Paddy K
@spongepaddy.bsky.social
Irishman morphing into a Swede. Tech writer, fiction writer, poet. Builder of computer games since - oh God - the 1980s. Maker of soap, grower of vegetables. Author page: https://paddyk.wordpress.com/author
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Paddy K
@spongepaddy.bsky.social
· May 28
In my teens - I will be famous!
In my 20s - I will be rich!
In my 30s - I will be happy.
In my 40s - I will get a good night's sleep.
In my 50s - I will grow a carrot.
In my 20s - I will be rich!
In my 30s - I will be happy.
In my 40s - I will get a good night's sleep.
In my 50s - I will grow a carrot.
Stockholm weather update: more or less 5 degrees forever.
December 2, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Stockholm weather update: more or less 5 degrees forever.
NOT NOW THE UNIVERSE!
December 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
NOT NOW THE UNIVERSE!
I have eaten
the partridge
that was in
the pear tree
and which
you were probably
hanging onto
for some reason
forgive me
it was delicious
so feathery
and so annoyed
the partridge
that was in
the pear tree
and which
you were probably
hanging onto
for some reason
forgive me
it was delicious
so feathery
and so annoyed
December 1, 2025 at 8:51 AM
I have eaten
the partridge
that was in
the pear tree
and which
you were probably
hanging onto
for some reason
forgive me
it was delicious
so feathery
and so annoyed
the partridge
that was in
the pear tree
and which
you were probably
hanging onto
for some reason
forgive me
it was delicious
so feathery
and so annoyed
Upping my saffron-buns-meet-video-games game.
December 1, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Upping my saffron-buns-meet-video-games game.
Cyberpunk in Stockholm.
November 30, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Cyberpunk in Stockholm.
Upon entering my bathroom I saw that a ragged towel had spontaneously formed this shape with its threads. I honestly did not set this up - the universe just delivered it. I'm unsure if it's a warning to change my ways, or to pay protection, or to buy new towels. Perhaps I need to consult an oracle.
November 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Upon entering my bathroom I saw that a ragged towel had spontaneously formed this shape with its threads. I honestly did not set this up - the universe just delivered it. I'm unsure if it's a warning to change my ways, or to pay protection, or to buy new towels. Perhaps I need to consult an oracle.
I suggest "Dirty Old Airport".
Naming Dublin Airport anything other than Dublin Airport is pure notions, However, Stephen Dedalus International was just sitting there waiting to be suggested, as was Godot International, yet... crickets
The Dáil has heard a suggestion that Dublin Airport be named after the former Taoiseach Sean Lemass.
Any counteroffers?
Any counteroffers?
November 26, 2025 at 6:47 AM
I suggest "Dirty Old Airport".
Work Christmas party coming up ... with assigned seating. I hate assigned seating. I bloody hate it. I want to sit with the people I know and like, not strangers. If strangers were any good I'd know them already. The assumption that all people are equally interesting is demonstrably false.
November 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Work Christmas party coming up ... with assigned seating. I hate assigned seating. I bloody hate it. I want to sit with the people I know and like, not strangers. If strangers were any good I'd know them already. The assumption that all people are equally interesting is demonstrably false.
The poet
Shall entangle the machine
In strange verse
Chocolate warble Tuesday
Shall entangle the machine
In strange verse
Chocolate warble Tuesday
November 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The poet
Shall entangle the machine
In strange verse
Chocolate warble Tuesday
Shall entangle the machine
In strange verse
Chocolate warble Tuesday
Hear me out:
Thinking the Earth is flat = Flat Earth Theory
Thinking the universe is a simulation = Flat Brain Theory
Thinking the Earth is flat = Flat Earth Theory
Thinking the universe is a simulation = Flat Brain Theory
November 23, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Hear me out:
Thinking the Earth is flat = Flat Earth Theory
Thinking the universe is a simulation = Flat Brain Theory
Thinking the Earth is flat = Flat Earth Theory
Thinking the universe is a simulation = Flat Brain Theory
"So what should we call this new web thing? Spybug? Tracer code? Small brother? Brain sucker...?"
"I know! How about ... cookie?"
"Give that man a bonus!"
"I know! How about ... cookie?"
"Give that man a bonus!"
November 21, 2025 at 9:16 AM
"So what should we call this new web thing? Spybug? Tracer code? Small brother? Brain sucker...?"
"I know! How about ... cookie?"
"Give that man a bonus!"
"I know! How about ... cookie?"
"Give that man a bonus!"
Reminds me of my crusade against people who post some bullshit quote with "Einstein" on the end, and when I point out Einstein never said that they always ALWAYS say: "Who cares, it's still a good point!"
November 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Reminds me of my crusade against people who post some bullshit quote with "Einstein" on the end, and when I point out Einstein never said that they always ALWAYS say: "Who cares, it's still a good point!"
And we could have had space scrum...
You know what Deep Space Nine did wrong?
