Duncan Jones (aka Merrion) (he/him)
@duncanjonesmerrion.bsky.social
Computer programmer with interest in CQRS and event sourcing and green technologies. (especially #HempCrete and #heatpumps)
Living in Dublin, Ireland.
Tóg go bog é
Profile picture: Photo of me and a small black dog in the cab of a MF150 tractor
Living in Dublin, Ireland.
Tóg go bog é
Profile picture: Photo of me and a small black dog in the cab of a MF150 tractor
Clay Higgins booking himself a hard drive check with that vote.
November 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Clay Higgins booking himself a hard drive check with that vote.
Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Hummingbird, Birmingham.
Henry Rollins was the support.
Mosh pit was like a tumble drier full of leather clad sandbags.
Henry Rollins was the support.
Mosh pit was like a tumble drier full of leather clad sandbags.
November 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Hummingbird, Birmingham.
Henry Rollins was the support.
Mosh pit was like a tumble drier full of leather clad sandbags.
Henry Rollins was the support.
Mosh pit was like a tumble drier full of leather clad sandbags.
That is absolutely fantastic!
November 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
That is absolutely fantastic!
Looks good and it should be available on Netflix. Double win!
November 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Looks good and it should be available on Netflix. Double win!
I said "No pickle".
This is all pickle.
This is all pickle.
November 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I said "No pickle".
This is all pickle.
This is all pickle.
Also what does this do to the NEET numbers? Because I think a LOT of those emigrants are school/university leaver age.
November 18, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Also what does this do to the NEET numbers? Because I think a LOT of those emigrants are school/university leaver age.
Also this is a bit on the nose today
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Also this is a bit on the nose today
Precisely this. Not having "counting out" of emigration means relying on the passenger survey which is just nonsense - have you ever been surveyed?
(I have been surveyed once in over 50 years of travelling twice a year..how can that work?)
And we never discuss emigration
bsky.app/profile/dunc...
(I have been surveyed once in over 50 years of travelling twice a year..how can that work?)
And we never discuss emigration
bsky.app/profile/dunc...
Interesting that all the narrative in the UK is about immigration, whilst huge changes in *emmigration* go unreported.
Some of this is a consequence of our own tolerance of intolerance.
Some of this is a consequence of our own tolerance of intolerance.
November 18, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Precisely this. Not having "counting out" of emigration means relying on the passenger survey which is just nonsense - have you ever been surveyed?
(I have been surveyed once in over 50 years of travelling twice a year..how can that work?)
And we never discuss emigration
bsky.app/profile/dunc...
(I have been surveyed once in over 50 years of travelling twice a year..how can that work?)
And we never discuss emigration
bsky.app/profile/dunc...
What is the existing heating system?
November 18, 2025 at 11:33 AM
What is the existing heating system?
i.e. I can own two houses or I can cultivate a friendship circle such that if the roof were blown off my house my friends would put me up until the roof were repaired. It seems that the latter is more efficient.
November 18, 2025 at 11:22 AM
i.e. I can own two houses or I can cultivate a friendship circle such that if the roof were blown off my house my friends would put me up until the roof were repaired. It seems that the latter is more efficient.
I have been in the fortunate position of having "enough" for about 2 decades now but if my income stopped now I would be on my uppers within the year. I think the idea that you can insulate your life from all outcomes by assets rather than by connections is why some people don't think they are rich
November 18, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I have been in the fortunate position of having "enough" for about 2 decades now but if my income stopped now I would be on my uppers within the year. I think the idea that you can insulate your life from all outcomes by assets rather than by connections is why some people don't think they are rich
The UK is a weird thing where it is very common for individual apartments to be individually owned but for the whole block to be controlled/ruled by the management company...if the whole block were owned by the same company then roof mounted air to air units would make most sense?
November 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The UK is a weird thing where it is very common for individual apartments to be individually owned but for the whole block to be controlled/ruled by the management company...if the whole block were owned by the same company then roof mounted air to air units would make most sense?
I thought the planning rules on air to air had changed?
bsky.app/profile/dunc...
If you are really stuck an indoor monoblock with two vents is usually allowed...
bsky.app/profile/dunc...
If you are really stuck an indoor monoblock with two vents is usually allowed...
Exciting changes coming in the UK heat pump market from May 29th as the planning regulations pertaining to them are changed. The following in particular are important:-
• One-metre within boundary restriction is being removed
• Volume Limit Increased
• Air-to-Air Heat Pumps now included
• One-metre within boundary restriction is being removed
• Volume Limit Increased
• Air-to-Air Heat Pumps now included
November 18, 2025 at 10:39 AM
I thought the planning rules on air to air had changed?
bsky.app/profile/dunc...
If you are really stuck an indoor monoblock with two vents is usually allowed...
bsky.app/profile/dunc...
If you are really stuck an indoor monoblock with two vents is usually allowed...
"Part Hangout" is precisely why I am no longer allowed to do Yoga in my shorts.
November 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
"Part Hangout" is precisely why I am no longer allowed to do Yoga in my shorts.
It has had a very good effect in that it works best if you give it detailed comments about what you want the code it generates to do - comment first coding!
November 18, 2025 at 10:13 AM
It has had a very good effect in that it works best if you give it detailed comments about what you want the code it generates to do - comment first coding!
I find it makes me more productive until suddenly it doesn't ... when it hallucinates a method name that is not in the framework nor in my code base and I spend ages hunting for it.
November 18, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I find it makes me more productive until suddenly it doesn't ... when it hallucinates a method name that is not in the framework nor in my code base and I spend ages hunting for it.
Not quite yet..but the Crypto one has.
November 18, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Not quite yet..but the Crypto one has.
The stink around the pig farms can choke you...how they ever got planning permission.
November 18, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The stink around the pig farms can choke you...how they ever got planning permission.
Indeed. It doesn't get one bit easier, does it?
November 18, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Indeed. It doesn't get one bit easier, does it?
A cap or a cyeappp?
November 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A cap or a cyeappp?