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Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 3h

To be candid, I want the bubble to burst. Because it will eventually and inevitably, but the longer the current charade goes on the more our planet and communities are decimated— and the more dependent we become on the few powerful people left who control those resources.

Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 20h

Energy requirements for AI mean that the only way for the bubble not to burst would require companies to multiply their carbon footprint to an unimaginable degree. Right now, while AI is barely functional and mostly a novelty for the lazy, it requires so much energy that data centers rival cities.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 2h

Quilt art inspired by vintage photographs of African American people, by contemporary US artist Bisa Butler #WomensArt
US #BlackHistoryMonth

Textile artwork featuring standing two figures facing forwards, a Black man and woman, the man wears a patterned suit in vivid colours and the woman wears a long coat in similar patterns and colours and she wears a large rounded hat, all against a patterned pink background

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Kieran Ryan @kieranryan.bsky.social · 12h

There might not be any other option except to go feral when this bubble pops. Instant bankruptcy for Ireland's economy.

If it's any consolation, I reckon all the AirBnB landlords will be proper fucked.

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Kieran Ryan @kieranryan.bsky.social · 15h

Bubbles within bubbles.

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Kieran Ryan @kieranryan.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing to see here.

Kayla @toothpastevixen.bsky.social · 1d

hey do you think it might be a sign of anything that two banks in the past 24 hours or so (BoE and JP Morgan) have warned about a potential stock market correction around the ai bubble

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Kieran Ryan @kieranryan.bsky.social · 1d

Social factors aside, the virus has literally damaged people's brains, affecting things like concentration ("brain fog"), cognitive ability (judgement, e.g. speed & distance), impulse control (road rage), and empathy.

journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

Driving under viral impairment: Linking acute SARS-CoV-2 infections to elevated car crash risks

This study explores the linkage between acute SARS-CoV-2 and car crashes across U.S. states, correlating with COVID-19 mitigation strategies, vaccination rates, and Long COVID prevalence. This investi...

journals.plos.org

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Kieran Ryan @kieranryan.bsky.social · 1d

There's a trick that works for me >90% of the time: When you feel a sneeze coming on, stick your tongue up to the roof of your mouth. Stops the sneeze impulse somehow.

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Kieran Ryan @kieranryan.bsky.social · 1d

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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 2d

More Irish activists have now been taken by the IDF from international waters including author Naoise Dolan, TD Barry Heneghan and psychiatrist Veronica O’Keane.

They are part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition.

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Kieran Ryan @kieranryan.bsky.social · 2d

I think the basil plant might be in trouble.

A severely dessicated basil plant sits dejectedly in a small plastic pot on a kitchen countertop.

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Barry McMullin @autofac.bsky.social · 3d

Oh lordy. No, these are not "heat pumps". They are *water* pumps installed in conventional fossil-fuel heating systems. 🤦‍♂️

Irish Examiner @irishexaminer.bsky.social · 4d

'Urgent' recall as 114,000 homeowners warned of heat pump electrocution risk

The recall is one of the largest product safety alerts ever issued by the CCPC, and one of the most serious

dlvr.it

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Kieran Ryan @kieranryan.bsky.social · 4d

That last line; ouch!

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Julia Doubleday @juliadoubleday.bsky.social · 4d

Nobody has Long COVID, but everybody has brain fog, cognitive decline and memory loss. I talk about the overwhelming scientific evidence that COVID damages the brain, and the overwhelming social unwillingness to acknowledge it in my latest:

www.thegauntlet.news/p/when-will-...

When Will the Lion Concern Himself

Joking memes make light of the uncomfortable reality: everyone's got a little of that post-COVID brain damage these days

www.thegauntlet.news

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Kieran Ryan @kieranryan.bsky.social · 4d

Big Jim has his whetstone near worn out, no doubt.

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Kieran Ryan @kieranryan.bsky.social · 4d

Ah no, there will be several Maria angles on this story, don't worry.

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Kieran Ryan @kieranryan.bsky.social · 4d

Is it anything to do with the ongoing Covid-19 surge, which has hospitalised a couple of hundred people a week for the past several weeks? (Because it certainly isn't flu season yet.)

A chart showing Covid cases and hospitalisations over the past 12 weeks in Ireland.

A chart showing flu cases and hospitalisations over the past 12 weeks in Ireland.

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Kieran Ryan @kieranryan.bsky.social · 4d

It's not just a parenting issue either, unfortunately. In Ireland, fewer than half of hospital-based healthcare workers got their flu vaccine last winter.

A screengrab from a HSE report on seasonal flu vaccination. It says thay flu vaccine in healthcare workers reached its peak in 2021-22 with a 71.4% uptake. This dropped to 45.4% last winter.

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Kieran Ryan @kieranryan.bsky.social · 4d

You have to give the secret handshake.

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Kieran Ryan @kieranryan.bsky.social · 5d

Got a bit of work done yesterday, just a couple of fillers in each arm. Keeps me feeling fresh. Would highly recommend.

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Kieran Ryan @kieranryan.bsky.social · 6d

Tis blowy enough here in West Mayo now. #StormAmy @carlowweather.bsky.social

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 7d

The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed

Broadcaster and scríbhneoir Manchán Magan dies aged 55

The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed.

www.rte.ie

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John Barrington @johnbarrington.bsky.social · 7d

Don’t recall them doing this to the bigots and far-right who blocked city centres intersections

www.independent.ie/irish-news/g... Garda public order unit physically remove Gaza protesters blocking Dublin Port amid major traffic disruption

Garda public order unit physically remove Gaza protesters blocking Dublin Port amid major traffic disruption

Members of the Garda public order unit have physically removed protesters who were blocking the entrance and exit of Dublin Port for a number of hours today.

www.independent.ie

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Hannah Daly @hannahdaly.ie · 8d

☀️ New column! ☀️

Optimism on climate is hard to find, but solar power's meteoric rise is one very bright trend.

"Solar is fast becoming the world’s new energy superpower"

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Let the sun shine: solar is fast becoming the world’s new energy superpower

Solar power is reshaping economies, industrial systems and geopolitics

www.irishtimes.com

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Kieran Ryan @kieranryan.bsky.social · 8d

The health service in Ireland published new guidance *this week* that pushes droplet transmission (within 1 metre 👀) as the main mode. Their reference is a study from December 2020, so that's where we're at here. 🤷🏼‍♂️

An extract from an Acute Respiratory Infection guidance document from the Irish health service. Highlighted is a line that reads, Covid virus is spread mainly by inhalation of infectious particles coming from coughing or sneezing of an infected person in close contact (1m).

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Carlow Weather @carlowweather.bsky.social · 8d

Latest HARMONIE high resolution charts bring center of #StormAmy closer to Ireland on Friday with stronger gusts into West and Northwest. If these charts stay consistent you could see upgrades in warnings for some areas so stay tuned.

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