Bionic Laura
@bioniclaura.bsky.social
Knitting, crocheting and ranting. Sewing too. Raving about music. Cyborg. MSc Physics. GradCert Green Energy. Climate Justice. Dublin, Ireland.
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Bionic Laura
@bioniclaura.bsky.social
· Jan 16
Let us all make our art, the weirder the better.
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Always a joy to be blasted by My Bloody Valentine. Last night was also a tribute to Mani and for @thequietus.com I dug into the idea of extreme noise as a vehicle for calm and tranquility. thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
Noise is a Healing Force: My Bloody Valentine Live | The Quietus
Daniel Dylan Wray remembers Mani at a My Bloody Valentine show and relishes in the healing powers of volume and noise.
thequietus.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Always a joy to be blasted by My Bloody Valentine. Last night was also a tribute to Mani and for @thequietus.com I dug into the idea of extreme noise as a vehicle for calm and tranquility. thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
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Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/
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Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
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It rumbles on. Someone is now doing an official survey and they're going to geographically map the results. God I love nerds! 🤓
survey123.arcgis.com/share/b861da...
#speirgorm #sharpenergate
survey123.arcgis.com/share/b861da...
#speirgorm #sharpenergate
November 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
It rumbles on. Someone is now doing an official survey and they're going to geographically map the results. God I love nerds! 🤓
survey123.arcgis.com/share/b861da...
#speirgorm #sharpenergate
survey123.arcgis.com/share/b861da...
#speirgorm #sharpenergate
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1. Family reunification is ALREADY limited to "close family"
2. Forcing people to avoid claiming benefits they are entitled to and need under threat of being refused citizenship is horrifically cruel. That was the policy under Michael McDowell and it caused great hardship to the most vulnerable.
2. Forcing people to avoid claiming benefits they are entitled to and need under threat of being refused citizenship is horrifically cruel. That was the policy under Michael McDowell and it caused great hardship to the most vulnerable.
New: major overhaul of immigration laws to see citizenship denied to those who got welfare, or are in debt. Family reunification only for close family, tighter rules around self sufficiency. Changes to revoke residency for those who commit serious crimes
www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
No Irish citizenship for refugees on welfare benefits
Ministers to crack down on migration after UK review of asylum-seeking rules
www.thetimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:15 AM
1. Family reunification is ALREADY limited to "close family"
2. Forcing people to avoid claiming benefits they are entitled to and need under threat of being refused citizenship is horrifically cruel. That was the policy under Michael McDowell and it caused great hardship to the most vulnerable.
2. Forcing people to avoid claiming benefits they are entitled to and need under threat of being refused citizenship is horrifically cruel. That was the policy under Michael McDowell and it caused great hardship to the most vulnerable.
Fair play to the couple in front of me who had gone to My Bloody Valentine to have a nice chat. They left half way through, maybe they realised they couldn’t have a big chat. Thankfully I couldn’t hear the chat.
November 23, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Fair play to the couple in front of me who had gone to My Bloody Valentine to have a nice chat. They left half way through, maybe they realised they couldn’t have a big chat. Thankfully I couldn’t hear the chat.
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My Bloody Valentine were incredible tonight. 🫡 to the @foggynotions.bsky.social crew for putting it on.
November 23, 2025 at 1:05 AM
My Bloody Valentine were incredible tonight. 🫡 to the @foggynotions.bsky.social crew for putting it on.
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My Bloody Valentine
November 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
My Bloody Valentine
My Bloody Valentine were incredible. They went at it very hard blow the roof off! Loudest gig I’ve been at in the three and best sound too. New earplugs worked great. Took them out for a second and jaysus god bless the hearing of the lads I saw not wearing earplugs.
November 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
My Bloody Valentine were incredible. They went at it very hard blow the roof off! Loudest gig I’ve been at in the three and best sound too. New earplugs worked great. Took them out for a second and jaysus god bless the hearing of the lads I saw not wearing earplugs.
Part of the pre show email warns about how loud it will be. I’m sure lots of people going won’t know MBV that well and I can see how you might really dislike the whole thing.
November 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Part of the pre show email warns about how loud it will be. I’m sure lots of people going won’t know MBV that well and I can see how you might really dislike the whole thing.
For a while there it looked like I wouldn’t get to go to My Bloody Valentine tonight. Thanks @iamreddave.bsky.social for staying home with the sick kid so I can go.
November 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
For a while there it looked like I wouldn’t get to go to My Bloody Valentine tonight. Thanks @iamreddave.bsky.social for staying home with the sick kid so I can go.
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Rolling out the Matt Christman quote from after Charlottesville (2017) again:
November 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Rolling out the Matt Christman quote from after Charlottesville (2017) again:
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Report: My Bloody Valentine played their first show in 7 years last night in National Stadium in Dublin nialler9.com/my-bloody-va...
My Bloody Valentine played their first show in 7 years last night in National Stadium in Dublin | Nialler9
My Bloody Valentine came on stage at 9.30pm, and played 90 minutes of a 17-song set that was quite similar to those 2018 shows with six songs drawn from
nialler9.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Report: My Bloody Valentine played their first show in 7 years last night in National Stadium in Dublin nialler9.com/my-bloody-va...
