Colm Mulcahy
@cardcolm.bsky.social
Prof Emeritus Spelman College, Adjunct Prof SETU, Ireland. Board Gathering 4 Gardner. Curator Annals of Irish Maths. Author "Mathematical Card Magic" AKP/CRC (2013).
Grand, so.
Yes but Grand Cru are the distributors so first point of contact, if they'd reply ...
November 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Grand, so.
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CHARITY BOOKSHOP VOLUNTEERS. Try not to look actively resentful when someone brings in bags of books to donate.
November 15, 2025 at 11:37 AM
CHARITY BOOKSHOP VOLUNTEERS. Try not to look actively resentful when someone brings in bags of books to donate.
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sideburns being named after general burnsides sounds like one of those apocryphal folk legends except it's true. They're literally named after this guy
November 14, 2025 at 10:32 PM
sideburns being named after general burnsides sounds like one of those apocryphal folk legends except it's true. They're literally named after this guy
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A federal appeals court upheld the hate crime convictions of three white men who chased Ahmaud Arbery with pickup trucks before one of them killed him with a shotgun
US appeals court upholds hate crime convictions of white men in Ahmaud Arbery killing
A federal appeals court has upheld the hate crime convictions of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia more than five years ago
abcnews.go.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A federal appeals court upheld the hate crime convictions of three white men who chased Ahmaud Arbery with pickup trucks before one of them killed him with a shotgun
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3 years ago today, Riot Games offered me a job making more money than I ever thought I’d make in my life. I had 19 interviews over 2.5 months to get it. Partner and I were moving to LA for it. I put in notice at my job and apartment.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
November 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
3 years ago today, Riot Games offered me a job making more money than I ever thought I’d make in my life. I had 19 interviews over 2.5 months to get it. Partner and I were moving to LA for it. I put in notice at my job and apartment.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
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Trump Says Epstein Emails Only Prove He One Of The Most Emailed-About Men In History
Trump Says Epstein Emails Only Prove He One Of The Most Emailed-About Men In History
WASHINGTON—In the wake of the House Oversight Committee releasing more than 20,000 pages of documents from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, some of which raised questions about the extent of the preside...
theonion.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Trump Says Epstein Emails Only Prove He One Of The Most Emailed-About Men In History
Redmonds in Ranelagh getting some? You could ask. They are not alone in Ireland in carrying the more common varieties from Schlenkerla.
I saw no Rauchbier in Germany in recent weeks. It doesn’t seem to get much distribution there far away from Bamberg.
I saw no Rauchbier in Germany in recent weeks. It doesn’t seem to get much distribution there far away from Bamberg.
Anyone know someone in Grand Cru Beers to ask them if they plan to bring this in again this year? It's been a few years since they have, and they are ignoring my emails. Hard to blame them for the latter, but I probably could for the former!? ...
November 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Redmonds in Ranelagh getting some? You could ask. They are not alone in Ireland in carrying the more common varieties from Schlenkerla.
I saw no Rauchbier in Germany in recent weeks. It doesn’t seem to get much distribution there far away from Bamberg.
I saw no Rauchbier in Germany in recent weeks. It doesn’t seem to get much distribution there far away from Bamberg.
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Today’s tip of the hat goes to...
Teachers
The brave souls who take in our wonderful little heathens, shake off the chaos, and transform them into smart, capable, kind young adults.
They don’t just teach math and reading.
They teach confidence, fairness, curiosity, resilience…
Teachers
The brave souls who take in our wonderful little heathens, shake off the chaos, and transform them into smart, capable, kind young adults.
They don’t just teach math and reading.
They teach confidence, fairness, curiosity, resilience…
November 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Today’s tip of the hat goes to...
Teachers
The brave souls who take in our wonderful little heathens, shake off the chaos, and transform them into smart, capable, kind young adults.
They don’t just teach math and reading.
They teach confidence, fairness, curiosity, resilience…
Teachers
The brave souls who take in our wonderful little heathens, shake off the chaos, and transform them into smart, capable, kind young adults.
They don’t just teach math and reading.
They teach confidence, fairness, curiosity, resilience…
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A couple of cracking albums. Jazz drumming meets Samba with some African undertones. Art Blakey and Philly Joe Jones with a host of others. Very impressed ...
