2026-08-29T12:49:57Z https://nostr.ae Ronan https://nostr.ae/npub16dhstvaj7x8n8j22q7dznhe08cl5e8dg6gfl38anhq6nw4v0ppuqjf044k https://files.mastodon.green/accounts/avatars/109/236/595/822/162/283/original/3fa8efffae286767.png https://files.mastodon.green/accounts/avatars/109/236/595/822/162/283/original/3fa8efffae286767.png https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp6qqj400kcndpuj9kaccgq4jrkydrf8z53k2wx9uwteyj2rq4muszyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8s9v38vq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0mteeq245hrdvaysc38ykxshvzptt0ya0eljfkyjp4s9v264vm7gu8sc78'>nevent1q…sc78</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>totally agree, but if I could politely change one thing, they aren&#39;t slapping code together (😂👏) until it works, but until it appears to work. They have no idea what else it&#39;s doing that they haven&#39;t noticed or where it might break 2026-05-05T10:55:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstpyjqdgv6ldqhu785sgr7jurlashe5gpl0re8uw8gd7vw5hn4m7szyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sslpnkd &#34;Nigel Farage’s party proposed to place detention centres in places that vote for Green council leaders or MPs&#34;<br/><br/>Bullying the electorate and holding turns to ransom before even in power. And that&#39;s not even addressing the question of putting groups of people in camps, like his heroes did 2026-05-04T10:30:58Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqzujl5jpfchp4de2gpjmck6pf7tywzcpmjmq6sqav5yrdjaqqf5czyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sydtrjv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw7u9jrgz78nn5ly8sq76ka7024mppawn8suux0utfytyaxcwzdecu2c9q5'>nevent1q…c9q5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>repairability is a different issue. And should be addressed, along with extending the point at which obsolescence is reached. <br/><br/>My point is solely about the petrolheads who scoff at cleaner fuel, which are necessary. Guys like this<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/116/466/347/116/568/732/original/754c77b090657331.png"> <br/> 2026-04-25T16:44:02Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrq96eqsnyduvxc507svhsqjz4smlxlnrl80wyyxsann8zjvpu3dczyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sq57l6w There are still loads of people who think internal combustion cars are more macho than electric. <br/><br/>As if that&#39;s even a thing. And those people are allowed vote 2026-04-25T15:38:45Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0ld8lhkk9x2jr2n8c83h3x0ljwn8y8ez8c8pmsz65dzktgvgp7xgzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8s5k025m Waymo, a Google-owned company, which officially launched its self-driving taxi fleet in London earlier this month, has told cycling campaigners that it is “normal practice” for their taxis to veer into and block cycle lanes<br/>#cycling #roadSafety<br/><a href="https://road.cc/news/driverless-taxis-veering-into-cycle-lanes-normal-practice-says-waymo">https://road.cc/news/driverless-taxis-veering-into-cycle-lanes-normal-practice-says-waymo</a> 2026-04-24T10:25:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw2wtyzyp0w8daccxr8ueqj39sfk9avm3jnm2k2q8mtw83y9kdn0czyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sum5q7q The Journal has an article &#34;How Much Do You Know About Saoirse Ronan?&#34;<br/>Sounds creepy and weird, but also what is wrong with people that they have more interest in celebrity lives than the world around them?<br/><br/>Could we not have How Much Do You Know About a Tree? 2026-04-13T10:17:38Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxwaswncmjkuuq4hwun0y0g0hrg3hhf7zapy0kzpmux67xx25c20szyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8s29emk7 Or. <br/>No, you did not.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/116/335/183/939/174/417/original/e483fd61cd938ae6.png"> <br/> 2026-04-02T12:47:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8342afjamz7kslauajmsrm0l242astn778mgdl0wnr6pvwhvhwhszyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8s4pt7ee &#34;Adults using AI mostly just sound generic. But for a child who never formed independent reasoning, &#34;generic&#34; is a major identity problem. The model’s reasoning doesn’t compete with the child’s reasoning but becomes the child’s reasoning. For children still building out the cognitive skills for evaluating the world, the effect will not be temporary but have a foundation impact on their thinking.&#34;<br/><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-algorithmic-mind/202603/adults-lose-skills-to-ai-children-never-build-them">https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-algorithmic-mind/202603/adults-lose-skills-to-ai-children-never-build-them</a> 2026-03-28T17:56:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg3hymzzvkkhqwhx8uxrapwtcvj240nf939x8wly4aqqs6y7vl2rqzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sljnxgz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0wqpgpq8tvfk6qc0tvxlpmzmszmq66uguh5mq42ckdtdwwf7sd8se27rzh'>nevent1q…7rzh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yeah I suppose the surprise is that he actually said it. They just want to consolidate power and the ability to bestow it on a small group that look and act like themselves. <br/><br/>It&#39;s like the ChatGPT guy yesterday saying he engaged a future where we don&#39;t think for ourselves, but pay them to do it. These tech people are all certifiable lunatics 2026-03-13T09:08:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2fcgkpn2ype70edld4zxuazd8ya585054kxc3v4026gas8v6pq9czyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8smafky3 Palantir CEO Makes Shocking Confession on Disrupting Democratic Power<br/>They’re saying the quiet part out loud now.<br/>By Alex Karp<br/><br/>Palantir CEO Alex Karp thinks his AI technology will lessen the power of “highly educated, often female voters, who vote mostly Democrat” while increasing the power of working-class men. <br/>This is who the US and UK governments are partnering with. This is the sales pitch now. <br/><br/>From The New Republic:<br/><a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/207693/palantir-ceo-karp-disrupting-democratic-power">https://newrepublic.com/post/207693/palantir-ceo-karp-disrupting-democratic-power</a> 2026-03-13T08:49:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx86kdt95vpknppfjt32p0xrv7v069rkqt053vjh0sl35xj5xrm6szyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8servzcj Great news! Let&#39;s have more!