Ciaran Conliffe
@shinyemptyhead.bsky.social
He/him/history nerd. Also infosec sometimes (professionally), and writing about history, pop culture, and other weirdness (compulsively).
happy 20th anniversary to this unfortunate choice in wording by McDonalds
July 10, 2025 at 10:25 AM
happy 20th anniversary to this unfortunate choice in wording by McDonalds
I’m not saying Blue Prince has broken my brain, but I did instinctually start trying to solve this exhibition at the MAC art gallery.
May 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I’m not saying Blue Prince has broken my brain, but I did instinctually start trying to solve this exhibition at the MAC art gallery.
I'm guessing this was designed by one of the stage magicians of the era, it feels like that sort of trick.
April 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I'm guessing this was designed by one of the stage magicians of the era, it feels like that sort of trick.
nothing beside remains
April 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
nothing beside remains
Classic error, should have jailed the real one.
March 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Classic error, should have jailed the real one.
game of the year
February 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
game of the year
Google's AI summary is a menace.
February 14, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Google's AI summary is a menace.
Doing a talk this evening (about the history of Irish witch trials), so have the traditional out-of-context slide.
October 31, 2023 at 11:43 AM
Doing a talk this evening (about the history of Irish witch trials), so have the traditional out-of-context slide.
“...include(s) stand-out essays by the likes of Cathy Pickens (a ‘Southern Gothic’ mystery) and Ciaran Conliffe, who explores the legendary Ruth Snyder case.”—Martin Edwards, Edgar-winning author of The Life of Crime Pre-order your copy now!
October 12, 2023 at 3:45 PM
“...include(s) stand-out essays by the likes of Cathy Pickens (a ‘Southern Gothic’ mystery) and Ciaran Conliffe, who explores the legendary Ruth Snyder case.”—Martin Edwards, Edgar-winning author of The Life of Crime Pre-order your copy now!
Someday I will progress past posting random images here. Today is not that day.
August 4, 2023 at 1:07 PM
Someday I will progress past posting random images here. Today is not that day.
A quick summary of my thirties.
July 28, 2023 at 9:35 PM
A quick summary of my thirties.
I'm basically just posting random pictures off my hard drive to here at the moment. This is covers from the magazine "Calling All Girls" when they decided that what girls really liked was dogs and dress-up.
July 28, 2023 at 3:36 PM
I'm basically just posting random pictures off my hard drive to here at the moment. This is covers from the magazine "Calling All Girls" when they decided that what girls really liked was dogs and dress-up.