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
A couple of cracking albums. Jazz drumming meets Samba with some African undertones. Art Blakey and Philly Joe Jones with a host of others. Very impressed ...
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"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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I've come to realize in recent times that while I do love a good slab of vinyl, I'm not a vinyl junkie, I'm a song junkie. I'll take it on any format I can get it.
November 15, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I've come to realize in recent times that while I do love a good slab of vinyl, I'm not a vinyl junkie, I'm a song junkie. I'll take it on any format I can get it.
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Cat back from vet. Apparently she has anxiety and is self-harming!? We’ve been given cat anti-depressants and a calming plug-in diffuser to help calm her and develop her emotional well-being. Having seen the €€€€ bill I have now taken the anti-depressants!
November 15, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Cat back from vet. Apparently she has anxiety and is self-harming!? We’ve been given cat anti-depressants and a calming plug-in diffuser to help calm her and develop her emotional well-being. Having seen the €€€€ bill I have now taken the anti-depressants!
You can afford 50 quid lunches?!
Brunswick house is still one of the value-for-quality lunches in London. Myself and Sam ordered a ton of stuff (more than here) plus drinks and it was £50 each. Amazingly good.
November 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
You can afford 50 quid lunches?!
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Global Superpowers bundling dark skinned people off to a variety of African countries without telling them where they are or where they’re going is one of the more terrifying aspects of the time we’re living through.
“The Palestinians had no idea where they were bundled off to, only when in Kenya did they realise they were coming to South Africa. Some had visas for Canada, Australia and Malaysia, they were eventually permitted to leave for those countries.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
South Africa to investigate ‘mysterious’ arrival of 153 Palestinians on plane
Passengers held on runway for 12 hours after landing in Johannesburg without travel documents
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Global Superpowers bundling dark skinned people off to a variety of African countries without telling them where they are or where they’re going is one of the more terrifying aspects of the time we’re living through.
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The only truly ethical response that a self-described artist can make. Anything else is a betrayal of one's colleagues.
“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says 'I'd rather die' than use generative AI
Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains.
www.npr.org
October 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The only truly ethical response that a self-described artist can make. Anything else is a betrayal of one's colleagues.
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OpenAI put out a press release today addressing mental health concerns. I have many issues with it, but something super troubling:
They estimate a WEEKLY prevalence of 560,000 users displaying signs of psychosis or mania and 1.2 MILLION users indicating suicidal plan/intent.
They estimate a WEEKLY prevalence of 560,000 users displaying signs of psychosis or mania and 1.2 MILLION users indicating suicidal plan/intent.
Strengthening ChatGPT’s responses in sensitive conversations
We worked with more than 170 mental health experts to help ChatGPT more reliably recognize signs of distress, respond with care, and guide people toward real-world support–reducing responses that fall...
openai.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
OpenAI put out a press release today addressing mental health concerns. I have many issues with it, but something super troubling:
They estimate a WEEKLY prevalence of 560,000 users displaying signs of psychosis or mania and 1.2 MILLION users indicating suicidal plan/intent.
They estimate a WEEKLY prevalence of 560,000 users displaying signs of psychosis or mania and 1.2 MILLION users indicating suicidal plan/intent.
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Altman has been quite clear about his strategy.
From the 2008 crash he learned that if you bind enough of the economy to your business you can do whatever you like; government will decide the rules no longer apply.
What he's selling is unaccountabilty.
From the 2008 crash he learned that if you bind enough of the economy to your business you can do whatever you like; government will decide the rules no longer apply.
What he's selling is unaccountabilty.
I honestly don’t get the value of this company. They hoover up energy and water. Their product constantly gets things wrong and, in extreme cases, coaches people into suicide.
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
November 9, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Altman has been quite clear about his strategy.
From the 2008 crash he learned that if you bind enough of the economy to your business you can do whatever you like; government will decide the rules no longer apply.
What he's selling is unaccountabilty.
From the 2008 crash he learned that if you bind enough of the economy to your business you can do whatever you like; government will decide the rules no longer apply.
What he's selling is unaccountabilty.
