wouldn't it be extremely on brand for google to make it so that you have to make your site content trainable for it to even show up on google search...I hadn't thought about it before, but that's so evil...wow

Rain :)

There’s also something to how women are socialized to be suspicious of flattery — it’s how we transfer responsibility for men’s desire onto women’s bodies; we are taught to defend against that in service to our “innocence” or whatever — whereas men accept flattery as their due. Perfect marks.

Or maybe this is our 21c Irish memento mori and we will look back at these apartments as emblematic of our priorities

Lenny Jyons@jennylyons.bsky.social · 6d ago

The18c chapel made of bones in Faro is much more respectful of the dead than the bessborough apartments

The18c chapel made of bones in Faro is much more respectful of the dead than the bessborough apartments

Google AI thinks the best photo for Bumblebee Anatomy is my stupid Bum Blebee Joke

The Telegraph, as usual, trying to blame woke when it was actually Margaret Thatcher reincarnated as a milk-snatching fox.

Mention of “best interests of the child” quietly dropped from Department of Justice’s new family reunification policy A spokesperson for Ombudsman for Children said it is “very concerned” that the best-interests principle was not referenced in the new policy. www.dublininquirer.com/mention-of-b...

Mention of “best interests of the child” quietly dropped from Department of Justice’s new family reunification policy

A spokesperson for Ireland’s Ombudsman for Children said it is “very concerned” that the best-interests principle was not referenced in the new policy.

dublininquirer.com

Hooray for laethannta saoire!

"Can we find out how much water data centres are using?" "I see, you're saying you want to destroy all data centres"

Social Democrats@social-democrats.bsky.social · 3w ago

This summer, water conservation is important. But hosepipe bans can be frustrating, especially when there is so little governance around water usage by data centres. Yet, when it comes to data centres, the Taoiseach is just sticking his head in the sand.

Sorry Harry you lost cos you golfed with trump you wazz.

womensaid.org.uk/get-involved... #WorldCup

Football and domestic abuse - Women’s Aid

For many, football means passion and pride, but for survivors, match days can bring fear. Explore how we can help change the score.

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Oisín Murphy-Lawless@bikesnbukes.eurosky.social · 3w ago

The sense of relief when England lose is just tremendous. I can now honestly commiserate with friends and colleagues who are England fans.

¡Jaaaaajjjjaaaaaaaaa!

Once again I'm begging literally any mainstream journalist to give a shit about this

Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 3w ago

JK Rowling through her TERF organization, Beira's Place have sent Amnesty International a demand letter seeking a full retraction of their report, a public apology, and a bar to future criticism of gender critical groups as anti rights orgs. If they don't comply, they'll commence legal action.

I’ve come to realisation that a differing view on Ai isn’t down to Artist vs Non Artist it’s a often a generational issue but always comes down to a views on ‘work’ and the worse takes are always from the privileged who are kicking the ladder away because they’re ok. It’s full boomer energy.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3w ago

George Lucas likens AI sceptics to luddites clinging to horses and carts

Well my bouquet of beets have yielded approx 20mins of mindful peeling, 10 mins of leaf washing and picking, a lot of stalks (which I composted), and this small jar of pickle. Leaves are wilted for freezer or something else tomorrow

Lenny Jyons@jennylyons.bsky.social · 3w ago

Behold, #gardensky, what springtime frenzy followed by weeks of diligent neglect can produce! Is there a #recipesky for beet leaves? I might make a mega frittata if no one comes back with a better suggestion.

Esa! Sometimes my tortillas are a mess but not this time. 💃🏻. I did my beet leaves separately in case a child might deign to eat any of it.

I’ve had more than a few emails and messages today from Gen-x women angry that I gave millennial women credit for transforming the menopause market. one, thank you for reading. Two, as a fellow Gen-xer how do you have the energy to be insulted about this? Tell me your secrets.

Do little fish sleep? As the supervisor of a fish tank owning boy I should probably find out.

Tal Lavin@swordsjew.bsky.social · 3w ago

i learned this phrase for tuna melt research!!! if they stop moving ever they suffocate. nobody knows if tuna fish sleep

it's very labor intensive, and the pitmasters were exclusively slaves. slave ownership was broadly a sign of economic prosperity, and the more lavish the barbecue, the richer you were in human chattel

When did chocolate become almost universally dreadful (actually I know when, I’m just complaining). Ugh. I thought some brands might maintain some semblance of quality. I ate Tony’s chocolonely or whatever its terrible name is before and it didn’t taste like chocolate flavour hydrogenated lard.

and finally the po'boy comes by its name honestly: it was invented by a café in new orleans who fed streetcar union members for free during a labor strike in 1929. they issued this lovely letter. "We are with you till h--l freezes, and when it does, we will furnish blankets to keep you warm."

Behold, #gardensky, what springtime frenzy followed by weeks of diligent neglect can produce! Is there a #recipesky for beet leaves? I might make a mega frittata if no one comes back with a better suggestion.

New Gist: The End of the 100 Year Government This week’s Gist takes a longer view to try to explain some otherwise inexplicable choices our Government is making. www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...

I have never, before tonight seen a badger, but lo and behold here one is at the Oxford Food Symposium in St Cats

Oxford — sunset at St Cats #ofs26

in case you missed it @news.rte.ie did another vox pop of luders 'enjoying the nice weather, shur we don't get it very often' followed by questioning an expert with 'can we definitively say this is climate change?' professional malpractice at this stage #speirgorm

Life is too short. Hug your friends.

Friends. Do not worry! A man has informed us we don’t have a misogyny problem in Ireland! We got it all wrong (again)🤦‍♀️

Dr Mary McAuliffe@drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 4w ago

Lenihan is a prime example of far right pseudo intellectual thinking - his take on the recent murders of women is perhaps the worst of his very bad takes. Does he think white Irish men don’t kill (& haven’t killed) many women. Men kill women-it’s misogyny, not migration, race,class -always MISOGYNY