Richard Dalton
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Richard Dalton
@zx23.bsky.social
· Jan 28
I've been reading Code The Classics
magpi.raspberrypi.com/books/code-t...
Volume 2 is now also available.
I've started work on a new version of my favourite Atari 2600 game. Combat.
Maybe I'll be done in time for the 50th Anniversay in 2027
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_...
magpi.raspberrypi.com/books/code-t...
Volume 2 is now also available.
I've started work on a new version of my favourite Atari 2600 game. Combat.
Maybe I'll be done in time for the 50th Anniversay in 2027
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_...
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Trump just got a major award.
January 18, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Trump just got a major award.
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January 18, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Public waiting room (doctors, dentists, garages, Car Test Centers, etc.) should be legally prohibited from playing radio or TV at high volume.
Or any volume.
Or any volume.
January 18, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Public waiting room (doctors, dentists, garages, Car Test Centers, etc.) should be legally prohibited from playing radio or TV at high volume.
Or any volume.
Or any volume.
Sure, I could write a new blog post.
Or I could just link to an old post.
This one isn't likely to ever get old.
www.devjoy.com/blog/my-5-bi...
Or I could just link to an old post.
This one isn't likely to ever get old.
www.devjoy.com/blog/my-5-bi...
My 5 Biggest Mistakes
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www.devjoy.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Sure, I could write a new blog post.
Or I could just link to an old post.
This one isn't likely to ever get old.
www.devjoy.com/blog/my-5-bi...
Or I could just link to an old post.
This one isn't likely to ever get old.
www.devjoy.com/blog/my-5-bi...
I'm looking at small terraced houses on the outskirts of Dublin selling for 700K+ and fairly ordinary cars selling for 50K-60K+
Little hot hatch EVs not cost €35K-€45K
When did you all become millionaires without telling me?
Little hot hatch EVs not cost €35K-€45K
When did you all become millionaires without telling me?
January 18, 2026 at 3:44 PM
I'm looking at small terraced houses on the outskirts of Dublin selling for 700K+ and fairly ordinary cars selling for 50K-60K+
Little hot hatch EVs not cost €35K-€45K
When did you all become millionaires without telling me?
Little hot hatch EVs not cost €35K-€45K
When did you all become millionaires without telling me?
Ah classic parenting moment today.
Some crunchies were eaten. Nobody admitting to it. Wrappers in bin so it wasn’t the dog.
I could not give a shit about the crunchies. There would be zero consequence except maybe having to replace the crunchies, they were for baking.
But someone is lying.
Some crunchies were eaten. Nobody admitting to it. Wrappers in bin so it wasn’t the dog.
I could not give a shit about the crunchies. There would be zero consequence except maybe having to replace the crunchies, they were for baking.
But someone is lying.
January 18, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Ah classic parenting moment today.
Some crunchies were eaten. Nobody admitting to it. Wrappers in bin so it wasn’t the dog.
I could not give a shit about the crunchies. There would be zero consequence except maybe having to replace the crunchies, they were for baking.
But someone is lying.
Some crunchies were eaten. Nobody admitting to it. Wrappers in bin so it wasn’t the dog.
I could not give a shit about the crunchies. There would be zero consequence except maybe having to replace the crunchies, they were for baking.
But someone is lying.
This is a fantastic site.
It’s long past time to cut ties with US tech.
It’s long past time to cut ties with US tech.
January 18, 2026 at 10:40 AM
This is a fantastic site.
It’s long past time to cut ties with US tech.
It’s long past time to cut ties with US tech.
Uhm soooo Brexiteers.
That thing you were saying about leaving the EU to strike your own Trade Deals with the US.
How’s that looking 10 years on?
That thing you were saying about leaving the EU to strike your own Trade Deals with the US.
How’s that looking 10 years on?
January 17, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Uhm soooo Brexiteers.
That thing you were saying about leaving the EU to strike your own Trade Deals with the US.
How’s that looking 10 years on?
That thing you were saying about leaving the EU to strike your own Trade Deals with the US.
How’s that looking 10 years on?
