Ciarán Bradley
@ciaranbradley.bsky.social
Irish. Music-y code-y fella.
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Ciarán Bradley
@ciaranbradley.bsky.social
· Jul 23
"No, you're still on mute. Press the one that looks like a microphone."
Took the bins out. No-one else has bins out on our street. Checked the council leaflet again, it said bins on Wednesday. Tomorrow is Wednesday. Checked my phone, it is now Tuesday night. Our bins are out. No-one elses' bins are out. I can't remember where I am. #InTheBleakMidAfterChristmas
December 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Took the bins out. No-one else has bins out on our street. Checked the council leaflet again, it said bins on Wednesday. Tomorrow is Wednesday. Checked my phone, it is now Tuesday night. Our bins are out. No-one elses' bins are out. I can't remember where I am. #InTheBleakMidAfterChristmas
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Now watching the King's speech.
December 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Now watching the King's speech.
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Christmas Eve. The perfect time for ghost stories…
TOND
A one-off story from the Broken Veil channel.
Patreon.com/brokenveil
(or wherever you get your podcasts.)
TOND
A one-off story from the Broken Veil channel.
Patreon.com/brokenveil
(or wherever you get your podcasts.)
December 24, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Christmas Eve. The perfect time for ghost stories…
TOND
A one-off story from the Broken Veil channel.
Patreon.com/brokenveil
(or wherever you get your podcasts.)
TOND
A one-off story from the Broken Veil channel.
Patreon.com/brokenveil
(or wherever you get your podcasts.)
@nickhewitt4.bsky.social Apologies, but out of pure curiosity, "Nick Hewitt" is named as the writer of this Obit. Is it you? www.theguardian.com/theguardian/...
Joe Lambert obituary
Other lives: Anarchic outdoorsman who was proud to be known as a gentleman of the river
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
@nickhewitt4.bsky.social Apologies, but out of pure curiosity, "Nick Hewitt" is named as the writer of this Obit. Is it you? www.theguardian.com/theguardian/...
I'm just back from three weeks in Ireland. What did I miss?
(I know Ireland has BSKY, I just avoid social media where I can when home).
(I know Ireland has BSKY, I just avoid social media where I can when home).
September 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I'm just back from three weeks in Ireland. What did I miss?
(I know Ireland has BSKY, I just avoid social media where I can when home).
(I know Ireland has BSKY, I just avoid social media where I can when home).
...
I've a Union Jack shower curtain.
I've a Kingdom of Wessex flag on the ceiling of the bedroom.
I've one of every overseas territory hanging along the hall.
I've Jolly Roger bunting along the front lawn.
No please, please, let me finish...
I've a Union Jack shower curtain.
I've a Kingdom of Wessex flag on the ceiling of the bedroom.
I've one of every overseas territory hanging along the hall.
I've Jolly Roger bunting along the front lawn.
No please, please, let me finish...
September 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
...
I've a Union Jack shower curtain.
I've a Kingdom of Wessex flag on the ceiling of the bedroom.
I've one of every overseas territory hanging along the hall.
I've Jolly Roger bunting along the front lawn.
No please, please, let me finish...
I've a Union Jack shower curtain.
I've a Kingdom of Wessex flag on the ceiling of the bedroom.
I've one of every overseas territory hanging along the hall.
I've Jolly Roger bunting along the front lawn.
No please, please, let me finish...
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There are two sorts of people who want to tamper with the European Convention on Human Rights #ECHR
1. Those who don't understand the causes of WW2;
2. Those whose side lost in WW2
1. Those who don't understand the causes of WW2;
2. Those whose side lost in WW2
August 31, 2025 at 8:45 PM
There are two sorts of people who want to tamper with the European Convention on Human Rights #ECHR
1. Those who don't understand the causes of WW2;
2. Those whose side lost in WW2
1. Those who don't understand the causes of WW2;
2. Those whose side lost in WW2
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Made another one for the literal films challenge on B3ta
August 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Made another one for the literal films challenge on B3ta
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"This is Radio 4, and you're listening to the Moral Maze with me, Michael Buerk. Rabbi Lionel Blue, a quandary for you..."
Would you rather be:
🔸Wanked off by Emu as Rod Hull watches?
Or
🔸Wanked off by Rod Hull while Emu watches?
