Richard Cantwell
@manaboutcouch.bsky.social
Geography & Sustainability. Insuretech & Proptech.
An Rionn na bPionta Blasta
https://linktr.ee/manaboutcouch
An Rionn na bPionta Blasta
https://linktr.ee/manaboutcouch
I've been on a few of these trips recently. Always good fun and it's great to meet the people behind the beer.
The next Craic Beer Community meet-up will be on Saturday the 28th of February, at @ballykilcavan.com: an independent brewery in Co. Laois set in the picturesque surroundings of their old farmyard.
February 7, 2026 at 7:50 PM
I've been on a few of these trips recently. Always good fun and it's great to meet the people behind the beer.
I've been on Reddit for 15+ years and even from the start it's been a poor relation to discussion forums.
Of course those forums themselves were a poor relation to Usenet.
40 years of ongoing enshittification.
Of course those forums themselves were a poor relation to Usenet.
40 years of ongoing enshittification.
once again we must face the uncomfortable reality that between politics and being the only remaining reliable source for Google, Reddit is the best forum on the internet
if you spend any significant amount of time on X the everything app, your brain is being cooked
February 7, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I've been on Reddit for 15+ years and even from the start it's been a poor relation to discussion forums.
Of course those forums themselves were a poor relation to Usenet.
40 years of ongoing enshittification.
Of course those forums themselves were a poor relation to Usenet.
40 years of ongoing enshittification.
February 5, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Reposted by Richard Cantwell
A correction for the ages (from The Guardian's review of 'Melania'):
February 3, 2026 at 8:23 PM
A correction for the ages (from The Guardian's review of 'Melania'):
Agree with his. I'm a geographer, so I get to do both. They often work hand-in-hand.
Flood modelling involves lots of STEM, for example. How that impacts on peoples lives is Humanities driven.
Flood modelling involves lots of STEM, for example. How that impacts on peoples lives is Humanities driven.
I should also note that I am someone who has humanities degrees and who *also* has ended up really enjoying doing a lot of STEM-Type-Work professionally: I’m a big fan of both.
And I refuse to play along with the idea that one is superior to the other.
And I refuse to play along with the idea that one is superior to the other.
I agree that it’s high fucking time that we stopped acting like we need to grovel and constantly justify the existence of some of our most incredibly elemental and ancient human pursuits.
January 29, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Agree with his. I'm a geographer, so I get to do both. They often work hand-in-hand.
Flood modelling involves lots of STEM, for example. How that impacts on peoples lives is Humanities driven.
Flood modelling involves lots of STEM, for example. How that impacts on peoples lives is Humanities driven.
Reposted by Richard Cantwell
New Gist: The Abuse Factory
It shouldn't be difficult to act swiftly and without hesitation when the question posed is "Is it OK to work with the child sexual abuse material factory?" But our state failed this most straightforward of tests this week.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
It shouldn't be difficult to act swiftly and without hesitation when the question posed is "Is it OK to work with the child sexual abuse material factory?" But our state failed this most straightforward of tests this week.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
The Gist: The Abuse Factory
X, the child abuse imagery app, revealed our state has no red lines. This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
January 10, 2026 at 2:07 PM
New Gist: The Abuse Factory
It shouldn't be difficult to act swiftly and without hesitation when the question posed is "Is it OK to work with the child sexual abuse material factory?" But our state failed this most straightforward of tests this week.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
It shouldn't be difficult to act swiftly and without hesitation when the question posed is "Is it OK to work with the child sexual abuse material factory?" But our state failed this most straightforward of tests this week.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
Top notch trolling from the FT.
January 8, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Top notch trolling from the FT.
The modern day Quiet Quitting is not letting them know when your Credit Card details have changed
January 3, 2026 at 11:45 PM
The modern day Quiet Quitting is not letting them know when your Credit Card details have changed
Timeline cleanser, on the evening of the Darts final, this all-timer sketch from Alas Smith And Jones: youtu.be/9SJnSmQCxkg
Alas Smith & Jones - Darts Sketch
YouTube video by Heriberto Marcinek
youtu.be
January 3, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Timeline cleanser, on the evening of the Darts final, this all-timer sketch from Alas Smith And Jones: youtu.be/9SJnSmQCxkg
Reminiscing about the times when you had to send your Happy New Year texts a few hours early, because the networks were unusable either side of midnight.
December 31, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Reminiscing about the times when you had to send your Happy New Year texts a few hours early, because the networks were unusable either side of midnight.
It looks like @jimmfelton.bsky.social's promotion of MilkCoke has crossed the pond and picked up a mutation on the way.
Speaking of egg nog, I have here cut the Kroger store-brand non-alcoholic nog with an equal amount of Coke Zero, because Coke's favor profile actually works with egg nog, and also this way I'm not drinking something with the consistency of glue. It's kind of like an Egg Nog Float, which is not bad.
December 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It looks like @jimmfelton.bsky.social's promotion of MilkCoke has crossed the pond and picked up a mutation on the way.
They didn't even match the font.
Jokeshop stuff.
Jokeshop stuff.
This is literally one of the most pathetic things I’ve ever seen, anywhere.
