Ciaran McGrath
@cerandor.com
Writer of stuff, player of games, enjoyer of life. Living with cancer, trying to be a better person one day at a time.
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3 years ago today, Riot Games offered me a job making more money than I ever thought I’d make in my life. I had 19 interviews over 2.5 months to get it. Partner and I were moving to LA for it. I put in notice at my job and apartment.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
November 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
3 years ago today, Riot Games offered me a job making more money than I ever thought I’d make in my life. I had 19 interviews over 2.5 months to get it. Partner and I were moving to LA for it. I put in notice at my job and apartment.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
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If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
November 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
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I'm not on social media much atm because of burnout/health issues BUT
It's important that I mention this: if you have the ability to help someone else this festive season, please do!
There are trees in shops that have these present tags, to help families get support for their kids.
It's important that I mention this: if you have the ability to help someone else this festive season, please do!
There are trees in shops that have these present tags, to help families get support for their kids.
November 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I'm not on social media much atm because of burnout/health issues BUT
It's important that I mention this: if you have the ability to help someone else this festive season, please do!
There are trees in shops that have these present tags, to help families get support for their kids.
It's important that I mention this: if you have the ability to help someone else this festive season, please do!
There are trees in shops that have these present tags, to help families get support for their kids.
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Favorite new reaction image
November 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Favorite new reaction image
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Materialists is on HBO Max (or whatever her name is) & just in time for my reoccuring stress dream about being forced into marriage! Enjoy this piece I did for Collider before they unceremoniously canned like half of their freelancers. #Materialists #Film
Celine Song knows what she's doing.
"There’s a refusal to engage with intentional storytelling, in favor of justifying the lack of satisfaction viewers find in it. Materialists holds up a mirror to its audience, some of that audience are only comfortable breaking it." #film #filmsky #Materialists
"There’s a refusal to engage with intentional storytelling, in favor of justifying the lack of satisfaction viewers find in it. Materialists holds up a mirror to its audience, some of that audience are only comfortable breaking it." #film #filmsky #Materialists
No, Celine Song's ‘Materialists’ Isn’t “Broke Boy Propaganda”
And if you haven't seen the viral interview...
collider.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Materialists is on HBO Max (or whatever her name is) & just in time for my reoccuring stress dream about being forced into marriage! Enjoy this piece I did for Collider before they unceremoniously canned like half of their freelancers. #Materialists #Film
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Death of the Author: An Alan Wake Series Retrospective
YouTube video by Noah Caldwell-Gervais
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
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holy shit did I laugh.
Absolutely howling at this track a dad left his daughter on a random and bizarre mix tape he made for her before he died.
Come for the vocals; stay for the final line 🤣 what a wonderful gift to leave her and what a wholesome reaction!
Come for the vocals; stay for the final line 🤣 what a wonderful gift to leave her and what a wholesome reaction!
November 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
holy shit did I laugh.
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If you ever wonder why your artist friend is so pissed off whenever they see AI slop used instead of real, human-created art, it's exactly what you think:
How is AI *really* impacting jobs?
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
What’s really going on with AI and jobs?
Record-breaking layoff reports, Amazon's mass firings, and a slump in entry level employment. Is AI behind it all?
www.bloodinthemachine.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
If you ever wonder why your artist friend is so pissed off whenever they see AI slop used instead of real, human-created art, it's exactly what you think:
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Frog is one of the nicest and most relentlessly talented people I know. It sucks, so bad, for every creative you know right now. Please, if you can, hire him. Dude ROCKS.
Folks it pains me to ask so bluntly, but could anyone use some work doing by me? I've got to find income for three months until my next royalty payment, and I'm not having much luck.
November 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Frog is one of the nicest and most relentlessly talented people I know. It sucks, so bad, for every creative you know right now. Please, if you can, hire him. Dude ROCKS.
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I have obtained a copy of the Flood Advisory issued by Met Éireann to local authorities today showing an orange level flood risk for many parts of East and South. I cannot see why it is not made public as I believe it is in the public interest to share it so I am sharing it.
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I have obtained a copy of the Flood Advisory issued by Met Éireann to local authorities today showing an orange level flood risk for many parts of East and South. I cannot see why it is not made public as I believe it is in the public interest to share it so I am sharing it.
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As an honorary Clare man (aka blow-in), I second Rob's call that the people of Clare deserve better leadership.
Clare has a strong history of welcoming immigrants, be they intercounty like myself, Northerners escaping the troubles, or of Indian, Asian, or African descent, or from anywhere else.
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Clare has a strong history of welcoming immigrants, be they intercounty like myself, Northerners escaping the troubles, or of Indian, Asian, or African descent, or from anywhere else.
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My letter in today's Clare Champion calling out the xenophobic dog-whistling from our local TD, Timmy Dooley, as well as Sinn Féin's Matt Carthy.
