Tom Gleeson
@tggleeson.bsky.social
Datasmith (retired) same handle on the Bird Site.
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Tom Gleeson
@tggleeson.bsky.social
· Jul 1
As per tradition, a cat picture for the first post on a new platform. Biscuit aka Ginger Puss
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January 7, 2026 at 9:07 AM
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Wondering if I could create a convincing "blanket bog" look up on the green roof if I mix some of this in with the sedum...?
creativenature.ie/collections/...
creativenature.ie/collections/...
Moss
DIY Moss
creativenature.ie
January 7, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Wondering if I could create a convincing "blanket bog" look up on the green roof if I mix some of this in with the sedum...?
creativenature.ie/collections/...
creativenature.ie/collections/...
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You’ll just have to trust me on this one: halloumi and corned beef bagels.
January 7, 2026 at 9:09 AM
You’ll just have to trust me on this one: halloumi and corned beef bagels.
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I wouldn’t mind but removing the link to X is such an easy thing to do on the backend.
January 7, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I wouldn’t mind but removing the link to X is such an easy thing to do on the backend.
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In the UK add that possession of CSAM is a strict liability criminal offence, prison sentence 2-3 years. No proof that you sought the material is required. People can be and have been convicted after receiving unsolicited images. This is a serious risk, using X in the UK now.
Ask your employer tomorrow why they operate an official account on the Twitter/X web service that built a child sexual assault materials generation machine & why they tacitly approve of pedophilia. Have your fellow employees ask the same question.
January 7, 2026 at 8:03 AM
In the UK add that possession of CSAM is a strict liability criminal offence, prison sentence 2-3 years. No proof that you sought the material is required. People can be and have been convicted after receiving unsolicited images. This is a serious risk, using X in the UK now.
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Consider this for all SoMe sights, seriously. Keep your children safe and for God’s sake protect their privacy, their agency, no matter their age or gender.
Co-signing this. Grok is out there making CSAM on request from pictures posted to the internet.
And if you posted pictures of your kids to Twitter, you LICENSED Grok to do that. Take those pics down NOW
And if you posted pictures of your kids to Twitter, you LICENSED Grok to do that. Take those pics down NOW
Parents, if you didn't have a problem until now of not posting pics of your kids on public social media, now might be a good time to start (and maybe scrub what's there already).
January 7, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Consider this for all SoMe sights, seriously. Keep your children safe and for God’s sake protect their privacy, their agency, no matter their age or gender.
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Excellent work Ireland...🇮🇪👏👏👏👏
January 6, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Excellent work Ireland...🇮🇪👏👏👏👏
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Twelfth night went out with a fine display of the last Christmas lights.
Ballyshannon, County Kildare, Ireland.
Ballyshannon, County Kildare, Ireland.
January 6, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Twelfth night went out with a fine display of the last Christmas lights.
Ballyshannon, County Kildare, Ireland.
Ballyshannon, County Kildare, Ireland.
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So, it turns out Peig was mad for the craic!
Here's a funny story from a letter by Seosamh Ó Dálaigh in 1960 recalling a night he arrived early to Peig's house while the family rosary was being said.
(pg. 190 - www.jstor.org/stable/24862...)
#Speirgorm
Here's a funny story from a letter by Seosamh Ó Dálaigh in 1960 recalling a night he arrived early to Peig's house while the family rosary was being said.
(pg. 190 - www.jstor.org/stable/24862...)
#Speirgorm
January 6, 2026 at 11:21 PM
So, it turns out Peig was mad for the craic!
Here's a funny story from a letter by Seosamh Ó Dálaigh in 1960 recalling a night he arrived early to Peig's house while the family rosary was being said.
(pg. 190 - www.jstor.org/stable/24862...)
#Speirgorm
Here's a funny story from a letter by Seosamh Ó Dálaigh in 1960 recalling a night he arrived early to Peig's house while the family rosary was being said.
(pg. 190 - www.jstor.org/stable/24862...)
#Speirgorm
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it's so cool to say this while projecting $25bn in revenue from selling AI servers this year. it rocks
DELL EXEC: Consumers are “not buying based on AI. In fact I think AI probably confuses them more than it helps them understand a specific outcome."
@pcgamer.com #CES
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/del...
@pcgamer.com #CES
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/del...