December 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
They didn't even match the font.
Jokeshop stuff.
Jokeshop stuff.
This is such an obvious own-goal.
Nobody expects the rail lines to the Northwest will be worked on for a decade at the very least. So removing other lines that wouldn't have started in the lifetime of this government seems to be a very deliberate snub.
Nobody expects the rail lines to the Northwest will be worked on for a decade at the very least. So removing other lines that wouldn't have started in the lifetime of this government seems to be a very deliberate snub.
They've done it again, they've cut more rail projects. The most criminal one for me is cancelling the reopening of the Waterford-Wexford/Rosslare line. On the left is the All-island Rail Review published by the last government and on the right is the plan published today.
December 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM
This is such an obvious own-goal.
Nobody expects the rail lines to the Northwest will be worked on for a decade at the very least. So removing other lines that wouldn't have started in the lifetime of this government seems to be a very deliberate snub.
Nobody expects the rail lines to the Northwest will be worked on for a decade at the very least. So removing other lines that wouldn't have started in the lifetime of this government seems to be a very deliberate snub.
December 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Just been to The Globe for a pint.
I'm devastated.
I'm devastated.
December 14, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Just been to The Globe for a pint.
I'm devastated.
I'm devastated.
Not a mispronunciation, but a friend of mine was studying Greek and Roman Civilisation and submitted an essay on the works of Ibid.
Thank you to the lovely audience member at @hayfestival who shared that her daughter had once corrected her pronunciation of ‘epiphany’ and told her it should of course be ‘epi-fanny’.
Which word have you royally mispronounced because you’d only ever seen it written down?
Which word have you royally mispronounced because you’d only ever seen it written down?
December 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Not a mispronunciation, but a friend of mine was studying Greek and Roman Civilisation and submitted an essay on the works of Ibid.
December 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I'm sure there'll be electoral consequences for those who proposed and seconded his nomination to Tipperary Co Co.
Oh...
#MichaelLowry
Oh...
#MichaelLowry
December 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I'm sure there'll be electoral consequences for those who proposed and seconded his nomination to Tipperary Co Co.
Oh...
#MichaelLowry
Oh...
#MichaelLowry
Happy 13th Birthday to Stylish but illegal monkey.
December 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Happy 13th Birthday to Stylish but illegal monkey.
Well, that was incredible.
My Bloody Valentine blew the roof off The Point. There was even some confetti dislodged from the ceiling at some point that had probably been there for a decade
My Bloody Valentine blew the roof off The Point. There was even some confetti dislodged from the ceiling at some point that had probably been there for a decade
November 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Well, that was incredible.
My Bloody Valentine blew the roof off The Point. There was even some confetti dislodged from the ceiling at some point that had probably been there for a decade
My Bloody Valentine blew the roof off The Point. There was even some confetti dislodged from the ceiling at some point that had probably been there for a decade
10 minutes in to Maria Somerville, My Bloody Valentine's support act this evening, and the bass is already vibrating through the floor.
November 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
10 minutes in to Maria Somerville, My Bloody Valentine's support act this evening, and the bass is already vibrating through the floor.
We'll do it with 12!
IREvRSA
(we won't do it at all)
IREvRSA
(we won't do it at all)
a man in a suit and tie is dancing in front of a wall that says inside edition
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is dancing in front of a wall that says inside edition
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
We'll do it with 12!
IREvRSA
(we won't do it at all)
IREvRSA
(we won't do it at all)
Had a great chat with fellow Irish early internet adopter recently
We didn't know each other at the time, but Fiachra Ó Marcaigh was hugely influential on us both
A much missed paragon from back when the internet was a positive thing
Hard to believe he's 6 years gone
Ar dheis de go raibh a anam
We didn't know each other at the time, but Fiachra Ó Marcaigh was hugely influential on us both
A much missed paragon from back when the internet was a positive thing
Hard to believe he's 6 years gone
Ar dheis de go raibh a anam
November 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Had a great chat with fellow Irish early internet adopter recently
We didn't know each other at the time, but Fiachra Ó Marcaigh was hugely influential on us both
A much missed paragon from back when the internet was a positive thing
Hard to believe he's 6 years gone
Ar dheis de go raibh a anam
We didn't know each other at the time, but Fiachra Ó Marcaigh was hugely influential on us both
A much missed paragon from back when the internet was a positive thing
Hard to believe he's 6 years gone
Ar dheis de go raibh a anam
That My Bloody Valentine gig was a curate's egg. Fully expected for what was billed (and charged for) as a rehearsal. When they clicked it was very powerful.
Saturday night is going to be incredible.
Saturday night is going to be incredible.
November 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
That My Bloody Valentine gig was a curate's egg. Fully expected for what was billed (and charged for) as a rehearsal. When they clicked it was very powerful.
Saturday night is going to be incredible.
Saturday night is going to be incredible.
I've seen 2 My Bloody Valentine gigs over the last 33 years, and now I'm going to see them twice more in the space of 4 days.
November 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I've seen 2 My Bloody Valentine gigs over the last 33 years, and now I'm going to see them twice more in the space of 4 days.