Andrew Breen
@andrew-m-breen.bsky.social
studying a PhD in neuroscience at TCD
opinions are mine.
opinions are mine.
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good morning from Dublin
December 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM
good morning from Dublin
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One week before #TheGrandStretchIsBack!
Today is 2025-12-07, the sun sets at 16:06:47 and the grand auld stretch tonight was 1 min and 04 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingIn
December 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
One week before #TheGrandStretchIsBack!
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It's Toy Show night so I can't wait for American blueskyers to get mad at us because there's someone in the administration called Glenn ToyShow and he's the deputy secretary of the department of crushing orphans or something.
December 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
It's Toy Show night so I can't wait for American blueskyers to get mad at us because there's someone in the administration called Glenn ToyShow and he's the deputy secretary of the department of crushing orphans or something.
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Grateful to the Decoding the Gurus guys for having me on to discuss Autism, Microbiomes, & Mice Burying Marbles... @guruspod.bsky.social cc @statsepi.bsky.social @deevybee.bsky.social 😊 open.spotify.com/episode/01w8...
Autism, Microbiomes, & Mice Burying Marbles with Kevin Mitchell
open.spotify.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Grateful to the Decoding the Gurus guys for having me on to discuss Autism, Microbiomes, & Mice Burying Marbles... @guruspod.bsky.social cc @statsepi.bsky.social @deevybee.bsky.social 😊 open.spotify.com/episode/01w8...
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"There is a danger in this country that we are becoming complacent about homelessness"
November 13, 2025 at 11:41 PM
"There is a danger in this country that we are becoming complacent about homelessness"
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Life moves pretty fast
November 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Life moves pretty fast
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Grabbed a few things from the Twitter archive last night and I was a poster, once
November 10, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Grabbed a few things from the Twitter archive last night and I was a poster, once
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Ireland’s (Europe’s) media regulator launches investigation into X under EU DSA regulation.
Possible big fine.
Complaints made by an NGO (HateAid) and separate user.
Apparently not about what was posted but the lack of ability to appeal X’s decision not to remove the content.
Possible big fine.
Complaints made by an NGO (HateAid) and separate user.
Apparently not about what was posted but the lack of ability to appeal X’s decision not to remove the content.
November 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Ireland’s (Europe’s) media regulator launches investigation into X under EU DSA regulation.
Possible big fine.
Complaints made by an NGO (HateAid) and separate user.
Apparently not about what was posted but the lack of ability to appeal X’s decision not to remove the content.
Possible big fine.
Complaints made by an NGO (HateAid) and separate user.
Apparently not about what was posted but the lack of ability to appeal X’s decision not to remove the content.
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as always, @elaineburke.bsky.social nails it! this "100% digital" i.e. accessing digital boarding pass through their app, gives Ryanair and involved data brokers unprecedented access to your data
Something being missed a bit in the coverage of Ryanair's shift to "100% digital" boarding (which it's not) is that they are actually limiting other digital formats and favouring only their app for access to passes, which isn't a neutral utility but a data collecting e-commerce machine.
November 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
as always, @elaineburke.bsky.social nails it! this "100% digital" i.e. accessing digital boarding pass through their app, gives Ryanair and involved data brokers unprecedented access to your data
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no amount of brain data can tell us about the "state of our mind" because that's not how the brain works. unfortunately this will not stop grifters and tech bros alike from claiming to read minds
Neural data may be the most precious commodity of the century on.ft.com/4nRaaki | opinion
Neural data may be the most precious commodity of the century
While presenting opportunities, a new field of technology threatens our freedom of thought
on.ft.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
no amount of brain data can tell us about the "state of our mind" because that's not how the brain works. unfortunately this will not stop grifters and tech bros alike from claiming to read minds
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🚨 New preprint on the first infant 7T MRI project in North America! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We showcase that by leveraging 7T for infants, we can improve data quality and thereby facilitate precision functional mapping in early development.
We showcase that by leveraging 7T for infants, we can improve data quality and thereby facilitate precision functional mapping in early development.
www.biorxiv.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:37 AM
🚨 New preprint on the first infant 7T MRI project in North America! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We showcase that by leveraging 7T for infants, we can improve data quality and thereby facilitate precision functional mapping in early development.
We showcase that by leveraging 7T for infants, we can improve data quality and thereby facilitate precision functional mapping in early development.
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i’m sorry but you invite me to a “multilateral convening” heavily dominated by big tech reps and expect me to pay registration fee to attend. fuck no
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
i’m sorry but you invite me to a “multilateral convening” heavily dominated by big tech reps and expect me to pay registration fee to attend. fuck no
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Got the same view of Dublin three times today
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Got the same view of Dublin three times today
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Today is 2025-11-07, the sun sets at 16:40:51 and the grand auld stretch tonight was 35 mins and 08 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingIn
November 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Today is 2025-11-07, the sun sets at 16:40:51 and the grand auld stretch tonight was 35 mins and 08 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingIn
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The Greens have a very robust prescence on here, some Soc Dems post on here, some Labour prescence, but it's very telling that Sinn Féin doesn't have a prescence on Bluesky yet the party + reps still actively post and engage on Twitter. No doubt, it's giving them a skewed view of the electorate..
