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High Court continues stay on decision TikTok should stop transferring data to China
High Court continues stay on decision TikTok should stop transferring data to China
‘Suspension and Corrective Orders’ imposed by Data Protection Commission
www.irishtimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
High Court continues stay on decision TikTok should stop transferring data to China
Almost every UK Policy idea is bad. I've no idea why our Dáil wants to follow them.
November 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Almost every UK Policy idea is bad. I've no idea why our Dáil wants to follow them.
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A great time to remind everyone that the largest landlord in the Gaeltacht is now a British company letting Airbnbs.
Watch now they'll call me an elitist for bringing up that lucht na Gaeltachta are often at a severe disadvantage in terms of housing and opportunity and they don't get much support outside of their own community
November 17, 2025 at 10:20 AM
A great time to remind everyone that the largest landlord in the Gaeltacht is now a British company letting Airbnbs.
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I just hope everyone who likes to mention that they'd love to learn Irish and asking Irish speakers to help them and not leave them out are also talking about investment in the Gaeltacht when politicians come canvassing. I hope they're asking for new local Gaelscoileanna and more GA career paths
November 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I just hope everyone who likes to mention that they'd love to learn Irish and asking Irish speakers to help them and not leave them out are also talking about investment in the Gaeltacht when politicians come canvassing. I hope they're asking for new local Gaelscoileanna and more GA career paths
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November 16, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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I guess it shouldn't come as a surprise, given we're now on the third or fourth Commission attempt to pretend Max Schrems never happened.
👉 www.brusselstimes.com/1835654/secr...
👉 www.brusselstimes.com/1835654/secr...
Secret EU plans to allow Big Tech to train AI with our personal data
According to leaked documents, the EU is proposing changes which take aim at every element of GDPR that could limit AI usage.
www.brusselstimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I guess it shouldn't come as a surprise, given we're now on the third or fourth Commission attempt to pretend Max Schrems never happened.
👉 www.brusselstimes.com/1835654/secr...
👉 www.brusselstimes.com/1835654/secr...
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Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
usa.streetsblog.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
I've solved it once, and its only swapping two methods. Why is brain noping out?
November 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I've solved it once, and its only swapping two methods. Why is brain noping out?
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It's only been a year since the Japanese government declared victory and removed the last of the floppy disk requirements/usage from their systems:
November 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
It's only been a year since the Japanese government declared victory and removed the last of the floppy disk requirements/usage from their systems:
This song lives in my head during these times. youtu.be/w_JYhUEPX54 "Everyone in the room can solve it, everyone else but you"
Learn to Solve an Integral (What Makes You Beautiful Parody) AP Calculus BC
YouTube video by Mitchell Gaiser
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
This song lives in my head during these times. youtu.be/w_JYhUEPX54 "Everyone in the room can solve it, everyone else but you"
I'm trying to get through some homework for my night class, but my brain is just blocked on this. I'm nearly 100% sure its because I'm not picturing what is happening in the state properly. Unfortunately that doesn't unblock me.
November 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I'm trying to get through some homework for my night class, but my brain is just blocked on this. I'm nearly 100% sure its because I'm not picturing what is happening in the state properly. Unfortunately that doesn't unblock me.
They are never not at it. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... Normally if you are training dogs to hunt down people, it leads to the dogs becoming a dangerous breed. #SpéirGorm
‘Are they going to eat me alive?’: trail runners become prey in newest form of hunting
Nervous reporter is chased across English countryside by baying bloodhounds, in what could soon be only legal way to hunt with dogs
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
They are never not at it. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... Normally if you are training dogs to hunt down people, it leads to the dogs becoming a dangerous breed. #SpéirGorm
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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon has said that Israeli soldiers shot at its peacekeepers this morning from a tank near an army position in the country's south
UN peacekeepers shot at by IDF in Lebanon, says UNIFIL
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon has said that Israeli soldiers shot at its peacekeepers this morning from a tank near an army position in the country's south.
www.rte.ie
November 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon has said that Israeli soldiers shot at its peacekeepers this morning from a tank near an army position in the country's south
phys.org/news/2025-11... I'm guessing then these were like the monitor lizard which climbs trees? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monitor...
Australian 'drop crocs' unlock insights into ancient ecosystems
In a local grazier's backyard in the small southeast QLD town of Murgon, scientists have been digging for decades in what looks like an unremarkable clay pit. But within the clay lies one of Australia...
phys.org
November 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
phys.org/news/2025-11... I'm guessing then these were like the monitor lizard which climbs trees? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monitor...
After the thead about all the comments by Irish people about peoples outfits, I feel deeply sorry for that poor young guy in London who I laughed in the face at and called Granny when I saw him wearing a cardigan. I was young, but that was not cool. (I had never seen a guy wearing one.) #Speirgorm
November 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
After the thead about all the comments by Irish people about peoples outfits, I feel deeply sorry for that poor young guy in London who I laughed in the face at and called Granny when I saw him wearing a cardigan. I was young, but that was not cool. (I had never seen a guy wearing one.) #Speirgorm
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I’ll put it more simply: my first (and best) aerobatic flight instructor looked me in the eye before our first lesson and said: “remember, airplanes really like the ground. They really really like the ground.”
