EveleenMc
@eveleenm.bsky.social
Interested in the environment, botany, history, architecture, opera, classical music, the EU, and lots more. Please don't follow me if you're already following thousands!
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It’s the legendary badger vs baboon rumble, except (and we’ve checked with experts) there are no wild baboons in Latvia.
Badger vs. hedgehog brawl results in police action in Aizpute, Latvia
On the night of Saturday, 26 September, the South Kurzeme District Municipal Police received an unusual call from Aizpute, where the residents of a block of flats had had their night’s sleep disturbed...
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September 29, 2026 at 1:16 PM
It’s the legendary badger vs baboon rumble, except (and we’ve checked with experts) there are no wild baboons in Latvia.
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September 28, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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Thing is... these things were extremely time sensitive & human beings were solving them in a matter of hours. If they couldn't be cracked in that timeframe & codes reset they moved on. So 2 days isn't great really (Not to mention it has access to all the breakthroughs from Bletchley & Poznan etc)
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr... grok refused on ethical grounds
ChatGPT-6 Astra cracks 85-year-old 1941 Enigma-coded message in two days — autonomous AI coded its own simulator to crack code that was unsolved since it was shared online back in 2005
Before it started cracking, the LLM developed Python and C++ software for an Enigma simulator and Enigma Bombe.
www.tomshardware.com
September 27, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Thing is... these things were extremely time sensitive & human beings were solving them in a matter of hours. If they couldn't be cracked in that timeframe & codes reset they moved on. So 2 days isn't great really (Not to mention it has access to all the breakthroughs from Bletchley & Poznan etc)
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Working down near the convention centre, an absolute highlight of my calendar is the citizenship ceremonies. It cannot be understated how much it means to these people, who live and work and have fun beside us, to get to call Ireland home. If we freeze them out, we will be hurting ourselves.
"We're trying to is restrain the level of growth in that number"
Justice minister Jim O'Callaghan has said new citizenship rules are aimed at bringing down the number of people granted citizenship each year.
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Justice minister Jim O'Callaghan has said new citizenship rules are aimed at bringing down the number of people granted citizenship each year.
#VMNews
September 8, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Working down near the convention centre, an absolute highlight of my calendar is the citizenship ceremonies. It cannot be understated how much it means to these people, who live and work and have fun beside us, to get to call Ireland home. If we freeze them out, we will be hurting ourselves.
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RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
September 8, 2026 at 12:59 AM
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
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Fine Gael revealed as a front for Big Alarm Clock.
September 7, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Fine Gael revealed as a front for Big Alarm Clock.
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When the mist comes down BenBulben often disappears completely.
One day a couple of MAGA hatted tourists asked
*Excuse me Ma'am do you happen to know where BenBulben is? It should be here*
So I go *oh well they take it down at the end of the summer*
*Oh I see, thank you* and went on their way
One day a couple of MAGA hatted tourists asked
*Excuse me Ma'am do you happen to know where BenBulben is? It should be here*
So I go *oh well they take it down at the end of the summer*
*Oh I see, thank you* and went on their way
August 29, 2026 at 5:52 PM
When the mist comes down BenBulben often disappears completely.
One day a couple of MAGA hatted tourists asked
*Excuse me Ma'am do you happen to know where BenBulben is? It should be here*
So I go *oh well they take it down at the end of the summer*
*Oh I see, thank you* and went on their way
One day a couple of MAGA hatted tourists asked
*Excuse me Ma'am do you happen to know where BenBulben is? It should be here*
So I go *oh well they take it down at the end of the summer*
*Oh I see, thank you* and went on their way
Two details stood out to me in this online exhibition, both from Curraghmore House in Waterford around 1900/1910: an invalid carriage with a reclining occupant, and footmen with what looks like powdered hair, which I had thought was long gone by that time.
August 26, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Two details stood out to me in this online exhibition, both from Curraghmore House in Waterford around 1900/1910: an invalid carriage with a reclining occupant, and footmen with what looks like powdered hair, which I had thought was long gone by that time.
