Matt Schneider
@mattlaschneider.bsky.social
Former academic; current library web admin. Probably gonna be saying something about Warhammer or Interactive Fiction. Tá cúpla focal agam—labhair Gaeilge liom, le do thoil.
He/him; sé/é
He/him; sé/é
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🧑'Cén Ghaeilge atá ar
'clitoris'?'
🧓'Muise, ní cuimhin liom anois ach m'anam go raibh sé ar bharr mo theanga aréir agam!'
Mar a dúirt an té a dúirt...
'clitoris'?'
🧓'Muise, ní cuimhin liom anois ach m'anam go raibh sé ar bharr mo theanga aréir agam!'
Mar a dúirt an té a dúirt...
Cf tackle an Bhéarla
Meabhraíonn a leithéid plé (más fíor) ar an téarmaíocht chuí i gConamara faoin oideachas collaíochta.
Deirtear go ndúirt bean "sé bod a bhí riamh i mbéal na ndaoine"
Meabhraíonn a leithéid plé (más fíor) ar an téarmaíocht chuí i gConamara faoin oideachas collaíochta.
Deirtear go ndúirt bean "sé bod a bhí riamh i mbéal na ndaoine"
February 13, 2026 at 3:51 PM
🧑'Cén Ghaeilge atá ar
'clitoris'?'
🧓'Muise, ní cuimhin liom anois ach m'anam go raibh sé ar bharr mo theanga aréir agam!'
Mar a dúirt an té a dúirt...
'clitoris'?'
🧓'Muise, ní cuimhin liom anois ach m'anam go raibh sé ar bharr mo theanga aréir agam!'
Mar a dúirt an té a dúirt...
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The Pogues have announced the death of their drummer Andrew Ranken at the age of 72
The Pogues announce death of drummer Andrew Ranken
The Pogues have announced the death of their drummer Andrew Ranken, aged 72, with "deep sadness".
www.rte.ie
February 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
The Pogues have announced the death of their drummer Andrew Ranken at the age of 72
My friends and I were just sitting around causing problems on purpose. We were fadhbing.
February 10, 2026 at 2:42 AM
My friends and I were just sitting around causing problems on purpose. We were fadhbing.
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The cursed late-Celtic-Tiger celebrity cookbook with Bertie's weird coddle recipe also includes this mad entry from "iNose" DJ Carey.
1. That recipe... is just a pile of food.
2. Uncharacteristically gracious of him to admit to being a complete fucking idiot in the personal note on the left!
1. That recipe... is just a pile of food.
2. Uncharacteristically gracious of him to admit to being a complete fucking idiot in the personal note on the left!
November 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The cursed late-Celtic-Tiger celebrity cookbook with Bertie's weird coddle recipe also includes this mad entry from "iNose" DJ Carey.
1. That recipe... is just a pile of food.
2. Uncharacteristically gracious of him to admit to being a complete fucking idiot in the personal note on the left!
1. That recipe... is just a pile of food.
2. Uncharacteristically gracious of him to admit to being a complete fucking idiot in the personal note on the left!
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Friend lives in very rural Ireland - her kids can only cycle on the roads when visiting Dublin grandparents due to the danger from drivers. They're also only able to go for an evening constitutional when in Dublin for the same reason.
This was the Tir Conaill Tribune's front page headline when work started on a road being slightly narrowed for 1 km of cycle lane in Letterkenny
February 5, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Friend lives in very rural Ireland - her kids can only cycle on the roads when visiting Dublin grandparents due to the danger from drivers. They're also only able to go for an evening constitutional when in Dublin for the same reason.
Did you know that if you wanna just sit down and draw a backdrop for your photos of your fantasy minis in the style of an old school D&D cover illustration? Like the wildly saturated ones? That’s a thing you can do!
February 3, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Did you know that if you wanna just sit down and draw a backdrop for your photos of your fantasy minis in the style of an old school D&D cover illustration? Like the wildly saturated ones? That’s a thing you can do!
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If you only know Truman Capote for 'In Cold Blood', might I suggest trying his short stories. They are peopled with society's marginalised, those who view the world a little bit differently. A somewhat similar vibe to 'The Heart is a Lonely Hunter' or Jim Jarmusch's early films.
February 3, 2026 at 5:39 PM
If you only know Truman Capote for 'In Cold Blood', might I suggest trying his short stories. They are peopled with society's marginalised, those who view the world a little bit differently. A somewhat similar vibe to 'The Heart is a Lonely Hunter' or Jim Jarmusch's early films.
Every time I use the linguistics knowledge I gained in LING 101 in 2004 I wish I could send a note to my instructor because she was fresh out of grad school and a force of educational nature. I hope she’s enjoyed a lot of success.
February 3, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Every time I use the linguistics knowledge I gained in LING 101 in 2004 I wish I could send a note to my instructor because she was fresh out of grad school and a force of educational nature. I hope she’s enjoyed a lot of success.
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ME: I knew Pagliacci was a stage name, but the joke didn't work unless I pretended it was his real name.
CHOTINER: So you misrepresented the doctor.
M: Well, I didn't know it would be popular. It was just for our followers.
C: Right. It's okay to lie when it's only close friends.
M: Hold on
CHOTINER: So you misrepresented the doctor.
M: Well, I didn't know it would be popular. It was just for our followers.
C: Right. It's okay to lie when it's only close friends.
M: Hold on
DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression.
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
February 2, 2026 at 3:17 PM
ME: I knew Pagliacci was a stage name, but the joke didn't work unless I pretended it was his real name.
CHOTINER: So you misrepresented the doctor.
M: Well, I didn't know it would be popular. It was just for our followers.
C: Right. It's okay to lie when it's only close friends.
M: Hold on
CHOTINER: So you misrepresented the doctor.