Immigrants are not the reason I've struggled to retain housing or buy my own home - Government policies are. Landlords like Timmy Dooley are. #Spéirgorm
Immigrants are not the reason I've struggled to retain housing or buy my own home - Government policies are. Landlords like Timmy Dooley are. #Spéirgorm
November 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
As an honorary Clare man (aka blow-in), I second Rob's call that the people of Clare deserve better leadership.
Clare has a strong history of welcoming immigrants, be they intercounty like myself, Northerners escaping the troubles, or of Indian, Asian, or African descent, or from anywhere else.
1/3
Clare has a strong history of welcoming immigrants, be they intercounty like myself, Northerners escaping the troubles, or of Indian, Asian, or African descent, or from anywhere else.
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An Cailleach brings the winter 🌬️
The mythological figure in Irish, Scottish, and Manx tradition who summons winter, and is associated with storms, reshaping the landscape, and horned beasts like deer. She defies convention and is a force for regeneration.
Prints: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
The mythological figure in Irish, Scottish, and Manx tradition who summons winter, and is associated with storms, reshaping the landscape, and horned beasts like deer. She defies convention and is a force for regeneration.
Prints: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
November 13, 2025 at 8:58 AM
An Cailleach brings the winter 🌬️
The mythological figure in Irish, Scottish, and Manx tradition who summons winter, and is associated with storms, reshaping the landscape, and horned beasts like deer. She defies convention and is a force for regeneration.
Prints: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
The mythological figure in Irish, Scottish, and Manx tradition who summons winter, and is associated with storms, reshaping the landscape, and horned beasts like deer. She defies convention and is a force for regeneration.
Prints: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
Early Irish hipsters.
November 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Early Irish hipsters.
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GORE VERBINSKI IS BACK, BAYBEEEEE
November 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
GORE VERBINSKI IS BACK, BAYBEEEEE
We’ve been living in the Onion reality for a few years now.
November 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
We’ve been living in the Onion reality for a few years now.
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my mother's hearing aid has broken the doorbell
November 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM
my mother's hearing aid has broken the doorbell
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For her birthday, our (now) 13 year old asked if she could give a presentation on the various deaths in Return of the Obra Dinn and The Case of the Golden Idol... @dukope.bsky.social @goldenidol.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
For her birthday, our (now) 13 year old asked if she could give a presentation on the various deaths in Return of the Obra Dinn and The Case of the Golden Idol... @dukope.bsky.social @goldenidol.bsky.social
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as someone with two children who are talented at math and need (especially the younger one) a lot of help with social and emotional stuff this makes me want to scream
please help your children learn to interact with the world, it will make their lives (and everyone else’s!) so much easier
please help your children learn to interact with the world, it will make their lives (and everyone else’s!) so much easier
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
as someone with two children who are talented at math and need (especially the younger one) a lot of help with social and emotional stuff this makes me want to scream
please help your children learn to interact with the world, it will make their lives (and everyone else’s!) so much easier
please help your children learn to interact with the world, it will make their lives (and everyone else’s!) so much easier
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LyreLyre: u still back there babe
WatchYourStep: on your ass
LyreLyre: look out for 🐍
WatchYourStep: lol fuck u 💏 oh check out this old music video I found
LyreLyre: what is it
WatchYourStep: total eclipse of the heart (turn around)
LyreLyre: okay!
WatchYourStep: OH FUCK NO NOT WHAT I MEANT
WatchYourStep: on your ass
LyreLyre: look out for 🐍
WatchYourStep: lol fuck u 💏 oh check out this old music video I found
LyreLyre: what is it
WatchYourStep: total eclipse of the heart (turn around)
LyreLyre: okay!
WatchYourStep: OH FUCK NO NOT WHAT I MEANT
why didn't orpheus and eurydice just text each other? smdh
November 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
LyreLyre: u still back there babe
WatchYourStep: on your ass
LyreLyre: look out for 🐍
WatchYourStep: lol fuck u 💏 oh check out this old music video I found
LyreLyre: what is it
WatchYourStep: total eclipse of the heart (turn around)
LyreLyre: okay!
WatchYourStep: OH FUCK NO NOT WHAT I MEANT
WatchYourStep: on your ass
LyreLyre: look out for 🐍
WatchYourStep: lol fuck u 💏 oh check out this old music video I found
LyreLyre: what is it
WatchYourStep: total eclipse of the heart (turn around)
LyreLyre: okay!
WatchYourStep: OH FUCK NO NOT WHAT I MEANT
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Something very interesting uncovered in the recent Andrew Lownie book on Prince Andrew is that Maitlis & the Newsnight team which got famous off their interview of Andrew stole all the journalistic work of a BBC Panorama team in Belfast, didn't credit them, & then erased them from history.
Emily Maitlis admitting she worked at the bbc to try and get healthcare for trans people shut down
November 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Something very interesting uncovered in the recent Andrew Lownie book on Prince Andrew is that Maitlis & the Newsnight team which got famous off their interview of Andrew stole all the journalistic work of a BBC Panorama team in Belfast, didn't credit them, & then erased them from history.
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I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...