Justin Mason
@jmason.org
Dublin-based software engineer; still linkblogging at https://jmason.ie/ .
Nerdy stuff on https://mastodon.ie/@jmason .
Works at NewsWhip, used to work at Swrve, Amazon and on SpamAssassin, nowadays mostly just being a dad in Dublin.
Opinions my own.
Nerdy stuff on https://mastodon.ie/@jmason .
Works at NewsWhip, used to work at Swrve, Amazon and on SpamAssassin, nowadays mostly just being a dad in Dublin.
Opinions my own.
looking forward to seeing footage of the Presidential Bee Swarms frolicking with visiting dignitaries
November 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
looking forward to seeing footage of the Presidential Bee Swarms frolicking with visiting dignitaries
When an Amazon vendor's random name generator accidentally generates a "real" product's name
November 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
When an Amazon vendor's random name generator accidentally generates a "real" product's name
That people are now being paid handsomely to hate, is a huge, huge social problem. Regulation is desperately needed. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
October 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
That people are now being paid handsomely to hate, is a huge, huge social problem. Regulation is desperately needed. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
I just came across this Stephen Collins comic and it seems very relevant to this story making it across the channel.
October 22, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I just came across this Stephen Collins comic and it seems very relevant to this story making it across the channel.
today's annoyance. The box on the left is "fast acting" and costs 59 cents per tablet. The box on the right, 33 cents. The only difference is some added sodium. What a scam
October 14, 2025 at 10:06 AM
today's annoyance. The box on the left is "fast acting" and costs 59 cents per tablet. The box on the right, 33 cents. The only difference is some added sodium. What a scam
Guilty as charged, m'lud
September 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Guilty as charged, m'lud
Cycled the Royal Canal from the M50 to the Liffey ✅ -- the latest bit of the Greenway is grand? Flat I guess? Did the job anyway
September 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Cycled the Royal Canal from the M50 to the Liffey ✅ -- the latest bit of the Greenway is grand? Flat I guess? Did the job anyway
August 29, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Why TF is a bloody airport emailing me about perfume? How's about putting in some seating instead of shops, you shitlords
August 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Why TF is a bloody airport emailing me about perfume? How's about putting in some seating instead of shops, you shitlords
Ok, this is a nice new viz from home assistant
August 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Ok, this is a nice new viz from home assistant
If you see this, post a castle
August 3, 2025 at 9:17 AM
If you see this, post a castle
The Robert Moses-era martini fountain is back! (copied from the Punch newsletter)
June 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The Robert Moses-era martini fountain is back! (copied from the Punch newsletter)
oh look, there's Ireland, second from the bottom in the EU. our climate strategy: going Just Great
May 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM
oh look, there's Ireland, second from the bottom in the EU. our climate strategy: going Just Great
Video of the jay in peanut demolition action:
May 26, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Video of the jay in peanut demolition action:
The local jay is getting really brave!
May 26, 2025 at 6:43 AM
The local jay is getting really brave!
It's a slippery slope back to the 1990s
May 16, 2025 at 6:45 AM
It's a slippery slope back to the 1990s
Pharmacists if you even mention Solpadeine:
April 22, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Pharmacists if you even mention Solpadeine:
haha this is absolute garbage pricing. wtf, literally twice the correct price
March 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
haha this is absolute garbage pricing. wtf, literally twice the correct price
Happy Threads (1984) Day to all who celebrate
March 5, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Happy Threads (1984) Day to all who celebrate
