Michael McDoormat
@glasshalfarsed.bsky.social
I have a PhD in physics that I'm not using, if anyone wants it?
Mostly known as:
Trinity Collidge Guy.
Failed Seanad candidate.
He/him.
Mostly known as:
Trinity Collidge Guy.
Failed Seanad candidate.
He/him.
Someone in the office who I've only ever interacted with on Outlook walked by while I had an email from them open.
They were wearing the exact same outfit as they had on in their profile image and it just looked like this:
They were wearing the exact same outfit as they had on in their profile image and it just looked like this:
December 3, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Someone in the office who I've only ever interacted with on Outlook walked by while I had an email from them open.
They were wearing the exact same outfit as they had on in their profile image and it just looked like this:
They were wearing the exact same outfit as they had on in their profile image and it just looked like this:
There's some incredible levels to this.
Matthew Holness is writing a book in character as Garth Marenghi.
The book Marenghi has written has a self-insert character who is also a horror author called Nick Steen.
Steen has also written a book with a self-insert author character.
Matthew Holness is writing a book in character as Garth Marenghi.
The book Marenghi has written has a self-insert character who is also a horror author called Nick Steen.
Steen has also written a book with a self-insert author character.
December 2, 2025 at 10:16 PM
There's some incredible levels to this.
Matthew Holness is writing a book in character as Garth Marenghi.
The book Marenghi has written has a self-insert character who is also a horror author called Nick Steen.
Steen has also written a book with a self-insert author character.
Matthew Holness is writing a book in character as Garth Marenghi.
The book Marenghi has written has a self-insert character who is also a horror author called Nick Steen.
Steen has also written a book with a self-insert author character.
> need pacemaker.
> pacemaker companies realise they make more money selling data that correlates vital signs with location data.
> get pacemaker-as-a-service.
> needs cloud connection to function.
> AWS goes down.
> fucking dies.
> pacemaker companies realise they make more money selling data that correlates vital signs with location data.
> get pacemaker-as-a-service.
> needs cloud connection to function.
> AWS goes down.
> fucking dies.
December 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
> need pacemaker.
> pacemaker companies realise they make more money selling data that correlates vital signs with location data.
> get pacemaker-as-a-service.
> needs cloud connection to function.
> AWS goes down.
> fucking dies.
> pacemaker companies realise they make more money selling data that correlates vital signs with location data.
> get pacemaker-as-a-service.
> needs cloud connection to function.
> AWS goes down.
> fucking dies.
I love that moment when you see that someone has realised they have exhausted your dialogue tree.
November 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I love that moment when you see that someone has realised they have exhausted your dialogue tree.
Social media has opened my eyes to the baffling ways that other people engage with film and television.
What the fuck do you mean you were disappointed by Peter Griffin's behaviour in this scene?
What the fuck do you mean you were disappointed by Peter Griffin's behaviour in this scene?
November 30, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Social media has opened my eyes to the baffling ways that other people engage with film and television.
What the fuck do you mean you were disappointed by Peter Griffin's behaviour in this scene?
What the fuck do you mean you were disappointed by Peter Griffin's behaviour in this scene?
The lack of any additional context makes this read like the most pointless headline ever.
November 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The lack of any additional context makes this read like the most pointless headline ever.
Reposted by Michael McDoormat
2025 Book #18: Prelude to Foundation
Hari Seldon is such a powerful figure in the other Foundation books because of how little you know and here he's a bit of an annoying dipshit.
Maybe it's better if you read the Robot books first but I found this one really underwhelming.
Hari Seldon is such a powerful figure in the other Foundation books because of how little you know and here he's a bit of an annoying dipshit.
Maybe it's better if you read the Robot books first but I found this one really underwhelming.
November 27, 2025 at 9:36 PM
2025 Book #18: Prelude to Foundation
Hari Seldon is such a powerful figure in the other Foundation books because of how little you know and here he's a bit of an annoying dipshit.
Maybe it's better if you read the Robot books first but I found this one really underwhelming.
Hari Seldon is such a powerful figure in the other Foundation books because of how little you know and here he's a bit of an annoying dipshit.
Maybe it's better if you read the Robot books first but I found this one really underwhelming.
I only learned today that Ethan Slater played Spongebob Squarepants in a musical.
I honestly thought people referred to him as "Spongebob" because he was ugly.
I honestly thought people referred to him as "Spongebob" because he was ugly.
November 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I only learned today that Ethan Slater played Spongebob Squarepants in a musical.
