Aiden Kenny
@aidenkenny.bsky.social
Fiftysomething husband and dad. Designer by day, worked in branding for ages, but now enjoying the challenges of #UX and #UI design.
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Someone stole my wife's maroon Raleigh Motus bike in Dublin City Centre this afternoon. If you see it, give me a shout
December 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Someone stole my wife's maroon Raleigh Motus bike in Dublin City Centre this afternoon. If you see it, give me a shout
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“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a man kicking himself in the balls — forever”
- George Orwell
- George Orwell
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 28, 2025 at 12:49 AM
“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a man kicking himself in the balls — forever”
- George Orwell
- George Orwell
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Hohoho! I drew this year's holiday card for my art rep, Felix Comic Art. I wanted the recipients to get something that looked like a piece of vintage original art, but also couldn't help poking some fun at Felix's love for Dark Knight Returns.
December 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Hohoho! I drew this year's holiday card for my art rep, Felix Comic Art. I wanted the recipients to get something that looked like a piece of vintage original art, but also couldn't help poking some fun at Felix's love for Dark Knight Returns.
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A number for the total cost is going to come out in the next few days or weeks and some people are going to be horrified, but this is a great outcome. Houses on Dartmouth Square don't come on the market very often. The state won't lose on this.
jrnl.ie/6912289
jrnl.ie/6912289
Deal to clear way for Metrolink will see ten Ranelagh houses being bought by TII
Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien said he doesn’t know the details and won’t speculate on the purchase price.
jrnl.ie
December 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
A number for the total cost is going to come out in the next few days or weeks and some people are going to be horrified, but this is a great outcome. Houses on Dartmouth Square don't come on the market very often. The state won't lose on this.
jrnl.ie/6912289
jrnl.ie/6912289
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European security cannot depend on the whims of a few thousand red state voters every four years. Trump 2 clearly demonstrates that the US is a society with deep structural problems - this is not just a transitory blip. We need to make long term changes to protect ourselves.
Atlanticism is largely gone for the duration of our lifetime. Probably forever. Live with it. We have to fill this void ourselves, and we should have done so a long time ago. We have enough of crazy maniacs in our own backyard to deal with, without also having to deal with the one in the WH.
December 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
European security cannot depend on the whims of a few thousand red state voters every four years. Trump 2 clearly demonstrates that the US is a society with deep structural problems - this is not just a transitory blip. We need to make long term changes to protect ourselves.
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The Epstein file is the only thing Trump has ever taken his name off of
🚨 "The Justice Department redacted the names and identifiers of victims. Fox News Digital has learned that the same redaction standards were applied to politically exposed individuals and government officials. "
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
Epstein files explode open as DOJ details discovery of powerful figures and more than 1,200 victims
EXCLUSIVE: More than a dozen people and government officials' names appear in the hundreds of thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein files made public Friday, sources said.
www.foxnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The Epstein file is the only thing Trump has ever taken his name off of
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Here we go again.
Another superfluous “legal experts say” news report.
Just delete those three words to get the correct position.
Another superfluous “legal experts say” news report.
Just delete those three words to get the correct position.
NEW: President Donald Trump says he is granting a pardon to Tina Peters, who was convicted on state charges related to tampering with Colorado's election systems. Legal experts say presidential pardons do not apply to state charges.
December 12, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Here we go again.
Another superfluous “legal experts say” news report.
Just delete those three words to get the correct position.
Another superfluous “legal experts say” news report.
Just delete those three words to get the correct position.
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Hey, it's actually pronounced "jaslight"
You've been saying it wrong this whole time.
You've been saying it wrong this whole time.
December 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Hey, it's actually pronounced "jaslight"
You've been saying it wrong this whole time.
You've been saying it wrong this whole time.
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🌲 Welcome to bluesky unwrapped 🌲
Congratulations! You made it through another year. Let's see how you did
This year: 8264 people tried to explain one of your own posts to you
Your posting age is 38
Congratulations! You made it through another year. Let's see how you did
This year: 8264 people tried to explain one of your own posts to you
Your posting age is 38
December 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
🌲 Welcome to bluesky unwrapped 🌲
Congratulations! You made it through another year. Let's see how you did
This year: 8264 people tried to explain one of your own posts to you
Your posting age is 38
Congratulations! You made it through another year. Let's see how you did
This year: 8264 people tried to explain one of your own posts to you
Your posting age is 38
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
September 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
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"build one to throw away" applies to so many things
my best code is written in a two-step process:
1. kludge a working prototype together, don’t worry about the code AT ALL. the point is understanding how the requirements function in reality
2. destroy the prototype completely. build the app for real using my better mental model
1. kludge a working prototype together, don’t worry about the code AT ALL. the point is understanding how the requirements function in reality
2. destroy the prototype completely. build the app for real using my better mental model
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
"build one to throw away" applies to so many things
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Tusk slips the knife in right at the end.
