@dwmalone.bsky.social
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Hey, my name is in the Epstein files! I've told the story before, but should probably re-up.
TLDR: never met the guy, never took (or asked for) any money from him, never visited the island. I was invited to the island, and said no.
It's not that hard to just say no.
TLDR: never met the guy, never took (or asked for) any money from him, never visited the island. I was invited to the island, and said no.
It's not that hard to just say no.
February 9, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Hey, my name is in the Epstein files! I've told the story before, but should probably re-up.
TLDR: never met the guy, never took (or asked for) any money from him, never visited the island. I was invited to the island, and said no.
It's not that hard to just say no.
TLDR: never met the guy, never took (or asked for) any money from him, never visited the island. I was invited to the island, and said no.
It's not that hard to just say no.
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How? How do you double-check the accuracy, if you're not already an expert? Ask a different GenAI? Or do you, you know... Have to go and do the research you would have done anyway, pre-AI? Because I'm buggered if I can think of how you do that in a way where the GenAI saved you time.
January 28, 2026 at 1:12 PM
How? How do you double-check the accuracy, if you're not already an expert? Ask a different GenAI? Or do you, you know... Have to go and do the research you would have done anyway, pre-AI? Because I'm buggered if I can think of how you do that in a way where the GenAI saved you time.
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I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
AI Skills Boost - AI Skills Hub
aiskillshub.org.uk
January 28, 2026 at 12:07 PM
I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
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The problems with coining terms like 'rage bait' and 'brain rot'. The words, metaphors and ideas we use to describe experiences and phenomenons may not necessarily be able to explain them, writes @emmaefarrell.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
The problems with coining terms like 'rage bait' and 'brain rot'
The words, metaphors and ideas we use to describe experiences and phenomenons may not necessarily be able to explain them
www.rte.ie
January 22, 2026 at 3:55 PM
The problems with coining terms like 'rage bait' and 'brain rot'. The words, metaphors and ideas we use to describe experiences and phenomenons may not necessarily be able to explain them, writes @emmaefarrell.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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"If people experience mental health and/or substance use issues, but services cannot adequately respond, then they can find the symptoms of their illness and subsequent behaviour are being criminalised."
- Dr Daniel McFadden, Applied Social Studies
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
- Dr Daniel McFadden, Applied Social Studies
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
January 27, 2026 at 11:53 AM
"If people experience mental health and/or substance use issues, but services cannot adequately respond, then they can find the symptoms of their illness and subsequent behaviour are being criminalised."
- Dr Daniel McFadden, Applied Social Studies
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
- Dr Daniel McFadden, Applied Social Studies
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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Just received a notice from Apple saying that it has found X to be in breach of the App Store rules due to its nudification functions.
January 29, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Just received a notice from Apple saying that it has found X to be in breach of the App Store rules due to its nudification functions.
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Poll: Is Met Éireann To Blame For Government Not Funding Flood Relief Systems That Were Asked For 10 Years Ago? https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2026/01/28/poll-is-met-eireann-to-blame-for-government-not-funding-flood-relief-systems-that-were-asked-for-10-years-ago/
Poll: Is Met Éireann To Blame For Government Not Funding Flood Relief Systems That Were Asked For 10 Years Ago?
MET ÉIREANN has come in for criticism for its localised warning weathers, with many suggesting yellow warnings should have been upgraded to red warnings in some affected areas.
waterfordwhispersnews.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Poll: Is Met Éireann To Blame For Government Not Funding Flood Relief Systems That Were Asked For 10 Years Ago? https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2026/01/28/poll-is-met-eireann-to-blame-for-government-not-funding-flood-relief-systems-that-were-asked-for-10-years-ago/
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Ourselves, @dublincommuters.bsky.social, @galwaycommuters.bsky.social, & Cork Commuter Coalition wrote to Iarnród Éireann & the NTA today, asking them to cease posting real-time service updates exclusively on X. This vital info should be widely available. Read below:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Request to Relocate Real-Time Service Updates from X to Iarnród Éireann Website
Request to Relocate Real-Time Service Updates from X to Iarnród Éireann Website We are writing as rail and commuter advocacy groups across Ireland, to request that Iarnród Éireann move its real-time s...
