I guess you saw OpenAI asking the US government to back its debt. As I saw people discussing on Mastodon, you don't ask something like that unless you think there's already a noteworthy risk of default. Trump and his buds are now in a position to make shed load of money by timing a market short.

It can't be long now before the Economists start explaining why it was totally obvious that the AI bubble was going to burst.

We once had a visitor to the University, whose name was Fuchs. Our first instinct was to pronounce it so it didn't have a colourful homophone, and he told us "No! Fuchs rhymes with books!". I had to explain to him that that explanation might not work in Dublin.

Well done Sam!

You know, I think I've stumbled on that before! Seems very likely!

Is "New Testament Holy Spirit" likely to be an answer? Born without a mother or a father, after three days in the womb? Probably not Jesus or God, based on the wording. Someone who is a brother (so a companion) but whose parent is my father (god)?

Fixed...

Seemingly, at least a fraction of the vote spoilers were not particularly private about it, and were telling the polling staff as they were voting.

I read the 1992 electoral act in a lot of detail once, and the 1993 act is similar.

Section 45 and 48 seem fairly clear that a lone X should be respected...
www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1993/act...
www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1993/act...

Slightly puzzled by the narrative that independent people can't get on the ballot - CC is an independent and had enough support before any large party rowed in behind her. If you're a conservative candidate who can't get MMD onside, that may be your problem.

Is Blackthorn's voice inspired by Avon?