Ciaran McGrath
@cerandor.com
Writer of stuff, player of games, enjoyer of life. Living with cancer, trying to be a better person one day at a time.
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Shopping small is meaningful!
November 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Shopping small is meaningful!
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Now available to watch on Talking Pictures Encore, 'The Stone Tape' by Nigel Kneale, first broadcast on BBC 2 on Christmas Day 1972. Reassuringly still dark and terrifying in the manner only horror and supernatural drama tv from the early 70s could be.
www.tptvencore.co.uk/product/tpmo...
www.tptvencore.co.uk/product/tpmo...
Encore
www.tptvencore.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Now available to watch on Talking Pictures Encore, 'The Stone Tape' by Nigel Kneale, first broadcast on BBC 2 on Christmas Day 1972. Reassuringly still dark and terrifying in the manner only horror and supernatural drama tv from the early 70s could be.
www.tptvencore.co.uk/product/tpmo...
www.tptvencore.co.uk/product/tpmo...
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The enemy is always aristocracy. It changes shape to fit whatever society we’re in, but the desire for it is endemic for certain types of people. You must learn to hate it as much as it hates you.
"At least $5.9 trillion will be inherited by billionaire children over the next 15 years, the bank calculates."
Billionaires are inheriting record levels of wealth, UBS report finds reut.rs/3MFJWnW
December 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The enemy is always aristocracy. It changes shape to fit whatever society we’re in, but the desire for it is endemic for certain types of people. You must learn to hate it as much as it hates you.
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The Darkside Detective is currently free on Epic! Tell your friends and enemies!
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/the-...
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December 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The Darkside Detective is currently free on Epic! Tell your friends and enemies!
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/the-...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/the-...
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Cruelty is anhedonic. It rarely delivers the euphoria promised because, in the abstract, what feels righteous and joyful inevitably reveals itself to be sordid and small. Then it's "No not like that". "No not enough". "No the real battle, the forever war to make this feel good starts now". Forever.
Note how these awful people are getting exactly the exclusions of children that they demanded and *that still isn’t enough for them*: they demand everyone be delighted about it and kiss their arses for being brilliant.
December 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Cruelty is anhedonic. It rarely delivers the euphoria promised because, in the abstract, what feels righteous and joyful inevitably reveals itself to be sordid and small. Then it's "No not like that". "No not enough". "No the real battle, the forever war to make this feel good starts now". Forever.
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As an ex-Dubliner, this is an incredible and very accurate guide. One of the first things I missed when I emigrated was the sheer Christmas Craic in Dublin. It's definitely worth a weekend visit in December if you can afford it (just let the O'Pubes replace the markets)
This week, we've rounded up the best pubs in Dublin for Christmas decor and festivities - can also be used as a 'what to avoid' guide if it's not your jam, but we cover the spectrum from 'ah, that's nice' to 'massive crowds here' --
#SpeirGorm
www.weirdodublinpubs.com/weirdo-guide...
#SpeirGorm
www.weirdodublinpubs.com/weirdo-guide...
December 4, 2025 at 7:45 AM
As an ex-Dubliner, this is an incredible and very accurate guide. One of the first things I missed when I emigrated was the sheer Christmas Craic in Dublin. It's definitely worth a weekend visit in December if you can afford it (just let the O'Pubes replace the markets)
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The Complex, one of the last large arts and cultural spaces in Dublin City Centre are getting evicted on Jan 14th. I cannot emphasize enough how much of a blow this will be to the arts community in Ireland. Please sign the petition if you can, it takes only a minute! my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa...
Save The Complex in Dublin
I'm getting behind the The Complex Cultural & Arts space. Stop the eviction! Please sign & share
my.uplift.ie
December 4, 2025 at 9:13 AM
The Complex, one of the last large arts and cultural spaces in Dublin City Centre are getting evicted on Jan 14th. I cannot emphasize enough how much of a blow this will be to the arts community in Ireland. Please sign the petition if you can, it takes only a minute! my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa...
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Seems more promising than "there was an em dash it must be fake!"
