Barry O'Neill
@barryoneill.bsky.social
software guy, trying not to make things worse
It's a matter of time. ( bsky.app/profile/smoo... )
December 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
It's a matter of time. ( bsky.app/profile/smoo... )
Disappointing stuff from @github.com - Spam marketing for Americans, some semblance of good internet citizenship for others. #github #privacy ( github.com/resources/ev... )
October 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Disappointing stuff from @github.com - Spam marketing for Americans, some semblance of good internet citizenship for others. #github #privacy ( github.com/resources/ev... )
Hi Google, I think I'll pass on this amazing event. And setup a filter for your marketing email too.
August 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Hi Google, I think I'll pass on this amazing event. And setup a filter for your marketing email too.
I've never stumbled across a dead body. But now I know what that would feel like, thanks to the few seconds this morning after opening my hotel room curtains
August 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I've never stumbled across a dead body. But now I know what that would feel like, thanks to the few seconds this morning after opening my hotel room curtains
July 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I just did a search - looks like @smartdublin.bsky.social have been busy scrubbing all evidence of 'Brendan' from the internet.
June 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I just did a search - looks like @smartdublin.bsky.social have been busy scrubbing all evidence of 'Brendan' from the internet.
The only explanation is that somebody over at the @democrats.org accidentally sent out an old draft from last year. Right?
June 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The only explanation is that somebody over at the @democrats.org accidentally sent out an old draft from last year. Right?
Adventures with ChatGPT
June 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Adventures with ChatGPT
This is just straight up teaching people to not install software updates
February 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This is just straight up teaching people to not install software updates
I generally only boot windows these days when I'm going to play games. Fresh install of Win11, installed FanControl, and went to the start menu to find it. What unmitigated trash this OS has become.
December 23, 2024 at 2:41 PM
I generally only boot windows these days when I'm going to play games. Fresh install of Win11, installed FanControl, and went to the start menu to find it. What unmitigated trash this OS has become.
my favourite kind of PR
![The Kate Beaton "Aww Yiss" meme, where the bird is saying "Motha Freakin [+91 -1248]", the numbers being a file changed delta on a github PR](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fkbnxeiooyrqykw74hib3w43/bafkreieuzhjkzxhzd2rclohi4njtrz6udcctyxrlmvtvrpb3hseu27mvei@jpeg)
November 15, 2024 at 2:12 AM
my favourite kind of PR
Meta mass harvesting user biometric data under the guise of "preventing bots". Sure, they say they delete the selfie raw data, but do they delete the models they build from it? I wouldn't bank on it
September 6, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Meta mass harvesting user biometric data under the guise of "preventing bots". Sure, they say they delete the selfie raw data, but do they delete the models they build from it? I wouldn't bank on it
getting old in tech
July 15, 2024 at 5:57 PM
getting old in tech
The STATE of this sandwich I just got in Dublin airport. I'm ashamed on their behalf. This is Ireland, we're supposed to fleece the customer on prices, not mess with the food.
July 8, 2024 at 7:23 AM
The STATE of this sandwich I just got in Dublin airport. I'm ashamed on their behalf. This is Ireland, we're supposed to fleece the customer on prices, not mess with the food.
Rant: both metric and imperial nuts/bolts are commonplace in the US. Hardware stores carry dual metric/SAE socket sets. However, when it comes to drilling, metric is treated as a niche specialty. Look at this picture of a common drill bit set. "9/64ths is a bit tight, better go for a 5/32 bit" 😶
May 28, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Rant: both metric and imperial nuts/bolts are commonplace in the US. Hardware stores carry dual metric/SAE socket sets. However, when it comes to drilling, metric is treated as a niche specialty. Look at this picture of a common drill bit set. "9/64ths is a bit tight, better go for a 5/32 bit" 😶
I'm always there for support every time my talented colleagues raise a PR to shutdown a legacy service.
March 6, 2024 at 8:10 PM
I'm always there for support every time my talented colleagues raise a PR to shutdown a legacy service.
Stay classy, New Jersey
February 11, 2024 at 3:45 AM
Stay classy, New Jersey
I've spent over a decade driving in various states in the US, and I think time would be better spent teaching drivers here what the thicker, permanent white lines on the highways are
January 16, 2024 at 1:29 PM
I've spent over a decade driving in various states in the US, and I think time would be better spent teaching drivers here what the thicker, permanent white lines on the highways are
I've waited so long for that setup and it finally happened. Now I can retire.
January 8, 2024 at 3:07 PM
I've waited so long for that setup and it finally happened. Now I can retire.
I have found the time travel aisle in this supermarket. Take a day off, capitalism, ffs
December 31, 2023 at 5:23 PM
I have found the time travel aisle in this supermarket. Take a day off, capitalism, ffs
Ah yes, that looks like a job for a .. *squint*.. 13/64 drill bit. C'mon American engineering, even the drug users are on metric
December 9, 2023 at 4:02 AM
Ah yes, that looks like a job for a .. *squint*.. 13/64 drill bit. C'mon American engineering, even the drug users are on metric
I thought Wes Craven died years ago but he's apparently decorating holiday ice cream cakes for Wegmans
November 20, 2023 at 3:44 AM
I thought Wes Craven died years ago but he's apparently decorating holiday ice cream cakes for Wegmans
You know you're in for a rollercoaster of nonsense when the email structure starts with this
November 1, 2023 at 4:23 PM
You know you're in for a rollercoaster of nonsense when the email structure starts with this