They gave us the dream - a shuttlecraft with its own conference room, and yet we rarely, if ever, saw people having Runabout conferences.
Biggest missed opportunity in Trek.
They gave us the dream - a shuttlecraft with its own conference room, and yet we rarely, if ever, saw people having Runabout conferences.
Biggest missed opportunity in Trek.
November 19, 2025 at 9:58 AM
And we could have had space scrum...
Fascinating Swedish project that looks into how large trees react to being physically moved (in Swedish but hey there's google translate). Here, 200 oaks were moved in Uppsala because of a new tram line. movium.slu.se/nyheter/tolv...
Tolv flyttade ekar ska avslöja hur träd reagerar på att byta växtplats - Movium
200 ekar har fått flytta på sig för att ge plats åt spårvägen som ska gå genom Ultuna i Uppsala, vilket blev startskottet för ett unikt forskningsprojek...
movium.slu.se
November 19, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Fascinating Swedish project that looks into how large trees react to being physically moved (in Swedish but hey there's google translate). Here, 200 oaks were moved in Uppsala because of a new tram line. movium.slu.se/nyheter/tolv...
Guess I'll just do it for you then Apple.
November 17, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Guess I'll just do it for you then Apple.
"Firstname Lastname invited you to a Facebook event..."
Oh, cool! I didn't think we were that close! And it's hard to make new friends as an adult, so I'm quite touched that they--
"...along with 437 other people."
Oh.
Oh, cool! I didn't think we were that close! And it's hard to make new friends as an adult, so I'm quite touched that they--
"...along with 437 other people."
Oh.
November 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
"Firstname Lastname invited you to a Facebook event..."
Oh, cool! I didn't think we were that close! And it's hard to make new friends as an adult, so I'm quite touched that they--
"...along with 437 other people."
Oh.
Oh, cool! I didn't think we were that close! And it's hard to make new friends as an adult, so I'm quite touched that they--
"...along with 437 other people."
Oh.
Your reminder that no, things weren't uniformly "better" in the past - YOU were better in the past. Younger, stronger, cuter, more hopeful, less cynical, fewer responsibilities. Don't confuse your aging with the whole world going to shit.
Ah the 1970s.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
November 14, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Your reminder that no, things weren't uniformly "better" in the past - YOU were better in the past. Younger, stronger, cuter, more hopeful, less cynical, fewer responsibilities. Don't confuse your aging with the whole world going to shit.
Imagine sitting beside this guy at a party.
Hard to believe that a few years ago there was genuine mainstream discourse about tech companies shifting to 4-day work weeks while today companies are bragging about “AI productivity gains” yet it’s all about 996.
November 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Imagine sitting beside this guy at a party.
"But does it scale?!?"
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 AM
"But does it scale?!?"
Well done @nopunincluded.com for cracking 100k youtube subs! Since I'm a sucker for slowly increasing numbers, I've been watching the tally creep up for weeks. But now my watch is ended. (Follow and subscribe them, they are fun!)
November 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Well done @nopunincluded.com for cracking 100k youtube subs! Since I'm a sucker for slowly increasing numbers, I've been watching the tally creep up for weeks. But now my watch is ended. (Follow and subscribe them, they are fun!)
Running a country by Eye of Sauron.
“A Nigerian official was told by a U.S. counterpart that, with Thanksgiving coming up, Nigeria should go quiet and wait for the president’s attention to shift, a Nigerian official said.”
Ladies and Gentlemen, the commander in chief of the U.S. military.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the commander in chief of the U.S. military.
November 9, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Running a country by Eye of Sauron.
And by grounding planes Trump ends up doing something for climate change through sheer stupidity and incompetence.
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 7:52 AM
And by grounding planes Trump ends up doing something for climate change through sheer stupidity and incompetence.
Mince pie kick-off! All manner of raisins, cranberries, dates, apples, lemons, oranges. Boil slowly, add brandy, put in sealed glass jars in fridge. Suet or fat, I discovered, is not needed. Which is handy, since suet is hard to get, and the meat-free one is full of palm oil. Roll on Christmas!
November 7, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Mince pie kick-off! All manner of raisins, cranberries, dates, apples, lemons, oranges. Boil slowly, add brandy, put in sealed glass jars in fridge. Suet or fat, I discovered, is not needed. Which is handy, since suet is hard to get, and the meat-free one is full of palm oil. Roll on Christmas!
Shoes, gaping butthole cushion, dresses, sweater -- wait, what?
November 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Shoes, gaping butthole cushion, dresses, sweater -- wait, what?
American really needs to sort out its use of "red" and "blue" when it comes to politics, and join the rest of the world. "He's a red!" and "It's a red state!" should not mean opposite things.
November 5, 2025 at 9:56 AM
American really needs to sort out its use of "red" and "blue" when it comes to politics, and join the rest of the world. "He's a red!" and "It's a red state!" should not mean opposite things.