{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Thomas Bibby","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/thomasbibby","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"3028","username":"thomasbibby","bio":"Based in Nenagh, Ireland. Work in software, interested in sustainable transport, programming, climate.","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":62,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png"},"items":[{"id":"80170542","content_html":"<p>Look out for these fine Bibby products. <a href=\"https://www.modernillustration.org/archive/bibby1953uncredited\">Source</a>, from a <a href=\"https://www.modernillustration.org/\">fascinating archive of modern illustration</a>. </p>\n\n\n\n<img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Ft.bibby.ie%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F12%2Fimg_6011-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A 1953 advert titled “Look out for these fine BIBBY products” featuring a cartoon basket riding a bike and carrying lots of Bibby branded products\" class=\"wp-image-881\" loading=\"lazy\">","summary":"","url":"https://t.bibby.ie/882","date_published":"2025-12-16T22:29:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-16 22:29","date_timestamp":1765924163,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"78607155","content_html":"<p>Cooked: <a href=\"https://www.happyveggiekitchen.com/halloumi-bake/\">Smoky Tomato &amp; Halloumi Bake</a>. This was nice. Halved the halloumi and doubled the beans. Had bread with it for carbs, but tasted like it might be good with a baked potato. </p>","summary":"","url":"https://t.bibby.ie/879","date_published":"2025-11-23T23:09:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-23 23:09","date_timestamp":1763939345,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"73505364","content_html":"This was an annoying issue to solve – I was creating spreadsheets in python using openpyxl. Opening them in desktop Excel (on macOS, but I’ve seen this error on Windows too) resulted in an alert: “We found a problem with some content in âfile.xlsxâ. Do you want us to try to recover as much as we can? I... <a href=\"https://t.bibby.ie/877\">t.bibby.ie</a>","summary":"","url":"https://t.bibby.ie/877","date_published":"2025-09-13T21:10:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-13 21:10","date_timestamp":1757797820,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"68584519","content_html":"Connecting Ireland is the National Transport Authority’s rural mobility programme. The review of Phase 3 of the programme has lots of happy numbers: in 2024 there were 17 new bus routes, 28 enhanced bus routes, 120,000 more kms per week, passenger journeys up 139% 2019-2024 and 38% 2023-2024 to 8 million j... <a href=\"https://t.bibby.ie/874\">t.bibby.ie</a>","summary":"","url":"https://t.bibby.ie/874","date_published":"2025-07-09T18:57:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-07-09 18:57","date_timestamp":1752087425,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"68383130","content_html":"<p>Irish Rail now offer train tickets that automatically appear on your lock screen when it’s time to travel. Apple Wallet, so iPhone only for now. </p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img width=\"614\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Ft.bibby.ie%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F07%2Fimg_5437-1-614x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Phone lock screen with a notification titled “Iarnród Éireann”\" class=\"wp-image-869\" loading=\"lazy\"><img width=\"610\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Ft.bibby.ie%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F07%2Fimg_5438-1-610x1024.jpg\" alt=\"An electronic train ticket from Ballybrophy to Heuston with seat number and price details. A QR-style code for scanning at the ticket barriers is also displayed. \" class=\"wp-image-870\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div><p class=\"microblog_hashtags\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://t.bibby.ie/871","date_published":"2025-07-07T07:58:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-07-07 07:58","date_timestamp":1751875101,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"67038633","content_html":"<p>Cooked: a combo of two Lidl recipes – <a href=\"https://recipes.lidl.ie/recipes/red-lentil-dahl\">Red Lentil Dhal</a> and <a href=\"https://recipes.lidl.ie/Recipes/Hearty-Lentil-Curry\">Hearty Lentil Curry</a>. Needs at least an hour and minding a bit so the lentils don’t stick. Added a bit more liquid towards the end. </p>","summary":"","url":"https://t.bibby.ie/866","date_published":"2025-06-18T07:36:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-06-18 07:36","date_timestamp":1750232176,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"66846093","content_html":"<p>Cooked: <a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/slow_cooker_veggie_48578\">Slow cooker veggie bolognese – BBC</a>. Pretty good. Added a tsp of Marmite and more (frozen) mushrooms. </p>","summary":"","url":"https://t.bibby.ie/864","date_published":"2025-06-15T21:04:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-06-15 21:04","date_timestamp":1750021450,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"66254437","content_html":"<p>“Nobody would write a play entitled A Technically Equivalent Bus Named Desire” — Hacker News <a href=\"https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44215466\">comment</a> on an article about Very Light Rail in Coventry</p>","summary":"","url":"https://t.bibby.ie/862","date_published":"2025-06-08T09:01:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-06-08 09:01","date_timestamp":1749373263,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"63116460","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://rip.ie/death-notice/stephen-white-limerick-castleconnell-592443\">Stephen White – rip.ie</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://t.bibby.ie/859","date_published":"2025-04-27T15:55:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-27 15:55","date_timestamp":1745769325,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"61988790","content_html":"<p>Recent views from the bus: Mullranny Co. Mayo from Local Link route 978 to Béal an Mhuirthead, and Portroe Co. Tipperary from Bus Éireann route 323 to Limerick.