Bill Allen
@billallen.bsky.social
Retired IT bod. Deoraí fm Tipperary. Wildlife volunteer, sporadic allotmenteer Interested in Irish history . Like a ramble and a beer. Living in Herts
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The last 2 times I tried to go to Full Circle they were either closed early or had a private event on - which were not on their socials or their website. Now I just don't bother going
The last 2 times I tried to go to Full Circle they were either closed early or had a private event on - which were not on their socials or their website. Now I just don't bother going
BLOG POST: We need to know when you'll be open, what beers you'll be serving, maybe what food you have, and whether there'll be an open mic folk music session going on while we're trying to chat. Could there be an app for that?
boakandbailey.com/2026/02/what...
boakandbailey.com/2026/02/what...
What do people need from a pub’s internet presence?
In my day job I spend a lot of time thinking about ‘user needs’ and, as people who go to the pub, we certainly know what we need from their internet presence.
boakandbailey.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:20 PM
100% this
The last 2 times I tried to go to Full Circle they were either closed early or had a private event on - which were not on their socials or their website. Now I just don't bother going
The last 2 times I tried to go to Full Circle they were either closed early or had a private event on - which were not on their socials or their website. Now I just don't bother going
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BLOG POST: We need to know when you'll be open, what beers you'll be serving, maybe what food you have, and whether there'll be an open mic folk music session going on while we're trying to chat. Could there be an app for that?
boakandbailey.com/2026/02/what...
boakandbailey.com/2026/02/what...
What do people need from a pub’s internet presence?
In my day job I spend a lot of time thinking about ‘user needs’ and, as people who go to the pub, we certainly know what we need from their internet presence.
boakandbailey.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:08 AM
BLOG POST: We need to know when you'll be open, what beers you'll be serving, maybe what food you have, and whether there'll be an open mic folk music session going on while we're trying to chat. Could there be an app for that?
boakandbailey.com/2026/02/what...
boakandbailey.com/2026/02/what...
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Has anyone curated information and advice for individuals on how to migrate from the dominant corporates?
#EthicalChoices
#SpéirGhorm
#EthicalChoices
#SpéirGhorm
Leadership- a small German state’s quiet revolt against Microsoft – The one-off €9 million transition costs, officials say, compare favourably to the €15 million in licence fees it was paying to Microsoft annually.
#SpéirGhorm
www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...
#SpéirGhorm
www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...
A small German state’s quiet revolt against Microsoft – and what it means for Europe
How Schleswig-Holstein is challenging big tech dominance and redefining digital sovereignty
www.irishtimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Has anyone curated information and advice for individuals on how to migrate from the dominant corporates?
#EthicalChoices
#SpéirGhorm
#EthicalChoices
#SpéirGhorm
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Family album
Too many of me
Not enough of the others
My excuse is that the Spotlight 10x8s were mandatory back in the day
#spéirgorm
Too many of me
Not enough of the others
My excuse is that the Spotlight 10x8s were mandatory back in the day
#spéirgorm
February 14, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Family album
Too many of me
Not enough of the others
My excuse is that the Spotlight 10x8s were mandatory back in the day
#spéirgorm
Too many of me
Not enough of the others
My excuse is that the Spotlight 10x8s were mandatory back in the day
#spéirgorm
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We had a fabulous, if frosty, morning for our Tuatha Tour of Newgrange with Professor Muiris O'Sullivan.
We discussed Neolithic Ireland, the monumental landscape of the Boyne Valley, megalithic art, and more!
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm #Archaeology #DiscoverIreland
We discussed Neolithic Ireland, the monumental landscape of the Boyne Valley, megalithic art, and more!
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm #Archaeology #DiscoverIreland
February 14, 2026 at 8:04 PM
We had a fabulous, if frosty, morning for our Tuatha Tour of Newgrange with Professor Muiris O'Sullivan.
We discussed Neolithic Ireland, the monumental landscape of the Boyne Valley, megalithic art, and more!
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm #Archaeology #DiscoverIreland
We discussed Neolithic Ireland, the monumental landscape of the Boyne Valley, megalithic art, and more!
