Marc de Faoite
@marcdefaoite.bsky.social
Herbivorous open-water-swimming snowflake bookworm, born 323.05 ppm. Irish in France. Reader/writer/editor/translator. Writing in Honest Ulsterman, Minor Lit, Irish Times, The Cormorant, The Incubator, Eastlit, Jaggery, Mekong Review, Esquire, and more
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Marc de Faoite
@marcdefaoite.bsky.social
· Oct 28
A Dubliner returning to France after 15 years away: ‘Here are some of the many changes I noticed’
A Dubliner returning to France finds smoky bars replaced by bubblegum clouds from vapes, that you no longer risk going tealess, and you can even ask directions in English
www.irishtimes.com
I wrote a piece for the @irishtimes.bsky.social about moving back to France after 15 years.
www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2024/...
www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2024/...
If you've never watched a @lily-is.online video essay, firstly you are missing out. Secondly, this is a very good (and very relatable) one to start with.
The history of photography is the history of violence.
My new video, The Psychic Burden of Being Watched, is out now on @nebula.tv.
My new video, The Psychic Burden of Being Watched, is out now on @nebula.tv.
Lily Alexandre — The Psychic Burden of Being Watched
“Look for anything in your surroundings that appears disturbed, out of place or odd. Be wary of anything with an inexplicable hole in it.”
nebula.tv
November 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
If you've never watched a @lily-is.online video essay, firstly you are missing out. Secondly, this is a very good (and very relatable) one to start with.
Phrase/ idea of the day: MOTIVATED REASONING
The process by which individuals distort incoming information to align with their prior beliefs, often driven by a conflict between the motivation for accuracy and the desire to reach preferred conclusions.
www.sciencedirect.com/topics/psych....
The process by which individuals distort incoming information to align with their prior beliefs, often driven by a conflict between the motivation for accuracy and the desire to reach preferred conclusions.
www.sciencedirect.com/topics/psych....
Motivated Reasoning - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
www.sciencedirect.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Phrase/ idea of the day: MOTIVATED REASONING
The process by which individuals distort incoming information to align with their prior beliefs, often driven by a conflict between the motivation for accuracy and the desire to reach preferred conclusions.
www.sciencedirect.com/topics/psych....
The process by which individuals distort incoming information to align with their prior beliefs, often driven by a conflict between the motivation for accuracy and the desire to reach preferred conclusions.
www.sciencedirect.com/topics/psych....
AI is to art what UPFs (Ultra Processed Foods) are to cooking. You CAN consume them, but the process by which they are made and the satisfaction and benefits that they give are not the same.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFit...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFit...
Why AI "Art" Feels So Wrong
YouTube video by Thomas Flight
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
AI is to art what UPFs (Ultra Processed Foods) are to cooking. You CAN consume them, but the process by which they are made and the satisfaction and benefits that they give are not the same.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFit...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFit...
If you want to know what Nepal's jeep taxi drivers are currently listening to at a million decibels while negotiating scary hairpin bends on landslid mountain roads (what am I saying IF? Of course you want to know). The video is great too.
#visitnepal
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKHC...
#visitnepal
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKHC...
Launa ni bhaiya लौन नि भैया - Shanti Shree Pariyar • Paul Shah • Anjali Adhikari• New Teej Song 2081
YouTube video by Shanti Shree Pariyar
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
If you want to know what Nepal's jeep taxi drivers are currently listening to at a million decibels while negotiating scary hairpin bends on landslid mountain roads (what am I saying IF? Of course you want to know). The video is great too.
#visitnepal
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKHC...
#visitnepal
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKHC...
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With my brainfruit
October 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
With my brainfruit
Signed copies of Lime Pickled and Tropical Madness, now available at Gerakbudaya bookshop, Penang.
October 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Signed copies of Lime Pickled and Tropical Madness, now available at Gerakbudaya bookshop, Penang.
Be there, or be somewhere else
October 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Be there, or be somewhere else
October 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
If you happen to be in Penang next Friday, or know someone who is.
October 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
If you happen to be in Penang next Friday, or know someone who is.
Well this aged well. My razor is still going well. Meanwhile Lecornu's prime ministership is already over. I could have bet a lettuce.
E. Macron's latest pet prime minister S. Lecornu (who I wager will be outlasted by my disposable razor) has announced he will lower income taxes for couples earning minimum wage. Sounds good. One slight hitch. Couples earning minimum wage don't pay income tax.
www.ouest-france.fr/economie/imp...
www.ouest-france.fr/economie/imp...
