Kevin Hargaden
@kevinhargaden.bsky.social
Theologian from Ireland. Fan of Man City, purple Snack bars, and grace.
The technology used to compose the thought below originated ~3800 years ago
Amtrak is 19th century technology.
November 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The technology used to compose the thought below originated ~3800 years ago
I'm suddenly in support of facial recognition, but only for the folks behind this lawsuit. When the subway gets built, if these dudes try to board, the train shuts down and emits a loud booing noise www.thejournal.ie/metrolink-ju...
'Delay inevitable' as south Dublin residents launch legal challenge against MetroLink
The judicial review will have its first hearing before the courts next week.
www.thejournal.ie
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I'm suddenly in support of facial recognition, but only for the folks behind this lawsuit. When the subway gets built, if these dudes try to board, the train shuts down and emits a loud booing noise www.thejournal.ie/metrolink-ju...
The design team met with local residents more than 20 times. Compensation equivalent to an average annual salary in Dublin is being discussed. And still this handful of people are blocking the single most important piece of infrastructure in the country www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Dublin’s MetroLink to face legal challenge from Ranelagh residents
Judicial review could delay planned 18.8km line running from Swords to Dublin Airport and through city centre
www.irishtimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The design team met with local residents more than 20 times. Compensation equivalent to an average annual salary in Dublin is being discussed. And still this handful of people are blocking the single most important piece of infrastructure in the country www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Which way, Western man? (I love second-hand bookshops)
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Which way, Western man? (I love second-hand bookshops)
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🇦🇹 35% der 14- bis 25-Jährigen in Österreich bejahen ein religiöses Selbstverständnis – gegenüber lediglich 27% in der Gesamtgesellschaft. Auch stimmen sie der Aussage, kein religiöser Mensch zu sein, mit 37% seltener zu als mit 48% in der Gesamtstichprobe.
#Österreich #Religion
#Österreich #Religion
Erleben wir doch eine Rückkehr der Religion? Mehr als ein Medienhype
Ausgerechnet Zahlen einer Forschungsgruppe der Giordano-Bruno-Stiftung zeigen, dass die katholische Kirche bei Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen ihre zuverlässigste Basis hat. Was ist da los?
www.herder.de
November 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
🇦🇹 35% der 14- bis 25-Jährigen in Österreich bejahen ein religiöses Selbstverständnis – gegenüber lediglich 27% in der Gesamtgesellschaft. Auch stimmen sie der Aussage, kein religiöser Mensch zu sein, mit 37% seltener zu als mit 48% in der Gesamtstichprobe.
#Österreich #Religion
#Österreich #Religion
I'm at breakfast before more sessions at #aarsbl in Boston and eavesdropping on that most American conversation: a bunch of dudes trading stories about nightmarish car accidents they have survived
November 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I'm at breakfast before more sessions at #aarsbl in Boston and eavesdropping on that most American conversation: a bunch of dudes trading stories about nightmarish car accidents they have survived
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He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
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It's occurred to me that Irish English has a clatter of words for referring to a rake of things. There's a whole skite of them, and you can use a lock of different terms and people will know what you mean
#spéirgorm
#spéirgorm
November 21, 2025 at 7:31 AM
It's occurred to me that Irish English has a clatter of words for referring to a rake of things. There's a whole skite of them, and you can use a lock of different terms and people will know what you mean
#spéirgorm
#spéirgorm
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finding out recently that almost all the words in the dictionary are not IP and are in fact open source/public domain was an absolute game changer for me as a writer
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
finding out recently that almost all the words in the dictionary are not IP and are in fact open source/public domain was an absolute game changer for me as a writer
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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:
The most important negotiations in the world, that are continuously sabotaged by fossil fuel arsonists, have been engulfed in flames.
Those with eyes to see and ears to hear etc etc
Those with eyes to see and ears to hear etc etc
BREAKING: The UN climate talks COP30 have been evacuated due to a fire breaking out inside the venue in Belém, Brazil.
November 21, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The most important negotiations in the world, that are continuously sabotaged by fossil fuel arsonists, have been engulfed in flames.