A fantastic piece of reporting, brilliantly illustrated data, thorough, neutral analysis, transparent data collection… and frightening conclusions. Well done @skynewsrss.bsky.social for putting in long miles on this one
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:20 AM
The Greens have a very robust prescence on here, some Soc Dems post on here, some Labour prescence, but it's very telling that Sinn Féin doesn't have a prescence on Bluesky yet the party + reps still actively post and engage on Twitter. No doubt, it's giving them a skewed view of the electorate..
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what exactly is "winning the AI race? environmental destruction, labor extraction, ever more intrusive surveillance, mass manipulation, and unprecedented power for the handful???
Nvidia's Jensen Huang says China 'will win' AI race with US, FT reports reut.rs/48YNsTM
Nvidia's Jensen Huang says China 'will win' AI race with US, FT reports
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has warned that China will beat the United States in the artificial intelligence race, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
reut.rs
November 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
what exactly is "winning the AI race? environmental destruction, labor extraction, ever more intrusive surveillance, mass manipulation, and unprecedented power for the handful???
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This is such an amazing opportunity to work with a leader in the field doing really important work!
As much as I'd love to apply, I already know I can't move to Dublin for 2 years. But someone else out there is going to get this awesome job. Is it you?
As much as I'd love to apply, I already know I can't move to Dublin for 2 years. But someone else out there is going to get this awesome job. Is it you?
📣 I am hiring a postdoc! aial.ie/hiring/postd...
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
November 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This is such an amazing opportunity to work with a leader in the field doing really important work!
As much as I'd love to apply, I already know I can't move to Dublin for 2 years. But someone else out there is going to get this awesome job. Is it you?
As much as I'd love to apply, I already know I can't move to Dublin for 2 years. But someone else out there is going to get this awesome job. Is it you?
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
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Every far-right riot and protest that was tolerated, every racist dog whistle from public reps, every bit of hate and misinformation allowed to spread by social media companies, all led to this moment in Drogheda last night where someone felt emboldened enough to try to burn children alive.
November 1, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Every far-right riot and protest that was tolerated, every racist dog whistle from public reps, every bit of hate and misinformation allowed to spread by social media companies, all led to this moment in Drogheda last night where someone felt emboldened enough to try to burn children alive.
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Happy Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Happy Halloween
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"This fucking guy" could just refer to too many fucking guys at this stage...
October 30, 2025 at 8:06 AM
"This fucking guy" could just refer to too many fucking guys at this stage...
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In a boxing club w/ ties to Conor McGregor, some non-white and immigrant athletes seek to connect & belong. Crumlin Boxing Club is run by Philip Sutcliffe Snr, McGregor’s boxing coach, a Dublin city councillor who, like McGregor, has voiced anti-immigrant views www.dublininquirer.com/in-a-boxing-...
In a boxing club with ties to Conor McGregor, some non-white and immigrant athletes seek to connect and belong
Crumlin Boxing Club is run by Philip Sutcliffe Snr, McGregor’s boxing coach, a Dublin city councillor who – like McGregor – has voiced anti-immigrant views.
www.dublininquirer.com
July 2, 2025 at 7:31 AM
In a boxing club w/ ties to Conor McGregor, some non-white and immigrant athletes seek to connect & belong. Crumlin Boxing Club is run by Philip Sutcliffe Snr, McGregor’s boxing coach, a Dublin city councillor who, like McGregor, has voiced anti-immigrant views www.dublininquirer.com/in-a-boxing-...
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The Social Democrats have put a candidate in the Áras for the first time - they were the first party to back Connolly in July - and party leader Holly Cairns has said “Catherine lit a spark and started a movement – we are determined to keep that flame burning.” #Aras25
October 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The Social Democrats have put a candidate in the Áras for the first time - they were the first party to back Connolly in July - and party leader Holly Cairns has said “Catherine lit a spark and started a movement – we are determined to keep that flame burning.” #Aras25
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Dublin City Council has paused CPOs of derelict homes – but also promises “zero tolerance” on dereliction. It promised to start taking legal action against owners of derelict homes who don’t pay the levy going forward.
Dublin City Council has paused CPOs of derelict homes – but also promises “zero tolerance” on dereliction
The council promised to start taking legal action against owners of derelict homes who don’t pay the levy going forward.
www.dublininquirer.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Dublin City Council has paused CPOs of derelict homes – but also promises “zero tolerance” on dereliction. It promised to start taking legal action against owners of derelict homes who don’t pay the levy going forward.