Alan
@apertum.ie
Moved to Ireland from the UK, I do technology stuff (web, 3d printing, electronics) and a bit of tourism hosting on the side.
Well I like to inform myself on Irish political topics I may have a cursory understanding of as I wasn't resident at the time. AI popped up to help:
November 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Well I like to inform myself on Irish political topics I may have a cursory understanding of as I wasn't resident at the time. AI popped up to help:
In todays low-truth environment I had dismissed the local lion sightings with accompanying video proof as AI slop. Turns out it wasn't AI at all (or a lion). It is a dog called Mouse with some creative grooming.
November 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
In todays low-truth environment I had dismissed the local lion sightings with accompanying video proof as AI slop. Turns out it wasn't AI at all (or a lion). It is a dog called Mouse with some creative grooming.
Idiocracy was a documentary.
October 21, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Idiocracy was a documentary.
well, OK but that isn't normally how we write that.
September 26, 2025 at 9:19 AM
well, OK but that isn't normally how we write that.
We have chickens! Put the house and run together and got the feeders. One egg already!
August 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
We have chickens! Put the house and run together and got the feeders. One egg already!
Power cut this morning, cuppa from the hob kettle while we wait. #stormfloris
August 4, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Power cut this morning, cuppa from the hob kettle while we wait. #stormfloris
Computer says you can't move country.
August 2, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Computer says you can't move country.
Great afternoon out at Ardnacrusha power station.
July 31, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Great afternoon out at Ardnacrusha power station.
What is on the annual service schedule for my Nissan Leaf then?
July 25, 2025 at 10:50 AM
What is on the annual service schedule for my Nissan Leaf then?
Part of our first year strawberry harvest as jam.
July 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Part of our first year strawberry harvest as jam.
Sunset at Doolin harbour looking out to the Aran Islands
June 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Sunset at Doolin harbour looking out to the Aran Islands
I believe a bit of a rethink is in order to achieve an aimed crash of the International Space Station into the pacific. www.astronomy.com/space-explor...
June 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I believe a bit of a rethink is in order to achieve an aimed crash of the International Space Station into the pacific. www.astronomy.com/space-explor...
First harvest from the barrel garden. Spuds, carrots, garlic, mint, strawberries, broad beans.
June 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
First harvest from the barrel garden. Spuds, carrots, garlic, mint, strawberries, broad beans.
Our guests rented a car and got a ticket for not displaying a tax disc. On closer inspection Europcar had given them a bit of paper saying "Tax applied for" which unsurprisingly means nothing. The car had a disc that expired in February!
May 31, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Our guests rented a car and got a ticket for not displaying a tax disc. On closer inspection Europcar had given them a bit of paper saying "Tax applied for" which unsurprisingly means nothing. The car had a disc that expired in February!
I thought for a while they were not going to South Sudan, but it seems they are carefully picking their way through friendly airspace corridors high over the middle east
May 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I thought for a while they were not going to South Sudan, but it seems they are carefully picking their way through friendly airspace corridors high over the middle east
Multinational shops also have problems, but I assume that is re-used text from other markets. www.lidl.ie/c/lawn-care-...
May 20, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Multinational shops also have problems, but I assume that is re-used text from other markets. www.lidl.ie/c/lawn-care-...
The confidence of a hallucinating AI is really problematic. There are no moles in Ireland.
#speirgorm
#speirgorm
May 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The confidence of a hallucinating AI is really problematic. There are no moles in Ireland.
#speirgorm
#speirgorm
We have some cracking tourist attractions out in rural Ireland, come and see the unusual tree! Might have to cycle over and check that it is in no way a perfectly normal tree.
May 3, 2025 at 10:15 AM
We have some cracking tourist attractions out in rural Ireland, come and see the unusual tree! Might have to cycle over and check that it is in no way a perfectly normal tree.
Aldi Ireland are doing a robot mower in a couple of weeks. It looks quite good selling at €249, it is a Yardforce MB400 which they sell for £450 uk.yardforce.eu/product/mb40...
April 24, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Aldi Ireland are doing a robot mower in a couple of weeks. It looks quite good selling at €249, it is a Yardforce MB400 which they sell for £450 uk.yardforce.eu/product/mb40...
Well if it is reduced to €1.98 I am quite happy to have a slice of Spiderman birthday cake with a cup of tea.
April 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Well if it is reduced to €1.98 I am quite happy to have a slice of Spiderman birthday cake with a cup of tea.
It isn't what I like best, but it is ok.
April 19, 2025 at 9:48 AM
It isn't what I like best, but it is ok.
This is apparently what Tiggers like best.
April 19, 2025 at 8:25 AM
This is apparently what Tiggers like best.
The White House has replaced the stars and stripes with a red flag.
April 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The White House has replaced the stars and stripes with a red flag.
well that is annoying, Amazon Ireland want you to transfer your UK Prime across, which I did, but I am not allowed a family. They are going to be most disappointed when I kick them out. #ireland
April 10, 2025 at 7:30 AM
well that is annoying, Amazon Ireland want you to transfer your UK Prime across, which I did, but I am not allowed a family. They are going to be most disappointed when I kick them out. #ireland