Dell seems to be the first to realise we don't actually care about AI PCs
"What we've learned over the course of this year, from a consumer perspective, is they're not buying based on AI."
www.pcgamer.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:27 PM
it's so cool to say this while projecting $25bn in revenue from selling AI servers this year. it rocks
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This is the same situation besetting Trump's domestic enemies: he has declared war on you. It doesn't matter if you think politics shouldn't be war or if you aren't prepared. War is upon you.
The only choice is to fight back—or else surrender and let him have his way with you & everything you love
The only choice is to fight back—or else surrender and let him have his way with you & everything you love
Macron would be all over that. To be fair, I get the Danes being dumbfounded by the total insanity of the situation and not wanting to... "escalate" feels absurd, but provoke, I guess. But that ship has sailed. Either you put up some kind of fight or not but that decision needs to be made right now.
January 6, 2026 at 11:08 PM
This is the same situation besetting Trump's domestic enemies: he has declared war on you. It doesn't matter if you think politics shouldn't be war or if you aren't prepared. War is upon you.
The only choice is to fight back—or else surrender and let him have his way with you & everything you love
The only choice is to fight back—or else surrender and let him have his way with you & everything you love
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Simon Harris to continue posting on the child sexual abuse image generating site but shaking his head so people know he disagrees
January 6, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Simon Harris to continue posting on the child sexual abuse image generating site but shaking his head so people know he disagrees
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Honestly, the Venezuela thing being a distraction from Epstein and affordability crisis seems to be working pretty well.
January 6, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Honestly, the Venezuela thing being a distraction from Epstein and affordability crisis seems to be working pretty well.
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BREAKING: UK and France sign formal declaration of intent to put boots on ground in Ukraine in event of peace deal with Russia.
They would "operate on Ukrainian soil, securing Ukraine’s skies and seas and building an armed forces fit for the future".
They would "operate on Ukrainian soil, securing Ukraine’s skies and seas and building an armed forces fit for the future".
January 6, 2026 at 6:43 PM
BREAKING: UK and France sign formal declaration of intent to put boots on ground in Ukraine in event of peace deal with Russia.
They would "operate on Ukrainian soil, securing Ukraine’s skies and seas and building an armed forces fit for the future".
They would "operate on Ukrainian soil, securing Ukraine’s skies and seas and building an armed forces fit for the future".
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Tesla Stock Gets a New Valuation. It’s Surprising.
Noble's valuation breaks down Tesla's worth into $18 for cars, $20 for battery storage, $30 for robo-taxis, and $12 for robots.
Noble's valuation breaks down Tesla's worth into $18 for cars, $20 for battery storage, $30 for robo-taxis, and $12 for robots.
Tesla Stock Gets a New Valuation. It’s Surprising.
Former Fidelity portfolio manager posted a valuation for Tesla stock on Saturday. It’s low.
www.barrons.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Tesla Stock Gets a New Valuation. It’s Surprising.
Noble's valuation breaks down Tesla's worth into $18 for cars, $20 for battery storage, $30 for robo-taxis, and $12 for robots.
Noble's valuation breaks down Tesla's worth into $18 for cars, $20 for battery storage, $30 for robo-taxis, and $12 for robots.
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"Trump’s faith that controlling Venezuela’s oil fields will deliver wealth and power to the U.S. is so profound that he has ignored all evidence to the contrary,” @jonathanbchait.bsky.social writes:
Trump’s Retro Imperialism
The president holds some misguided views about wealth, power, and natural resources.
bit.ly
January 6, 2026 at 6:15 PM
"Trump’s faith that controlling Venezuela’s oil fields will deliver wealth and power to the U.S. is so profound that he has ignored all evidence to the contrary,” @jonathanbchait.bsky.social writes:
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Wish the UK had more exciting names for roads.
The New Jersey Turnpike inspires songs and literature in a way the A1 (M) doesn't.
The New Jersey Turnpike inspires songs and literature in a way the A1 (M) doesn't.
Watch: Runaway dog found by drone rescue team near New Jersey Turnpike
www.upi.com
Watch: Runaway dog found by drone rescue team near New Jersey Turnpike - UPI.com
twp.ai
January 6, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Wish the UK had more exciting names for roads.
The New Jersey Turnpike inspires songs and literature in a way the A1 (M) doesn't.
