Richard Bloomfield

what drivers see when you're wearing hi-viz vs when you're not

I did wonder if The Traitors soundtrack music was written by the same person as the Great British Bake Off, as there are certain similarities.

It's crazy that loads of pop music these days adds a fake vinyl crackle to songs. If I wanted to hear vinyl crackle I would grow a beard, get into artisan coffee, and spend a fortune on an inferior audio format like everyone else.

I'm paying Gomo €14.99. I got on to customer care online chat (keep typing 'agent' to get a person), and said I was going to Lidl. Their first offer was 2 free months. I asked for a permanent reduction to €9.99, and they said yes.

Why do I think the developer only tested this in dark mode?

The last couple of people who come into breakfast each day are those who have just escaped murder. So they must be faithful. #TheTraitors

If over 2 million people get to travel for free on public transport, why not make it free for the other 3.5 million people in the country? www.rte.ie/news/busines...

This pumpkin lasts just long enough to get to Halloween.

What a beautiful day for a cycle - we were so thrilled to be able to show our visitors @tomflood.bsky.social and @aliceferguson.bsky.social around Dublin to round off two great days of ideas and conversations

Not a free bike stand for miles, as we arrive for @tomflood.bsky.social

Kind of speechless. Which is unfortunate since I do have to talk tonight.

His graphic work speaks for itself … @tomflood.bsky.social

The new Phoenix Lounge at Dublin Airport is a lovely place to while away a couple of hours before my flight ✈️

I'm excited for the second series of The Traitors Ireland. I'm just not sure I can manage to stay awake for the 9.30 start time.

Today may be a bit soft, but we won't let that deter us, will we? #Parkrun #BushyDublin

Already people play Tiktok and Instagram reels in public without thinking of the noise impact on others. When we add in voice assistants and other voice-first AI tools, is our future just going to be a cacophony of noise?

The Pixel 11 Pro might be €200 more expensive than the standard Pixel 11, but once the launch trade-in bonus rebates are applied they end up being the same price.

Do couriers in Ireland not bother ringing the doorbell any more?

We have survived the apoc-eclipse. Carry on.

my cereal box just burst into flames and burned my house down fuck you astronomy

I don't eat cereal for breakfast. Will toast work instead?

My Sky Ireland contract is due to end in just over a month, so I was all ready to cancel and move my broadband and TV to someone else. But then Sky sent me an email extending my new customer discounts for another 12 months. Is this common? I've never seen the like before.

It seems the MyGovID authentication service for online Irish government services is banjaxed.

I guess the curse is broken

I've seen this kind of thing on Ticketmaster, but never before on a shopping website. How many people are flooding onto the Boots website on a Friday evening?

Would have taken less time to boil up a few potatoes and mash them!

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Feeling a bit of Forest Fest FOMO today. We went for the last two years, but aren't there this year. So I'm trying to recreate some of the feeling by playing one of the highlights from last year, Hermitage Green.

More than half of my mobile phone screen time each day was on puzzle games. Sometimes it was several hours a day. I'd even be playing them while watching TV at night. That's not good behaviour, so this morning I deleted all of them.

The Muppets are back on the pitch

this shot is so bleak lmao

Best singing in the stadium coming from the football fans!

FIFA putting on a show featuring Muppets. #enoughsaid

Well that was shite!

I'm supporting Spain but I don't have a Spanish jersey so me and five of my friends are going to walk up and down Grafton Street wearing identical schoolbags instead.

I'm here for the Bluesky hot takes, not the soccer-ball game #WorldCup

Saw a message saying "Invalid handle" in Bluesky. So it turns out I mistakenly deleted the DNS record that authenticates that I own the domain. D'oh!

Having enjoyed a full day of the world's best Rugby teams battering the hell out of each other, it's laughable when a socker ball player writhes on the floor because someone touched them with a glancing blow!

This socker ball stuff is incredibly dull!

Every time an energy provider salesperson knocks on the door makes me 20% less likely to go with them. Looking at you Yuno and SSE 👀

Yes, obviously it is suspended, but is it operating or not? Useless TfL app.