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
Are you in the James Brindley pub?
November 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Are you in the James Brindley pub?
If we extrapolate my inexorable decline with technology's unstoppable rise I will never net above zero.
November 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
If we extrapolate my inexorable decline with technology's unstoppable rise I will never net above zero.
Absolutely!
November 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Absolutely!
That is true, and does explain why China are doing a much better job of it than we are.
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
That is true, and does explain why China are doing a much better job of it than we are.
If you ever do get caught they might have trouble getting all the evidence to stick.
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
If you ever do get caught they might have trouble getting all the evidence to stick.
"We are all in the gutter,
but some of us are here against our better judgement"
"We are all in the gutter,
but some of us are zero-hours subcontractors"
"We are all in the gutter,
but some of us are getting getter at ventriloquism"
There may be distraction in this.
but some of us are here against our better judgement"
"We are all in the gutter,
but some of us are zero-hours subcontractors"
"We are all in the gutter,
but some of us are getting getter at ventriloquism"
There may be distraction in this.
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"We are all in the gutter,
but some of us are here against our better judgement"
"We are all in the gutter,
but some of us are zero-hours subcontractors"
"We are all in the gutter,
but some of us are getting getter at ventriloquism"
There may be distraction in this.
but some of us are here against our better judgement"
"We are all in the gutter,
but some of us are zero-hours subcontractors"
"We are all in the gutter,
but some of us are getting getter at ventriloquism"
There may be distraction in this.
"We are all back in the gutter but...
Hey - where are you going? Come back to the gutter."
Hey - where are you going? Come back to the gutter."
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"We are all back in the gutter but...
Hey - where are you going? Come back to the gutter."
Hey - where are you going? Come back to the gutter."
Importing energy is exporting money...so reducing your dependence on energy imports is one of the highest priorities a government can have.
November 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Importing energy is exporting money...so reducing your dependence on energy imports is one of the highest priorities a government can have.
They were foiled by step 1 of the plan: find a working one.
November 11, 2025 at 11:29 AM
They were foiled by step 1 of the plan: find a working one.
I think that the MG5 SW is no longer being produced (?) which is a shame as it really is a lot of vehicle for the price but there are some excellent second hand bargains on them now.
November 11, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I think that the MG5 SW is no longer being produced (?) which is a shame as it really is a lot of vehicle for the price but there are some excellent second hand bargains on them now.
Sadly this is the case in Grimsby too.
www.mikehigginbottominterestingtimes.co.uk/2017/03/14/g...
www.mikehigginbottominterestingtimes.co.uk/2017/03/14/g...
Grim times for Grimsby’s buildings
As recently as 1950 Grimsby had the largest fishing fleet in the world. Cod wars and economic change put paid to the rich, dangerous trade, and now Grimsby docks handle cars instead of fish. G…
www.mikehigginbottominterestingtimes.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Sadly this is the case in Grimsby too.
www.mikehigginbottominterestingtimes.co.uk/2017/03/14/g...
www.mikehigginbottominterestingtimes.co.uk/2017/03/14/g...
As every cloud has a silver lining so, I guess, I should thank them for making sure that fracking Lincolnshire is not, and never will be, economically viable despite the wishes of our Reform mayor.
November 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
As every cloud has a silver lining so, I guess, I should thank them for making sure that fracking Lincolnshire is not, and never will be, economically viable despite the wishes of our Reform mayor.
Yes indeed. We always assumed that one day oil would run out of supply, but it may actually run of demand.
November 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Yes indeed. We always assumed that one day oil would run out of supply, but it may actually run of demand.
He is, yes. That's why Gulliani et al were in such a hurry to get their pardons signed off.
November 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
He is, yes. That's why Gulliani et al were in such a hurry to get their pardons signed off.