Brian O'Halloran
@playingwithdust.bsky.social
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Die hard Cruyffian. Ex astrophysicist. QPR devotee, for my multiple sins. Single parent.
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playingwithdust.bsky.social
Time for a (re) introduction for my new followers! I'm Brian, a fallen astrophysicist living on the Copper Coast in Waterford, Ireland. Most of my feed will be photos of this gorgeous part of the world, plus my astrophotography.

Oh, plus terrible football takes.
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Northern lights Sunrise over the Copper Coast
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aussiastronomer.bsky.social
This is now more than double the NASA budget, which the White House wants to slash.
moreperfectunion.bsky.social
BREAKING: The Trump administration is doubling its Argentina bailout to $40 billion.
playingwithdust.bsky.social
Idle thought while waiting to get out of Waterford train station's car park this evening: "surely there must be a porn star called 'Jean-Luc Prickhard'?"
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tupped.bsky.social
Incredible cursed Merch.
electionlit.bsky.social
Would love one of these.. #aras25
playingwithdust.bsky.social
Fronts are arriving here on Sunday, so may have an outside chance that evening..
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fraserc69.bsky.social
Polanski's rise in popularity is based on one simple thing. He's the only party leader talking about what is genuinely at the root of the nation's misery. It's not immigrants, it's super-wealth.

Everyone else is seen as hopelessly compromised on that topic, because they generally are.
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eggsbened.bsky.social
Today is the centenary of the birth of the great Tony Hart who opened the eyes of generations to visual art and who is forever associated with this, the shimmering Gallery theme from Vision On – which was also pretty much everyone’s introduction to the vibraphone. youtu.be/-ZNkJXKV7_w
Vision On - The Gallery Tune - BBC1 1960/70s
YouTube video by Lost 1960s TV and Radio
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playingwithdust.bsky.social
Had a very pleasant roundy birthday.
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lauraashe.bsky.social
I love the idea of inviting someone back to yours after a blind date, this is your living room, and you say nothing at all
playingwithdust.bsky.social
Quick pint ahead of birthday tapas.
The bar at Tucker Reilly's
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kashana.blacksky.app
Why would a billionaire want a functioning paper? Functioning papers cover shit like “did you know this billionaire makes his workers pee into bottles instead of taking a break” and “you pay way more tax than a guy with ten yachts”
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clickgate.bsky.social
Shoutout to one of my fave tweets ever of all time
Martin Leahy tweets:

“There was a bus going through Béal na Bláth once and the bus driver announced to the passengers, 'This is where Michael Collins died' and someone on the bus said 'Tis a bad bend alright'.”
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jesswhitecroft.bsky.social
Husband came down with vase fatigue in the British Museum. At first he was like "whaaat? are they giving each other HANDIES?" and then by the 20th or so room of red figure vases was all "oh. Gay spitroast," in the jaded-to-numbness tones of Malcolm MacDowell's Caligula.
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sturdyalex.bsky.social
Oh, babes. Have you got a big surprise coming...

Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️
@realchrisrufo
This is great news. We've hired the classicist Spencer Klavan to teach at New College of Florida. Goodbye gender studies; hello, Greek literature.
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Aug 19, 2024
Truly excited to be teaching an online survey course in Greek literature this fall semester @NewCollegeofFL. Even more excited that it's open to the public. Please join in here! We'll be reading Homer, Aeschylus, Aristophanes, and lots more.

https://ncf.edu/youngheretics/
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josefoshea.bsky.social
Harsh but fair....
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Next time an institution tells you how seriously it takes research misconduct, ask them if it's *this* seriously. www.bmj.com/content/297/...
In 1916 the BMJ published an article about the work done by James Shearer, an American physician working in the British Army as a sergeant (because he had no British qualification). He had described a
"delineator" which was better than x rays for portraying gunshot wounds. This caused a sensation and a lot of interest — but on investigation the work was found to have been invented. The BMJ published a retraction, but Shearer was tried by court martial and sentenced to death by firing squad.
playingwithdust.bsky.social
Puffin Killer, qu'est-ce que c'est.
playingwithdust.bsky.social
Flying a drone in central Dublin is terrifying.

Followed all the legal requirements, stayed out of no fly zones/observed height restrictions....only for the drone to stop dead in mid air above the Liffey as it thought it was in a geo locked zone.

Managed to bring it down safely, but bloody hell.
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josefoshea.bsky.social
Heather Hunphries - Puffin Killer #Aras25
robosullivan.bsky.social
She facilitated two weeks of filming on Skellig Michael for the Star Wars movies, during the height of the breeding season for the resident seabirds, despite objections from An Taisce and other environmental groups. Chicks from vulnerable species were blown into the sea by helicopter #spéirgorm 5/n
playingwithdust.bsky.social
Yes, the Taoiseach did say we can't do anything about climate change because it'll be too divisive, didn't he
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Farmers along the Shannon Callows have said their livelihoods are being destroyed by rising water levels in the area, which takes in large stretches of land in counties Galway, Offaly, Roscommon and Westmeath
Farmers along Shannon say lives 'destroyed by flooding'
Farmers along the Shannon Callows have said their livelihoods are being destroyed by rising water levels in the area, which takes in large stretches of land in counties Galway, Offaly, Roscommon and W...
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playingwithdust.bsky.social
Easing my way into my 50s by treating myself to a half decent breakfast.

The diet begins again on Thursday.
A full Irish and a coffee