DJ Francois
@djfrancois.bsky.social
IT gnome, techno DJ, occasional flaneur, ageing raver
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ahoy there! Updated Dublin event listings spreadsheet! New gigs include Napalm Death, GOAT, The Handsome Family, "Elvis Presley" in an Indian restaurant, Kirkos things, and Gil Scott Heron collaborator Brian Jackson.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#speirgorm
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#speirgorm
The Crackdown
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January 31, 2026 at 1:29 PM
ahoy there! Updated Dublin event listings spreadsheet! New gigs include Napalm Death, GOAT, The Handsome Family, "Elvis Presley" in an Indian restaurant, Kirkos things, and Gil Scott Heron collaborator Brian Jackson.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#speirgorm
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#speirgorm
Hoisted by their own stupidity
So QAnon spent years spreading conspiracy theories that the government was run by a cabal of elite pedophiles and it turns out they supported the actual cabal of elite pedophiles to get into power and destroy democracy.
January 31, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Hoisted by their own stupidity
Interesting...
January 31, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Interesting...
They can FRO
Entering the US is set to become an app-based dystopia with social media tracking.
What used to be a visa-free privilege (the ESTA) is to turn into a biometric, digitally-scored identity system.
m.independent.ie/business/tec...
What used to be a visa-free privilege (the ESTA) is to turn into a biometric, digitally-scored identity system.
m.independent.ie/business/tec...
Adrian Weckler: Entering the US set to become an app-based dystopia with social media tracking
Travelling to the US could soon become an app-based dystopia where facial scans and social media tracking are the norm.
m.independent.ie
January 31, 2026 at 8:35 AM
They can FRO
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Remembering Ann Lovett who died #Onthisday 1984 www.dib.ie/biography/lo...
January 30, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Remembering Ann Lovett who died #Onthisday 1984 www.dib.ie/biography/lo...
🙂 Daily Quordle 1467
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January 30, 2026 at 10:55 AM
🙂 Daily Quordle 1467
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LEGION OF ONE : WISH YOU WERE
(FRONT END SYNTHETICS 20 February)
(FRONT END SYNTHETICS 20 February)
January 29, 2026 at 6:56 PM
LEGION OF ONE : WISH YOU WERE
(FRONT END SYNTHETICS 20 February)
(FRONT END SYNTHETICS 20 February)
🙂 Daily Quordle 1466
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January 29, 2026 at 9:52 AM
🙂 Daily Quordle 1466
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Bloody hell 60 today, and I ask myself
January 29, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Bloody hell 60 today, and I ask myself
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Me in 2005: Moore's Law means that computers will get super fast over a very short period of time!
Me in 2026: my computer freezes up if I leave my browser open for too long
Me in 2026: my computer freezes up if I leave my browser open for too long
January 28, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Me in 2005: Moore's Law means that computers will get super fast over a very short period of time!
Me in 2026: my computer freezes up if I leave my browser open for too long
Me in 2026: my computer freezes up if I leave my browser open for too long
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Decided to finish my dry January, broke the fast with cheese and wine, and now I'm a happy man
January 28, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Decided to finish my dry January, broke the fast with cheese and wine, and now I'm a happy man
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Happy #InternationalLegoDay! It's party time for #MarshsMinifigures If you pop into the library today, take a self portrait sheet home with you and become a minifigure for the day 📷
January 28, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Happy #InternationalLegoDay! It's party time for #MarshsMinifigures If you pop into the library today, take a self portrait sheet home with you and become a minifigure for the day 📷
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Part of me appreciates Jeff Bezos spending tens of millions of dollars for Melania to be publicly humiliated.
January 28, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Part of me appreciates Jeff Bezos spending tens of millions of dollars for Melania to be publicly humiliated.
🙂 Daily Quordle 1465
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January 28, 2026 at 9:02 AM
🙂 Daily Quordle 1465
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Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
January 27, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
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Ticket for Sugar in Kentish Town 23rd May up for re-sale.
(I’m going to Dublin instead!)
secure.ticketmaster.ie/rs/3E006348E...
(I’m going to Dublin instead!)
secure.ticketmaster.ie/rs/3E006348E...
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January 27, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Ticket for Sugar in Kentish Town 23rd May up for re-sale.
(I’m going to Dublin instead!)
secure.ticketmaster.ie/rs/3E006348E...
(I’m going to Dublin instead!)
secure.ticketmaster.ie/rs/3E006348E...
Daily Octordle #1464
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January 27, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Daily Octordle #1464
8️⃣7️⃣
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5️⃣🕛
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Score: 72
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Score: 72
Respect to the cyclists braving the utter deluge in Dublin this morning
January 27, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Respect to the cyclists braving the utter deluge in Dublin this morning
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stop using AI to do your research. it hallucinates too often. if you want an answer to something, post something arrogant on the appropriate subreddit. something like: "this item performs 10% better than everything else. only idiots deny this." this will bait nerds into doing your research for you.
January 26, 2026 at 7:53 AM
stop using AI to do your research. it hallucinates too often. if you want an answer to something, post something arrogant on the appropriate subreddit. something like: "this item performs 10% better than everything else. only idiots deny this." this will bait nerds into doing your research for you.
Monday noise
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L.S.D.
YouTube video by Chron Gen - Topic
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January 26, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Monday noise
youtube.com/watch?v=jV73...
youtube.com/watch?v=jV73...
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Ourselves, @dublincommuters.bsky.social, @galwaycommuters.bsky.social, & Cork Commuter Coalition wrote to Iarnród Éireann & the NTA today, asking them to cease posting real-time service updates exclusively on X. This vital info should be widely available. Read below:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Request to Relocate Real-Time Service Updates from X to Iarnród Éireann Website
Request to Relocate Real-Time Service Updates from X to Iarnród Éireann Website We are writing as rail and commuter advocacy groups across Ireland, to request that Iarnród Éireann move its real-time s...
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January 26, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Ourselves, @dublincommuters.bsky.social, @galwaycommuters.bsky.social, & Cork Commuter Coalition wrote to Iarnród Éireann & the NTA today, asking them to cease posting real-time service updates exclusively on X. This vital info should be widely available. Read below:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Arist rip off app
88% of songs on Spotify didn't make money last year due to this rule
nialler9.com/88-of-songs-...
nialler9.com/88-of-songs-...
88% of songs on Spotify didn't make money last year due to this rule | Nialler9
I've covered this and a lot of Spotify's recent practices that prompted me to jump ship, but with the first full year of this Spotify rule in place we have
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January 26, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Arist rip off app