</p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Ft.bibby.ie%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F04%2Fd39073ea-e8d0-43c6-831c-2b6af609eb69-14290-000005bcbaf5f34b_file-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains stretching down to the sea with a blue sky\" class=\"wp-image-854\" loading=\"lazy\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"611\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Ft.bibby.ie%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F04%2F44dc582c-dc47-4dd7-9caa-09da3f8b843a-14290-000005bcbb689bd1_file-1024x611.jpg\" alt=\"A lake and blue skies\" class=\"wp-image-853\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>","summary":"","url":"https://t.bibby.ie/855","date_published":"2025-04-11T11:32:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-11 11:32","date_timestamp":1744371169,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"59682049","content_html":"<p>Very interesting <a href=\"https://github.com/simonw/nicar-2025-scraping/blob/main/README.md\">notes from a talk given by Simon Willison to data journalists on advanced web scraping techniques</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://t.bibby.ie/850","date_published":"2025-03-13T06:53:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-13 06:53","date_timestamp":1741848792,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"59444530","content_html":"<img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Ft.bibby.ie%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F03%2Fimg_4939-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-847\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\n\n\n<p>Bae Colwyn</p>","summary":"","url":"https://t.bibby.ie/848","date_published":"2025-03-10T11:07:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-10 11:07","date_timestamp":1741604844,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"58785296","content_html":"The US government has axed 18F, an internal government tech consultancy: perhaps a minor event amidst the chaos in that country, but sad nonetheless. As an example of their work, this non-technical guide on how to reduce risk in software projects is excellent. https://guides.18f.gov/derisking/federal-field... <a href=\"https://t.bibby.ie/845\">t.bibby.ie</a>","summary":"","url":"https://t.bibby.ie/845","date_published":"2025-03-01T23:49:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-01 23:49","date_timestamp":1740872948,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"57906923","content_html":"<p>Somehow “raddoppio selettivo” sounds a bit more fancy than plain old passing loops <a href=\"https://marcochitti.substack.com/p/the-long-modernization-of-the-italian\">https://marcochitti.substack.com/p/the-long-modernization-of-the-italian</a></p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"microblog_hashtags\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://t.bibby.ie/842","date_published":"2025-02-18T22:13:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-18 22:13","date_timestamp":1739916785,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"57157436","content_html":"<img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Ft.bibby.ie%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F02%2Fimg_4804-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of the inside of a bus\" class=\"wp-image-839\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\n\n\n<p>The calm of the 72 bus from Athlone to Limerick </p>","summary":"","url":"https://t.bibby.ie/840","date_published":"2025-02-09T15:49:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-09 15:49","date_timestamp":1739116154,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"55249650","content_html":"<img width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Ft.bibby.ie%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F01%2Fimg_4749-1024x688.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-835\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\n\n\n<p>Nenagh is becoming quite the transport hub. Taken just before noon on a Friday in January. </p>","summary":"","url":"https://t.bibby.ie/836","date_published":"2025-01-17T12:17:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-17 12:17","date_timestamp":1737116278,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"53777601","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S096669232400231X\">Interesting paper</a> on the differing emissions impacts of long and short haul flights: “Flights of less than 500 km account for 26.7 % of flights but only 5.2 % of fuel burnt, while flights of 4000 km or more account for just 5.1 % of flights, but 39.0 % of fuel burnt.” </p>","summary":"","url":"https://t.bibby.ie/832","date_published":"2024-12-31T06:39:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-31 06:39","date_timestamp":1735627143,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"47887114","content_html":"<img width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Ft.bibby.ie%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F10%2Fimg_4236-1-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"Type