Darren Leathley
@dmleathley.bsky.social
From Yorkshire, in Dublin.
Leeds United Bielsa widow. #lufc
Films, music, crosswords and other puzzles, #CalendarMaths, swimming, beer, stuff.
May contain puns.
Professional data wrangler. Won't fit all your concerns in a CHAR(300).
Not an owl.
Leeds United Bielsa widow. #lufc
Films, music, crosswords and other puzzles, #CalendarMaths, swimming, beer, stuff.
May contain puns.
Professional data wrangler. Won't fit all your concerns in a CHAR(300).
Not an owl.
Maltese resident says what now?
www.rte.ie/news/busines...
www.rte.ie/news/busines...
Remote working a 'mistake', claims Denis O'Brien
Businessman Denis O'Brien has claimed there has been a "marked decline" in the efficiency of all parts of the Government due to remote working.
www.rte.ie
November 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Maltese resident says what now?
www.rte.ie/news/busines...
www.rte.ie/news/busines...
Went down a Wiki wormhole after wondering about SS Richard Montgomery, which led me to a disambiguation page on three ships called SS Lesbian.
Delighted to see the SS Richard Montgomery surfacing on Blue Sky, and you might be wondering why people were so nervous about salvaging its cargo.
The data points we have are... not encouraging.
The data points we have are... not encouraging.
Artiglio: Careful as you go now - DreadShips.com
DreadShips In 1930 the Artiglio was the world's most modern salvage ship. And its latest job was about to go with a bang...
dreadships.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Went down a Wiki wormhole after wondering about SS Richard Montgomery, which led me to a disambiguation page on three ships called SS Lesbian.
Men would rather besmirch a country in which they don't live, nor have any need to be in, than admit they made a mistake.
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Men would rather besmirch a country in which they don't live, nor have any need to be in, than admit they made a mistake.
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I appreciate this reference.
November 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I appreciate this reference.
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Humans gave it a good go with the Enlightenment thing. We put dents in irrationality, the tyranny of kings and religions and superstition, the belief in nonsense.
We elevated the value of truth and rationality, of rights & freedom, of humans as individuals with dignity.
And then we didn’t like it.
We elevated the value of truth and rationality, of rights & freedom, of humans as individuals with dignity.
And then we didn’t like it.
November 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Humans gave it a good go with the Enlightenment thing. We put dents in irrationality, the tyranny of kings and religions and superstition, the belief in nonsense.
We elevated the value of truth and rationality, of rights & freedom, of humans as individuals with dignity.
And then we didn’t like it.
We elevated the value of truth and rationality, of rights & freedom, of humans as individuals with dignity.
And then we didn’t like it.
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matthew syed is currently polishing his cv to send to the bbc board, trying to work out how to spin three commonweath games table tennis gold medals as proof that he could run the largest broadcasting organisation in britain
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
matthew syed is currently polishing his cv to send to the bbc board, trying to work out how to spin three commonweath games table tennis gold medals as proof that he could run the largest broadcasting organisation in britain
Can't continue Bond? Pah!
"007 Goes To Hell" - Bond rouses from his obliteration in Hades, literally facing his demons, before besting Satan himself in a high-stakes poker game, taking the prize of resurrection, when he resurfaces in a storm drain by the Thames...
Writes itself, really.
"007 Goes To Hell" - Bond rouses from his obliteration in Hades, literally facing his demons, before besting Satan himself in a high-stakes poker game, taking the prize of resurrection, when he resurfaces in a storm drain by the Thames...
Writes itself, really.
November 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Can't continue Bond? Pah!
"007 Goes To Hell" - Bond rouses from his obliteration in Hades, literally facing his demons, before besting Satan himself in a high-stakes poker game, taking the prize of resurrection, when he resurfaces in a storm drain by the Thames...
Writes itself, really.
