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Losing is for winners - a post on failure as an unpredictable precursor to success from 18th century Ireland to 20th century Manhattan. alsoran.pika.page/posts/losing...
Losing is for winners! - What fails is a prelude to what works — but you’ll probably have to wait. - Also ran
Irish independence was an outcome of a series of failed rebellions, traceable back at least to 1798. Whatever is going on at the moment is a prelude to something that...
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September 7, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Losing is for winners - a post on failure as an unpredictable precursor to success from 18th century Ireland to 20th century Manhattan. alsoran.pika.page/posts/losing...
The value of “odd” men and women - - update to a previous post on my blog about people who work silently without permission and without wanting to be seen. alsoran.pika.page/posts/who-is...
The value of “odd” men and women - Also ran
I walk through a small park - more of a throughway than a park, really - where I have observed a man who has taken it on himself to clear...
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August 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The value of “odd” men and women - - update to a previous post on my blog about people who work silently without permission and without wanting to be seen. alsoran.pika.page/posts/who-is...
No, it's not all about the money - Seth Godin disputes Milton Friedman.
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No, it’s not all about the money - Seth Godin disputes Milton Friedman. - Also ran
Marketing guru Seth Godin disputes Milton Fiedman’s assertion that the purpose of work is to improve shareholder value. In his daily blog (well worth following), Godin writes: “I’ve never met...
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August 18, 2025 at 9:38 AM
No, it's not all about the money - Seth Godin disputes Milton Friedman.
alsoran.pika.page/posts/no-its...
alsoran.pika.page/posts/no-its...
In praise of odd men and women. alsoran.pika.page/posts/who-is...
Who is the odd man - is it myself? - Also ran
I walk through a small park - more of a throughway than a park, really - where I have observed a man who has taken it on himself to clear...
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July 31, 2025 at 8:17 AM
In praise of odd men and women. alsoran.pika.page/posts/who-is...
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US nurse tells of Israeli authorities confiscating supplies of baby formula being brought into Gaza by medical workers.
UNRWA sounds alarm as 1 in 10 children in Gaza malnourished
US nurse tells of Israeli authorities confiscating supplies of baby formula being brought into Gaza by medical workers.
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July 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM
US nurse tells of Israeli authorities confiscating supplies of baby formula being brought into Gaza by medical workers.
Oh dear. Montaigne on wives "tricking" themselves up while their lords and masters are out doing important things. 16th century though - too late to cancel? alsoran.pika.page/posts/oh-dea...
Oh dear. Montaigne on wives. - Also ran
In his essay On Vanity Michel de Montaigne (born 1533) writes that:
“”I see, and am vexed to see, in several families I know, Monsieur about noon come home all jaded...
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July 16, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Oh dear. Montaigne on wives "tricking" themselves up while their lords and masters are out doing important things. 16th century though - too late to cancel? alsoran.pika.page/posts/oh-dea...
Is it fair to compare IDF murders of starving Palestinians in food lines to Nazi murders of Jews in a square in Poland? In my Also Ran blog. alsoran.pika.page/posts/the-id...
The IDF and Riefenstahl - nightmare bedfellows? - Also ran
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz, quoting soldiers in Gaza say that the IDF shoots at Palestinians queueing for food to '“disperse” them. They fire with “everything imaginable: heavy machine guns, grenad...
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July 4, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Is it fair to compare IDF murders of starving Palestinians in food lines to Nazi murders of Jews in a square in Poland? In my Also Ran blog. alsoran.pika.page/posts/the-id...
Most people I think would believe Haaretz (who reported this) over Netanyahu any day.
Yet another one pointing out the same depravity.
Isn't it astounding that Israel has pinpoint accuracy when it comes to eliminating Iranian nuclear scientists but seem to lack any sort of precision when it comes to Palestinian civilians.
War crimes.
Pure and simple.
www.nbcnews.com/world/middle...
Isn't it astounding that Israel has pinpoint accuracy when it comes to eliminating Iranian nuclear scientists but seem to lack any sort of precision when it comes to Palestinian civilians.
War crimes.
Pure and simple.
www.nbcnews.com/world/middle...
Netanyahu denounces report that Israeli soldiers have orders to shoot at Palestinians seeking aid
More than 500 Palestinians have been killed while seeking food since the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation began distributing aid in the territory about a month ago, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
www.nbcnews.com
June 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Most people I think would believe Haaretz (who reported this) over Netanyahu any day.
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The Israeli government has shown that it is not prepared to stop until every Palestinian in #Gaza is dead, disabled or displaced. Every day in which it is still armed and supported by Western states, our own included, is a stain on international law.
June 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The Israeli government has shown that it is not prepared to stop until every Palestinian in #Gaza is dead, disabled or displaced. Every day in which it is still armed and supported by Western states, our own included, is a stain on international law.