docs.google.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Ourselves, @dublincommuters.bsky.social, @galwaycommuters.bsky.social, & Cork Commuter Coalition wrote to Iarnród Éireann & the NTA today, asking them to cease posting real-time service updates exclusively on X. This vital info should be widely available. Read below:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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If Bilbo had Chat GPT
January 27, 2026 at 4:24 PM
If Bilbo had Chat GPT
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For those of you already preparing an entry, it may overlap with some of your research or if you are still to decide, it could provide some inspiration.
Remember the closing date for this year’s award is Tuesday 7th April at 12.25am. The overall award winner will take home a €2000 cash prize.
Remember the closing date for this year’s award is Tuesday 7th April at 12.25am. The overall award winner will take home a €2000 cash prize.
January 26, 2026 at 11:38 AM
For those of you already preparing an entry, it may overlap with some of your research or if you are still to decide, it could provide some inspiration.
Remember the closing date for this year’s award is Tuesday 7th April at 12.25am. The overall award winner will take home a €2000 cash prize.
Remember the closing date for this year’s award is Tuesday 7th April at 12.25am. The overall award winner will take home a €2000 cash prize.
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Will the real St Brigid please stand up? 👋
Here's the evidence which indicates that the Kildare woman was real - and why this is worth emphasising today, writes Dr Niamh Wycherley from the Dept of Early Irish (Sean-Ghaeilge).
@ceilteachomn.bsky.social
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...
Here's the evidence which indicates that the Kildare woman was real - and why this is worth emphasising today, writes Dr Niamh Wycherley from the Dept of Early Irish (Sean-Ghaeilge).
@ceilteachomn.bsky.social
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...
January 26, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Will the real St Brigid please stand up? 👋
Here's the evidence which indicates that the Kildare woman was real - and why this is worth emphasising today, writes Dr Niamh Wycherley from the Dept of Early Irish (Sean-Ghaeilge).
@ceilteachomn.bsky.social
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...
Here's the evidence which indicates that the Kildare woman was real - and why this is worth emphasising today, writes Dr Niamh Wycherley from the Dept of Early Irish (Sean-Ghaeilge).
@ceilteachomn.bsky.social
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...
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Should museums return artefacts to where they came from? My Oxford colleagues have been working on a moral decision aid for cultural institutions. Link here darca.uehiro.ox.ac.uk
DARCA
darca.uehiro.ox.ac.uk
January 26, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Should museums return artefacts to where they came from? My Oxford colleagues have been working on a moral decision aid for cultural institutions. Link here darca.uehiro.ox.ac.uk
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One small consolation to come from the tragic situation - we won’t have to listen to philosophers debating the finer points of whether the US is descending into fascism or not any more
January 26, 2026 at 1:24 PM
One small consolation to come from the tragic situation - we won’t have to listen to philosophers debating the finer points of whether the US is descending into fascism or not any more
Was a little surprised that @seanferrick.bsky.social didn't give biceps-with-cheerios an explicit up.
Interesting that they let cloned eyeballs work. I believe iris patterns aren't genetically determined, so a cloned eyeball doesn't have the same iris as original.
Thanks for explaining dedication!
Interesting that they let cloned eyeballs work. I believe iris patterns aren't genetically determined, so a cloned eyeball doesn't have the same iris as original.
Thanks for explaining dedication!
January 23, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Was a little surprised that @seanferrick.bsky.social didn't give biceps-with-cheerios an explicit up.
Interesting that they let cloned eyeballs work. I believe iris patterns aren't genetically determined, so a cloned eyeball doesn't have the same iris as original.
Thanks for explaining dedication!
Interesting that they let cloned eyeballs work. I believe iris patterns aren't genetically determined, so a cloned eyeball doesn't have the same iris as original.
Thanks for explaining dedication!
Waterford Whispers News particularly on point.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbTo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbTo...
