I'd also love to see podcasters turn their back on it - for cover art, editing, voiceover, all of it. Aside from *everything*, genAI by design will not give you anything original.

I’ve just watched Tangerine for the first time. It’s so beautiful, and I’m pretty sure I’ll watch it every Christmas from now on.

I love Selina Kyle’s apartment

Ok everyone, please head over to IG for @heydannyitsmulder’s excellent post offering #XFiles alternatives to elf on the shelf. Sneak peek image for you (by @heydannyitsmulder). #TheXFiles www.instagram.com/p/DSXebqIjPn...

I think all my old mates emigrating because there were no jobs between 2008-2014, and then most of my new mates emigrating between 2018-2025 because there are no gaffs, has had a greater effect on social cohesion than migrants

Driving in the snow // #xfiles Pencil and chalk pencil on moleskine

Bit of a dream interview. I got to chat with the props master from The X-Files (and Battlestar Galactica) www.heydannyitsmulder.com/episodes/epi...

#speirgorm if you are in the Clonliffe Road area please keep an eye out for our lovely former foster boy Ernie

I just want to say @robinince.bsky.social is the very best of humans. How the BBC could have a problem with him is beyond me. The IMC will wither on the vine without the rich, nutritious value of Robin's brain. Go see him perform, and buy all his books. Your soul will feel like it has been hugged.

Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people

Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.

We don't deserve Robin Ince 💜

Maybe today is the day we also have a conversation about the word “genre” and how a lot of horror is better than the stuff that gets counted as “real cinema” and a lot of SFF writing is higher quality literature than some of the shit publishers call “literary fiction” Stop being snobby shits

McDonald's has taken down a Christmas ad made with AI following online backlash The company said the moment served as "an important learning" as it explored "the effective use of AI"

#CineHistorians co-host @ckjsweeney.bsky.social discusses the Vito Russo test which evaluates LGBTQ+ representation in film.

The Darkside Detective by @spookydoorway.bsky.social is available for free until December 11th on the Epic Games store. Galway-based studio Spooky Doorway also released The Séance of Blake Manor earlier this year, which is a standout game of the year candidate. store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/d...

No cast or crew hired. And the footage was created by stealing from people who did hire cast and crew. These "studios" should be embarrassed.

The state keeps placing responsibilities for state functions on families. Until more people the depths of this failure we'll get nowhere. This. Is. NOT. Normal. Parents are not a substitute for a mortgage provider. They are not a substitute for providing disability supports. They are not landlords.

Wrote a new blog post about burnout and autistic adult people pleasing. Enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/autistic...

This is f*cking disgusting Rewarding property owners for letting their assets rot destroying our beautiful city "it has been confirmed that this money (the €5m outstanding) will not be chased after the Revenue Commissioners take over its collection in 2027" #DerelictIreland #speirgorm #corkcity

“Is that the-“ “The Star Trek Discovery scarf? Yes. Yes, it is.”

yeah, this is AI and doesn't exist, sadly

Sometimes, community-based participatory research can be as simple as: Person with access gets funding, goes to the community and says "this isn't my money, help me spend it"

Transphobes will never be content with excluding trans people from public life, they demand that everyone hate us as much as they do, that everyone should be elated by our absence and furious at our presence. They are utterly obsessed with us.

Hey! If you’ve ever liked my voice, now, before the end of the year, would be a really good time to hire me for any SAG-approved projects! Asking as someone who loves VO, and also really loves having halfway decent health insurance

So pleased with the color antisymmetry between the UK and North American covers :-) Honestly, collect them all? North America: April 7 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817... UK/Europe: May 7 buythebook.online/edge-of-spac... 🥹

Just got my preorder in. A gift for Future Shaun.

So anyone can hang flags of any kind anywhere they want in Dublin. Pass it on. www.rte.ie/news/regiona...

I'm an "A.i." abolitionist. No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything. Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine. But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires? No.

Hey folks, I often do posts calling for indie developers to link me their games so I can signal boost them. Today I want to do something similar for all trans creatives. If you are a trans game dev, artist, writer, streamer or YouTuber, reply here with a link to your work. Only one rule: no GenAI.💜

solid example for the next time someone tells you scientists are responsible for public trust in science

For the day that's in it*, If you'd like to meet some LGBTQIA+ people in STEM, here's a free ebook with 40 interviews that @drcarpineti.bsky.social and I put together a few years ago. prideinstem.org/the-queer-va... *International Day of LGBTQIA+ People in STEM

Today is #LGBTQinSTEMDay 🌈 ESA proudly joins the STEM community in celebrating the unique contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals. The Pride Flag will fly across ESA sites as a reminder of how far we’ve come, and how much more there is to do. #SpaceForAll

CERN celebrates LGBTQ+ in STEM Day Today we celebrate and highlight the work of and barriers facing LGBTQIA+ people in science, technology, engineering and maths. To mark the date, the Progress Pride flag will fly above the Esplanade des Particules for the third year. 🔗 home.cern/news/news/ce...

To hear insights about the experiences of LGBTQIA+ people across a variety of fields and industries, check out our podcast: prideinstem.org/category/pod... All presented by the fantastic @pokubakes.com! #LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM

Happy International Day of LGBTQIA+ People In STEM! How are you celebrating it? #LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM

If you are looking for resources, @shaunoboyle.bsky.social produced an extremely comprehensive document with a long list of articles, papers, books, and more: prideinstem.org/2024/11/18/t...

I need to learn how to knit and crochet because I just found someone who dyes wool inspired by the colour palettes of horror television and film. www.savannahrosehandmade.com

May my friend @sfdirewolf.bsky.social rest in power. I will especially miss texting with her about Star Trek. We were lucky, all of us, to have Alice and her warmth and enthusiasm. www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...

Nothing to see here. Just physicist Lawrence Krauss telling Jeffrey Epstein, "Beyond anything else, you are my friend. I hope we can both always remember that, no matter what."

there are about 10 vacant homes for every homeless person in Ireland - and I know that's oversimplified and imperfect maths, but I'm still mad

The Edge of Space-Time is coming! You should preorder it -- look at what THE Ed Yong had to say about it: “With this extraordinary book, Prescod-Weinstein cements her status as one of the most accomplished and important science writers of our time; as polymath, griot, teacher, and more; (1/2)

Got the same view of Dublin three times today

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He was a terrible person. Many scientists knew this and still named buildings after him, still invited him to conference dinners. They should be reminded of this now.

there is quite literally something for everyone in this list, whew

📣 I am hiring a postdoc! aial.ie/hiring/postd... applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome pls share with your networks

79% of homes sold in Dublin this year were bought by landlords, 75% by large landlords. About 1 in 5 TDs are landlords. This is disgusting dog whistling. The problem has never been people seeking asylum. The problem is people seeking to endlessly profit from folks just looking for a home.

So yeah, uh, if anyone wants to hire a scientist next year, hit me up. My specialties include Raman spectroscopy, FTIR, astrobiology, plastic pollution, environmental degradation, meteorites, and Mars