Pete Connolly
@peteconnolly.co.uk
Mid-50s male, still interested in tech despite 35 years in the computer / IT business. Dublin-born England resident and sports-phobic. Likes cats, food and photography, not necessarily in that order.
Flying back from Dublin yesterday, some of the views over north Wales were just beautiful.
April 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Flying back from Dublin yesterday, some of the views over north Wales were just beautiful.
Always a high point of spring, the Japanese Maple in our garden coming to life again.
April 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Always a high point of spring, the Japanese Maple in our garden coming to life again.
BA is moving some big planes around, getting ready to resume operations from Heathrow at some point. I guess this Airbus A380 will be to repatriate some poor souls who have been trapped all day.
March 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
BA is moving some big planes around, getting ready to resume operations from Heathrow at some point. I guess this Airbus A380 will be to repatriate some poor souls who have been trapped all day.
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Hullo BlueSky people. Moved the band page from X cos Elon Musk is a cunt. Next up for The Skalps - Dublin's favourite big band with a ska-punk attitude - is the All-Shucked Up Festival in Howth where we play McNeills next Saturday, 1st March at 10:30pm.
February 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Hullo BlueSky people. Moved the band page from X cos Elon Musk is a cunt. Next up for The Skalps - Dublin's favourite big band with a ska-punk attitude - is the All-Shucked Up Festival in Howth where we play McNeills next Saturday, 1st March at 10:30pm.
Working in Utrecht for a couple of days and I came across this monument to Truus Van Lier. Such courage on a young woman.
The question for children "what do you think she has in her bag?"
A pistol for nazis, obviously.
The question for children "what do you think she has in her bag?"
A pistol for nazis, obviously.
January 14, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Working in Utrecht for a couple of days and I came across this monument to Truus Van Lier. Such courage on a young woman.
The question for children "what do you think she has in her bag?"
A pistol for nazis, obviously.
The question for children "what do you think she has in her bag?"
A pistol for nazis, obviously.
I seem to be getting over that chest infection, thankfully. That hit me hard for a week, after having a heavy cold since mid December. Not a good winter so far.
January 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM
I seem to be getting over that chest infection, thankfully. That hit me hard for a week, after having a heavy cold since mid December. Not a good winter so far.
Walking down from Smithfield through Little Britain towards Postman's Park, you catch sight of St Paul's as you come around the bend. Always greateful this angle wasn't interfere with. (Yet?).
#London
#LondonHistory
#London
#LondonHistory
December 19, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Walking down from Smithfield through Little Britain towards Postman's Park, you catch sight of St Paul's as you come around the bend. Always greateful this angle wasn't interfere with. (Yet?).
#London
#LondonHistory
#London
#LondonHistory
I'd never looked up at Bishopsgate Tesco, but I did on Wednesday. It used to be the Fire Station, according to the masonry. I always thought 4 (5?) wide doors were an odd feature, and it must have been a coaching stop or something.
December 13, 2024 at 1:38 PM
I'd never looked up at Bishopsgate Tesco, but I did on Wednesday. It used to be the Fire Station, according to the masonry. I always thought 4 (5?) wide doors were an odd feature, and it must have been a coaching stop or something.
I turned right at the barbican exit from Farringdon and wandered down to Smithfield. A fair amount of history there, some of it quite violent.
See the alt-text for the memorial wording.
See the alt-text for the memorial wording.
December 9, 2024 at 5:10 PM
I turned right at the barbican exit from Farringdon and wandered down to Smithfield. A fair amount of history there, some of it quite violent.
See the alt-text for the memorial wording.
See the alt-text for the memorial wording.
At littlecote house hotel in Berkshire. The roman villa's triclinium (dining and reception room) with the heated floor.
December 8, 2024 at 3:00 PM
At littlecote house hotel in Berkshire. The roman villa's triclinium (dining and reception room) with the heated floor.
Telling the cat to make the most of the winter sunshine today, this is as good as it'll be this weekend.
December 6, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Telling the cat to make the most of the winter sunshine today, this is as good as it'll be this weekend.
I passed by the Gherkin today (30 St Mary Axe) and saw the tomb of the Unknown Roman London girl. She was found here in 1995, when the Baltic Exchange was being demolished and the Gherkin built. She was estimated to be between 13 and 17 years old. She was reburied in a ceremony in April 2007.
December 4, 2024 at 4:34 PM
I passed by the Gherkin today (30 St Mary Axe) and saw the tomb of the Unknown Roman London girl. She was found here in 1995, when the Baltic Exchange was being demolished and the Gherkin built. She was estimated to be between 13 and 17 years old. She was reburied in a ceremony in April 2007.
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Russia is still committing war crimes basically every day
During the night, the Russian army launched an attack on Ternopil using an Iranian drone.
The strike targeted a random residential building, leaving at least one person dead and several others injured. 👇
The strike targeted a random residential building, leaving at least one person dead and several others injured. 👇
December 2, 2024 at 11:01 AM
Russia is still committing war crimes basically every day
Back in Dublin for the annual social, we went for a stroll along the south Bull Wall. Picked a great day for it.