November 23, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Tusk slips the knife in right at the end.
Unnervingly detailed and eminently plausible notional timeline for a potential Russian dismantling of any ceasefire. One to bookmark for future reference.
1/ What a Russian breaking of the ceasefire will look like, step by step.
There are far better experts on this, but I was an Australian diplomat in Ukraine in 2014 so I've seen this play out up close.
So join me, brothers and sisters, as we count down to a fullscale re-invasion.
There are far better experts on this, but I was an Australian diplomat in Ukraine in 2014 so I've seen this play out up close.
So join me, brothers and sisters, as we count down to a fullscale re-invasion.
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Unnervingly detailed and eminently plausible notional timeline for a potential Russian dismantling of any ceasefire. One to bookmark for future reference.
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can't believe the BBC edited Donald Trump's posts to make it seem like he threatened violence against members of Congress
November 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
can't believe the BBC edited Donald Trump's posts to make it seem like he threatened violence against members of Congress
An insightful article exploring ways that agentic AI could potentially disintermediate many of the largest online services. Plenty to think about in this.
And here is the full transcript on our site if you prefer to read (I always prefer to read, we will always offer transcripts heh) www.theverge.com/podcast/8239...
The DoorDash problem and the great AI browser fight
Amazon sued Perplexity this month over its Comet browser, which uses AI agents to do online shopping on your behalf. This is the first major front in the war over who gets to browse the web.
www.theverge.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
An insightful article exploring ways that agentic AI could potentially disintermediate many of the largest online services. Plenty to think about in this.
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If the US system remains trapped in an endless knife fight between a party of good government and a party of nihilistic governance then Europeans need to accept that the US will no longer be a stable partner long after Trump is gone
I'd just like to point out that we spent an entire shipment of air defense interceptors' worth of money on new signs for a name change that isn't even legally the name of the DoD.
Ukraine is currently experiencing rolling blackouts from Russian strikes, btw.
Ukraine is currently experiencing rolling blackouts from Russian strikes, btw.
Letterheads and signage alone would quickly run the bill upward of $1 billion, with a full overhaul likely rising to double that amount.
November 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
If the US system remains trapped in an endless knife fight between a party of good government and a party of nihilistic governance then Europeans need to accept that the US will no longer be a stable partner long after Trump is gone
I love this. Keeping it old school.
November 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I love this. Keeping it old school.
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I hope someone is writing "12 Hangry Men" about the sandwich guy jury
November 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I hope someone is writing "12 Hangry Men" about the sandwich guy jury
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There is an actual life-changing conflict between WFH being cheaper and more efficient, an entire layer of middle managers who need to have meetings to feel alive, and the commercial real estate cabal that runs all cities. It’s going to get so fucking weird.
remote work is like birth control or UBI atp where there’s overwhelming research consensus they improve quality of life for people they apply to, yet access is impeded or blocked by the ruling class because the thought of marginalized ppl having rich full lives makes steam come out their ears
2. Rolling Stone is owned by a large media conglomerate, which is ending remote work across its brands.
My home is Portland, Oregon, ~1,000 miles from the nearest office, so this marks the end of the line for me at RS.
My home is Portland, Oregon, ~1,000 miles from the nearest office, so this marks the end of the line for me at RS.
October 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
There is an actual life-changing conflict between WFH being cheaper and more efficient, an entire layer of middle managers who need to have meetings to feel alive, and the commercial real estate cabal that runs all cities. It’s going to get so fucking weird.
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The Nobel Peace Prize committee's decision to honour someone who has tirelessly campaigned against dictatorship is both worthwhile and welcome, and objectively very funny.
October 10, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The Nobel Peace Prize committee's decision to honour someone who has tirelessly campaigned against dictatorship is both worthwhile and welcome, and objectively very funny.
This post is a work of genius. The replies, oh the replies.
Gavin has shown himself unfit to be President. This is why we should let our current President take a third term, despite his age. Who cares what the constitution says.
October 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This post is a work of genius. The replies, oh the replies.
How long will it take America to recover from being the laughing stock of the world?
PM of Albania having a good laugh with President of Azerbaijan and Macron about Trump repeatedly claiming that he ended the war between their two countries which were not at war with each other.
October 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
How long will it take America to recover from being the laughing stock of the world?