Emmet Ó Briain
@emmet.quiddity.ie
research. language. lay ethnomethodologist. broadstone based.
mundane methods of pedestrianism + active travel
also: D7 Play Streets, almost always (running) in the phoenix park
worst taste in music: @yesboyicecream.bsky.social
mundane methods of pedestrianism + active travel
also: D7 Play Streets, almost always (running) in the phoenix park
worst taste in music: @yesboyicecream.bsky.social
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An inspiration for our efforts to achieve in Dublin what @playingout.bsky.social did in the UK!
(the beauty of the temporary closure approach to street play provision is that it's flexible enough to reflect changing needs and demands of communities) #d7playstreets
An inspiration for our efforts to achieve in Dublin what @playingout.bsky.social did in the UK!
(the beauty of the temporary closure approach to street play provision is that it's flexible enough to reflect changing needs and demands of communities) #d7playstreets
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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An inspiration for our efforts to achieve in Dublin what @playingout.bsky.social did in the UK!
(the beauty of the temporary closure approach to street play provision is that it's flexible enough to reflect changing needs and demands of communities) #d7playstreets
An inspiration for our efforts to achieve in Dublin what @playingout.bsky.social did in the UK!
(the beauty of the temporary closure approach to street play provision is that it's flexible enough to reflect changing needs and demands of communities) #d7playstreets
my alternative thesis is that our planning and delivery of infrastructural projects, esp. transport and housing, relies too heavily on engineers’ and economists’ visions and priorities (which gives rise to familiar issues)
November 22, 2025 at 8:50 AM
my alternative thesis is that our planning and delivery of infrastructural projects, esp. transport and housing, relies too heavily on engineers’ and economists’ visions and priorities (which gives rise to familiar issues)
TIL the last time there was a by-election in Dublin Central was 2009 and Paschal Donohoe actually contested it (he finished behind Maureen O'Sullivan, but ahead of Ivana Bacik).
There was also an Immigration Control candidate, who finished ahead of the Workers’ Party’s Malachy Steensen.
There was also an Immigration Control candidate, who finished ahead of the Workers’ Party’s Malachy Steensen.
November 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
TIL the last time there was a by-election in Dublin Central was 2009 and Paschal Donohoe actually contested it (he finished behind Maureen O'Sullivan, but ahead of Ivana Bacik).
There was also an Immigration Control candidate, who finished ahead of the Workers’ Party’s Malachy Steensen.
There was also an Immigration Control candidate, who finished ahead of the Workers’ Party’s Malachy Steensen.
Well, that was the plan, not sure if it still is...the current sports fields would be the only remaining open green space (but not open to the public) ...
contrast that with the sketch on the right which doesn't include the railings & padlocked gates which are added in the final implementation!
contrast that with the sketch on the right which doesn't include the railings & padlocked gates which are added in the final implementation!
November 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Well, that was the plan, not sure if it still is...the current sports fields would be the only remaining open green space (but not open to the public) ...
contrast that with the sketch on the right which doesn't include the railings & padlocked gates which are added in the final implementation!
contrast that with the sketch on the right which doesn't include the railings & padlocked gates which are added in the final implementation!
Collection of essays on "Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship" - looks super interesting. Available as a PDF download from the link below.
And, based on the chapter titles, Lots of relevance beyond Digital Humanities too!!
And, based on the chapter titles, Lots of relevance beyond Digital Humanities too!!
November 20, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Collection of essays on "Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship" - looks super interesting. Available as a PDF download from the link below.
And, based on the chapter titles, Lots of relevance beyond Digital Humanities too!!
And, based on the chapter titles, Lots of relevance beyond Digital Humanities too!!
In the case of the Mechanical Turk, AGI also stands for "A Guy Inside"
November 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
In the case of the Mechanical Turk, AGI also stands for "A Guy Inside"
One of my favourite bits of Mechanical Turk trivia is where Napoleon I introduces breaching experiments into his games against the machine, predating Garfinkel's tic-tac-toe shenanigans by a over a century...
![Text: In 1809, Napoleon I of France arrived at Schönbrunn Palace to play the Turk. According to an eyewitness report, Mälzel took responsibility for the construction of the machine while preparing the game, and the Turk (Johann Baptist Allgaier) saluted Napoleon before the start of the match. The details of the match have been published over the years in numerous accounts, many of them contradictory.[42] According to Bradley Ewart, it is believed that the Turk sat at its cabinet, and Napoleon sat at a separate chess table. Napoleon's table was in a roped-off area and he was not allowed to cross into the Turk's area, with Mälzel crossing back and forth to make each player's move and allowing a clear view for the spectators. In a surprise move, Napoleon took the first turn instead of allowing the Turk to make the first move, as was usual; but Mälzel allowed the game to continue. Shortly thereafter, Napoleon attempted an illegal move. Upon noticing the move, the Turk returned the piece to its original spot and continued the game. Napoleon attempted the illegal move a second time, and the Turk responded by removing the piece from the board entirely and taking its turn. Napoleon then attempted the move a third time, the Turk responding with a sweep of its arm, knocking all the pieces off the board. Napoleon was reportedly amused, and then played a real game with the machine, completing nineteen moves before tipping over his king in surrender.[43] Alternate versions of the story include Napoleon being unhappy about losing to the machine, playing the machine at a later time, playing one match with a magnet on the board, and playing a match with a shawl around the head and body of the Turk in an attempt to obscure its vision.[44]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:t44mxy2g5qigfqnnfmqslgse/bafkreicga42cqquwopz6qmjcl2pzesrmgunpxvtpv7yds3p423vxhvauua@jpeg)
November 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
One of my favourite bits of Mechanical Turk trivia is where Napoleon I introduces breaching experiments into his games against the machine, predating Garfinkel's tic-tac-toe shenanigans by a over a century...
