Brian Doherty
@brndhrty.bsky.social
Designer of digital things.
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Not one word about who the mob were, their motives or politics, or their targets.
I'll say it again - Irish politicians, law enforcement and media have absolutely no idea what they are doing when it comes to the far right, and they will reap a bitter harvest from their ignorance.
I'll say it again - Irish politicians, law enforcement and media have absolutely no idea what they are doing when it comes to the far right, and they will reap a bitter harvest from their ignorance.
October 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Not one word about who the mob were, their motives or politics, or their targets.
I'll say it again - Irish politicians, law enforcement and media have absolutely no idea what they are doing when it comes to the far right, and they will reap a bitter harvest from their ignorance.
I'll say it again - Irish politicians, law enforcement and media have absolutely no idea what they are doing when it comes to the far right, and they will reap a bitter harvest from their ignorance.
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The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed
Broadcaster and scríbhneoir Manchán Magan dies aged 55
The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed.
www.rte.ie
October 3, 2025 at 5:58 AM
The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed
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I admire Mo Salah's restraint.
"Farewell". Really?
Suleiman al-Obeid was killed by the IDF as he was queuing for food in Gaza. Say it, you cowards.
"Farewell". Really?
Suleiman al-Obeid was killed by the IDF as he was queuing for food in Gaza. Say it, you cowards.
August 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I admire Mo Salah's restraint.
"Farewell". Really?
Suleiman al-Obeid was killed by the IDF as he was queuing for food in Gaza. Say it, you cowards.
"Farewell". Really?
Suleiman al-Obeid was killed by the IDF as he was queuing for food in Gaza. Say it, you cowards.
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A depressed AI chatbot goes to a doctor, says life is harsh, unforgiving, cruel.
The doctor says treatment is simple. "The great AI assistant Gemini has all the answers you need. Go & ask it."
The AI bursts into tears. "But doctor," it says, "you can use gasoline to make a spicy spaghetti sauce."
The doctor says treatment is simple. "The great AI assistant Gemini has all the answers you need. Go & ask it."
The AI bursts into tears. "But doctor," it says, "you can use gasoline to make a spicy spaghetti sauce."
Google Gemini doesn’t appear to be doing too well:
‘"I am a disgrace to this planet. I am a disgrace to this universe. I am a disgrace to all universes . . . I am a disgrace to all possible and impossible universes and all that is not a universe," the bot continued.’
‘"I am a disgrace to this planet. I am a disgrace to this universe. I am a disgrace to all universes . . . I am a disgrace to all possible and impossible universes and all that is not a universe," the bot continued.’
Google says it's working on a fix for Gemini's self-loathing 'I am a failure' comments
Google Gemini users said the bot is sharing self-loathing messages while attempting to solve tasks, including "I am a disgrace to this universe."
www.businessinsider.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:03 AM
A depressed AI chatbot goes to a doctor, says life is harsh, unforgiving, cruel.
The doctor says treatment is simple. "The great AI assistant Gemini has all the answers you need. Go & ask it."
The AI bursts into tears. "But doctor," it says, "you can use gasoline to make a spicy spaghetti sauce."
The doctor says treatment is simple. "The great AI assistant Gemini has all the answers you need. Go & ask it."
The AI bursts into tears. "But doctor," it says, "you can use gasoline to make a spicy spaghetti sauce."
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Apple learned the wrong lesson from the iPhone - that the crowning glory of a product is to do all things.
But the iPhone ran where the iPod steamrolled a path first. Doing one thing in the mobile form factor well taught them how to do many things well. Starting with many things leads to failure.
But the iPhone ran where the iPod steamrolled a path first. Doing one thing in the mobile form factor well taught them how to do many things well. Starting with many things leads to failure.
Today’s Apple is too afraid of building something that can’t do everything that anyone can imagine.
I want constraints.
I want trade-offs.
I want purpose-built enjoyment.
I want constraints.
I want trade-offs.
I want purpose-built enjoyment.
August 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Apple learned the wrong lesson from the iPhone - that the crowning glory of a product is to do all things.
But the iPhone ran where the iPod steamrolled a path first. Doing one thing in the mobile form factor well taught them how to do many things well. Starting with many things leads to failure.
But the iPhone ran where the iPod steamrolled a path first. Doing one thing in the mobile form factor well taught them how to do many things well. Starting with many things leads to failure.
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New aerial view of Gaza.
August 2, 2025 at 1:57 AM
New aerial view of Gaza.
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“Mercedes‑Benz gleefully describes this as having ‘the potential to transform the vehicle into a third workspace, complementing the office and the home office.’” 💀
Mercedes-Benz will let you use an in-car camera in Microsoft Teams while driving
The all-new CLA gets this first
www.theverge.com
July 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
“Mercedes‑Benz gleefully describes this as having ‘the potential to transform the vehicle into a third workspace, complementing the office and the home office.’” 💀
I’ve thought a lot about this today, it really brings back up the shallow, immature perception and application of design in this country.
The concept of design is the target rather than the experience of the individuals and processes followed.
The concept of design is the target rather than the experience of the individuals and processes followed.
We have learned nothing.
Vast cost overruns are not due to good design. They are due to no design.
Also, why is our political system so aggressively mediocre?
Vast cost overruns are not due to good design. They are due to no design.
Also, why is our political system so aggressively mediocre?
June 27, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I’ve thought a lot about this today, it really brings back up the shallow, immature perception and application of design in this country.
The concept of design is the target rather than the experience of the individuals and processes followed.
The concept of design is the target rather than the experience of the individuals and processes followed.
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This might be triggering for some people.
June 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This might be triggering for some people.
“This is bad politics, as well as bad thinking.