M: Well, I didn't know it would be popular. It was just for our followers.
C: Right. It's okay to lie when it's only close friends.
M: Hold on
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DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression.
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
February 2, 2026 at 3:58 AM
DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression.
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
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The Brigid's Cross on our door was given to us by a dear customer; though neither religious nor superstitious, I do like having it there as a symbol of welcome. Lá Fhéile Bríde faoi mhaise daoibh go léir, it surely must be Spring if I get to go home with the sky still light.
February 1, 2026 at 5:42 PM
The Brigid's Cross on our door was given to us by a dear customer; though neither religious nor superstitious, I do like having it there as a symbol of welcome. Lá Fhéile Bríde faoi mhaise daoibh go léir, it surely must be Spring if I get to go home with the sky still light.
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At Bridget's Well
Doireann Ní Ghríofa
Doireann Ní Ghríofa
January 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM
At Bridget's Well
Doireann Ní Ghríofa
Doireann Ní Ghríofa
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If you need to see that true wonder still exists in the world, Kyiv Zoo does therapy sessions with kids, the photos are great:
zoo.kyiv.ua/en/kindness-...
zoo.kyiv.ua/en/kindness-...
January 22, 2026 at 9:40 PM
If you need to see that true wonder still exists in the world, Kyiv Zoo does therapy sessions with kids, the photos are great:
zoo.kyiv.ua/en/kindness-...
zoo.kyiv.ua/en/kindness-...
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Should you be in a position to financially help the people of Kyiv, one simple way is to make a donation to their zoo: zoo.kyiv.ua/en/how-to-su.... They do *amazing* work and are really feeling the strain from both weather & attacks right now zoo.kyiv.ua/en/friendly-...
January 31, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Should you be in a position to financially help the people of Kyiv, one simple way is to make a donation to their zoo: zoo.kyiv.ua/en/how-to-su.... They do *amazing* work and are really feeling the strain from both weather & attacks right now zoo.kyiv.ua/en/friendly-...
The problem with art is the first one is free and that’s how they get you hooked and then you learn that all art is gateway art and next thing you know you’re using hard art and you’re an art addict and all you can think about is art and all you can do is make art
January 31, 2026 at 7:31 PM
The problem with art is the first one is free and that’s how they get you hooked and then you learn that all art is gateway art and next thing you know you’re using hard art and you’re an art addict and all you can think about is art and all you can do is make art
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Tá súil agam gur 'páistín' a bhí i gceist. Mo thrua an té a bheadh ag foghlaim na Gaeilge ar líne...
January 31, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Tá súil agam gur 'páistín' a bhí i gceist. Mo thrua an té a bheadh ag foghlaim na Gaeilge ar líne...
Are you ADHD, autistic, or both, and find that you struggle with your gender while also feeling very sure of it? This answered a lot of questions for me and it might for you too www.autismbc.ca/blog/advocac...
Understanding Auti-gender and Auti-Ace Identities
Learn about what it means to be auti-gender and auti-ace, understand the history, and be part of positive change.
www.autismbc.ca
January 31, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Are you ADHD, autistic, or both, and find that you struggle with your gender while also feeling very sure of it? This answered a lot of questions for me and it might for you too www.autismbc.ca/blog/advocac...
Wait Piranesi is totally a literary representation of discovering you’re autistic through autistic burnout and then having to construct an unmasked identity isn’t it
January 31, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Wait Piranesi is totally a literary representation of discovering you’re autistic through autistic burnout and then having to construct an unmasked identity isn’t it
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📚 @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social do a range of dyslexia-friendly books from their best-selling adult titles. See the full list here: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/...
January 31, 2026 at 2:44 PM
📚 @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social do a range of dyslexia-friendly books from their best-selling adult titles. See the full list here: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/...
January 31, 2026 at 1:02 AM
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Celebrate St Brigid’s Day! Learn to make a traditional St Brigid’s Cross with Museum Educator Tom Doyle below or join us in person at Workshops at 2pm & 3:30pm, Sat 31 Jan 2026 at the National Museum of Ireland, Turlough Park. Explore more Brigid events across our sites 👉 youtu.be/DMYYaaV2-Sw
How to make a 3 Armed St Brigid's Cross with Straw
YouTube video by National Museum of Ireland
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Celebrate St Brigid’s Day! Learn to make a traditional St Brigid’s Cross with Museum Educator Tom Doyle below or join us in person at Workshops at 2pm & 3:30pm, Sat 31 Jan 2026 at the National Museum of Ireland, Turlough Park. Explore more Brigid events across our sites 👉 youtu.be/DMYYaaV2-Sw
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On St Brigid's Day
Seamus Heaney
Seamus Heaney
January 27, 2026 at 12:10 PM
On St Brigid's Day
Seamus Heaney
Seamus Heaney
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“Ní bhíonn in aon rud ach seal.”
January 26, 2026 at 10:21 PM
“Ní bhíonn in aon rud ach seal.”
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In Leitrim they say that "only the storyteller carries it now".
This is my favourite Leitrim expression.
This is my favourite Leitrim expression.
Five phrases about the transitory nature of all things...
1. Nothing is eternal (Farsi)
2. No one’s candle is lit till dawn (Serbian)
3. No evil shall last a hundred years (Spanish)
4. All snowstorms eventually subside (Icelandic)
5. Everything has an end, except the sausage, which has two (German)
1. Nothing is eternal (Farsi)
2. No one’s candle is lit till dawn (Serbian)
3. No evil shall last a hundred years (Spanish)
4. All snowstorms eventually subside (Icelandic)
5. Everything has an end, except the sausage, which has two (German)
January 26, 2026 at 5:12 PM
In Leitrim they say that "only the storyteller carries it now".
This is my favourite Leitrim expression.
This is my favourite Leitrim expression.