Nia Mariae
@niamariae.bsky.social
Irish-American born/living in Cork, Ireland. Creative Writing student at YAADA, ATU Sligo. Digital media enthusiast and creator. Lover of narrative heavy video games.
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holy crap.
"In Ireland, there are more than 80 data centres, gobbling up 50 per cent of the electricity in the Dublin region, and hoovering up more than 20 per cent nationally, as they work to process and distribute huge quantities of digital information."
"In Ireland, there are more than 80 data centres, gobbling up 50 per cent of the electricity in the Dublin region, and hoovering up more than 20 per cent nationally, as they work to process and distribute huge quantities of digital information."
Karen Hao on AI tech bosses: ‘Many choose not to have children because they don’t think the world is going to be around much longer’
Karen Hao on AI tech bosses: ‘Many choose not to have children because they don’t think the world is going to be around much longer’
The author of Empire of AI: Inside the Reckless Race for Total Domination discusses the cost of Big Tech’s huge investment in technologies that may do more harm than good
www.irishtimes.com
August 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
holy crap.
"In Ireland, there are more than 80 data centres, gobbling up 50 per cent of the electricity in the Dublin region, and hoovering up more than 20 per cent nationally, as they work to process and distribute huge quantities of digital information."
"In Ireland, there are more than 80 data centres, gobbling up 50 per cent of the electricity in the Dublin region, and hoovering up more than 20 per cent nationally, as they work to process and distribute huge quantities of digital information."
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"In the new ... internet, girls can’t learn about periods on Reddit and artists can’t sell smutty games on Itch.io, but a military contractor will make you nonconsensual deepfakes of Taylor Swift taking her top off for $30 a month." — @thedextriarchy.bsky.social www.theverge.com/internet-cen...
Sex is getting scrubbed from the internet, but a billionaire can sell you AI nudes
Grok’s nonconsensual deepfakes show how hollow the online safety push can be.
www.theverge.com
August 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"In the new ... internet, girls can’t learn about periods on Reddit and artists can’t sell smutty games on Itch.io, but a military contractor will make you nonconsensual deepfakes of Taylor Swift taking her top off for $30 a month." — @thedextriarchy.bsky.social www.theverge.com/internet-cen...
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EMPATHY - La responsabilité isn't concerned with trivial questions like *who killed who*. It's about the real issues: the human welfare index, the price of staple goods, the transition to real democracy...
August 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
EMPATHY - La responsabilité isn't concerned with trivial questions like *who killed who*. It's about the real issues: the human welfare index, the price of staple goods, the transition to real democracy...
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Guys are going "what's wrong with those old classics?!" when new scifi books have exciting new stuff such as female characters
Over on Reddit someone is asking for science fiction for their precocious young reader and the people there are suggesting books that were old when that kid's grandparents were the same age as the kid, for fuck's sake if you didn't know any SF books from this millennium maybe sit this question out
August 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Guys are going "what's wrong with those old classics?!" when new scifi books have exciting new stuff such as female characters
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thinking about auditioning for a play even though i haven't acted in years while also staring down a writing deadline in nine days. but i could both hit my deadline and remember how to act 👀
August 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM
thinking about auditioning for a play even though i haven't acted in years while also staring down a writing deadline in nine days. but i could both hit my deadline and remember how to act 👀
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Feels like the moment MeToo went from discussing sexual assault and harassment by celebrities to examining these same abuses by family and friends, we saw an acceleration of the argument that “society gives boys nothing”. An orchestrated backlash by abusers who saw that their unmasking was coming.
May 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Feels like the moment MeToo went from discussing sexual assault and harassment by celebrities to examining these same abuses by family and friends, we saw an acceleration of the argument that “society gives boys nothing”. An orchestrated backlash by abusers who saw that their unmasking was coming.
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yes.
I’m like an hour into this game and I would fucking die for Lune.
May 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
yes.
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"Uwu I'm so tired of seeing these fundraisers, uwu fraud, uwu mental health"
They're being ethnically cleansed and their land stolen, you fucking piece of shit
They're being ethnically cleansed and their land stolen, you fucking piece of shit
BREAKING: Israeli ministers agree on plan to capture all of Gaza and remain there for an unspecified amount of time, two officials say.
Israel approves plans to intensify Gaza operations, official says
An Israeli official says Cabinet ministers have approved plans to intensify military operations in the Gaza Strip.
bit.ly
May 5, 2025 at 12:40 PM
"Uwu I'm so tired of seeing these fundraisers, uwu fraud, uwu mental health"
They're being ethnically cleansed and their land stolen, you fucking piece of shit
They're being ethnically cleansed and their land stolen, you fucking piece of shit
heyo 👋 i keep forgetting i have a bluesky account but i'm back to youtubing and i'm playing Clair Obscur: Expedition 33! absolutely beautiful game. parts 1 & 2 are up now with part 3 up tomorrow 💖
let me know what you think of the game!
let me know what you think of the game!
Clair Obscur - Expedition 33 - YouTube
youtube.com
May 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
heyo 👋 i keep forgetting i have a bluesky account but i'm back to youtubing and i'm playing Clair Obscur: Expedition 33! absolutely beautiful game. parts 1 & 2 are up now with part 3 up tomorrow 💖
let me know what you think of the game!
let me know what you think of the game!
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oh you mean like every other time they've tried this? everywhere else in the world?
A German experiment has found that people are likely to continue working full-time even if they receive no-strings-attached universal basic income payments.
German experiment gave people a basic monthly income – the effect on their work ethic was surprising | CNN
A German experiment has found that people are likely to continue working full-time even if they receive no-strings-attached universal basic income payments.
www.cnn.com
April 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
oh you mean like every other time they've tried this? everywhere else in the world?
Disappointed the Mirror D'eau is still turned off when website says it's on from April :( @villedebordeaux.bsky.social
April 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Disappointed the Mirror D'eau is still turned off when website says it's on from April :( @villedebordeaux.bsky.social
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for like 20 years we've been doing these experiments and they have the same results every single time and the people in power are always like "ok good, just a few more experiments to know for sure"
The results from Germany's big 3-year UBI experiment are out!
122 people got €1200/mo for 3 years. All were age 21-40 and employed with incomes between €1100/mo to €2600/mo
They were happier, healthier, saved more, gave more, enjoyed more social time, and DID NOT WORK LESS than the control group.
122 people got €1200/mo for 3 years. All were age 21-40 and employed with incomes between €1100/mo to €2600/mo
They were happier, healthier, saved more, gave more, enjoyed more social time, and DID NOT WORK LESS than the control group.
Studie: Bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen macht zufrieden und mental gesund | MDR.DE
Das bedingungslose Grundeinkommen – ohne reduzierte Arbeitszeit – steigert Zufriedenheit und mentale Gesundheit. Das geht aus der ersten Langzeitstudie zum Grundeinkommen hervor.
