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This is great to see in Ireland, so many cargobikes!
"Build it and they will come. The Coastal Mobility Route and slower traffic is having a positive impact on mobility choices in Dún Laoghaire."
Credit: www.instagram.com/reels/DdVzyR...
"Build it and they will come. The Coastal Mobility Route and slower traffic is having a positive impact on mobility choices in Dún Laoghaire."
Credit: www.instagram.com/reels/DdVzyR...
September 16, 2026 at 4:21 PM
This is great to see in Ireland, so many cargobikes!
"Build it and they will come. The Coastal Mobility Route and slower traffic is having a positive impact on mobility choices in Dún Laoghaire."
Credit: www.instagram.com/reels/DdVzyR...
"Build it and they will come. The Coastal Mobility Route and slower traffic is having a positive impact on mobility choices in Dún Laoghaire."
Credit: www.instagram.com/reels/DdVzyR...
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Thank you to the Echo for publishing this piece by me on e-scooters and road safety —
Asking why so much airtime and priority is deserved to crackdown on one group of transport users — responsible for 10 pedestrian deaths in Europe in 2024, ahead of another group that's responsible for 2,302?
Asking why so much airtime and priority is deserved to crackdown on one group of transport users — responsible for 10 pedestrian deaths in Europe in 2024, ahead of another group that's responsible for 2,302?
Cork Views: Why give e-scooter users such a rough ride?
They are cheap, easy, and climate-friendly, so why are e-scooters treated differently on our roads, asks OLIVER MORAN, Green Party Councillor for the ...
www.echolive.ie
September 15, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Thank you to the Echo for publishing this piece by me on e-scooters and road safety —
Asking why so much airtime and priority is deserved to crackdown on one group of transport users — responsible for 10 pedestrian deaths in Europe in 2024, ahead of another group that's responsible for 2,302?
Asking why so much airtime and priority is deserved to crackdown on one group of transport users — responsible for 10 pedestrian deaths in Europe in 2024, ahead of another group that's responsible for 2,302?
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Shannon bridge cycle lane investigation. The talent was hard to work with, but we got through it.
September 15, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Shannon bridge cycle lane investigation. The talent was hard to work with, but we got through it.
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Dublin Airport is on course to use up its entire "fair share" carbon budget by 2034 as the Government moves to remove restrictions on further passenger growth, according to a new report on airport expansion across Europe
Dublin Airport could use up carbon budget 16 years early
Dublin Airport is on course to use up its entire "fair share" carbon budget by 2034 as the Government moves to remove restrictions on further passenger growth, according to a new report on airport exp...
www.rte.ie
September 15, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Dublin Airport is on course to use up its entire "fair share" carbon budget by 2034 as the Government moves to remove restrictions on further passenger growth, according to a new report on airport expansion across Europe
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2019: “GPT2 is groundbreaking in two ways. One is its size, says Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s research director. The models “were 12 times bigger, and the dataset was 15 times bigger and much broader” than the previous state-of-the-art AI model”
September 13, 2026 at 10:15 PM
2019: “GPT2 is groundbreaking in two ways. One is its size, says Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s research director. The models “were 12 times bigger, and the dataset was 15 times bigger and much broader” than the previous state-of-the-art AI model”
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Funny how “getting tough” with immigrants while capitulating to fossil fuel and big tech lobbyists seem to be two sides of the same coin for politicians.
September 10, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Funny how “getting tough” with immigrants while capitulating to fossil fuel and big tech lobbyists seem to be two sides of the same coin for politicians.
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For centuries, Tallinn’s Town Hall Square has been the city’s grand civic stage. But like many European plazas, it has suffered several problems: dominated by hard paving, little shade, shelter, or reason to linger without spending money. A tactical urbanism intervention is starting to change that.🧵
September 9, 2026 at 7:20 AM
For centuries, Tallinn’s Town Hall Square has been the city’s grand civic stage. But like many European plazas, it has suffered several problems: dominated by hard paving, little shade, shelter, or reason to linger without spending money. A tactical urbanism intervention is starting to change that.🧵
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The male Peacock jumping spiders are just so outrageous! This one was in Perth WA, Maratus hortorum, named after my friends Fred and Jean Hort.
September 9, 2026 at 5:02 AM
The male Peacock jumping spiders are just so outrageous! This one was in Perth WA, Maratus hortorum, named after my friends Fred and Jean Hort.
