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Sorry, clarification - I have an immediate need for an
Illustration to go with a translation of my short story Children of Dagon and wondered if anyone here had a piece showing a seal/human creature - ideally with a ruined city landscape - ready to go, that I could haggle for. Should be SFW
Illustration to go with a translation of my short story Children of Dagon and wondered if anyone here had a piece showing a seal/human creature - ideally with a ruined city landscape - ready to go, that I could haggle for. Should be SFW
Any artists out there got an available (non AI) picture of what could be a bioengineered seal/aquatic human?
December 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Sorry, clarification - I have an immediate need for an
Illustration to go with a translation of my short story Children of Dagon and wondered if anyone here had a piece showing a seal/human creature - ideally with a ruined city landscape - ready to go, that I could haggle for. Should be SFW
Illustration to go with a translation of my short story Children of Dagon and wondered if anyone here had a piece showing a seal/human creature - ideally with a ruined city landscape - ready to go, that I could haggle for. Should be SFW
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Giving away UK/IE books is nowhere near as rewarding as US books, because it can take multiple days&reminders to get 5 of them claimed. If this were to reliably increase, I would do these more often, hint hint hint.
December 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Giving away UK/IE books is nowhere near as rewarding as US books, because it can take multiple days&reminders to get 5 of them claimed. If this were to reliably increase, I would do these more often, hint hint hint.
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First year selling my art at Christmas without the Other site, where most of my sales came from, as well as losing US orders to new tariffs, so it'll be a tough one - I put huge work into every order, so even if you can't buy, shares help get them in front of eyes. GRMA! www.ciaraioch.com/artprints
December 3, 2025 at 10:05 AM
First year selling my art at Christmas without the Other site, where most of my sales came from, as well as losing US orders to new tariffs, so it'll be a tough one - I put huge work into every order, so even if you can't buy, shares help get them in front of eyes. GRMA! www.ciaraioch.com/artprints
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🌎 Do you want to help wildlife where you live?
🦋 Get the free Irish Wildlife Garden Starter Kit — simple steps to grow for bees, birds & wildflowers.
🌱 Sign up & join a community of people gardening for nature in Ireland.
👉 gardeningwell.ie/guide
#GardeningWell #WildlifeGardening
🦋 Get the free Irish Wildlife Garden Starter Kit — simple steps to grow for bees, birds & wildflowers.
🌱 Sign up & join a community of people gardening for nature in Ireland.
👉 gardeningwell.ie/guide
#GardeningWell #WildlifeGardening
November 2, 2025 at 6:20 PM
🌎 Do you want to help wildlife where you live?
🦋 Get the free Irish Wildlife Garden Starter Kit — simple steps to grow for bees, birds & wildflowers.
🌱 Sign up & join a community of people gardening for nature in Ireland.
👉 gardeningwell.ie/guide
#GardeningWell #WildlifeGardening
🦋 Get the free Irish Wildlife Garden Starter Kit — simple steps to grow for bees, birds & wildflowers.
🌱 Sign up & join a community of people gardening for nature in Ireland.
👉 gardeningwell.ie/guide
#GardeningWell #WildlifeGardening
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Halloween histories: Step inside the stories of Ireland’s (alleged) witches 🧙 #samhain #speirgorm #halloween jrnl.ie/6860293
Halloween histories: Step inside the stories of Ireland’s (alleged) witches
Dr Niav Gallagher of the Dictionary of Irish Biography looks at the history of witchcraft in Ireland.
jrnl.ie
October 31, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Halloween histories: Step inside the stories of Ireland’s (alleged) witches 🧙 #samhain #speirgorm #halloween jrnl.ie/6860293
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Corruption. The word you’re looking for here is “corruption”
WASHINGTON (AP) — If one theme has emerged in President Donald Trump’s second term, it’s this: He’s leveraged the power of his office for personal gain unlike anyone before in history.
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/trum...
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/trum...