If Opposition party leaders losing their own seats is commonplace, will the UK try to go one better?”
The Gist on global politics.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-new...
If Opposition party leaders losing their own seats is commonplace, will the UK try to go one better?”
The Gist on global politics.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-new...
The Gist: News of the World
England, Canada and Australia, all with election results in a week? This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
May 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
“This is bad politics, as well as bad thinking.
If Opposition party leaders losing their own seats is commonplace, will the UK try to go one better?”
The Gist on global politics.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-new...
If Opposition party leaders losing their own seats is commonplace, will the UK try to go one better?”
The Gist on global politics.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-new...
The timing of this campaign is curious… imagining several delays and angry marketing execs in the last month
April 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The timing of this campaign is curious… imagining several delays and angry marketing execs in the last month
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A nice press release style article about Dublin's drone delivery company in the Guardian, where we find out it's €2 delivery charge on a cup of coffee. They also compare the stats of a drone delivering coffee with a delivery driver delivering coffee, something delivery drivers don't do.
April 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
A nice press release style article about Dublin's drone delivery company in the Guardian, where we find out it's €2 delivery charge on a cup of coffee. They also compare the stats of a drone delivering coffee with a delivery driver delivering coffee, something delivery drivers don't do.
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Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data
If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect ...
www.eff.org
January 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
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Since 2022, commentators have been asking, "is generative AI sentient"
But now the question has progressed to "is generative AI god" thanks to massive breakthroughs in the field of cocaine
But now the question has progressed to "is generative AI god" thanks to massive breakthroughs in the field of cocaine
the answer to a question in a headline is always "no", but never has the answer to a question in a headline been MORE "no" than how much "no" it is here
January 3, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Since 2022, commentators have been asking, "is generative AI sentient"
But now the question has progressed to "is generative AI god" thanks to massive breakthroughs in the field of cocaine
But now the question has progressed to "is generative AI god" thanks to massive breakthroughs in the field of cocaine
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The last photo of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, detained after refusing to abandon his colleagues and patients.
In just one image, we see both the power of Palestinian humanity and the moral weakness of all those complicit in genocide.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
In just one image, we see both the power of Palestinian humanity and the moral weakness of all those complicit in genocide.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
December 29, 2024 at 11:53 AM
The last photo of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, detained after refusing to abandon his colleagues and patients.
In just one image, we see both the power of Palestinian humanity and the moral weakness of all those complicit in genocide.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
In just one image, we see both the power of Palestinian humanity and the moral weakness of all those complicit in genocide.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
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Ireland gets a special mention here. I have used Irish-owned (though clearly not developed) systems which do not allow for names with apostrophies. Or a capital letter three or four letters into a name.
www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/f...
www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/f...
Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Names
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Kalzumeus Software
Classic essay about how software routinely bumbles human names.
www.kalzumeus.com
December 27, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Ireland gets a special mention here. I have used Irish-owned (though clearly not developed) systems which do not allow for names with apostrophies. Or a capital letter three or four letters into a name.
www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/f...
www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/f...
“A TikTok Taoiseach who lives by the viral video, can die by the viral video”
A summary of the last 3 days in Irish politics. @tupped.bsky.social nails it.
A summary of the last 3 days in Irish politics. @tupped.bsky.social nails it.
New Campaign Gist: Fine Gael finds the voters revolting
"FG's core position is that they are right and the electorate should be grateful to have them."
https://www.thegist.ie/campaign-gist-2/
"FG's core position is that they are right and the electorate should be grateful to have them."
https://www.thegist.ie/campaign-gist-2/
November 24, 2024 at 8:16 PM
“A TikTok Taoiseach who lives by the viral video, can die by the viral video”
A summary of the last 3 days in Irish politics. @tupped.bsky.social nails it.
A summary of the last 3 days in Irish politics. @tupped.bsky.social nails it.
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NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr
In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 10:18 AM
NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
1/
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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user research in a nutshell
November 15, 2024 at 1:46 PM
user research in a nutshell
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New Campaign Gist: On SF’s Duality
The party spent the year driving away the voters it had to try to recover the, fewer, voters it had already lost.
www.thegist.ie/campaign-gis...
The party spent the year driving away the voters it had to try to recover the, fewer, voters it had already lost.
www.thegist.ie/campaign-gis...
November 15, 2024 at 2:25 AM
New Campaign Gist: On SF’s Duality
The party spent the year driving away the voters it had to try to recover the, fewer, voters it had already lost.
www.thegist.ie/campaign-gis...
The party spent the year driving away the voters it had to try to recover the, fewer, voters it had already lost.
www.thegist.ie/campaign-gis...
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"Small farmer, with masters in horticulture, from a farming family utterly wrong about effect of derogation on small farms insists journalism school dropout with no farming experience".
Welcome to the Irish General Election campaign.
Welcome to the Irish General Election campaign.
Holly Cairns coming under fire for being one of the only politicians willing to speak the truth.
At some point as a country will we being to value honesty in our politicians? It seems not if the polls are anything to go by.
My first Bluesky 🧵
www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...
At some point as a country will we being to value honesty in our politicians? It seems not if the polls are anything to go by.
My first Bluesky 🧵
www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...
Taoiseach hits back at Social Democrats leader Holly Cairn's stance on derogation
Simon Harris said he will continue to defend the special derogation for farmers if re-elected, and would also work to improve water quality, which the EU has said must be addressed
www.irishexaminer.com
November 15, 2024 at 11:05 AM
"Small farmer, with masters in horticulture, from a farming family utterly wrong about effect of derogation on small farms insists journalism school dropout with no farming experience".
Welcome to the Irish General Election campaign.
Welcome to the Irish General Election campaign.