Tara
@taramcc.bsky.social
Software dev and Mam to 3, loves science, nature, maths, rummikub, word puzzles.
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I hope that something constructive comes from this. Hated that we lost an indicator of verification and replaced it with an indicator of payment. It was a huge input to it's downward spiral. Thank you EC
I hope that something constructive comes from this. Hated that we lost an indicator of verification and replaced it with an indicator of payment. It was a huge input to it's downward spiral. Thank you EC
Elon Musk's X fined €120m over 'deceptive' blue ticks
The European Commission says the social media site is opening its users up to scams and impersonations.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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I hope that something constructive comes from this. Hated that we lost an indicator of verification and replaced it with an indicator of payment. It was a huge input to it's downward spiral. Thank you EC
I hope that something constructive comes from this. Hated that we lost an indicator of verification and replaced it with an indicator of payment. It was a huge input to it's downward spiral. Thank you EC
Just solved all 30 Days of Code challenges in Tutorials on @HackerRank. Try it out! hr.gs/1vbj #programming
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September 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Just solved all 30 Days of Code challenges in Tutorials on @HackerRank. Try it out! hr.gs/1vbj #programming
thanks @rosatkins.bsky.social. Great work as ever White House claims on BBC Gaza coverage: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx...
June 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
thanks @rosatkins.bsky.social. Great work as ever White House claims on BBC Gaza coverage: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx...
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"If it was anyone other than Hillary Clinton they'd be in jail by now...If you are using unclassified means there is the potential for, and likelihood, that foreign governments are targeting those accounts and gathering intelligence from them" - Hegseth
March 26, 2025 at 4:50 AM
"If it was anyone other than Hillary Clinton they'd be in jail by now...If you are using unclassified means there is the potential for, and likelihood, that foreign governments are targeting those accounts and gathering intelligence from them" - Hegseth
www.rte.ie/news/us/2025... 'Google Maps to rename 'Gulf of Mexico' for US users'
How did we end up here? Can't believe the google would cede to the idiot despot.
How did we end up here? Can't believe the google would cede to the idiot despot.
Google Maps to rename 'Gulf of Mexico' for US users
Google Maps will change the name of 'Gulf of Mexico' to 'Gulf of America' once it is officially updated in the US Geographic Names System, Alphabet's Google said in an social media post.
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January 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
www.rte.ie/news/us/2025... 'Google Maps to rename 'Gulf of Mexico' for US users'
How did we end up here? Can't believe the google would cede to the idiot despot.
How did we end up here? Can't believe the google would cede to the idiot despot.
@muppetwiki.bsky.social
Getting a few extra hits today from www.nytimes.com/games/connec...?
#nytimes.com
Getting a few extra hits today from www.nytimes.com/games/connec...?
#nytimes.com
December 3, 2024 at 3:52 PM
@muppetwiki.bsky.social
Getting a few extra hits today from www.nytimes.com/games/connec...?
#nytimes.com
Getting a few extra hits today from www.nytimes.com/games/connec...?
#nytimes.com
Earthquake in Cork!: www.insn.ie/2024-11-19-m... amazing.
2024-11-19, M1.6, Cork – Irish National Seismic Network (INSN)
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November 20, 2024 at 10:09 AM
Earthquake in Cork!: www.insn.ie/2024-11-19-m... amazing.
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My rig isn't really set up for deep sky #astrophotography but that didn't stop me trying for this M45 shot!
Taken with my Canon 1300D and a Tamron 300mm lens on an MSM rotator. Shot from my bortle 4 garden. This is from a stack of 156 25 second exposures + calibration frames, processed in Siril.
Taken with my Canon 1300D and a Tamron 300mm lens on an MSM rotator. Shot from my bortle 4 garden. This is from a stack of 156 25 second exposures + calibration frames, processed in Siril.
November 18, 2024 at 7:22 PM
My rig isn't really set up for deep sky #astrophotography but that didn't stop me trying for this M45 shot!
Taken with my Canon 1300D and a Tamron 300mm lens on an MSM rotator. Shot from my bortle 4 garden. This is from a stack of 156 25 second exposures + calibration frames, processed in Siril.
Taken with my Canon 1300D and a Tamron 300mm lens on an MSM rotator. Shot from my bortle 4 garden. This is from a stack of 156 25 second exposures + calibration frames, processed in Siril.
Looking for nice #alcoholfree wines and beers to make it through the last few weeks of #drynovember. Perlenbacher gets a 👍 from me. That other drink was only good for cleaning the drains. Boo.
November 18, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Looking for nice #alcoholfree wines and beers to make it through the last few weeks of #drynovember. Perlenbacher gets a 👍 from me. That other drink was only good for cleaning the drains. Boo.
How to Clean Up Your Bluesky Feed www.eff.org/deeplinks/20... via @eff
How to Clean Up Your Bluesky Feed
In our recent comparison of Mastodon, Bluesky, and Threads, we detail a few of the ways the similar-at-a-glance microblogging social networks differ, and one of the main distinctions is how much contr...
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November 15, 2024 at 1:20 PM
How to Clean Up Your Bluesky Feed www.eff.org/deeplinks/20... via @eff
Battling Infectious Diseases in the 20th Century: The Impact of Vaccines
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Battling Infectious Diseases in the 20th Century: The Impact of Vaccines
The number of infected people, measured over 70-some years and across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, generally declined after vaccines were introduced.
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November 15, 2024 at 12:53 AM
Battling Infectious Diseases in the 20th Century: The Impact of Vaccines
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partial solar eclipse 20th March 2015
November 15, 2024 at 12:24 AM
partial solar eclipse 20th March 2015
We'll see how this goes...
Been on the bird app since Jan 09. We had some good times. But my feed has been toxic for a year now, despite attempts to clean up feed and block/mute the poison. Time to move on.
Been on the bird app since Jan 09. We had some good times. But my feed has been toxic for a year now, despite attempts to clean up feed and block/mute the poison. Time to move on.
November 14, 2024 at 11:41 PM
We'll see how this goes...
Been on the bird app since Jan 09. We had some good times. But my feed has been toxic for a year now, despite attempts to clean up feed and block/mute the poison. Time to move on.
Been on the bird app since Jan 09. We had some good times. But my feed has been toxic for a year now, despite attempts to clean up feed and block/mute the poison. Time to move on.