Nick Daly
@nickdaly.bsky.social
Cat valet, etc. Awaiting the sixth extinction in Dublin. Here for the witty aperçus and cat photos.
For vintage crime fans my Oxford World's Classics edition of E.W. Hornung's _Raffles_ :
https://tinyurl.com/2p9tv5pf
For vintage crime fans my Oxford World's Classics edition of E.W. Hornung's _Raffles_ :
https://tinyurl.com/2p9tv5pf
Man famous for his role in the Moriarty Tribunal now an expert on government efficiency
www.rte.ie/news/busines...
www.rte.ie/news/busines...
Remote working a 'mistake', claims Denis O'Brien
Businessman Denis O'Brien has claimed there has been a "marked decline" in the efficiency of all parts of the Government due to remote working.
www.rte.ie
November 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Man famous for his role in the Moriarty Tribunal now an expert on government efficiency
www.rte.ie/news/busines...
www.rte.ie/news/busines...
"Sogo & Seibu will offer bags in which customers can enjoy comparing various taste of basashi horse-meat sashimi."
Well, I guess that is a horse-themed experience
Well, I guess that is a horse-themed experience
Japanese department stores will sell New Year’s lucky bags with a variety of horse-themed items and opportunities, as consumers are increasingly prioritizing experiences over goods.
Horse-themed lucky bags to hit Japan’s during 2026 New Year’s sales
Next year’s bags include those providing customers an opportunity to interact with horses as consumers are increasingly prioritizing experiences over goods.
ebx.sh
November 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
"Sogo & Seibu will offer bags in which customers can enjoy comparing various taste of basashi horse-meat sashimi."
Well, I guess that is a horse-themed experience
Well, I guess that is a horse-themed experience
You can’t create just one trillionaire. It’s cruel. We will have to build him a mate.
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
You can’t create just one trillionaire. It’s cruel. We will have to build him a mate.
A rare photo from the ballet _Hornbill Lake_
November 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
A rare photo from the ballet _Hornbill Lake_
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Marry, shag, or push off a cliff
November 7, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Marry, shag, or push off a cliff
But it’s only $995 if you bring your own KeepCup
🇦🇪 World's most expensive coffee goes on sale at $1,000 a cup
Selling for nearly $1,000 a cup, a cafe in Dubai is offering the world's most expensive coffee, brewed from Panamanian beans sold at a premium price.
#AFPVertical
Selling for nearly $1,000 a cup, a cafe in Dubai is offering the world's most expensive coffee, brewed from Panamanian beans sold at a premium price.
#AFPVertical
November 7, 2025 at 10:15 AM
But it’s only $995 if you bring your own KeepCup
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The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
(Whispers) “F*** right off, Sandbar”
A new company called Sandbar has unveiled a smart wearable called Stream Ring, which uses a microphone to record your softly spoken thoughts. And it’s powered by—you guessed it—an AI chatbot. www.wired.com/story/sandba...
Whisper Into This AI-Powered Smart Ring to Organize Your Thoughts
A new company called Sandbar has unveiled a smart wearable called Stream Ring, which uses a microphone to record your softly spoken thoughts. And it’s powered by—you guessed it—an AI chatbot.
www.wired.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:53 AM
(Whispers) “F*** right off, Sandbar”
Is that in pounds sterling? Sounds way too conservative
November 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Is that in pounds sterling? Sounds way too conservative
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Who said this place didn’t have the juice?
All drug use outside palliative care should be criminalized and possession of dealer quantities should be punishable by death without appeal.
November 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Who said this place didn’t have the juice?
Are we sure that revenge is best served cold? Maybe it is better served at thermonuclear temperatures, like sticky toffee pudding?
November 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Are we sure that revenge is best served cold? Maybe it is better served at thermonuclear temperatures, like sticky toffee pudding?
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Today is the 79th anniversary of a perfectly ordinary party at the Officers’ Club of the Army War College in Washington, D.C., to mark the disbanding of the task force that organised atomic bomb tests in the Pacific, at which the attendees enjoyed a perfectly ordinary cake
November 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Today is the 79th anniversary of a perfectly ordinary party at the Officers’ Club of the Army War College in Washington, D.C., to mark the disbanding of the task force that organised atomic bomb tests in the Pacific, at which the attendees enjoyed a perfectly ordinary cake
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I love the sea. If I do have one major problem with it, it's that it is always so full of sea bishops, constantly getting right up in your face and telling you how you can be the best version of yourself.
www.tom-cox.com/can-you-plea...
www.tom-cox.com/can-you-plea...
November 5, 2025 at 7:41 AM
I love the sea. If I do have one major problem with it, it's that it is always so full of sea bishops, constantly getting right up in your face and telling you how you can be the best version of yourself.
www.tom-cox.com/can-you-plea...
www.tom-cox.com/can-you-plea...
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You laugh, but this is how the exododus went extinct
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
You laugh, but this is how the exododus went extinct
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This principle extended across the Atlantic too. Mary Peirce-Evans (later Lady Heath) was an astonishing early Irish aviator (and Olympian).