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"Sure, our plagiarism machine ingests enormous amounts of copyrighted material without anyone's permission, but it's the users of the machine who are the 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 criminals, your honor." 🙄🙄
Just unbelievable levels of chutzpah.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Just unbelievable levels of chutzpah.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
November 14, 2025 at 2:39 AM
"Sure, our plagiarism machine ingests enormous amounts of copyrighted material without anyone's permission, but it's the users of the machine who are the 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 criminals, your honor." 🙄🙄
Just unbelievable levels of chutzpah.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Just unbelievable levels of chutzpah.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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I’m just never going to sign on to an idea for fixing [insert here: higher ed, your field, classroom, university, library] that adds more labor. *Reduce* labor. Supplant labor. Waste it.
What would happen if you had more time to [insert here: think, read, stare, cook, sleep, muse, exercise]?
What would happen if you had more time to [insert here: think, read, stare, cook, sleep, muse, exercise]?
November 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I’m just never going to sign on to an idea for fixing [insert here: higher ed, your field, classroom, university, library] that adds more labor. *Reduce* labor. Supplant labor. Waste it.
What would happen if you had more time to [insert here: think, read, stare, cook, sleep, muse, exercise]?
What would happen if you had more time to [insert here: think, read, stare, cook, sleep, muse, exercise]?
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Just landed in Dublin.
‘Tis a soft day.
Eine feuechtest Tag.
‘Tis a soft day.
Eine feuechtest Tag.
November 15, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Just landed in Dublin.
‘Tis a soft day.
Eine feuechtest Tag.
‘Tis a soft day.
Eine feuechtest Tag.
First thing I did upon returning from Germany was gulp some real orange juice.
The Germans still haven’t figured out that orange juice comes from (gasp) actual oranges.
The industrial slop they drink instead is so post war in concept and quality.
The Germans still haven’t figured out that orange juice comes from (gasp) actual oranges.
The industrial slop they drink instead is so post war in concept and quality.
November 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
First thing I did upon returning from Germany was gulp some real orange juice.
The Germans still haven’t figured out that orange juice comes from (gasp) actual oranges.
The industrial slop they drink instead is so post war in concept and quality.
The Germans still haven’t figured out that orange juice comes from (gasp) actual oranges.
The industrial slop they drink instead is so post war in concept and quality.
Basically chocolate covered cornflakes.
From a Tankstelle near my last hotel in Berlin. Nothing else was open that late.
From a Tankstelle near my last hotel in Berlin. Nothing else was open that late.
November 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Basically chocolate covered cornflakes.
From a Tankstelle near my last hotel in Berlin. Nothing else was open that late.
From a Tankstelle near my last hotel in Berlin. Nothing else was open that late.
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Yep and Maxell had no choice but to respond. Now both are iconic.
November 15, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Yep and Maxell had no choice but to respond. Now both are iconic.
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Ahem. It's the job of the President to appoint DAs - with advice and consent from the Senate.
The President can ignore that rule - but only once (per district) and only for 120 days.
Do you know who appoints DAs after the 120 day mark has passed?
Pam Bondi doesn't. Because it's the judiciary.
The President can ignore that rule - but only once (per district) and only for 120 days.
Do you know who appoints DAs after the 120 day mark has passed?
Pam Bondi doesn't. Because it's the judiciary.
November 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Ahem. It's the job of the President to appoint DAs - with advice and consent from the Senate.
The President can ignore that rule - but only once (per district) and only for 120 days.
Do you know who appoints DAs after the 120 day mark has passed?
Pam Bondi doesn't. Because it's the judiciary.
The President can ignore that rule - but only once (per district) and only for 120 days.
Do you know who appoints DAs after the 120 day mark has passed?
Pam Bondi doesn't. Because it's the judiciary.
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Hey Toronto: Mask up! Get your vaccines (Covid, Flu, RSV). Big jump in waste water values and that data is 2 weeks old.
Source: @young.me (thanks!)
wwater.ca/Ontario/Toro...
Source: @young.me (thanks!)
wwater.ca/Ontario/Toro...
November 15, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Hey Toronto: Mask up! Get your vaccines (Covid, Flu, RSV). Big jump in waste water values and that data is 2 weeks old.
Source: @young.me (thanks!)
wwater.ca/Ontario/Toro...
Source: @young.me (thanks!)
wwater.ca/Ontario/Toro...