Ohhhhh my god you hate Ireland? should we tell everyone? Should we throw a party? should we invite Oliver Cromwell?

Patrick O’Donovan is not correct when he says that the law needs to catch up with xAI in order to regulate it. The Digital Service Act has notice and takedown requirements which do not appear to have been adhered to. If so, that exposes X to potential administrative liability. 1/4

Good morning from a cold Dublin. Glad we're above zero today at least. Yesterday was cold, cold, cold up in the mountains. -6ºC at Sally Gap, but before sunset the sky cracked open. #Hiking #Photography #10MinutesFromHome #Mountains #Nature #EastCoastKin #Dublin #Ireland

Recent wedding photos. #ireland #ilford #delta #3200iso #blackandwhite #film #35mm #believeinfilm #portrait #wedding #canon #1n

Recent photography, first time using Ilford's Delta 3200. Pain to scan as no profile for it! #ilford #3200iso #blackandwhite #film #photography #analogue #believeinfilm #35mm #cannon #1n #portrait

A momentary pause

Or anyone whether their story, article or book is done.

'A Still Dawn Over The Old Pier' A bitterly cold November morning in Swanage, but the sunrise delivered warmth the air couldn’t. The sunrise couldn’t have been kinder. A soft glow of colour, calm water, and the quiet beauty of the old broken pier.

*walking in a winter wonderland* ME: where's bluebird? BIRD: gone ME: w... who are you? *bird looks around shiftily* BIRD: I'm new bird

SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going— SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti— SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE

This is what internet ID requirements look like in practice.

#datenight #dublin #murdershewrote

Irish Supreme Court judgment in Poptoshev v DPP, finding constitutional the offence of failure to disclose a phone/computer passcode when a search warrant is being carried out. Reasonable treatment of the self-incrimination point, weaker on whether this power is proportionate without safeguards.

Today’s xkcd made me cry. In a good way. xkcd.com/3172/

Dancing birches

The James Bond franchise faces a big problem: me, the viewer, has been shot at the start of the movie through the barrel of my gun, and I'm dripping blood over my own eye balls (they're in the gun)

Got to love Manchester Airport, where the bus from the plane to the terminal can take as long as the flight did.

Manhattan Bridge from Dumbo Prints: https://jon.framer.art/s/image/78101?source=bluesky

Damn it Rachel, I just remembered I pay taxes here.

It isn't just the USA that has a data broker problem

Scoop: We obtained vast amounts of European mobile phone location data from data brokers. It was allegedly collected for advertising purposes only, but can be used to spy on high-ranking EU officials & NATO staff in Brussels. The Commission is 'concerned' & issued new security guidance to its staff.

While I appreciate the novelty Aer Lingus, using a plane normally used for transatlantic flights for a quick spin to Manchester seems a bit excessive. Fun watching everyone trying to get the movies to work though! #a321 #aerlingus

Brave guy in a full #lfc kit boarding a flight to #manchester.

It was my wedding anniversary recently. I bought my wife a #lamborghini, just not the normal type! #farming #ireland

My latest Lawfare piece is out! I look at the recent #latombe case and the impact it will have on #EU / #US #dataprotection and #data #flows. #law #academia #lawfare #cjeu

‘Quiet as a whisper’: German firm launches campaign after lift was used in Louvre heist

No, Manchester Airport. Manchester to Dublin is not, repeat not, a domestic flight.

This latest "barrister meets AI" disaster is something all stage 1 law students should read. It is vital about the key skill of case reading - you mustn't use AI to substitute for the skill of being able to find cases and find key content in cases: tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.uk/utiac/ui-202...

Save the date: Book Launch for "International Law after the Ukraine War", 4th November 2025, Edge Hill University (UK) / Online. A new open-access resource, including key Ukrainian voices. Details to follow. doi.org/10.4324/9781...

Can't stop watching the guy beside me at the airport who is desperately trying to get ChatGPT to write a 100 page book, with graphics, about French cooking in one prompt. He is getting really frustrated that all it will produce is a guide. Buddy, it ain't gonna happen... #ai #chatgpt #slop #aislop

Next time an institution tells you how seriously it takes research misconduct, ask them if it's *this* seriously. www.bmj.com/content/297/...

Ondu pinhole 6x6 pocket Ilford Pan F 50 #pinhole #photography #filmphotography #believeinfilm

Alaskan beauty…

This isn't worrying at all.

The Pirate Party is calling it. Germany has stayed solid on blocking an EU Council majority for "Chat control"?! Fantastic news if so! H/T @privacymatters.bsky.social

🚨New Research Project: The Law and Reality of the Responsibility to Maintain International Peace and Security at the United Nations We are inviting interested colleagues to an initial scoping workshop at Edge Hill University on November 12, 2025. Details: sites.edgehill.ac.uk/ijhr/project...

@dublinairport.bsky.social while I get knowing where my baggage will be is important, this is a little ott...

A lot of tech bros who were upset about pronouns want to confer them on their computers now that they’re dating

Sitting on Dublin airport. There is a US army guy in civies sitting beside an Irish defence forces guy. Both making a massive effort to ignore each other. Funny to watch.

Sora 2 and the end of copyright as we know it Something remarkable is happening online, and I don’t quite know how to explain it, but I’ll try. OpenAI has released Sora 2, the latest version of its video-generating tool, and it has landed with a bang. Before launch, Sam Altman made headlines by…

For those wondering what the #BritCard project will probably look like: youtu.be/_otJbx-PVOw?...

I'm not so sure it is a good idea to introduce a new 'mandatory' digital card that requires you to have a mobile phone that runs on one of two American operating systems, one of which follows an aggressive system of planned obsolescence. Both of which are relatively new (16-18 years).

I think this ship has already sailed but if we are going to introduce legislation, I would be looking for laws that require most / or at lst essential services to 1) accept cash 2) not require an app 3) not require an email / phone number to get a receipt Not to make digital 'brit cards' mandatory

We already have ‘right to work’ checks for employment. This won’t change that. ‘Illegal’ working isn’t done through the kinds of employers who do this. This won’t help that at all.

Didn't foresee mandatory id cards as a 'brexit benefit'. Can't see this being the silver bullet that people are touting it as. The Irish #psc debacle could be quite prescient here. Also can't see how half the people in NI will respond well when being told they need a 'brit card'. #britcard #id