Alan
@apertum.ie
Moved to Ireland from the UK, I do technology stuff (web, 3d printing, electronics) and a bit of tourism hosting on the side.
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What did we get stuck in our rectums last year? defector.com/what-did-we-...
What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year? | Defector
This is the time of year to be grateful for not having things stuck in our asses, and to think of those less fortunate than us. So spare a thought for those Americans who misjudged the capacity of the...
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December 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
What did we get stuck in our rectums last year? defector.com/what-did-we-...
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Trump to child from Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania is great, we won Pennsylvania, actually three times. We won it a landslide.
December 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Trump to child from Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania is great, we won Pennsylvania, actually three times. We won it a landslide.
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Trump: I am fine. You sound beautiful and cute. How old are you?
Caller: I am eight
Caller: I am eight
December 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Trump: I am fine. You sound beautiful and cute. How old are you?
Caller: I am eight
Caller: I am eight
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Reminds me of the time I decorated a Christmas cake with Stonehenge rendered in marzipan.
December 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Reminds me of the time I decorated a Christmas cake with Stonehenge rendered in marzipan.
Having a few adult beverages, youngest will drive me home later. After 21 years he is at last useful! #speirgorm
December 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Having a few adult beverages, youngest will drive me home later. After 21 years he is at last useful! #speirgorm
Youngest had a bit of a failure with the gingerbread house construction (gable end cracked), but pulled victory from the jaws of defeat by pivoting to making a gingerbread wedge tomb. #speirgorm #Poulnabrone
December 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Youngest had a bit of a failure with the gingerbread house construction (gable end cracked), but pulled victory from the jaws of defeat by pivoting to making a gingerbread wedge tomb. #speirgorm #Poulnabrone
Norad or Flightradar, who to believe? www.flightradar24.com/R3DN053/3d9f...
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December 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Norad or Flightradar, who to believe? www.flightradar24.com/R3DN053/3d9f...
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The new Banner Plaza in Ennis is v impressive.
It's a bit odd that a motorway service station is a place to connect with the heritage & culture of a place, but it works!
They have a wall of Clare Presidents & a Seomra Ceol that showcases the strong Clare heritage of Irish trad music.
#Speirgorm
It's a bit odd that a motorway service station is a place to connect with the heritage & culture of a place, but it works!
They have a wall of Clare Presidents & a Seomra Ceol that showcases the strong Clare heritage of Irish trad music.
#Speirgorm
December 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The new Banner Plaza in Ennis is v impressive.
It's a bit odd that a motorway service station is a place to connect with the heritage & culture of a place, but it works!
They have a wall of Clare Presidents & a Seomra Ceol that showcases the strong Clare heritage of Irish trad music.
#Speirgorm
It's a bit odd that a motorway service station is a place to connect with the heritage & culture of a place, but it works!
They have a wall of Clare Presidents & a Seomra Ceol that showcases the strong Clare heritage of Irish trad music.
#Speirgorm
Clearly we need to invest more in offshore wind to protect ourselves from naval invasion.
December 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Clearly we need to invest more in offshore wind to protect ourselves from naval invasion.
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Singer Chris Rea, known for hits including Driving Home For Christmas, has died at the age of 74.
“It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Chris. He passed away peacefully in hospital earlier today,” a statement from his wife and two children said.
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“It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Chris. He passed away peacefully in hospital earlier today,” a statement from his wife and two children said.
jrnl.ie/6910947
December 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Singer Chris Rea, known for hits including Driving Home For Christmas, has died at the age of 74.
“It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Chris. He passed away peacefully in hospital earlier today,” a statement from his wife and two children said.
jrnl.ie/6910947
“It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Chris. He passed away peacefully in hospital earlier today,” a statement from his wife and two children said.
jrnl.ie/6910947
We have 56 packets of cheese and onion taytos as part of our Christmas preparations. Apparently this is perfectly normal and I shouldn't comment on it. #speirgorm
December 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We have 56 packets of cheese and onion taytos as part of our Christmas preparations. Apparently this is perfectly normal and I shouldn't comment on it. #speirgorm
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December 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Just a little "head up". The December solstice will be at on the 21st (Sunday) at 15:02 Dublin time. That is the shortest day, so Monday is when the days start to get longer.
