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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Never thought these books could end up having so much in common...

A stack of books:

Top to bottom

1984
Conversations with Friends
Beautiful world where are you
Intermezzo

Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Networked appliances are a bad idea if we don't regularly update firmware and cyber security. But truthfully, we don't need it. (Didn't think I'd have a second use for this image today)

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

These are not quite the same. I bought a number of models to go with the Warhammer TV+ subscription's free model. The largest was to be the Dark Eldar Razorwing Jetfighter. The box is labeled as such, but inside, it's a "Gloomtide shipwreck", a terrain piece.

Dark Eldar Razorwing Jetfighter.

An angular and sharp looking sci-fi airplane model.

Gloomtide Shipwreck.

A ghostly shipwreck terrain piece model for a fantasy setting.

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I saw the sign, and it opened up my eyes...

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I know "from reddit" is toxic enough, but an interesting discussion here about how NIMBYs/ high housing costs have shrunk the size of the next generations. No grandkids if you don't want new neighbours... www.reddit.com/r/georgism/s...

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I particularly love this comment: "Autism is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural"

Screen cap of the full YouTube comment:

"When I told my gf that some guy read all the SW books to make a 2h video about the polical structure of The Galactic Republic, she said:

'Autism is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural ' "

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Tried to come up with a Rogue One meme, but this works also.

Ewan McGregor in Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith.

Text reads:

"I loved you Satine

Till the end of time"

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Watching The Airport Chaplin with Hugo Weaving. 2nd episode and this is an "Irish passport". Ah yes, Dark Green and a Celtic symbol. Not European maroon brown and a harp...

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My 9 games #My9Games my9games.net/en/share/ce0...

A grid of 9, 3 per row, starting top left.:

Top row
Half-Life 2
Civilization 2
Open TTD

Middle row

Sim City 3000
Cities: Skylines
NIMBY Rails

Bottom row

Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2
Earth 2150: Lost Souls
Starcraft

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Bought another smaller power bank on the gate side to keep my personal phone alive for my digital ticket. And bought a book, cause I am unlikely to have power for downloaded music mid flight.

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Luch beside the Da Vinci Museum 🎨

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

They've let us off at a truck layover to stretch our legs. Despite intermittent movement it's all snarled up again.

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

We're just out of one set of tunnels, and yet still far from the scene of the accident which seems to be around an exit of further tunnels ahead.

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Now sitting down for dinner by the canal

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Been wondering the streets of Milan for hours, mostly shooting film. But I did snap the odd bit on my phone.

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The proposed Cork City tram is deliberately staying at grade on residential streets because the formerly single track rail to trail that it could take is just so popular, and there'd be no space for trams to coexist with cyclists.

Full route map with diagonal section running in former single track trench that is currently a popular active travel path for walking and cycling.

2026 consultation alternative where it will run at grade on nearby streets.

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

What the fuck is that. Oh, my dad just cleared the shelves a little...

A doll a few metres away on a work bench.

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Road safety policy? RSA reorganisation? Garda pursuit training? Youth centres? Censoring social media posts?

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Random ass postcard in the garage.

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The most car brained NIMBY nonsense I've ever heard of. "Our park & walk culture" Just because they'll loose some Car spaces to cycle lanes.

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I'm going to make this mini as epic as possible: Count Binface

Metal miniature of parody electoral candidate Count Binface

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Basically a mix between a message board and a chat function. Mostly text based but you can slot in media. Servers sort themselves by channels for certain topics. As a sneak peak here's some of Dublin Commuter Coalition's channels:

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Saw this book on in my dad's collection on the bookshelf, what an intriguing title, published in 1975. "How to avoid the future" Inner leaf says climate change. Open the relevant chapter, they thought the world was cooling?

Cover page :

How to avoid the future by Gordan Rattray Taylor

Begining of chapter 13/ Xiii

"Climatic Threat"

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

An exciting evening of adulting tasks ahead...

Green post it note, black text.

Rent
Electric
Therapy
Holiday research.

Each line is followed by an empty tick box.

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Vote on the new Euro Notes! If you don't support the BIRDS, I don't think you understand what Europeans really care about. surveys.ecb.europa.eu/10b/banknote...

A spread of speculative new Euro note designs, some feature prominent European people from history, others feature colourful depictions of birds.

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

This middle shelf is a fascinating timeline of reading and thought over a lifetime by utter accident. Noddy and his car. Five go to smugglers top. Adrian Mole. The Bootleggers. Human Transit. The Climate Book (Greta Thunberg) How to Save the City Urban Planning for Dummies

A disorganized and lopsided assortment of books on a bookshelf.

