Irish government: YES THIS IS GOOD WE WANT THIS
Zex Rat@zexapu.bsky.social · 5mo agoInternet in Australia is rapidly becoming unusable without a VPN due to age verification. You need to verify your age to use some weather and calculator apps now. Scam apps and phishing sites are starting to realise they can just ask for your ID straight up and people will give it up. Insane shit.
If you liked this experiment, I published a full piece today in the same vein: a text that gets 100 years older with every section, from a modern blog post to a medieval chronicle. It's a single story spanning 1000 years of English. See how far you get. www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-ba...
How far back in time can you understand English?
An experiment in language change
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Google AI results are basically regurgitating reddit posts at this stage. And that's leading to a massive spike in AI generated reddit posts.
This was one of the thickest acts in a veritable forest of them in the recent U.K. governance history.
Tim Bale@timbale.bsky.social · last yr.BBC's Arabic radio service in Lebanon closed after 85 years as part of a £28.5m savings drive. 'Just months later, in October 2023, the Russian state-owned Sputnik news agency took over the frequency. Its news bulletin opened with “This is Moscow”, replacing the previous “This is London” intro.' 🙄
Reminder, Tomorrow @bandcamp.com Friday is back! I've been building up a nice wishlist for a couple of weeks.
I have a feeling it's gonna be a long six nations for irish supporters. www.independent.ie/sport/united...
Bundee Aki dropped from Ireland’s Six Nations squad for disciplinary reasons
Eight days out from their opening game against France in Paris, Ireland have been rocked by the decision to axe Bundee Aki from their Six Nations squad.
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Looks like the scammers from IDS Ireland are back at it again. If you're an Irish SME be careful - their emails look quite plausible I wrote about them a few years ago: www.internetnews.me/2019/11/13/...
Domain Scam Targetting Irish Small Business
There are always a few scams out there that are aimed at small businesses. Many of them are for "SEO" services where they promise "incredible" results.
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Need some soothing,warm downtempo business to get you through this chilly day? This is my very first Easter Soirée from 2022 and probably the best thing I've ever done. If it's not your thing, a simple share or like is much appreciated ☺️ www.mixcloud.com/deandeep/dea...
Dean Marsh - Iso Easter Soiree - April 2022
So here it is, my slightly delayed one off special made for Easter last week. Unlike my regular Isolation Mixes I decided to slow things down and do a mix full of classic sunshine vibes. Spanning ever...
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Getting some rubbish out for recycling tomorrow and found my old crackberry. Might try fire it up and throw a sim in and see what it does.
Ahh the oul voice firewall is being touted again by our dear regulator. This will end well.
Pirelli trying to skirt danger with limited tyre stints have invented all new danger with pitlane chaos
It will cost you nothing to share my work but it could change my year! Tis' the season for sales and corporate greed, I am just your friendly neighborhood LOI guy, a one man band making work about things we all love. You know where I am if you need any seasonal gifts 😇
Barry Masterson@barrymasterson.com · 2y agoHi, I'm Barry an artist from Ireland ⚽☘️ I drew that thing you like. A life long League of Ireland truther and enjoyer of old stadiums. Available for commissions in 2025, Lets work together 🤝 Portfolio: barrymasterson.com Shop: shop.barrymasterson.com Email: hello@barrymasterson.com
Hi 👋, slated.ie here. We are a small Irish family business, creating beautiful products from slate. Using our 170 yr old family knife to craft each piece. Specialising in personalised gifts, wrapped in our fully sustainable packaging. Slated.ie The voice of the wonderful @conorvoice.com
Imagine a browser where you type in “Taylor Swift” and it doesn’t even admit that her website exists. I write about Atlas, ChatGPT’s new anti-web browser that should come with a warning label. www.anildash.com/2025/10/22/a...
ChatGPT's Atlas: The Browser That's Anti-Web - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
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