Duncan Jones (aka Merrion) (he/him)
@duncanjonesmerrion.bsky.social
Computer programmer with interest in CQRS and event sourcing and green technologies. (especially #HempCrete and #heatpumps)
Living in Dublin, Ireland.
Tóg go bog é
Profile picture: Photo of me and a small black dog in the cab of a MF150 tractor
Living in Dublin, Ireland.
Tóg go bog é
Profile picture: Photo of me and a small black dog in the cab of a MF150 tractor
Anyone know what these are? There's a few outside rural houses in Portugal...
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Anyone know what these are? There's a few outside rural houses in Portugal...
Well - I guess the name sets the tone for the intended audience of this new development (in Florida)
November 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Well - I guess the name sets the tone for the intended audience of this new development (in Florida)
N-n-n-nineteen
(This seems bad)
(This seems bad)
November 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
N-n-n-nineteen
(This seems bad)
(This seems bad)
Dublin Bay between the storms..
November 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Dublin Bay between the storms..
This is how it started just over 5 years ago...
(Don't worry - the gas had already been disconnected)
When I took the radiator circuit out I found that it had done considerable damage to the stone wall behind the radiators. Makes sense - one side of it would have been 65 C and the other <0.
(Don't worry - the gas had already been disconnected)
When I took the radiator circuit out I found that it had done considerable damage to the stone wall behind the radiators. Makes sense - one side of it would have been 65 C and the other <0.
November 13, 2025 at 11:21 AM
This is how it started just over 5 years ago...
(Don't worry - the gas had already been disconnected)
When I took the radiator circuit out I found that it had done considerable damage to the stone wall behind the radiators. Makes sense - one side of it would have been 65 C and the other <0.
(Don't worry - the gas had already been disconnected)
When I took the radiator circuit out I found that it had done considerable damage to the stone wall behind the radiators. Makes sense - one side of it would have been 65 C and the other <0.
Oh.. we know...
November 13, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Oh.. we know...
Perhaps a delicatessen?
November 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Perhaps a delicatessen?
The number of overseas visitors staying in hotels still dwarfs the number staying in AirBnB but I suspect that the reverse is the case for internal tourism..
(but AirBnB properties do have uses other than as short term rented accomodation.)
(but AirBnB properties do have uses other than as short term rented accomodation.)
November 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The number of overseas visitors staying in hotels still dwarfs the number staying in AirBnB but I suspect that the reverse is the case for internal tourism..
(but AirBnB properties do have uses other than as short term rented accomodation.)
(but AirBnB properties do have uses other than as short term rented accomodation.)
There is a category of white men whose acclaim received for early exceptional output (sporting, creative or even business) has led to an extreme anger when that acclaim fades as the talent passes.
They are collectively known as the past tense.
They are collectively known as the past tense.
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
There is a category of white men whose acclaim received for early exceptional output (sporting, creative or even business) has led to an extreme anger when that acclaim fades as the talent passes.
They are collectively known as the past tense.
They are collectively known as the past tense.
The morning burp...
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The morning burp...
Well that explains a lot...
November 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Well that explains a lot...
Good news - at under $60 the economic case for fracking in the UK has completely gone..
November 7, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Good news - at under $60 the economic case for fracking in the UK has completely gone..
Fake Gnus!
November 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Fake Gnus!
This isn't "the big one" just yet but I think it's a good warning rumble
November 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This isn't "the big one" just yet but I think it's a good warning rumble
What's it like inside your head ?
November 5, 2025 at 8:47 AM
What's it like inside your head ?
Tuesday? Good riddance to it.
November 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Tuesday? Good riddance to it.
A fine team in green for the under 17 World Cup qualifiers
www.fai.ie/latest/u17-w...
www.fai.ie/latest/u17-w...
November 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
A fine team in green for the under 17 World Cup qualifiers
www.fai.ie/latest/u17-w...
www.fai.ie/latest/u17-w...
The long shadow that this election poster cast over UK politics is, sadly, still relevant.
November 4, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The long shadow that this election poster cast over UK politics is, sadly, still relevant.
It feels like the highlighted number here explains pretty much everything else - especially Trump's desire to invade many (perhaps all) of the countries higher up the list.
November 3, 2025 at 11:43 AM
It feels like the highlighted number here explains pretty much everything else - especially Trump's desire to invade many (perhaps all) of the countries higher up the list.
Feel the fear, but do it anyway
November 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Feel the fear, but do it anyway
The hempcrete Halloween ghost still going strong despite being left outdoors for a few years..
October 31, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The hempcrete Halloween ghost still going strong despite being left outdoors for a few years..
Could be an exciting moment for the tourists returning from the Selous game reserve on this Cessna...
October 31, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Could be an exciting moment for the tourists returning from the Selous game reserve on this Cessna...
I think he means this - he would probably like more Messershmitts on the roads...
October 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I think he means this - he would probably like more Messershmitts on the roads...
Happy Halloween
October 29, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Happy Halloween