Harry McKillen
@harrymckillen.com
Software Engineer • Éireannach as Cill Chainnigh • Sé/É • Typically sardonic
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Harry McKillen
@harrymckillen.com
· Jun 24
Logging it to #spéirgorm to see what existential breakdown the US has had overnight
A four-foot box, a foot for every year
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 6, 2025 at 10:38 PM
A four-foot box, a foot for every year
Shamrocks probably shouldn't have gotten past Clough Ballacolla. They struggled to score for large stretches of both games. Good finish to it for a neutral and great to see first time winners and see what it means to them.
December 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Shamrocks probably shouldn't have gotten past Clough Ballacolla. They struggled to score for large stretches of both games. Good finish to it for a neutral and great to see first time winners and see what it means to them.
We have an oddball neighbour. He did a nice thing this morning by dropping a package that had either been misdelivered, or had blown away after being delivered. But did so in just his underpants, which I caught on our Ring doorbell, only because the notification unfortunately caught my eye.
December 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
We have an oddball neighbour. He did a nice thing this morning by dropping a package that had either been misdelivered, or had blown away after being delivered. But did so in just his underpants, which I caught on our Ring doorbell, only because the notification unfortunately caught my eye.
Nothing says they want peace more by unleashing a huge attack. Same with a certain country continually "testing" as people put it, a ceasefire.
December 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Nothing says they want peace more by unleashing a huge attack. Same with a certain country continually "testing" as people put it, a ceasefire.
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My cartoon in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social.
December 6, 2025 at 9:09 AM
My cartoon in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social.
I work in Cork now, so I'm very glad I don't have to go through this anymore. Even though I drive farther from where I live, I spend less actual time driving.
The 3.5-hour, 35km commute: Kildare motorists on their M7 traffic ‘nightmare’
The 3.5-hour, 35km commute: Kildare motorists on their M7 traffic ‘nightmare’
Motorists call for dedicated emergency response units, more gardaí and an end to drivers eating from breakfast bowls
www.irishtimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:24 AM
I work in Cork now, so I'm very glad I don't have to go through this anymore. Even though I drive farther from where I live, I spend less actual time driving.
I bristle when renewal time comes around, but I pay it. Do I love and agree with everything it pumps out? No, but at the end of the day, it provides a valuable service to so many that we don't see, from children's stuff, disability support for ISL etc.
TV licence sales set to slump to record low this year
TV licence sales set to slump to record low this year
Almost 20,000 fewer licences purchased in year to end of November compared with same period in 2024
www.irishtimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I bristle when renewal time comes around, but I pay it. Do I love and agree with everything it pumps out? No, but at the end of the day, it provides a valuable service to so many that we don't see, from children's stuff, disability support for ISL etc.
Here, fuck like, what are we doing. Totally screwing this planet.
December 5, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Here, fuck like, what are we doing. Totally screwing this planet.
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We now enter the media cycle where some commentators will act like boycotting a song contest is a worse crime than killing tens of thousands of civilians.
December 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
We now enter the media cycle where some commentators will act like boycotting a song contest is a worse crime than killing tens of thousands of civilians.
I phone my local takeaway, they know my voice, my order and the time I want it ready for. And at least once a year they give me the order for free. Class service.
December 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I phone my local takeaway, they know my voice, my order and the time I want it ready for. And at least once a year they give me the order for free. Class service.
If only there was some clue as to predictably evil this company would be 😭
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo...
gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo...
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his
gizmodo.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
If only there was some clue as to predictably evil this company would be 😭
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All of the companies that make the software I use are increasing their prices, to account for an "investment" in AI.
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
December 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
All of the companies that make the software I use are increasing their prices, to account for an "investment" in AI.
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
Feeling a bit off today, light headed, and one of my kids, deadpan, goes "do you think it's because you've been spinning on your office chair all day?" And I love that they think I do what they do on my chair during work.
December 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Feeling a bit off today, light headed, and one of my kids, deadpan, goes "do you think it's because you've been spinning on your office chair all day?" And I love that they think I do what they do on my chair during work.