And yeah, I might not be able to remember every detail about the stuff I've written, owing to my moth-brained memory, but you risk me launching into a loving 6 hour presentation if you ask me questions about a scene or character.
And yeah, I might not be able to remember every detail about the stuff I've written, owing to my moth-brained memory, but you risk me launching into a loving 6 hour presentation if you ask me questions about a scene or character.
December 4, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Seems more promising than "there was an em dash it must be fake!"
And yeah, I might not be able to remember every detail about the stuff I've written, owing to my moth-brained memory, but you risk me launching into a loving 6 hour presentation if you ask me questions about a scene or character.
And yeah, I might not be able to remember every detail about the stuff I've written, owing to my moth-brained memory, but you risk me launching into a loving 6 hour presentation if you ask me questions about a scene or character.
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Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
Fellowship
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December 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
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An hour ago, on Sunk Island in East Yorkshire, the sky lit up with #aurora. Dancing pillars and vivid reds to the naked eye, despite the almost full Moon! Welcome to winter! 💃
December 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
An hour ago, on Sunk Island in East Yorkshire, the sky lit up with #aurora. Dancing pillars and vivid reds to the naked eye, despite the almost full Moon! Welcome to winter! 💃
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never been more angry than when i was giving a guy at the end of the street where i lived at the time a mince pie and a fiver and someone actually stopped their car to shout at me not to give them any money because they'd just use it on drugs
this feels like another iteration of the "what if I give a homeless man money and he buys booze" thing. So then he bought booze, so what, you are not his personal life coach. You did your bit now go live your life.
Balancing "no person with a disability should be denied accommodations" with "it's important to discourage non-disabled people from pretending to be disabled to take advantage of these accommodations" is really difficult and I don't have a great answer for what anyone should do about it.
December 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
never been more angry than when i was giving a guy at the end of the street where i lived at the time a mince pie and a fiver and someone actually stopped their car to shout at me not to give them any money because they'd just use it on drugs
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I don't need to make more nonsense than I'm already making but heavens alive this makes me want to make more nonsense than I'm already making
A book from the 19th century that depicts the Rhine Valley by creating an impression of three-dimensionality and spatial distance.
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
December 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I don't need to make more nonsense than I'm already making but heavens alive this makes me want to make more nonsense than I'm already making
On top of the excellence of the cover, the story it advertises, “Dinobot Hunt,” was a great example of UK Transformers’ narrative sophistication: the bad guys manipulate the good guys without the latter ever realising it, even as they’re maimed and injured.
I’m not saying this is the greatest comic book cover of all time. But it’s up there.
#GreatestComicCover
#GreatestComicCover
December 3, 2025 at 12:14 PM
On top of the excellence of the cover, the story it advertises, “Dinobot Hunt,” was a great example of UK Transformers’ narrative sophistication: the bad guys manipulate the good guys without the latter ever realising it, even as they’re maimed and injured.
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I’m not saying this is the greatest comic book cover of all time. But it’s up there.
#GreatestComicCover
#GreatestComicCover
December 3, 2025 at 9:07 AM
I’m not saying this is the greatest comic book cover of all time. But it’s up there.
#GreatestComicCover
#GreatestComicCover
Rentaghost is one of those fevered childhood dreams that marked an entire generation of kids without them realising it.
Lynda La Plante as Tamara Novek nursing the bedridden employees of Rentaghost in a tableau reminiscent of Hieronymus Bosch at his most fevered.
December 3, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Rentaghost is one of those fevered childhood dreams that marked an entire generation of kids without them realising it.
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Min Jack Chambers claim: “number of judicial reviews rapidly growing. 2024 saw 43% increase on 2023, & 2025 a further 30% increase in cases in Court”
Factcheck “number of JR decreasing year on year..members of public to take 40% fewer in 2025 & overall JRs will be 15% lower this year”
links below
Factcheck “number of JR decreasing year on year..members of public to take 40% fewer in 2025 & overall JRs will be 15% lower this year”
links below
December 3, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Min Jack Chambers claim: “number of judicial reviews rapidly growing. 2024 saw 43% increase on 2023, & 2025 a further 30% increase in cases in Court”
Factcheck “number of JR decreasing year on year..members of public to take 40% fewer in 2025 & overall JRs will be 15% lower this year”
links below
Factcheck “number of JR decreasing year on year..members of public to take 40% fewer in 2025 & overall JRs will be 15% lower this year”
links below
Sure, fair enough. (Surprised to be quite that offline though…)
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December 3, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Sure, fair enough. (Surprised to be quite that offline though…)
Check out your 2025 Bluesky Harvest from @anisota.net! https://anisota.net/harvest/
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The Alt National Park Service has spent months stealing from journalists, directly plagiarizing the work of others more than a hundred times.
