Harry McKillen
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Software Engineer • Éireannach as Cill Chainnigh • Sé/É • Typically sardonic
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Harry McKillen
@harrymckillen.com
· Jun 24
Logging it to #spéirgorm to see what existential breakdown the US has had overnight
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What’s more absurd than Israel blocking aid organizations from Gaza is the fact that it’s accepted that Israel should have the power to decide how the people of Palestine live. Every story is framed as if it’s normal and natural for them to rule over another people like that.
January 2, 2026 at 9:35 PM
What’s more absurd than Israel blocking aid organizations from Gaza is the fact that it’s accepted that Israel should have the power to decide how the people of Palestine live. Every story is framed as if it’s normal and natural for them to rule over another people like that.
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A journalist looking for an explanation for how software was used ASKS THE SOFTWARE. There's only one line here that should have made it into this article – the last one:
'When contacted by Reuters for comment by email, xAI replied with the message "Legacy Media Lies".'
Show their contempt.
'When contacted by Reuters for comment by email, xAI replied with the message "Legacy Media Lies".'
Show their contempt.
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X reut.rs/498SoUk
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X
Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence chatbot Grok said on Friday lapses in safeguards had resulted in "images depicting minors in minimal clothing" on social media platform X and that improvements were being made to prevent this.
reut.rs
January 2, 2026 at 4:17 PM
A journalist looking for an explanation for how software was used ASKS THE SOFTWARE. There's only one line here that should have made it into this article – the last one:
'When contacted by Reuters for comment by email, xAI replied with the message "Legacy Media Lies".'
Show their contempt.
'When contacted by Reuters for comment by email, xAI replied with the message "Legacy Media Lies".'
Show their contempt.
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Can we also address that the xAI team is both deflecting blame and perpetuating a fraud here?
Grok is not sentient. It cannot regret anything. It is not sorry. The safeguards that failed are the sole responsibility of the xAI team. Period.
Grok is not sentient. It cannot regret anything. It is not sorry. The safeguards that failed are the sole responsibility of the xAI team. Period.
January 2, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Can we also address that the xAI team is both deflecting blame and perpetuating a fraud here?
Grok is not sentient. It cannot regret anything. It is not sorry. The safeguards that failed are the sole responsibility of the xAI team. Period.
Grok is not sentient. It cannot regret anything. It is not sorry. The safeguards that failed are the sole responsibility of the xAI team. Period.
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Genuinely mental how many people are claiming the antisemitic graffiti in Louth is a false flag. As if they cannot comprehend the idea of there being racists living in fucking LOUTH
January 1, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Genuinely mental how many people are claiming the antisemitic graffiti in Louth is a false flag. As if they cannot comprehend the idea of there being racists living in fucking LOUTH
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They gentrified the tinfoil hat
January 1, 2026 at 8:57 PM
They gentrified the tinfoil hat
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manifesting:
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🕯 ai bubble 🕯
🕯 to pop disastrously 🕯
🕯 for all involved 🕯
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🕯 ai bubble 🕯
🕯 to pop disastrously 🕯
🕯 for all involved 🕯
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December 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
manifesting:
🕯
🕯 🕯
🕯 ai bubble 🕯
🕯 to pop disastrously 🕯
🕯 for all involved 🕯
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🕯 ai bubble 🕯
🕯 to pop disastrously 🕯
🕯 for all involved 🕯
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This year I’m going to be kinder, more positive, work harder, and put more faith in myself until the very first minor obstacle throws me off for the next 350+ days
January 1, 2026 at 5:13 PM
This year I’m going to be kinder, more positive, work harder, and put more faith in myself until the very first minor obstacle throws me off for the next 350+ days
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Micheál Martin's pledge for a renewed focus on road safety didn't even last 24 hours
January 1, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Micheál Martin's pledge for a renewed focus on road safety didn't even last 24 hours
Serious chats needed to be had with my wife
January 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Serious chats needed to be had with my wife
There needs to be harsher repercussions here. Loads of people get off tickets and points. Even Guards don't want to do roads policing. So we won't turn it around until enforcement happens.
Gardaí establish 390 new speed camera zones across the country in bid to reduce road fatalities www.independent.ie/irish-news/g...
Gardaí establish 390 new speed camera zones across the country in bid to reduce road fatalities
Some 390 new speed camera zones will be rolled out by gardaí from today as part of a campaign to reduce road fatalities caused by speeding.
www.independent.ie
January 1, 2026 at 7:27 PM
There needs to be harsher repercussions here. Loads of people get off tickets and points. Even Guards don't want to do roads policing. So we won't turn it around until enforcement happens.
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Still one of the best descriptions of Trump and his vile MAGA grift.
January 1, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Still one of the best descriptions of Trump and his vile MAGA grift.
More money to be stuck in tailbacks. Nice one. That'll go down well with the general public
Tolls increase on M50, Dublin Port Tunnel and other motorways come into effect today www.independent.ie/irish-news/t...
Tolls increase on M50, Dublin Port Tunnel and other motorways come into effect today
Toll charges will increase on some of the country’s primary road networks as of today.
www.independent.ie
January 1, 2026 at 7:13 PM
More money to be stuck in tailbacks. Nice one. That'll go down well with the general public
I don't think that's true at all 🤭
Ireland among world’s 10 most pessimistic countries, survey finds
Ireland among world’s 10 most pessimistic countries, survey finds
Just 20% of those polled in Ireland were hopeful 2026 would be better than 2025
www.irishtimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 7:09 PM
I don't think that's true at all 🤭
Add it to the Wikipedia page of shit he has said and never delivered on
Elon Musk says Neuralink plans to start "high-volume production" of brain-computer interface devices and move to a fully automated surgical procedure in 2026 (Reuters)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
January 1, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Add it to the Wikipedia page of shit he has said and never delivered on
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The epic levels of pissing and moaning my kids are doing because we're trying to get them out for a walk.
January 1, 2026 at 8:48 AM
The epic levels of pissing and moaning my kids are doing because we're trying to get them out for a walk.
See an eleven year old gets it
🔥 Loud fireworks and bonfires pollute the air, trigger asthma, strain emergency services and release wildlife-killing toxins. Composting, recycling centres and silent fireworks are better for everyone. Let's choose safer traditions, writes 11-year-old Amaya Edwards.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Stop noisy fireworks and bonfires
A heartfelt message from a young writer who has a huge heart for the environment and for wildlife
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 8:45 AM
See an eleven year old gets it
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If your country hasn’t entered 2026 yet then don’t: it’s a trap!
January 1, 2026 at 12:05 AM
If your country hasn’t entered 2026 yet then don’t: it’s a trap!
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it’s all i’ve got
December 31, 2025 at 11:58 PM
it’s all i’ve got
Fit to murder people setting off fireworks already.
January 1, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Fit to murder people setting off fireworks already.
I lost my job (via redundancy) at the beginning of 2024, and again at the beginning of 2025. So fingers crossed there isn't a hat trick in 2026.
December 31, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I lost my job (via redundancy) at the beginning of 2024, and again at the beginning of 2025. So fingers crossed there isn't a hat trick in 2026.
Y'know what irks me, finding bugs in a production webapp that's been there 6 years that seemingly nobody has tested.
December 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Y'know what irks me, finding bugs in a production webapp that's been there 6 years that seemingly nobody has tested.