July 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Corruption. The word you’re looking for here is “corruption”
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This is the best summary I’ve read of the impacts of AI data centers on energy consumption. It’s based on research starting from the joules consumed by individual queries. It adds up to a monster.
Also, “the carbon intensity of electricity used by data centers was 48% higher than the US average.”
Also, “the carbon intensity of electricity used by data centers was 48% higher than the US average.”
We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.
www.technologyreview.com
May 27, 2025 at 12:42 AM
This is the best summary I’ve read of the impacts of AI data centers on energy consumption. It’s based on research starting from the joules consumed by individual queries. It adds up to a monster.
Also, “the carbon intensity of electricity used by data centers was 48% higher than the US average.”
Also, “the carbon intensity of electricity used by data centers was 48% higher than the US average.”
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The population in Gaza is being subjected to "forced starvation" where hunger is being used as "an instrument of war", President Michael D Higgins tells the National Famine Commemoration in Kilmallock, Co Limerick.
Gazans subjected to 'forced starvation', says President
President Michael D Higgins has said the population in Gaza is being subjected to "forced starvation" where hunger is being used as "an instrument of war".
www.rte.ie
May 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The population in Gaza is being subjected to "forced starvation" where hunger is being used as "an instrument of war", President Michael D Higgins tells the National Famine Commemoration in Kilmallock, Co Limerick.
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One estimate found that a single ChatGPT search uses 10 times the energy of a normal Google search.
In this op-ed, politics editor
@leximcmenamin.com
addresses the environmental costs of AI that not many seem to be talking about ⤵️
In this op-ed, politics editor
@leximcmenamin.com
addresses the environmental costs of AI that not many seem to be talking about ⤵️
ChatGPT Is Everywhere — Why Aren't We Talking About Its Environmental Costs?
One estimate found that a single ChatGPT search uses 10 times the energy of a normal Google search.
www.teenvogue.com
May 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
One estimate found that a single ChatGPT search uses 10 times the energy of a normal Google search.
In this op-ed, politics editor
@leximcmenamin.com
addresses the environmental costs of AI that not many seem to be talking about ⤵️
In this op-ed, politics editor
@leximcmenamin.com
addresses the environmental costs of AI that not many seem to be talking about ⤵️
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yes, ChatGPT is in schools; there are K-12 school districts and DOEs entering into AI contracts, too. so rather than panicking over the death of academia as a foregone conclusion—particularly when LLMs are frequently wrong—why don't we talk about the climate costs of AI?
my latest @teenvogue.com
my latest @teenvogue.com
ChatGPT Is Everywhere — Why Aren't We Talking About Its Environmental Costs?
One estimate found that a single ChatGPT search uses 10 times the energy of a normal Google search.
www.teenvogue.com
May 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
yes, ChatGPT is in schools; there are K-12 school districts and DOEs entering into AI contracts, too. so rather than panicking over the death of academia as a foregone conclusion—particularly when LLMs are frequently wrong—why don't we talk about the climate costs of AI?
my latest @teenvogue.com
my latest @teenvogue.com
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No prizes for working out which side of this fence is grazed by sheep.
One side (my side) is exploding with wildflowers, self-seeded native trees, insects, and birdlife. The other is lifeless.
In the midst of an extinction crisis, there is now *zero* excuse. #Rewilding 🌎
One side (my side) is exploding with wildflowers, self-seeded native trees, insects, and birdlife. The other is lifeless.
In the midst of an extinction crisis, there is now *zero* excuse. #Rewilding 🌎
May 3, 2025 at 4:58 AM
No prizes for working out which side of this fence is grazed by sheep.
One side (my side) is exploding with wildflowers, self-seeded native trees, insects, and birdlife. The other is lifeless.
In the midst of an extinction crisis, there is now *zero* excuse. #Rewilding 🌎
One side (my side) is exploding with wildflowers, self-seeded native trees, insects, and birdlife. The other is lifeless.
In the midst of an extinction crisis, there is now *zero* excuse. #Rewilding 🌎
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A thread. If you're trans, skip it. If you're cis, please read. It won't take long.