Those with eyes to see and ears to hear etc etc
Those with eyes to see and ears to hear etc etc
things demons do tho
AI slop now making up saccharine Bible verses that do not exist
November 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
things demons do tho
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Jesus to his disciples:
Idk why a bunch of libs started following me but I’m an anarchist and you will not have a good time here.
November 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Jesus to his disciples:
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When I arrive at the party
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 AM
When I arrive at the party
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the actual suicide of the West will be combining a rapidly aging population with hostility to migrants. however we must give credit to East Asia, especially Japan, for pioneering this model.
November 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
the actual suicide of the West will be combining a rapidly aging population with hostility to migrants. however we must give credit to East Asia, especially Japan, for pioneering this model.
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i mean whiskey is prob the only way i’ll tango or foxtrot tbh.
November 18, 2025 at 1:13 AM
i mean whiskey is prob the only way i’ll tango or foxtrot tbh.
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Who remembers MOOCs?
In about three years the entire university pivot to AI curricula and schools and programs is going to be so deeply embarrassing. We will all pretend it never happened and I will be standing there, looking at people with a mirror in my eyes. This is all so embarrassing.
November 18, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Who remembers MOOCs?
Ireland will not enter its cultural golden age until we find a way to get Donal Dineen regularly back on the telly or the radio www.youtube.com/watch?v=olKL...
Donal Dineen Ain't Talking No Disco
YouTube video by Myles O'Reilly
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Ireland will not enter its cultural golden age until we find a way to get Donal Dineen regularly back on the telly or the radio www.youtube.com/watch?v=olKL...
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youtu.be/yQO4Dnlwcg0?... anytime anyone starts at me about hiviz and bright clothes I send them this. The RSA would do well to watch it.
I always have lights, rear and front and tbh drivers still do their best to "not" see me.
I always have lights, rear and front and tbh drivers still do their best to "not" see me.
Please Share This When I'm Killed by Someone Driving a Car
YouTube video by Phil Gaimon
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
youtu.be/yQO4Dnlwcg0?... anytime anyone starts at me about hiviz and bright clothes I send them this. The RSA would do well to watch it.
I always have lights, rear and front and tbh drivers still do their best to "not" see me.
I always have lights, rear and front and tbh drivers still do their best to "not" see me.
the man is preaching the truth:
The RSA targeting the low hanging fruit on an entirely different tree. Our society has abandoned so much to the combustion engine.
No amount of high vis will make someone visible to people who aren't looking. 😞
No amount of high vis will make someone visible to people who aren't looking. 😞
November 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
the man is preaching the truth:
As we hurtle towards the 160th person to die on our roads this year, I have just read that the Road Safety Authority proudly declares it has distributed 204,000 high vis items - jackets, vests, bib, armbands, rucksack covers, and drawstring bags. That speeding SUV can't harm me if I'm wearing a bib!
November 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
As we hurtle towards the 160th person to die on our roads this year, I have just read that the Road Safety Authority proudly declares it has distributed 204,000 high vis items - jackets, vests, bib, armbands, rucksack covers, and drawstring bags. That speeding SUV can't harm me if I'm wearing a bib!
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A good and healthy society is one in which people spend 70% of their time throwing away ads sent by mail, deleting emails containing ads, or ignoring ads on websites they visit. Such a society is doing well.
November 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
A good and healthy society is one in which people spend 70% of their time throwing away ads sent by mail, deleting emails containing ads, or ignoring ads on websites they visit. Such a society is doing well.
There is *extensive* Papal teaching on cinema over the last century and this is a brilliant addition. The new word here is "algorithms". I predict that when Leo's teaching on AI drops next year, it will be more significant than any religious teaching since Laudato Si'
November 16, 2025 at 12:46 PM
There is *extensive* Papal teaching on cinema over the last century and this is a brilliant addition. The new word here is "algorithms". I predict that when Leo's teaching on AI drops next year, it will be more significant than any religious teaching since Laudato Si'
When people ask me what my politics are
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November 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
When people ask me what my politics are