<br/>Active travel is now replacing up to half a million car trips a day in Dublin<br/><a href="https://www.independent.ie/regionals/dublin/dublin-news/active-travel-is-now-replacing-up-to-half-a-million-car-trips-a-day-in-dublin/a1319149703.html">https://www.independent.ie/regionals/dublin/dublin-news/active-travel-is-now-replacing-up-to-half-a-million-car-trips-a-day-in-dublin/a1319149703.html</a> 2026-03-03T07:13:45Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs93y3yuwyxxwwn6ygdnrxph4pfppvqpc7kcjcycsjm50hw77gj32czyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sj2ffpm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqrsctn9feyegch99haf7smq0yjf2e53k9l2fyq8en5mwljf56vfqms5ycs'>nevent1q…5ycs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My feedback:<br/>no. The new AI is no good. Workouts too easy or too hard. You can no longer choose not to accept adaptations in plan. Have an off day mentally? The AI assumes it&#39;s physical and drops your ftp. Today I opted for an easy day, swapped the workout, went to start and found the AI had made it harder. Raised these issues with tech, who gave me the hard sell on AI &amp; sent me links to read 🤷‍♂️ and kept asking for follow up. I&#39;m cancelling 2026-02-14T12:56:02Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqrsctn9feyegch99haf7smq0yjf2e53k9l2fyq8en5mwljf56vfqzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sawylgz I&#39;m cancelling my #trainerroad the new AI is terrible. It&#39;s entire conception is just awful, does not take into account how human bodies work.<br/>I have raised the issues with them and they keep annoyingly emailing me for follow up after I ask not to. <br/>So I looked at the app page in Play store. All feedback this is year is the same &#34;AI slop&#34;<br/>I edited my review to add points in following toot:<br/>#cycling #fitness #training 2026-02-14T12:55:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstrnn5wewwk22wvfnxuhvujf8c3trnuhne3h3gjqer9328cchfdjczyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8s0swu7j I&#39;m not sure about the legibility, something I&#39;ve often noticed in French logos. But at the same time that might also be exactly why I love this:<br/>Mont-Saint-Michel<br/>#type #design #graphicDesign #france <br/><a href="https://fontsinuse.com/uses/74860/mont-saint-michel">https://fontsinuse.com/uses/74860/mont-saint-michel</a> 2026-02-04T11:51:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdknnchyc8k0m3pcw74q4mhfqae8zgu9g9vclfv9xqdxgtemyf4eszyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sf58pkd &#34;Take Google&#39;s claim that its Deepmind product had advanced material science by 800 years, &#34;discovering 2.2 million structures.&#34; It turns out that these &#34;discoveries&#34; are useless – in that they constitute trivial variations on known materials, and/or have no uses, and/or can only exist at absolute zero:&#34;<br/><a href="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c00643">https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c00643</a><br/><br/>One of many moments of 🤯 from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> <br/><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/05/fisher-price-steering-wheel/#billionaire-solipsism">https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/05/fisher-price-steering-wheel/#billionaire-solipsism</a> 2026-01-13T10:07:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxh0xa3se5chw47v0557mxgnfz438hgmm72ksj7vrlxzvjtvjqakqzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sveyntk The world needs to stop buying American goods and services. They are only as powerful as they are because of their economy. The country, as it is being run, is a global threat 2026-01-03T09:40:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg55cyjagv2kajqqcpfe0lxvhpccms6s9ekhn4dm035paz6rylw3gzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sncajh5 Superman fooled us all (yes, all of us) with his glasses. But I&#39;m not falling for it again<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/115/762/985/816/635/717/original/f7e4e8ea52c33800.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/115/762/987/422/423/584/original/11d2e28db1a5a1c5.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/115/762/995/211/396/884/original/530e93a84644cccc.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-22T11:32:30Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspn373faayw82pz2cklut7aze67dur0hzldrhkn972kty27xhy34czyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sc3peex I inadvertently used a woke typeface yesterday and turned Dublin pink<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/115/699/997/670/494/296/original/2c5758bc35b4c452.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-11T08:31:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2579a9ghq935jzgzuhalm4lgagwvu5xak3lnq2rdm6lwaj8dn7yczyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sth8lm9 One of our House Teenagers just disparagingly referred to Bear Grylls as John Camping 2025-11-24T09:24:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs97rj57v8vk6zf99cmlkq8crlpz6tr7guh56ygx9arlgfz05n96fqzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8s5w2rw3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyea548fmazzvf0rgeg4qaj6twqetjfkf3j5gpugnnvczknx724wcmxz4xz'>nevent1q…z4xz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>...The trick isn&#39;t to find more inspiration, to scroll more, pin more, follow more designers. The trick I think is to rest, and seek fuel in new places. Books, nature, conversations, even your old work.<br/>Protecting your taste is harder than building it, but it&#39;s necessary. Good taste doesn&#39;t come from seeing everything, it comes from seeing less and thinking more about what you&#39;ve seen.&#34; <br/>#design #designthinking #thinking #creativity<br/>3/3 2025-11-13T14:31:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyea548fmazzvf0rgeg4qaj6twqetjfkf3j5gpugnnvczknx724wczyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8spepct0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfx077neymfzquuvrhzdn67t0ky96sezgwf7gzggyq4u2hnvyxpfqfv7szv'>nevent1q…7szv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>...We scroll through thousands of visuals a day. Instagram, Pinterest, X. Each one a designer showing their work, their style, their take on what&#39;s good. The abundance feels like inspiration. But it&#39;s starting to feel more like saturation. <br/><br/>Your eyes get tired. Not physically, but creatively. After seeing a hundred takes on the same trend, your own taste starts to blur...