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@iamreddave.bsky.social
Irish data nerd.
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pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
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Rachel and Stephen at the round tables:
#TheTraitors
#TheTraitors
a man stands in front of an ice cream truck that says popeye
ALT: a man stands in front of an ice cream truck that says popeye
media.tenor.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Rachel and Stephen at the round tables:
#TheTraitors
#TheTraitors
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Today is Wikipedia’s 25th birthday 🎉 🥳 and as part of the celebration, there is a really cute mascot available as a plushie 😍
Baby Globe Plushie
Baby Globe—who? Say hello to Wikipedia's curious little mascot, celebrating its 25th birthday.
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January 15, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Today is Wikipedia’s 25th birthday 🎉 🥳 and as part of the celebration, there is a really cute mascot available as a plushie 😍
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It seems like a small thing, but I tend to notice what pronouns people use when they refer to animals. Here's a new blog post about it: stancarey.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/a...
A list of animals who
The recent death of the great Jane Goodall brought me back to an old post about the use of who-pronouns with non-human animals, as in ‘swallows who flew past her window’, as opposed to ‘swallows th…
stancarey.wordpress.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
It seems like a small thing, but I tend to notice what pronouns people use when they refer to animals. Here's a new blog post about it: stancarey.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/a...
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Great Economist chart.
American politicians are the oldest in the rich world
economist.com/graphic-deta...
from The Economist
American politicians are the oldest in the rich world
economist.com/graphic-deta...
from The Economist
January 15, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Great Economist chart.
American politicians are the oldest in the rich world
economist.com/graphic-deta...
from The Economist
American politicians are the oldest in the rich world
economist.com/graphic-deta...
from The Economist
Book 1 of 2026. Book Shop
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
by Thomas Hardy
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
by Thomas Hardy
January 14, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Book 1 of 2026. Book Shop
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
by Thomas Hardy
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
by Thomas Hardy
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Telling the government my new home is going to be a data centre so they'll build it for me
January 13, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Telling the government my new home is going to be a data centre so they'll build it for me
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Have somehow unearthed a long lost Rush Hour Crush I completely forgot I got published in the METRO six years ago today.
January 13, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Have somehow unearthed a long lost Rush Hour Crush I completely forgot I got published in the METRO six years ago today.
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"The idea for this cover was an ode to the post workers, couriers and delivery drivers who just (literally) carried the Christmas season on their backs," writes @selkies.bsky.social, about the image she made for the cover of our most recent print edition. www.dublininquirer.com/cover-image-...
January 14, 2026 at 10:48 AM
"The idea for this cover was an ode to the post workers, couriers and delivery drivers who just (literally) carried the Christmas season on their backs," writes @selkies.bsky.social, about the image she made for the cover of our most recent print edition. www.dublininquirer.com/cover-image-...
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Diesel use in China fell by 11% in one year.
The main reason is their transition to electric trucks.
Electric trucks are significantly cheaper to run and service, and their sales have gone through the roof in China.
The main reason is their transition to electric trucks.
Electric trucks are significantly cheaper to run and service, and their sales have gone through the roof in China.
Der Diesel Verbrauch in China fällt um 11% in einem Jahr, Hauptsache ist der Umstieg auf Elektro-LKW, die im Betrieb deutlich billiger sind und die Verkaufszahlen explodieren www.elektroauto-news.net/news/china-e...
China elektrifiziert seine Lkw – die Welt spürt die Folgen
China elektrifiziert den Schwerlastverkehr in einem Tempo, das selbst Optimisten überrascht. Und das bleibt nicht ohne globale Wirkung.
www.elektroauto-news.net
January 14, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Diesel use in China fell by 11% in one year.
The main reason is their transition to electric trucks.
Electric trucks are significantly cheaper to run and service, and their sales have gone through the roof in China.
The main reason is their transition to electric trucks.
Electric trucks are significantly cheaper to run and service, and their sales have gone through the roof in China.
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Is that an escape claws?
15,000 crabs in escape bid after truck crashes in Donegal
Up to 15,000 crabs made a break for freedom after the truck they were being transported in crashed into a ditch in Co Donegal yesterday.
www.rte.ie
January 13, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Is that an escape claws?
That reminds me this car was Parker outside a neighbor's today. He'd left it on all night
#tyrrelstown
#tyrrelstown
January 13, 2026 at 10:29 PM
That reminds me this car was Parker outside a neighbor's today. He'd left it on all night
#tyrrelstown
#tyrrelstown
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When I say I love seeing other people's wild ideas for data projects come to life, this is what I mean. Seriously cool idea.
Cheeseburgers are not natural.
My Graph is up on Reddit www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeau...
My Graph is up on Reddit www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeau...