The New Jersey Turnpike inspires songs and literature in a way the A1 (M) doesn't.
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The solid-state battery is here, 400 Wh/kg, it charges in five minutes and it is of course from Chin... hold on. Finland? www.topgear.com/car-news/tec...
www.topgear.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:19 PM
The solid-state battery is here, 400 Wh/kg, it charges in five minutes and it is of course from Chin... hold on. Finland? www.topgear.com/car-news/tec...
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#NollaignamBan shona daoibh go léir! 🎊
📷Two women clothes shopping at a boutique in Castlerea, Co. Roscommon in 1968.
This photograph doi.org/10.7486/DRI.... (accessed: 2026/01/05) comes from the Fáilte Ireland collection deposited by @dclareadingroom.bsky.social in the @dri.ie.
📷Two women clothes shopping at a boutique in Castlerea, Co. Roscommon in 1968.
This photograph doi.org/10.7486/DRI.... (accessed: 2026/01/05) comes from the Fáilte Ireland collection deposited by @dclareadingroom.bsky.social in the @dri.ie.
January 6, 2026 at 12:45 PM
#NollaignamBan shona daoibh go léir! 🎊
📷Two women clothes shopping at a boutique in Castlerea, Co. Roscommon in 1968.
This photograph doi.org/10.7486/DRI.... (accessed: 2026/01/05) comes from the Fáilte Ireland collection deposited by @dclareadingroom.bsky.social in the @dri.ie.
📷Two women clothes shopping at a boutique in Castlerea, Co. Roscommon in 1968.
This photograph doi.org/10.7486/DRI.... (accessed: 2026/01/05) comes from the Fáilte Ireland collection deposited by @dclareadingroom.bsky.social in the @dri.ie.
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When I marched against the Vietnam war, I never imagined that in old age I'd be rooting for the Danish Empire
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
US attack on Greenland would mean ‘end of Nato’, says Danish PM
Mette Frederiksen criticises Donald Trump’s ‘unacceptable pressure’ as Greenland counterpart condemns ‘fantasies’
www.irishtimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:00 AM
When I marched against the Vietnam war, I never imagined that in old age I'd be rooting for the Danish Empire
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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Things stepping up.
ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X.
ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X.
January 6, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Things stepping up.
ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X.
ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X.
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If the US holds Venezuela, we will seize 17% of oil -- yesterday's technology. If China uses this precedent to take Taiwan, it will own 60% of semiconductors -- tomorrow's technology. See what happens when you elect evil & stupid at the same time?
Really American FB
Really American FB
January 6, 2026 at 2:07 AM
If the US holds Venezuela, we will seize 17% of oil -- yesterday's technology. If China uses this precedent to take Taiwan, it will own 60% of semiconductors -- tomorrow's technology. See what happens when you elect evil & stupid at the same time?
Really American FB
Really American FB
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Ireland had its warmest spring and summer since 1900 last year, according to Met Éireann, and its overall second warmest year on record.
The last four years - 2022 to 2025 - are now the top four warmest years on record in Ireland jrnl.ie/6919300
The last four years - 2022 to 2025 - are now the top four warmest years on record in Ireland jrnl.ie/6919300
Ireland had its warmest spring and summer since 1900 last year
As Ireland grows warmer, it is forecast to face increasingly turbulent weather.
jrnl.ie
January 6, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Ireland had its warmest spring and summer since 1900 last year, according to Met Éireann, and its overall second warmest year on record.
The last four years - 2022 to 2025 - are now the top four warmest years on record in Ireland jrnl.ie/6919300
The last four years - 2022 to 2025 - are now the top four warmest years on record in Ireland jrnl.ie/6919300
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Here’s a fun top five: things that are consensus among historians but are essentially unknown by the public. Richard I, a bad king of England. Roman Empire, fell in 1453. Paul, more important than Jesus. Witch burning, a modern phenomenon not a medieval one. Britain last invaded in 1688. Yours?
As someone who wrote a dissertation on that damnable Frenchman; one can only hope.
January 5, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Here’s a fun top five: things that are consensus among historians but are essentially unknown by the public. Richard I, a bad king of England. Roman Empire, fell in 1453. Paul, more important than Jesus. Witch burning, a modern phenomenon not a medieval one. Britain last invaded in 1688. Yours?