Bionic Laura
@bioniclaura.bsky.social
Knitting, crocheting and ranting. Sewing too. Raving about music. Cyborg. MSc Physics. GradCert Green Energy. Climate Justice. Dublin, Ireland.
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Bionic Laura
@bioniclaura.bsky.social
· Jan 16
Let us all make our art, the weirder the better.
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It’s difficult to underestimate the extra burden that this is placing on our public libraries. For example, on a daily basis library workers are now filling the in-person/human service gap that billion euro banking institutions have abdicated from to maximise their profit margins.
"Essential services are now digital by default, leaving many older people feeling locked out of their own lives."
As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
jrnl.ie/6864189
As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
jrnl.ie/6864189
Opinion: We’ve grown far too comfortable excluding older people from the digital world
As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
jrnl.ie
November 11, 2025 at 8:40 AM
It’s difficult to underestimate the extra burden that this is placing on our public libraries. For example, on a daily basis library workers are now filling the in-person/human service gap that billion euro banking institutions have abdicated from to maximise their profit margins.
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So proud of my father for all the passion, courage,care and vision he brought to the last 14 years as President of Ireland. Both my parents have always been driven by a deep wide love for Ireland & the world, for people, planet & possibilities. Looking forward to their next chapter! #Grá #spiergirm
November 11, 2025 at 6:34 AM
So proud of my father for all the passion, courage,care and vision he brought to the last 14 years as President of Ireland. Both my parents have always been driven by a deep wide love for Ireland & the world, for people, planet & possibilities. Looking forward to their next chapter! #Grá #spiergirm
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there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 6:31 AM
there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
Wasn’t expecting this today but yes here we have Charlie XCX with John Cale. Banger.
youtu.be/Xgp7wlBfASA?...
youtu.be/Xgp7wlBfASA?...
Charli xcx - House featuring John Cale (Official Video)
YouTube video by Charli xcx
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Wasn’t expecting this today but yes here we have Charlie XCX with John Cale. Banger.
youtu.be/Xgp7wlBfASA?...
youtu.be/Xgp7wlBfASA?...
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history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting
Farewell Michael D and Sabina. A wonderful president.
President Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina are preparing to leave Áras an Uachtaráin for the final time this evening as his term comes to an end.
Catherine Connolly will be inaugurated tomorrow as Ireland’s next president.
#VMNews
Catherine Connolly will be inaugurated tomorrow as Ireland’s next president.
#VMNews
November 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Farewell Michael D and Sabina. A wonderful president.
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President Michael D. Higgins has left Áras an Uachtaráin for the final time this evening, closing the chapter on 14 years in office.
Before departing, President Higgins was presented with flowers by a member of the Sanctuary Runners, of which he was a patron.
#VMNews
Before departing, President Higgins was presented with flowers by a member of the Sanctuary Runners, of which he was a patron.
#VMNews
November 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
President Michael D. Higgins has left Áras an Uachtaráin for the final time this evening, closing the chapter on 14 years in office.
Before departing, President Higgins was presented with flowers by a member of the Sanctuary Runners, of which he was a patron.
#VMNews
Before departing, President Higgins was presented with flowers by a member of the Sanctuary Runners, of which he was a patron.
#VMNews
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New figures obtained by RTÉ News show that up to August this year, children in Dublin were waiting up to 13 years to be seen by a primary care psychologist
Children waiting up to 13 years to see psychologist
New figures obtained by RTÉ News show that up to August this year, children in Dublin were waiting up to 13 years to be seen by a primary care psychologist.
www.rte.ie
November 10, 2025 at 6:48 AM
New figures obtained by RTÉ News show that up to August this year, children in Dublin were waiting up to 13 years to be seen by a primary care psychologist
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Dear god.
“We're seeing a level of proliferation of bodies & body piles from space that's unlike anything I've ever seen…”
Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
November 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Dear god.
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
I've met lots of large cave spiders in caves over the years but this is ridiculous.
World's biggest spiderweb discovered inside 'Sulfur Cave' with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black.
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
November 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I've met lots of large cave spiders in caves over the years but this is ridiculous.