I honestly thought people referred to him as "Spongebob" because he was ugly.
I honestly thought people referred to him as "Spongebob" because he was ugly.
Um, you can't park there
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Um, you can't park there
I deleted TikTok thinking I could bring my screentime down a little but now I've taken to scrolling Instagram Reels and this is what I imagine it's like to be put on methadone.
November 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I deleted TikTok thinking I could bring my screentime down a little but now I've taken to scrolling Instagram Reels and this is what I imagine it's like to be put on methadone.
I want to criticise that AI music app that is basically just stealing songs written by talented musicians and churning out new ones based on their aggregated components for profit.
But I'm also a big fan of Noel Gallagher so I don't really have a leg to stand on.
But I'm also a big fan of Noel Gallagher so I don't really have a leg to stand on.
November 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I want to criticise that AI music app that is basically just stealing songs written by talented musicians and churning out new ones based on their aggregated components for profit.
But I'm also a big fan of Noel Gallagher so I don't really have a leg to stand on.
But I'm also a big fan of Noel Gallagher so I don't really have a leg to stand on.
My prediction for next month is that there are going to be dozens of "AI Santa" chatbots for children being rolled out and we're going to be reading some heinous stories about how badly they fuck up.
November 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
My prediction for next month is that there are going to be dozens of "AI Santa" chatbots for children being rolled out and we're going to be reading some heinous stories about how badly they fuck up.
I just got patting-belly-contentedly-baited by some hearty mealslop.
November 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I just got patting-belly-contentedly-baited by some hearty mealslop.
Adding Pluribus to the list of shows where the online discourse is split between intricate, well-thought out theories as to what will happen vs people who just don't seem to be grasping basic plot points
November 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Adding Pluribus to the list of shows where the online discourse is split between intricate, well-thought out theories as to what will happen vs people who just don't seem to be grasping basic plot points
I've started writing a column in a magazine giving advice for people taking GLP-1s.
I'm an agonist aunt.
I'm an agonist aunt.
November 20, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I've started writing a column in a magazine giving advice for people taking GLP-1s.
I'm an agonist aunt.
I'm an agonist aunt.
Reading 'Prelude to Foundation' and that is... certainly one way of letting the reader know that not everyone in the galaxy is white.
November 20, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Reading 'Prelude to Foundation' and that is... certainly one way of letting the reader know that not everyone in the galaxy is white.
Reposted by Michael McDoormat
2025 Book #17: Excession
Another Culture novel. Was really interesting to learn more about the Minds though I found the actual organic characters to be a little dull.
Still a fun read, but I'd rank it somewhere in the middle of what I've read of the series so far.
Another Culture novel. Was really interesting to learn more about the Minds though I found the actual organic characters to be a little dull.
Still a fun read, but I'd rank it somewhere in the middle of what I've read of the series so far.
November 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
2025 Book #17: Excession
Another Culture novel. Was really interesting to learn more about the Minds though I found the actual organic characters to be a little dull.
Still a fun read, but I'd rank it somewhere in the middle of what I've read of the series so far.
Another Culture novel. Was really interesting to learn more about the Minds though I found the actual organic characters to be a little dull.
Still a fun read, but I'd rank it somewhere in the middle of what I've read of the series so far.
It bodes so well for the future that millions of people are becoming reliant on this technology for information.
November 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
It bodes so well for the future that millions of people are becoming reliant on this technology for information.
Saying "I need to post more on Bluesky" with the same muted determination that I resolve to "eat more wholewheat bread".
November 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Saying "I need to post more on Bluesky" with the same muted determination that I resolve to "eat more wholewheat bread".
I think it's kinda sweet that they're giving Simon Harris a go at everything until he finds one that he's good at.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I think it's kinda sweet that they're giving Simon Harris a go at everything until he finds one that he's good at.
This is much, much funnier than the post itself could ever be.
Like the app itself is cutting me off from posting dumb bullshit.
Like the app itself is cutting me off from posting dumb bullshit.
November 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
This is much, much funnier than the post itself could ever be.
Like the app itself is cutting me off from posting dumb bullshit.
Like the app itself is cutting me off from posting dumb bullshit.
Saying "ChatGPT" like "No Diggity".
November 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Saying "ChatGPT" like "No Diggity".
Love when they interview athletes immediately after a match and they're just out of breath saying shit like "I feel good because it was a good game and it was hard but it is good that we won".
November 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Love when they interview athletes immediately after a match and they're just out of breath saying shit like "I feel good because it was a good game and it was hard but it is good that we won".