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Rotan

@rotan@mastodon.ie
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Computer scientist (PhD from the 20th century!), Web/mobile/tech evangelist, multilingual coder, chocoholic, technophile, educator, imaginologist, geek, husband, father, would-be-chef... Clan #Hanrahan. Long (though rare) posts at @blog@www.rotanhanrahan.com 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.

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Computer scientist (PhD from the 20th century!), Web/mobile/tech evangelist, multilingual coder, chocoholic, technophile, educator, imaginologist, geek, husband, father, would-be-chef... Clan # Hanrahan . Long (though rare) posts at @ blog 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.

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Computer scientist (PhD from the 20th century!), Web/mobile/tech evangelist, multilingual coder, chocoholic, technophile, educator, imaginologist, geek, husband, father, would-be-chef... Clan # Hanrahan . Long (though rare) posts at @ blog 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.

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@rotan@mastodon.ie · 4d ago

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@mastodon.social

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Computer scientist (PhD from the 20th century!), Web/mobile/tech evangelist, multilingual coder, chocoholic, technophile, educator, imaginologist, geek, husband, father, would-be-chef... Clan # Hanrahan . Long (though rare) posts at @ blog 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.

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Computer scientist (PhD from the 20th century!), Web/mobile/tech evangelist, multilingual coder, chocoholic, technophile, educator, imaginologist, geek, husband, father, would-be-chef... Clan # Hanrahan . Long (though rare) posts at @ blog 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.

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@rotan@mastodon.ie · Mar 09, 2026

The dog brought out her three favourite toys and lined them up for their early morning parade.

#DogsOfMastodon

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Computer scientist (PhD from the 20th century!), Web/mobile/tech evangelist, multilingual coder, chocoholic, technophile, educator, imaginologist, geek, husband, father, would-be-chef... Clan # Hanrahan . Long (though rare) posts at @ blog 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.

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Computer scientist (PhD from the 20th century!), Web/mobile/tech evangelist, multilingual coder, chocoholic, technophile, educator, imaginologist, geek, husband, father, would-be-chef... Clan # Hanrahan . Long (though rare) posts at @ blog 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.

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@rotan@mastodon.ie · Mar 06, 2026

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 "party" and instead funded each person enough to get a slap-up meal for the spouse & kids. We went Chinese, and even took home a freezer-full in cartons! Best company gift ever. So cheers Kevin, wherever you are :)

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Computer scientist (PhD from the 20th century!), Web/mobile/tech evangelist, multilingual coder, chocoholic, technophile, educator, imaginologist, geek, husband, father, would-be-chef... Clan # Hanrahan . Long (though rare) posts at @ blog 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.

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Computer scientist (PhD from the 20th century!), Web/mobile/tech evangelist, multilingual coder, chocoholic, technophile, educator, imaginologist, geek, husband, father, would-be-chef... Clan # Hanrahan . Long (though rare) posts at @ blog 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.

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@rotan@mastodon.ie · Feb 24, 2026

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

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Computer scientist (PhD from the 20th century!), Web/mobile/tech evangelist, multilingual coder, chocoholic, technophile, educator, imaginologist, geek, husband, father, would-be-chef... Clan # Hanrahan . Long (though rare) posts at @ blog 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.

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Computer scientist (PhD from the 20th century!), Web/mobile/tech evangelist, multilingual coder, chocoholic, technophile, educator, imaginologist, geek, husband, father, would-be-chef... Clan # Hanrahan . Long (though rare) posts at @ blog 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.

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@rotan@mastodon.ie · Feb 17, 2026

Have just finished my second feed of pancakes for the day. I think I need to lie down.

#PancakeTuesday

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Computer scientist (PhD from the 20th century!), Web/mobile/tech evangelist, multilingual coder, chocoholic, technophile, educator, imaginologist, geek, husband, father, would-be-chef... Clan # Hanrahan . Long (though rare) posts at @ blog 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.

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Computer scientist (PhD from the 20th century!), Web/mobile/tech evangelist, multilingual coder, chocoholic, technophile, educator, imaginologist, geek, husband, father, would-be-chef... Clan # Hanrahan . Long (though rare) posts at @ blog 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.

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@rotan@mastodon.ie · Feb 12, 2026

Did nobody think to tell the photographer?

#nature #poison #Ireland

(Credit: RTE News 12 Feb 2026)

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Computer scientist (PhD from the 20th century!), Web/mobile/tech evangelist, multilingual coder, chocoholic, technophile, educator, imaginologist, geek, husband, father, would-be-chef... Clan # Hanrahan . Long (though rare) posts at @ blog 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.

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Computer scientist (PhD from the 20th century!), Web/mobile/tech evangelist, multilingual coder, chocoholic, technophile, educator, imaginologist, geek, husband, father, would-be-chef... Clan # Hanrahan . Long (though rare) posts at @ blog 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.

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@rotan@mastodon.ie · Feb 06, 2026

@APBBlue@thepit.social Can phones still do that?

