Robert Sweetnam
@rgsweetnam.zq.ie
I.T. Worker, former Irish Army Reservist and all round geek. Cork, Ireland.
formerly @rgsweetnam.bsky.social but now living here.
formerly @rgsweetnam.bsky.social but now living here.
Diarmaid Ferriter in the Irish Times this morning revives this incredible quote from 1957 which is as true today as it was then:
November 28, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Diarmaid Ferriter in the Irish Times this morning revives this incredible quote from 1957 which is as true today as it was then:
Wait, wait! I know the answer to this one.
November 27, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Wait, wait! I know the answer to this one.
Hell of a sound when you’re hungover!
November 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Hell of a sound when you’re hungover!
Red Sky in Morning - Shepherd’s warning.
November 21, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Red Sky in Morning - Shepherd’s warning.
In this photo - Not Army as captioned. Lazy editing again.
November 14, 2025 at 5:21 AM
In this photo - Not Army as captioned. Lazy editing again.
wmic command line removed in Windows 11 25H2? O'RLY ???
November 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
wmic command line removed in Windows 11 25H2? O'RLY ???
Epic sea views today!!!
November 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Epic sea views today!!!
Some cyclists (Not the majority!) have made the Waterford Greenway a thoroughly unpleasant experience if you're walking. The Youghal to Midleton greenway is no exception. Mentality of some is that Greenways are for cyclists only. Speed limits won't change shit.
November 5, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Some cyclists (Not the majority!) have made the Waterford Greenway a thoroughly unpleasant experience if you're walking. The Youghal to Midleton greenway is no exception. Mentality of some is that Greenways are for cyclists only. Speed limits won't change shit.
Weasel words trying to ease her conscience. All about the money innit?
October 31, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Weasel words trying to ease her conscience. All about the money innit?
Karen by name, Karen by nature. She already has her house. Fuck anyone else who wants one and heaven help that the eyesore that’s the old cheese factory is replaced.
October 30, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Karen by name, Karen by nature. She already has her house. Fuck anyone else who wants one and heaven help that the eyesore that’s the old cheese factory is replaced.
First top up. Nice not to have to pay for it!
October 24, 2025 at 5:55 AM
First top up. Nice not to have to pay for it!
In the photo of this BBC Article - Not Greylag Geese. They’re Canada Geese
October 21, 2025 at 4:46 AM
In the photo of this BBC Article - Not Greylag Geese. They’re Canada Geese
Current status. Thinking about changing the car.
October 20, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Current status. Thinking about changing the car.
What I assume was a BIN attack on my Revolut card (Old card, expires next year). Reckon it’s a BIN attack because I use Apple Pay at pay points and a different card number online. Also follows a BIN pattern with 3 quick verifications with 3 different services. One doesn’t even operate in Ireland
October 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
What I assume was a BIN attack on my Revolut card (Old card, expires next year). Reckon it’s a BIN attack because I use Apple Pay at pay points and a different card number online. Also follows a BIN pattern with 3 quick verifications with 3 different services. One doesn’t even operate in Ireland
Oh FFS! For 30 years the icon for Microsoft Word was instantly identifiable with a W in it. Excel had an X. Easy to see. Now someone seriously lacking in talent has come up with this and someone actually approved it!
October 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Oh FFS! For 30 years the icon for Microsoft Word was instantly identifiable with a W in it. Excel had an X. Easy to see. Now someone seriously lacking in talent has come up with this and someone actually approved it!
Son is about to miss an important appointment because public transport in this country is an absolute fucking joke.
October 8, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Son is about to miss an important appointment because public transport in this country is an absolute fucking joke.
Hope he put the lid and the rock back in place!
September 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Hope he put the lid and the rock back in place!
Really BBC? Don’t you mean emigrants?
September 27, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Really BBC? Don’t you mean emigrants?
Bruce watching me cook. He knows it’s probably the best place in the kitchen to be when that’s happening. #cats #onegingerbraincell
September 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Bruce watching me cook. He knows it’s probably the best place in the kitchen to be when that’s happening. #cats #onegingerbraincell
The lights are on but no one’s home.
September 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The lights are on but no one’s home.
Yesterday reviewing my pensions, today it's electricity! Contract up soon so going by my smart meter data I'm better off renewing the plan I'm already on. Although the new version is a 30% discount instead of 28% at the moment.
September 17, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Yesterday reviewing my pensions, today it's electricity! Contract up soon so going by my smart meter data I'm better off renewing the plan I'm already on. Although the new version is a 30% discount instead of 28% at the moment.
Kernel Panic for copying a file:
September 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Kernel Panic for copying a file:
Good old Apple. Shitty sofware engineering at its finest. All I was doing was copying an ISO image to an external disk.
September 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Good old Apple. Shitty sofware engineering at its finest. All I was doing was copying an ISO image to an external disk.