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm #Archaeology #DiscoverIreland
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Ag feáchaint ar Tiktok faoi iománaiocht, trí Gaeilge.
Tá an gaelic revival tagtha. #SpéirGhorm
Tá an gaelic revival tagtha. #SpéirGhorm
February 15, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Ag feáchaint ar Tiktok faoi iománaiocht, trí Gaeilge.
Tá an gaelic revival tagtha. #SpéirGhorm
Tá an gaelic revival tagtha. #SpéirGhorm
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Sunday 15 Feb, Dublin
February 15, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Sunday 15 Feb, Dublin
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"All of this has happened before, and it will all happen again."
~ James M. Barrie
Springtime (1889)
🎨 Alfred Sisley
~ James M. Barrie
Springtime (1889)
🎨 Alfred Sisley
February 15, 2026 at 8:15 AM
"All of this has happened before, and it will all happen again."
~ James M. Barrie
Springtime (1889)
🎨 Alfred Sisley
~ James M. Barrie
Springtime (1889)
🎨 Alfred Sisley
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O Sleep, come for me,
I will go quietly,
where the roof
doesn’t leak in my heart.
O Sleep, come for me,
I’m a boat, sprung a leak,
I’ll hide and you’ll
seek a new start.
Lisa Hannigan, 21st century
#Photography #Poetry #SpéirGhorm #SpeirGorm #ImageAndVerse #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin
I will go quietly,
where the roof
doesn’t leak in my heart.
O Sleep, come for me,
I’m a boat, sprung a leak,
I’ll hide and you’ll
seek a new start.
Lisa Hannigan, 21st century
#Photography #Poetry #SpéirGhorm #SpeirGorm #ImageAndVerse #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin
February 15, 2026 at 4:54 AM
O Sleep, come for me,
I will go quietly,
where the roof
doesn’t leak in my heart.
O Sleep, come for me,
I’m a boat, sprung a leak,
I’ll hide and you’ll
seek a new start.
Lisa Hannigan, 21st century
#Photography #Poetry #SpéirGhorm #SpeirGorm #ImageAndVerse #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin
I will go quietly,
where the roof
doesn’t leak in my heart.
O Sleep, come for me,
I’m a boat, sprung a leak,
I’ll hide and you’ll
seek a new start.
Lisa Hannigan, 21st century
#Photography #Poetry #SpéirGhorm #SpeirGorm #ImageAndVerse #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin
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View from Rathmullan Beach, Donegal.
February 15, 2026 at 6:48 AM
View from Rathmullan Beach, Donegal.
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Today’s moment of calm.
For all you lovers out there on Valentine’s Day
For all you lovers out there on Valentine’s Day
February 14, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Today’s moment of calm.
For all you lovers out there on Valentine’s Day
For all you lovers out there on Valentine’s Day
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What makes 'a real lawyer'?
Jamie Raskin's response to the petulant ad hominem attacks during the recent oversight justice hearing....
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
Jamie Raskin's response to the petulant ad hominem attacks during the recent oversight justice hearing....
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
February 14, 2026 at 5:15 PM
What makes 'a real lawyer'?
Jamie Raskin's response to the petulant ad hominem attacks during the recent oversight justice hearing....
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
Jamie Raskin's response to the petulant ad hominem attacks during the recent oversight justice hearing....
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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Tiger Bay, 1950, Cardiff's oldest multi-ethnic community, photo by Bert Hardy for Picture Post.
February 14, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Tiger Bay, 1950, Cardiff's oldest multi-ethnic community, photo by Bert Hardy for Picture Post.
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Tommy Ten names out with the begging bowl again.
Columbias GDP is about to sky rocket.
Columbias GDP is about to sky rocket.
February 14, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Tommy Ten names out with the begging bowl again.
Columbias GDP is about to sky rocket.
Columbias GDP is about to sky rocket.
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“I keep telling young people: keep a diary, get a camera, learn to print your own photos. Don’t put it all in your phone: everything in your phone belongs to someone else. And if you want to write a secret to someone send a letter. There’s nothing wrong in slowing down and stepping everything back.”