If the govt had half a brain between them, no more contracts should be awarded to BAM until this hospital is finished and this legal action withdrawn. We are watching Billions of public money wasted here. I'd never allow them construct a bike shed for the State again.
jrnl.ie/6891969
jrnl.ie/6891969
Construction firm BAM to take legal action against National Children's Hospital
It’s the latest in the saga between the firm and the hospital, which has been delayed by years.
jrnl.ie
December 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
If the govt had half a brain between them, no more contracts should be awarded to BAM until this hospital is finished and this legal action withdrawn. We are watching Billions of public money wasted here. I'd never allow them construct a bike shed for the State again.
jrnl.ie/6891969
jrnl.ie/6891969
Is this the same culture of caution that saw the spending of 300k on a bike shelter? jrnl.ie/6891273
The government has a new plan to speed up big infrastructure projects - here's what's in it
It is being billed as a “move away from a culture of caution” when it comes to delivering much needed infrastructure.
jrnl.ie
December 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Is this the same culture of caution that saw the spending of 300k on a bike shelter? jrnl.ie/6891273
You just know she'll drop 7 more albums this year to get this back
Taylor Swift is Ireland’s Spotify Wrapped most-streamed artist but loses global crown
Taylor Swift is Ireland’s Spotify Wrapped most-streamed artist but loses global crown
Kingfishr’s Killeagh is most-streamed song in Ireland while Amble’s Reverie is most-streamed album
www.irishtimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
You just know she'll drop 7 more albums this year to get this back
Funny getting an ad for VW talking about the Beetle being where it all started (in Ireland in the 50s)... but when you go further back and understand how VW and the Beetle originally came about, honestly... I wouldn't be exactly highlighting it 🤔
December 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Funny getting an ad for VW talking about the Beetle being where it all started (in Ireland in the 50s)... but when you go further back and understand how VW and the Beetle originally came about, honestly... I wouldn't be exactly highlighting it 🤔
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i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse
December 2, 2025 at 1:39 AM
i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse
Gotten to the ripe old age of admiring the neighbours' newly replaced windows
December 2, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Gotten to the ripe old age of admiring the neighbours' newly replaced windows
Brexit and Covid meant I learned more about UK politics than I ever wanted to know. Seeing that Jonathan Gullis wanker defect from a party of wankers to a party of bigger wankers certainly is funny. Guess he'll be complaining about not being hireable in the near future again.
December 2, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Brexit and Covid meant I learned more about UK politics than I ever wanted to know. Seeing that Jonathan Gullis wanker defect from a party of wankers to a party of bigger wankers certainly is funny. Guess he'll be complaining about not being hireable in the near future again.
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*puts on tinfoil hat* like the missing few minutes of cctv when Epstein 'killed himself' is it?
Luigi Mangione under ‘constant watch’ in prison to prevent ‘Epstein-style situation’
Luigi Mangione under ‘constant watch’ in prison to prevent ‘Epstein-style situation’
Corrections officer testifies that Mangione had constant watch to prevent him from dying in custody like Epstein
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:52 AM
*puts on tinfoil hat* like the missing few minutes of cctv when Epstein 'killed himself' is it?
"The Government remains committed to passing the Occupied Territories Bill, the Tánaiste has said"
Obviously not that committed as it's been a year and nothing has happened
Obviously not that committed as it's been a year and nothing has happened
December 2, 2025 at 6:33 AM
"The Government remains committed to passing the Occupied Territories Bill, the Tánaiste has said"
Obviously not that committed as it's been a year and nothing has happened
Obviously not that committed as it's been a year and nothing has happened
Turning into Joe Biden? Haha, a 34 felony rapist turning into Biden. He's a boy scout in comparison to Trump, and I'm not even an USian. Most of the world can see this surely. The insane takes are jumping the shark, I hope 3i/atlas swerves into us.
Donald Trump had reasonable concerns about how Joe Biden’s relatives enriched themselves through his service. Yet his own family is making the “Biden crime family” look small-time
How Donald Trump is turning into Joe Biden
It’s about more than denying inflation
econ.st
December 2, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Turning into Joe Biden? Haha, a 34 felony rapist turning into Biden. He's a boy scout in comparison to Trump, and I'm not even an USian. Most of the world can see this surely. The insane takes are jumping the shark, I hope 3i/atlas swerves into us.