Richard Cantwell

Looking forward to #geomobDUB in the Digital Hub this evening. Very interesting line-up of talks. The event is free, and there'll be #geobeer afterwards. Details & sign-up here: thegeomob.com/post/oct-22n...

So the Irish Government launched the 'Intelligence:Applied' programme at the AI Summit last week. Buried in the aspirational goals (see here: www.gov.ie/en/departmen...) is this particularly interesting nugget. It looks like the #Eircode database may become #OpenData! Grain of salt required.

This may be relevant to the ongoing discussions around Freeing the PAF in the UK @jamesomalley.co.uk

Some discussion of the UK rejoining the EU on #newsnight this evening. 15 minutes of talking and the UK's only land border was completely ignored.

Andrew Neil continues his ignorance into his dotage. #bbcnewsnight

11 Sept

The new stand in the RDS is looking well.

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@aliceeire.bsky.social

10 Sept

Replying to @daraghobrien.bsky.social

Former NUI and Trinity voters DO need to register for the new constituency - many don't know that so do please spread the word! And we also need tp keep pushing for real Seanad Reform that gives everyone a vote!

21 Aug

And relief... Expectations have been beaten. #LeavingCert

12 Aug

Dublin 19:15 #eclipse

12 Aug

Dublin, 18:58

12 Aug

Someone here in the pub has a pair of special Eclipse binoculars. It feels wrong to point binoculars at the sun but they actually work. Looks like it's about 10% occlusion in Dublin at the moment

8 Aug

Doing some Crisp Science. In a double blind test, FreeStayto are the clear winner. The test subject that was given two sets of PresbyTayto was very annoyed

8 Aug

A controversial late entry has upended the competition. If late entries are allowed, I'll hold out until Manhattan turn up

8 Aug

"Hello barkeep, can I have 2.2727272e-7 Olympic swimming pools of Guinness please"

6 Aug

@lisagrimm.com This is relevant to your interests.

Count Binface@countbinface.bsky.social

There now follows a party election broadcast by the Count Binface Party, And if I do say so myself, it's a banger. #VoteBinface #Clacton

en.wikipedia.orgMary from Dungloe (festival) - Wikipedia

4 Aug

In celebrity news, the newly crowned 'Mary From Dungloe', in one of her first public engagements, just pulled a pint in the pub here. For the unaware: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_fr...

4 Aug

After posing for a photo with the grateful proprietor, Mary (who is actually Eva from London) has now moved on to whichever is the busiest pub in the next village.

4 Aug

First time I've seen Starlink as public WiFi. Makes sense on a remote island off the NW coast of Donegal. (Yes, I know other places have probably renamed the access point)

3 Aug

0-99% - 2 mins 100% - 15 mins and counting

26 July

That was a great match. I thought Mayo were dead and buried after 15 minutes, some fighting spirit shown. #GAA #AllIrelandFinal

19 July

There's additional peril here. I've brought my son to the pub to watch the match and the last bus home is in 30 minutes.

19 July

More people at the All Ireland Hurling final today than the World Cup final.

6 July

Over in that there London. Drinking a very decent brown ale by Five Points on cask in The Earl of Essex in Islington.

26 June

Emblematic. I think this salt grit bin is melting in the heat.

17 June

Mount Eerie at the Button Factory this evening. Very much lyric based downtempo low-fi. Absolutely not my usual thing, but it really worked.

youtube.comAnthopic, OpenAI Should Not Be Allowed to IPO, Says Ed ZitronYouTube video by Bloomberg Podcasts

3 June

Most of the videos on this channel have a few hundred views, but this AI takedown by @edzitron.com is at 161,000 and counting. Some people are listening, but probably not the right ones.

Ed Zitron@edzitron.com

Anthropic and OpenAI are dangerous and unsustainable companies that shouldn’t be taken public. The AI bubble is a con and retail investors are the marks. AI doesn’t have ROI, it’s nothing like AWS or Uber, and it’s got no post-bubble recovery story. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbKD...

Paul Clerkin, Archiseek.com

3 June

And that's the youngest dropped off at school to begin his Leaving Cert..

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@archiseek.bsky.social

31 May

Absolutely gutted to hear this morning about the passing of my friend Ernie Whalley. While I didn’t see him as often as I’d have liked to, distances etc, we always had great craic together.

30 May

I've just wandered home after a decent night in town and was struck by the amount of colour and joy in the city centre on my way. Then I realised it's the CMAT crowd. More power to her, and her fans.

27 May

I spent this evening in the early 1990's, and it was good. Sugar in The National Stadium

12 May

@sharrow.eurosky.social Oi! 😉

@boardsofcanada.bsky.social

8 May

Things I wasn't expecting to see this week in the USA.

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BOARDS OF CANADA

22 Apr

INFERNO. 29 MAY 2026. boardsofcanada.com

dublininquirer.comA look at Dublin Inquirer's financesWe ask people to subscribe to help us do what we do, so it feels fair to tell you all where we are financially, and what we'd spend that subscription income on.

22 Apr

I don't have many subscriptions, but this is one that I am very happy with. Local journalism is important and worth supporting.

Dublin Inquirer@dublininquirer.com

Here's a look at Dublin Inquirer's finances. We ask people to subscribe to help us do what we do, so it feels fair to tell you all where we are financially, and what we'd spend that subscription income on.

rte.ieRobert Watt to become head of Dublin city taskforceHigh profile civil servant Robert Watt is set to become the head of the body tasked with rejuvenating Dublin city centre.

20 Apr

How about having a directly elected Mayor head this up, rather than a secretary general from the civil service? The same body will be chaired by the CEO of An Post. What civil society involvement will there be?

RTÉ News@news.rte.ie

High profile civil servant Robert Watt is set to become the head of the body tasked with rejuvenating Dublin city centre.

science.orgScience | AAAS

15 Apr

If the AMOC collapses it will be a climate disaster to end all climate disasters, for Ireland especially. It was one of those 'low probability, high impact' events, like ice sheet collapse in Antarctica. Turns out it isn't low probability after all.

Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf@rahmstorf.bsky.social

Breaking: New study using observational constraints projects that the Atlantic Ocean circulation #AMOC will weaken ~50% by 2100, even for medium emissions and without Greenland melting. 🌊 More realistic models means stronger weakening - not entirely unexpected. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

11 Apr

Great win for Toulon in Glasgow. Off to Lansdowne shortly where #Leinster will now be playing for a home Semi-final. #ercc #rugby

7 Apr

Every time... #TACO

6 Apr

Well, I thought it was going to play out like a Tom & Jerry cartoon when one of the cats caught a mouse outside and let it loose in the kitchen. The poor mouse is now hiding somewhere behind the washing machine waiting for the cat to get bored and wander off before (hopefully) making an escape.

6 Apr

Tense standoff continues. The hunter is ignoring packaged food in the hope of a warm-blooded meal. One of the humans in the house has an aversion to mice, and is making sure there are at least two closed doors between them and the kitchen.

2 Apr

I'm reminded of this classic from @damienowens.bsky.social

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30 Mar

I was glad to see the Trump caricature roughly erased outside Vicar St a few months back. The replacement is perfect.

Ah well...

#coybig

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