"007 Goes To Hell" - Bond rouses from his obliteration in Hades, literally facing his demons, before besting Satan himself in a high-stakes poker game, taking the prize of resurrection, when he resurfaces in a storm drain by the Thames...
Writes itself, really.
The most masochistic masochists are looking at the BBC's love of self-flagellation and thinking "that's a bit much".
November 11, 2025 at 10:40 AM
The most masochistic masochists are looking at the BBC's love of self-flagellation and thinking "that's a bit much".
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This current trend for companies to only make shareholder profits by endless mergers and cost stripping is a stark, stark red warning klaxon that their underlying business models are shot. Shareholder return merger cuts show an org is prioritising dividends over output quality.
Paramount “said in a letter to shareholders it plans an additional 1,600 job cuts as part of a goal to achieve at least $3 billion in cost savings.”
@bloomberg.com $PSKY
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com $PSKY
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 11, 2025 at 10:17 AM
This current trend for companies to only make shareholder profits by endless mergers and cost stripping is a stark, stark red warning klaxon that their underlying business models are shot. Shareholder return merger cuts show an org is prioritising dividends over output quality.
11.11.2025 ➡️ 111 - 1 = (20 + 2) × 5
#CalendarMaths
#CalendarMaths
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM
11.11.2025 ➡️ 111 - 1 = (20 + 2) × 5
#CalendarMaths
#CalendarMaths
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Lol Labour toooooooo
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Lol Labour toooooooo
So the BBC turmoil is a result of listening to the "valid concerns" of utter bastards?
November 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
So the BBC turmoil is a result of listening to the "valid concerns" of utter bastards?
Feels like I'm shneaking back into Ireland, having been on a Aer Lingus flight that's let us in at terminal 1, resulting in a walk underneath and around Dublin Airport to terminal 2.
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Feels like I'm shneaking back into Ireland, having been on a Aer Lingus flight that's let us in at terminal 1, resulting in a walk underneath and around Dublin Airport to terminal 2.
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SWIM REPORT - GET IN THE SEA 2: ATLANTIC BOOGALOO
Couple of hundred metres again
Mate came along today - chat and swim, could catch on
Good swimming conditions, yet with a stronger pull from the current than yesterday
Less seawater swallowed, result
Couple of hundred metres again
Mate came along today - chat and swim, could catch on
Good swimming conditions, yet with a stronger pull from the current than yesterday
Less seawater swallowed, result
November 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
SWIM REPORT - GET IN THE SEA 2: ATLANTIC BOOGALOO
Couple of hundred metres again
Mate came along today - chat and swim, could catch on
Good swimming conditions, yet with a stronger pull from the current than yesterday
Less seawater swallowed, result
Couple of hundred metres again
Mate came along today - chat and swim, could catch on
Good swimming conditions, yet with a stronger pull from the current than yesterday
Less seawater swallowed, result
10.11.2025 ➡️ 10 + (11 × (2 + 0)) = 2 ^ 5
#CalendarMaths
#CalendarMaths
November 10, 2025 at 8:50 AM
10.11.2025 ➡️ 10 + (11 × (2 + 0)) = 2 ^ 5
#CalendarMaths
#CalendarMaths
Fucking hell. The duo in the bar here are covering "Maniac 2000" by DJ Mark McCabe.
November 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Fucking hell. The duo in the bar here are covering "Maniac 2000" by DJ Mark McCabe.
Important neon signs for a bar
November 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Important neon signs for a bar
Gone somewhere else to watch Liverpool - Man City. Cast out of one bar as "they'd had trouble with a group of lads".
We're all 48.
We're all 48.
In a bar in Lanzarote, chaotically watching the Leeds game on one telly, which keeps cutting out, then there's club GAA on another TV, Brentford vs Newcastle on most of the others, some racing, and the FAI cup final.
November 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Gone somewhere else to watch Liverpool - Man City. Cast out of one bar as "they'd had trouble with a group of lads".
We're all 48.
We're all 48.