and Location of Housing in the Southern Region\n\nCities, 27%\nSingle Housing in Rural Areas, 25%\nOther Settlements, 21%\nKey Towns, 19%\nWider MASP Areas, 9%\n\nFigure 13: Housing Unit Completions by Settlement Type 2022 and 2023 (Source: CSO Statistical releases on new dwelling completions, commencements and planning permissions granted and Development Plans)\" class=\"wp-image-828\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\n\n\n<p>Housing unit completions in 2022 and 2023 in Ireland’s Southern Region (which includes the cities of Cork, Limerick and Waterford) by settlement type. From <a href=\"https://www.southernassembly.ie/uploads/general-files/Southern_Regional_Assembly_Submission_to_DNPF_Review_Final.pdf\">the Southern Regional Assembly’s submission to the Draft First Revision to the National Planning Framework, September 2024 (PDF)</a>. </p>","summary":"","url":"https://t.bibby.ie/829","date_published":"2024-10-20T09:24:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-10-20 09:24","date_timestamp":1729416249,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"35025752","content_html":"<p>The situation in Sudan and South Sudan is just heartbreaking. <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2024/04/06/life-as-a-refugee-in-south-sudan-im-looking-for-peace-im-looking-for-a-place-my-children-can-study/\">Powerful reporting by Sally Hayden in the Irish Times</a>. </p>","summary":"","url":"https://t.bibby.ie/826","date_published":"2024-04-07T10:42:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-04-07 10:42","date_timestamp":1712486566,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"34681151","content_html":"<p>Know anyone living near Kells Co. Meath, or Virginia and Ballyjamesduff Co. Cavan? The National Transport Authority (NTA) has launched a <a href=\"https://consult.nationaltransport.ie/en/consultation/route-187-amendment\">public consultation on an enhancement to Route 187 between Kells and Virginia</a>.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://t.bibby.ie/824","date_published":"2024-04-02T08:08:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-04-02 08:08","date_timestamp":1712045335,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"33196278","content_html":"<p>Proud to stand with over 50 people today in  Roscrea at a vigil organised by the Tipperary Anti-Racism Network. 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Would love to read about your setup. </p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thomasbibby/460598","date_published":"2018-04-07T18:36:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-04-07 18:36","date_timestamp":1523126182,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"380217","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston\">@johnjohnston</a> It’s addictive, isn’t it? It’s such a simple idea, I wish I had thought of it. </p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thomasbibby/380217","date_published":"2018-03-04T22:13:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-03-04 22:13","date_timestamp":1520201631,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"377443","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Ron\">@Ron</a> is it a bit of an American etiquette thing to keep the sidewalk outside your house clear? It so seldom snows here that the issue never really arises. </p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thomasbibby/377443","date_published":"2018-03-03T13:43:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-03-03 13:43","date_timestamp":1520084620,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"370667","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/dgold\">@dgold</a> we got off easy in Limerick, barely 1cm. Keep warm down there!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thomasbibby/370667","date_published":"2018-02-28T10:49:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-02-28 10:49","date_timestamp":1519814942,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"369448","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/brentsimmons\">@brentsimmons</a> I host <a href=\"http://worstcasescenario.ie\">Worst Case Scenario</a> with two other devs here in the west of Ireland. We’re going to start having guests soon if you ever fancied it.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thomasbibby/369448","date_published":"2018-02-27T20:55:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-02-27 20:55","date_timestamp":1519764934,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"347691","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/dgold\">@dgold</a> and thank you very much for the welcome!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thomasbibby/347691","date_published":"2018-02-18T11:52:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-02-18 11:52","date_timestamp":1518954773,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"347681","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/dgold\">@dgold</a> another option would be to use an array of dictionaries as the data source for your table view, and worry about data structures later when your code feels a bit too messy and you have a better picture of what the api is throwing back at you. Also we have an iOS dev meetup in Limerick every 2 months, you’d be very welcome! <a href=\"https://www.meetup.com/Limerick-iOS-Development-Meetup/\">www.meetup.com/Limerick-...</a></p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thomasbibby/347681","date_published":"2018-02-18T11:42:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-02-18 11:42","date_timestamp":1518954163,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"347578","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/dgold\">@dgold</a> also, it’s nice to be chatting to someone on here who’s only down the road! I’m happy to look at some code if you need help.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thomasbibby/347578","date_published":"2018-02-18T10:02:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-02-18 10:02","date_timestamp":1518948121,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"347572","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/dgold\">@dgold</a> How homogeneous is the json? If most of the json keys are common, you could use the Decodable protocol that dropped in Swift 4, just make the keys that aren’t always there optional in your class/struct. If the json keys can be completely different, I’d deserialize the json then use a chain of if lets to parse the data into different classes/structs.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thomasbibby/347572","date_published":"2018-02-18T09:59:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-02-18 09:59","date_timestamp":1518947954,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"342950","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ericalba\">@ericalba</a> Thank you! Maybe consider posting some shots of your bike on here? Nice bicycle photos in my timeline always cheer me up.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thomasbibby/342950","date_published":"2018-02-17T09:05:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-02-17 09:05","date_timestamp":1518858345,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"335550","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/eli\">@eli</a> nice to hear from another rural developer, and that sounds like a great idea! I’m always surprised why more companies don’t take advantage of remote work, seems like a no-brainer given the current talent shortage. </p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thomasbibby/335550","date_published":"2018-02-14T07:28:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-02-14 07:28","date_timestamp":1518593327,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"291180","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/brentsimmons\">@brentsimmons</a> Thanks so much for posting that, I really enjoyed reading it, full of valuable advice. It makes me want to learn AppKit just so I can contribute!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thomasbibby/291180","date_published":"2018-01-24T18:32:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-01-24 18:32","date_timestamp":1516818763,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"272300","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/mjdescy\">@mjdescy</a> that looks gorgeous, please post the recipe if you can, I wouldn’t mind trying it. </p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thomasbibby/272300","date_published":"2018-01-14T20:59:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-01-14 20:59","date_timestamp":1515963589,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"261662","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/colinwalker\">@colinwalker</a> Nice post. I just posted a similar “I’m leaving Facebook” post tonight. Feels good to be finally leaving the big services behind. </p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thomasbibby/261662","date_published":"2018-01-08T22:30:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-01-08 22:30","date_timestamp":1515450614,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"251638","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/aaronblock\">@aaronblock</a> Oh great, can’t wait to read about it. Wishing you a productive sabbatical next semester!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thomasbibby/251638","date_published":"2018-01-03T21:13:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-01-03 21:13","date_timestamp":1515013983,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"247173","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Ron\">@Ron</a> Thank you! It’s a nice excuse to reread articles that I came across during the week. </p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thomasbibby/247173","date_published":"2018-01-01T15:53:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-01-01 15:53","date_timestamp":1514821989,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"246022","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ryant\">@ryant</a> Nice review! I agree about the one-ear operation, it’s so handy. I’ve also been experiencing niggly iOS and macOS issues this year, hopefully AirPods are a sign that Apple can deliver excellent hw/sw combos. </p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thomasbibby/246022","date_published":"2017-12-31T18:44:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2017-12-31 18:44","date_timestamp":1514745865,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"158204","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/kulturnation\">@kulturnation</a> I've always wondered did they make it super-loud on purpose so your brain would be tricked into thinking the keyboard has more key travel than it actually has.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thomasbibby/158204","date_published":"2017-09-30T10:45:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Bibby","url":"https://t.bibby.ie","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe5a4a3ca0496314afd97e4cd68e5db4e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thomasbibby"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2017-09-30 10:45","date_timestamp":1506768318,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}