Gráinne
@grainnekeepsbusy.bsky.social
🇮🇪 in 🇬🇧 via some time in 🇨🇦
It's pronounced Grawnya, not Grainy.
Work is mostly to fund 🛩️✈️💺🌎 and probably too many pairs of leggings
It's pronounced Grawnya, not Grainy.
Work is mostly to fund 🛩️✈️💺🌎 and probably too many pairs of leggings
Pinned
Gráinne
@grainnekeepsbusy.bsky.social
· Mar 18
After a loong and fragmented journey, I finally passed my PPL (private pilots licence) skills test yesterday. It took far more time than anticipated, and I wanted to give up so many times but was fortunate to find a supportive "village" to get me through, both in person and online. Thanks all!
Reposted by Gráinne
It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Reposted by Gráinne
Study begun pre-COVID finds remote work increased sleep by 1/2 hr/night, decreased commute by 4.5 hr/week replaced with work, family & leisure and led to healthier eating. Remote and hybrid employees report higher job satisfaction and well-being. farmingdale-observer.com/2025/05/16/s...
Scientists have been studying remote work for four years and have reached a very clear conclusion: "Working from home makes us happier."
An Australian study, conducted over four years and starting before the pandemic, has come up with some enlightening conclusions about the impact of working from home. The researchers are unequivocal: ...
farmingdale-observer.com
May 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Study begun pre-COVID finds remote work increased sleep by 1/2 hr/night, decreased commute by 4.5 hr/week replaced with work, family & leisure and led to healthier eating. Remote and hybrid employees report higher job satisfaction and well-being. farmingdale-observer.com/2025/05/16/s...
Great that AI/ChatGPT can write essays and draw pictures etc (for the boring stuff), but what I'd particularly like to outsource are things like doing my skincare routine every night and flossing. It's all just endless. Maybe also a decluttering robot, thanks.
May 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Great that AI/ChatGPT can write essays and draw pictures etc (for the boring stuff), but what I'd particularly like to outsource are things like doing my skincare routine every night and flossing. It's all just endless. Maybe also a decluttering robot, thanks.
Reposted by Gráinne
Reposted by Gráinne
Good news, we've added 100 new car parking spaces right next to the terminal. That's enough for 37 BMWs
May 14, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Good news, we've added 100 new car parking spaces right next to the terminal. That's enough for 37 BMWs
Reposted by Gráinne
🚨This is so important. Please do consider joining the @dkms-uk.bsky.social stem cell register. It’s simple & easy to do. Let’s find a match for little Noah.
Please share this widely 🙏❤️
dkms.org.uk/Stefanovic
Please share this widely 🙏❤️
dkms.org.uk/Stefanovic
May 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
🚨This is so important. Please do consider joining the @dkms-uk.bsky.social stem cell register. It’s simple & easy to do. Let’s find a match for little Noah.
Please share this widely 🙏❤️
dkms.org.uk/Stefanovic
Please share this widely 🙏❤️
dkms.org.uk/Stefanovic
Reposted by Gráinne
Pediatricians say that childhood vaccines are safe. A heroin-addled nepo baby with a brain worm says they may not be. For busy voters, it can be hard to know who to believe.
May 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Pediatricians say that childhood vaccines are safe. A heroin-addled nepo baby with a brain worm says they may not be. For busy voters, it can be hard to know who to believe.
Reposted by Gráinne
What a line from Warren Buffett this morning:
“Be kind, and the world is better off. I'm not sure that the world will be better off if I'm richer."
[applause] 🙏🏼
“Be kind, and the world is better off. I'm not sure that the world will be better off if I'm richer."
[applause] 🙏🏼
May 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
What a line from Warren Buffett this morning:
“Be kind, and the world is better off. I'm not sure that the world will be better off if I'm richer."
[applause] 🙏🏼
“Be kind, and the world is better off. I'm not sure that the world will be better off if I'm richer."
[applause] 🙏🏼
Reposted by Gráinne
If anyone was hit by a phone on the beach today, can you let Gary at our flight school know? Cheers.
April 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
If anyone was hit by a phone on the beach today, can you let Gary at our flight school know? Cheers.
Reposted by Gráinne
Bluesky is collegial and interesting, the way Twitter used to be. Bonus: most people can spell.
April 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Bluesky is collegial and interesting, the way Twitter used to be. Bonus: most people can spell.
Reposted by Gráinne
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
Reposted by Gráinne
I refer to growing up in the acid rain/ quicksand/impending nuclear conflict era as being "classically trained" in generalized anxiety
April 2, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I refer to growing up in the acid rain/ quicksand/impending nuclear conflict era as being "classically trained" in generalized anxiety
Reposted by Gráinne
Love to learn about an AirTrain JFK outage from MTA instead of PANYNJ.
