battle. Still needs more to bring that across.
#gamedev
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Did you know there are ELEVEN Children of the Corn movies!? www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-CR...
November 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Did you know there are ELEVEN Children of the Corn movies!? www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-CR...
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Pizzagate: If you replace the word “hot dog” with “little boy” and “pizza party” with “child sex orgy,” you will see the lengths these elites go to cover up their crimes.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
November 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Pizzagate: If you replace the word “hot dog” with “little boy” and “pizza party” with “child sex orgy,” you will see the lengths these elites go to cover up their crimes.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
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A big reason proc gen feels so different to AI in spite of superficial similarities is exactly this!!
Proc Gen systems reflect the interests and creative preferences of the tool makers, whereas AI is catch-all sludge that reflects no specific point of view. It’s not remotely the same!
Proc Gen systems reflect the interests and creative preferences of the tool makers, whereas AI is catch-all sludge that reflects no specific point of view. It’s not remotely the same!
In case anyone ever asks, I *have* written a material generator and a music generator for Eldritch 2, but that's not AI. That's me taking all the things I personally know about those things, and writing my own tools to make the process a little faster and easier for myself. It's still 100% me, baby.
November 12, 2025 at 7:36 AM
A big reason proc gen feels so different to AI in spite of superficial similarities is exactly this!!
Proc Gen systems reflect the interests and creative preferences of the tool makers, whereas AI is catch-all sludge that reflects no specific point of view. It’s not remotely the same!
Proc Gen systems reflect the interests and creative preferences of the tool makers, whereas AI is catch-all sludge that reflects no specific point of view. It’s not remotely the same!
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Over 19,000 homes and businesses in Tralee and North Kerry without power following an outage at 9.30. We're getting reports that electricity is being restored in Kilflynn, Lixnaw and Abbeydorney. ESB Networks indicate power should be coming back around now (by 10.15am).
November 11, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Over 19,000 homes and businesses in Tralee and North Kerry without power following an outage at 9.30. We're getting reports that electricity is being restored in Kilflynn, Lixnaw and Abbeydorney. ESB Networks indicate power should be coming back around now (by 10.15am).
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Hey folks!
After much wailing and gnashing of teeth I've set up a newsletter for Helmet Head over the weekend. Will send out monthly progress reports and major news through that going foward. If that tickles your fancy feel free to sign up 😊
#gamedev #indiedev
After much wailing and gnashing of teeth I've set up a newsletter for Helmet Head over the weekend. Will send out monthly progress reports and major news through that going foward. If that tickles your fancy feel free to sign up 😊
#gamedev #indiedev
Helmet Head Newsletter
This newsletter is for sending you Helmet Head news such as Steam updates, demo and release updates, access to closed beta tests, and more!
hedge-knight-games.kit.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM