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CiarΓ‘n

@ciaran.co.za

SWE, Creative Tinkerer, Rabbitholer from Cape Town, South Africa πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ https://blento.app/ciaran.co.za

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Thank you! πŸ™πŸΎ Will be giving these a watch

08.03.2026 08:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The say β€œI am alive” comic

The say β€œI am alive” comic

I’m reminded of this comic almost every time I check LinkedIn

07.03.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 1236 πŸ” 244 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 6
Toumani DiabatΓ© & Sidiki DiabatΓ© - Jarabi
Toumani DiabatΓ© & Sidiki DiabatΓ© - Jarabi YouTube video by NOISE CHAMBER

Toumani DiabatΓ© also has some wonderful recordings with his son, Sidiki.

Would love to check out some of the films you're talking about if you have any recommendations.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cLA...

07.03.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The latter two are both using Raylib by @raysan5.bsky.social, which is unmatched as always in terms of being a pleasure to work with.

Literally the only dependency for the dungeon crawler, which I think speaks for itself.

06.03.2026 16:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of a black-and-white video game. The user is looking down from a bird's eye view onto a relief map made up of text characters. There is a crosshair off-center with indicators on the top and bottom, and left and right of the screen which are tracking the crosshair's horizontal and vertical positioning.

A screenshot of a black-and-white video game. The user is looking down from a bird's eye view onto a relief map made up of text characters. There is a crosshair off-center with indicators on the top and bottom, and left and right of the screen which are tracking the crosshair's horizontal and vertical positioning.

I've updated my website with some projects from the last while

- Option / Result types for PHP
- A dungeon crawler poc
- A simpler game poc / art piece

ciaran.co.za/projects

06.03.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

also this music video brings me right back to 2015 Hobnobs. a transporting experience, to say the least.

06.03.2026 13:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
MfanaTouchLine - Live In The Moment (Official Music Video)
MfanaTouchLine - Live In The Moment (Official Music Video) YouTube video by MfanaTouchLine

"Don't forget to live in the moment"

MfanaTouchLine easily one of the most creative / interesting musicians in South Africa the moment

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAQS...

06.03.2026 13:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

To be fair, I might have put off reading both Brave new World and 1984 a bit longer than I should have. Both, while fun reads, have felt pretty clumsy overall.

04.03.2026 07:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I feel like the state of the world right now is making reading Brave new World a little less exciting than it could otherwise have been.

04.03.2026 07:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

it's actually crazy the number of smaller artists tiktok has put me onto in the last few years. it's almost become what I used to use soundcloud for in the 2010s

03.03.2026 16:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
IGWE AKA & Tochi Bedford - KAPOW
IGWE AKA & Tochi Bedford - KAPOW YouTube video by IGWE AKA

Simply can't get enough of this track by Igwe Aka, wow.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqMY...

03.03.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Easily the coolest web project I've come across in a while. I check margin on just about any page I visit. Well deserved!

03.03.2026 10:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

YOU - β€œOur lives are very different from each other.”

JOYCE MESSIER - β€œNo doubt -- but we share the same time and position on the planet's crust. That counts for more than you'd think.”

01.03.2026 01:57 πŸ‘ 78 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Rolling mountain hills of green grass and a dirty road winding towards a cloud covered distance with bright blue sky peeking out from behind.

Rolling mountain hills of green grass and a dirty road winding towards a cloud covered distance with bright blue sky peeking out from behind.

Welcoming myself with a painting from last year.

#infinitepainter #digitalpainting #art

28.02.2026 08:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

to think I was just going to make a "Come to SA" joke on your upcoming events!

If you're in Cape Town - the District Six Museum, Robben Island, the Winelands, and definitely take a trip to the Cederberg to see some rock art and wonderful nature.

27.02.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0