What were the real medicinal effects of classical Silphium? I find it hard to believe that a herb widely used in cooking could also have such dramatic medicinal effects as sometimes described. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silphium
August 22, 2026 at 8:17 PM
What were the real medicinal effects of classical Silphium? I find it hard to believe that a herb widely used in cooking could also have such dramatic medicinal effects as sometimes described. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silphium
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First up is the rusty-spotted cat! 🐈
This is the smallest cat in the world - about half the size of the average domestic cat. It really is just a baby, and for that, we’re giving it a 10/10.
This is the smallest cat in the world - about half the size of the average domestic cat. It really is just a baby, and for that, we’re giving it a 10/10.
August 8, 2026 at 7:56 AM
First up is the rusty-spotted cat! 🐈
This is the smallest cat in the world - about half the size of the average domestic cat. It really is just a baby, and for that, we’re giving it a 10/10.
This is the smallest cat in the world - about half the size of the average domestic cat. It really is just a baby, and for that, we’re giving it a 10/10.
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Make Ireland spongy again.
This summer has made it abundantly clear that we need rewetting across all landscapes, varied habitats, firebreaks and a recalibration of what we use water for, and in ireland, a massive growth and restoration of our degraded ecosystems like bog and wet woodlands that are naturally fire resistant
July 25, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Make Ireland spongy again.
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We have ai now
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We Have AI Now
YouTube video by Eleanor Morton
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July 14, 2026 at 7:51 AM
We have ai now
youtube.com/shorts/8-lgJ...
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I won a copy of a book about Caravaggio in a competition. The author called him just 'M' the whole way through. 'M did this.' 'They watched M'. My reading snagged on it every time and I gave up after 2 pages.
Opening up a judgement free zone but what's the smallest thing that discouraged you from entering into a vast cultural landscape that others have found vastly rewarding.
Mine was discovering that the hero/protagonist of Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash was called Hiro Protagonist.
Mine was discovering that the hero/protagonist of Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash was called Hiro Protagonist.
July 11, 2026 at 8:06 AM
I won a copy of a book about Caravaggio in a competition. The author called him just 'M' the whole way through. 'M did this.' 'They watched M'. My reading snagged on it every time and I gave up after 2 pages.
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Just wow.
I Googled to see if 18th century artist Henry Fuseli had ever painted Orpheus and Eurydice, and AI overview said: "It appears you may be blending the tragic Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice with the distinct, spiraling noodle known as fusilli"
I Googled to see if 18th century artist Henry Fuseli had ever painted Orpheus and Eurydice, and AI overview said: "It appears you may be blending the tragic Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice with the distinct, spiraling noodle known as fusilli"
June 24, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Just wow.
I Googled to see if 18th century artist Henry Fuseli had ever painted Orpheus and Eurydice, and AI overview said: "It appears you may be blending the tragic Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice with the distinct, spiraling noodle known as fusilli"
I Googled to see if 18th century artist Henry Fuseli had ever painted Orpheus and Eurydice, and AI overview said: "It appears you may be blending the tragic Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice with the distinct, spiraling noodle known as fusilli"
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We hope our Plan for Restoration of Habitats of Red and Amber listed bird species informs the National Restoration Plan as reporting on relentless declines of bird species is not fun. The time for restoration is now. Take action birdwatchireland.ie/help-make-ir...
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BirdWatch Ireland's Habitat Restoration Plan for Birds
YouTube video by BirdWatchIreland
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June 19, 2026 at 11:57 AM
We hope our Plan for Restoration of Habitats of Red and Amber listed bird species informs the National Restoration Plan as reporting on relentless declines of bird species is not fun. The time for restoration is now. Take action birdwatchireland.ie/help-make-ir...
youtu.be/4_gKFT73XOw?...
youtu.be/4_gKFT73XOw?...
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In January End Deportations Belfast uncovered via FOI that 49 children involved in the August 2024 and Ballymena 2025 racist violence had been identified by PSNI as Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE). [1/n]
Children ‘ferried’ in to Belfast race riots to clear drug debts, Children’s Commissioner says
Chris Quinn told the Irish News he was made aware of one young person who had been encouraged to riot in order to clear a debt of £500
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June 18, 2026 at 7:07 AM
In January End Deportations Belfast uncovered via FOI that 49 children involved in the August 2024 and Ballymena 2025 racist violence had been identified by PSNI as Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE). [1/n]
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Who would win? An armed, internationally wanted hitman or Irish people's complete and utter disregard for the rules of the road
I thought this shit only happened in films. "When gardaí arrived on the scene of the crash involving three vehicles ... the dead man was found slumped in the passenger seat of one of the cars. He was wearing a balaclava and carrying a Sig semi-automatic handgun."
www.independent.ie/irish-news/c...
www.independent.ie/irish-news/c...