<br/>2/n 2025-11-13T14:30:46Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfx077neymfzquuvrhzdn67t0ky96sezgwf7gzggyq4u2hnvyxpfqzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sdmzlpu Lst week I wrote how Krists from Supply.Family had written a really great marketing email (<a href="https://mastodon.green/@ronanmcd/115503019392024246">https://mastodon.green/@ronanmcd/115503019392024246</a>)<br/>This week he has gone one better:<br/>&#34;Last week I wrote about tools making us move too fast, about how speed kills thinking. This week I&#39;m thinking about something connected. When we get bombarded with information in every format imaginable, something else starts to wear us down...<br/>1/n<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note15mec2telafrge6uhr356rpuwdnxs7luzu66pc4ktq996jduy597ssdvkyp" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note15me…vkyp</a></span><br/> </div> This is supposed to happen. A marketing email is not supposed to make you think about your entire profession, and even sense of self. Well done to Krists, from supply.family, this is great: Lately I've been seeing ranting about which tools are better. New tools come out every other day. But I keep coming back to something I learned a long time ago...<br/><br/>1/n </blockquote> 2025-11-13T14:30:17Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2duu99ul7535vawt3c6dps78xeng007pwddqu2m9szjafx7z2zlgzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sf9t0up This is supposed to happen. A marketing email is not supposed to make you think about your entire profession, and even sense of self. Well done to Krists, from supply.family, this is great: Lately I&#39;ve been seeing ranting about which tools are better. New tools come out every other day. But I keep coming back to something I learned a long time ago...<br/><br/>1/n 2025-11-06T13:36:48Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv2xg8pfnar0hjmarycjct4ltlvz9fcrn3fle0sqqlywr70fydqzszyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sd069z4 Only two kirks should be spoken of ever again.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/115/282/926/789/809/374/original/d4953855e0cc2fbf.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/115/282/926/799/208/408/original/ea539384e93d3272.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-28T16:45:02Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqrdn2sq0spxxtq6uugdt4xcq9cuhu9a2v3wamtkvkaq5u3xmrqqgzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sk50zrm After yesterday, anyone still on twitter is at best a nazi sympathiser 2025-09-14T18:28:14Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv9upyewwdp2c2x2w50epj0tqvaa2wcf4teh98uqng3qzxq387dyqzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sx8679n Terrorism is action, usually violent, designed to instill terror.<br/>Oxford defines it &#34;the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.&#34; <br/><br/>I doubt anyone was feeling intimidated or chilled with terror when they saw a few military planes daubed in paint. 2025-08-09T17:33:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvxmkpwmmrtjdqchn4lkjjq4x9rhgm6zeww9sq7ytlrc5vxzckj4szyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sunnz4l If AI is so great, why is there not even one breakthrough that would not have been possible without it?<br/><br/>It&#39;s given us nothing new. Because it&#39;s a scam and doesn&#39;t work like that. It&#39;s a regurgitation machine 2025-07-17T08:17:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgcy96fd4tfr87y5j0myg2uvkflpp4xndhsjk6n2p9wss5rxy760szyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sspn3x7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdsprvafau7hyerg89ju93cs7lln5mwa0cas6u27n7s7jlkeflkhg2heqz2'>nevent1q…eqz2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>ha! Can&#39;t, or won&#39;t?<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/114/867/203/139/698/422/original/e44a7651a00a6d85.png"> <br/> 2025-07-17T06:40:27Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy89f37qu8xk00gkzmk2sf3a2u4grr44r4ahpsf80vhufa5e69acszyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8st3z78d The other day I dreamt I was at a restaurant that had a heavy glass window out into an underwater habitat, a bit like mangroves. There were loads of underwater hedgehogs walking around. They are quite large. <br/><br/>Since then real life has been just one let down after another 2025-07-08T10:59:32Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0uux9q9s79ne28nwx573qrmymx93ykx7tk62h6u7klknfs8uk4yqzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8s6flr7n A 61 year old actor pretending to be an F1 driver. <br/><br/>Lad, you&#39;re getting a bus pass in 5 years 2025-06-23T21:39:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqv94ljmg2hpa3g5dvttqdydhl69l840gqm5cnpkz2j3krwr0xlsczyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8s3s8xhz I&#39;m really excited by this, great work by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1eq38czestlq0wsdsy4ghvlf9ygassf43m3zzyjuhxu5mphws4juqx2dpj4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>TrySound</span> (<span class="italic">npub1eq3…dpj4</span>)</a></span> :<br/>The new component to render any HTML element<br/><a href="https://webstudio.is/blog/the-new-component-to-render-html-element">https://webstudio.is/blog/the-new-component-to-render-html-element</a> 2025-06-16T20:53:33Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg8nlddwhnvzhrre7fz2c224rrctuffw83wgjzqcakae9ppjag2mqzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8swgl844 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs93uu5kl57kzfr8ffzvy86s4xh8sse7rvnpcs2m2zarn7z5v5s9gqg52eny'>nevent1q…2eny</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Interesting point, probably a good idea: one small point - Switzerland might be about to seriously curtail its privacy laws, so there are probably better European bases. Iceland? 100% renewable energy 2025-05-24T09:10:14Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgnde3te7vz6kzgax6ksrnwlmjngy44nrqqexgn8xsh3w6tvjyssqzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8ssmqhux I just saw something that said conservative, right wing manosphere producers actually don&#39;t want men to be well adjusted and happy. Because no one would consume their angry content then. The anger has to be self perpetuating.