November 29, 2024 at 10:05 PM
Back in Dublin for the annual social, we went for a stroll along the south Bull Wall. Picked a great day for it.
A plaque in Reading Train Station that I'd never seen before. Half hidden by a portable notice board, around the rear of the Three Guineas pub.
November 26, 2024 at 5:51 PM
A plaque in Reading Train Station that I'd never seen before. Half hidden by a portable notice board, around the rear of the Three Guineas pub.
A wild and windy walk in Fence woods led me to this pile of lumber, harvested back in September. I know it's a commercial forest, but I prefer them growing. The wind through their branches today would have been spectacular.
November 23, 2024 at 4:41 PM
A wild and windy walk in Fence woods led me to this pile of lumber, harvested back in September. I know it's a commercial forest, but I prefer them growing. The wind through their branches today would have been spectacular.
Amen to this. I have a job, this isn't it. If you want me to 'debate you', be prepared for an invoice. I'm here for distraction,humour and education, not to entertain a fash.
This obsession is unhealthy. Our horizons are fine. Also social media, for most, is not a job. It is not school. It is socializing. And it’s fine to say “I don’t want to hang out with Nazis, homophobes, transphobes etc in my free time.”
Opinion - The problem with Bluesky: It won’t broaden our horizons: In the wake of Donald Trump’s election win, the social-media platform has enjoyed a surge of new users looking for an alternative to Elon Musk’s X. But will it be useful, if it just creates an echo chamber for the left?
November 22, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Amen to this. I have a job, this isn't it. If you want me to 'debate you', be prepared for an invoice. I'm here for distraction,humour and education, not to entertain a fash.
The view from my desk over the main entrance to Liverpool Street station and the site of the old Bethleham hospital ("bedlam").
November 20, 2024 at 11:40 AM
The view from my desk over the main entrance to Liverpool Street station and the site of the old Bethleham hospital ("bedlam").
I lived in Berkshire for 20+ years before I knew about the Roman house remains at Littlecote House, 8 miles away. I couldn't believe the beauty of the mosaic, just sitting out there in the grounds of a hotel. Here's one shot of it from plenty I've taken.
November 16, 2024 at 9:22 PM
I lived in Berkshire for 20+ years before I knew about the Roman house remains at Littlecote House, 8 miles away. I couldn't believe the beauty of the mosaic, just sitting out there in the grounds of a hotel. Here's one shot of it from plenty I've taken.
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A beautiful #Roman glass vessel in the shape of a cargo boat, in a rich cobalt blue. It was made in Italy about 2000 years ago but still looks amazing today! #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientGlass AncientBlueSky
November 16, 2024 at 11:49 AM
A beautiful #Roman glass vessel in the shape of a cargo boat, in a rich cobalt blue. It was made in Italy about 2000 years ago but still looks amazing today! #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientGlass AncientBlueSky
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There’s something extraordinary about this otherwise pretty standard Late Bronze Age axehead:
A human fingerprint. A real, visible and tangible connection to someone from 3000 years ago. If that doesn’t give you goosebumps, idk what will. 🥹
#FindsFriday
Link to record: finds.org.uk/database/art...
A human fingerprint. A real, visible and tangible connection to someone from 3000 years ago. If that doesn’t give you goosebumps, idk what will. 🥹
#FindsFriday
Link to record: finds.org.uk/database/art...
November 15, 2024 at 6:41 PM
There’s something extraordinary about this otherwise pretty standard Late Bronze Age axehead:
A human fingerprint. A real, visible and tangible connection to someone from 3000 years ago. If that doesn’t give you goosebumps, idk what will. 🥹
#FindsFriday
Link to record: finds.org.uk/database/art...
A human fingerprint. A real, visible and tangible connection to someone from 3000 years ago. If that doesn’t give you goosebumps, idk what will. 🥹
#FindsFriday
Link to record: finds.org.uk/database/art...
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If you are an editor of a magazine whose readers include people who are worried about keeping themselves and their loved ones safe in the upcoming Trump administration, I know a lot about this, I am here to give tech advice, and I care about reaching people who don't read EFF blog posts.
November 15, 2024 at 6:47 PM
If you are an editor of a magazine whose readers include people who are worried about keeping themselves and their loved ones safe in the upcoming Trump administration, I know a lot about this, I am here to give tech advice, and I care about reaching people who don't read EFF blog posts.
November 15, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Woken up at 6:30am by a very insistent ginger lad. He was headbutting my hand forcibly to get me to pat his head. Great alarm clock work, Fred.
November 13, 2024 at 7:34 AM
Woken up at 6:30am by a very insistent ginger lad. He was headbutting my hand forcibly to get me to pat his head. Great alarm clock work, Fred.
Drove Lane, Cold Ash, Berkshire. The road was used to bring the sheep to market back in the day, hence the name.
November 9, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Drove Lane, Cold Ash, Berkshire. The road was used to bring the sheep to market back in the day, hence the name.