Peter Barabas
@peterbarabas.bsky.social
Retina researcher at Queen's University Belfast but also a cosmopolitan globalist-humanist human, father, husband, son and brother. Well-informed optimist.
Politics, science, technology- and anything in between.
Known to be friendly with typos.
No DM
Politics, science, technology- and anything in between.
Known to be friendly with typos.
No DM
#COP30 - is it going to happen?
Will it matter, even?
Have the previous 29 mattered?
I think they did, but of course there is not a "control group" to compare, ie a world where none of the high level negotiations of COP happened.
Will it matter, even?
Have the previous 29 mattered?
I think they did, but of course there is not a "control group" to compare, ie a world where none of the high level negotiations of COP happened.
November 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
#COP30 - is it going to happen?
Will it matter, even?
Have the previous 29 mattered?
I think they did, but of course there is not a "control group" to compare, ie a world where none of the high level negotiations of COP happened.
Will it matter, even?
Have the previous 29 mattered?
I think they did, but of course there is not a "control group" to compare, ie a world where none of the high level negotiations of COP happened.
The first step in dealing with a problem is recognising that there is a problem: more and more people become incapable of working due to health issues.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Fixing Britain’s worklessness crisis will cost employers £6bn a year, report says
The Keep Britain Working review, created to tackle the rising tide of ill health pushing millions out of work, reported its findings ahead of this month’s budget
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The first step in dealing with a problem is recognising that there is a problem: more and more people become incapable of working due to health issues.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Reposted by Peter Barabas
A waterfall battling strong updrafts as it drops down the Cliffs of Moher.
County Clare, Ireland.
County Clare, Ireland.
November 3, 2025 at 9:37 AM
A waterfall battling strong updrafts as it drops down the Cliffs of Moher.
County Clare, Ireland.
County Clare, Ireland.
I'm getting #blackfriday deal advertisement, saying these are "early black friday deals".
It's Monday, people.
I guess I should just lump it in with the "black friday week" oxymoron.
I dunno, why not make it a Black Friday Month, while we're at it?
Or even better, an all-year one?
It's Monday, people.
I guess I should just lump it in with the "black friday week" oxymoron.
I dunno, why not make it a Black Friday Month, while we're at it?
Or even better, an all-year one?
November 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I'm getting #blackfriday deal advertisement, saying these are "early black friday deals".
It's Monday, people.
I guess I should just lump it in with the "black friday week" oxymoron.
I dunno, why not make it a Black Friday Month, while we're at it?
Or even better, an all-year one?
It's Monday, people.
I guess I should just lump it in with the "black friday week" oxymoron.
I dunno, why not make it a Black Friday Month, while we're at it?
Or even better, an all-year one?
Reposted by Peter Barabas
Sarah Cooper explains the mystery of the Techbros' strategy, and their growing love of the idea of Techserfs.™️
😎
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cJ1...
😎
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cJ1...
The History of Wealth Throughout History
YouTube video by Sarah Cooper
www.youtube.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Sarah Cooper explains the mystery of the Techbros' strategy, and their growing love of the idea of Techserfs.™️
😎
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cJ1...
😎
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cJ1...
Touching grass :)
Gina's lovely muzzle.🫏❤️
County Clare, Ireland.
County Clare, Ireland.
November 3, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Touching grass :)
Even the worst kind of peace is amazing compared to war.
Sounds trivial? Old, overused, boring "wisdom"?
Well, get used to hearing the opposite and finding yourself questioning the merits of peace.
Sounds trivial? Old, overused, boring "wisdom"?
Well, get used to hearing the opposite and finding yourself questioning the merits of peace.
October 30, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Even the worst kind of peace is amazing compared to war.
Sounds trivial? Old, overused, boring "wisdom"?
Well, get used to hearing the opposite and finding yourself questioning the merits of peace.
Sounds trivial? Old, overused, boring "wisdom"?
Well, get used to hearing the opposite and finding yourself questioning the merits of peace.
Wars became "weird". Can be hot or cold, secret, or open.
I guess there is not even "simply" a peace and war, but a continuum with all countries somewhere on that continuum, sometimes sliding, sometimes hopping in one or the other direction...
Instead of getting along, finding sensible compromises.
I guess there is not even "simply" a peace and war, but a continuum with all countries somewhere on that continuum, sometimes sliding, sometimes hopping in one or the other direction...
Instead of getting along, finding sensible compromises.
October 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Wars became "weird". Can be hot or cold, secret, or open.
I guess there is not even "simply" a peace and war, but a continuum with all countries somewhere on that continuum, sometimes sliding, sometimes hopping in one or the other direction...
Instead of getting along, finding sensible compromises.
I guess there is not even "simply" a peace and war, but a continuum with all countries somewhere on that continuum, sometimes sliding, sometimes hopping in one or the other direction...
Instead of getting along, finding sensible compromises.
"Correlation is not causation" is a phrase used so often in Academia, it became almost something that you are expected to say and then is usually followed up with a "but we think... ".
It's really just a combination of "mental sloppiness and realpolitik", isn't it?
It's really just a combination of "mental sloppiness and realpolitik", isn't it?
October 24, 2025 at 8:34 AM
"Correlation is not causation" is a phrase used so often in Academia, it became almost something that you are expected to say and then is usually followed up with a "but we think... ".
It's really just a combination of "mental sloppiness and realpolitik", isn't it?
It's really just a combination of "mental sloppiness and realpolitik", isn't it?
Oops, I made a genotypo
October 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Oops, I made a genotypo
"Ambition"
An old photo of my son at the University Village in Salt Lake City.