The original AGI ("A Guy Instead")
November 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The original AGI ("A Guy Instead")
This is going to be fascinating....the local elections in the NIC and Cabra-Glasnevin might be more of a guide as to where the votes are for various parties/candidates....
November 18, 2025 at 10:05 AM
This is going to be fascinating....the local elections in the NIC and Cabra-Glasnevin might be more of a guide as to where the votes are for various parties/candidates....
Dublin Central by-election???
November 18, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Dublin Central by-election???
Came to it after reading about 80s MU motion to ban synthesisers (to protect live orchestra players' livelihoods) and discovered "needle time" - restrictions on amount of recorded music that could be broadcast by stations (to protect professional musicians' opportunities)...
November 18, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Came to it after reading about 80s MU motion to ban synthesisers (to protect live orchestra players' livelihoods) and discovered "needle time" - restrictions on amount of recorded music that could be broadcast by stations (to protect professional musicians' opportunities)...
Fascinating reading about The British Musicians’ Union via www.muhistory.com - based on project (with accompanying book) conducted at the University of Glasgow by its School of Culture and Creative Arts...
November 18, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Fascinating reading about The British Musicians’ Union via www.muhistory.com - based on project (with accompanying book) conducted at the University of Glasgow by its School of Culture and Creative Arts...
(still amazes me that DCC’s approach to recruitment is mostly stuck around a system which enforces fixed distinctions between a limited number of ‘technical’ paths - e.g. engineers, planners and architects - and ‘administrative’ staff)
November 18, 2025 at 9:08 AM
(still amazes me that DCC’s approach to recruitment is mostly stuck around a system which enforces fixed distinctions between a limited number of ‘technical’ paths - e.g. engineers, planners and architects - and ‘administrative’ staff)
Dublin City Council currently recruiting for staff for a new Project Management Unit in the City Coordination Office
careers.dublincity.ie/Home/Job
careers.dublincity.ie/Home/Job
November 18, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dublin City Council currently recruiting for staff for a new Project Management Unit in the City Coordination Office
careers.dublincity.ie/Home/Job
careers.dublincity.ie/Home/Job
We’ve added more and more vehicles, of increasing size, into a finite physical space that was designed for fewer, and smaller, vehicles.
In Ireland, we went from approx.700,000 cars in 1985 (for a pop of 3.5m) to 2.5m cars in 2023 (pop. 5million).
In Ireland, we went from approx.700,000 cars in 1985 (for a pop of 3.5m) to 2.5m cars in 2023 (pop. 5million).
November 16, 2025 at 8:12 AM
We’ve added more and more vehicles, of increasing size, into a finite physical space that was designed for fewer, and smaller, vehicles.
In Ireland, we went from approx.700,000 cars in 1985 (for a pop of 3.5m) to 2.5m cars in 2023 (pop. 5million).
In Ireland, we went from approx.700,000 cars in 1985 (for a pop of 3.5m) to 2.5m cars in 2023 (pop. 5million).
re: small talk...
🎶 🎶
brian david gilbert - 'small talk'
"got no skill for BIG TALK,
i like TALKING SMALL...
if it's not small talk,
best not talk at all..."
🎶 🎶
youtu.be/KL4CIRygoH0?...
🎶 🎶
brian david gilbert - 'small talk'
"got no skill for BIG TALK,
i like TALKING SMALL...
if it's not small talk,
best not talk at all..."
🎶 🎶
youtu.be/KL4CIRygoH0?...
November 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
re: small talk...
🎶 🎶
brian david gilbert - 'small talk'
"got no skill for BIG TALK,
i like TALKING SMALL...
if it's not small talk,
best not talk at all..."
🎶 🎶
youtu.be/KL4CIRygoH0?...
🎶 🎶
brian david gilbert - 'small talk'
"got no skill for BIG TALK,
i like TALKING SMALL...
if it's not small talk,
best not talk at all..."
🎶 🎶
youtu.be/KL4CIRygoH0?...
(There was also an unexpected victory yesterday for Daniil Dubov against Praggnanandhaa in the Chess World Cup 2025. As with football, the chess commentariat often bemoan the excessive emphasis on preparation in contemporary chess and the lack of variety in modern play. Dubov's different...!)
November 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
(There was also an unexpected victory yesterday for Daniil Dubov against Praggnanandhaa in the Chess World Cup 2025. As with football, the chess commentariat often bemoan the excessive emphasis on preparation in contemporary chess and the lack of variety in modern play. Dubov's different...!)
An incredibly large proportion of the most interesting (to me) sites on the internet come from a single person's dedication to a niche interest.
Here's one of those sites, which is all about World Football Elo Ratings, including historical ratings: www.eloratings.net/about
Here's one of those sites, which is all about World Football Elo Ratings, including historical ratings: www.eloratings.net/about
November 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
An incredibly large proportion of the most interesting (to me) sites on the internet come from a single person's dedication to a niche interest.
Here's one of those sites, which is all about World Football Elo Ratings, including historical ratings: www.eloratings.net/about
Here's one of those sites, which is all about World Football Elo Ratings, including historical ratings: www.eloratings.net/about
Bill Wyman & Mandy Smith…
November 13, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Bill Wyman & Mandy Smith…
The story, whether political or personal, like any grand narrative, applies a closed structure to our experience "that has nothing to do with life as I have come to know it ..."
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The story, whether political or personal, like any grand narrative, applies a closed structure to our experience "that has nothing to do with life as I have come to know it ..."
“…The reality of immigration attitudes is they move around, reacting to both the reality and the rhetoric in the media and from politicians.”
November 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
“…The reality of immigration attitudes is they move around, reacting to both the reality and the rhetoric in the media and from politicians.”