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David McConnell
@davemcc.bsky.social
Director of Cloud Engineering @BusinessInsider.com

Massive nerd. DevOps. AWS. Belfast.

I love music, singing, writing songs & football (#MUFC).

Opinions my own, mostly nonsense. Please ignore.
One step closer to a Cunha Mateta partnership
May 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
But of course they are. Totally gross.
FIFA is planning to sell general sale tickets for the men’s World Cup in 2026 under a dynamic pricing model, a system whereby prices fluctuate based on demand.

📝 @adamcrafton.bsky.social

🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/637...
May 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Wow that's classless
A mixed reaction for Trent Alexander-Arnold as he appears for Liverpool at Anfield one last time...

#LIVARS | #LFC
May 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Currently status: injecting all podcasts/reaction videos/highlights from the Bilbao game last night.
May 2, 2025 at 8:21 AM
This is the work of a management team that are not even close to learning their lesson. He's incredibly talented, but seems like an absolute rocket.

He could be transformative, but there's huge potential for another £60m unsellable player on huge money.
Manchester United have held positive contract talks to sign Wolves forward Matheus Cunha.

Cunha has a £62.5m release clause.

More from @lauriewhitwell.bsky.social ⬇️

🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/629...
April 22, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Enjoyed watching this Postal Service live video from 2003 earlier.

Sounds class, great songs and fantastically dated/potato quality video.

Line 6 delay pedals everywhere as well, 2003 you had it all. #GiveUp

m.youtube.com/watch?v=wg58...
The Postal Service - Live @ KCRW - 05/06/2003
YouTube video by Johnny
m.youtube.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Oasis - Acquiesce in Lego. Because.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7pI...
Oasis - Acquiesce IN LEGO
YouTube video by JustGeorge
www.youtube.com
March 24, 2025 at 10:19 AM
More reasons why Brian Eno is an absolute hero
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh7C...
Brian Eno perfectly explains selfishness of the super rich
YouTube video by Peeps
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March 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Reposted by David McConnell
We 💙 links!

Starting this week, we've made it even easier for newsrooms and more to track how much traffic Bluesky is sending to their sites.

For those setting up analytics, Bluesky's referrer is go.bsky.app.
March 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The Bends is 30 years old today, now an album old enough to have a sense of existential dread. So good.
March 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Blood moon then. It sucks that all the monsters have respawned #Zelda #BOTW #TOTK

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Lunar eclipse: Blood moon pictured across UK before dawn
Early-rising UK stargazers woke up to a
www.bbc.co.uk
March 14, 2025 at 7:59 AM
This is an unbelievable argument for stealing people's work. Absolutely shameful.

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
OpenAI declares AI race “over” if training on copyrighted works isn’t fair use
National security hinges on unfettered access to AI training data, OpenAI says.
arstechnica.com
March 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Reposted by David McConnell
I feel like Bruno Fernandes is the only thing standing between Man Utd and complete collapse at times.

What a hero.
March 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I feel like Bruno Fernandes is the only thing standing between Man Utd and complete collapse at times.

What a hero.
March 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This is bad. Everything about this is bad.
SCOOP: BBC News to create a new department using AI to help give the public more personalised content.

In a note to staff seen by the Guardian, Deborah Turness, CEO of BBC News, says the corporation has been “defying gravity” in reaching audiences amid seismic changes in the way news is consumed.
BBC News to create AI department to offer more personalised content
Boss says BBC News’s reach is ‘defying gravity’ and it must use AI to ‘support and accelerate our growth’
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Good on @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com for causing .gov servers to overheat this morning - everyone is checking their National Insurance history.
March 5, 2025 at 9:48 AM
A few years ago Ralf Rangnick rightly said Man Utd needed "surgery of the open heart".

What he didn't add, was they also needed brain surgery as well.

Bad decision after bad decision. It's a shambles. #MUFC #ManUtd #Amorim
February 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Besties as an app name is a bit cringe? To be fair it's hard for Google, as they've released so many messaging apps they've used up all the good names

www.techradar.com/phones/googl...
All your messages in one place: the new Besties app for Google Pixel will bring together chats from Google Messages, WhatsApp, and other apps
So true Besties
www.techradar.com
February 12, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Reposted by David McConnell
Saw this last night. Dog Man is a nice family movie, good laughs and the animation was well done. 7.5/10.
February 12, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Wow Man Utd must be having a really good season if we've only had to changed system once. Swimmingly.
🌳 #NFFC's in-game tactical agility
🔴 Why #MUFC are the division's most dogmatic side
7️⃣ And the players who have operated in seven different positions this season

@markcarey93.bsky.social: Here's how you can measure versatility in football

🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/612...
February 9, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Watching Moneyball. Again.

youtu.be/OVScQyuuu6A
The Mighty Rio Grande
YouTube video by This Will Destroy You - Topic
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February 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
All positivity has left me watching Man Utd at the minute.

I'm starting to worry Amorim and this approach is a massive mistake.
February 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The Man Utd banter era continues at quite a pace.

I'm expecting at least one bit of nonsense tomorrow on Deadline Day.

What a mess.
February 2, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Oh shit
If Kanye had waited like 18 months to go insane he'd be designing uniforms for the army right now
February 1, 2025 at 10:49 PM