An old photo of my son at the University Village in Salt Lake City.
October 21, 2025 at 9:51 AM
"Ambition"
An old photo of my son at the University Village in Salt Lake City.
An old photo of my son at the University Village in Salt Lake City.
When used judiciously and with good taste and restraint, current AI-generative tools allow everybody to express themselves in novel, fun ways...
and another thing: he’s not mad. please don’t put it in the newspaper that he got mad.
October 19, 2025 at 7:43 AM
When used judiciously and with good taste and restraint, current AI-generative tools allow everybody to express themselves in novel, fun ways...
The "hunt for the Reds" begins.
History rarely repeats but it rhymes quite often.
History rarely repeats but it rhymes quite often.
🚨The war on Antifa has begun, with the FBI canvassing informants for insights on the group, scrutinizing financial records and gathering intelligence on left-wing affinity groups, sources tell me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/inside-the...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/inside-the...
Inside the War on Antifa
Feds target "affinity" groups, informant networks, the Tides Foundation, and more.
www.kenklippenstein.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The "hunt for the Reds" begins.
History rarely repeats but it rhymes quite often.
History rarely repeats but it rhymes quite often.
Eternal (compared to our lives) simple beauty
A partially revealed Septarian nodule.
County Clare, Ireland.
County Clare, Ireland.
October 17, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Eternal (compared to our lives) simple beauty
If you know, you know :D
October 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
If you know, you know :D
Have you heard? Musk have been trying to kill off Wikipedia because he says it's biased and now he will launch HIS version, using HIS AI to dream up facts the way he wants them to be dreamt up, not written by biased people.
Because that, of course will not be biased at all...
Because that, of course will not be biased at all...
October 16, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Have you heard? Musk have been trying to kill off Wikipedia because he says it's biased and now he will launch HIS version, using HIS AI to dream up facts the way he wants them to be dreamt up, not written by biased people.
Because that, of course will not be biased at all...
Because that, of course will not be biased at all...
First of several - climate tipping point reached.
Bye bye coral reefs.
Then - bye bye rain forests
I expect some countries that have heft and will be clubbered will start moving around that time, but of course others will counter
The 3rd tipping point will be messy
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
Bye bye coral reefs.
Then - bye bye rain forests
I expect some countries that have heft and will be clubbered will start moving around that time, but of course others will counter
The 3rd tipping point will be messy
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
Earth has just reached its first catastrophic climate tipping point
Global policy makers are being urged to take ‘immediate and unprecedented’ action to prevent the risk of triggering further climate tipping points.
www.euronews.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
First of several - climate tipping point reached.
Bye bye coral reefs.
Then - bye bye rain forests
I expect some countries that have heft and will be clubbered will start moving around that time, but of course others will counter
The 3rd tipping point will be messy
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
Bye bye coral reefs.
Then - bye bye rain forests
I expect some countries that have heft and will be clubbered will start moving around that time, but of course others will counter
The 3rd tipping point will be messy
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
The entire UK cabinet's pandemic policy can be summed up in this half-sentence:
"Why are we destroying the economy for people who will die soon anyway"
A public relations fight to convince people they need to die, so that "the economy gets better" instead of implementing basic public health steps.
"Why are we destroying the economy for people who will die soon anyway"
A public relations fight to convince people they need to die, so that "the economy gets better" instead of implementing basic public health steps.
October 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The entire UK cabinet's pandemic policy can be summed up in this half-sentence:
"Why are we destroying the economy for people who will die soon anyway"
A public relations fight to convince people they need to die, so that "the economy gets better" instead of implementing basic public health steps.
"Why are we destroying the economy for people who will die soon anyway"
A public relations fight to convince people they need to die, so that "the economy gets better" instead of implementing basic public health steps.
Sorry, this is a cashless bank branch
YouTube video by Chris Kohler
youtube.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
You cannot rush rest
I don't think you can have the same attitude towards resting and recharging as you do with chores, duties, jobs - to be precise, meet the dealine, "get it done" in spite of curve balls.
I find that the more deliberately and efficiently I try to "get rested" - the less it works.
I don't think you can have the same attitude towards resting and recharging as you do with chores, duties, jobs - to be precise, meet the dealine, "get it done" in spite of curve balls.
I find that the more deliberately and efficiently I try to "get rested" - the less it works.
October 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
You cannot rush rest
I don't think you can have the same attitude towards resting and recharging as you do with chores, duties, jobs - to be precise, meet the dealine, "get it done" in spite of curve balls.
I find that the more deliberately and efficiently I try to "get rested" - the less it works.
I don't think you can have the same attitude towards resting and recharging as you do with chores, duties, jobs - to be precise, meet the dealine, "get it done" in spite of curve balls.
I find that the more deliberately and efficiently I try to "get rested" - the less it works.
Reposted by Peter Barabas
I'd add, that he only wants to and needs to convince his own supporters that there is already an insurrection in the USA, perpetrated by lefty terrorist democrats and their supporters to take away the rights of Republicans and as such he HAS to (in pure self-defence) take steps to protect the USA.
Everything Trump is doing now is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.
I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.
I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.
October 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I'd add, that he only wants to and needs to convince his own supporters that there is already an insurrection in the USA, perpetrated by lefty terrorist democrats and their supporters to take away the rights of Republicans and as such he HAS to (in pure self-defence) take steps to protect the USA.
I think I'm starting to get the meaning of #brainworm
RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."
October 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I think I'm starting to get the meaning of #brainworm
I love trees
Impressive Holm Oak, Known as The Umbrella Tree, Italy.
October 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I love trees