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2000ad.bsky.social
Another drokkin' year
January 1, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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adrianweckler.bsky.social
Ireland is about to complete a major multi-billion € piece of critical infrastructure on/under time and on/under budget.

You read that correctly.

NBP, maligned and scorned, will finish ahead of schedule.

How on earth did we get it right? What lessons?

www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
Adrian Weckler: The National Broadband plan is coming in under time and on budget - where did it all go right?
Ireland is set to finish a major national infrastructure project on time – and on or even under budget.
www.independent.ie
November 26, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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economist.com
Pensioners are spending more than half of their waking hours looking at screens. And they appear to be more susceptible to misinformation and online hoaxes than younger folk.

When the elderly are misled, it is everyone’s problem
Never mind your children’s screen time. Worry about your parents’
A new generation of pensioners are glued to their smartphones
econ.st
October 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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dublincycling.bsky.social
Good arguments made in this @thejournal.ie piece by @ciarancannon.bsky.social

www.thejournal.ie/prev/6832794...
Opinion: Those outraged by a €100k bike shed should look at the annual cost of renting out car park spaces
We have completely normalised investment in congestion, pollution and the continuation of car-first planning, writes Ciarán Cannon.
www.thejournal.ie
October 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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swiftonsecurity.com
Legends in AI
Ignore the auto-generated captions. We did not have a secret room hiding deaf kids. Nintendo never once sent us deaf kids. We were hiding dev-kits. DEV-KITS. 00:13 For the last year we've had this little secret room hiding some deaf kids.
June 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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dmacalvert.bsky.social
Kermit hosting The Tonight Show in 1979
Kermit the Frog standing in front of a brightly coloured curtain delivering a monologue. Kermit: "Today we all went to Disneyland, you know Miss Piggy, Fozzie, and myself. The guard at the gate didn't want to let us out." Kermit: "It looks sort of silly to see all of those poeple running around dressed like, you know, a mouse and a duck..." Fozzie peeks out through the curtain. Fozzie: "Louder and funnier." Kermit: "Yes, sir." Kermit: "I'm doing my best out here!" Fozzie: "You're dying!"
June 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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gorangligovic.bsky.social
The Hobbit as envisioned by Lívia Rusz (1930-2020)
Bilbo and Gandalf meeting for the first time. Three trolls creeping over Thorin's party. The Battle of Five Armies, I think. Thorin before Thranduil.
June 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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kyrin.bsky.social
I was a part of this fun collab with the homies

I drew Ornn :V
Illustration of Ornn from league of legends
May 10, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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stoked.bsky.social
#comicbooks fans, I've got a new video out! Taking a look at the four #Batman and Judge Dredd crossover comics. Reposts appreciated!

@2000ad.bsky.social @stevewmorris.bsky.social @simonbisleyfanboys.bsky.social
BATMAN / JUDGE DREDD | And You Thought Batman Was a Fascist?!
YouTube video by Stoked
youtu.be
April 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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2000adrandom.bsky.social
Colin MacNeil
January 26, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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hideokojima.bsky.kojimaproductions.jp
January 16, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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kitcorin.bsky.social
🌸 Commissions applications now open!! 🌸

Please consider commissioning me, that would be a huge help! I also split payments. 🥺💗
Note: I won't be doing any painted scenery backgrounds for this round, only the framed illustration ones!

⬇️Submission form, info and TOS⬇️
A painted illustration of a tan skinned Viera from Final Fantasy 14, with the caption "Kitcorin's commissions open!" A commission chart illustrating all prices for the commissions being offered by Kitcorin. Simple colors are the following: $65 for bust, $90 for half-body, $115 for full body. Full colors are the following: $85 for bust, $130 for half-body and $160 for full body. Background: query. Extra chat: +85%.
December 23, 2024 at 10:46 PM
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cindynorth1.bsky.social
MOST FAMOUS ART FROM EVERY DENOMINATION and it has the last super for Catholic, Trinity by Rublev for Orthodox, and the veggies takes for Protestants because it’s good to make fun of Protestants esp. evangelicals
December 22, 2024 at 10:29 PM
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peterwalker99.bsky.social
17-year-long Scottish study of 82,000+ adults finds commuting by bike reduces your risk of:
• early death
• hospitalisation for any reason
• cardiovascular disease
• cancer mortality
• treatment for mental health problems.

Yeah, but those LTNs and bike lanes are *really* annoying.
December 18, 2024 at 10:36 AM
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filmendefietser.bsky.social
A Dutch study on the relationship between spending and visitors’ choice of transportation showed that, on a monthly basis, cyclists and pedestrians contribute about 25% more to total spending in centres than car users. dutchcycling.nl/knowledge/bl...
December 15, 2024 at 6:52 PM
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anomaly100.bsky.social
Sorry not sorry.
December 8, 2024 at 1:38 PM
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scientistmel.bsky.social
Poison Ivy, radical conservationist.
A picture of poison ivy, the DC comic character with ivy wrapped around a man in a suit who is screaming. The text reads “ The world can’t survive without bees. But the world won’t miss a greedy CEO.”
December 6, 2024 at 8:35 PM
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yayforzig.bsky.social
My news feed for the past 24 hours.
December 5, 2024 at 7:09 PM
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beetlemoses.bsky.social
December 1, 2024 at 5:54 PM
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eurogamer.bsky.social
PlayStation 5's 30th anniversary console update brings back the PS1 startup sound for a limited time
www.eurogamer.net/sonys-playst...
PlayStation 30th anniversary logo.
December 2, 2024 at 4:41 PM
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pablonotpicasso.bsky.social
Older painting, but still my favorite one I’ve ever made outdoors- I found a gator relaxing by a trail but behind a sturdy fence, so we both got to quietly spend time together while I painted this in gouache! #wildlifeart #gouache #alligator
Gouache painting on illustration board of an American Alligator. The face and front right leg are visible in frame and spotlit, and the rest of the body recedes off frame and into the darkness under plant cover.
November 29, 2024 at 11:38 PM
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nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social
Dracula — Arantzazu Martinez, 2011
Oil on linen
160 x 96.5 cm
Painting of seated woman pale white woman with long dark hair and a pale pink striped Victorian dress she is sitting in a chair who's backrest has a sort of circular Crown piece at the back of the chair she is holding a little Lantern up over her head behind her holding on to the back of her chair is a Sinister looking man dressed in black
November 26, 2024 at 4:14 PM
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advarcher.bsky.social
Getting Over It: With the Man of Progress

#Arcane    #ArcaneSeason2
November 25, 2024 at 7:59 AM
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davidho.bsky.social
A person on a bicycle is by far the most energy-efficient among animals and machines per distance traveled relative to body weight. The bicycle is magic.

www.jstor.org/stable/24923...
A graph titled "Cost of Transport" showing the relationship between body weight (in kilograms) and energy consumption for distance traveled (calories per gram per kilometer) for various animals and machines. It highlights that a person on a bicycle ranks first in efficiency.
November 24, 2024 at 11:12 PM
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eurogamer.bsky.social
The world is ending but here's a side quest - will RPGs ever solve their urgency problem?
The world is ending but here's a side quest - will RPGs ever solve their urgency problem?
Why is it that in a role-playing game where the stakes are usually 'the end of the world', the end of the world always …
www.eurogamer.net
November 24, 2024 at 11:07 AM