Barry Heron
@tomasbarryheron.bsky.social
Giving here a go. Belfast based. Enjoys nonsense, Dr Who and TOTP
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This is how it’s done.
Get away from US software companies, get away from US cloud providers. Support local or ally software businesses only. Go back to on-premises. Know where your data is going.
We’ve slept walk into this, we just need to wake up now. Alternatives have always existed. Use them.
Get away from US software companies, get away from US cloud providers. Support local or ally software businesses only. Go back to on-premises. Know where your data is going.
We’ve slept walk into this, we just need to wake up now. Alternatives have always existed. Use them.
France announced today it’s phasing out Teams, Zoom, etc. to be replaced with a French/European solution called Visio. The data is hosted on Outscale. Transcripts and subtitles are also handled by French providers. The target is set on 2027 for government agencies.
January 26, 2026 at 4:29 PM
This is how it’s done.
Get away from US software companies, get away from US cloud providers. Support local or ally software businesses only. Go back to on-premises. Know where your data is going.
We’ve slept walk into this, we just need to wake up now. Alternatives have always existed. Use them.
Get away from US software companies, get away from US cloud providers. Support local or ally software businesses only. Go back to on-premises. Know where your data is going.
We’ve slept walk into this, we just need to wake up now. Alternatives have always existed. Use them.
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“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
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LinkedIn Wrapped but it's all the times you applied to a job that didn't exist.
December 4, 2025 at 7:36 AM
LinkedIn Wrapped but it's all the times you applied to a job that didn't exist.
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From the Far Side collection
December 1, 2025 at 9:58 AM
From the Far Side collection
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Rebel nuns who busted out of Austrian care home win reprieve – for now
Rebel nuns who busted out of Austrian care home win reprieve – for now
Trio given leave to stay in their abandoned convent near Salzburg until further notice, church officials say
Three octogenarian nuns who gained a global following after breaking out of their care home and moving back to their abandoned convent near Salzburg have been given leave to stay in the nunnery “until further notice”, church officials have said.
The rebel sisters – Bernadette, 88, Regina, 86, and Rita, 82, all former teachers at the school adjacent to their convent – broke back into their old home of Goldenstein Castle in Elsbethen in September in defiance of their spiritual elders. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Rebel nuns who busted out of Austrian care home win reprieve – for now
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why has the term Big Irish Head become so ubiquitous when 'Gael Skull' was right there all along
November 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
why has the term Big Irish Head become so ubiquitous when 'Gael Skull' was right there all along
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I'm almost certain this is also a Viz Profanisaurus entry
I know nothing about Dr Who, but, for Londoners, the phrase "Going For Dinner With Billie Piper" is the absolute best way to remember the order of the vertical streets running east to west in Soho (Greek, Frith, Dean, Wardour, Berwick, Poland) and has saved many a late night out
October 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I'm almost certain this is also a Viz Profanisaurus entry
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Catherine Connolly, militante de la réunification de l’Irlande, élue présidente
Catherine Connolly, militante de la réunification de l’Irlande, élue présidente
La candidate de la gauche a obtenu 63,4 % des suffrages, contre 29,4 % pour sa rivale Heather Humphreys, du Fine Gael, le parti centriste au pouvoir. Malgré un discours radical, cette avocate de 68 ans a réussi à rassembler l’ensemble de la gauche irlandaise pour décrocher ce poste surtout symbolique.
www.lemonde.fr
October 26, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Catherine Connolly, militante de la réunification de l’Irlande, élue présidente
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Turns out voting for Catherine Connolly is a rural pursuit.
October 25, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Turns out voting for Catherine Connolly is a rural pursuit.
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"Bloody Sunday" : jugé pour deux meurtres, un soldat britannique est acquitté à Belfast
"Bloody Sunday" : jugé pour deux meurtres, un soldat britannique est acquitté à Belfast
Un ancien soldat britannique, jugé pour deux meurtres et cinq tentatives de meurtre lors du "Bloody Sunday", épisode sanglant du conflit nord-irlandais, a été acquitté par un tribunal jeudi à Belfast.
f24.my
October 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
"Bloody Sunday" : jugé pour deux meurtres, un soldat britannique est acquitté à Belfast
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Werner Herzog voice: And this man, Joe, known for his Cotton Eye, where did he come from? And, perhaps more importantly for our story, where did he go?
October 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Werner Herzog voice: And this man, Joe, known for his Cotton Eye, where did he come from? And, perhaps more importantly for our story, where did he go?
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This is good;
"Minister of Hypocrisy Wes Streeting"
"So there we have it. One Irish person is charged with ‘terrorism’ in a UK court for speaking out against violence, while another Irish person is being held up as a victim of unfree speech for speaking out in favour of violence."
"Minister of Hypocrisy Wes Streeting"
"So there we have it. One Irish person is charged with ‘terrorism’ in a UK court for speaking out against violence, while another Irish person is being held up as a victim of unfree speech for speaking out in favour of violence."