This is bitter funny, also just learned the name "Tugendhat" theguardian.com
Commons breathes a sigh of relief as UK finally takes a moral stance of Israeli settlements | John Crace
Opposition to Miliband’s announcement of sanctions rings hollow – helped by fewer than 10 Tory backbenchers turning up to debate
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2026 at 11:38 PM
This is bitter funny, also just learned the name "Tugendhat" theguardian.com
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The shovel-faced elephant, Platybelodon, looks like a really elaborate prank by paleontologists on a junior colleague. Really take a minute to gaze at that mouth.
We think it used those specialized teeth as a scythe to cut vegetation and strip bark from trees.
(🧑🎨: Tomasz Jedrzejowski)
We think it used those specialized teeth as a scythe to cut vegetation and strip bark from trees.
(🧑🎨: Tomasz Jedrzejowski)
September 10, 2024 at 12:00 PM
The shovel-faced elephant, Platybelodon, looks like a really elaborate prank by paleontologists on a junior colleague. Really take a minute to gaze at that mouth.
We think it used those specialized teeth as a scythe to cut vegetation and strip bark from trees.
(🧑🎨: Tomasz Jedrzejowski)
We think it used those specialized teeth as a scythe to cut vegetation and strip bark from trees.
(🧑🎨: Tomasz Jedrzejowski)
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Jim O’Callaghan is just the most miserable fucker who has ever served as Minister for Justice and that’s really saying something. Think of all the ignorant thick fuckers who have done that job. He takes the cake. If all you have is hatred and division then you can fuck right off.
September 7, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Jim O’Callaghan is just the most miserable fucker who has ever served as Minister for Justice and that’s really saying something. Think of all the ignorant thick fuckers who have done that job. He takes the cake. If all you have is hatred and division then you can fuck right off.
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Studies show that watching a beaver eating cabbage lowers stress levels by 15% so enjoy 😊
September 7, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Studies show that watching a beaver eating cabbage lowers stress levels by 15% so enjoy 😊
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With people like this still on the roads we don't stand a chance!
Donegal man who killed eight in State’s worst crash lands lorry driving job - Donegal Daily
The Donegal driver responsible for the deaths of eight people in the State’s worst ever road crash has landed a lorry driving job in the North.Crime World repor...
www.donegaldaily.com
September 7, 2026 at 2:17 PM
With people like this still on the roads we don't stand a chance!
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It's Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae) mating ball time! My local aggregation has hundreds of male bees out and now the females are emerging too. Watched several mating balls form and then roll down the steep bank, spilling bees as they went.
September 7, 2026 at 4:19 PM
It's Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae) mating ball time! My local aggregation has hundreds of male bees out and now the females are emerging too. Watched several mating balls form and then roll down the steep bank, spilling bees as they went.
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It is less than a decade since the development of the transformer.
Less than four years since the release of GPT-3.5 (ChatGPT).
Less than two years since the release of o1-preview (the first Reasoner).
Less than four years since the release of GPT-3.5 (ChatGPT).
Less than two years since the release of o1-preview (the first Reasoner).
September 7, 2026 at 12:39 AM
It is less than a decade since the development of the transformer.
Less than four years since the release of GPT-3.5 (ChatGPT).
Less than two years since the release of o1-preview (the first Reasoner).
Less than four years since the release of GPT-3.5 (ChatGPT).
Less than two years since the release of o1-preview (the first Reasoner).
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Contrast the police statements about the Dover blockade yesterday with the Just Stop Oil protests in 2022
September 6, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Contrast the police statements about the Dover blockade yesterday with the Just Stop Oil protests in 2022
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The fine for riding an e-scooter without a hi-viz vest, so that a careless motorist *might* see you (€100), will be higher than the fine for the same motorists if a Garda stops them for driving carelessly (€80). 🤷♂️
What does the new high-vis and helmet law mean for e-scooter users in Ireland?
It's now illegal to use e-scooters on public roads without wearing high-vis and a helmet. But what does that actually mean?...
It's now illegal to use e-scooters on public roads without wearing high-vis and a helmet. But what does that actually mean?...
What does the new high-vis and helmet law mean for e-scooter users in Ireland?
