Paddy Benson
@paddybenson.bsky.social
Still learning. Less certain.
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Imagine if cities demanded the same of car manufacturers.
Lime and Forest are on their "last warning" if they don't fix "persistent problems" with rider behaviour and dangerous parking.
Council demands “urgent action” from Lime and Forest hire bike operators to “fix persistent problems”
Islington Council has threatened that e-bike hire companies Lime and Forest are on their “last warning” and face losing permission to operate in the borough unless they deal with the dangerous parking...
road.cc
December 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Imagine if cities demanded the same of car manufacturers.
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They've done it again, they've cut more rail projects. The most criminal one for me is cancelling the reopening of the Waterford-Wexford/Rosslare line. On the left is the All-island Rail Review published by the last government and on the right is the plan published today.
December 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
They've done it again, they've cut more rail projects. The most criminal one for me is cancelling the reopening of the Waterford-Wexford/Rosslare line. On the left is the All-island Rail Review published by the last government and on the right is the plan published today.
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Pretty crazy that nearly all of the EU Commission is still on X even as Elon Musk is literally talking about destroying the EU.
You can leave X. It's really not that difficult.
You can leave X. It's really not that difficult.
So what's the outcome?
2️⃣5️⃣ of the 27 Commissioners have posted in the last week
2️⃣4️⃣ of the 27 generally post every week (Albuquerque has never been on X, Ribera is sporadic, McGrath has somehow stopped)
0️⃣ have stopped as a result of what Twitter has become since the Musk takeover
2️⃣5️⃣ of the 27 Commissioners have posted in the last week
2️⃣4️⃣ of the 27 generally post every week (Albuquerque has never been on X, Ribera is sporadic, McGrath has somehow stopped)
0️⃣ have stopped as a result of what Twitter has become since the Musk takeover
December 7, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Pretty crazy that nearly all of the EU Commission is still on X even as Elon Musk is literally talking about destroying the EU.
You can leave X. It's really not that difficult.
You can leave X. It's really not that difficult.
Catherine Connolly cosies up to another authoritarian leader
December 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Catherine Connolly cosies up to another authoritarian leader
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a reminder that electric scooters have speed limiters and everyone is getting press crying about e-bikes
Love to share the road with cars programmed to blast past speed limits
Tesla brings back 'Mad Max' 'Full Self-Driving' mode that ignores speed limits
Tesla has brought back its 'Mad Max' mode for 'Full Self-Driving (Supervised) that ignores speed limits amid several investigations.
electrek.co
December 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
a reminder that electric scooters have speed limiters and everyone is getting press crying about e-bikes
A very special evening at the national stadium despite a few technical difficulties. #mbv
Thanks @foggynotions.bsky.social
Thanks @foggynotions.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 12:09 AM
A very special evening at the national stadium despite a few technical difficulties. #mbv
Thanks @foggynotions.bsky.social
Thanks @foggynotions.bsky.social
What is this bs from @theguardian.com and how is it even legal under the GDPR?
(I am already paying subscriber btw)
(I am already paying subscriber btw)
November 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
What is this bs from @theguardian.com and how is it even legal under the GDPR?
(I am already paying subscriber btw)
(I am already paying subscriber btw)
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New data modelling suggests that the world is on track to warm by 2°C and 3°C even if countries met every near-term climate pledge and hit their targets for net-zero CO₂ emissions
For the first time, climate models show the 1.5°C goal is dead
Governments have failed to limit global warming. What comes next?
econ.st
November 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
New data modelling suggests that the world is on track to warm by 2°C and 3°C even if countries met every near-term climate pledge and hit their targets for net-zero CO₂ emissions
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Most kids don’t need another iPad. They need a bike lane so they don’t have relay on racing in a virtual environment but can cycle alongside each other.
November 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Most kids don’t need another iPad. They need a bike lane so they don’t have relay on racing in a virtual environment but can cycle alongside each other.
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The question isn’t "why does Signal use AWS?" It’s to look at the infrastructural requirements of any global, real-time, mass comms platform and ask how it is that we got to a place where there’s no realistic alternative to AWS and the other hyperscalers. 3/
October 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The question isn’t "why does Signal use AWS?" It’s to look at the infrastructural requirements of any global, real-time, mass comms platform and ask how it is that we got to a place where there’s no realistic alternative to AWS and the other hyperscalers. 3/
Haunted Dancehall at the NCH was a big success. Lots of great acts and Róis the highlight of the evening for me. Well done to @foggynotions.bsky.social for another great evening
October 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Haunted Dancehall at the NCH was a big success. Lots of great acts and Róis the highlight of the evening for me. Well done to @foggynotions.bsky.social for another great evening
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Yes, I want to see headlines about the millions of euros that are spent so people who were once elected can store their car in the centre of Dublin. haul them in front of an oireachtas committee!