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I love that the literal translation of escalator into Irish is “living stairs”
January 17, 2026 at 9:35 AM
I love that the literal translation of escalator into Irish is “living stairs”
So despite Starmer climbing all the way up Trumps ass multiple times. The UK still gets slapped with Tariffs.
So Starmer squandered his political capital, and the votes of the people who put him in power for NOTHING.
Exactly as we all knew it would play out.
What a shit show.
So Starmer squandered his political capital, and the votes of the people who put him in power for NOTHING.
Exactly as we all knew it would play out.
What a shit show.
January 17, 2026 at 6:50 PM
So despite Starmer climbing all the way up Trumps ass multiple times. The UK still gets slapped with Tariffs.
So Starmer squandered his political capital, and the votes of the people who put him in power for NOTHING.
Exactly as we all knew it would play out.
What a shit show.
So Starmer squandered his political capital, and the votes of the people who put him in power for NOTHING.
Exactly as we all knew it would play out.
What a shit show.
There were some Irish politicians who didn’t want us supporting Ukraine. Wanted us to let Russia take it to avoid war.
I’ve yet to hear their thoughts on Greenland.
Or whether they’ll prefer Ireland to go to Russia, or the US, when its turn comes.
I’ve yet to hear their thoughts on Greenland.
Or whether they’ll prefer Ireland to go to Russia, or the US, when its turn comes.
January 17, 2026 at 6:33 PM
There were some Irish politicians who didn’t want us supporting Ukraine. Wanted us to let Russia take it to avoid war.
I’ve yet to hear their thoughts on Greenland.
Or whether they’ll prefer Ireland to go to Russia, or the US, when its turn comes.
I’ve yet to hear their thoughts on Greenland.
Or whether they’ll prefer Ireland to go to Russia, or the US, when its turn comes.
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I am glad to see more and more people talking about this, even in newspapers here in Sweden the talk about finding alternatives to US tech have started.
You dont really realise how much we rely on it until now, when they went from being an ally to an enemy.
I just hope we have time to change
You dont really realise how much we rely on it until now, when they went from being an ally to an enemy.
I just hope we have time to change
When countries get hooked on US tech, their governments are constrained in reining in tech’s harms while most of the economic benefits accrue to the United States.
It’s time to break out of that trap — but that means challenging the Silicon Valley model, not creating our own digital colonizers.
It’s time to break out of that trap — but that means challenging the Silicon Valley model, not creating our own digital colonizers.
Escaping the trap of US tech dependence
Canada needs real digital sovereignty, not our own digital colonizers
disconnect.blog
January 17, 2026 at 7:03 AM
I am glad to see more and more people talking about this, even in newspapers here in Sweden the talk about finding alternatives to US tech have started.
You dont really realise how much we rely on it until now, when they went from being an ally to an enemy.
I just hope we have time to change
You dont really realise how much we rely on it until now, when they went from being an ally to an enemy.
I just hope we have time to change
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As Justine says, restricting family reunification solves no real problems. It’s performatively cruel & also bizarre given how many separated from their families get jobs minding ours. I’ve written in the past about carers (not just refugees) in similar situations
www.irishtimes.com/health/your-...
www.irishtimes.com/health/your-...
January 17, 2026 at 1:50 PM
As Justine says, restricting family reunification solves no real problems. It’s performatively cruel & also bizarre given how many separated from their families get jobs minding ours. I’ve written in the past about carers (not just refugees) in similar situations
www.irishtimes.com/health/your-...
www.irishtimes.com/health/your-...
Spotting The Shoreline | The Spirit of St. Louis | Warner Archive
YouTube video by Warner Bros. Classics
youtu.be
January 17, 2026 at 12:39 PM
A little tic-tac-toe api to show how state can be represented in urls alone. And transfered between client and server.
HATEOAS in other words.
HATEOAS in other words.
January 17, 2026 at 12:31 PM
A little tic-tac-toe api to show how state can be represented in urls alone. And transfered between client and server.
HATEOAS in other words.
HATEOAS in other words.
When the shit finally hits the fan for Trump, he better hope he’s in the custody of “woke” liberals.
