The landlord parties (FG, FF and Independent Ireland) have just voted to leave renters in the cold. They have blocked our Bill to introduce minimum BER standards in the rental sector to stop renters being left in cold, damp and mouldy homes.

"Facing five lawsuits alleging wrongful deaths, OpenAI lobbed its first defense Tuesday, denying in a court filing that ChatGPT caused a teen’s suicide and instead arguing the teen violated terms that prohibit discussing suicide or self-harm with the chatbot." Don't really have the words...

...closed for good in 1920 after a devastating storm. The Henroost, a gully of around 100m in length, is the site of another former mine

...evidence of mining dates to pre-Roman times. Hooten Wheals is a 19th-century wheel pit by the O Brook, a tributary of the River Dart. Between 1845 and 1919, its water wheel provided power to shafts at Hexworthy Tin Mine. Hooten Wheals finally...

From my new book, ‘The Edge of Ruin’ Available to order from my website now. Hooten Weals & The Henroost, Devon In 1944, the US Army used this area for artillery practice in advance of the D-Day landings, destroying many edifices in the process. Tin extraction was the primary industry here, and..

Powerful.

Every time you share their life online, you risk sharing their personal data with the world. Pause before you post.

This is absolutely worth a read: my dear friend @oskarhistoriaycine.bsky.social analyses a raft of depictions of North Africa in movies about ancient Rome: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Legitimate change to consumer law: reintroduce the clause where a ‘discounted’ price can only be advertised if the previous ‘higher’ price was charged for a minimum period of time, e.g. 30 days of previous 90 While they’re at it: Ban ‘Black Friday’ promotions ending before Black Friday occurs

We welcome the provisional agreement between @europarl.europa.eu and @consilium.europa.eu on the welfare of dogs and cats. The new measures will significantly improve the way these animals are treated when bred, sold or adopted in the EU. Read more: link.europa.eu/M8bdYt

Miles Davis is fantastic for working to.

You just know that we’ll only be aware that Russians have invaded after it emerges in the Ditch that the Healy Rae’s got the contract for their accommodation and catering services.

one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.

Katherine Butler - a nun who was one of the first women in Ireland with a pilot's license Gráinne Cronin - First woman to fly for Aer Lingus Madeleine O'Rourke - Dedicated her life to flying, first women to fly a microlight in Ireland and recognised by the FAI for contribution to Irish aviation.

I made a machine steal the work of a real human being. It's almost as if the stolen work it regurgitated seems like it was written by a real human being. Instead of giving that credit to the breathing person it was stolen from... perhaps the theft machine is actually alive??

"25 XI 14. Empty despair, impossible to plant oneself, I can stop only at the satisfaction with the suffering." - Kafka, notebook entry.

Scientists have pinpointed how the brain generates ‘aha’ moments. Neuroscientists have identified a clear brain pattern behind the phenomenon of sudden insight, by scanning volunteers as they deciphered hidden images. buff.ly/pW93qmK #ShareGoodNewsToo

Violence against women must end, now! This nonverbal Signal for Help is a way to discreetly communicate when you need help. But, of course, a hand sign isn’t enough.

Never gets old.

I've received @marcwilson.co.uk's marvellous new photobook, The Edge of Ruin. Both scarred and recovering landscapes, I'm struck by how he shows human effects without any humans. Really good. Worth buying. #photography #landscapes #buyrealbooks

classrooms as large scale, profit maximisation experiments

Regret to report that there has been another good linkedin post

🗞️ "This is the biggest attack on Europeans' digital rights in years. When the #commission states that it 'maintains the highest standards', it clearly is incorrect," Austrian privacy activist Max #Schrems said." Read more 👉 www.dw.com/en/eu-propos...

Just saw someone described as an "ontologist" and now I want Clinical Ontologist to be a job title. Welcome to the Department of Clinical Ontology. Let's go over your chart. I see that you are. Are you still as you were or are you otherwise? For your case of being, I prescribe becoming.

Gargoyles, grotesques, and corbels reading books are my favorites.

70 teaspoons placed in tearooms around the institute & observed weekly over 5 months. 80% of spoons disappeared; spoon halflife~81 days. Communal room halflife lower than in specific labs. 250 spoons annually required to maintain 70 spoon population. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

He said "Amen" straight into the drop Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible

The 24-year-old says death and destruction make him question the purpose of writing, but he looks for a glimmer of hope.

Just saw rip.ie being described as Mournhub and lads I'm.......dying.

I've been reading the proposed changes to GDPR from von der Leyn and Michael McGrath et al. I find them abhorrent. They are purely in service of tech companies. But the other bunch that will benefit are organisations and institutions who have no interest in transparency and accountability.

just great

Resisting GenAI and Big Tech in Higher Education - Tuesday 25th Nov, free registration, great panel, big focus on climate justice. Register here: lmula.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Swerve me? The path to my fixed purpose is laid with iron rails, whereon my soul is grooved to run.

AI is a toxic technology, based on theft and fakery, that degrades everything it touches and everyone who uses it, while in parallel destroying the planet during a climate emergency. It has no place in the toolkit of anyone who values creativity and authenticity.

Techbro billionaires are the last people anyone should be capitulating to. This is dumb.

DPD sucks.

This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.

"No Mr AI, I expect you to die"

My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨

I just did this and I feel like a hacker in an early 2000s movie

CJEU, environmental law New judgment: Ireland is in breach of numerous provisions of EU law on water pollution - curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...

“…in the cheapest way possible”. Yup 👍 www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Commas are the parsley, in the teeth of my posts

Discussion on here this morning about 1)whether Gemini is good at "creative writing" and 2)a study showing people preferred AI imitations of writers to the writers themselves. I come back to my trusty all-purpose question: What problem are we solving when we outsource "creative writing"?

If you are feeling down and like a bit of a failure, remember that the guy who failed children with scoliosis and mishandled the children’s hospital to the tune of €bn’s is now the min for finance. You got this!

Nottingham University plans to axe music & languages Cuts always hit academics & lower-level professional service staff They never touch the bloated upper bureaucracy The Vice Chancellor's entourage stays untouched (or even expands) www.theguardian.com/education/20...

it takes a village people to raise a macho man

Apologies that the banner picture didn't appear. Here it is again. telescoper.blog/2025/11/18/i...

Gary has hit upon the great problem of the modern era.

You can even turn on a reminder by going into Settings > Accessibility and then toggling on ‘Require alt-text before posting’. Then you won’t forget to include it.