The Jamaica branch is offline Friday 11p-Monday11a, and again next weekend. Avoid it! Do not use the shuttle buses! Go to Howard Beach instead.
The Jamaica branch is offline Friday 11p-Monday11a, and again next weekend. Avoid it! Do not use the shuttle buses! Go to Howard Beach instead.
March 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Love to learn about an AirTrain JFK outage from MTA instead of PANYNJ.
The Jamaica branch is offline Friday 11p-Monday11a, and again next weekend. Avoid it! Do not use the shuttle buses! Go to Howard Beach instead.
The Jamaica branch is offline Friday 11p-Monday11a, and again next weekend. Avoid it! Do not use the shuttle buses! Go to Howard Beach instead.
Reposted by Gráinne
Nobel Prize material…
March 22, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Nobel Prize material…
Reposted by Gráinne
A remarkable story
In 1945, Soviet school children gifted a carving of the Great Seal of the USA to the American Ambassador, who hung it in his office at the US Embassy in Moscow. Seven years later, it was found to contain a concealed listening device.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thi...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thi...
The Thing (listening device) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
March 22, 2025 at 10:05 AM
A remarkable story
After a loong and fragmented journey, I finally passed my PPL (private pilots licence) skills test yesterday. It took far more time than anticipated, and I wanted to give up so many times but was fortunate to find a supportive "village" to get me through, both in person and online. Thanks all!
March 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
After a loong and fragmented journey, I finally passed my PPL (private pilots licence) skills test yesterday. It took far more time than anticipated, and I wanted to give up so many times but was fortunate to find a supportive "village" to get me through, both in person and online. Thanks all!
Reposted by Gráinne
EVERYBODY 📌 THIS FOR LATER AND NOW AND ALL TIMES IN BETWEEN
We've been saving this little pup for when we thought you all might really need a gold star. And, given the current circumstances, here she is. 13/10
March 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
EVERYBODY 📌 THIS FOR LATER AND NOW AND ALL TIMES IN BETWEEN
Reposted by Gráinne
The sun's strength is ramping up in the UK! ☀️ We're now approaching the upper level of 2 on the UV index, which is considered low. Level 3 is classed as moderate and it's often advised we should consider wearing sun screen
Here's today's UV reading from the University of Reading
Here's today's UV reading from the University of Reading
March 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The sun's strength is ramping up in the UK! ☀️ We're now approaching the upper level of 2 on the UV index, which is considered low. Level 3 is classed as moderate and it's often advised we should consider wearing sun screen
Here's today's UV reading from the University of Reading
Here's today's UV reading from the University of Reading
Reposted by Gráinne
While Canadians are not generally known for flag waving, President Trump’s repeated threats have led to a surge in flag sales. The country’s flag makers are struggling to keep up with soaring demand.
Rejecting Trump’s Call to Annex Their Nation, Canadians Rally Around the Flag
While Canadians are not generally known for flag waving, President Trump’s threats have led to a surge in flag sales and buffed up the national symbol’s image.
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
While Canadians are not generally known for flag waving, President Trump’s repeated threats have led to a surge in flag sales. The country’s flag makers are struggling to keep up with soaring demand.
Reposted by Gráinne
Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.
February 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.
Reposted by Gráinne
If you are in a busy airport sitting next to other humans and you hold an entire phone call on speaker phone you should be thrown in jail
a man in a military uniform stands at a podium in front of a group of people
ALT: a man in a military uniform stands at a podium in front of a group of people
media.tenor.com
February 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
If you are in a busy airport sitting next to other humans and you hold an entire phone call on speaker phone you should be thrown in jail
Reposted by Gráinne
I feel like the “rising tension” portion of this movie’s score has been playing in the background for like 10 years now
February 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I feel like the “rising tension” portion of this movie’s score has been playing in the background for like 10 years now
Reposted by Gráinne
This too shall pass but probably like in a kidney stone kinda way so idk
February 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
This too shall pass but probably like in a kidney stone kinda way so idk
Reposted by Gráinne
Whatever else emerges in time about the Delta crash in Canada, one thing is certain: the importance & amazing professionalism of flight attendants who safely evacuated the plane in a matter of seconds.
February 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Whatever else emerges in time about the Delta crash in Canada, one thing is certain: the importance & amazing professionalism of flight attendants who safely evacuated the plane in a matter of seconds.
Reposted by Gráinne
Cardinal chic – shop the Conclave look
These buys will appeal to more catholic tastes
on.ft.com
February 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM