Cathy
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"We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." - Benjamin Franklin
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Anecdotally (but I guess reflected in broader research) I was just talking to two friends who both work in software, and they complained that recent hires are so dependent on ChatGPT that these hires' own problem-solving skills are almost non-existent.
We can't really say this enough...
> Anastasia Berg [at UCL Irvine] said that new research — and what she's hearing directly from colleagues across various industries — shows that employees who heavily rely on AI are losing core skills at a startling rate.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-tools-are...
> Anastasia Berg [at UCL Irvine] said that new research — and what she's hearing directly from colleagues across various industries — shows that employees who heavily rely on AI are losing core skills at a startling rate.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-tools-are...
AI tools are 'deskilling' workers, philosophy professor says
A philosophy professor warns that AI reliance is weakening workers' judgment, creativity, and problem-solving.
www.businessinsider.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Anecdotally (but I guess reflected in broader research) I was just talking to two friends who both work in software, and they complained that recent hires are so dependent on ChatGPT that these hires' own problem-solving skills are almost non-existent.
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Today is 2025-11-30, the sun sets at 16:10:45 and the grand auld stretch tonight was 05 mins and 02 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingIn
November 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Today is 2025-11-30, the sun sets at 16:10:45 and the grand auld stretch tonight was 05 mins and 02 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingIn
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Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
November 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
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So I did likewise and looked at all properties in Ireland with a valuation of 2.2 million euro or over currently for sale. Overall, this is 190 properties - they are unsurprisingly heavily concentrated in the Greater Dublin Area. Overall, there are total 14,290 properties for sale across the country
November 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
So I did likewise and looked at all properties in Ireland with a valuation of 2.2 million euro or over currently for sale. Overall, this is 190 properties - they are unsurprisingly heavily concentrated in the Greater Dublin Area. Overall, there are total 14,290 properties for sale across the country
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Tom Stoppard. Last of the Big Beasts? conradbrunstrom.wordpress.com/2025/11/30/t...
Tom Stoppard. Last of the Big Beasts?
I think Tom Stoppard might be the last writer to die who was part of my school curriculum. Which means that when I was at school he would have been very bold and youthful person to have on a readin…
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November 30, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Tom Stoppard. Last of the Big Beasts? conradbrunstrom.wordpress.com/2025/11/30/t...
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Because this is from Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are *Dead*, and is about acting, this is making me think about the ending of the Sopranos (which I watched yesterday). Cos it’s meta: a “character” sometimes just stops being on stage, on your TV, in a series, in a play.
Exit.
And that’s death.
Exit.
And that’s death.
“--it's not gasps and blood and falling about---that isn't what makes it death. It's just a man failing to reappear, that's all ---now you see him, now you don't, that the only thing that's real: here one minute and gone the next and never coming back...”
--Tom Stoppard
--Tom Stoppard
November 30, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Because this is from Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are *Dead*, and is about acting, this is making me think about the ending of the Sopranos (which I watched yesterday). Cos it’s meta: a “character” sometimes just stops being on stage, on your TV, in a series, in a play.
Exit.
And that’s death.
Exit.
And that’s death.
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RIP Tom Stoppard. He left a fantastic body of work - playful with language, and serious about ideas of democracy, liberalism and freedom.
November 30, 2025 at 9:53 AM
RIP Tom Stoppard. He left a fantastic body of work - playful with language, and serious about ideas of democracy, liberalism and freedom.
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The morning mist is the earth’s whisper, and sunrise its gentle reply. #sunrise #sundayvibes #ThePhotoHour
November 30, 2025 at 9:44 AM
The morning mist is the earth’s whisper, and sunrise its gentle reply. #sunrise #sundayvibes #ThePhotoHour
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"Caledonia youre calling me..."
a braw St Andrews Day to all Scottish 'Sky inhabitants today!
a braw St Andrews Day to all Scottish 'Sky inhabitants today!
November 30, 2025 at 9:03 AM
"Caledonia youre calling me..."
a braw St Andrews Day to all Scottish 'Sky inhabitants today!
a braw St Andrews Day to all Scottish 'Sky inhabitants today!
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Views of Slemish on a cold Sunday morning!
📸 Alison Wright-Kerr
📸 Alison Wright-Kerr
November 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Views of Slemish on a cold Sunday morning!
📸 Alison Wright-Kerr
📸 Alison Wright-Kerr
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A pretty impressive amount of pollution for just 60 years of space flight.
Most of us don't realize how many objects (payloads and debris) are in orbit around Earth.
orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov/protection/
orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov/protection/
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
A pretty impressive amount of pollution for just 60 years of space flight.
Royal Canal Sunset today.
November 29, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Royal Canal Sunset today.
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libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
With Stoppard's death it's worth mentioning that you can get the BBC radio versions of pretty much his entire body of work for a single audiobook credit (also available on Audible, but Libro.fm is far better)
With Stoppard's death it's worth mentioning that you can get the BBC radio versions of pretty much his entire body of work for a single audiobook credit (also available on Audible, but Libro.fm is far better)
Tom Stoppard: A BBC Radio Drama Collection Audiobook on Libro.fm
The collected BBC radio productions of the internationally renowned playwright Tom Stoppard One of the giants of British theatre, Sir Tom Stoppard has been writing for the stage and screen for over 50...
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November 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
With Stoppard's death it's worth mentioning that you can get the BBC radio versions of pretty much his entire body of work for a single audiobook credit (also available on Audible, but Libro.fm is far better)
With Stoppard's death it's worth mentioning that you can get the BBC radio versions of pretty much his entire body of work for a single audiobook credit (also available on Audible, but Libro.fm is far better)
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JUST IN: Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard dies at 88
Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard dies at 88
The Czech-born British playwright is known for Arcadia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and The Coast of Utopia. Stoppard also wrote screenplays for Brazil and Shakespeare in Love.
n.pr
November 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
JUST IN: Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard dies at 88
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RIP the Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe, Tony, and Olivier award winning Screenwriter and Playwright TOM STOPPARD.
He was 88.
He was 88.
November 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
RIP the Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe, Tony, and Olivier award winning Screenwriter and Playwright TOM STOPPARD.
He was 88.
He was 88.
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How is this a shock to anyone who's been paying even the most minimal attention to what Trump has been saying and his admin have been doing all year? I posted this in February, for example. Officials who simply chose not to believe it because it's all too difficult might want to rethink their career
November 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
How is this a shock to anyone who's been paying even the most minimal attention to what Trump has been saying and his admin have been doing all year? I posted this in February, for example. Officials who simply chose not to believe it because it's all too difficult might want to rethink their career
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Sunset Ireland - The sheep are peaceful as the sun goes down over West Field tonight (29th November) Galway, Ireland #Sunset #Ireland #Scape #Landscape #Sky #Clouds #SkyScape #Photography
November 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Sunset Ireland - The sheep are peaceful as the sun goes down over West Field tonight (29th November) Galway, Ireland #Sunset #Ireland #Scape #Landscape #Sky #Clouds #SkyScape #Photography
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A little taste of Winter this morning on the Wicklow mountains with some wet snow giving a little covering. The rain will clear to sunny spells this afternoon and a cool night ahead before rain moves in from West Sunday afternoon.
November 29, 2025 at 12:05 PM
A little taste of Winter this morning on the Wicklow mountains with some wet snow giving a little covering. The rain will clear to sunny spells this afternoon and a cool night ahead before rain moves in from West Sunday afternoon.
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Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.
November 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.
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We must protect our sea and airspace.
Capt Tom O'Connell, Defence Forces retd, writing in todays @irishexaminer
Capt Tom O'Connell, Defence Forces retd, writing in todays @irishexaminer
November 29, 2025 at 9:56 AM
We must protect our sea and airspace.
Capt Tom O'Connell, Defence Forces retd, writing in todays @irishexaminer
Capt Tom O'Connell, Defence Forces retd, writing in todays @irishexaminer
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Not stooping to “department of war” nonsense either, it’s good to see.
November 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Not stooping to “department of war” nonsense either, it’s good to see.
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Brexit is the gift that keeps on giving. You get charged customs duty if you ship from Ireland to GB, but not NI. But you can't be charged for bringing a parcel from NI to GB, because it's all UK. So presumably there are lads in Newry setting up a staging depot.
m.independent.ie/business/gif...
m.independent.ie/business/gif...
Gifts and business parcels shipped from Ireland to be hit with new UK customs duty
New customs charges will kick in from 2029 on packages sent from Ireland to Britain, including those from small businesses and family members, if the value of goods shipped is over £135 (€150).
m.independent.ie
November 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Brexit is the gift that keeps on giving. You get charged customs duty if you ship from Ireland to GB, but not NI. But you can't be charged for bringing a parcel from NI to GB, because it's all UK. So presumably there are lads in Newry setting up a staging depot.
m.independent.ie/business/gif...
m.independent.ie/business/gif...
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People still not grasping this. You deter illicit trade by increasing chance of discovery & prosecution. Either by a shared database & being under mutually recognised legal authority, on a SM, or with an *effective* BF against DIFF legally regulated territories. UK now has neither with regards to EU
When we were in the EU we didn't inspect the shipments so we had no idea of the problem. Now we do inspections we find issues. Your kebab's have been made with this stuff for decades😂
November 29, 2025 at 9:43 AM
People still not grasping this. You deter illicit trade by increasing chance of discovery & prosecution. Either by a shared database & being under mutually recognised legal authority, on a SM, or with an *effective* BF against DIFF legally regulated territories. UK now has neither with regards to EU
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One thing this tells you is that this hasn’t gone through any kind of approval process. You need a design before it can be approved.
“.. What started as a 500-seat ballroom connected to the East Wing grew to 650 seats. Next, he wanted a 999-seat ballroom, then room for 1,350.” 🤡
@nytimes.com @lukebroadwater.bsky.social
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November 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
One thing this tells you is that this hasn’t gone through any kind of approval process. You need a design before it can be approved.
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For me, Ancient Music Ireland playing the Loughnashade horns were the highlight of my night.
Theyre so loud!!! Keep Romans off your lawn with these baddies!
Theyre so loud!!! Keep Romans off your lawn with these baddies!
November 29, 2025 at 8:17 AM
For me, Ancient Music Ireland playing the Loughnashade horns were the highlight of my night.
Theyre so loud!!! Keep Romans off your lawn with these baddies!
Theyre so loud!!! Keep Romans off your lawn with these baddies!