Robert Sweetnam
@rgsweetnam.zq.ie
I.T. Worker, former Irish Army Reservist and all round geek. Cork, Ireland.
formerly @rgsweetnam.bsky.social but now living here.
formerly @rgsweetnam.bsky.social but now living here.
The puddle light from my car which is a VW, looks very similar to the Renault logo #mildlyinteresting
December 11, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The puddle light from my car which is a VW, looks very similar to the Renault logo #mildlyinteresting
And just after that last post of mine, the wind is starting to pick up #stormbram
December 9, 2025 at 5:51 AM
And just after that last post of mine, the wind is starting to pick up #stormbram
So quiet outside. You’d never think there’s a storm about to make landfall. Quiet enough that unfortunately I’ll have to go to the office.
December 9, 2025 at 5:44 AM
So quiet outside. You’d never think there’s a storm about to make landfall. Quiet enough that unfortunately I’ll have to go to the office.
Tickets booked for our Czech Christmas trip to the in-laws. Public transport there is outstanding value. €82 for three adults - Prague to Ostrava on RegioJet second class rail. Then just €12 for 3 adults from Ostrava to Krnov.
December 6, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Tickets booked for our Czech Christmas trip to the in-laws. Public transport there is outstanding value. €82 for three adults - Prague to Ostrava on RegioJet second class rail. Then just €12 for 3 adults from Ostrava to Krnov.
Fucking hell! Heard rumours back 30 odd years go in secondary school from a lad who claimed there were weapons buried out there. Always thought it was horseshit!
Gardaí recovered a “significant number of firearms” from a wooded area of Co Cork this morning.
Gardaí conducted a search of the wooded area at Templemichael as part of ongoing investigations into reports of illegal dumping at the location.
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Gardaí conducted a search of the wooded area at Templemichael as part of ongoing investigations into reports of illegal dumping at the location.
jrnl.ie/6893841
‘Significant number’ of guns found in wooded area of Co Cork following reports of illegal dumping
No arrests have been made at this time.
jrnl.ie
December 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Fucking hell! Heard rumours back 30 odd years go in secondary school from a lad who claimed there were weapons buried out there. Always thought it was horseshit!
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Software update for the car. Unusable for the next hour or so. 🙄
December 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Software update for the car. Unusable for the next hour or so. 🙄
Upgraded a VM I use as an SMTP relay and small basic services at home. Doing a quick check and cleanup after upgrading to FreeBSD 15, I discovered that the VM originally was installed back in 2018 with FreeBSD 11-Release and has been upgraded to 12, 13 and 14 over the years! #freebsd
December 2, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Upgraded a VM I use as an SMTP relay and small basic services at home. Doing a quick check and cleanup after upgrading to FreeBSD 15, I discovered that the VM originally was installed back in 2018 with FreeBSD 11-Release and has been upgraded to 12, 13 and 14 over the years! #freebsd
President Zelenskyy arrived last night in Ireland. The Gardaí got to show off their new armoured car and curiously another Ineos Grenadier right behind it. Pic from rollingnews.ie and originally published on The Journal.
December 2, 2025 at 5:32 AM
President Zelenskyy arrived last night in Ireland. The Gardaí got to show off their new armoured car and curiously another Ineos Grenadier right behind it. Pic from rollingnews.ie and originally published on The Journal.
Diarmaid Ferriter in the Irish Times this morning revives this incredible quote from 1957 which is as true today as it was then:
November 28, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Diarmaid Ferriter in the Irish Times this morning revives this incredible quote from 1957 which is as true today as it was then:
Wait, wait! I know the answer to this one.
November 27, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Wait, wait! I know the answer to this one.
How on earth can can a cafe in a park on property already owned by Dublin City Council cost €6.1 million?
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...
New €6.1m tearooms for Merrion Square delayed amid ‘exceptionally high building inflation’
Cost of consultant architects rose from €246,000 in 2015 to €655,000 last year, audit finds
www.irishtimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:59 AM
How on earth can can a cafe in a park on property already owned by Dublin City Council cost €6.1 million?
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...
Hell of a sound when you’re hungover!
November 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Hell of a sound when you’re hungover!
Noticed quite a few Ineos Grenadiers popping up in photos from Ukraine recently.
Ukraine has returned 31 civilians from Belarus, including men and women sentenced to 2–11 years in prison. The youngest is 18, the oldest 58, and some are seriously ill. The Coordination Headquarters thanked the U.S. and Donald Trump for helping secure their release.
November 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Noticed quite a few Ineos Grenadiers popping up in photos from Ukraine recently.
Red Sky in Morning - Shepherd’s warning.
November 21, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Red Sky in Morning - Shepherd’s warning.
Amazon are having a Black Friday WEEK! They can go and shite.
November 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Amazon are having a Black Friday WEEK! They can go and shite.
Lean manufacturing training today (kill me now). Over the years I’m convinced it’s possible to focus so much on Lean and finding efficiencies that it has the complete opposite effect and as a result you are left with inefficiencies because of change for change’s sake. Have seen many examples.
November 18, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Lean manufacturing training today (kill me now). Over the years I’m convinced it’s possible to focus so much on Lean and finding efficiencies that it has the complete opposite effect and as a result you are left with inefficiencies because of change for change’s sake. Have seen many examples.
I can remember it in the news. Mrs S who is Czech was only almost two years old 😬😬
November 17, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I can remember it in the news. Mrs S who is Czech was only almost two years old 😬😬
In this photo - Not Army as captioned. Lazy editing again.
November 14, 2025 at 5:21 AM
In this photo - Not Army as captioned. Lazy editing again.
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I just wish for someone to market a eInk smartphone so successful that the internet would need to be completely rewritten to avoid video contents.
November 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I just wish for someone to market a eInk smartphone so successful that the internet would need to be completely rewritten to avoid video contents.
The @realgdt.bsky.social Frankenstein production is absolutely incredible.
November 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The @realgdt.bsky.social Frankenstein production is absolutely incredible.
Planning a trip to Norn Iron to bulk buy my vape liquid. I’ll be damned if I’m paying €11 for a 10ml bottle here when it’s literally €5 cheaper a bottle up there. 100 bottles would save me €500.
November 6, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Planning a trip to Norn Iron to bulk buy my vape liquid. I’ll be damned if I’m paying €11 for a 10ml bottle here when it’s literally €5 cheaper a bottle up there. 100 bottles would save me €500.