Ciaran
@ciaran.bsky.social
Software Engineer, Arsenal fan, nerd.
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BALLARD JUST HAD EZE IN A HEADLOCK AND HE GAVE IT THE OTHER WAY
November 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
BALLARD JUST HAD EZE IN A HEADLOCK AND HE GAVE IT THE OTHER WAY
Who’s the idiot in the co comm seat on Sky sports tonight?
November 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Who’s the idiot in the co comm seat on Sky sports tonight?
I now get to hear sky gaslight me for 90 mins that this is normal and good, actually
September 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I now get to hear sky gaslight me for 90 mins that this is normal and good, actually
Might just be done with the premier league at this point. Absolute farce
September 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Might just be done with the premier league at this point. Absolute farce
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hey so why are the port vale supporters booing bukayo saka?
September 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
hey so why are the port vale supporters booing bukayo saka?
Can someone please take Gary Neville away from our games. I can’t I can’t I can’t
August 31, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Can someone please take Gary Neville away from our games. I can’t I can’t I can’t
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Honestly, with hindsight, Radcliffe, Watson and Grint's public statements where they sided with trans people, expressed their support with no caveats, and willingly blew up any chances at future ties to the franchise has only gotten more and more noteworthy as more actors are revealed to be cowards
Oh this one fucking hurts
Welp. That's Dr. House in the bin...
August 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Honestly, with hindsight, Radcliffe, Watson and Grint's public statements where they sided with trans people, expressed their support with no caveats, and willingly blew up any chances at future ties to the franchise has only gotten more and more noteworthy as more actors are revealed to be cowards
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when it comes to porn panics, we're repeating the mistakes of the past every damn day www.404media.co/steam-itchio...
The Anti-Porn Crusade That Censored Steam and Itch.io Started 30 Years Ago
Keywords and tags have never been a useful metric for distilling nuance. Pushing for regulations based on them is repeating a 30-year history of porn panic online.
www.404media.co
August 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
when it comes to porn panics, we're repeating the mistakes of the past every damn day www.404media.co/steam-itchio...
Payment processors power in terms of what gets to exist on the internet needs to change. Absolutely fucking mental
On Wednesday evening, developers began to notice their games were being unceremoniously delisted or outright removed from Itch.io. Itch's founder says it's the direct result of a financial censorship campaign from Collective Shout, an org with ties to anti-porn groups www.wired.com/story/steam-...
Steam and Itch.io Are Pulling ‘Porn’ Games. Critics Say It’s a Slippery Slope to More Censorship
A conservative group is targeting payment processors as “a weapon” to get adult games deindexed in storefronts. Even games that have nothing to do with sex or abuse have been caught in the dragnet.
www.wired.com
July 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Payment processors power in terms of what gets to exist on the internet needs to change. Absolutely fucking mental
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how quickly we went from age verification for pornography sites, to social media, to search engines. a reminder that, yet again, it is essential to listen to sex workers when they raise concerns about how technology is being tested on them.
July 15, 2025 at 6:27 AM
how quickly we went from age verification for pornography sites, to social media, to search engines. a reminder that, yet again, it is essential to listen to sex workers when they raise concerns about how technology is being tested on them.
@gunnerblog.bsky.social so glad to hear you ok the arsecast today.
Was right there with you on really seriously considering my season ticket this time around.
I’ve found some of the ‘just talk about the football and give him the credit he deserves’ stuff from some otherwise nice people sickening
Was right there with you on really seriously considering my season ticket this time around.
I’ve found some of the ‘just talk about the football and give him the credit he deserves’ stuff from some otherwise nice people sickening
July 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
@gunnerblog.bsky.social so glad to hear you ok the arsecast today.
Was right there with you on really seriously considering my season ticket this time around.
I’ve found some of the ‘just talk about the football and give him the credit he deserves’ stuff from some otherwise nice people sickening
Was right there with you on really seriously considering my season ticket this time around.
I’ve found some of the ‘just talk about the football and give him the credit he deserves’ stuff from some otherwise nice people sickening
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Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale
Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus
Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus
May 16, 2023 at 10:51 PM
Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale
Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus
Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus
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I don’t think it can be overstated that a lot of people at every level of the socioeconomic spectrum believe the computers are now alive
May 22, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I don’t think it can be overstated that a lot of people at every level of the socioeconomic spectrum believe the computers are now alive
Fuck sake
Wow: after 15 years, YouTube has taken down the original 'Rick Roll' video due to a "licensing issue," likely due to the acquisition of Astley's record lable.
The metadata remains, but if you click through it goes to 'video not found':
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4...
The metadata remains, but if you click through it goes to 'video not found':
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4...
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Rick Astley
www.youtube.com
May 19, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Fuck sake
A wild @arsenalvisionpodcast.com at the emirates today
May 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
A wild @arsenalvisionpodcast.com at the emirates today
Uk public voting Israel for the top points in Eurovision is a weird phenomenon. Don’t like what it says about this place.
May 17, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Uk public voting Israel for the top points in Eurovision is a weird phenomenon. Don’t like what it says about this place.
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On Saturday, I am talking to yet more grieving parents whose trans son has taken his own life. I expect @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social will again pretend that what's irresponsible is not his policies (which his own civil servants warned him risked suicides) but me for mentioning it.
Screw him.
Screw him.
May 2, 2025 at 1:17 PM
On Saturday, I am talking to yet more grieving parents whose trans son has taken his own life. I expect @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social will again pretend that what's irresponsible is not his policies (which his own civil servants warned him risked suicides) but me for mentioning it.
Screw him.
Screw him.
That’s a joke of a decision man.
April 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
That’s a joke of a decision man.
I’m sick. Tonight is the biggest ever home game at the emirates and I’m sick. Kill me. 😭
April 29, 2025 at 7:47 AM
I’m sick. Tonight is the biggest ever home game at the emirates and I’m sick. Kill me. 😭
If you spend a large amount of your time worrying about and lobbying against the rights of a marginalised group of folk, rather than improving things for the group you claim to represent - you might actually just be a bawbag.
April 16, 2025 at 12:56 PM
If you spend a large amount of your time worrying about and lobbying against the rights of a marginalised group of folk, rather than improving things for the group you claim to represent - you might actually just be a bawbag.
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regardless of today’s outcome, it is morally indefensible to have a court ruling on something that affects a population, using evidence and findings that did not consult a single member of that population.
April 16, 2025 at 8:46 AM
regardless of today’s outcome, it is morally indefensible to have a court ruling on something that affects a population, using evidence and findings that did not consult a single member of that population.