First woman in Britain to hold a commercial pilots license. First person to fly non-stop London to Capetown. Trained a lot of the early Aer Lingus pilots.
First woman in Britain to hold a commercial pilots license. First person to fly non-stop London to Capetown. Trained a lot of the early Aer Lingus pilots.
November 3, 2025 at 11:48 AM
This principle extended across the Atlantic too. Mary Peirce-Evans (later Lady Heath) was an astonishing early Irish aviator (and Olympian).
First woman in Britain to hold a commercial pilots license. First person to fly non-stop London to Capetown. Trained a lot of the early Aer Lingus pilots.
First woman in Britain to hold a commercial pilots license. First person to fly non-stop London to Capetown. Trained a lot of the early Aer Lingus pilots.
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Legendary wing walker Lillian Boyer at work.
WW1, the availability of war surplus aircraft after it and the many flight schools that popped up, created an explosion of opportunity for female aviators.
E.g. the schools that didn't want take women quickly discovered that economically they needed to.
WW1, the availability of war surplus aircraft after it and the many flight schools that popped up, created an explosion of opportunity for female aviators.
E.g. the schools that didn't want take women quickly discovered that economically they needed to.
November 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Legendary wing walker Lillian Boyer at work.
WW1, the availability of war surplus aircraft after it and the many flight schools that popped up, created an explosion of opportunity for female aviators.
E.g. the schools that didn't want take women quickly discovered that economically they needed to.
WW1, the availability of war surplus aircraft after it and the many flight schools that popped up, created an explosion of opportunity for female aviators.
E.g. the schools that didn't want take women quickly discovered that economically they needed to.
Do Bluesky posts and contributions to WhatsApp chats count as research outputs?
November 3, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Do Bluesky posts and contributions to WhatsApp chats count as research outputs?
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"The scale of institutional ownership in certain places is staggering. In Ireland, nearly half of all units delivered since 2017 were purchased by investment funds."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #housing #profitcentre
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #housing #profitcentre
Across Europe, the financial sector has pushed up house prices. It's a political timebomb | Tim White
We’ve been living in a great experiment: can finance provide basic human rights such as housing? The answer is increasingly no, says researcher and writer Tim White
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:59 AM
"The scale of institutional ownership in certain places is staggering. In Ireland, nearly half of all units delivered since 2017 were purchased by investment funds."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #housing #profitcentre
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #housing #profitcentre
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Violences sexuelles : une pétition plaide pour des wagons réservés aux femmes dans les transports transiliens
A ce stade, un peu plus de 11 600 personnes y ont ajouté leur signature.
Lire 👇
A ce stade, un peu plus de 11 600 personnes y ont ajouté leur signature.
Lire 👇
Violences sexuelles : une pétition plaide pour des wagons réservés aux femmes dans les transports transiliens
La pétition a été lancée après qu’un homme a tenté de violer une jeune femme dans le RER. Il a depuis été mis en examen.
www.liberation.fr
November 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Violences sexuelles : une pétition plaide pour des wagons réservés aux femmes dans les transports transiliens
A ce stade, un peu plus de 11 600 personnes y ont ajouté leur signature.
Lire 👇
A ce stade, un peu plus de 11 600 personnes y ont ajouté leur signature.
Lire 👇
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Wed: “Our migration numbers are too high”-Simon Harris
Thurs: “Taoiseach and Donohoe back Tánaiste’s remarks that numbers migrating to Ireland are ‘too high’”
Fri: ”migration numbers too high outside of international protection…as well”-Simon Harris
*Arson attack on infants in IPAS centre.*
Thurs: “Taoiseach and Donohoe back Tánaiste’s remarks that numbers migrating to Ireland are ‘too high’”
Fri: ”migration numbers too high outside of international protection…as well”-Simon Harris
*Arson attack on infants in IPAS centre.*
November 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Wed: “Our migration numbers are too high”-Simon Harris
Thurs: “Taoiseach and Donohoe back Tánaiste’s remarks that numbers migrating to Ireland are ‘too high’”
Fri: ”migration numbers too high outside of international protection…as well”-Simon Harris
*Arson attack on infants in IPAS centre.*
Thurs: “Taoiseach and Donohoe back Tánaiste’s remarks that numbers migrating to Ireland are ‘too high’”
Fri: ”migration numbers too high outside of international protection…as well”-Simon Harris
*Arson attack on infants in IPAS centre.*
There's something about this methodology that I just can't put my finger on...
These are officially Europe's friendliest cities, according to locals
Nearly half of the world’s friendliest cities are in Europe
www.timeout.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:23 PM
There's something about this methodology that I just can't put my finger on...
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🧵I've posted them before, but here's my thread of horror/kids' TV double-bill cinema posters. Happy Halloween...
#halloween #cinema #graphicdesign #poster
#halloween #cinema #graphicdesign #poster
October 31, 2025 at 9:39 AM
🧵I've posted them before, but here's my thread of horror/kids' TV double-bill cinema posters. Happy Halloween...
#halloween #cinema #graphicdesign #poster
#halloween #cinema #graphicdesign #poster