Rotan

rotan@mastodon.ie

Computer scientist (PhD from the 20th century!), Web/mobile/tech evangelist, multilingual coder, chocoholic, technophile, educator, imaginologist, geek, husband, father, would-be-chef... Clan <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Hanrahan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Hanrahan</a>. Long (though rare) posts at <a href="https://www.rotanhanrahan.com/@blog" class="u-url mention">@blog</a> while trying to bring some levity into a world that's increasingly chaotic through short quips and comments here.I'm officially "old" but try not to think like that.

Posts

Post #1337007
@APBBlue It&#39;s when faced with cheese like this that I&#39;m so glad my own lactose intolerance has been defeated by simply taking lactase pills. The thought of having to do without cheese would be unbearable!
Post #1337006
It&#39;s 5am. The songbirds are singing, untroubled by world affairs. #nature #morning #Ireland
Post #1337005
@APBBlue Focus on the non-crabby 2% to get you through!
Post #986829
@APBBlue All bowls should stack that well. Self-ordering even better!
Post #986827
Annual reminder to my friends outside Ireland: it&#39;s the three-leafed shamrock ☘️, not that 4-leafed clover abomination; it&#39;s St Paddy&#39;s, not the flat burger thing; it&#39;s spelled &quot;craic&quot; 🥳 and doesn&#39;t mean what you think; bacon and cabbage is mostly for tourists; green beer 🍺 should be illegal; yes, we feed our cows GRASS; and 40 is too small a number for shades of green. Happy St Patrick&#39;s (Paddy&#39;s) #StPatricksDay #Irelan...
Post #986826
It&#39;s Mondnesday! #Ireland #midweek
Post #986825
@thomasfuchs They last long enough to cool down? 🍪
Post #986824
@thomasfuchs can imagine proximity to a massive heatsink would be pretty efficient, but proximity to anyone (especially young munchkins) who has discovered that hot cookies are delicious means that no thermal adjustment post-oven is needed. Especially chocolate chip!
Post #986823
You know things are bad when the news headlines are crazier then the ones they invent for April Fools Day. #AprilFool
Post #986822
It just snowed here. For 5 minutes. I&#39;m confused. #weather #Ireland #EasterSunday
Post #986821
Could they not just borrow some engineers from Dyson to design a space toilet that actually works? #Artemis #tech
Post #986820
That bump. That&#39;s us. Right now. #Artemis #science #space #moon #earth
Post #643222
The fern about 1.5m from my internal office window has finally reached out to the lamp by my desk and looks like it wants to take it! This thing is growing so fast these past few days one can almost see it move. #HousePlants #nature
Post #643221
Just had a Chinese takeaway blow-out with the fam and am pleasantly stuffed. Whenever we do this I am reminded of a super ex-boss of mine from many years ago who, shortly before Xmas, read the room and realised that many of the staff had family so he decided to forgo the usual &quot;party&quot; and instead funded each person enough to get a slap-up meal for the spouse &amp; kids. We went Chinese, and even took home a freezer-full in cartons! Best company gift ever. So cheers Kevin, w...
Post #643220
The dog brought out her three favourite toys and lined them up for their early morning parade. #DogsOfMastodon
Post #643219
I got my latest IEEE membership card today and it is making me feel both proud and somewhat *old* at the same time! #ieee @ieeespectrum
Post #339484
@thomasfuchs Another +1 for Waterfox, which I&#39;ve found to be pretty stable and not burdened by the bloat/slop of the parent Firefox.
Post #339483
@GracelessHippo @tal Exactly this. It took 4 weeks for us to train ours, casting the YT videos to the TV. Now whenever there is a firework sound nearby, she looks to the TV to see if the magical colourful display will re-appear to entertain her. She eventually got to like following the moving images rising up on the screen, despite the bangs and pops. (Not sure how she&#39;d behave outdoors with the real thing.) Before we did this training, she&#39;d be a quivering wreck in the corner.
Post #339482
I love my wife ❤️ #StatingTheObvious
Post #339481
Yesterday (Thursday) felt like Friday. Today I wish it was Thursday again so I could get more time to finish this week&#39;s mountain of work. A bit of Groundhog Day would be welcome right now. #busy
Post #339480
@APBBlue @jeridansky Suggests an idea for Mastodon app developers: custom speed-block notes, where you can pre-define your own notes to add to a block, like : &quot;being an ass&quot;, &quot;troll&quot;, &quot;bot&quot;, &quot;bad grammar/spelling&quot;,... (OK, that last auto-note might be excessive 😉)
Post #339479
I don&#39;t mind having to work very late. It&#39;s having to also work early the following morning that grinds my gears. #WLB
Post #339478
I see the &quot;burn the books&quot; strategy is in full swing. https://lite.cnn.com/2026/02/05/us/cia-world-factbook-countries-cec #censorship #ignorance #education
Post #339477
@APBBlue Can phones still do that?
Post #339476
Did nobody think to tell the photographer? #nature #poison #Ireland (Credit: RTE News 12 Feb 2026)
Post #339475
Have just finished my second feed of pancakes for the day. I think I need to lie down. #PancakeTuesday