Vanessa Greene
@dalekmad.bsky.social
Sometimes I make videos, sometimes I manage tech communities and sewing communities, and other times I post bad memes.
Named after pirates...
Named after pirates...
I took some photos this week, I liked this one.
January 18, 2026 at 10:35 PM
I took some photos this week, I liked this one.
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• Monday and Tuesday: meetings of Eurozone and EU finance ministers
• Tuesday and Wednesday: Donald Trump and five U.S. cabinet members in Davos, where he’ll meet Ursula Von Der Leyen among others
• Thursday: EU leaders meet to discuss deploying the ‘trade bazooka’ and outright trade war with USA
• Tuesday and Wednesday: Donald Trump and five U.S. cabinet members in Davos, where he’ll meet Ursula Von Der Leyen among others
• Thursday: EU leaders meet to discuss deploying the ‘trade bazooka’ and outright trade war with USA
January 18, 2026 at 8:45 PM
• Monday and Tuesday: meetings of Eurozone and EU finance ministers
• Tuesday and Wednesday: Donald Trump and five U.S. cabinet members in Davos, where he’ll meet Ursula Von Der Leyen among others
• Thursday: EU leaders meet to discuss deploying the ‘trade bazooka’ and outright trade war with USA
• Tuesday and Wednesday: Donald Trump and five U.S. cabinet members in Davos, where he’ll meet Ursula Von Der Leyen among others
• Thursday: EU leaders meet to discuss deploying the ‘trade bazooka’ and outright trade war with USA
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BRENNAN: What percentage of those you have in custody have committed crimes?
NOEM: 70% of them
B: It's not 70%
N: Yes it is. You guys pick and choose numbers
B: Your agency says 47% have criminal convictions
N: Wrong again. We'll get you the correct numbers
B: Well, that's from your agency
NOEM: 70% of them
B: It's not 70%
N: Yes it is. You guys pick and choose numbers
B: Your agency says 47% have criminal convictions
N: Wrong again. We'll get you the correct numbers
B: Well, that's from your agency
January 18, 2026 at 3:42 PM
BRENNAN: What percentage of those you have in custody have committed crimes?
NOEM: 70% of them
B: It's not 70%
N: Yes it is. You guys pick and choose numbers
B: Your agency says 47% have criminal convictions
N: Wrong again. We'll get you the correct numbers
B: Well, that's from your agency
NOEM: 70% of them
B: It's not 70%
N: Yes it is. You guys pick and choose numbers
B: Your agency says 47% have criminal convictions
N: Wrong again. We'll get you the correct numbers
B: Well, that's from your agency
Is that a Dublin Bus?
💬 @zackpolanski.bsky.social: "Young people are increasingly shut out of employment and training by the cost-of-living crisis, which often hits the youngest the hardest. Free bus travel for the young is part of our mission to make hope normal again."
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Join.greenparty.org.uk
January 17, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Is that a Dublin Bus?
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Here’s the response it gave her… the middle paragraphs are very, very weird.
Why would you programme an AI to say this stuff?
Why would you programme an AI to say this stuff?
January 15, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Here’s the response it gave her… the middle paragraphs are very, very weird.
Why would you programme an AI to say this stuff?
Why would you programme an AI to say this stuff?
Not that this sites audience needs this but: X is just one of hundreds of millions of websites, it isn't the only town square out there, nor does its existence or access affect your 'free speech'.
January 15, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Not that this sites audience needs this but: X is just one of hundreds of millions of websites, it isn't the only town square out there, nor does its existence or access affect your 'free speech'.
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RTÉ radio will mark 100 years of public service broadcasting in Ireland with a series of broadcasts from the GPO
RTÉ to mark 100 years of Irish radio with GPO broadcasts
RTÉ radio will mark 100 years of public service broadcasting in Ireland with a series of broadcasts from the GPO.
www.rte.ie
January 15, 2026 at 6:51 AM
RTÉ radio will mark 100 years of public service broadcasting in Ireland with a series of broadcasts from the GPO
Saw this at last year's IFI Fest, well worth a watch.
Saw Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5 at Palace Cinemas tonight
Good #documentary (heavy) and SO much of the world’s chaos and disruption follows the 1984 playbook
Might be a good time for a re-read + Brave New World… (it’s a bit too close to home lately though…)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCTS...
Good #documentary (heavy) and SO much of the world’s chaos and disruption follows the 1984 playbook
Might be a good time for a re-read + Brave New World… (it’s a bit too close to home lately though…)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCTS...
Orwell: 2+2=5 - Official Trailer
YouTube video by Madman Films
www.youtube.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Saw this at last year's IFI Fest, well worth a watch.
Sorry I'm so angry, hot, young, and pushing toxic empathy by caring about innocent children being starved to death and murdered by drones.
I forgot you were busy debating whether CSAM is okay or not to ensure one man becomes a trillionaire.
I forgot you were busy debating whether CSAM is okay or not to ensure one man becomes a trillionaire.
January 15, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Sorry I'm so angry, hot, young, and pushing toxic empathy by caring about innocent children being starved to death and murdered by drones.
I forgot you were busy debating whether CSAM is okay or not to ensure one man becomes a trillionaire.
I forgot you were busy debating whether CSAM is okay or not to ensure one man becomes a trillionaire.