I'd like to introduce you all to Helen Joyce, one of the key people at Genitals Matter, I'm sorry, Sex Matters, which describes itself as a human rights charity with no trace of irony.
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I'd like to introduce you all to Helen Joyce, one of the key people at Genitals Matter, I'm sorry, Sex Matters, which describes itself as a human rights charity with no trace of irony.
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April 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
A thread. If you're trans, skip it. If you're cis, please read. It won't take long.
I'd like to introduce you all to Helen Joyce, one of the key people at Genitals Matter, I'm sorry, Sex Matters, which describes itself as a human rights charity with no trace of irony.
1/
I'd like to introduce you all to Helen Joyce, one of the key people at Genitals Matter, I'm sorry, Sex Matters, which describes itself as a human rights charity with no trace of irony.
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5 reasons autism is so frequently missed in girls and women...
April 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
5 reasons autism is so frequently missed in girls and women...
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And for anyone who wants to get all 'trans people didn't occur in the past', 'archaeologists only find two sexes', 'your bones don't lie', etc etc you need to read this 👇
#Archaeology ⚱️ #TransRightsAreHumanRights
anthrodendum.org/2021/08/06/a...
#Archaeology ⚱️ #TransRightsAreHumanRights
anthrodendum.org/2021/08/06/a...
Archaeologists for Trans Liberation | anthro{dendum}
By The Black Trowel Collective To be an archaeologist is to revel in the diversity of human expression through time. Trans perspectives and voices add necessary further dimensions to our…
anthrodendum.org
April 18, 2025 at 7:00 AM
And for anyone who wants to get all 'trans people didn't occur in the past', 'archaeologists only find two sexes', 'your bones don't lie', etc etc you need to read this 👇
#Archaeology ⚱️ #TransRightsAreHumanRights
anthrodendum.org/2021/08/06/a...
#Archaeology ⚱️ #TransRightsAreHumanRights
anthrodendum.org/2021/08/06/a...
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Trump is next to an indicted war criminal.
In almost an hour, NOT A SINGLE QUESTION from any journalist about the bombing of schools, starvation of Gazans or last week’s mass murder of paramedics by Israeli forces.
If you wonder how genocide is allowed to unfold, this is how.
In almost an hour, NOT A SINGLE QUESTION from any journalist about the bombing of schools, starvation of Gazans or last week’s mass murder of paramedics by Israeli forces.
If you wonder how genocide is allowed to unfold, this is how.
April 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Trump is next to an indicted war criminal.
In almost an hour, NOT A SINGLE QUESTION from any journalist about the bombing of schools, starvation of Gazans or last week’s mass murder of paramedics by Israeli forces.
If you wonder how genocide is allowed to unfold, this is how.
In almost an hour, NOT A SINGLE QUESTION from any journalist about the bombing of schools, starvation of Gazans or last week’s mass murder of paramedics by Israeli forces.
If you wonder how genocide is allowed to unfold, this is how.
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The media in the Oval Office today couldn’t even find time to ask Netanyahu about their own colleagues.
A new report concludes the war in Gaza has killed more journalists than the US Civil War, World Wars I & II, Korean War, Vietnam War, war in Yugoslavia and post-9/11 war in Afghanistan COMBINED.
A new report concludes the war in Gaza has killed more journalists than the US Civil War, World Wars I & II, Korean War, Vietnam War, war in Yugoslavia and post-9/11 war in Afghanistan COMBINED.
War in Gaza the ‘Worst Ever Conflict for Reporters’
A new report says Israel is waging an “unrelenting war on the press.”
foreignpolicy.com
April 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The media in the Oval Office today couldn’t even find time to ask Netanyahu about their own colleagues.
A new report concludes the war in Gaza has killed more journalists than the US Civil War, World Wars I & II, Korean War, Vietnam War, war in Yugoslavia and post-9/11 war in Afghanistan COMBINED.