<br/><br/>And now my mind is broken. It&#39;s so obvious when you hear that 2025-05-03T12:50:58Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswyh5rescjgzs9lljsnnn0chgzyj2tznzdy2tr2s6vpjtx568e2pqzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8svx0j47 A friend who works in ecology programming told me that since Murdoch&#39;s Fox takeover of National Geographic an editorial rule has been set that they won&#39;t do climate change stories. <br/><br/>In case you thought we weren&#39;t been fed lies by omission 2025-05-02T09:32:57Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv69vygx03x2p2kgypcfpzt2wxd5ha60n6s5cq4caeqy5du4e7jrszyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sn082u0 Maybe we shouldn&#39;t listen to the guy who started a colonial war to secure Iraqi fossil fuels<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/114/421/453/804/701/589/original/536f37ee2ed797bf.png"> <br/> 2025-04-29T13:20:42Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp3pvgggxarnjdc069qhcg8zpjj2avfg95x4gt3w3dg6pvfskh0nszyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sclp9a7 How is Hungary still in the EU?<br/>Hungary poised to adopt constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ gatherings<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/14/hungary-poised-to-adopt-constitutional-amendment-to-ban-lgbtq-gatherings">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/14/hungary-poised-to-adopt-constitutional-amendment-to-ban-lgbtq-gatherings</a> 2025-04-14T07:12:00Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8aqf98ezuep8dc0t6umkyp67jae2hkxeq3r9la0jx4qkcdmm4uwczyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8s4g08ff In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstdy2uuxaakct5d0ftyy7jtjx59h8mewce42va0f22cnz2ddluzlgdv0nlz'>nevent1q…0nlz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>what a cover design! Wonderful 2025-04-11T13:51:51Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdhdjpd3k23afx8dw00qfpdy3wqm7m9fwlz30ntxvc96athxe67ggzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8szpcewd This is ethnic cleansing.<br/>Boycott Israel<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/114/256/710/278/893/237/original/02c4631058e77883.png"> <br/> 2025-03-31T11:05:26Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9vmqekdvup5mhq3jepumxnehdxucvrhptymy9pnapvu2tpg0ns7gzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8savgspe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsregklaej97fx06wjm9v7e6fllh5xlntpszw92vpsvus7gpl2r8wg343swj'>nevent1q…3swj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>hopefully it will get you going. But if nothing what, you&#39;ve scored a nice collection of typefaces and colours 🤩 2025-03-26T18:11:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs84y8mn8yh9gjszrqlhgkfcl2w3gmh3t7htltex2j56lzetp5xq4szyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sj2atua Ok, so I have never believed a word from the Telegraph before. Honestly, I thought they would be lapping up the trumping of America. <br/>But no. This feels very much like the beginning of the end of USA<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/114/199/253/449/405/817/original/f1955195639cce26.png"> <br/> 2025-03-21T07:32:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvj78njg2ek52qrctfky4nj40lw5d29g2wccg7mahp06prew5defczyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8ssm8rvf Unusually I had to drive through Dublin in rush hour yesterday, mostly against the traffic. Looking at the amount of single occupant cars going through Booterstown, from the city was eye opening. They are driving alongside a DART line, on a road with a number of bus routes. And a brand new, very enjoyable cycle lane 2025-03-11T07:30:11Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstlascm4j6a44jglft69rsvlawzyplgzz2alj48rxfwvfz62r50fszyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sp8m2q4 I went for a cycle in County Meath today<br/>#cycling #ireland #history<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/114/133/988/522/489/222/original/2e60c5a88d393d10.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/114/133/989/648/659/620/original/3b4735d5aad6c576.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/114/133/994/379/213/887/original/535575a07013783b.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/114/133/996/283/698/072/original/784c384d27adf4da.jpg"> <br/> 2025-03-09T18:56:43Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8539jjarn4s2j9ym3npdsdgp7y2kwn5h5je9sfm67w905j9kk9gszyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sw938cr What we in the rest of the world see now is that no agreement with America is worth a cent. 2025-02-28T18:22:01Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0uggjsg57apam74zflkq8vlhyk7x80m2w3344ulezync8043g26gzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sf832ge Very sad story coming out today about Brendan Courtney. Homophobic attack. <br/><br/>The world feels like it has returned to a darker place, full of resentment. 2025-02-28T15:18:38Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstsqq8njzlfmn7xklx63a43zgm5dafzk0g6zl54hslhmlr23vuqjczyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8slm9mrj I will never get over the fact that we have the world&#39;s richest man, the US president and endless others who hold less power all pretending that Nazism is a valid viewpoint; that is not an ideology that has killed millions, that&#39;s it&#39;s just about cute little black quadrangle icons, that&#39;s it&#39;s in any way ok. These are people who literally burnt humans in ovens.<br/>And not that long ago, just at edge of living memory. 2025-02-20T15:38:14Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst547uw7vpc6xteyfuadz356263vrqc2e2838yht96yftdns5mdcqzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8s59kd8y Our useless government has been wringing its have for years over the housing crisis. Meanwhile we have racists chanting Ireland is full. <br/>And all these properties sitting there, empty.<br/>You really feel it walking around the city. It&#39;s gutted. Online commerce and large shopping centres in the outskirts mean it&#39;s not going back. These properties should be homes, and bring community to these streets<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/113/967/124/962/574/041/original/2422378cc540940c.png"> <br/> 2025-02-08T07:40:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqy6z6a085y56wrel094wwfljz7a60lh3shc7p7h9ndg5w0m2emagzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sc7sge6 This is incredible. Aides to private, unelected immigrant, Musk, have gotten into the system controlling the payroll of public employees in USA. They locked out the civil servants in charge. <br/><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/musk-aides-lock-government-workers-out-computer-systems-us-agency-sources-say-2025-01-31/">https://www.reuters.com/world/us/musk-aides-lock-government-workers-out-computer-systems-us-agency-sources-say-2025-01-31/</a> 2025-02-01T14:06:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspy9zjr3zncv0fzt9r2h2yvtqhmelt3gvwsmn6l2cnjsfe6pal2tgzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8s2jhqsr I&#39;m nearly as sick of musk as I am of Trump. And trying not to talk or think about either of them. A luxury that is still possible in Ireland. But we are allowing them ever further into normality by complacency and resignation. Therefore I&#39;m reading this, nodding in agreement with this: Elon Musk is becoming a one-man rogue state – it’s time we reined him in<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/20/elon-musk-is-becoming-a-one-man-rogue-state-its-time-we-reined-him-in?