Police Raid X’s Headquarters In AI Image Probe
YouTube video by Waterford Whispers News
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Waterford Whispers News particularly on point.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbTo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbTo...
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This is what I told Farage’s biographer quite a few years ago. Now corroborated by more than 30 others
January 8, 2026 at 5:55 PM
This is what I told Farage’s biographer quite a few years ago. Now corroborated by more than 30 others
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Things stepping up.
ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X.
ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X.
January 6, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Things stepping up.
ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X.
ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X.
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ChatGPT-generated text is often more predictable than human writing and uses certain recurring words, writes Prof Jennifer Foster of the Hamilton Institute at MU.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...
How to detect text which has been written by ChatGPT
ChatGPT-generated text is often more predictable than human writing and uses certain recurring words, writes Prof Jennifer Foster of the Hamilton Institute at MU. It's three years since ChatGPT was
www.maynoothuniversity.ie
January 5, 2026 at 12:10 PM
ChatGPT-generated text is often more predictable than human writing and uses certain recurring words, writes Prof Jennifer Foster of the Hamilton Institute at MU.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...
Ice, accidentally extruded from some posts for a metal hand rail in @maynoothuniversity.ie...
January 5, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Ice, accidentally extruded from some posts for a metal hand rail in @maynoothuniversity.ie...
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Your fact of the day:
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six American citizens suffers a food-borne illness annually. In the UK, the figure is one in 132.
bylinetimes.com/2020/02/28/f...
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six American citizens suffers a food-borne illness annually. In the UK, the figure is one in 132.
bylinetimes.com/2020/02/28/f...
Fowl Play: How US Chicken Imports will Pollute Britain's Poor
Since joining the EU British food has gone from bog-awful to top-notch, but Otto English reveals how a US Trade deal will unravel 40 years of progress.
bylinetimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Your fact of the day:
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six American citizens suffers a food-borne illness annually. In the UK, the figure is one in 132.
bylinetimes.com/2020/02/28/f...
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six American citizens suffers a food-borne illness annually. In the UK, the figure is one in 132.
bylinetimes.com/2020/02/28/f...
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At 5.15pm GMT today, the Earth will be at perihelion, the closest point to the Sun in our annual round.
This should be the start of the year. Happy new orbit, everyone!
This should be the start of the year. Happy new orbit, everyone!
January 3, 2026 at 9:48 AM
At 5.15pm GMT today, the Earth will be at perihelion, the closest point to the Sun in our annual round.
This should be the start of the year. Happy new orbit, everyone!
This should be the start of the year. Happy new orbit, everyone!
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It means absolutely nothing to anyone concerned right now but here's what the United Nations says about kidnapping Heads of State.
legal.un.org/ilc/texts/in...
legal.un.org/ilc/texts/in...
January 3, 2026 at 9:45 AM
It means absolutely nothing to anyone concerned right now but here's what the United Nations says about kidnapping Heads of State.
legal.un.org/ilc/texts/in...
legal.un.org/ilc/texts/in...
Today, I rediscovered the existence of the The Magnamund
Companion via realising that I owned a copy.
gamebooks.org/gallery/lone...
Companion via realising that I owned a copy.
gamebooks.org/gallery/lone...
gamebooks.org
January 1, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Today, I rediscovered the existence of the The Magnamund
Companion via realising that I owned a copy.
gamebooks.org/gallery/lone...
Companion via realising that I owned a copy.
gamebooks.org/gallery/lone...
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"You said autistic children are a burden. That they ruin families. That they’ll never pay taxes or write poems. That they are, in essence, collateral damage. I’d like to introduce you to my daughter." #McSweeneysTop25of2025
An Open Letter to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Who Thinks My Daughter Is a Tragedy
Our 11th most-read article of 2025. - - -Dear Mr. RFK Jr., (The “dear” is tradition. Don’t mistake it for affection.) You said autistic children a...
buff.ly
December 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"You said autistic children are a burden. That they ruin families. That they’ll never pay taxes or write poems. That they are, in essence, collateral damage. I’d like to introduce you to my daughter." #McSweeneysTop25of2025