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Robin Johnson @robinjohnson.bsky.social · 10h

OK we're doing this #ChurchOfSherlockHolmes

Flyer reading:

What would you say to a man who...

• fought for truth, peace and justice?

• helps all those who come to him in need?

• knows your soul from one look in your eyes?

• sacrificed himself for the good of humanity?

• returned from the dead to save us all?

GOOD NEWS!

There is such a man – and he can help you!

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FIRST CHURCH OF SHERLOCK HOLMES

“You are to watch me, for I will be visible to you.” — Bohemians II:42

In Alan Moore’s Top Ten, an alien states that the universe is a battlefield between darkness and light. “But there’s so much more dark than light. Isn’t that terrible?” “No. Once all was darkness. Do not despair.” (Paraphrasing from memory.)

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Ciaran McGrath @cerandor.com · 13h

If you have a day free, a tour of the Golden Circle, as already mentioned, is the way to go. Blue Lagoon is nice for lazy floating around a heated pool with lots of other people, I suppose.

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 15h

They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

“Let’s say there’s a world or time line I exist in where A.I. has been subject to regulation. It is ethical. It has no footprint environmentally,” the novelist Jeff VanderMeer, a prominent critic of A.I., told me over the phone. “With those guardrails in place, would I read an A.I. book? All I can say is no. And the reason is, in part, because I want to read something coming from a particular mind.” Using A.I., he said, “feels like a betrayal of the whole point of why you’re a writer.”

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Alex de Campi @alexdecampi.bsky.social · 18h

also, c’mon people, the little square icon on the bottom right of uploaded pics copies image text for you, it takes two extra seconds to then paste it into the alt window

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Alex de Campi @alexdecampi.bsky.social · 18h

With alt text. I know someone who actually did this

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On my first big overseas client conference, I was at a dinner seated next to a drunk client who kept trying to fondle me under the table. I was young, distressed, and had no idea what to do. I moved my legs as far away from him as I could, moving into the space of the man next to me, who then started patting my legs! The Regional Manager was a French woman who caught my eye, gestured for me to go to the bathroom and when I came back had switched chairs with me. What happed next was epic. A few minutes after I sat back down, she raised her hand with his hand captured in hers and announced loudly "Does anyone know whose hand this is? I found it in my lap." There was dead silence at the table. She threw his hand back at him and said calmly "next time I pick it up with my fork." Then she started a new conversational thread and things moved on. After the meeting she found me, gave me a hug, and said seriously "Never be afraid to make some noise. It is their shame, not yours."

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Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam! @failbettergames.com · 19h

We're hiring! We're looking for a Writer and Narrative Designer to join the Fallen London team at a senior or mid level. This position is permanent, remote, and full time, which for us means 35 hours a week. #GamesJobs

Night. The House of Chimes - a tower which you might immediately think of as Big Ben - is adrift in the River Thames. It still seems to be keeping time. In the background, a large, alien building looms over the city of London.

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Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Books are a perfect technology that will never die.

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Ciaran McGrath @cerandor.com · 21h

This says more (everything) about the creative capacity (or lack thereof) of the BBC director general (a former Google apparatchik) than it does about the prospects of an “AI” generated Doctor Who.

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Ciaran McGrath @cerandor.com · 21h

Beyond missing the point of music, this makes me annoyed again at Wall:E’s casual fatphobia. Simply having humanity utterly disconnected from each other and the world around them, unthinking consumers of predigested pulp, would have been a lot more prescient.

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 23h

$15 ebooks? One dollar. $10 ebooks? Just a buck. $25 ebooks? You guessed it. 💵 💵 💵 Sale ends this week. Don't dilly-dally, gang.

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Ciaran McGrath @cerandor.com · 29/09/2026

Enough nicotine and booze and mummification becomes an option.

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Ciaran McGrath @cerandor.com · 29/09/2026

Volume 1 of this was one of my favourite reads of last year (I think - time is screwy now). I’ll be grabbing this one too.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 29/09/2026

"Can a rapist’s prose elicit remorse for sexual assault? What word count best equates to appropriate jail time? In this class, we will dissect what empathy and accountability might look like so undergrads may successfully mimic them on paper in pursuit of avoiding just punishment." buff.ly/5na4oMY

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Announcing Cornell University’s Newest Writing Course: Rape Essays 101

“Can a rapist’s prose effectively elicit remorse for sexual assault? What word count best equates to appropriate jail time? In this class, we will dissect wh...

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Lisa Grimm @lisagrimm.com · 29/09/2026

So many good events this year for Bram Stoker Fest! Only downside is that I'm away for many of them, but must see what I can fit in... bramstokerfestival.com/en/page/what...

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What's On at this year's Dublin City Council Bram Stoker Festival

Fangs at the ready - here's all the events at this year's festival!

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Elizabeth Cantwell @eccantwell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Here to tell you that the chemistry and tension in this scene still hits for 2026 teenagers, as evidenced by the very vocal reactions of my students today

Dorothy Malone and Humphrey Bogart in the bookstore scene in 1946’s The Big Sleep

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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is why, every year, the whole of Ireland is required to celebrate the Puck Fair. We can’t just say that hauling a goat into the air for days on end is something just for Kerry. We are a united country, which is why we have airborne goats everywhere.

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dearbhla @dearbhlala.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

ok i've changed my mind and i would like more comics work, hire me please dearbhlala.com

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Dearbhla Kelly | Design and illustration

Portolio website of comic colourist Dearbhla Kelly.