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/20/elon-musk-is-becoming-a-one-man-rogue-state-its-time-we-reined-him-in?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other</a> 2024-12-20T09:31:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrjf43gcc6yzdkmeaq6gpwyw48rum2f99wn7hzud5crcx8hn522vczyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sl78jdf Wallace &amp; Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl is on BBC One on Christmas Day at 6.10pm 2024-12-16T22:24:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp6gqhgsx034n990z47r23e9sdjq3xtn8845cngqp3nw62e7c9yfczyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sq29w2y Israel doesn&#39;t care that Ireland or Simon Harris are not anti-semitic. They only care that Americans repeat the lie 2024-12-16T22:19:48Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyy890nh0awsr6sk23fzgr0t59pd5drmkxq9pl02u6vtg0t0xxndszyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8s4mlrkm Here&#39;s a prehistoric tomb that looks out over the Atlantic. From here you can see Clare Island, Inisturk, Inisboffin, Inishark and the tops of Achill. Premium stone- or bronze age waterfront property.<br/>A grave, on Halloween <br/> #prehistory #archaeology #ireland<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/113/401/274/594/438/854/original/ad956ab5fd01556d.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-31T09:20:42Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsghswfw97ug9htyzhtt9shqmwgufunetym25lmrt8935qj4092p9szyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sk4r55s &#34;parked&#34;<br/>Bloody cyclists. <br/>Registration and insurance would stop these road menaces.<br/>Can&#39;t get anywhere in the city because of cycle lanes. <br/>Etc.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/113/367/693/833/739/544/original/eee9d94651a4aefb.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-25T10:55:44Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp6hlagc32quagu79vy3d4qgquy496ssyalmxpnp4njgfrw6quv0qzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8smdz6y5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy63fv9r7wy4cu9jkm3jly7lwv5jn4pxa527m9y30h4204q0w9y9gm95fcg'>nevent1q…5fcg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>met my wife in transition year, went to UK to see Shakespeare performed, went on exchange to France and have kept the language up, got time to decide what path to a career I wanted, tried lots of new things, had a year away from exam pressure, grew up a lot. My son found much of the same last year, 30 years after me (he&#39;s not married though, he seems happy to have missed that bit 😄) 2024-10-17T14:50:24Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz4ux8mpfrlk88rt45wx9npx5ups67njfwz4tayqrnhrlz0rmxczgzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sjjaw62 Shakespeare, guarding the pile of rubbish in my teen&#39;s room #catsofmastodon #cats a day early for #caturday<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/113/248/141/986/216/838/original/be63d31523da940e.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-04T08:13:01Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvmj5rqx8uv3t8yrre2t4q8dgw0war747nskdf649vg7jret89njczyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8s5excny In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqdwadh7aynvsfht87tmy902ldwaj8h6e9swy27ffm4qz2psuw4ugzy6cqr'>nevent1q…6cqr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yeah, this is true and totally not in the reports. It looks like it was a surprise to Dave.<br/><br/>I&#39;ll check the channel👍 2024-09-14T13:30:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrk8jzfv3vffwauy3ezexj5l74q7c023zlededz7qnp7fxz9j066gzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8srpr34p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsycugnpj7pdkz7dpncx4fl5f4yhnj9fnpwczxsckhctqlahq0sgrcxut309'>nevent1q…t309</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>i heard about this. Somehow it seems more angry and scrappy than the reports 2024-09-14T13:17:46Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstqa7gd4vmymce0kptszn0qq97cedhhhnfdpzhk945q2a5n6k57jqzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8snl43qe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrn5sm7ka6r37hxjtje3vyajmad6xpcv5w4qjry3da7sqw9zxvsdcknmmy0'>nevent1q…mmy0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>makes me think of this <a href="https://youtu.be/4pdQnZLEWNo?feature=shared">https://youtu.be/4pdQnZLEWNo?feature=shared</a> 2024-08-30T13:40:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs806035c4e6z4sq8dfs4mj99a80u4gkylsxna7a2nfqtf533ksf9szyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sphe79d Quite the daring menu<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/113/004/558/442/026/244/original/87b273b4838893ed.png"> <br/> 2024-08-22T07:45:44Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrafm973dqdw87udmeldyx3jt2scmpp3pzc3g3hhewweyyl8rjdrczyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8s5h7ce7 All nature management, culls, cutting and controlling of animal populations etc is not that. It&#39;s for humans, because of humans. It is our interventions and disruptions of the world, upending systems that mean these measures can be legitimately proposed.<br/>Before us, the world got on just fine without management and controlling. 2024-08-15T09:51:38Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw7gaahhe206d8x5wkg5etsag88v06qfs86zlmshytn8n96692u2szyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8skphj63 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg052yctsjkyt2p09ptvzyln26grkcp00t75gj896np94ejz6wmwswv5qcv'>nevent1q…5qcv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yeah, they are definitely cutting corners, such as nearly all come in only one length of leg. Like all men have standard leg length? 