Aviation is inherently dangerous: a million pounds of metal and fuel magically flying at 500mph. The engineering and systems we have developed are just amazing and have given everyone the idea that it’s all cheap and safe. It ain’t. It’s expensive and it requires constant vigilance and organization.
'That just gave me chills': CNN anchor spooked by Kentucky governor's report on UPS crash
November 9, 2025 at 6:32 AM
I’ll put it more simply: my first (and best) aerobatic flight instructor looked me in the eye before our first lesson and said: “remember, airplanes really like the ground. They really really like the ground.”
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👀 Irish data centres are now using 22% of all electricity generated in Ireland, more than all urban homes combined & drawing an unquantified amount (lots) of Ireland’s water capacity
Could AI demands be related to recent push to fast-track infrastructure, side-step safeguards & reduce court access?
Could AI demands be related to recent push to fast-track infrastructure, side-step safeguards & reduce court access?
A new state-by-state evaluation of the projected energy and water use of "AI" data centers in the US. Looks… real bad. Like, "undoing tech sector climate gains" bad.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Environmental impact and net-zero pathways for sustainable artificial intelligence servers in the USA - Nature Sustainability
The rapid expansion of AI server installations in the United States poses sustainability challenges in terms of water usage and carbon emissions. A study now quantifies these potential impacts and out...
www.nature.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:12 AM
👀 Irish data centres are now using 22% of all electricity generated in Ireland, more than all urban homes combined & drawing an unquantified amount (lots) of Ireland’s water capacity
Could AI demands be related to recent push to fast-track infrastructure, side-step safeguards & reduce court access?
Could AI demands be related to recent push to fast-track infrastructure, side-step safeguards & reduce court access?
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Over the past couple of weeks, I've been building a threat model for an internal component.
Mostly me asking lots of questions, and getting great answers.
Today I discovered they disabled the component because while answering one of my questions they found a vulnerability in the component!
Mostly me asking lots of questions, and getting great answers.
Today I discovered they disabled the component because while answering one of my questions they found a vulnerability in the component!
November 14, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Over the past couple of weeks, I've been building a threat model for an internal component.
Mostly me asking lots of questions, and getting great answers.
Today I discovered they disabled the component because while answering one of my questions they found a vulnerability in the component!
Mostly me asking lots of questions, and getting great answers.
Today I discovered they disabled the component because while answering one of my questions they found a vulnerability in the component!
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Cthulhu en gyoza. Un régal
November 14, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Cthulhu en gyoza. Un régal
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Et, pour ma part, j'accueille avec joie le retour de notre Seigneur Cthulhu
www.slate.fr/sciences/med...
www.slate.fr/sciences/med...
Une nouvelle créature marine au venin potentiellement létal est apparue dans les eaux japonaises
Un biologiste de l'Université de Tohoku a identifié une physalie inconnue, baptisée Physalia mikazuki, échouée sur une plage du nord-est du Japon.…
www.slate.fr
November 14, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Et, pour ma part, j'accueille avec joie le retour de notre Seigneur Cthulhu
www.slate.fr/sciences/med...
www.slate.fr/sciences/med...
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A beautifully patterned and shoreworn Septarian nodule.
County Clare, Ireland.
County Clare, Ireland.
November 14, 2025 at 8:56 AM
A beautifully patterned and shoreworn Septarian nodule.
County Clare, Ireland.
County Clare, Ireland.
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There’s an old tumblr post about this phenomenon that goes “where do I see myself in five years? Replying to multi paragraph emails with ‘thanks! Sent from my iPhone’”
November 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
There’s an old tumblr post about this phenomenon that goes “where do I see myself in five years? Replying to multi paragraph emails with ‘thanks! Sent from my iPhone’”
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Every office has an executive tier whose emails are like:
saw on news , , can we replce complianc dept with web 3
and a worker tier whose emails are like:
Dear Jim,
First of all, I *love* this idea! Unfortunately, I spoke with Legal and identified a few issues with this approach. For starters…
saw on news , , can we replce complianc dept with web 3
and a worker tier whose emails are like:
Dear Jim,
First of all, I *love* this idea! Unfortunately, I spoke with Legal and identified a few issues with this approach. For starters…
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Every office has an executive tier whose emails are like:
saw on news , , can we replce complianc dept with web 3
and a worker tier whose emails are like:
Dear Jim,
First of all, I *love* this idea! Unfortunately, I spoke with Legal and identified a few issues with this approach. For starters…
saw on news , , can we replce complianc dept with web 3
and a worker tier whose emails are like:
Dear Jim,
First of all, I *love* this idea! Unfortunately, I spoke with Legal and identified a few issues with this approach. For starters…