Bar chart of sweet tub popularity vs brand in my local supermarket. #DataVis #FoundDataVisualization
November 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Bar chart of sweet tub popularity vs brand in my local supermarket. #DataVis #FoundDataVisualization
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It's hard to believe this is real, but I think it is.
And most depressingly: Tyler does not say "What the fuck are you even talking about Sam, and why are you in this job?"
And most depressingly: Tyler does not say "What the fuck are you even talking about Sam, and why are you in this job?"
I laughed at loud. These people are so pathetic; our enemies are numbskulls. They will kill us all and still not know hs physics.
COWEN: The stupidest question possible: Why don’t we just make more GPUs?
ALTMAN: Because we need to make more electrons.
conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/sam...
COWEN: The stupidest question possible: Why don’t we just make more GPUs?
ALTMAN: Because we need to make more electrons.
conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/sam...
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 AM
It's hard to believe this is real, but I think it is.
And most depressingly: Tyler does not say "What the fuck are you even talking about Sam, and why are you in this job?"
And most depressingly: Tyler does not say "What the fuck are you even talking about Sam, and why are you in this job?"
My muted words expired and I need to redo them. I wish you could turn of reposts here. I can't be dealing with endless US politics. (Before someone gives out to me I don't live there)
November 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
My muted words expired and I need to redo them. I wish you could turn of reposts here. I can't be dealing with endless US politics. (Before someone gives out to me I don't live there)
Watched the new Knives Out trailer, Andrew Scott is channeling Fr Dougal in it.
November 17, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Watched the new Knives Out trailer, Andrew Scott is channeling Fr Dougal in it.
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God fucking forbid we should have a policy based on respecting human rights rather than trying to be shittier than the next country. This is fucking disgusting
Justice and Migration Minister Jim O'Callaghan said he's committed to ensuring Ireland is 'not viewed more favourably than the UK by those seeking to claim asylum'.
His statement comes following proposed reforms to the UK's asylum practices
jrnl.ie/6877693
His statement comes following proposed reforms to the UK's asylum practices
jrnl.ie/6877693
O'Callaghan 'committed' to ensuring Ireland not viewed 'more favourably' than the UK by asylum seekers
A new International Protection Bill to reform Ireland’s asylum system will be published later this year.
jrnl.ie
November 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
God fucking forbid we should have a policy based on respecting human rights rather than trying to be shittier than the next country. This is fucking disgusting
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This is the "mature debate" they keep banging on about btw. What level of cruelty we should aspire to, with the claimed fear of being seen as less cruel than a country rapidly sliding towards fascism. An ivory tower scumbag
Justice and Migration Minister Jim O'Callaghan said he's committed to ensuring Ireland is 'not viewed more favourably than the UK by those seeking to claim asylum'.
His statement comes following proposed reforms to the UK's asylum practices
jrnl.ie/6877693
His statement comes following proposed reforms to the UK's asylum practices
jrnl.ie/6877693
O'Callaghan 'committed' to ensuring Ireland not viewed 'more favourably' than the UK by asylum seekers
A new International Protection Bill to reform Ireland’s asylum system will be published later this year.
jrnl.ie
November 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
This is the "mature debate" they keep banging on about btw. What level of cruelty we should aspire to, with the claimed fear of being seen as less cruel than a country rapidly sliding towards fascism. An ivory tower scumbag
Catching up with Hamza’s hidden wild isles because C is home from school pretty sick. It’s such a wonderful series.
November 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Catching up with Hamza’s hidden wild isles because C is home from school pretty sick. It’s such a wonderful series.
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Before she died, Alice Wong was kind enough to give me an interview for my book, Who Wants Normal?
Here’s her wonderful advice to disabled women (from the Guardian extract): www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Here’s her wonderful advice to disabled women (from the Guardian extract): www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
November 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Before she died, Alice Wong was kind enough to give me an interview for my book, Who Wants Normal?
Here’s her wonderful advice to disabled women (from the Guardian extract): www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Here’s her wonderful advice to disabled women (from the Guardian extract): www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Why are employers making you do so many rounds of job interviews? The move to get applicants to complete multiple interviews for jobs is another form of the conservative bias around hiring in many firms, writes Kevin Murphy @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why are employers making you do so many rounds of job interviews?
The move to get applicants to complete multiple interviews for jobs is another form of the conservative bias around hiring in many firms
www.rte.ie
November 17, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Why are employers making you do so many rounds of job interviews? The move to get applicants to complete multiple interviews for jobs is another form of the conservative bias around hiring in many firms, writes Kevin Murphy @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
I’ve been knitting away on my christmas jumper, I just love colour work so much. I think I’m faster at it than normal knitting because I want to see the designs emerge.
November 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I’ve been knitting away on my christmas jumper, I just love colour work so much. I think I’m faster at it than normal knitting because I want to see the designs emerge.