It's now illegal to use e-scooters on public roads without wearing high-vis and a helmet. But what does that actually mean? You must now wear a high-vis vest and a bicycle helmet on an e-scooter (see details below). But in a very Irish way of doing things, it's not yet a finable offence, so if you're stopped, you should only get a warning at most for now.
irishcycle.com
September 6, 2026 at 8:20 AM
The fine for riding an e-scooter without a hi-viz vest, so that a careless motorist *might* see you (€100), will be higher than the fine for the same motorists if a Garda stops them for driving carelessly (€80). 🤷♂️
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Pick which country is bigger, then watch it morph from Mercator to Equal Earth projection to see how close you were.
Can you guess the real size of each country on the new world map?
Pick which country is bigger, then watch it morph from Mercator to Equal Earth projection to see how close you were.
www.aljazeera.com
September 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Pick which country is bigger, then watch it morph from Mercator to Equal Earth projection to see how close you were.
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Another neat one: I had GPT-6 Astra build a model of a famous never-built buildings, Boullée’s 1784 Centograph. There were only a few black and white sketches to work with, along with a description.
It built a full Blender model & directed a dramatic narrated walkthrough to emphasize its scale.
It built a full Blender model & directed a dramatic narrated walkthrough to emphasize its scale.
September 5, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Another neat one: I had GPT-6 Astra build a model of a famous never-built buildings, Boullée’s 1784 Centograph. There were only a few black and white sketches to work with, along with a description.
It built a full Blender model & directed a dramatic narrated walkthrough to emphasize its scale.
It built a full Blender model & directed a dramatic narrated walkthrough to emphasize its scale.
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Love seeing this tiny EV fire engine in Kilkenny, apparently it was a pet project of a previous fireman to get it for the city.
It has 500ltr capacity and is used to get into areas where a normal fire engine cannot, given Kilkenny has lots of narrow lanes this makes sense.
It has 500ltr capacity and is used to get into areas where a normal fire engine cannot, given Kilkenny has lots of narrow lanes this makes sense.
September 5, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Love seeing this tiny EV fire engine in Kilkenny, apparently it was a pet project of a previous fireman to get it for the city.
It has 500ltr capacity and is used to get into areas where a normal fire engine cannot, given Kilkenny has lots of narrow lanes this makes sense.
It has 500ltr capacity and is used to get into areas where a normal fire engine cannot, given Kilkenny has lots of narrow lanes this makes sense.
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Just so we are clear:
The 83yo priest on the left is a terrorist. The balaclava-clad men on the right are protestors with legitimate concerns
The 83yo priest on the left is a terrorist. The balaclava-clad men on the right are protestors with legitimate concerns
September 5, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Just so we are clear:
The 83yo priest on the left is a terrorist. The balaclava-clad men on the right are protestors with legitimate concerns
The 83yo priest on the left is a terrorist. The balaclava-clad men on the right are protestors with legitimate concerns
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Digging through an old hard drive, I discovered this Animal Crossing desktop clock widget that had been released by Nintendo in 2005. It seems to have disappeared from the internet... until now!
This puts a game-accurate clock on your desktop--complete with hourly chime!
archive.org/details/Anim...
This puts a game-accurate clock on your desktop--complete with hourly chime!
archive.org/details/Anim...
September 4, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Digging through an old hard drive, I discovered this Animal Crossing desktop clock widget that had been released by Nintendo in 2005. It seems to have disappeared from the internet... until now!
This puts a game-accurate clock on your desktop--complete with hourly chime!
archive.org/details/Anim...
This puts a game-accurate clock on your desktop--complete with hourly chime!
archive.org/details/Anim...
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This ancient Egyptian bronze of a mother cat nursing her kittens is a scene which feels instantly familiar thousands of years later! 🐈⬛ 🐾😍
The cat represents the ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet in her role as protector of mothers and children.
📷 Brooklyn Museum
#Caturday
#Archaeology
The cat represents the ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet in her role as protector of mothers and children.
📷 Brooklyn Museum
#Caturday
#Archaeology
September 5, 2026 at 12:07 PM
This ancient Egyptian bronze of a mother cat nursing her kittens is a scene which feels instantly familiar thousands of years later! 🐈⬛ 🐾😍
The cat represents the ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet in her role as protector of mothers and children.
📷 Brooklyn Museum
#Caturday
#Archaeology
The cat represents the ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet in her role as protector of mothers and children.
📷 Brooklyn Museum
#Caturday
#Archaeology
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September 4, 2026 at 8:23 PM