Man killed in Limerick road crash suspected to be international hitman linked to two murders in Europe
Person who died in three-vehicle crash at Newcastle West, on Monday is suspected to be a South American gun for hire
www.independent.ie
June 12, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Who would win? An armed, internationally wanted hitman or Irish people's complete and utter disregard for the rules of the road
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For #Caturday: a funeral procession of elderly women with cats in their arms, following the coffin of a dead cat, 1789.
Image: Wellcome Collection
Image: Wellcome Collection
June 6, 2026 at 12:51 PM
For #Caturday: a funeral procession of elderly women with cats in their arms, following the coffin of a dead cat, 1789.
Image: Wellcome Collection
Image: Wellcome Collection
A fascinating thread about Erich Wolfgang Korngold and his music.
May 29, 2026 at 9:57 PM
A fascinating thread about Erich Wolfgang Korngold and his music.
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Gladiolus a menudo hace esto después del fuego. Aquí en el Montgó (Alicante), después de un incendio en el 2016
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Foto: Toni Bolufer 🧪🌍🔥🌳🪴🍁🌱
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Foto: Toni Bolufer 🧪🌍🔥🌳🪴🍁🌱
May 27, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Gladiolus a menudo hace esto después del fuego. Aquí en el Montgó (Alicante), después de un incendio en el 2016
jgpausas.blogs.uv.es/2017/04/04/p...
Foto: Toni Bolufer 🧪🌍🔥🌳🪴🍁🌱
jgpausas.blogs.uv.es/2017/04/04/p...
Foto: Toni Bolufer 🧪🌍🔥🌳🪴🍁🌱
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I vote to have AI pilots trialled in private jets first.
More aviation companies are looking to AI to usher in a new evolution in air travel by using it to automate tasks for pilots and perhaps one day enable fully autonomous flights. https://cnn.it/4wNK7QS
May 24, 2026 at 9:43 PM
I vote to have AI pilots trialled in private jets first.
A lovely thread of Greek cats.
1/ Rating the cats I met during a week in Greece (Athens and Crete).
First, Athens market cat.
10/10 for sterness of expression and little black chin.
His eyes asked, "why you not haz fish?" and I haz no answer.
First, Athens market cat.
10/10 for sterness of expression and little black chin.
His eyes asked, "why you not haz fish?" and I haz no answer.
May 3, 2026 at 8:43 PM
A lovely thread of Greek cats.
I never knew which way was up with the Union flag. From this thread, since the Scottish union came first (1707) the white cross of St. Andrew should be above the red cross of St. Patrick on the flagpole side, as this shows seniority. Odd as it is, that explanation is one that will stick in my mind.
April 30, 2026 at 8:09 PM
I never knew which way was up with the Union flag. From this thread, since the Scottish union came first (1707) the white cross of St. Andrew should be above the red cross of St. Patrick on the flagpole side, as this shows seniority. Odd as it is, that explanation is one that will stick in my mind.
One thing I notice about "ultra-processed food" claims is that dairy in the NOVA definition is at the low end (milk-"minimally processed"; cheese-"processed"), while almost any fancy vegan product will be "ultra-processed". I've a sneaking suspicion that there's some dairy money floating around here
Reminder that there is no scientific definition for "ultra-processed food", and no theory for the mechanism by which it is supposedly uniquely harmful.
Increasing your daily consumption of ultraprocessed foods by 10% — basically the equivalent of a small bag of potato chips — may raise your risk of dementia even if you normally eat a healthy plant-rich diet, according to a new study. https://cnn.it/4n0zNR6
April 30, 2026 at 12:31 PM
One thing I notice about "ultra-processed food" claims is that dairy in the NOVA definition is at the low end (milk-"minimally processed"; cheese-"processed"), while almost any fancy vegan product will be "ultra-processed". I've a sneaking suspicion that there's some dairy money floating around here