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And now, with their new single, Angry Young Women, it’s Toxic Empathy
January 15, 2026 at 12:50 PM
And now, with their new single, Angry Young Women, it’s Toxic Empathy
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"People guessed around 43.8% of people born outside of Ireland were availing of social housing compared to the real figure of 6.1%."
www.thejournal.ie/immigration-...
www.thejournal.ie/immigration-...
Many people think immigration happening on larger scale than is really the case
The report by the ESRI found that many people overestimated the proportion of people in Ireland who were born in another country.
www.thejournal.ie
January 15, 2026 at 9:04 AM
"People guessed around 43.8% of people born outside of Ireland were availing of social housing compared to the real figure of 6.1%."
www.thejournal.ie/immigration-...
www.thejournal.ie/immigration-...
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The suspension will take effect on January 21 but does not apply to visitors or short-term visa holders.
Trump suspends immigrant visas for 75 countries: Who's affected?
The suspension will take effect on January 21 but does not apply to visitors or short-term visa holders.
www.aljazeera.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:30 PM
The suspension will take effect on January 21 but does not apply to visitors or short-term visa holders.
Will it cost more than the Metaverse?
Meta is ramping up its efforts to build out its AI capacity.
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is launching its own AI infrastructure initiative | TechCrunch
Meta is ramping up its efforts to build out its AI capacity.
techcrunch.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Will it cost more than the Metaverse?
Opinion pieces on literal CSAM, why are we here?
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“A.I. companies like xAI can and should do more not just to respond quickly and decisively when their models behave badly, but also to prevent them from generating such material in the first place,” writes Riana Pfefferkorn.
“A.I. companies like xAI can and should do more not just to respond quickly and decisively when their models behave badly, but also to prevent them from generating such material in the first place,” writes Riana Pfefferkorn.
Opinion | Grok Is Undressing People Online. Here’s How to Fix It.
Tech companies that want to seriously prevent illegal A.I.-generated sexual imagery need to be given the right incentives to come up with solutions.
nyti.ms
January 12, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Opinion pieces on literal CSAM, why are we here?
That took a while to get a podcast award going at that level. Ireland had some in the early naughties.
“Good Hang With Amy Poehler” won the first-ever Golden Globe for best podcast. See more highlights from the show. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 12, 2026 at 12:51 PM
That took a while to get a podcast award going at that level. Ireland had some in the early naughties.
Watched this a number of years ago. I must rewatch it. It's a beautifully made, intimate show.
Midnight Diner available on Netflix is beautiful, haunting, affecting. Subtitles not dubbing. Poetry of the city from a great Japanese director. www.netflix.com/watch/80113542
Watch Midnight Diner | Netflix
A scarred man operates a midnight diner in the backstreets of Shinjuku. No one knows his name or his story, but his customers each bring him theirs.
www.netflix.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Watched this a number of years ago. I must rewatch it. It's a beautifully made, intimate show.
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US President Donald Trump shared a photo of a fake Wikipedia profile page on Truth Social showing him as the ‘Acting President of Venezuela’. This was not reflected on Trump’s real Wikipedia page.
January 12, 2026 at 12:27 PM
US President Donald Trump shared a photo of a fake Wikipedia profile page on Truth Social showing him as the ‘Acting President of Venezuela’. This was not reflected on Trump’s real Wikipedia page.
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Instagram says that although some users received suspicious-looking password reset requests, it has not been breached.
Instagram says there’s been ‘no breach’ despite password reset requests | TechCrunch
Instagram says that although some users received suspicious-looking password reset requests, it has not been breached.
techcrunch.com
January 11, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Instagram says that although some users received suspicious-looking password reset requests, it has not been breached.
TIL Stripe has their own publishing company.
January 10, 2026 at 4:53 PM
TIL Stripe has their own publishing company.
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Australian authorities have declared a state of disaster after bushfires destroyed houses and razed vast belts of forest in the country's southeast.
Australia declares state of disaster as bushfires rage
Australian authorities have declared a state of disaster after bushfires destroyed houses and razed vast belts of forest in the country's southeast.
www.rte.ie
January 10, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Australian authorities have declared a state of disaster after bushfires destroyed houses and razed vast belts of forest in the country's southeast.
Timeline cleanser of the week 👏
January 9, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Timeline cleanser of the week 👏
Anyone heading to #StripeYSTE tomorrow? Let's grab coffee ☕
January 9, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Anyone heading to #StripeYSTE tomorrow? Let's grab coffee ☕
Late lunch and catching up on TFD's latest episode of Just Getting Good. I highly recommend it.
January 9, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Late lunch and catching up on TFD's latest episode of Just Getting Good. I highly recommend it.
Ah, the internet just reminded me that this was 10 YEARS ago! 😱
www.siliconrepublic.com/careers/echo...
www.siliconrepublic.com/careers/echo...
STEM lover’s new YouTube channel is music to our ears
We’re all ears for the new Echoing STEM YouTube channel, which aims to encourage young people to learn more about technology and music.
www.siliconrepublic.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Ah, the internet just reminded me that this was 10 YEARS ago! 😱
www.siliconrepublic.com/careers/echo...
www.siliconrepublic.com/careers/echo...