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Computer scientist (PhD from the 20th century!), Web/mobile/tech evangelist, multilingual coder, chocoholic, technophile, educator, imaginologist, geek, husband, father, would-be-chef... Clan # Hanrahan . Long (though rare) posts at @ blog 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.

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Computer scientist (PhD from the 20th century!), Web/mobile/tech evangelist, multilingual coder, chocoholic, technophile, educator, imaginologist, geek, husband, father, would-be-chef... Clan # Hanrahan . Long (though rare) posts at @ blog 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.

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@rotan@mastodon.ie · Feb 06, 2026

I see the "burn the books" strategy is in full swing.

https://lite.cnn.com/2026/02/05/us/cia-world-factbook-countries-cec

#censorship #ignorance #education

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Computer scientist (PhD from the 20th century!), Web/mobile/tech evangelist, multilingual coder, chocoholic, technophile, educator, imaginologist, geek, husband, father, would-be-chef... Clan # Hanrahan . Long (though rare) posts at @ blog 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.

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Computer scientist (PhD from the 20th century!), Web/mobile/tech evangelist, multilingual coder, chocoholic, technophile, educator, imaginologist, geek, husband, father, would-be-chef... Clan # Hanrahan . Long (though rare) posts at @ blog 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.

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@rotan@mastodon.ie · Feb 02, 2026

I don't mind having to work very late. It's having to also work early the following morning that grinds my gears.

#WLB

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Computer scientist (PhD from the 20th century!), Web/mobile/tech evangelist, multilingual coder, chocoholic, technophile, educator, imaginologist, geek, husband, father, would-be-chef... Clan # Hanrahan . Long (though rare) posts at @ blog 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.

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Computer scientist (PhD from the 20th century!), Web/mobile/tech evangelist, multilingual coder, chocoholic, technophile, educator, imaginologist, geek, husband, father, would-be-chef... Clan # Hanrahan . Long (though rare) posts at @ blog 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.

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@rotan@mastodon.ie · Jan 31, 2026

@APBBlue@thepit.social @jeridansky@sfba.social

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 : "being an ass", "troll", "bot", "bad grammar/spelling",... (OK, that last auto-note might be excessive 😉)

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Computer scientist (PhD from the 20th century!), Web/mobile/tech evangelist, multilingual coder, chocoholic, technophile, educator, imaginologist, geek, husband, father, would-be-chef... Clan # Hanrahan . Long (though rare) posts at @ blog 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.

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Computer scientist (PhD from the 20th century!), Web/mobile/tech evangelist, multilingual coder, chocoholic, technophile, educator, imaginologist, geek, husband, father, would-be-chef... Clan # Hanrahan . Long (though rare) posts at @ blog 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.

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@rotan@mastodon.ie · Jan 30, 2026

Yesterday (Thursday) felt like Friday. Today I wish it was Thursday again so I could get more time to finish this week's mountain of work. A bit of Groundhog Day would be welcome right now.

#busy

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Computer scientist (PhD from the 20th century!), Web/mobile/tech evangelist, multilingual coder, chocoholic, technophile, educator, imaginologist, geek, husband, father, would-be-chef... Clan # Hanrahan . Long (though rare) posts at @ blog 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.

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Computer scientist (PhD from the 20th century!), Web/mobile/tech evangelist, multilingual coder, chocoholic, technophile, educator, imaginologist, geek, husband, father, would-be-chef... Clan # Hanrahan . Long (though rare) posts at @ blog 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.

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@rotan@mastodon.ie · Jan 29, 2026

I love my wife ❤️

#StatingTheObvious

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Computer scientist (PhD from the 20th century!), Web/mobile/tech evangelist, multilingual coder, chocoholic, technophile, educator, imaginologist, geek, husband, father, would-be-chef... Clan # Hanrahan . Long (though rare) posts at @ blog 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.

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Computer scientist (PhD from the 20th century!), Web/mobile/tech evangelist, multilingual coder, chocoholic, technophile, educator, imaginologist, geek, husband, father, would-be-chef... Clan # Hanrahan . Long (though rare) posts at @ blog 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.

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@rotan@mastodon.ie · Jan 28, 2026

@GracelessHippo@mastodon.ie @tal@mastodon.social

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'd behave outdoors with the real thing.) Before we did this training, she'd be a quivering wreck in the corner.

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Computer scientist (PhD from the 20th century!), Web/mobile/tech evangelist, multilingual coder, chocoholic, technophile, educator, imaginologist, geek, husband, father, would-be-chef... Clan # Hanrahan . Long (though rare) posts at @ blog 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.

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Computer scientist (PhD from the 20th century!), Web/mobile/tech evangelist, multilingual coder, chocoholic, technophile, educator, imaginologist, geek, husband, father, would-be-chef... Clan # Hanrahan . Long (though rare) posts at @ blog 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.

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@rotan@mastodon.ie · Jan 27, 2026

@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io Another +1 for Waterfox, which I've found to be pretty stable and not burdened by the bloat/slop of the parent Firefox.

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