December 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Just a little "head up". The December solstice will be at on the 21st (Sunday) at 15:02 Dublin time. That is the shortest day, so Monday is when the days start to get longer.
This is incredibly stupid, but mandating a proprietary font face in this way is a sneaky mandate for the operating system that includes it. It is $442 for the full font license unbundled.
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
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December 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This is incredibly stupid, but mandating a proprietary font face in this way is a sneaky mandate for the operating system that includes it. It is $442 for the full font license unbundled.
#stormbram is arriving in County Clare. Bit breezy, and the chickens have decided to hide inside.
December 9, 2025 at 1:40 PM
#stormbram is arriving in County Clare. Bit breezy, and the chickens have decided to hide inside.
There is absolutely no way women should be served smaller portions in restaurants, or I wouldn't be able to help finish her chips.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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December 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
There is absolutely no way women should be served smaller portions in restaurants, or I wouldn't be able to help finish her chips.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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#StormBram
‘The waves were so great that in their troughs the shallows of the shore were almost visible, and the schooner, with all sails set, was rushing with such speed that, in the words of one old salt, "she must fetch up somewhere, if it was only in hell".’
#Dracula #SpéirGhorm
‘The waves were so great that in their troughs the shallows of the shore were almost visible, and the schooner, with all sails set, was rushing with such speed that, in the words of one old salt, "she must fetch up somewhere, if it was only in hell".’
#Dracula #SpéirGhorm
December 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM
#StormBram
‘The waves were so great that in their troughs the shallows of the shore were almost visible, and the schooner, with all sails set, was rushing with such speed that, in the words of one old salt, "she must fetch up somewhere, if it was only in hell".’
#Dracula #SpéirGhorm
‘The waves were so great that in their troughs the shallows of the shore were almost visible, and the schooner, with all sails set, was rushing with such speed that, in the words of one old salt, "she must fetch up somewhere, if it was only in hell".’
#Dracula #SpéirGhorm
"WWJD" isn't the legal basis I was expecting them to reach for.
She compares the boat strikes to Jesus breaking the sabbath to heal someone.
December 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
"WWJD" isn't the legal basis I was expecting them to reach for.
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It's just insane that no pilot thought of this route before AI brilliantly came up with it!!!!!!!!
December 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
It's just insane that no pilot thought of this route before AI brilliantly came up with it!!!!!!!!
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Yellow Weather warning issued by met.ie
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Wind warning for Ireland
From 09/12/2025 03:00 to 09/12/2025 21:00
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Wind warning for Ireland
From 09/12/2025 03:00 to 09/12/2025 21:00
December 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Yellow Weather warning issued by met.ie
🟡 🍃 🌀
Wind warning for Ireland
From 09/12/2025 03:00 to 09/12/2025 21:00
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Wind warning for Ireland
From 09/12/2025 03:00 to 09/12/2025 21:00
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Harry McGee, on the IT politics podcast, just asserted that the recent drones seen around Zelenskyy’s visit were military grade weapons launched from within the Irish state by foreign agents. There’s no evidence for any of this, it’s absolutely unhinged.
December 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Harry McGee, on the IT politics podcast, just asserted that the recent drones seen around Zelenskyy’s visit were military grade weapons launched from within the Irish state by foreign agents. There’s no evidence for any of this, it’s absolutely unhinged.
My guess is that this story is going to go quiet when they work out what was going on. My bet is they were "friendly" but being slightly naughty inside the 12 mile limit. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Investigation into drone activity during Zelensky arrival
Gardaí have launched an investigation after several drones were spotted operating off Howth as the Ukrainian president arrived in Dublin earlier this week.
www.rte.ie
December 6, 2025 at 9:21 AM
My guess is that this story is going to go quiet when they work out what was going on. My bet is they were "friendly" but being slightly naughty inside the 12 mile limit. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
#LateLateToyShow I am not old enough to form opinions on the best tractors for slurry purposes.
December 5, 2025 at 11:29 PM
#LateLateToyShow I am not old enough to form opinions on the best tractors for slurry purposes.
#LateLateToyShow Nyla showing Patrick how presenting is done
December 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
#LateLateToyShow Nyla showing Patrick how presenting is done