Suzanne Harrington: The UK's treatment of Graham Linehan and Kneecap is a study in contrasts
"Unlike Linehan, in court charged with harassing a trans teenager and smashing their phone (this was before he urged his online followers to physically attack trans people), Mo Chara’s ‘terrorist’ cha...
www.irishexaminer.com
September 9, 2025 at 11:23 AM
This is good;
"Minister of Hypocrisy Wes Streeting"
"So there we have it. One Irish person is charged with ‘terrorism’ in a UK court for speaking out against violence, while another Irish person is being held up as a victim of unfree speech for speaking out in favour of violence."
"Minister of Hypocrisy Wes Streeting"
"So there we have it. One Irish person is charged with ‘terrorism’ in a UK court for speaking out against violence, while another Irish person is being held up as a victim of unfree speech for speaking out in favour of violence."
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Aphex Twin, a Brixton squat and a load of wet mattresses: revisiting Telepathic Fish, the heart of the 90s chillout boom
Aphex Twin, a Brixton squat and a load of wet mattresses: revisiting Telepathic Fish, the heart of the 90s chillout boom
Before it became naff music for health spas, chillout was cool – and this London club night was key. As a new generation carry its spirit forward, the originators remember the beats and bedding
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Aphex Twin, a Brixton squat and a load of wet mattresses: revisiting Telepathic Fish, the heart of the 90s chillout boom
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Die Wut auf die israelische Kriegsführung wird in ganz Europa zunehmend zu einem innenpolitischen Faktor. In Großbritannien ist das besonders sichtbar.
Ein paar Gedanken zu Starmers Palästina-Plan und dem Timing
www.spiegel.de/ausland/gros...
Ein paar Gedanken zu Starmers Palästina-Plan und dem Timing
www.spiegel.de/ausland/gros...
(S+) Das steckt hinter Keir Starmers Palästina-Plan
Es wäre eine Zäsur: Keir Starmer will Palästina anerkennen, falls Israel keinen Frieden mit der Hamas schließt. Der Plan ist typisch für den britischen Premier und hat auch mit Ärger in den eigenen Re...
www.spiegel.de
July 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Die Wut auf die israelische Kriegsführung wird in ganz Europa zunehmend zu einem innenpolitischen Faktor. In Großbritannien ist das besonders sichtbar.
Ein paar Gedanken zu Starmers Palästina-Plan und dem Timing
www.spiegel.de/ausland/gros...
Ein paar Gedanken zu Starmers Palästina-Plan und dem Timing
www.spiegel.de/ausland/gros...
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[Killing Me Softly voice]
Chessington World Of Adventures
Chessington World Of Adventures
June 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
[Killing Me Softly voice]
Chessington World Of Adventures
Chessington World Of Adventures
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To any Leaving Cert students stressed about the Modh Coinníollach coming up tomorrow: Don't worry. It might not happen.
June 8, 2025 at 10:23 AM
To any Leaving Cert students stressed about the Modh Coinníollach coming up tomorrow: Don't worry. It might not happen.
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If you watch only one video today, let it be this one.
Watch NYU Stern School of Business Professor Scott Galloway’s outstanding commentary on what prosperity and wealth should mean in America.
His words could not be more on point and timely.
Please pass it on.
Watch NYU Stern School of Business Professor Scott Galloway’s outstanding commentary on what prosperity and wealth should mean in America.
His words could not be more on point and timely.
Please pass it on.
June 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
If you watch only one video today, let it be this one.
Watch NYU Stern School of Business Professor Scott Galloway’s outstanding commentary on what prosperity and wealth should mean in America.
His words could not be more on point and timely.
Please pass it on.
Watch NYU Stern School of Business Professor Scott Galloway’s outstanding commentary on what prosperity and wealth should mean in America.
His words could not be more on point and timely.
Please pass it on.
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RTVE acaba de emitirlo durante 1 minuto.
May 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
RTVE acaba de emitirlo durante 1 minuto.
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you know who else came from chicago and was on "a mission from god"
May 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
you know who else came from chicago and was on "a mission from god"
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Liberté, Egalité, Fuckaroundité and Findoutité.
March 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Liberté, Egalité, Fuckaroundité and Findoutité.
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To stop receiving military operational planning updates from the White House, reply UNSUBSCRIBE
March 24, 2025 at 10:16 PM
To stop receiving military operational planning updates from the White House, reply UNSUBSCRIBE
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Grimes Slaps ‘I Bought This Before Elon Went Crazy’ Sticker On Child
March 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Grimes Slaps ‘I Bought This Before Elon Went Crazy’ Sticker On Child
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I have stolen this. I take no credit. Please forgive me.
But it is quite funny, in a nerdy geeky sad sort of way.
But it is quite funny, in a nerdy geeky sad sort of way.
February 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I have stolen this. I take no credit. Please forgive me.
But it is quite funny, in a nerdy geeky sad sort of way.
But it is quite funny, in a nerdy geeky sad sort of way.