www.mdr.de
April 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
for like 20 years we've been doing these experiments and they have the same results every single time and the people in power are always like "ok good, just a few more experiments to know for sure"
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things adobe could do to fix their public image:
- offer the option to buy software in full for a lifetime (or ten year license at minimum)
- remove generative ai functions and support
- offer their suite free to college students until graduation
- celebrate art with more grants and scholarships
- offer the option to buy software in full for a lifetime (or ten year license at minimum)
- remove generative ai functions and support
- offer their suite free to college students until graduation
- celebrate art with more grants and scholarships
April 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
things adobe could do to fix their public image:
- offer the option to buy software in full for a lifetime (or ten year license at minimum)
- remove generative ai functions and support
- offer their suite free to college students until graduation
- celebrate art with more grants and scholarships
- offer the option to buy software in full for a lifetime (or ten year license at minimum)
- remove generative ai functions and support
- offer their suite free to college students until graduation
- celebrate art with more grants and scholarships
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(castlevania nocturne spoilers below)
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she, the one before whom evil trembles
#CastlevaniaNocturne
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#CastlevaniaNocturne
![[Image ID]: A picture of Annette, as Sekhmet's Akh avatar, from Castlevania Nocturne. She is a young woman with dark skin, black hair styled into long dreadlocks, and yellow, cat-like eyes with a deep blue scelra, framed with red and teal markings or makeup. In her hair, she wears various gold hair cuffs and rings. She is wearing a red top trimmed in gold and teal, a teal, red and gold girdle, and a very long red skirt. She is looking at the viewer with a piercing stare and appears to be floating. The background is teal with a honeycomb pattern, overlaid with a gold rectangle containing a simple depiction of a sun with rays, also in gold. [/End ID]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:w3r34gcwthin4vdwidxyu5zg/bafkreifkyci3gnbw53fewmwru2dvbdamzjw6r6jlkx4mkn2mfcwvmg5w54@jpeg)
April 9, 2025 at 12:38 AM
(castlevania nocturne spoilers below)
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19 one-bedroom apartments on the social housing list in Cork this week with no nearby public transport. they have wheelchair accessible bathrooms but absolutely no way for a disabled person (on limited income) to actually get there from the closest bus stop. nonsense.
April 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
19 one-bedroom apartments on the social housing list in Cork this week with no nearby public transport. they have wheelchair accessible bathrooms but absolutely no way for a disabled person (on limited income) to actually get there from the closest bus stop. nonsense.
Mona Lisa, Gazing. Taken today at the Louvre.
April 2, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Mona Lisa, Gazing. Taken today at the Louvre.
Aer Lingus fucking sucks. Never fly Aer Lingus. Delayed 2hrs 55min both ways - five minutes short of having to actually compensate us. Never have this problem with Ryanair.
December 28, 2024 at 8:59 AM
Aer Lingus fucking sucks. Never fly Aer Lingus. Delayed 2hrs 55min both ways - five minutes short of having to actually compensate us. Never have this problem with Ryanair.
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This is barely newsworthy these days. An entire state’s military wiped out by another state in 48h with no declaration of war even needed - because international law does not apply to Israel. They can be bombing multiple countries at the same time.
Israel invaded Syria and destroyed most of its military capabilities within 48 hours of Assad regime's fall — my latest @theguardian.com
December 16, 2024 at 7:49 AM
This is barely newsworthy these days. An entire state’s military wiped out by another state in 48h with no declaration of war even needed - because international law does not apply to Israel. They can be bombing multiple countries at the same time.
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Ireland Anti-Israeli policies that they are complaining about are actually Anti-Genocide policies, so essentially they are saying the quiet part out loud. I am proud that this is going to part of Ireland's legacy in the history books.
Israel will close its embassy in Dublin in light of 'the extreme anti-Israel policies of the Irish government', Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has said in a statement
Israel to close Irish embassy over 'anti-Israel policies'
Israel will close its embassy in Dublin in light of "the extreme anti-Israel policies of the Irish government," Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has said in a statement.
www.rte.ie
December 16, 2024 at 12:21 PM
Ireland Anti-Israeli policies that they are complaining about are actually Anti-Genocide policies, so essentially they are saying the quiet part out loud. I am proud that this is going to part of Ireland's legacy in the history books.
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Why does this make me think of Bloodlines @outstar.bsky.social
Very much appreciating Salman Anwar’s photo of The Shard in the UK, which he points out they’ve tried to make festive and instead made look menacingly evil.
December 16, 2024 at 9:45 AM
Why does this make me think of Bloodlines @outstar.bsky.social
last dyed my hair in May and it feels like it's taking forever to grow out. I loved the black but want to do a reset.
December 16, 2024 at 2:09 PM
last dyed my hair in May and it feels like it's taking forever to grow out. I loved the black but want to do a reset.