A new report concludes the war in Gaza has killed more journalists than the US Civil War, World Wars I & II, Korean War, Vietnam War, war in Yugoslavia and post-9/11 war in Afghanistan COMBINED.
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I stand with Pingu!
April 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I stand with Pingu!
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ChatGPT consumes so much water and energy each week that it could power entire countries for YEARS and folk act like you told them to kill their selves cause you want them to write their own emails and not to steal art. 😂
April 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
ChatGPT consumes so much water and energy each week that it could power entire countries for YEARS and folk act like you told them to kill their selves cause you want them to write their own emails and not to steal art. 😂
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This being Autism Awareness Day, Just a friendly reminder! Most Neurodivergant peeps do not like the puzzle symbol for Autism, as they do not consider themselves a puzzle to be solved or that they are somehow incomplete!
#AutismAwarenessDay #SpeirGorm #Autism #Symbols #InfinitySymbol #ASD
#AutismAwarenessDay #SpeirGorm #Autism #Symbols #InfinitySymbol #ASD
April 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
This being Autism Awareness Day, Just a friendly reminder! Most Neurodivergant peeps do not like the puzzle symbol for Autism, as they do not consider themselves a puzzle to be solved or that they are somehow incomplete!
#AutismAwarenessDay #SpeirGorm #Autism #Symbols #InfinitySymbol #ASD
#AutismAwarenessDay #SpeirGorm #Autism #Symbols #InfinitySymbol #ASD
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I've just signed this petition protesting Meta's theft of Irish writing, which they've used to build their AI tool. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/pr...
Protest Meta's Theft of Irish Writing
I've just signed this petition protesting Meta's theft of Irish writing, which they've used to build their AI tool. Will you sign too?
my.uplift.ie
March 28, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I've just signed this petition protesting Meta's theft of Irish writing, which they've used to build their AI tool. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/pr...
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We're all guilty of leaning into Amazon when needs must, but we need to wean ourselves off old, difficult habits, now more than ever.
If you read this, share a cool Irish business, designer, craftsperson or indie retailer we can support instead, and let's get a list together.
#spéirghorm #Ireland
If you read this, share a cool Irish business, designer, craftsperson or indie retailer we can support instead, and let's get a list together.
#spéirghorm #Ireland
Ecommerce giant Amazon goes live with dedicated Irish store
Ecommerce giant Amazon goes live with dedicated Irish store
The company said that In 2023, Irish SMEs selling on Amazon recorded over €170 million in export sales, with over half of those n export sales outside the European Union
www.businesspost.ie
March 18, 2025 at 9:56 AM
We're all guilty of leaning into Amazon when needs must, but we need to wean ourselves off old, difficult habits, now more than ever.
If you read this, share a cool Irish business, designer, craftsperson or indie retailer we can support instead, and let's get a list together.
#spéirghorm #Ireland
If you read this, share a cool Irish business, designer, craftsperson or indie retailer we can support instead, and let's get a list together.
#spéirghorm #Ireland
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What exactly is behind that distrust, particularly in the measles vaccine? Here’s how the fully debunked and false conspiracy theories about the measles vaccine came to be.
Here's Where Those False Measles Vaccine Conspiracy Theories Came From
The MMR vaccine is safe, effective, and the best tool to stop the current outbreak. So why do all those false conspiracy theories persist?
www.teenvogue.com
March 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
What exactly is behind that distrust, particularly in the measles vaccine? Here’s how the fully debunked and false conspiracy theories about the measles vaccine came to be.
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Excellent letter in the Irish Times reminding us that Irish builders did not build the White House as indicated by the Taoiseach this week. It was build by slaves including those owned by the Irish architect James Hoban.
March 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Excellent letter in the Irish Times reminding us that Irish builders did not build the White House as indicated by the Taoiseach this week. It was build by slaves including those owned by the Irish architect James Hoban.
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Time to use Amazon like they used to use brick-and-mortar book stores!
March 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Time to use Amazon like they used to use brick-and-mortar book stores!