Brian O'Halloran
@playingwithdust
Die hard Cruyffian. Ex astrophysicist. QPR devotee, for my multiple sins. Single parent.
Watched "Patton" this evening, for the first time. Utterly compelling performance by George C. Scott. Didn't realise that Francis Ford Coppola co-wrote the screenplay.
Absolutely stunning picture of the firefighting effort on Slievenamon: photo by Phil Greaves.
It's galling that he didn't set it in space, like Homer intended.
Very first game I went to was QPR v Newcastle in 1983. We won 2-0, John Gregory scoring both. My most vivid memory is of Kevin Keegan tumbling head over heels right in front of me in the Ellerslie Rd stand, as he slipped on the AstroTurf in the 2nd half. (I was 7, and found it hilarious) RIP.
This fella looks like he has had the poop from hell #speirgorm #Waterford
The Friday night movie selection was something I haven't watched in a couple of decades: The Dish. A lovely movie: a fine pick as a tribute to Sam Neill.
Getting out the 8" SCT in preparation for the eclipse - not used it (or indeed, any telescope/camera for a while, needed the hiatus). Quick camera phone shot: pretty blank Sun aside from sunspot region 4482. Will figure out the DSLR strategy for shooting the partial eclipse in the next week or so.
Spotted this while in the drive through queue of the McDonalds in Waterford: a tribute to America's greatest uncaught serial killer.
Thick sea fog has rolled in here, but did get the drone above it to capture a fog bow. #speirgorm #waterford #ireland
Not to rub it in, or anything. Lovely sea breeze here today, and with high tide at lunchtime, will have a dip then.
Loads of mist and fog here on the Copper Coast this morning. #Waterford #Ireland #speirgorm
A little project that I have been working on. Getting back into the groove of election modeling. And figuring out how to run model across multiple machines/GPUs..
Definitely "no entry" on Rice Bridge tonight #Waterford #speirgorm
Really want the Swiss captain to score from a poorly defended free kick.... finally we can say "Xhaka, when the walls fell." #SUICAN
The miracle of tech: streaming #SUICAN from my home Plex server and my Gigablue box, watching it on the train home.