Paul Ó Duḃṫaiġ
@dubhthach.bsky.social
Mo chuid tuairimí féin (opinions are my own) - Gaeilge, Tech History, DNS - sé/é @du_dot_ie@mastodon.sdf.org
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Thunderstorms out over the Irish Sea. The wind is easterly....
May 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Thunderstorms out over the Irish Sea. The wind is easterly....
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1/2 Just-dismissed Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden, has a PhD from U Chicago, is in numerous scholarly societies, has wide acclaim. She is also first African-American to lead LoC.
The dismissal note did not say "Dear Dr. Hayden" or "Dear Madame Librarian" or even "Dear Carla."
The dismissal note did not say "Dear Dr. Hayden" or "Dear Madame Librarian" or even "Dear Carla."
May 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
1/2 Just-dismissed Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden, has a PhD from U Chicago, is in numerous scholarly societies, has wide acclaim. She is also first African-American to lead LoC.
The dismissal note did not say "Dear Dr. Hayden" or "Dear Madame Librarian" or even "Dear Carla."
The dismissal note did not say "Dear Dr. Hayden" or "Dear Madame Librarian" or even "Dear Carla."
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1. "Hound's X" (Old Irish Con...) and 2. "Hound of X" (OIr. Cú X) are two very different types of names and formations.
Both are extremely common; however, only the former type is found very commonly on ogam inscriptions (CUNA...).
The second type, which I call binomial names or phrasal names,...
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Both are extremely common; however, only the former type is found very commonly on ogam inscriptions (CUNA...).
The second type, which I call binomial names or phrasal names,...
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Interesting! ‘Hound’s head’ immediately makes me think of Cuchulainn. Is “Hound of ____” a common warrior’s epithet? The Ogham stones are generally believed to be headstones of important warriors/leaders so my brain goes there… But that’s just wild speculation.
February 25, 2025 at 6:15 AM
1. "Hound's X" (Old Irish Con...) and 2. "Hound of X" (OIr. Cú X) are two very different types of names and formations.
Both are extremely common; however, only the former type is found very commonly on ogam inscriptions (CUNA...).
The second type, which I call binomial names or phrasal names,...
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Both are extremely common; however, only the former type is found very commonly on ogam inscriptions (CUNA...).
The second type, which I call binomial names or phrasal names,...
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A 6ft-tall Pictish stone was discovered by Moray man Wayne Miles near Elgin #OTD in 2019. It had been discarded by workers constructing the Barmuckity Business Park, and bears the symbols a notched rectangle and Z-rod beneath an eagle.
February 25, 2025 at 7:59 AM
A 6ft-tall Pictish stone was discovered by Moray man Wayne Miles near Elgin #OTD in 2019. It had been discarded by workers constructing the Barmuckity Business Park, and bears the symbols a notched rectangle and Z-rod beneath an eagle.
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Níl a fhios agam fán witchcraft ach is cinnte gur charmers muid gan amhras.
October 25, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Níl a fhios agam fán witchcraft ach is cinnte gur charmers muid gan amhras.
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My piece is out! A history of archaeological scholarship on the potential for matrilineal societies in Iron Age Europe.
Genetics shows that women stayed put in Late Iron Age Dorset, while men moved to other groups.
Ancient DNA study shows women at the centre of societies in iron age Britain – supporting decades of archaeology
Genetics shows that women stayed put in Late Iron Age Dorset, while men moved to other groups.
theconversation.com
January 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
My piece is out! A history of archaeological scholarship on the potential for matrilineal societies in Iron Age Europe.
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The end of an era and certainly, surely, the single most insightful run on a rapidly changing field.
Karlin Lillington’s last column in today’s Irish Times.
Karlin Lillington’s last column in today’s Irish Times.
December 5, 2024 at 7:44 AM
The end of an era and certainly, surely, the single most insightful run on a rapidly changing field.
Karlin Lillington’s last column in today’s Irish Times.
Karlin Lillington’s last column in today’s Irish Times.
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Half a billion people— the whole of the EU’s citizenry— owe their right not to be casually surveilled en masse by their governments to Karlin’s reporting on Data Retention.
We literally cited it to the court in the DRI data retention case.
We literally cited it to the court in the DRI data retention case.
The end of an era and certainly, surely, the single most insightful run on a rapidly changing field.
Karlin Lillington’s last column in today’s Irish Times.
Karlin Lillington’s last column in today’s Irish Times.
December 5, 2024 at 8:20 AM
Half a billion people— the whole of the EU’s citizenry— owe their right not to be casually surveilled en masse by their governments to Karlin’s reporting on Data Retention.
We literally cited it to the court in the DRI data retention case.
We literally cited it to the court in the DRI data retention case.
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This is a massive failure of imagination from Trinity, and a deep loss for Dublin.
Trinity’s Science Gallery will not reopen after failing to find sustainable business model
University to transform flagship exhibition space on Pearse Street into campus’s first student centre
www.irishtimes.com
December 5, 2024 at 11:24 AM
This is a massive failure of imagination from Trinity, and a deep loss for Dublin.