His own supporters are the kind of folks who’ll roll out the noose or firing squad and ask questions later.
His own supporters are the kind of folks who’ll roll out the noose or firing squad and ask questions later.
January 17, 2026 at 12:53 AM
When the shit finally hits the fan for Trump, he better hope he’s in the custody of “woke” liberals.
His own supporters are the kind of folks who’ll roll out the noose or firing squad and ask questions later.
His own supporters are the kind of folks who’ll roll out the noose or firing squad and ask questions later.
Remember when you could watch a movie about Nuremberg it it was actually about Nuremberg, rather than about today.
January 17, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Remember when you could watch a movie about Nuremberg it it was actually about Nuremberg, rather than about today.
I’m sure he’s just saying
“The Constitution, The”
“The Constitution, The”
January 16, 2026 at 4:23 PM
I’m sure he’s just saying
“The Constitution, The”
“The Constitution, The”
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This. The only thing they care about is profit. We need to stop spending on EVERYTHING except the absolute essentials for survival.
a woman in a black shirt is pointing up at the word this in pink letters
ALT: a woman in a black shirt is pointing up at the word this in pink letters
media.tenor.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:52 PM
This. The only thing they care about is profit. We need to stop spending on EVERYTHING except the absolute essentials for survival.
There are Americans claiming political Asylum in Ireland.
Jesus H. Christ.
If I could take that fact back in time to Dublin Airport in the 1980’s it would blow people’s minds.
Jesus H. Christ.
If I could take that fact back in time to Dublin Airport in the 1980’s it would blow people’s minds.
January 16, 2026 at 9:44 AM
There are Americans claiming political Asylum in Ireland.
Jesus H. Christ.
If I could take that fact back in time to Dublin Airport in the 1980’s it would blow people’s minds.
Jesus H. Christ.
If I could take that fact back in time to Dublin Airport in the 1980’s it would blow people’s minds.
Tyrants fall slowly then very very fast.
The last few days have convinced me the Trump admin are losing control.
The GOP criticism of him is happening because they see the ship taking on water.
They will kill more innocent Americans. They will become
more desperate.
But he’s will fall.
The last few days have convinced me the Trump admin are losing control.
The GOP criticism of him is happening because they see the ship taking on water.
They will kill more innocent Americans. They will become
more desperate.
But he’s will fall.
January 15, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Tyrants fall slowly then very very fast.
The last few days have convinced me the Trump admin are losing control.
The GOP criticism of him is happening because they see the ship taking on water.
They will kill more innocent Americans. They will become
more desperate.
But he’s will fall.
The last few days have convinced me the Trump admin are losing control.
The GOP criticism of him is happening because they see the ship taking on water.
They will kill more innocent Americans. They will become
more desperate.
But he’s will fall.
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Hey guys, just so you know there is an anti-Al writing tool, similar to MS Words or more like Google docs. It has all the basic functions for formatting, they don't scrape your writings, and pledged never to integrate Al
Oh and it's completely free
ellipsus.com
Oh and it's completely free
ellipsus.com
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January 14, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Hey guys, just so you know there is an anti-Al writing tool, similar to MS Words or more like Google docs. It has all the basic functions for formatting, they don't scrape your writings, and pledged never to integrate Al
Oh and it's completely free
ellipsus.com
Oh and it's completely free
ellipsus.com
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Bob is one of the UK's finest National Treasures.
youtu.be/MaJ3pgM6kAE?...
youtu.be/MaJ3pgM6kAE?...
Did Bob Mortimer help a footballer with his cheese selection?
YouTube video by DubFunny Clips
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Bob is one of the UK's finest National Treasures.
youtu.be/MaJ3pgM6kAE?...
youtu.be/MaJ3pgM6kAE?...
Remember when we were teens and we thought “Our generation will sort this out”
Talk about being catastrophically wrong.
Talk about being catastrophically wrong.
January 11, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Remember when we were teens and we thought “Our generation will sort this out”
Talk about being catastrophically wrong.
Talk about being catastrophically wrong.