And they gave the gall to make (fabricate) claims of censorship in Europe …

I expected this last year. We’ll buy a load of military kit to placate you. We are better off sourcing from European suppliers

What a wildly stupid idea. Mandatory helmets and high viz is a proven remedy to reduce the number of people cycling. It effectively kills off things like Dublin Bikes. That's why no other EU country does anything like this. Pure madness.

I am sure that Irish politicians are staying on X so they don’t miss out on being falsely included in the Epstein files … that’s ground you don’t want to cede.

Even in good times , I fail to see why we would entertain this. If we have to apply for visas to visit the USA then so be it.

Worth bearing in mind as the Irish state attempts to legalise wide ranging facial recognition by police.

Obviously the builders are too busy in court dealing with judicial reviews …

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

I got a response from Apple today about my complaint about the X app. Apparently it violates their content rules and have let them know. All very polite. @tupped.bsky.social

I think we have a science doesn’t suit my agenda and the poor choices of Government minister here.

It’s funny the level of interest in Cuba, relatively stable, benign and not without its problems. Then there’s Haiti a basket case of gangs left to their own devices.

Hard to imagine a more morally damning headline. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

Cost of living? Mumble mumble Ukraine Covid. Housing? Mumble mumble complicated no easy populist solutions. But could we interest you in abandoning the triple lock and ramping up military spending?

Why does it not read Heineken to increase the price of a pint?

Ireland wants to give its cops spyware, ability to crack encrypted messages

Irish government announces interception reform plans to: * Extend interception to OTT services (WhatsApp, etc.); * Legislate for IMSI catchers; and * Legalise spyware as an alternative form of interception. Announcement very vague on e2e encryption; seems to intend to require backdoors.

Weather warning ⚠️ for East Coast/ Dublin from midnight this evening to 11am Tuesday A risk of coastal flooding as high winds will coincide with high tides Clontarf & Sandymount car parks & will be closed from this eve and until after risk tomorrow. Please stay away from coasts and check for updates

If you own a Ring doorbell you should bring it to your nearest recycling centre without delay.

'All of those images of Irish children from school accounts uploaded to [X] are now available, as a result of this new feature, for anyone to ask it to generate new pictures, showing all those schoolchildren undressed. 1/

In Dublin, on Fenian Street, there's a factory that makes child sex abuse material. You can pay it money, as a subscription, and that's one of the services it offers. This doesn't happen by mistake or because you've tricked or hacked the system. It’s a feature. www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...

Again, the people who seem to be most damaged by social media aren't the kids - who are quite good at navigating it - but the middle-aged, who get caught up in extremism, fooled by misinformation, trapped by scammers, and addicted to porn. Stop focussing on the kids. Start with the rest of us.

This is the 'engagement' that the Irish government has been using to justify remaining on X. These are the top replies to a randomly chosen recent post.

The idea that journalists, politicians, groups or - you know, women, people of colour, LGBTQ+ people - should "stay on the pitch" doesn't really hold up. Foreign Minister's account has 60k followers - 40 likes, 13k views? Blue ticks straight to the top of the queue with misogyny, bile.

How many more will be sold in the not too distant future and to who?

call me crazy but it really feels like “World’s Richest Man Creates AI Chatbot That Generates Child Porn” would’ve been a huge international outrage requiring a governmental crackdown not even 24 months ago

I’ve spent this morning morbidly watching the MTV channels close down and the final songs played were: MTV Music - Video Killed the Radio Star (Buggles) Club MTV - Don’t Stop the Music (Rihanna) MTV 90s - Goodbye (Spice Girls) MTV 80s - Together in Electric Dreams (Oakey and Moroder)

MTV music channels in UK and Ireland have now closed. End of an era 📺

I'm calling on Media Minister Patrick O’Donovan to scrap plans that would force people to use a state-run Digital ID card to access social media. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/no... @uplift.ie #SpéirGhorm #SpeirGorm @tupped.bsky.social

So Spotify is now looking for age ID upload to listen to music. The site that just had most of its catalog scraped is asking us to trust them with that.

Editorial cartoonist @dennisgoris.bsky.social is exceptional. Please follow and share (&credit his work).

"What will change with Japan’s first attempt at regulating Big Tech?" www.japantimes.co.jp/business/202...

When you drift through some unheralded point in your 40s, you start accumulating actuarial risks. The odds of illness, heart attack, or the chances losing of a parent go up. But there is another risk- particularly acute for men. There is a risk you will lose your capacity for joy.

Mr O’Donovan said the Public Services Card “floundered because some interest groups outside of the House, interested more in privacy than other issues, got their way”. Funny way to characterise something which the independent regulator found illegal, imposing a €550,000 fine on the state.

New Gist: Waving the Ban Hammer Patrick O'Donovan has proposed a National ID system, a Meta-endorsed regulation model and a mass surveillance machine, all in one. It's government by Dunning-Kruger. www.thegist.ie/the-gist-wav...

Why is the bar serving them and aren’t bars subject to legal rules and regulations? Regulation and laws can be applied to internet platforms to control the supply of “intoxicating content” to minors.

How is going tell if his least favourite tv host has “terrible ratings and should be fired” if they are on Netflix? The legacy tv networks might now have an unexpected friend.

If you are bringing in a digital ID for under 16s you are bringing it in for everyone. This means that your digital life will now be linked to your public services number. All will be recorded of course.

If I had failed a responsibility to deliver housing and infrastructure for decades, I too might try to build a narrative blaming my failure on third parties (courts, lawyers, citizens, The Goblin Prince Under The Mountain). But I see no reason, bar abject power worship, for anyone to repeat it.

Kenny's Bookshop and Art Gallery in Galway city is celebrating 85 years as a family business this weekend.

It's my birthday! And on this day every year, I launch my Christmas fundraiser. This year, I'm doing twelve 10k runs in December to raise money for Carrickmacross Cancer Society. If you enjoy my wee jokes all year, here's a link if you'd like to donate! www.gofundme.com/f/byyf5-the-...

Here is a property developer trying to conflate issues. They and others would best polling how quickly they can build the 1000s they have green lit.

When John Collison was complaining why we can’t do big infrastructure, this is why. Political leaders who only have the vision and will to placate a few rural TDs so they can save their seats.

Anybody having issues with calls on @vodafonegroup.bsky.social in Dublin?

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

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It really is time for a fully European alternative to Visa and Mastercard.

A brief reminder of Russian negotiation tactics that the West should always keep in mind. And yes, always listen to the Estonians.

This is probably the only thing you need to read about the BBC crisis.

@livedrive.dublincityfm.ie any idea what’s happening Sandymount area. Bus Driver just said road is closed.