On YouTube, I keep being served ads for "comfortable" sandals and Old Spice. Is the algorithm is trying to tell me something?

If you see this post something Orange

I hate the word “content”. I use the term myself sometimes and I cringe whenever I do. That’s my confessional for the day. Feels good to get it off my chest

I know!! How can that have happened????

This is what it sounds like, when doves cry #Prince

Have you tried Eye of Newt?

Still Playing: Vinyl Record Documentary, five years on We're approaching Record Store Day 2026, a Saturday on which I usually spend WAAAAYYYY too much money and regret none of it. Record Store Day always makes me think of a radio documentary I made with t...

In 2021, two students and I made a radio documentary / podcast about vinyl records. Jotted down a few thoughts about it now that five years have gone by ....
roboconnor.ie/still-playin...

I’m thoroughly enjoying Star Wars Maul: Shadow Lord. Watching it with my 10 year old and she’s all in. The art style is next level. Well worth a watch

Moyà Brennan RIP. As a youngfella, I remember my parents playing Harry’s Game and the Robin Hood theme. She sounded like a voice from another world. Years later I discovered albums like the Magical Ring and knew that Clannad really were something special. Respect

Johnny Cash having a cigarette outside of Folsom Prison in California, 1968.

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I found the underground music scene in Waterford - it's upstairs in Phil Grimes - News - Waterford News & Star “Quality is the key thing, genre is not"

We have been discovered!!!

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I totally get how many people are distressed, alarmed and seriously at risk due to fuel price increases.

However, the leaders of this protest are a fucking disgrace. They are causing untold harm to people and to the economy, without having done even the most basic analysis of the problem.

One of the ways protests work is by sheer numbers. It takes a lot of people to block a city, ergo a lot of people feel strongly about an issue.

When 11 fascists with massive vehicles block a motorway it presents a disproportionate picture of the level of support.

Very well written and succinct Gerry. I’m sure there was an urge to “unload”!

Mighty!

Got a lot out of today’s SETU session on Ireland’s open research path to 2030+. The enthusiasm from @civicmichael.bsky.social was palpable and @drfairytalesci.bsky.social’s call for co‑conspirators was inspiring. There’s plenty to ponder (and act on) from @engagedroadmap.bsky.social

G’wan Kate O’Connor!!! To run a PB in the 800m at the end of the pentathlon is unreal!!! #Legend

There’s a lot of broad assumptions, leaps and false equivalences in #MariaSteen’s article in today’s @irishtimes.com. Suffice to say, she’s no craic at all. #StPatricksDay

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John Kongos - He's Gonna Step On You Again (1971) YouTube video by Polydor 1000

I was today-years-old when I learned that The Happy Mondays' Step On is actually a cover of a 1970s South African rock tune. Thanks #BBC6Music! Every day is a school day ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJER...

There’s a collection of very sound and talented people playing in Phil Grimes’ Waterford this Saturday night. It’s a tribute to our friend Paul who died suddenly at the start of the year. It’s also a fundraiser for his family. If you’re free, please come on down ie.powertik.com/en/events/a-...

Colonial Legacies and Digital Heritage with Kate Simpson Whose heritage matters? What gets preserved, and why do we identify with certain items, places, or histories more than others? Listen to the first episode of the podcast Living Culture, Making Heritag...

Really enjoyed the first episode of new podcast 'Living Culture, Making Heritage.' It made me think about what open access really means (or doesn't mean!) in terms of information. Kudos to @kilmun.bsky.social @ecocritickate.bsky.social @scopeland.bsky.social www.diggitmagazine.com/colonial-leg...

I am reminded of this cartoon from the dotcom bubble (> 25 years ago) every day I see/hear/read about more insane AI spending. Original illustration by Tony Kelly

*Zeppelin. No, I can’t spell either …

I was today-years-old when I learned that Led Zepplin’s John Paul Jones did the string arrangements on REM’s Automatic for the People. Despite having loved the album nearly my whole life! Just never read the credits before … had a home-copy tape back in the day. I did buy it on CD, but y’know …

Couldn’t agree more Gerry

I'm probably a dinosaur here, but I have no interest in video podcasts. The appeal of audio is that I can also be doing other eyes-busy hands-busy activities while listening. Each to their own, but video takes away a fundamental aspect of podcasting for me - may as well be YouTube

I found 2x2GB sticks of DDR3 RAM in a drawer. I’ll start the bidding at €1m …

Today I learned that the Irish word for "podcast" is podchroaltaí, coming from craoladh (meaning broadcast). There you go now. podcasts.setu.ie

Post your favourite Lord of the Rings character. Wrong answers only.