2024-08-15T09:27:35Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0p874495z0s22yr6ga52eg73nfdjrdyjjjp2ukr76973fdynrq4gzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8st36srm &#34;Men’s clothing is often better quality because men buy less and aren’t conditioned to shop as much as women, so brands have more of a focus on retaining their wallet. Whereas with women, brands push emotional marketing and novelty.&#34; #sustainability #fastFashion<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/article/2024/aug/15/the-care-label-queen-how-andrea-cheong-will-stop-you-buying-bad-clothes">https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/article/2024/aug/15/the-care-label-queen-how-andrea-cheong-will-stop-you-buying-bad-clothes</a> 2024-08-15T08:17:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdwa9zden09p2mghxmn4mduumqyak9x88aupm7xcjh9zy69xnt0kczyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8s3kt84a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszvqxq4ac6yyr62lpg6um64e36ujhzctlnjxkcta7n7f3xs7vf67cr4jhrw'>nevent1q…jhrw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I of course did (not) make this mistake when I saw it 2024-08-14T21:04:58Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf0haft97ggalwht3ra49q53akla74hxg7f3xx0zty8e37h0gdu3qzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8s9peel6 Subtlety is not my son&#39;s strong suit<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/112/962/019/356/098/930/original/90ed3aa15c106b0a.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-14T19:28:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2fk44tlmcswpy5a7xu746prrjtz7hkghusval8hccalaytwd7zqszyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sjccs7t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8cn74sh4u9lzkevat4v5gnmtutxzzhnnl6mxeawe8fvn23d640wg4ryth0'>nevent1q…yth0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>can I get an invite? Sounds awesome 2024-08-14T15:18:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdyzz6z24g6apw7vv88yfl5sdwe4p04glgh9ufvnn2tnfsmxa6paqzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8s4hkve3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspr2nj08q8j0nea6azumchurwz9fxzfjf03xdzq5q2lw3ezp24nqcd0txhj'>nevent1q…txhj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>the apostrophe&#39;s atrophy meant it was slowly wearing away over time, the page&#39;s ink disappearing. A group of concerned and similarly afflicted characters pooled their own dwindling resources. With these apostrophes&#39; missing limbs added, a new and fully formed apostrophe was reborn on the page. 2024-08-14T08:02:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8quhfq5su4dwu6nxpr2gwk7yyq4mwvf7ehcsl256e5n2xpk4sahqzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8stqjxy5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq92vh29yynjnrml0l3jx2uzuas4uy9zy2kephej68gkallgkfgcc7ac8ue'>nevent1q…c8ue</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yeah he&#39;s awful. A couple of American athletes unsurprisingly have their &#34;checkered&#34; pasts 2024-08-12T11:24:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszsnsrcsqt9vg7w478ru23aemfdz6lxyc38764c7slx9yn69x9e6qzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8stvvlrw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp6maa0545zxn4ttvk9j3scl9ycl7c77ja02zgtx5z6t89mzzwajchcqcjn'>nevent1q…qcjn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Almost forgot. I should have added #Dublin #ireland 2024-08-12T10:49:00Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp6maa0545zxn4ttvk9j3scl9ycl7c77ja02zgtx5z6t89mzzwajczyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8s70d204 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsphat03hpa442u08t67x3nelq6g6f4qvfk9tzcacqn2fzz2nel0lg2zm5em'>nevent1q…m5em</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I also got to watch as someone who was off his face come with a stolen fake Rolex. &#34;Howaya, I was in last week with a watch, a Seiko, well I got a new one this week.&#34;<br/>&#34;I&#39;m sorry, we don&#39;t do Rolex&#34;, he was quickly told 2024-08-12T10:47:34Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsphat03hpa442u08t67x3nelq6g6f4qvfk9tzcacqn2fzz2nel0lgzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8spruuve I was in a jeweler&#39;s on O&#39;Connell Street in Dublin at the weekend. I overheard him telling another customer that they have been out the door busy with footfall since civic improvements made around the city. <br/>I know this sounds like a spoof anecdote, but I was quite taken snack by how emphatic he was. 2024-08-12T10:45:33Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz4lr3qg2txy60yt7kw586u865jpv9dljalt5wlkmnk8kq7m224lqzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8s9xnprp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstrscev9wfzmjh6q3tkq2yfke4xd2l8v0c6sme5hzqr09mergatxs33d3e7'>nevent1q…d3e7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What sends people careering off into the world like human cannonballs with no safety net is the Technicolor dream that was lodged in all of our heads long before we had even learned to write our own names.&#34; 2/2<br/>#immigration #FuckFortressEurope #sameOldStory 2024-08-12T08:15:23Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstrscev9wfzmjh6q3tkq2yfke4xd2l8v0c6sme5hzqr09mergatxszyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8szutysc From Travelling with Djinns, Jamal Mahjoub&#39;s novel from 20 years ago<br/>&#34;Nowadays, when I see those refugees clinging to their life rafts in the cold sea, or hanging from the sides of some rusty sinking trawler in the Adriatic, or being helped, shivering, ashore on the beaches of southern Spain, I know that it is not just the lure of a better life which makes people take their lives into their hands. 1/2 2024-08-12T08:14:35Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy9xf5geqcauma8cr43d32q5v8r4x9z9lv5sj7u0jl3c20za505kgzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8s40xcm0 Oh, just a set of speakers for your house. <br/>For €140,000<br/><a href="https://www.bang-olufsen.com/en/ie/speakers/beolab-90">https://www.bang-olufsen.com/en/ie/speakers/beolab-90</a> 2024-08-11T19:46:58Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqr5cm22hzjxhcnpc268xj3sgne7gay3nv663jez4pzu3glnf7nkgzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8slds5zj Restorative. Happy Sunday!