Reposted by Paul CommaneSmall Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 1hJRR Tolkien: You paint that picture of the key scene from the Two Towers where Frodo and Sam fight Gollum? Donato Giancola: Sure did, Ron, real fuckin' sexy just like you asked. JRRT: What. 101247457
Paul Commane @pcommane.bsky.social · 21hNever I have ever wanted to violate an NDA more than with this Planet Tech V5 Tech Preview. Even with the usual early EVO issues this is absolutely amazing. Can't wait for it to hit public builds, Nyx I is going to be a popular spot. #StarCitizen 130
Reposted by Paul CommaneWendy Lyon @wendylyon.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026Given that Irish government TDs have cited Sweden's decision to introduce a language test for citizenship as justification for Ireland introducing one, it seems relevant that Sweden is finding it difficult to actually do it 816352
Reposted by Paul CommaneThe Séance of Blake Manor - COMING TO CONSOLES🔮 @blakemanorgame.bsky.social · 01/10/2026We are thrilled to announce our new Mysterious Mansions bundle with The Incident at Galley House. bit.ly/4yybMWr 28827
Reposted by Paul Commanekevin @beirne.bsky.social · 28/09/202620,000 secondary school teachers are starting industrial action next week because the government refuse to pay them properly but sure let’s spend €300m on training people to use the fraud machine that turns your brain to porridge 25638
Reposted by Paul CommaneMichael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Most TV is just this now. 17071161948
Reposted by Paul CommaneJen Keane @zenbuffy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Hey so in case you don't want to do the math, I've got you. 0.00006934% That's how much 150000 is of Zuck's estimated between worth of 254.4 billion. 43416
Paul Commane @pcommane.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I mean I could also give a euro to my local clubs over the course of 2 years and would have given away a significantly greater proportion of my wealth than Zuck has done here 010
Reposted by Paul CommaneDean Buckley @deanbuckley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I would urge people to recall, as we hear the government justify their choices in the coming budget, that long before the fuel protests, this govermment gave a massive and economically unjustifiable VAT cut to hospitality, which cost more than half of what an additional child benefit payment would 23515
Reposted by Paul CommaneThe Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026If Anthropic would like to give me $12.6 billion in order to receive $4.6 billion back, I'd like to make it known that I have a gap in my schedule that could work well for both of us. 512326
Reposted by Paul CommaneRob DenBleyker @robdenbleyker.com · 28/09/2026I'll be at NYCC Booth 3560 next month, come get a really stupid sketch drawn badly by yours truly 345860
Reposted by Paul CommaneHyperbolicDub 🍉 @hyperbolicdub.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Ireland will go the same way if the gov doesn't get a hold of the narrative that immigrants work, pay taxes and spend their money in the communities they live in. They are allowing the conversation to be hijacked by a bunch of lumpen do-nothings who want everyone dragged down to their level 042
Paul Commane @pcommane.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Really can't be overstated how many more sex workers, queer folk and furries were visible on here and it's through their efforts the tech bros and crypto weirdos were driven off 150
Reposted by Paul CommaneOld Oak Games | Emmet (he/him) @oldoakgames.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Bloody hell! Over €100k in 48 hours! Absolutely blown away. This means that we've just unlocked an original soundtrack created by the amazing @sirutherford.com ! Can't wait to hear what Si cooks up #ttrpg #horror 0124
Reposted by Paul CommaneTony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 23/09/2026With respect, Abeba, if we don’t allow big tech to consume all of our resources and dominate our economic model, how are we supposed to pay-off voters with “budget goodies” so as to distract them from the slow decline of social cohesion? 1396
Reposted by Paul CommaneDr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 23/09/2026this is absurd. the Irish government has consistently shown it favours big tech over ordinary citizens 17428
Reposted by Paul CommaneFoucault's Pudendum @kaitave.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I'm telling you guys, you gotta put killcodes in the games you make now and hold them hostage. Day 0 patch set to automatically apply and delete everything if you aren't there to manually pause it. Go full Pandora Tomorrow. Your bosses don't know anything about coding, they can't fix it! 2831641194
Reposted by Paul CommaneEducate Together @educatetogether.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Educate Together CEO Dr Emer Nowlan has signed a joint letter calling for more funding for primary schools 📚 We're asking for the capitation grant to increase to €300 per pupil in #Budget2027 #EducateTogether Read the RTÉ article here: www.rte.ie/news/2026/09... 011
Reposted by Paul CommaneSteven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Christening a baby is nothing like christening a ship. I know that now. Once again I can only apologise. 160191203862
Reposted by Paul CommaneScorp (They/Them) @scorpiondesign.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Oh boy I've not participated in one of these in a hot minute, thank you for hosting! I'm Scorp, I'm a concept artist and I specialise in ✨spaceships ✨ 1318146
Paul Commane @pcommane.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Greetings from Trazyn the Infinite, Archaeovist of the Solemnace Galleries. Please accept, on loan, this tesseract labyrinth containing a wonderful specimen of Late Cretaceous megafauna. Do be careful, the release glyphs are a tad sensitive to melodic droning, but I'm sure you'll manage 000
Paul Commane @pcommane.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Love to see it #Speirgormstatic.klipy.comSickos Haha YesAlt: Sickos Haha Yes 1163
Reposted by Paul CommaneLoki @lokideburca.bsky.social · 17/09/2026A really good way to deal with this would be to invest heavily in public transport, way more buses and trains, and give free/discounted fares. *Gets passed a note* THEY DID WHAT?!" 2329