Excellent article on the New York Times about the process of repairing sub-sea cables using the caseof the West African cable breaks back in March.
There's alot of talk in Irish media about cables at moment but little of it focuses on actual nitty-gritty
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
There's alot of talk in Irish media about cables at moment but little of it focuses on actual nitty-gritty
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Undersea Surgeons
The cables at the heart of the lightspeed, globe-spanning internet run across the grimy, perilous, inaccessible deeps of the sea, in places no one ever sees or visits – until the cables break.
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2024 at 12:35 PM
Excellent article on the New York Times about the process of repairing sub-sea cables using the caseof the West African cable breaks back in March.
There's alot of talk in Irish media about cables at moment but little of it focuses on actual nitty-gritty
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
There's alot of talk in Irish media about cables at moment but little of it focuses on actual nitty-gritty
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The HPV vaccine has been recommended in the US since 2006. New study out today shows that cervical cancer deaths in young women in the years that followed have plummeted, decreasing 15% per year from 2013-2015.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Cervical Cancer Mortality Among US Women Younger Than 25 Years
This study examines trends in cervical cancer mortality in US women aged younger than 25 years before and after the introduction of human papillomavirus vaccines.
jamanetwork.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:43 AM
The HPV vaccine has been recommended in the US since 2006. New study out today shows that cervical cancer deaths in young women in the years that followed have plummeted, decreasing 15% per year from 2013-2015.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
The posters that get put up during an election campaign - someone wasn’t impressed - iconography of both the starry plough and the Phoenix are interesting given their usual usage in Irish politics
November 28, 2024 at 4:52 AM
The posters that get put up during an election campaign - someone wasn’t impressed - iconography of both the starry plough and the Phoenix are interesting given their usual usage in Irish politics
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Also for #Severance people… going to be posting the occasional behind the scenes photos I took leading up to our premiere… only on #BlueSky
November 27, 2024 at 11:03 PM
Also for #Severance people… going to be posting the occasional behind the scenes photos I took leading up to our premiere… only on #BlueSky
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€1,000 is how much it’ll cost to buy a pair of children’s shoes if you keep voting these lads in
November 18, 2024 at 12:30 PM
€1,000 is how much it’ll cost to buy a pair of children’s shoes if you keep voting these lads in
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Twitter is a rotten borough. It weilds media impact far beyond it's actual reach, mostly due to the large numbers of journalists who feel unable to leave it
Surprise, surprise. Majority of anti migration hashtags in relation to recent issues in Ireland, originate outside Ireland. news.sky.com/story/how-in...
How international social media users are stoking Ireland's migration debate
Sky News' Data & Forensics Unit analysed recent posts concerning unrest and mentioning anti-migration hashtags, finding the majority originate outside of Ireland.
news.sky.com
May 2, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Twitter is a rotten borough. It weilds media impact far beyond it's actual reach, mostly due to the large numbers of journalists who feel unable to leave it
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Everyone worried about large language models, but I'm still back in 2010 being enraged by what ebooks are doing to libraries.
Average book costs $18 and lasts 10 years (40-80 checkouts)
Average ebook costs $55 for a 1-2 year lease (or 26 checkouts, whichever comes first.)
Average book costs $18 and lasts 10 years (40-80 checkouts)
Average ebook costs $55 for a 1-2 year lease (or 26 checkouts, whichever comes first.)
April 30, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Everyone worried about large language models, but I'm still back in 2010 being enraged by what ebooks are doing to libraries.
Average book costs $18 and lasts 10 years (40-80 checkouts)
Average ebook costs $55 for a 1-2 year lease (or 26 checkouts, whichever comes first.)
Average book costs $18 and lasts 10 years (40-80 checkouts)
Average ebook costs $55 for a 1-2 year lease (or 26 checkouts, whichever comes first.)
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Daily theme: #brochures
Bell System Brochure 1963.
Bell System Brochure 1963.
February 8, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Daily theme: #brochures
Bell System Brochure 1963.
Bell System Brochure 1963.
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Ok but what if we armed the wolves
Wolves would all be shot if they were reintroduced in Ireland, says Green Minister
Pippa Hackett says State isn’t yet capable of coping with wolves amid debate over protection of the predators
www.irishtimes.com
January 5, 2024 at 10:30 AM
Ok but what if we armed the wolves
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The fact that the Chair of the National internet regulator knows no better than to suggest that he would like to see porn companies running biometric processing of facial data on selfies of Irish children is, again, a demonstration that this is not a body fit for its purpose.
January 3, 2024 at 3:56 PM
The fact that the Chair of the National internet regulator knows no better than to suggest that he would like to see porn companies running biometric processing of facial data on selfies of Irish children is, again, a demonstration that this is not a body fit for its purpose.
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I see the Irish State has proposed that all adults looking at all legal porn sites, of any hue, should have to produce their passports, and have that record kept, to do so.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
January 3, 2024 at 2:23 PM
I see the Irish State has proposed that all adults looking at all legal porn sites, of any hue, should have to produce their passports, and have that record kept, to do so.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...