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Chris Weston @westonfront.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Strange days have found us Strange days have tracked us down

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Lisa Grimm @lisagrimm.com · 27/09/2026

Lovely newish Dracula-and-Poolbeg Dublin Canvas box in Marino. #SpeirGorm #seenonmyrun

Count Dracula with an ice cream by the Poolbeg chimneys near Bram Stoker’s birthplace in Marino

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Brendan Harkin @brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Just to fully underline how spiteful this shit is for those unaware: On the left is the route the Orange Order have been ordered to take for the past 3 decades without trouble. On the right is the route that has brought hundreds of cops to Drumcree. The only motivation is sectarian antagonism.

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 26/09/2026

Visits to public libraries around Ireland have increased by two million in the last two years. New figures show that almost 16 million visits were made to Ireland's libraries in 2025, compared with nearly 14 million in 2023

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Public library visits increased by two million nationwide

Visits to public libraries around Ireland have increased by two million in the last two years, new figures show as National Public Libraries Open Day takes place nationwide.

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Peter Norman knew it would be weird for him to participate in a black power salute because he was a white Australian bloke, so he wore a little Olympic Project for Human Rights badge in solidarity. The way he was treated after this extremely careful, mild gesture was an utter disgrace.

The black power salute at the 1968 Olympics

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 25/09/2026

I honestly have never considered switching from Google Pixel phones until they sent me a "wanna celebrate destroying the lives of trans people" as a system update.

Android Pixel system update screen, showing Harry Potter customizations as a bullet point.

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Kate Griffin @griffinkate.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Cringeing anew about my write-up of a mental health support group where I said it was "a relaxed space for a cup of tea and a nutter"

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Chris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In recent years, the media has quietly begun to change the way in which it writes about Bobby Kotick, the former CEO of Activision Blizzard. PMG investigates how Kotick used the threat of defamation to reshape his legacy in the games business, one article at a time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKwp...

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Inside Bobby Kotick's Campaign Against the Press

YouTube video by People Make Games

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Ciaran McGrath @cerandor.com · 25/09/2026

Fascinated by the strength of Macedonia’s statuary industry. There have to be more statues per square km in Skopje than in any other city.

Macedonia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs building, a four-storey edifice in pale limestone. Every available horizontal surface has been decorated with a life-size statue, even though those on the roof are only distantly visible to people on the far bank of the river.

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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The story of Natalie Abudayyeh (21) a journalism student and member of the Palestine Women's Football Team. She played in Dublin against @bfcdublin.bsky.social in 2024. Today, she's in an Israeli jail. Her family and teammates say she was taken at gunpoint from university without charge.

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Ciaran McGrath @cerandor.com · 24/09/2026

These are the thoughts of someone who played Supreme Commander once and got scared when the AI handed them their ass.

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pedriquete.bsky.social @pedriquete.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I am finally back from my travels and I can finally post about my friend's "Heroes of Éiru" for Age of Vikings. It presents character generation rules for Irish Vikings and Gaels. Because a dude from Iceland is cool, but not cooler than a Viking from Hlymrekur or Veðrafjörður. #Chaosium #rpg

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Sahil Bajaj will BRB (for real this time) @sahilbajaj.dev · 15/09/2026

What if you didn't bother with the AI nonsense constantly propping up and found peace looking at the twin Jaguar cubs from Tobe Zoo.

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Patrick Brannigan @patrickjmb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Fond memories of Dr Rena Maguire - @justrena.bsky.social Her kindness and insightful wit. She helped me identify these wonderful Konik ponies along the Quoile Waterway (here in Lecale County Down) commenting on their origins and lovely markings. May She rest in Peace.

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Ciaran McGrath @cerandor.com · 24/09/2026

That’s desperately sad. Only knew her on here, but she was a light.

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Tara Flynn @taraflynnirl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We knew at the time that legislation and provisions didn't go far enough. Now, it's mostly people in the most heartbreaking situations who are being left behind. Come out for a walk with @freesafelegal.bsky.social on Saturday. Ah, do.

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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I have been thinking about Bullshit, in its official categorisation. In his short and easy essay “On Bullshit”, the euphoniously-named American philosopher Harry J. Frankfurt posited a person could say things while neither caring if it was true or lies. dn721601.ca.archive.org/0/items/on-b...

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𝔾𝕆ℝ𝔸ℕ @gorangligovic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Character portraits, free use

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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I don’t think that this should just be shrugged off. One of our Ministers (Enterprise or Justice, probably) has presented this plan. It isn’t an anonymous creature called the Irish Presidency. That is our Government.

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Aidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Just to clarify what is happening here. Danny Tommo livestreamed his attack on multiple social media platforms where he benefits from various forms of content monesitation and revenue sharing schemes. Not only did Danny financial benefit from this crime, but Google, Meta & X shared in the profits.

Danny Thomas verified Digital creator account

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rad uncle @raduncle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

when the far-right piles on other rightwingers for not being racist enough, that's called getting reesmogged

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Ciaran McGrath @cerandor.com · 23/09/2026

Happy birthday to my fellow equinoctal babies. There are probably better places to spend the evening than a cheesy riverside Irish bar, but I reckon I’m doing okay.

A supped-from pint glass of Benediktiner Weissbier, sitting on an outdoors table beside a closed menu and in front of an ashtray. The pint glass still has more work to do, the ashtray not so much.

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

oh. mygod. 🧵, still in progress we're all rooting for the self-governing collective of LHR-PDX

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

8 years after Repeal, those seeking abortion in Ireland are still subject to an unnecessary 3 day waiting period, an unworkable 12 week cut off, and a lack of providers throughout the country. If that doesn't sound very much like Repeal to you, join the march in Dublin this Saturday!

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Úna-Minh's ✨ Open to Work ✨ @unaminh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Please support this fundraiser for Eoghan Sweeney's family. Eoghan was a pioneer in early digital journalism and gave back to many so generously and inspired so many journalists in their careers, including mine! Donate if you can, but please do share if you can't.

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