Paul
@peon47.bsky.social
Aspiring human. I write stuff for fun and always miss deadlines.
https://peonwrites.blogspot.com/p/contents.html
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Paul
@peon47.bsky.social
· Nov 28
I write short stories. Urban fantasy. Detective with a fair sprinkling of comedy, set in my native Dublin.
I have finished five so far out of a planned series of twelve. You can find them at:
peonwrites.blogspot.com/p/contents.h...
I have finished five so far out of a planned series of twelve. You can find them at:
peonwrites.blogspot.com/p/contents.h...
The FIFA Prize for Literature was once again won by Panini, for the 46th year in a row.
December 6, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The FIFA Prize for Literature was once again won by Panini, for the 46th year in a row.
"Won't somebody rid me of these troublesome shipwrecked sailors?!"
December 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"Won't somebody rid me of these troublesome shipwrecked sailors?!"
It should be illegal for a streaming service to have "Firefly" in its catalog but not "Serenity".
Who do I speak to about this?
Who do I speak to about this?
November 30, 2025 at 9:03 PM
It should be illegal for a streaming service to have "Firefly" in its catalog but not "Serenity".
Who do I speak to about this?
Who do I speak to about this?
I tried out "News Tower" today, and instantly lost 5 hours to it.
For a game that isn't actually turn-based it's insanely one-more-turnish.
Deep game with so many nested systems. A lot of fun with a great theme and tone.
For a game that isn't actually turn-based it's insanely one-more-turnish.
Deep game with so many nested systems. A lot of fun with a great theme and tone.
November 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I tried out "News Tower" today, and instantly lost 5 hours to it.
For a game that isn't actually turn-based it's insanely one-more-turnish.
Deep game with so many nested systems. A lot of fun with a great theme and tone.
For a game that isn't actually turn-based it's insanely one-more-turnish.
Deep game with so many nested systems. A lot of fun with a great theme and tone.
You may think you know someone really well, but all you have to do is scratch their surface, and they go "ow!" and get really mad at you.
November 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
You may think you know someone really well, but all you have to do is scratch their surface, and they go "ow!" and get really mad at you.
The perfect gift for that friend who loves advent calendars! Inside each door is another smaller advent calendar!
By Christmas Eve, they'll be opening 8.3 million little doors.
By Christmas Eve, they'll be opening 8.3 million little doors.
November 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The perfect gift for that friend who loves advent calendars! Inside each door is another smaller advent calendar!
By Christmas Eve, they'll be opening 8.3 million little doors.
By Christmas Eve, they'll be opening 8.3 million little doors.
Re-watching Person of Interest for the first time since the worst and richest people in the world started competing to make it a reality.
Currently on s4e15, in which a search algorithm is found instructng suicidal customers how to do it, instead of redirecting them to the help they need.
Currently on s4e15, in which a search algorithm is found instructng suicidal customers how to do it, instead of redirecting them to the help they need.
November 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Re-watching Person of Interest for the first time since the worst and richest people in the world started competing to make it a reality.
Currently on s4e15, in which a search algorithm is found instructng suicidal customers how to do it, instead of redirecting them to the help they need.
Currently on s4e15, in which a search algorithm is found instructng suicidal customers how to do it, instead of redirecting them to the help they need.
What's the name of this show?
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
What's the name of this show?
Apple Tart:
(noun)(derogatory)
Someone who buys the new iPhone every year.
(noun)(derogatory)
Someone who buys the new iPhone every year.
November 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Apple Tart:
(noun)(derogatory)
Someone who buys the new iPhone every year.
(noun)(derogatory)
Someone who buys the new iPhone every year.
FADE UP:
We see a bright blue sky above a dark green forest. A single-engine plane flies in, belching smoke.
Caption:
EAST GERMANY 1964
The camera zooms in to show an injured Bond flying the plane and the body of a dead Russian defector in the cabin's other seat.
There. Solved it for you.
We see a bright blue sky above a dark green forest. A single-engine plane flies in, belching smoke.
Caption:
EAST GERMANY 1964
The camera zooms in to show an injured Bond flying the plane and the body of a dead Russian defector in the cabin's other seat.