🔸Wanked off by Emu as Rod Hull watches?
Or
🔸Wanked off by Rod Hull while Emu watches?
August 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"This is Radio 4, and you're listening to the Moral Maze with me, Michael Buerk. Rabbi Lionel Blue, a quandary for you..."
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Please don't plug keyboards or other devices into random USB ports, ok?
July 29, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Please don't plug keyboards or other devices into random USB ports, ok?
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Not saying my 7yo son has been terminally tech-poisoned, but he's watching the English victory celebrations and has just said, in full seriousness, "look how many apps she has".
July 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Not saying my 7yo son has been terminally tech-poisoned, but he's watching the English victory celebrations and has just said, in full seriousness, "look how many apps she has".
"No, you're still on mute. Press the one that looks like a microphone."
July 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"No, you're still on mute. Press the one that looks like a microphone."
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Calling all poetry slammers. @pandemonialists.bsky.social are looking for 15 slammers to take part in the Shrewsbury Festival of Literature Poetry Slam. This will take place at 4.30 pm on Saturday 6th September 2025. If you'd like to take part email poetsprattlerspandemonialists@gmail.com
July 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
👇👇👇
July 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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I made this about petty people* that get annoyed when there are other people sitting on the bench they wanted
*me
*me
June 30, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I made this about petty people* that get annoyed when there are other people sitting on the bench they wanted
*me
*me
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June 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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The greatest action sequence ever committed to celluloid.
June 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The greatest action sequence ever committed to celluloid.
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Seeing a lot of “I saw Zohran Mamdani with the Devil” recently
June 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Seeing a lot of “I saw Zohran Mamdani with the Devil” recently
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The us government is working for us tech companies and us tech companies are working for the us government. Every country should be examining how much of their critical infrastructure now relies on us tech systems and whether they should start disentangling themselves from it.
June 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The us government is working for us tech companies and us tech companies are working for the us government. Every country should be examining how much of their critical infrastructure now relies on us tech systems and whether they should start disentangling themselves from it.
The orgs list originally proscribed in the Terrorism Act 2000 is interesting. All Irish/British conflict from early 1900s through The Troubles.
And funny to imagine a Home Sec who argues that the military they had deployed there now needs protecting from Palestine Action throwing a bit of paint.
And funny to imagine a Home Sec who argues that the military they had deployed there now needs protecting from Palestine Action throwing a bit of paint.
June 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The orgs list originally proscribed in the Terrorism Act 2000 is interesting. All Irish/British conflict from early 1900s through The Troubles.
And funny to imagine a Home Sec who argues that the military they had deployed there now needs protecting from Palestine Action throwing a bit of paint.
And funny to imagine a Home Sec who argues that the military they had deployed there now needs protecting from Palestine Action throwing a bit of paint.
@scottwlaschin.bsky.social I bought your DDD book a while ago, finally getting round to trying #fsharp and I must say, this is absolutely the style of Douglas (Adams) Driven Development I'm here for.
June 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
@scottwlaschin.bsky.social I bought your DDD book a while ago, finally getting round to trying #fsharp and I must say, this is absolutely the style of Douglas (Adams) Driven Development I'm here for.
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Really amazing - and timely - illustration of how the Prisoner’s Dilemma game can give us an understanding of how cooperation emerges and benefits everyone - and how the erosion of trust (and treating things like zero sum games) makes everything worse.
Strong recommendation: ncase.me/trust/
Strong recommendation: ncase.me/trust/
The Evolution of Trust
an interactive guide to the game theory of why & how we trust each other
ncase.me
June 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Really amazing - and timely - illustration of how the Prisoner’s Dilemma game can give us an understanding of how cooperation emerges and benefits everyone - and how the erosion of trust (and treating things like zero sum games) makes everything worse.
Strong recommendation: ncase.me/trust/
Strong recommendation: ncase.me/trust/
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It’s fine. Everything’s fine.
June 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
It’s fine. Everything’s fine.
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Birmingham Central Library cast in concrete and briefly sat on my coffee table. The real thing long gone sadly. A memento of disappearing brutalist Birmingham.
June 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Birmingham Central Library cast in concrete and briefly sat on my coffee table. The real thing long gone sadly. A memento of disappearing brutalist Birmingham.