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Colm
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Home: One wife, two dogs, three kids, four sextillion IP addresses.
Work: Principal Engineer at Google.
Nazis and TERFs can fuck off.

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You are being misled about renewable energy technology.
YouTube video by Technology Connections
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January 30, 2026 at 5:27 PM
This is long, but WELL worth your time. The first part (1h) is honestly the best explanation of the whole thing I've ever seen, including some points which I had genuinely never thought of before, and the second part (30m) is just 🔥🔥🔥.

https://youtu.be/KtQ9nt2ZeGM
February 1, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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we all need a little less raging against the dying of the light and a little more coordinated tactical assault on the darkness factory
January 17, 2026 at 7:46 PM
https://youtube.com/watch?v=yISNT2wUmwA

For the day that's in it. One of my keen regrets is that I never got to see him perform live.

#rip #bowie
January 10, 2026 at 1:54 PM
The USA withdrawing from the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations is pretty on the nose, isn't it? […]
Original post on mastodon.ie
mastodon.ie
January 8, 2026 at 3:45 PM
https://youtube.com/watch?v=f7WpwWS01ls - one of the highlights (for me) of last night's #hootenanny
January 1, 2026 at 3:26 PM
So, last year Louise Marshall sang "Under Pressure" with Roger Taylor; he was... "ok" and she was amazing. Now we're seeing Imelda May doing her very best to paper over Ronnie Wood... #hootenanny
January 1, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Ok, Jools saving all the real virtuosi for the closing half hour. #hootenanny
January 1, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Ok, Jessie J wins the night. That was awesome. Reminds me a little of Shane's version. #hootenanny
January 1, 2026 at 1:23 AM
January 1, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Oh lord, Ronnie can *not* sing. Bring back Imelda May... #hootenanny
January 1, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Authenticity wins! And the others look genuinely happy for them! #strictly
December 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Bal and Jules noticeably improved since last night. Maybe there is hope! #strictly
December 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Well *NOW* I feel old.
#james #strictly
December 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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December 5, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Unix - BSD developers : this code should run and be maintained as long as computers exist.

Linux - GNU dev : this code should run and be maintained as long as someone is willing to do the work

Consultant: this code should run until the end of my contract.

Enterprise grade B2B software : this […]
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mamot.fr
December 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Great to see Michelle get the lead role. I hope she gets to compete next year. #strictly
November 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
"Born This Way", honestly, is just one of the greatest songs of all time. That's was a lovely dance from Karen and Carlos. #strictly
November 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Vito lifting for two there… #strictly
November 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
RE: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@TomF/115589875974658415

The code might be the same, but the compiler, and the CPU, probably aren't...
mastodon.gamedev.place
November 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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27 years ago today, I came out at work; that was the last day I presented male anywhere. I could never go back.

Exactly one year later was the first Transgender Day of Remembrance.

These are very bad times for the trans community. There are not enough of us to fight back on our own: we need […]
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mastodon.social
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Nancy *still* cuddling Diane's bump. I mean, I would too, but on live TV? #strictly
November 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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1. This is a thread on freedom, and how easy it is to lose.

Over the past 2,000 years in Europe, there have been few periods and places of freedom. For much of the time we lived under highly oppressive tyrannies of various kinds, whether small or grand, local or imperial, secular or religious.🧵
November 7, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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As I've said many times, the most sensible way to determine what the party wants & prioritizes is by looking at what it does when it has power to act, namely, when it has a trifecta at the state level. Take Minnesota:
November 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM