@spokesoneill.bsky.social
Cycling, GAA, Football and Hurling Coaching, IT, LFC, Pearl Jam
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I’m not doing Black Friday this year.
I’d rather be honest with you than try to compete with big brands.
Every purchase genuinely makes a difference to my tiny business.
Shop independent this Christmas.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
I’d rather be honest with you than try to compete with big brands.
Every purchase genuinely makes a difference to my tiny business.
Shop independent this Christmas.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I’m not doing Black Friday this year.
I’d rather be honest with you than try to compete with big brands.
Every purchase genuinely makes a difference to my tiny business.
Shop independent this Christmas.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
I’d rather be honest with you than try to compete with big brands.
Every purchase genuinely makes a difference to my tiny business.
Shop independent this Christmas.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
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Look, I am very small potatoes as an author. I make too little in royalties to live off them. But I can tell you the reason I got to write my 2nd book was bc the sales of the 1st were very good. That's what else you're eating into by pirating, our ability to keep writing what you claim to love.
November 24, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Look, I am very small potatoes as an author. I make too little in royalties to live off them. But I can tell you the reason I got to write my 2nd book was bc the sales of the 1st were very good. That's what else you're eating into by pirating, our ability to keep writing what you claim to love.
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Feeling queasy now I've learned that Google is not only now offering Gemini ambassador certificates to teachers but also awarding students and *children* to be corporate AI mascots. Coercive normalization of commercialized digital education. blog.google/outreach-ini...
November 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Feeling queasy now I've learned that Google is not only now offering Gemini ambassador certificates to teachers but also awarding students and *children* to be corporate AI mascots. Coercive normalization of commercialized digital education. blog.google/outreach-ini...
If,as some predict, loads of jobs are lost by being replaced by AI, then taxpayers are going to foot the bill by way of social welfare etc.
The few billionaires will get even richer, while people will suffer.
The few billionaires will get even richer, while people will suffer.
"Should this Al bubble pop, we should not be entertaining a bailout of these corporations while healthcare is being denied to Americans and SNAP is being denied to Americans."
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
November 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
If,as some predict, loads of jobs are lost by being replaced by AI, then taxpayers are going to foot the bill by way of social welfare etc.
The few billionaires will get even richer, while people will suffer.
The few billionaires will get even richer, while people will suffer.
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This is absolutely amazing news 👏
The Government is rolling out at-home cervical smear tests to improve uptake in checks for cervical cancer.
jrnl.ie/6877415
jrnl.ie/6877415
CervicalCheck to roll out at-home smear tests from next year
Self-screening is thought to increase uptake in cervical smear tests.
jrnl.ie
November 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
This is absolutely amazing news 👏
Has Ireland ever come back from being down twice, to win a match? Incredible.
November 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Has Ireland ever come back from being down twice, to win a match? Incredible.
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🔐 Account Security Thread 🔐
We're seeing an increased number of phishing and social engineering attempts targeting Bluesky users. While we're working hard to protect you, here are essential steps YOU can take to secure your account and stay safe. 1/10
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We're seeing an increased number of phishing and social engineering attempts targeting Bluesky users. While we're working hard to protect you, here are essential steps YOU can take to secure your account and stay safe. 1/10
🧵👇
November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🔐 Account Security Thread 🔐
We're seeing an increased number of phishing and social engineering attempts targeting Bluesky users. While we're working hard to protect you, here are essential steps YOU can take to secure your account and stay safe. 1/10
🧵👇
We're seeing an increased number of phishing and social engineering attempts targeting Bluesky users. While we're working hard to protect you, here are essential steps YOU can take to secure your account and stay safe. 1/10
🧵👇
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one to be aware of, browsers allow any website to go full screen, so now ClickFix are faking Windows update reboot prompts to get remote access for ransomware groups.
cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog...
cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog...
Kevin Beaumont (@GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social)
Attached: 1 image
Interesting one spotted by Daniel B in the NHS - ClickFix (fake browser adverts to encourage people to run commands which provide remote access) have a new technique - they use brow...
cyberplace.social
November 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
one to be aware of, browsers allow any website to go full screen, so now ClickFix are faking Windows update reboot prompts to get remote access for ransomware groups.
cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog...
cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog...
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Think..... Don't sink
🟠 An orange warning for rain has been issued by @MetEireann
📆 Friday 1400 till Saturday 1100
☔ Already saturated ground and heavy rainfall could lead to localised flooding and will cause challenging road conditions
🍁 Are your drains clear of leaves?
📸 File
🟠 An orange warning for rain has been issued by @MetEireann
📆 Friday 1400 till Saturday 1100
☔ Already saturated ground and heavy rainfall could lead to localised flooding and will cause challenging road conditions
🍁 Are your drains clear of leaves?
📸 File
November 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Think..... Don't sink
🟠 An orange warning for rain has been issued by @MetEireann
📆 Friday 1400 till Saturday 1100
☔ Already saturated ground and heavy rainfall could lead to localised flooding and will cause challenging road conditions
🍁 Are your drains clear of leaves?
📸 File
🟠 An orange warning for rain has been issued by @MetEireann
📆 Friday 1400 till Saturday 1100
☔ Already saturated ground and heavy rainfall could lead to localised flooding and will cause challenging road conditions
🍁 Are your drains clear of leaves?