“The Office of Public Works spends around €1.2 million every year leasing car parking... spaces for the Revenue Commissioners cost over €100,000 annually. Parking for Leinster House itself runs to a similar figure each year. These are recurring bills, quietly signed off without any outrage”
Those outraged by a €100k bike shed should look at the annual cost of renting out car park spaces
www.thejournal.ie/readme/bike-...
www.thejournal.ie/readme/bike-...
October 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Yes, I want to see headlines about the millions of euros that are spent so people who were once elected can store their car in the centre of Dublin. haul them in front of an oireachtas committee!
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Wear bright clothing.
October 2, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Wear bright clothing.
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Watching Ricky Gervais go dead silent about the right of a comedian to offend anyone they want now that it means more than pissing off college students is gonna be the first funny thing he’s done since The Office ended.
September 18, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Watching Ricky Gervais go dead silent about the right of a comedian to offend anyone they want now that it means more than pissing off college students is gonna be the first funny thing he’s done since The Office ended.
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It is good, do it ✨
enter code sep10 at checkout to get 10% off everything in my bandcamp — including this new album I released in the doldrums of early august, which I am told is actually g o o d by people whose judgement I trust 🤝 thx!!
Time is a Succession of Such Shapes, by LOULA YORKE
16 track album
loulayorke.bandcamp.com
September 5, 2025 at 10:05 AM
It is good, do it ✨
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People walking and biking get shamed for wearing headphones. Meanwhile, drivers sit inside sealed metal cabins with 12-speaker sound systems, fully isolated from the world and no one questions it, even as they operate 2-ton machines through crowded cities.
August 22, 2025 at 2:56 AM
People walking and biking get shamed for wearing headphones. Meanwhile, drivers sit inside sealed metal cabins with 12-speaker sound systems, fully isolated from the world and no one questions it, even as they operate 2-ton machines through crowded cities.
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When it's a shooting, it's always "a person with a gun", but when it's vehicular violence, cars suddenly become sentient.
BREAKING: At least 28 people are injured, three in critical condition, after a vehicle drives into a crowd outside a nightclub in Los Angeles.
Vehicle drives into crowd in Los Angeles, injuring at least 28; 3 in critical condition
The vehicle hit a crowd outside a club on Santa Monica Boulevard early on Saturday morning, and it is too early to tell if the incident was intentional, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.
nbcnews.to
July 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
When it's a shooting, it's always "a person with a gun", but when it's vehicular violence, cars suddenly become sentient.
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Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Another autonomous vehicle. The Journal is particularly reluctant to give any agency to drivers.
Nineteen-year-old dies after being hit by a van while cycling in Lucan, Co Dublin this morning
https://www.thejournal.ie/lucan-cyclist-killed-6729881-Jun2025/
https://www.thejournal.ie/lucan-cyclist-killed-6729881-Jun2025/
Nineteen-year-old dies after being hit by a van while cycling in Lucan, Co Dublin this morning
No other injuries were reported.
www.thejournal.ie
June 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Another autonomous vehicle. The Journal is particularly reluctant to give any agency to drivers.
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May 29, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Relentless promotion of a private gardening event from @rteone.rte.ie today. Does that national broadcaster have a stake in the business? Why is there so much free to air promotion of this on @news.rte.ie ?
May 29, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Relentless promotion of a private gardening event from @rteone.rte.ie today. Does that national broadcaster have a stake in the business? Why is there so much free to air promotion of this on @news.rte.ie ?
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Three women killed in separate road incidents in 24 hours - one cyclist and two pedestrians. Our roads seem to be designed for the convenience of the car at the absolute expense of the most vulnerable road users.
Three women killed in separate road incidents in 24 hours
Three women have been killed in separate road incidents in Wexford, Clare and Meath in the last 24 hours.
www.rte.ie
May 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Three women killed in separate road incidents in 24 hours - one cyclist and two pedestrians. Our roads seem to be designed for the convenience of the car at the absolute expense of the most vulnerable road users.
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I couldn't sleep last night and started reading this. Now after finishing, I can't recall the last time a piece of journalism changed my perspective on a topic like this did.
Going to be thinking of this @markfollman.bsky.social masterpiece for a while.
www.motherjones.com/criminal-jus...
Going to be thinking of this @markfollman.bsky.social masterpiece for a while.
www.motherjones.com/criminal-jus...
Lessons from a mass shooter's mother
A decade after her son committed a massacre, Chin Rodger is on a quest to help prevent the next tragedy.
www.motherjones.com
May 20, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I couldn't sleep last night and started reading this. Now after finishing, I can't recall the last time a piece of journalism changed my perspective on a topic like this did.
Going to be thinking of this @markfollman.bsky.social masterpiece for a while.
www.motherjones.com/criminal-jus...
Going to be thinking of this @markfollman.bsky.social masterpiece for a while.
www.motherjones.com/criminal-jus...