Les couples au Smic paient-ils l’impôt sur le revenu ? On vous répond
Selon l’entourage du Premier ministre, qui semble toutefois depuis rétropédaler, Sébastien Lecornu étudierait une baisse de l’impôt sur le revenu pour les couples au Smic. Mais ne sont-ils pas déjà de...
www.ouest-france.fr
October 9, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Well this aged well. My razor is still going well. Meanwhile Lecornu's prime ministership is already over. I could have bet a lettuce.
Some great photos here
kathmandupost.com/visual-stori...
kathmandupost.com/visual-stori...
Tauthali celebrates curd-splashing festival
Locals mark centuries-old ritual with curd-throwing and tantric worship.
kathmandupost.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Some great photos here
kathmandupost.com/visual-stori...
kathmandupost.com/visual-stori...
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October 3, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Happy Birthday Steve Reich
appy Birthday Steve Reich H
ppy Birthday Steve Reich Ha
py Birthday Steve Reich Hap
y Birthday Steve Reich Happ
Birthday Steve Reich Happy
Birthday Steve Reich Happy
irthday Steve Reich Happy B
rthday Steve Reich Happy Bi
thday Steve Reich Happy Bir
appy Birthday Steve Reich H
ppy Birthday Steve Reich Ha
py Birthday Steve Reich Hap
y Birthday Steve Reich Happ
Birthday Steve Reich Happy
Birthday Steve Reich Happy
irthday Steve Reich Happy B
rthday Steve Reich Happy Bi
thday Steve Reich Happy Bir
E. Macron's latest pet prime minister S. Lecornu (who I wager will be outlasted by my disposable razor) has announced he will lower income taxes for couples earning minimum wage. Sounds good. One slight hitch. Couples earning minimum wage don't pay income tax.
www.ouest-france.fr/economie/imp...
www.ouest-france.fr/economie/imp...
Les couples au Smic paient-ils l’impôt sur le revenu ? On vous répond
Selon l’entourage du Premier ministre, qui semble toutefois depuis rétropédaler, Sébastien Lecornu étudierait une baisse de l’impôt sur le revenu pour les couples au Smic. Mais ne sont-ils pas déjà de...
www.ouest-france.fr
October 3, 2025 at 6:14 AM
E. Macron's latest pet prime minister S. Lecornu (who I wager will be outlasted by my disposable razor) has announced he will lower income taxes for couples earning minimum wage. Sounds good. One slight hitch. Couples earning minimum wage don't pay income tax.
www.ouest-france.fr/economie/imp...
www.ouest-france.fr/economie/imp...
Reposted by Marc de Faoite
Reposted by Marc de Faoite
I know I won't be the only one waking up in tears to this news today. So authentically himself that there really was no one like him. A beautiful man who intrigued, schooled and inspired us all. I'm heartbroken for him & for those who loved him. He will be so missed.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...
www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...
Broadcaster and scríbhneoir Manchán Magan dies aged 55
The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed.
www.rte.ie
October 3, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I know I won't be the only one waking up in tears to this news today. So authentically himself that there really was no one like him. A beautiful man who intrigued, schooled and inspired us all. I'm heartbroken for him & for those who loved him. He will be so missed.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...
www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...
The publication of Lime Pickled and other stories was somewhat complicated by a certain virus. I never got around to making a proper page on my website for it, so here it is, with lots of buy links.
There will be a belated book launch later this month in Penang.
www.marcdefaoite.com/p/lime-pickl...
There will be a belated book launch later this month in Penang.
www.marcdefaoite.com/p/lime-pickl...
LIME PICKLED and Other Stories
LIME PICKLED and other stories ...
www.marcdefaoite.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The publication of Lime Pickled and other stories was somewhat complicated by a certain virus. I never got around to making a proper page on my website for it, so here it is, with lots of buy links.
There will be a belated book launch later this month in Penang.
www.marcdefaoite.com/p/lime-pickl...
There will be a belated book launch later this month in Penang.
www.marcdefaoite.com/p/lime-pickl...
Reposted by Marc de Faoite
Finally, there is an unsubstantiated claim that mitigation action for Irish agriculture would cause carbon leakage and increase emissions elsewhere - this is a bizarre claim and I don't know why it is still advanced. Ireland's agriculture sector is the most GHG intensive in Europe.
October 2, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Finally, there is an unsubstantiated claim that mitigation action for Irish agriculture would cause carbon leakage and increase emissions elsewhere - this is a bizarre claim and I don't know why it is still advanced. Ireland's agriculture sector is the most GHG intensive in Europe.