I’m off to a special yoga class followed by a sauna and dunking myself in the river Boyne.
November 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I’m off to a special yoga class followed by a sauna and dunking myself in the river Boyne.
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If I see one more stupid Rosalind Franklin take I'm going to lose my mind. Thank god for @matthewcobb.bsky.social and @nccomfort.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:21 AM
If I see one more stupid Rosalind Franklin take I'm going to lose my mind. Thank god for @matthewcobb.bsky.social and @nccomfort.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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get in bitch we're destroying the west
November 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
get in bitch we're destroying the west
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A Dublin woman who has crocheted thousands of 'Michael Tea Higgins' tea cosies is preparing for a new presidency
Orders pour in for 'Catherine Connoll-Tea' tea cosies
A Dublin woman who has crocheted thousands of 'Michael Tea Higgins' tea cosies is preparing for a new presidency.
www.rte.ie
November 8, 2025 at 8:26 AM
A Dublin woman who has crocheted thousands of 'Michael Tea Higgins' tea cosies is preparing for a new presidency
Rosalía's Lux is quite the album isn't it.
November 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Rosalía's Lux is quite the album isn't it.
Viagra Boys - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Millennials haven’t had easy lives but at least we’ll always have this beat drop at 3:07
November 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Millennials haven’t had easy lives but at least we’ll always have this beat drop at 3:07
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Let the Aran Evolution begin!
Our 2026 Celtic Knits Club celebrates cables, texture, and tradition, all with a modern twist.
Join the journey today: https://stolenstitches.com/pages/celtic-knits-club
Our 2026 Celtic Knits Club celebrates cables, texture, and tradition, all with a modern twist.
Join the journey today: https://stolenstitches.com/pages/celtic-knits-club
November 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Let the Aran Evolution begin!
Our 2026 Celtic Knits Club celebrates cables, texture, and tradition, all with a modern twist.
Join the journey today: https://stolenstitches.com/pages/celtic-knits-club
Our 2026 Celtic Knits Club celebrates cables, texture, and tradition, all with a modern twist.
Join the journey today: https://stolenstitches.com/pages/celtic-knits-club
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The archaeologists and the team working at Tuam have my greatest respect and gratitude.
Infant remains have been recovered from the site of the former mother-and-baby home in Tuam, Co Galway as excavation work there continues
Infant remains recovered from former mother-and-baby home
Infant remains have been recovered from the site of the former mother-and-baby Home in Tuam, Co Galway as excavation work there continues.
www.rte.ie
November 7, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The archaeologists and the team working at Tuam have my greatest respect and gratitude.
Haven't heard great things but I'm giving #GameOfWool a go while knitting my christmas jumper.
November 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Haven't heard great things but I'm giving #GameOfWool a go while knitting my christmas jumper.
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Really REALLY important that everyone who enjoys #SpéirGhorm goes through these settings and toggles the switch to enable 'rude' posts. Tis a rare one of us who doesn't have a colourful tongue.
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Really REALLY important that everyone who enjoys #SpéirGhorm goes through these settings and toggles the switch to enable 'rude' posts. Tis a rare one of us who doesn't have a colourful tongue.
I've been using loop experience earplugs for concerts but not totally happy with them so I got etymotic ones to try out. Link here and I'll review them after My Bloody Valentine. www.gear4music.ie/PA-DJ-and-Li...
Etymotic ER20XS High Fidelity Earplugs Standard Clear Stem Frost Tip. at Gear4music
Etymotic ER20XS High Fidelity Earplugs Standard Clear Stem Frost Tip. at Gear4music
www.gear4music.ie
November 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I've been using loop experience earplugs for concerts but not totally happy with them so I got etymotic ones to try out. Link here and I'll review them after My Bloody Valentine. www.gear4music.ie/PA-DJ-and-Li...
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Holy shit Mamdani has been winning since he was a little kid
November 6, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Holy shit Mamdani has been winning since he was a little kid
I'm going to see Florence and the machine next year! I am of course going to sew my own outfit for it.
November 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I'm going to see Florence and the machine next year! I am of course going to sew my own outfit for it.