There. Solved it for you.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
FADE UP:
We see a bright blue sky above a dark green forest. A single-engine plane flies in, belching smoke.
Caption:
EAST GERMANY 1964
The camera zooms in to show an injured Bond flying the plane and the body of a dead Russian defector in the cabin's other seat.
There. Solved it for you.
We see a bright blue sky above a dark green forest. A single-engine plane flies in, belching smoke.
Caption:
EAST GERMANY 1964
The camera zooms in to show an injured Bond flying the plane and the body of a dead Russian defector in the cabin's other seat.
There. Solved it for you.
I'm sure there was something I was supposed to remember remember today...
November 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I'm sure there was something I was supposed to remember remember today...
We're supposed to speak nice of the dead, so...
Dick Cheney certainly wasn't the *worst* sitting US vice president to shoot someone and get away without facing trial.
Dick Cheney certainly wasn't the *worst* sitting US vice president to shoot someone and get away without facing trial.
November 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
We're supposed to speak nice of the dead, so...
Dick Cheney certainly wasn't the *worst* sitting US vice president to shoot someone and get away without facing trial.
Dick Cheney certainly wasn't the *worst* sitting US vice president to shoot someone and get away without facing trial.
We'll know if the AI industry creates a super-intelligence when it can accurately unravel the funding of the AI industry.
November 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
We'll know if the AI industry creates a super-intelligence when it can accurately unravel the funding of the AI industry.
What's the best episode of Star Trek to watch on Halloween?
October 31, 2025 at 10:38 PM
What's the best episode of Star Trek to watch on Halloween?
Had my first ever trick or treater tonight, after 12 years in this house. I mistakenly opened the door with no sweets in, but the couple with the barely-older-than-toddler kid were prepared for this and had brought Haribo for people to give to their kid.
October 31, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Had my first ever trick or treater tonight, after 12 years in this house. I mistakenly opened the door with no sweets in, but the couple with the barely-older-than-toddler kid were prepared for this and had brought Haribo for people to give to their kid.
It'd be a lot hard to steal from the Louvre if every door in the place wasn't just made from loads of horizontal slats.
October 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
It'd be a lot hard to steal from the Louvre if every door in the place wasn't just made from loads of horizontal slats.
I just realised the title of the movie "Trading Places" is a pun.
October 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I just realised the title of the movie "Trading Places" is a pun.
Voted today in the Irish presidential election.
I picked the candidate who wants to bring about the downfall of Western Civilization.
Because, y'know, *gestures at everything*.
I picked the candidate who wants to bring about the downfall of Western Civilization.
Because, y'know, *gestures at everything*.
October 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Voted today in the Irish presidential election.
I picked the candidate who wants to bring about the downfall of Western Civilization.
Because, y'know, *gestures at everything*.
I picked the candidate who wants to bring about the downfall of Western Civilization.
Because, y'know, *gestures at everything*.
I like the "Discover" tab and I'm not going to pretend that I don't.
October 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I like the "Discover" tab and I'm not going to pretend that I don't.
As us-east-1 goes down again, darkening half of the world's websites, we once again ask the question:
Should the internet maybe be decentralised in some way?
Should the internet maybe be decentralised in some way?
October 20, 2025 at 10:59 AM
As us-east-1 goes down again, darkening half of the world's websites, we once again ask the question:
Should the internet maybe be decentralised in some way?
Should the internet maybe be decentralised in some way?
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only
October 20, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only
If the President of the United States isn't supposed to post AI slop videos of himself in a crown dumping shit onto peaceful protestors, why didn't the founding fathers say so when they wrote the Constitution?
October 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
If the President of the United States isn't supposed to post AI slop videos of himself in a crown dumping shit onto peaceful protestors, why didn't the founding fathers say so when they wrote the Constitution?
One of the weirdest unaddressed things about original-series Dexter was the way the crime and blood labs were just there next to the homicide bullpen separated by, like, a kitchen island.
October 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
One of the weirdest unaddressed things about original-series Dexter was the way the crime and blood labs were just there next to the homicide bullpen separated by, like, a kitchen island.
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The new Netflix UI is shocking. I can see only four (4) shows or movies on the screen at any one time.
October 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The new Netflix UI is shocking. I can see only four (4) shows or movies on the screen at any one time.