‘Regrets? Number one: smoking. Number two: taking it up the wrong hole’: Tracey Emin on reputation, radical honesty – and Reform
‘Regrets? Number one: smoking. Number two: taking it up the wrong hole’: Tracey Emin on reputation, radical honesty – and Reform
She scandalised the art world in the 1990s with her unmade bed, partied hard in the 2000s – then a brush with death turned the artist’s life upside down. Now she’s as frank as ever
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:44 PM
“I keep telling young people: keep a diary, get a camera, learn to print your own photos. Don’t put it all in your phone: everything in your phone belongs to someone else. And if you want to write a secret to someone send a letter. There’s nothing wrong in slowing down and stepping everything back.”
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Police have released an image of the unknown man who caused Nadhim Zahawi to feel such fear and alarm, by walking down his “affluent” street
February 14, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Police have released an image of the unknown man who caused Nadhim Zahawi to feel such fear and alarm, by walking down his “affluent” street
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I was in The Fountain on Oliver Plunkett Street yesterday. When I went to the loo,I discovered it was a waay bigger pub than I thought and has a v different vibe at the back , so I have re christened it The Mullet .
February 14, 2026 at 10:04 AM
I was in The Fountain on Oliver Plunkett Street yesterday. When I went to the loo,I discovered it was a waay bigger pub than I thought and has a v different vibe at the back , so I have re christened it The Mullet .
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More thoughts for the staff - a large number number famously had a terrible time - than punks with equity at risk
BrewDog owners call time on craft beer pioneer
BrewDog owners call time on craft beer pioneer
BrewDog, the leading independent craft brewer behind brands including Punk IPA and Elvis Juice, has called in advisers to oversee a sale that could trigger a break-up of one of Scotland's best-known businesses.
news.sky.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:07 AM
More thoughts for the staff - a large number number famously had a terrible time - than punks with equity at risk
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All these right wing white men concerned about birth rates-look in the mirror & see why women choose not to give birth in the world of inequality you support; a world of virulent misogyny, racism, anti-migrant, anti environmentalism, & hate towards LGBTI kids. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Handmaid’s Tale future’: Reform’s Matt Goodwin sparks outcry with fertility comments
Byelection candidate accused of indulging ‘alt right fantasy’ by suggesting women need ‘biological reality’ check
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:30 AM
All these right wing white men concerned about birth rates-look in the mirror & see why women choose not to give birth in the world of inequality you support; a world of virulent misogyny, racism, anti-migrant, anti environmentalism, & hate towards LGBTI kids. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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if you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them
February 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
if you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them
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Think there is a basic argument for legal gambling as a buffer against an illegal industry. But the 24/7, always online, algorithmically incentivised, permanently advertised addiction machine is just causing huge social ills.
Fuck this is a awful, dreadful chart.
Not to get all Gladstone about this but... gambling is a major social ill and absolutely needs cracking down on
Not to get all Gladstone about this but... gambling is a major social ill and absolutely needs cracking down on
The non sports part of prediction markets is trivially small and economists should stop being excited about it. - www.ft.com/content/1aa7...
February 14, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Think there is a basic argument for legal gambling as a buffer against an illegal industry. But the 24/7, always online, algorithmically incentivised, permanently advertised addiction machine is just causing huge social ills.
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Any news outlet that is still publishing stuff like this is declaring that it should no longer be taken seriously as a source of information.
February 14, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Any news outlet that is still publishing stuff like this is declaring that it should no longer be taken seriously as a source of information.
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Wilson Gas Station at night, Laramie, Wyoming (1937)
Photo: U. of Wyoming, American Heritage Center
Photo: U. of Wyoming, American Heritage Center
February 13, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Wilson Gas Station at night, Laramie, Wyoming (1937)
Photo: U. of Wyoming, American Heritage Center
Photo: U. of Wyoming, American Heritage Center
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I'm usually brave about cracking into long stored beers but this one labelled only Enigma has an uninviting aroma. Can't recall who brewed it! Cld be the Hop?
February 13, 2026 at 8:52 PM
I'm usually brave about cracking into long stored beers but this one labelled only Enigma has an uninviting aroma. Can't recall who brewed it! Cld be the Hop?