I’ve been reading about those AI versions of dead people, such as the Panasonic founder (died 1989) who addresses new recruits etc
Keep your hair combed and your face washed. If not, your AI version will embarrass your descendants. #ai
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Keep your hair combed and your face washed. If not, your AI version will embarrass your descendants. #ai
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Ghosts and ai - Also ran
I picked up a copy of Ulysses (not the one by James Joyce, the other one) in Hodges Figgis’ bookshop in Dublin today and opened it at a page in...
alsoran.pika.page
May 10, 2025 at 7:39 AM
I’ve been reading about those AI versions of dead people, such as the Panasonic founder (died 1989) who addresses new recruits etc
Keep your hair combed and your face washed. If not, your AI version will embarrass your descendants. #ai
alsoran.pika.page/posts/ghosts...
Keep your hair combed and your face washed. If not, your AI version will embarrass your descendants. #ai
alsoran.pika.page/posts/ghosts...
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"Parents can't find food for their children... [as] Israeli Forces continue bombardment."
No humanitarian aid has entered Gaza for more than three weeks, says UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini, the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees.
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No humanitarian aid has entered Gaza for more than three weeks, says UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini, the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/2brjf3
March 27, 2025 at 7:37 PM
"Parents can't find food for their children... [as] Israeli Forces continue bombardment."
No humanitarian aid has entered Gaza for more than three weeks, says UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini, the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/2brjf3
No humanitarian aid has entered Gaza for more than three weeks, says UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini, the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/2brjf3
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Young women making fun of a sign at a beach in Miami, Florida (1934).
March 17, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Young women making fun of a sign at a beach in Miami, Florida (1934).
A brave act.
A woman protesting wealth inequality in North Carolina, c. 1930s.
March 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A brave act.
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Fingal County Council failed to use available NTA funds to improve bus stops. Regularly at council meetings, councillors ask for smarter bus stops and shelters for commuters in their areas. dublininquirer.com/2...
Fingal County Council failed to use available NTA funds to improve bus stops - Dublin Inquirer
Regularly at council meetings, councillors ask for smarter bus stops and shelters for commuters in their areas.
dublininquirer.com
February 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Fingal County Council failed to use available NTA funds to improve bus stops. Regularly at council meetings, councillors ask for smarter bus stops and shelters for commuters in their areas. dublininquirer.com/2...
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It's estimated that $150 billion would eradicate world hunger by 2030
February 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
It's estimated that $150 billion would eradicate world hunger by 2030
If Trump takes our prosperity away, could we wisely prioritise what's left, please? www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/...
‘It’s so deeply unfair’: Lankum singer Radie Peat on the lack of supports for her autistic daughter
‘You ask yourself, will she ever say mama’ - singer and Lankum musician told she must wait until July 2028 for services
www.irishtimes.com
February 15, 2025 at 12:40 PM
If Trump takes our prosperity away, could we wisely prioritise what's left, please? www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/...
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January 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Why is pickled food from Asia like a million times better than picked food from Europe?
It's like Europeans figured out how to pickle one thing, and then were like "alright, that's done, let's get back to the real work of inventing 37,000 different types of cheese."
It's like Europeans figured out how to pickle one thing, and then were like "alright, that's done, let's get back to the real work of inventing 37,000 different types of cheese."
January 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Why is pickled food from Asia like a million times better than picked food from Europe?
It's like Europeans figured out how to pickle one thing, and then were like "alright, that's done, let's get back to the real work of inventing 37,000 different types of cheese."
It's like Europeans figured out how to pickle one thing, and then were like "alright, that's done, let's get back to the real work of inventing 37,000 different types of cheese."
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This Palestinian man carries a young donkey, born during the war, on his journey back to the northern Gaza Strip after the ceasefire.
January 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
This Palestinian man carries a young donkey, born during the war, on his journey back to the northern Gaza Strip after the ceasefire.
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Kind of sucks that we didn't at least get a Roaring Twenties before what's about to come
January 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Kind of sucks that we didn't at least get a Roaring Twenties before what's about to come
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Why do I get the feeling that in 30 years Chinese AI will be freeing them of labor and making the population more prosperous, and American AI will be selling us McDonald's when we ask it literally anything?
January 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Why do I get the feeling that in 30 years Chinese AI will be freeing them of labor and making the population more prosperous, and American AI will be selling us McDonald's when we ask it literally anything?
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Oh no, the Chinese plagiarism machine might have plagiarized the American plagiarism machine
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Microsoft Probing If DeepSeek-Linked Group Improperly Obtained OpenAI Data
Microsoft Corp. and OpenAI are investigating whether data output from OpenAI’s technology was obtained in an unauthorized manner by a group linked to Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek, ...
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January 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Oh no, the Chinese plagiarism machine might have plagiarized the American plagiarism machine
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BREAKING: Over 500,000 Palestinians have returned to north Gaza in 72 hours, says Gaza’s Government Media Office.
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January 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
BREAKING: Over 500,000 Palestinians have returned to north Gaza in 72 hours, says Gaza’s Government Media Office.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/n1pqhk
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/n1pqhk
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Wednesday visit to one of my old haunts, Mulligan’s Poolbeg street Dublin (1782)… great company and great pints 🎞📷
January 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Wednesday visit to one of my old haunts, Mulligan’s Poolbeg street Dublin (1782)… great company and great pints 🎞📷