<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/112/945/051/347/369/767/original/1e2f181c12fa994e.mp4"></video><br/> 2024-08-11T19:32:23Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsysfnd58jakgl6jc6nymjkvp8uvtdkttjp6f98p69sxk32jektuwqzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sr8mjhu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs27yfg63atngky982mn20lrflm0vr93cshc6hvyp6d8sf7gsh4u0qq292wx'>nevent1q…92wx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yeah, same with me. But yes, it also makes sense for those travelling 2024-08-11T17:30:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstckvrph4fhxsxhuv0mqwr6ve5rsevrjt7xmdvt4yk2m30qmp6qzgzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sp5jrfk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvne4lfjnnq66q024g5ezu35qlk3vsy6y2nhqaeqwszau56w2jhkqvusja3'>nevent1q…sja3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I presume it&#39;s to be early enough for getting kids in. But I suppose many parents won&#39;t be available to bring them. It&#39;s a pity. I still remember Stephen Roche &#39;s bus tour in 87. 2024-08-11T13:38:44Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9a237shfl4f0n4myt26m5lvjtxq7fmn08zs3uqz7p6s9qgjf8afqzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sjtu77p Why is the homecoming parade for Irish athletes from #Olympics2024 during the workday on a Monday? It&#39;s as if they don&#39;t want anyone to go 2024-08-11T12:38:23Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgpy0kgaw8l25jent6f0yxmps06ghy5r8nv8s423h06yr9v8eg88gzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8saap446 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrlf9nvc39xjqu4fmu7v6rujn09dj3w5xvzc60qq4vw65juksg8nqx2lvay'>nevent1q…lvay</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>😂😂😂😞 2024-08-10T20:34:52Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs23uslu4vz2zl8ue7u8kzasxp4ejrfwgfp2m02crnrf2yag24zz8qzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8s742e74 The oil industry is awful. Here&#39;s a lovely animation to fuel your anger.<br/><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=_vDZmVXtA7k">https://youtube.com/watch?v=_vDZmVXtA7k</a> 2024-08-10T20:19:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgqmfj9e3qm0gppde5r6kxvn0e6ggfs4cvpwvl0nemsjsvkc7szsczyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8synluq4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8gys5rlxp6ev00yjwvarnn203rfg7x6vc7t8yyrum9ls374uh6jqpanpch'>nevent1q…npch</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yeah, but not even Americans wear overpants. It&#39;s unthinkable! Unimaginable! 2024-08-10T17:03:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswvsdkw6yfadkastkpzrw6xkxdhqly3zaxj4am5trhzu9l8w5nnqszyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8s289ss9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswy6md78yxdgln3ktldkhqr3j9g2amc395vfymw049f0z69mkwc9sm6k3ke'>nevent1q…k3ke</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>you mean you don&#39;t wear underpants, pants and then trousers, with overtrousers or chaps on top? What about chastity and modesty? What a louche world we live in<br/>(The existence of overtrousers seems to counteract the underpants scenario) 2024-08-10T16:43:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq7rys7x9e8gfqg0p6kh0tpc0ljgh6exm2pqv9upm3xqqfnesf3yczyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sd9hntg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs239jprj3tgkus62csupak76t0y9vq5hnkj6kfak3j3nte0mkcleqlvc4ll'>nevent1q…c4ll</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>you scraped in so! Further evidence my theory is absolutely flawless 2024-08-10T16:15:45Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs26xrychhrrvv4w4watzecj5qxu687wh8cu67zcjrwy3kzfleq5kgzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sqkz5v9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrkarsqr0ajx0lk5kvn8lpzfl89mk8h2jkn9zvv8tr5p6wvp4n48gtpww0m'>nevent1q…ww0m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This was me, just to show the theory works<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/112/938/612/584/123/219/original/d8c40b916570c064.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-10T16:14:48Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrkarsqr0ajx0lk5kvn8lpzfl89mk8h2jkn9zvv8tr5p6wvp4n48gzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8s73egyv You can only really know someone by knowing what they were like in the 90s. (I decided this, and it&#39;s 100% true, and anyone born later is obviously not trustworthy). So with this unquestioned rule in place, it&#39;s no competition.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/112/938/582/694/512/511/original/99a6840b7b331861.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/112/938/582/840/551/089/original/17f715879e2f8eb2.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-10T16:08:49Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx0rvx06t8whlvzeqt8pyhx8z9mvgphe75csacu68077jmrekflwczyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8smkhn22 &#34;One of Šimkovičová’s first actions in her post was to resume cultural links with Moscow, suspended after Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.&#34;<br/>Slovakia purges heads of national theatre and gallery in ‘arts crackdown’<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/10/slovakia-purges-heads-of-national-theatre-and-gallery-in-arts-crackdown">https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/10/slovakia-purges-heads-of-national-theatre-and-gallery-in-arts-crackdown</a> 2024-08-10T13:24:43Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq3n47xag6z8uud3qg8a7gsa9hd3t5sl5s4m0t2g7l5dr9jnn3w4czyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sy7v9tw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxq9wygk9d7etengntejgcsqh4q0yd46cnjgnlk9v4ln3kf72wcns2v9vqn'>nevent1q…9vqn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>not sure, let me have a taste and check 2024-08-10T12:24:42Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0qr2m4ss980nzfjuzxw7kgk6penth9kny0d86qtrhawwx80j4n9qzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sg6sxcn I&#39;m on a bus. Those are nail clippings<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/112/937/663/704/449/544/original/b522ee57c749956f.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/112/937/666/966/457/000/original/2acfa2f2485d82cd.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-10T12:14:14Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst8pnpn039p6mqg49t526e9umawudvekse8lq7lfshfek0s4vufuqzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8swng7tw Two men jailed for social media posts that stirred up far-right violence.