Rob O’Connor

Assholes everywhere. Up is down. Black is white. Cats and dogs living together. It’s always darkest before dawn. Clichés are often true

Lads - would you say there’s ever a chance of Paul McCartney ever playing Ireland again?

Thanks Alan!

Here's to Dr. Mrs. Jenny O’Connor - 18 years married today! She's still putting up with me! Celebrating by walking around Lausanne with the best people. "When we started the voyage, it was just me and you. Now gathered round us, we have our own crew" - corny as hell, but one of my favourite songs

Don’t knock the power of kitsch

It’s a brilliant film. Must rewatch. Would be a discombobulating double bill with Batman Forever

Thank you for crafting such a wonderful novel!

I absolutely inhaled @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social’s The Fire Starters over the past few days. Her writing is beautiful. Every time I see a photo of one of the insane bonfires in Belfast, I think of her characters Sammy Agnew or Jonathan Murray to make some sense of it all. Highly recommended

Cracking game in the minor hurling final. But Jaysus - would no one have a bit of kitchen roll to wipe the cameras? #hurling #gaa

I assume she’ll also call for a BBC ban on herself, Liz Truss, Farage and other “extremists” - but no, a rap group said some naughty things. What a convenient distraction. Kier Starmer is dancing to the right-wing tune

Kneecap’s Glastonbury performance not ‘appropriate’, says Keir Starmer UK prime minister criticises band’s inclusion in festival lineup after Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh allegedly displayed flag supporting Hezbollah

The hypocrisy continues about @kneecapceol.bsky.social at @glastonbury.bsky.social. Kemi Badenoch says “As a publicly funded platform, the BBC should not be rewarding extremism” - the woman who claimed not all cultures are valid and maternity pay is “excessive”

NEW PODCAST! We're talking about Women in Tech - CodeGirl, careers in tech, and what it really takes to succeed in computing. Featuring female voices from research, industry, and education - recorded live at SETU Waterford in front of an audience of 2nd level female students. pod.fo/e/2e9f56

Cat standing in front of a guitar

The amount of GenAI slop I’m seeing on social meeja is very worrying. To counteract that, here’s a 100% real smartphone pic of my cat Cookie in front of a Stratocaster. YOU’RE WELCOME

Best bit was when they sung Johnny Cash’s Hurt at the end, but they messed with the song too much. Should have shown more respect to the King of Rock n’Roll. 1 1/2 stars.

Just home from watching Nine Inch Nails in Dublin. I wasn’t paying attention when I bought the tickets and thought it was Nine Inch Nialls, a pop cabaret act featuring hilarious short people (called Niall). The sound was harsh and loud and the singer didn’t even crack any jokes or smile.

100% agree on this. Irish Libraries are special places!

I think I’ve seen @supergrasshq.bsky.social 7 or 8 times - always brilliant. What a collection of songs and such a joy to hear ‘I Should Coco” played live from start to finish.

+1 on this

This should be a horrendous embarrassment, but I bet nothing happens. Don’t you worry child …

That Tango game on LinkedIn is pure crack cocaine

Just learned that Peter David died. His run on the Hulk comics was absolutely legendary. Loved his X-Force where he made Jamie Madrox one of the coolest mutants around. I’ve a special fondness for his Sir Apropos of Nothing novels. Hopefully, Joe Fixit’s sorted him the best table in the house. RIP

The guy has worked extremely hard over the years to become an excellent coder. Any company that gets him will be very lucky. He’s still savage on the piano keys too 😜

Rob O’Connor and Dean Doyle

In 2019, @lobster_gram1 (Dean Doyle) and I were playing in a band (Fighting Spiders) and he mentioned he was interested in going back to college to study computing. Fast forward a few years and here’s Dean presenting his project at our #ComputingExpo.

Shouting Louder Than Anyone Still The Best Way To Win An Argument EXPERTS in the field of winning arguments have revealed that shouting louder than anyone else is still the best way to leave an argument in triumph, WWN can reveal. Long presumed to be the best metho...

“I suppose it just goes to prove getting angry works regardless of whether I have the facts on my side or not” - waterfordwhispersnews.com/2015/06/12/s...

Israeli attacks kill at least 60 people in Gaza as aid agencies warn of famine UN secretary general says Israel has allowed only a ‘teaspoon of aid’ into the territory after latest strikes

Seems like the collective western response is “oh well” …

It is just horrific that Kneecap killed 20k children and then tried to systematically and deliberately starve an entire population. Lock them up!!

G’wan Orla Gartland!!! What a legend

Israel are blowing up children and then have a woman singing a “new day will rise.” Ghoulish. #Eurovision

It was an energising experience today at the @adaptcentre.bsky.social conference in @dublincityuni.bsky.social. Some great presentations and I’m buzzed hearing about the novel research people are engaged in. Got some valuable feedback on my own stuff too! #research #podcasting

4 or 5 teenage bands. It’ll be deadly!