With more than 4.3 million followers on Facebook and nearly 900k here on Bluesky, they've built a massive following on theft.
With more than 4.3 million followers on Facebook and nearly 900k here on Bluesky, they've built a massive following on theft.
The "Alt National Park Service:" On Plagiarism, Part 1
The first in a three-part series.
jjoycelynch.substack.com
August 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The Alt National Park Service has spent months stealing from journalists, directly plagiarizing the work of others more than a hundred times.
With more than 4.3 million followers on Facebook and nearly 900k here on Bluesky, they've built a massive following on theft.
With more than 4.3 million followers on Facebook and nearly 900k here on Bluesky, they've built a massive following on theft.
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'Night Of The Satellite'
1,600 images from a time-lapse sequence photographed by Kimiya Yui are repaired, remastered and retimed to create this 2x real time video footage, with music by Chris Zabriskie.
Credit: Kimiya Yui / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran
youtu.be/_5pxjt33IF0
1,600 images from a time-lapse sequence photographed by Kimiya Yui are repaired, remastered and retimed to create this 2x real time video footage, with music by Chris Zabriskie.
Credit: Kimiya Yui / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran
youtu.be/_5pxjt33IF0
ISS - Night Of The Satellite
YouTube video by Seán Doran
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December 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
'Night Of The Satellite'
1,600 images from a time-lapse sequence photographed by Kimiya Yui are repaired, remastered and retimed to create this 2x real time video footage, with music by Chris Zabriskie.
Credit: Kimiya Yui / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran
youtu.be/_5pxjt33IF0
1,600 images from a time-lapse sequence photographed by Kimiya Yui are repaired, remastered and retimed to create this 2x real time video footage, with music by Chris Zabriskie.
Credit: Kimiya Yui / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran
youtu.be/_5pxjt33IF0
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Obviously this is impossible because Alan Moore looks like he's genetically a wizard, it's simply impossible to imagine what he would look like as a schoolboy oh there he is.
Spot Alan Moore in his 6th form Northampton Grammar School photo, taken two days before he was expelled
December 2, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Obviously this is impossible because Alan Moore looks like he's genetically a wizard, it's simply impossible to imagine what he would look like as a schoolboy oh there he is.
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☃️ This little s̶n̶o̶w̶crowman comes in card form exclusively as a FREE gift with all orders placed on www.ciaraioch.com/artprints during the month of December, while stocks last!
He's also available as a lil' print here: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
He's also available as a lil' print here: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
December 2, 2025 at 10:19 AM
☃️ This little s̶n̶o̶w̶crowman comes in card form exclusively as a FREE gift with all orders placed on www.ciaraioch.com/artprints during the month of December, while stocks last!
He's also available as a lil' print here: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
He's also available as a lil' print here: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
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Holy shit, and there we have why the humanities are vital for those in STEM, that's absolutely magical
December 2, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Holy shit, and there we have why the humanities are vital for those in STEM, that's absolutely magical
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What a fascinating article!
Tumour growth is reduced by exercise due to a shift in the body’s metabolism that means muscle cells outcompete cancer cells in the race to get sugar to grow
We now have a greater understanding of how exercise slows cancer
Tumour growth is reduced by exercise due to a shift in the body’s metabolism that means muscle cells outcompete cancer cells in the race to get sugar to grow
www.newscientist.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:46 PM
What a fascinating article!
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you have no idea how many people asked for this in a hoodie as well (it was A LOT), so here:
December 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
you have no idea how many people asked for this in a hoodie as well (it was A LOT), so here: