Philip Dunlop

@mojonaut

Dubliner, transplanted to the Northeast of Ireland. He/Him. Paddystinian. Woke/virtue signaller/libtard/Marxist/communist. I’ve heard them all, so try to be original.

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Philip Dunlop@mojonaut· 8d

New species of butterfly for me - the Painted Lady. Snapped in the Eco Meadow in Carrickmacross (which is a fantastic wee place for a stroll). The iPhone camera works a treat for these kinds of shots too. #butterfly #carrickmacross #spéirgorm #wildlife

A painted lady butterfly rests on the bloom of an allium (I think).

Philip Dunlop@mojonaut· 13d

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'I felt a sense of belonging around Glen. He always treated me as an equal, that I was on a par with him. He gave me the freedom to just be. I fell in love with Glen instantly when I was 13, and because at that time a relationship was out of the question – wasn’t allowed to exist – I felt it was just pure love.

'I thought it wasn’t going to become anything. I could still feel it. He was such a hero to me. I did hope that some day I would be old enough to be with him. And we did end up together, and we shared a very special time.

'It was through what I was sharing with Glen that I first heard and discovered the idea of unconditional love.'

This man in his 30s - sweeping into a home and being very impressive and romantic, singing his angsty love songs - will have known what he was doing when he started treating this smitten girl 'as an equal' and inviting her up to his room to play piano with him.

Glen: 'Yeah, I knew Mar for about six years. Me and Mar’s father are good friends. Mar’s father invited me to stay at their house. So I stayed at her house – he gave me a room at their house, and I went over and made some home recordings. And while I was making the home recordings… Mar plays piano, so I got her to play piano on my home recordings, and she was great.'

Interview: When you met her, she was only twelve or thirteen years old?

Glen: 'Thirteen, I think. I’ve known her for a long time. And she’s just really talented, you know? I guess I knew her in a really passive way. She was the daughter of someone I knew. But she played piano and she sang and we were good mates, you know [...]

'But the thing about Mar is, she’s fucking much more mature than me in real life. So for me, there’s nothing unusual about my relationship with Mar in terms of two souls on the earth, if you like.'

'I remember realising then this girl is not only smart but she's somebody who's not afraid to face up to the fact that maybe you're lying to yourself. It was very powerful.'

Philip Dunlop@mojonaut· 13d

How many goes did it take to get the headline right? They’re no more a women’s rights group (without the quotation marks) than I am a Formula One driver.

A screen grab of a story in The Journal with the headline “Women’s rights group supported by JK Rowling loses legal challenge against Belfast Festival”

A screen grab of the same article from The Journal’s App, this time with inverter commas around ‘Women’s rights’

Philip Dunlop@mojonaut· 17d

It’s a hound thing

Foxhound Chewie asleep across a human leg, with one bubble emerging from his flews.

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Philip Dunlop@mojonaut· 29d

Ireland has really got into the whole cheap-ass AI thing. I noticed one on that link. I try to call it out when I can (I’m commenting as worfandchewie below)

A generative AI image posting on Instagram from Carrickmacross Chamber of Commerce asking for support for local business

A screen shot of the comments section below the generative AI image.
The conversation goes:

worfandchewie:
You can support local artists and designers (they count as businesses, too) by not using generative Al images in your Instagram posts.
On top of all the other very good reasons.

carrickmacrosschamber @worfandchewie Thanks for your comment. We completely agree local talent is invaluable. As volunteers, we occasionally use ChatGPT as a quick helping hand when time is short.

worfandchewie
@carrickmacrosschamber that's not great really, is it? "Do as I say, not as I do". What did ye do before ChatGPT?

Philip Dunlop@mojonaut· Jul 6

Fucking hell but they’re never not at it.

Philip Dunlop@mojonaut· Jul 5

Has anyone thought to reach out to Gary Lineker for advice? #worldcup

A screenshot of a link to an article whose character limit has caused an unfortunate and hopefully prescient mishap. It reads: “‘Impossible to adapt’ - Tuchel on how altitude causes headaches and poo…”

Philip Dunlop@mojonaut· Jul 4

Put together a spread for an early celebration of @gmdunlop.bsky.social birthday. Afternoon tea anyone?

Philip Dunlop@mojonaut· Jul 2

My boys love a bitta Bitey face too #dogsofbluesky

Philip Dunlop@mojonaut· Jun 12

A photo I took of the woodpecker, which took me by surprise so my camera wasn’t set up right. It now looks like my SD card has quit the chat so I’ve probably lost this and all my other photos from this trip.