<br/>Ok, I have questions. What about the higher ups? Timmy Robinson and even Farage? What about the platforms that allowed it? What about the platforms owners who work against the hate speech laws? Why can&#39;t we have hate speech laws in Ireland, especially if they actually work?<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/aug/09/two-men-jailed-for-social-media-posts-that-stirred-up-far-right-violence?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/aug/09/two-men-jailed-for-social-media-posts-that-stirred-up-far-right-violence?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other</a> 2024-08-10T06:37:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdsxrs2enay4yyjr0h7mg0qjr32xvet8zs90eza8z3jdsyuz2uekqzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sffzce2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszgjy9lf40n2yu55vnryg4thwq85qe7v7fx0u9tvqj7p4fwllhlccypjp7t'>nevent1q…jp7t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>i get this all the time too, I work in design. But usually i get them in word docs. I just send it back and say Word compresses the file so I&#39;m not getting the best quality. Make them do it again basically! 2024-08-09T10:57:48Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr97a4d8ej2xh977wue2pfx085584ajxwl7syxw234snsn0xq72fszyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sq6nemq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0h3ham5zzm8ur4zcg9qsft0uayjpjcfhppxs75ep9wl4zsaeyzschuuvvk'>nevent1q…uvvk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it begs all kind of existential questions: can a thing really exist without a container in which to contain it? Does the container need a container for it to exist? 2024-08-09T10:49:26Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs298ejmw3hngwtjs0tag0qqv8stnvlju0meyqvaxtk28ranvjltpczyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8s5q5zs5 Conservatives won&#39;t be happy until women&#39;s boxing is two Barbies in opposite corners trading passive-aggressive side-eyes 2024-08-09T10:47:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfcjgreydu45nu05rmdvmpmwsasf8hhyml39jk9td23tgltlffxjgzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8s24a054 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvz7zgzkslqkc6ewapcj39vywj59zwxtu50r7k83lgeu9wxlzutmq6ncxg8'>nevent1q…cxg8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>but, but, BBC have been saying for years that British (English really) athletes are the best. Especially when they lose 2024-08-09T10:40:42Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8u5gwm8hhwdzahldx29vfdz3u3ekd0a8v4n2ruuarufyz4wdrergzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sdcum9f I&#39;m reading this at the moment. It&#39;s probably the most beautiful #graphicNovel / #BD I&#39;ve ever read. Expressive drawings full of character, and a slow poignant narrative.<br/>Pereira prétend - Éditions Sarbacane<br/><a href="https://editions-sarbacane.com/bd/pereira-pretend">https://editions-sarbacane.com/bd/pereira-pretend</a> 2024-08-08T22:12:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswxut9glznmadw8y6jut9w5v8wvqjepfa84scgyq3ttt8dwntkzwszyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8spx33th In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxh9ddh6zcnj6vaznrnd4k0uz49qleahq4y99lcywjnh958aj3c0qgycw3e'>nevent1q…cw3e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>minds will be blown 2024-08-08T18:27:58Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqtjeu0peg3ygdznar0xcxtkjxkd9nxw683chuwhgl56snyag8nqgzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8smvang3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszk80vnrl90vck07cu0dav49jc2cwxx7h2du6u93pfpznjagcnhaqvhd999'>nevent1q…d999</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, it does sound a bit like making a story for the sake of it 2024-08-08T18:06:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0nkf8zwc2v2kmwx9jq73ths7fx55q94mrz45c5klznd3ld6y4l9czyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8saqaxhr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr0xpnhc0z82k3wvkda44szun3tgcne6yurn2ey7k0w4wlwf72ssg3a52xt'>nevent1q…52xt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>ha! Yeah, exactly 2024-08-08T17:24:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8f3zz3j3888hkkmetg2szw8zj0z3sjg0vj702gs4qjjx0wfrrpngzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sjfk49r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp5x6032kgka4mfetv652s3mca0qge7e2lr9rvlkknsclq2t584qchpdkxr'>nevent1q…dkxr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>totally agree. But I also resent journos going with what they seem to perceive as the accepted line and giving out about costs. When we get services which our taxes contribute to we should be proud of them. 2024-08-08T15:09:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs96u0768emszqaczxh75vr2pkv757ap2p78m2ww0cvepd2jf9n9mszyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sfag9fg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfedt9e65u9f0agh6ftdnanamjh0wen897wneu4mvsxpg4yw86s7sxtwn7d'>nevent1q…wn7d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yeah. Totally bonkers. These dumbass journalists pick and choose what to complain about regarding profit and loss. There&#39;s loads no one questions the profitability of. But for RTÉ to do it, with the year they&#39;ve had! 🤯 2024-08-08T14:22:34Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdy9lnpmyce6mh4dyd9egymsxk070rxcs9308lq2u52kky6p0skhqzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8srvueug When did we get this nonsense that public transport should be profitable? My car costs me money every year. My bike less so, but still depreciates. You never see articles on those losses.<br/>RTÉ of all people should not be pushing this line. Transport should be free.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/112/926/810/425/755/445/original/aa327b8f46c89127.png"> <br/> 2024-08-08T14:13:29Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2nr3jleukrw8ealttlf55j83r44a52vgeep3z4wnrupe8pt82vmgzyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8sz8584v #austria , a landlocked country, has won an #Olympics2024 gold medal for sailing. Ireland is an island and has 0 2024-08-08T12:01:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz2fuv7x2r0umvms93jeyhqn9neg4phryxfnwjslk3t50cgwpwelczyrfk7pdnktcc7v7ffgre52wl9ulr7nya4rfp87ylkwur2d643uy8syw7ef6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrlfp8u82lp5rhv7fkce34cfhmhkpn4gd70j975w3226lpslmhwese7yj2z'>nevent1q…yj2z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;d laugh, except it&#39;s true! 2024-08-08T10:43:22Z