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Bizarre headline of the day (Irish Times, Aug 11: "Senior camogie final fireworks continue after whistle as managers give it both barrels"
August 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM
In my latest short story, Kafenio: "To save costs, a small Greek cafe engages the services of an android and discovers that 98% performance is not good enough.

On Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...

On Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3eXZ...

Text: traffic.libsyn.com/564a8e1d-728...
Kafenio
Podcast Episode · Stories by Gerry Gaffney · 05/14/2025 · 10m
podcasts.apple.com
May 16, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Interesting to see the word "slightly" used to refer to a distance of 2 billion miles:

"Voyager 1 is more than 15 billion miles from Earth; Voyager 2 is trailing slightly behind at 13 billion miles"

-The Times (London) today.
March 16, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Very clear piece on the nature of trade between US & Canada and the so-called "subsidisation" of Canada by the US.
IMPORTANT: If you live in the United States or Canada, you’ve probably heard Trump‘s constant claim that the United States is “subsidizing” Canada. It’s wrong of course, but here’s the best explanation I’ve seen about how & why it’s wrong. PLEASE WATCH & SHARE IT A LOT. Kudos to Andrew Chang & CBC.
Is Trump right about the U.S. 'subsidizing' Canada? | About That
YouTube video by CBC News
youtu.be
March 6, 2025 at 12:43 AM
An excellent book & now even better value!
Have you seen the new edition of my book Human Transit? Now, the ebook is on-sale for $4.99 only through March 2.

It's been called the most useful introduction to public transportation issues for the curious general reader.

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February 25, 2025 at 10:58 PM
My latest short story was spiked by the Spotify AI, a decision then reversed by another AI, so it's back.

It's a comedic tale about good intentions, rash promises, lying and redemption. If you prefer RIY (Read It Yourself): gerrygaffney.com/stories/Ashes.html

open.spotify.com/episode/5ZyZ...
Maura's Ashes
Stories by Gerry Gaffney · Episode
open.spotify.com
February 23, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Apparently Barnier also lost a confidence vote in 1958!
"The president's opponents
immediately call for his resignation after Barnier became the
shortest-lived prime minister since 1958 when he losta confidence vote" (Times)
December 5, 2024 at 7:54 AM