Alan Lawlor
@alanlawlor.bsky.social
📍 Dublin, Ireland
Welcome to my head: please excuse the mess.
Born 323 ppm: 40 ppm above pre-industrial levels but 100 ppm below today’s levels (come back here yearly to see how much it rises again)
Welcome to my head: please excuse the mess.
Born 323 ppm: 40 ppm above pre-industrial levels but 100 ppm below today’s levels (come back here yearly to see how much it rises again)
This party has been so badly launched with such poor leadership, the best thing to do is to disband and recommend people in the UK support and vote for Greens
November 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
This party has been so badly launched with such poor leadership, the best thing to do is to disband and recommend people in the UK support and vote for Greens
enough time for genetic convergence
November 29, 2025 at 12:53 PM
enough time for genetic convergence
I suppose that whilst the ice sheets did cut off the west from the east, travelling north of Spain into France and Germany might’ve been too cold for the cats, causing genetic divergence during the last ice age. And since it warmed up and they migrated northwards and east-west, there hasn’t been
November 29, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I suppose that whilst the ice sheets did cut off the west from the east, travelling north of Spain into France and Germany might’ve been too cold for the cats, causing genetic divergence during the last ice age. And since it warmed up and they migrated northwards and east-west, there hasn’t been
Most of the mammals that are native to Ireland today arrived via that land bridge towards the end of the last ice age. They didn’t live here •through• the ice age, only arriving during that window of time after it became warm enough to survive but before sea levels rose enough to cut us off
November 29, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Most of the mammals that are native to Ireland today arrived via that land bridge towards the end of the last ice age. They didn’t live here •through• the ice age, only arriving during that window of time after it became warm enough to survive but before sea levels rose enough to cut us off
I think the last vestiges of a land bridge only submerged c. 12,000 years ago. Whilst still much colder than today, the ice sheets over land had mostly retreated, so the climate was warm enough to support animal life
November 29, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I think the last vestiges of a land bridge only submerged c. 12,000 years ago. Whilst still much colder than today, the ice sheets over land had mostly retreated, so the climate was warm enough to support animal life
Don’t worry, an alien civilisation will find these in the fossilised records along with the remains of the last humans after we destroyed ourselves
November 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Don’t worry, an alien civilisation will find these in the fossilised records along with the remains of the last humans after we destroyed ourselves
I can’t believe you didn’t take the opportunity to point out that it has led to a perfect example of the Streisand Effect. I wonder if this was intentional for the BBC: amplifying their predicament whilst avoiding repercussions
November 29, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I can’t believe you didn’t take the opportunity to point out that it has led to a perfect example of the Streisand Effect. I wonder if this was intentional for the BBC: amplifying their predicament whilst avoiding repercussions
I thought India had relaxed its restrictions on foreign investment and ownership in past few years? And that had spurred growth?
November 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I thought India had relaxed its restrictions on foreign investment and ownership in past few years? And that had spurred growth?
Some thundery downpours in that band passing over Dublin right now
November 29, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Some thundery downpours in that band passing over Dublin right now
I’m afraid that a 15 page document made me make the BlueSky cardinal sin of feeding it into ChatGPT. My conclusion is that a public gathering doesn’t have to be sectarian in nature to fall under its remit?
November 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I’m afraid that a 15 page document made me make the BlueSky cardinal sin of feeding it into ChatGPT. My conclusion is that a public gathering doesn’t have to be sectarian in nature to fall under its remit?
Is there a parades commission requirement for non-sectarian gatherings?
November 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Is there a parades commission requirement for non-sectarian gatherings?
Is that India’s YOY growth for the quarter, or quarter in quarter growth within this year?
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Is that India’s YOY growth for the quarter, or quarter in quarter growth within this year?
Have PSNI been notified that this might happen? My experience with Gardai is that you might overestimate their intelligence gathering capabilities in the social media era. Better to have them waiting in the wings than something getting injured bc some fash can’t control themselves when no police
November 28, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Have PSNI been notified that this might happen? My experience with Gardai is that you might overestimate their intelligence gathering capabilities in the social media era. Better to have them waiting in the wings than something getting injured bc some fash can’t control themselves when no police
Does your recipe involve this as a pic?
November 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Does your recipe involve this as a pic?
I’m a pessimist: our own government announced a climate crisis a few years ago. But then carried on business as usual.
These announcements to the public and lofty speeches at UN conferences are just lip service
These announcements to the public and lofty speeches at UN conferences are just lip service
November 28, 2025 at 6:34 AM
I’m a pessimist: our own government announced a climate crisis a few years ago. But then carried on business as usual.
These announcements to the public and lofty speeches at UN conferences are just lip service
These announcements to the public and lofty speeches at UN conferences are just lip service
This is the worst type of war: when the both sides are fighting in an existential battle, but with neither having sufficient upper hand to win outright.
So the war could continue for another decade
So the war could continue for another decade
November 28, 2025 at 6:22 AM
This is the worst type of war: when the both sides are fighting in an existential battle, but with neither having sufficient upper hand to win outright.
So the war could continue for another decade
So the war could continue for another decade
As soon as it becomes evident to all the Russians that they have to bring the war to an end having lost, Putin and the rest in power will be toppled.
So, Putin cannot surrender. He must continue fighting, even if no chance of winning, as an act of self preservation
So, Putin cannot surrender. He must continue fighting, even if no chance of winning, as an act of self preservation
November 28, 2025 at 6:22 AM
As soon as it becomes evident to all the Russians that they have to bring the war to an end having lost, Putin and the rest in power will be toppled.
So, Putin cannot surrender. He must continue fighting, even if no chance of winning, as an act of self preservation
So, Putin cannot surrender. He must continue fighting, even if no chance of winning, as an act of self preservation
You mean the records that the DOGE teenager hackers infiltrated ?
Good luck with getting useful out of that
Good luck with getting useful out of that
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 AM
You mean the records that the DOGE teenager hackers infiltrated ?
Good luck with getting useful out of that
Good luck with getting useful out of that
But that portion which was funded by loans with Tesla stock as collateral is a classic tax avoidance measure: as any sale of stock is subject to tax, as would be taking cash out of the company. He also didn’t want to dilute or reduce his shareholding in the company
November 26, 2025 at 11:49 AM
But that portion which was funded by loans with Tesla stock as collateral is a classic tax avoidance measure: as any sale of stock is subject to tax, as would be taking cash out of the company. He also didn’t want to dilute or reduce his shareholding in the company
People like him don’t take cash out of their companies as that would incur tax. They take out loans as collateral. So, he has incurred a few billion more in interest on the loan of $44bn? Less than he would pay in tax. And he’s now due a $1tn payout from Tesla over next decade
November 26, 2025 at 6:54 AM
People like him don’t take cash out of their companies as that would incur tax. They take out loans as collateral. So, he has incurred a few billion more in interest on the loan of $44bn? Less than he would pay in tax. And he’s now due a $1tn payout from Tesla over next decade
And RTPI app was still showing scheduled times and that buses were imminent with 1-2 minutes
November 26, 2025 at 6:19 AM
And RTPI app was still showing scheduled times and that buses were imminent with 1-2 minutes
Nope. Nothing on TFI. And their social media intern finishes work at 5pm, so nothing on X
November 26, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Nope. Nothing on TFI. And their social media intern finishes work at 5pm, so nothing on X