The list in the post describes a handful of the middle shelf that is visible.

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

#NIMBYRails now supports bringing in other map types. You can now put satellite imagery and hill textures over the base map. A monumental achievement that'll only fuel my addiction to building trains everywhere.

New York City in the game NIMBY Rails.

ERSI satellite view.

Philadelphia in the game NIMBY Rails.

Google Maps overview.

Pittsburgh in the game NIMBY Rails.

A hill texture layer provides topography lines to the sharp hills of the Allegheny River.

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

You know Friends is in a fictional New York because what do you mean there is this leaf litter covered rusty steel yard near the main apartment block they live in, close enough to monitor a thanksgiving turkey... In Greenwich Village???

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

NIMBY rails has a new major map update that will soon allow me to import other map types like satellite imagery, and it's 46.8 GB. My rural 4G internet js oscillating between 20 hours and greater than a day

Steam download page.

Estimated 20 h 50 m 43s remaining.

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

333 South Wabash stood out to me when I visited in 2005. More 50s modernist, still daring and bold for something so lacking in ornamentation. Almost looks like an industrial slab of something.

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Sometimes I need to look something up specifically from where I first encountered the idea. A web search or chatbot won't know my line of inquiry if I can't immediately recall the words I want. But with the source material, or sacred texts of my education, I can flip back to find it...

Photo of 2 books on a desk.

Walkable City by Jeff Speck.

A Pattern Language by Christopher Alexander etc Al

Text reads:

When I can't think of a specific piece of theory or jargon, I'm happy I've been building my own library to consult the "sacred" texts

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

You might be thinking too high on the settlement scale. Dingle as opposed to Rush or Skerries. The planning hierarchy includes tiers, and I'm thinking 5/6/7 not 2-4.

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I see services that can't reach you, long commutes, increased emissions. Worse health outcomes, greater personal and societal expense A life borrowing amenity from a false concept of nature stripped of any true biodiversity, staring out at sheep denuded hills and monoculture mountain forests.

Commute catchment of settlements Census 2016.

% of population travelling for work for 45 mins or greater (Census 2016)

Number of people born in Dublin living outside of Dublin, census 2016.

Signs of suburban and exurban flight, as well as the Dublin maternity hospitals being the favoured place to give birth, so mixed results.

Geographic range in time based boundaries from fire stations for fire and ambulance services.

Good luck in the white areas when funding dries up, or air ambulance is busy elsewhere.

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

News lately when it comes to "making the best of the heat"

A cartoon of 3 suited persons staring out of an office window at a city scape engulfed in flames.

Original creator source not known to me, have had it saved since 2023 or older.

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Me last night: Happy out, buzzing, have a good time with my friends, and enjoying great tunes. Rihanna to Robyn to CMAT to a disco/Motown heavy dance remix of a female cover of MacArthur Park... Warm, welcoming and nonjudgmental. Just vibing in the crowd and feminine energy

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

We don't think about latitude enough when it comes to expected heat in summer time. I've gathered these helpful images from others posts on the European heatwave right now...

Europe superimposed on North America.

The Canadian border is north of the northern coast of France. Texas is at the same level as north Africa.

The reverse image, the United States superimposed on Europe.

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

How many words are in your vocabulary? Mine could be in the range of 64,250🤔 vocabowl-870366514258.us-west1.run.app

Results page on vocabowl website.

An estimated vocabulary of 64,250.

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Not over engineered at all? Some of the Dublin, Ireland examples even have zebra crossing lights and controlled signal crossings. See also Clontarf to City centre scheme: irishcycle.com/2025/08/31/c...

An example of a floating bus stop in Fairview/Marino, Dublin City, Ireland.

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

How did it take me until now to realise that Vampire Weekend we're singing about Get Low by Lil' Jon 🤯

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Also Google photo search of my archives brought up this street art when I went searching for Captain America's

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

A random card found amongst our attic stuff was this from one of my sisters birthdays in Captain America's. My parents teens and early adult life were spent there. Our childhood was there. The murals are by Jim Fitzpatrick, my dad's a Jim Fitzpatrick too. It just was a Dublin institution to us

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

I'm going to have so much fun with this later.

Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode Title Card.

Meme text reads: Tacky fascist eyesore

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Hugo Fitzpatrick @hugofitz.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

The former central bank Dublin, now "Central Plaza".

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