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Colman Reilly @colman.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 20h

Anyone know a good reference for what travellers' accommodations looked like across the centuries? #ttrpg #history

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mariafarrell @mariafarrell.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Gods I'm too fucking old and tired to rehearse the 'don't break E2E encryption' debate AGAIN, but here we are. This time the novel twist is 'client side scanning' of every European's device for CSAM, just in case.

I no longer make many arguments on principle. This open letter to the Irish […]

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Colman Reilly @colman.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 1d

@RonJeffries just about the right amount, I'd say.

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Simon Phipps @meshed.cloud · 1d

Who could possibly have foreseen that having random web apps collect copious personal information in order to check for user age could create a golden trove for hackers?

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/oct/07/discord-data-breach-proof-of-age-id-leaked

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Colman Reilly @colman.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Colman Reilly @colman.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 7d

@franoreilly @gonecaving Michael D was a clear positive choice. So was Robinson.

Are there really people enthusiastic about Gavin or Humphreys for other than party loyalty reasons?

I can’t really work up enthusiasm for Connolly.

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Colman Reilly @colman.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 8d

Apparently one of the problems with the housing crisis is that journalists and politicians in Ireland have no idea what it costs to do *any* construction work of any sort.

Or maybe "Gotcha!" stories of government spending what seem like perfectly reasonable amounts of money on projects* make […]

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Colman Reilly @colman.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 8d

@only_ohm huh, what happened in series 10 to trigger that?

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Colman Reilly @colman.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 8d

So the Irish presidential election is another exercise in damage limitation. “Vote in order of least dislike”

Great.

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Luke Drury @luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy · 9d

No mention of climate change although Catherine Connolly did use the word sustainable once in the presidential debate. #aras25

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Luke Drury @luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy · 9d

Not impressed with any of the candidates so far…#Aras25

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Alfie Kohn @alfiekohn.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy · 13d

After some months of thinking about, and digesting the literature on, the use of AI in schools, I believe that we're not only overestimating the capabilities of LLMs but underestimating the essence of education. Here's the expanded version of my new Education Week essay […]

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Colman Reilly @colman.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 13d

@alfiekohn @bretdevereaux @gleick there’s a paper somewhere that demonstrates an isomorphism between LLMs (or a class of them) and a compression algorithm.

Colman Reilly @colman.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 13d

@alfiekohn doing the good work of belabouring what should be obvious to anyone who’s had any sort of functional education.

Which appears to exclude most of the people running education, for a start.

From: @alfiekohn
https://sciences.social/@alfiekohn/115264945540106999

Alfie Kohn (@[email protected])

After some months of thinking about, and digesting the literature on, the use of AI in schools, I believe that we're not only overestimating the capabilities of LLMs but underestimating the essence of education. Here's the expanded version of my new Education Week essay: https://www.alfiekohn.org/article/ai/ (featuring links to works by Mastodoners @[email protected] and @[email protected] and many others)

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Colman Reilly @colman.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 13d

New cafe opened beside Lidl in Clonsilla, near us and the train station.

7am to 1pm opening hours.

WTF?

Colman Reilly @colman.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 14d

Apparently the Maynooth rail line is fucked this morning but you’d never know it from their online systems, which are showing everything nominal as the display in the station shows everything delayed and cancelled. Consistently useless at updates.

#mastodaoine

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Samantha Rose @samantha42.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 15d

As a heads up for people in Ireland, HSE has updated this year COVID-19 vaccination guidance to state that every adult who want a vaccination can get one. (This has as far as I know not been the case in recent years.)

HSE also has a list of pharmacy's where you can get a vaccine […]

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Colman Reilly @colman.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 16d

@evanurquhart.bsky.social I sometime wonder if we didn't police gender binaries so hard whether we'd get so much gender dysphoria.

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Colman Reilly @colman.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 16d

I occasionally wonder how many of the Americans lecturing us all on how to deal with their fascists helped elect those fascists with their "it's just a coincidence we don't want to vote for the black lady" ideological purity bullshit?

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Chris Alemany @socialbc.ca · 20d

Bravo to this parent for saying it exactly right!
““There is no comparable requirement for boys to confirm their gender,” said another parent. “Once again, the onus is placed on girls to be monitored and regulated, reinforcing the idea that female athletes are the ones who need to be verified.”” […]

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Colman Reilly @colman.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 22d

@hacks4pancakes if it's like Ireland, the age of the person serving is a factor to consider.

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Colman Reilly @colman.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 23d

@hacks4pancakes I know that and my military expertise is all based on space elves.

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Claire McNab @2legged.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 23d

Ireland's east coast railway line from Dublin to Wicklow is in trouble. Climate change has accelerated coastal erosion, requiring protective works which will impede the glorious sea views.

The northern part of the route, from Dublin to Dun Laoghaire, is one of the oldest in the world. The […]

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Colman Reilly @colman.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 23d

You're not going to be seeing Dublin Bay from the Dart if the fucking line is washed away you fuckwit.

https://www.rte.ie/news/leinster/2025/0915/1533439-east-coast-railway-line/

Boulders part of plan to make rail line 'more resilient'

Plans aimed at preventing the railway line between south Dublin and Wicklow from falling into the sea in future years could result in major changes along parts of the eastern coastline.

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Colman Reilly @colman.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 23d

Irish "patriots" adopting corporate English nationalism with a different flag pasted on the front. <sigh>