Cormac
@cormacos.bsky.social
All manner of nerdery and geekery. Gaming. TTRPGS. Dogs. Environment. History. Dubliner. Queer. Trying to use more Irish - please feel free to correct me if I make mistakes! Apparently I talk a lot about folk music.
The seeds of the thistle have taken root across the way.
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 1h ago“Tarps off,” the term coined for the trend of fans going shirtless at games, has captivated U.S. sports in recent months. Now, for every packed section of dad bods and farmer’s tans, there are double the number of empty seats.
Kat read Hellboy Volume 1 this morning and spent the rest of the day thinking about it! Please buy a comic to reward their reviewing efforts (and consume your brain...) Littledeercomics.ie
Refuse collectors help woman recover discarded €1m lottery ticket after emptying bin truck
Refuse collectors help woman recover discarded €1m lottery ticket after emptying bin truck
Workers spent more than day sifting through rubbish
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Dé Domhnaigh an 2 Lúnasa, d'fhreastail an tUachtarán Connolly ar oscailt Fhleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026 i mBéal Feirste. ~~~ On Sunday 2 August, President Connolly attended the opening of the 2026 Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Belfast.
Got caught out in the rain while walking the dogs. In the rain. The rain. Rain!
If youre going to the new Spider Man film and are wondering if it’s worth sitting through the interminably long credits to catch some deep lore in the end-credits scene, it isn’t.
Ceuta shows that we need trust, solidarity and effective management of our external borders. We also require long-term action to address the causes of forced migration. europeangreens.eu/news/stateme...
Statement on the tragedy at Ceuta, ahead of Tuesday’s meeting of EU interior ministers
European Greens bring together national parties that share the same Green values, and who are active across the entire European continent - both within the European Union and beyond. We are striving f...
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Great read. Recommend it if you need to get the ire flowing! The Spanish government dealt with the Cuesta incident with astounding efficiency, yet no one can move faster the speed of a tweet. The EPP and its fellow travellers have become shameless wreckers in unwitting service to anti-EU interests.
David Carretta@davidcarretta.bsky.social · 3d agoThe Morning Post Europe is online with a Summer extra. My story: “European solidarity died at Ceuta”. Don’t forget to subscribe👇 europemorningpost.substack.com/p/ceuta-melo...
I don’t think many people are actually willing to die upon a hill. I think a good shouting would have most of them retreating voluntarily.
I finished painting 30 cloaks. And I have decided I do not like the shade of green. Time to repaint 30 cloaks.
Cormac@cormacos.bsky.social · 4d agoI have totally underestimated the effort it takes to paint 30 wood elves.
There’s been a significant pollution incident on the Tolka river. Grey brown effluent in the water and brown scum on the surface. I took these pics in the section between Blanch and Corduff but hearing there are dead fish in the river closer to Damastown.
Didn’t realise one of the big nerd art guys I followed was a Putin apologist. One good thing about social media is that you can sometimes find out that a person whose work you like is a cunt and can henceforth avoid.
Getting on my box again to proclaim that mowing is, in the overwhelming majority of circumstances, unnecessary and destructive.
Skionar@skionar.bsky.social · 6d agoOrchids revived, the corpse ambulant and a poetic ruined abbey. These are the news stories I want to read.
I have totally underestimated the effort it takes to paint 30 wood elves.
I find it unfathomable that people get a dopamine hit from LLMs. I’ve been encouraged to use them at work, and my emotional response leans more towards annoyance at its frequent errors than elation at its results.
Kotaku@kotaku.com · 5d agoYouTuber Hank Green Admits He Has Unhealthy Relationship With AI After Facing Backlash Over Recent Video 'The level of dopamine I've been getting from interacting with LLMs is not healthy for me,' said Green
AI has sucked the fun out of everything. YouTube is lousy with it. That LLM-speak is so annoying, I can’t stand it.
Last night @rodericogorman.bsky.social was on Primetime about the deterioration in our water quality. We need access to clean water, not just for our health, but also because water is such a huge part of our economy, our biodiversity and increasingly our wellness and leisure. #speirgorm
I love when the streams of my history nerdiness and my RPG nerdiness intersect.
David Stifter 🍵📄🦊@davidstifter.bsky.social · 5d agoIt's a day of books today. Almost a month after the OG(H)AM project awarded its Og(h)am Achievement Award to "Carved in Stone. A Storyteller's Guide to the Picts", my copy arrived in the bookshop today. Wow! I can only say that this is a model of how to write a book about a pre-modern society. /1
DAWN OF THE LAST DAY A TRANS/SAPHIC/SCIFI EXTRACTION RPG THAT LIVES IN YOUR DM’s HAVE YOU BEEN A GOOD GIRL $4 TO FUCK AROUND FREE TO FIND OUT itch.io/s/195464/hav...
Sexy Taghg has an exclusive jersey for All Together Now. I am not at All Together Now. This is discrimination against me specifically. It’s gorgeous! T_T
Not an iota of pushback from Roisin Murphy that gay men are “degenerates with mental illnesses”. These are the same gay men who once religiously bought her records and concert tickets. And what the fuck load of dog shit is the “rainbow castle”?
Yes, it’s a fairytale, but there is something inherently believable about Peter Dinklage making a Skarsgård for Olivia Colman. youtu.be/HP0BWBWn14I?...
WICKER | Official Trailer | Only In Theaters October
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HUMONGOUS rainforest hazel leaves! On the next tree, they're only a fraction as big. Wild tree populations are *wildly* diverse in every way: leaf size, overall tree shape and so much more, in marked contrast to many planted native trees, which are often genetically identical.