Philip Dunlop@mojonaut· Jun 5

My boys are rescue foxhounds (basically beagles, but more), so we’re very appreciative of what Mercedes is doing

Foxhounds Chewie (left) and Worf (right) being good boys while their humans enjoy arancini

Philip Dunlop@mojonaut· May 27

Opening line:

A fancy hipster looking motivational poster with the line: “Don’t ever call me fucking English again” written across it. Source: https://hipsterttoi.tumblr.com

Philip Dunlop@mojonaut· May 17

This is the bright spark* we’re talking about. (*in a petrol station forecourt) #spéirgorm

An election poster. On a green background is the forgettable mug of one Nick Delehanty. Written on the poster, up top, is “Make Crime illegal” [sic]. On the bottom is “Vote No. 1 Nick Delehanty Independent”.

Philip Dunlop@mojonaut· May 16

Chris Morris

Philip Dunlop@mojonaut· May 13

@microsoft - more intrusive AI bullshit that I can’t switch off. Give yizzer heads wobbles. Seriously, what fucking master in UI design came up with a poxy AI button that FLOATS ABOVE THE SPREADSHEET WORK AREA?!

Flipping the bird at the new Copilot icon (which cannot be turned off) floating above an open Excel spreadsheet

Philip Dunlop@mojonaut· May 11

Leaves. #dogs #dogsky #dogsofbluesky #dogsofireland #foxhounds #foxhoundsofbluesky #leaves #lesleafsnaturelleduleaf #chrismorris #onthehour

Philip Dunlop@mojonaut· May 7

Why would you put this pointless contextual menu right where my muscle memory goes any time I want to “Insert” anything in Excel, eh @microsoft.com? I don’t want your smelly AI in my face. I will never want your smelly AI in my face. All it’s doing is causing me to make more fucking mistakes.

A right-click menu from Microsoft Excel with “Copilot Suggestions” highlighted where the “Insert” menu has been for literal decades before now.

Philip Dunlop@mojonaut· May 4

🖖from my two foxhound eejits, Worf & Chewie #maythe4thbewithyou #foxhound #dogsky #dogsofbluesky #dogsofireland

On the left is Chewbacca holding a bowcaster, on the right is Lt. Worf. Both of their heads have been replaced with their namesake foxhounds. They’re standing on a generic Star Wars looking corridor. In front of them is yellow lettering saying “Star Wars - May the 4th be with you”

Philip Dunlop@mojonaut· Apr 20

Philip Dunlop@mojonaut· Apr 19

And why the hell not? #treksky

Philip Dunlop@mojonaut· Apr 15

When is ol’ Mr. Burns NOT on the defensive? It’s the only thing he knows. Accusing ANYONE else of lacking courage is just an absolute absence of self awareness on his part, kowtowing and genuflecting as he does to Donald Trump any chance he gets. God. Imagine what kind of teacher he was.

Philip Dunlop@mojonaut· Apr 8

An image of Joseph Goebbels, overlaid with a quote often attributed (rightly or wrongly) to him: “Accuse the other side of that which you are guilty”

Philip Dunlop@mojonaut· Apr 5

Philip Dunlop@mojonaut· Mar 26

Well done Czechia and their manager. Yiz haven’t a chance against Denmark. #czeire #spéirgorm

Philip Dunlop@mojonaut· Mar 13

Right? Thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster for my local mudhole

Philip Dunlop@mojonaut· Mar 11

It’s impossible to pick just one

Philip Dunlop@mojonaut· Feb 21

I’m with the author. RIP Pandora, my old Volvo V70, which wasn’t “low miles” when I finished with it

Philip Dunlop@mojonaut· Feb 21

It was the British Touring Car Championship, and the Volvo v. Porsche (and Lamborghini) ads predate the 850. Sorry, I’m a Volvo tragic who misses his V70 estate every day.

A scan of a magazine ad depicting a Porsche 944 and a Volvo 740 estate. In large letters it says “TO A RADAR GUN THEY LOOK EXACTLY ALIKE”

A magazine ad depicting a Volvo 740 estate and a Lamborghini Countach towing a trailer, with the caption “THE BASIC IDEA BEHIND THE VOLVO TURBO WAGON”

Philip Dunlop@mojonaut· Feb 15

Worf and Chewie provide their own #Valentines poem. Late, of course, due to the lack of opposable thumbs (and they forgot). #spéirgorm #foxhound #dogsofbluesky #dogs