January 13, 2026 at 12:36 PM
When I say I love seeing other people's wild ideas for data projects come to life, this is what I mean. Seriously cool idea.
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The UN has described the situation in Sudan as the world's worst humanitarian crisis, 150,000 people killed, and 12 million people have been forced from their homes.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Khartoum: Sudan's government return to capital after nearly 3 years of war
The military-backed government is back in Khartoum after being driven out by its paramilitary rival.
www.bbc.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:21 PM
The UN has described the situation in Sudan as the world's worst humanitarian crisis, 150,000 people killed, and 12 million people have been forced from their homes.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Kemi, this is just a population density map
January 12, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Kemi, this is just a population density map
"The 6.4 km journey will take up to 12 hours" that rocket is clearly going on a pub crawl
NASA is planning on rolling out the Artemis II rocket and spacecraft from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B at #NASAKennedy no earlier than 17 January. The 6.4 km journey will take up to 12 hours.
January 12, 2026 at 11:21 AM
"The 6.4 km journey will take up to 12 hours" that rocket is clearly going on a pub crawl
"Of the cases resolved by the Circuit Court 13,601 offences were pleaded guilty to, 1,153 saw conviction following a trial with 541 acquittals (along with other outcomes)."
Roughly 90% of cases are plead. And 1/3 of those not plead didn't lead to conviction
www2.courts.ie/news/courts-...
Roughly 90% of cases are plead. And 1/3 of those not plead didn't lead to conviction
www2.courts.ie/news/courts-...
Courts Service Annual Report For 2024 published | The Courts Service of Ireland
www2.courts.ie
January 12, 2026 at 11:08 AM
"Of the cases resolved by the Circuit Court 13,601 offences were pleaded guilty to, 1,153 saw conviction following a trial with 541 acquittals (along with other outcomes)."
Roughly 90% of cases are plead. And 1/3 of those not plead didn't lead to conviction
www2.courts.ie/news/courts-...
Roughly 90% of cases are plead. And 1/3 of those not plead didn't lead to conviction
www2.courts.ie/news/courts-...
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Circular economy?
Cost of stamps to increase next month ....
because less people are sending letters .....
Part of hikes by An Post, the Irish Postal Service which appears to regard letters as mini parcels
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
Cost of stamps to increase next month ....
because less people are sending letters .....
Part of hikes by An Post, the Irish Postal Service which appears to regard letters as mini parcels
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
Cost of a national stamp to increase next month as part of hikes by An Post
Company also links the hikes to wage increases it must cover for postal staff in line with national pay awards
www.irishtimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Circular economy?
Cost of stamps to increase next month ....
because less people are sending letters .....
Part of hikes by An Post, the Irish Postal Service which appears to regard letters as mini parcels
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
Cost of stamps to increase next month ....
because less people are sending letters .....
Part of hikes by An Post, the Irish Postal Service which appears to regard letters as mini parcels
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
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I found the source. It's an episode of More or Less. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
January 12, 2026 at 8:36 AM
I found the source. It's an episode of More or Less. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
When club sandwich elements were traditionally plentiful
January 11, 2026 at 1:11 PM
When club sandwich elements were traditionally plentiful
When could you make a Club Sandwich in the past? Never
January 10, 2026 at 7:10 PM
When could you make a Club Sandwich in the past? Never
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Something lovely for the weekend!
Minoan cups made by Bronze Age potters some 3,800 years ago!
Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete 📷 by me
#Archaeology
Minoan cups made by Bronze Age potters some 3,800 years ago!
Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete 📷 by me
#Archaeology
January 10, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Something lovely for the weekend!
Minoan cups made by Bronze Age potters some 3,800 years ago!
Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete 📷 by me
#Archaeology
Minoan cups made by Bronze Age potters some 3,800 years ago!
Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete 📷 by me
#Archaeology
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The death of Brigitte Bardot necessitated the update of this marvelous chart. Only three people mentioned in Billy Joel's banger "We Didn't Start The Fire" are still alive. Source: buff.ly/cWkphRB
December 28, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The death of Brigitte Bardot necessitated the update of this marvelous chart. Only three people mentioned in Billy Joel's banger "We Didn't Start The Fire" are still alive. Source: buff.ly/cWkphRB
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In fact we have records of at least 65,000 immigrants in the late MEDIEVAL period. This means real numbers were significantly higher. In England more than 1% of the population was foreign born (never mind 2nd gen) with numbers as high as 1 in 10 in cities. There’s a database!
January 8, 2026 at 12:27 PM
In fact we have records of at least 65,000 immigrants in the late MEDIEVAL period. This means real numbers were significantly higher. In England more than 1% of the population was foreign born (never mind 2nd gen) with numbers as high as 1 in 10 in cities. There’s a database!