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Brendan Palmer
@bapalmer.bsky.social
Former virologist. Current Senior Manager of Data Services | #rstats #ReproducibleResearch "Some of my best friends use spreadsheets"
The cost of public & active transport infrastructure gets scrutinised within an inch of its life while motor vehicle infrastructure spending at whatever cost is treated as an unarguable necessity, if not ignored entirely. As here, motor vehicle infrastructure is overwhelmingly a terrible investment.
IrishCycle.com@irishcycle.com · 2d agoBike parking enabling 60 hospital staff to cycle to work is a win for the taxpayer Comment & Analysis: A cost of €85,000, or €1,416 per space, for a secure bicycle shed for the National Maternity Hospital is cheap compared to building car parking, which is estimated to cost €5,000 to €85,000 per…
I think about this all the time. People get mad about bicyclists being on the sidewalk without ever considering *why* they are riding on the sidewalk. (And yes, of course bicyclists need to be respectful and safe when on the sidewalk.)
Tom Flood@tomflood.bsky.social · 7mo agoSymptom
Behind the bewildering transformation of British universities, are management consultants being paid millions Really proud to have this vital piece on our unis are being gutted from the inside by @jheathershaw.bsky.social on Democracy for Sale. Do read democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-bri...
Inside Britain's university crisis
As teaching staff face job loss, their bosses have netted pay rises and bought advice from a “vampiric” management consultancy, writes Prof. John Heathershaw of the University of Exeter
democracyforsale.substack.com
I don't believe in any old Jesus as, if there was a God, then why is my arse the perfect height for kicking?
Secret Drug Addict@scrtdrugaddict.bsky.social · 2w ago
as the debate about e-scooter safety continues it's worth bearing in mind that your chances of being killed by or in a car are several orders of magnitude greater. let's make our roads safer for everyone and let's do it based on evidence 📊: European Commission
A beautiful demoiselle, showing off its delicate wing composition and resplendent colour. The larvae, which live in rivers, are highly vulnerable to oxygen depletion mainly due to agricultural (but also household) waste, causing the species to become rare across much of its European range.
From ‘Outstanding’ and a good reminder that investing in the arts is a win-win, not a lose-lose, proposition.
absolutely insane story, and yeah, just looking at this chart... with the exception of maybe two people, this entire class was cheating like motherfuckers
Jacob T. Levy@jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 4w ago
one anecdote: I was searching for a link to one of my old papers on Google, and the automated Gemini summary attributed all of my lab's work to my husband
Mel Andrews@bayesianboy.bsky.social · 2mo agoWhen utilized in literature review, LLMs consistently 1. fail to mention female authors in female-led literatures, 2. insist that men are more influential or more heavily cited when this is contradicted by objective citation counts, and 3. attribute women’s work to hallucinated male scholars.
The more I see of this version of America the more I hate it
Laura Jedeed@laurajedeed.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe UFC is doing a very clever thing: they have given each fighter an honor guard that includes a medal of honor recipient, which means every service member must salute as the fighter walks past
Ceasefire or no ceasefire, there’s still an Israeli drone above Beirut #lebanon
If you have a few minutes before 5:30 pm a positive supportive submission on the Cork Luas would be well worth your time. consult.tii.ie/luas-cork-ns... Cork needs this!
Luas Cork
Luas Cork is a transformative project, developed in close consultation with BusConnects, that aligns with this ambition, supporting the shift from cars to public transport and active travel. Luas Cor...
consult.tii.ie
We're going to have to find a way to start geoblocking that country from posting takes about other places in the world. You know the one.
The Thermo Fisher situation keeps getting worse. We've now collected 450+ problematic images presented as verification data in TF's antibody catalog. This includes: 🖌️ Dozens more images with duplications or painting 🖨️ Hundreds of blots that all share the same background (behold slideshow below)
I specifically requested no more metaphors
Mediapolitic@mediapolitic.bsky.social · 2mo agoYou guys, the White House accidentally ordered 10x the amount of Porta-Potties that they needed. The lawn is just acres of Porta-Potties. It’s all fenced off and you can’t see, but I took this photo through a hole in the fence netting.
To end #DerelictIreland we need compulsory sales & compulsory rental Combined with a proper registration system & custodian squatting they would be transformative Here's @judesherry.bsky.social making case at Oireachtas given examples of existing policy in England, Scotland, Amsterdam & Barcelona
!!! Trump appointees at Treasury push for $250 bill with his face on it. Director of Bureau of Printing & Engraving, who resisted the effort, said she was involuntarily reassigned last month. “The buck stopped here,” she wrote in her goodbye. wapo.st/4fM4Hei
Trump appointees push $250 banknote with his portrait
The director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing who resisted the effort was reassigned last month. “The buck stopped here,” she wrote in her goodbye email.
wapo.st
Excellent news! Nature is expanding Registered Reports to all the fields in which they publish! A great result by all those proposing this strong solution to publication bias and selective reporting (and getting expert feedback before data collection)! www.nature.com/articles/d41...
This is just an invasion by any other name. In a just world, Israel would face the same treatment as Russia.
Saul Staniforth@saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 2mo agoYesterday Israel ordered the inhabitants of Nabiteh to leave (population of 100,000) They then ordered the inhabitants of Tyre to leave (pop of 200,000). Now they've ordered the entire south to leave - up to 300 towns & villages. Alex Crawford reporting from Lebanon today
Maybe he should try looking in the mirror. www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Martin calls for EU ban on Israeli settlement products after ‘shocking treatment’ of activists
Taoiseach condemns behaviour of Israeli minister who posted videos of himself taunting and haranguing protesters detained at sea
irishtimes.com
Regular reminder that there are alternatives to Google Search and Google Chrome. Some European alternatives are listed here: european-alternatives.eu/alternative-... (where you can also find alternatives for other tech products should you be looking for them)
European alternatives to Google Search | European Alternatives
Google is the biggest search engine in the world, from the USA-based company Alphabet.
european-alternatives.eu
TechCrunch@techcrunch.com · 3mo agoGoogle is transforming Search from a list of links into an AI-powered experience filled with conversational answers, autonomous agents, and interactive interfaces — a shift that could further reduce traffic to publishers across the web.
Hopefully the results of the two byelections on Friday will send a message. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
Opinion: Fianna Fáil’s biggest impact on housing for the last six years is making no difference at all
In 2020, about half of all houses appeared in an estate agent’s window for sale; in 2025, that figure was fewer than one in three
irishtimes.com
I can't imagine what would happen if Russia kidnapped 500 European Citizens from Intenational Waters, and then paraded their abuse on National TV. It certainly wouldn't be the ALMOST complete silence we have from Western Media and Politicians.