📸 File
Dublin region. Trying to figure out if I'll have a headwind or a tailwind on the bike later.
November 13, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Dublin region. Trying to figure out if I'll have a headwind or a tailwind on the bike later.
Are you in the habit of rejecting cookies?
I visited a manuals site last night and I had to go in and deselect instead of having a 'reject all' option. The bottom 2 options seek to share precise data and identification information with over 640 partners.
I visited a manuals site last night and I had to go in and deselect instead of having a 'reject all' option. The bottom 2 options seek to share precise data and identification information with over 640 partners.
November 13, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Are you in the habit of rejecting cookies?
I visited a manuals site last night and I had to go in and deselect instead of having a 'reject all' option. The bottom 2 options seek to share precise data and identification information with over 640 partners.
I visited a manuals site last night and I had to go in and deselect instead of having a 'reject all' option. The bottom 2 options seek to share precise data and identification information with over 640 partners.
Wildlands in Galway. The kids had a great time.
October 29, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Wildlands in Galway. The kids had a great time.
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🗳️ #aras25 Count Results live, from as soon as each of the 43 constituencies start to report their results: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Presidential Election 2025 (#aras25) - live results by @gavreilly
docs.google.com
October 25, 2025 at 6:54 AM
🗳️ #aras25 Count Results live, from as soon as each of the 43 constituencies start to report their results: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Hey, I do the same thing here in the US
October 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Hey, I do the same thing here in the US
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The upcoming release of the 1926 census records of Ireland will be celebrated across a major public programme of events next year
Centenary celebrations for release of 1926 census
The upcoming release of the 1926 census records of Ireland will be celebrated across a major public programme of events next year.
www.rte.ie
October 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The upcoming release of the 1926 census records of Ireland will be celebrated across a major public programme of events next year
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We knew this would happen. Note how realistic the visuals and voices are.
This AI deepfake video of Catherine Connolly ‘withdrawing’ from presidential contest and that Friday’s poll is ‘cancelled’ is live and viral on Facebook tonight.
1000s watching, commenters believing it.
This AI deepfake video of Catherine Connolly ‘withdrawing’ from presidential contest and that Friday’s poll is ‘cancelled’ is live and viral on Facebook tonight.
1000s watching, commenters believing it.
October 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
We knew this would happen. Note how realistic the visuals and voices are.
This AI deepfake video of Catherine Connolly ‘withdrawing’ from presidential contest and that Friday’s poll is ‘cancelled’ is live and viral on Facebook tonight.
1000s watching, commenters believing it.
This AI deepfake video of Catherine Connolly ‘withdrawing’ from presidential contest and that Friday’s poll is ‘cancelled’ is live and viral on Facebook tonight.
1000s watching, commenters believing it.
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AWS incident is why decentralization is more important than ever.
Too much power. Too much concentration risk for humanity.
Decentralize everything.
Everything everything.
Everything.
Too much power. Too much concentration risk for humanity.
Decentralize everything.
Everything everything.
Everything.
October 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
AWS incident is why decentralization is more important than ever.
Too much power. Too much concentration risk for humanity.
Decentralize everything.
Everything everything.
Everything.
Too much power. Too much concentration risk for humanity.
Decentralize everything.
Everything everything.
Everything.
October 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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What I’m saying is:
October 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
What I’m saying is:
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Hey #IrishClimate: I feel a post flashed by here in the last 24h linking to some direct comparison (?) specifically of climate action positions between #CatherineConnolly and #HeatherHumphreys. But now I can't find it - doh! Ring a bell with anyone else?
October 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Hey #IrishClimate: I feel a post flashed by here in the last 24h linking to some direct comparison (?) specifically of climate action positions between #CatherineConnolly and #HeatherHumphreys. But now I can't find it - doh! Ring a bell with anyone else?
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i don't have the words to emphasise how seriously bad things are gonna get
October 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
i don't have the words to emphasise how seriously bad things are gonna get
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Photographer Rohan Reilly recently visited the library to capture these stunning images from the ground and the sky, using camera + drone. Want to experience the Reading Room in person? You're welcome to visit as part of Open House Dublin Fest: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/open-house-dublin
October 14, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Photographer Rohan Reilly recently visited the library to capture these stunning images from the ground and the sky, using camera + drone. Want to experience the Reading Room in person? You're welcome to visit as part of Open House Dublin Fest: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/open-house-dublin
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If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.
October 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.
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Google spokesperson Castaneda: "allegations concerning YouTube are "simply not true," in part because it's a streaming service & not a social network"
audit results: "YouTube’s algorithm violates the platform’s very own policies, recommending misinformation, violent content, hate speech & scams"
audit results: "YouTube’s algorithm violates the platform’s very own policies, recommending misinformation, violent content, hate speech & scams"
October 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Google spokesperson Castaneda: "allegations concerning YouTube are "simply not true," in part because it's a streaming service & not a social network"
audit results: "YouTube’s algorithm violates the platform’s very own policies, recommending misinformation, violent content, hate speech & scams"
audit results: "YouTube’s algorithm violates the platform’s very own policies, recommending misinformation, violent content, hate speech & scams"