Reposted by Paul CommaneSikkáDownSouth @sikkadownsouth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026This is IT! I've had enough! SC IS PAY TO WIN NOW!!! Ignore all of the capital ships, the high damaging combat ships, the late-game industrial ships; it's the ITKI that's pay to win. Ya know, the thing almost no one uses because while fun, it sucks. People are insane lol #StarCitizen 251
Reposted by Paul CommaneDr Panti Bliss-Cabrera @pantibliss.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Absolutely fuck this from a great height. It was only a few months ago they had all the money in the world to throw at motorists and farmers 922957
Reposted by Paul CommaneEóin Cunningham @eoinmcunningham.bsky.social · 15/09/2026“None of this is truly about citizenship. It’s about O’Callaghan projecting himself as a future leader by looking tough on immigration. He’s throwing shapes – at the expense of decent people and families who are already part of the fabric of Irish life.“ 14218
Reposted by Paul CommaneEmerson Tung @emersontung.bsky.social · 14/09/2026After years of trying to make this happen, I can't believe we're here. Preorders for the Type 33 Heikegani from TANKHEAD is finally open! 19017
Paul Commane @pcommane.bsky.social · 12/09/2026By gawd Heroes of the Storm getting a new hero in 2026 youtu.be/4kMhUVz4q5I?...youtu.beXal'atath Reveal Trailer | Heroes of the StormYouTube video by Heroes of the Storm 000
Reposted by Paul CommaneImani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 12/09/2026The international chess Federation banned trans women from playing women's chess. CHESS. It's not about fairness. The fairness argument is intended to radicalize people into more violent forms of transphobia. 9153131745
Reposted by Paul CommaneBrian O'Halloran @playingwithdust.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Sinn Féin HQ right nowstatic.klipy.comLarry David's Exasperated ReactionAlt: Larry David's Exasperated Reaction 15717
Reposted by Paul CommaneCathal Malone @cathalmalone.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Meanwhile, civil and criminal legal aid have collapsed, the Minister for Justice is trying to kill off Judicial Review as it's inconvenient for the Government, and environmental and planning cases have been made prohibitively expensive for everyone but developers. 12218
Paul Commane @pcommane.bsky.social · 11/09/2026As someone whose tourist go-to is a Whiskey Distillery tour and having been to a good few between Ireland and the UK, Jameson's Bow St distillery tour has to rank dead fucking last. I knew as it wasn't an active distillery it wouldn't be "authentic" for whatever that's worth but Christ 100
Reposted by Paul CommaneFrank O'Connor @frankoconnor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Bus Eireann charging 2 of us €15 single from Cork to Macroom really shows how much this country cares about getting people out of cars No option to buy return on bus Bus 3/4 empty If we'd a car it would cost €11.00 return on fuel 6 times price This government hates public transport #speirghorm 46626
Reposted by Paul CommaneClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 11/09/2026it's two things, to me: 1) trans rights matter because trans people matter and deserve rights, not just because failing to stand for trans rights is a bellwether for inauthentic progressivism more broadly 2) if you can't be trusted on trans rights you can't be trusted on anything 1638271153
Reposted by Paul CommaneBrian Nisbet @natural20.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The people who want awful folk like Mullen in the Seanad have definitely registered to vote, so if you're an NUI or TCD graduate, please do! 11510
Reposted by Paul CommaneAsh Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Hi, yes hello. Would you like to play a game featuring Wolverine that's more than just Fine as most of today's reviews suggest? HAVE I GOT THE GAME FOR YOU! www.theverge.com/23490255/mar...theverge.comMarvel’s Midnight Suns is an unexpected triumph of tactics and friendshipUnfortunately, you can’t romance anybody. 34558133
Reposted by Paul Commanekanokoga.bsky.social @kanokoga.bsky.social · 09/09/2026[Halo3] #492 The Ark (115) 5639115
Reposted by Paul CommaneGavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 10/09/2026Only 71,850 people have registered to vote in the new Higher Education constituency for the Seanad, despite a potential electorate of between 800,000 and 1,000,000 graduates. The unified 6-seater is open to graduates of over 80 higher level institutions, not just the historic TCD and NUI. 237170
Reposted by Paul CommaneRoderic O’Gorman TD @rodericogorman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This is the reality of changing citizenship requirements and applying those changes retrospectively. Lives thrown into chaos. 0215
Reposted by Paul CommaneHaus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 09/09/2026From Evangelical Christians to Rokos Basilisk-pilled AI engineers, it's funny how many people exist out there who are actively trying to bring about the apocalypse. I feel that if you have stated omnicidal intent, it should be automatic grounds for [redacted] 422763577
Reposted by Paul CommaneJulia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 09/09/2026personally I think we should just take the ai doomers at their word and shut it down if they’re telling the truth, well, good thing we shut it down. If they’re exaggerating, well, they shouldn’t have done that 251908349
Reposted by Paul CommaneAftermath @aftermath.site · 29/07/2026King Ghidorah is a bum aftermath.site/king-ghidorah-... 2736077
Reposted by Paul CommaneCiara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Irish political parties in power looking at attempts by governments around the world to appease the far right absolutely not working 9562128
Reposted by Paul CommaneMichele Neylon @mneylon.social · 08/09/2026The Irish government has an annoying habit of introducing stupid bad laws to pander to tiny vocal minority. Forcing people who are within spitting distance of getting citizenship to wait another 3 years is pointless and cruel. The language test rubbish is performative rubbish pandering to the right 022
Reposted by Paul CommaneThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Seems the difference between ‘protestors’ and ‘terrorists’ is that protestors wear balaclavas while terrorists hold placards. 3034391279