2021-06-20: West of Ireland sunset 22:00
2021-06-16: Ulysses - listen to the epic RTÉ dramatisation
2021-06-16: Landmark Litigation. Online advertising causes the world’s biggest data breach. We are going …
2021-06-07: Google agrees to advertising changes after €220M French antitrust fine – POLITICO Good that EU …
2021-06-07: Boris Johnson Knows Exactly What He’s Doing - The Atlantic Really good piece on BJ. Enjoyed it.
2021-05-23: Bog of the frogs.
2021-05-23: The real attention crisis – On my Om
2021-05-17: New Pop-up Newsletter — Kumano Kodō — Ridgeline issue 117 Am enjoying following along on this walk …
2021-05-16: Running Orders by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha - Poetry Foundation
2021-05-16: Want peace in Gaza? Here’s the four things that need to happen - Trócaire
2021-05-16: T.S. Shanbhag died of coronavirus on May 4th - The Economist A life well lived.
2021-05-15: How the cookie poisoned the web Good piece by Doc Searls
2021-05-14: Ransomware to the Pandemic Yesterday I read this essay by Zeynep Tufecki Battlestar Galactica Lessons from Ransomware to the …
2021-05-14: Busily sending Signal links to family and friends before deleting Whatsapp.
2021-05-14: Income inequality in Ireland at lowest recorded level, study finds Despite all the noise to the …
2021-05-12: Israel/ OPT: End brutal repression of Palestinians protesting forced displacement in occupied East …
2021-05-07: Art Show is mesmerising.
2021-05-04: Investment firms buy estate of 112 new houses in Dublin to rent out Finance and tax laws that enable …
2021-04-28: Adtech vs. iOS, explained - Open Rights Group Clear explanation from UK Open Rights Group.
2021-04-25: Just finished: Red Dust by Ma Jian 📚
2021-04-19: First Flight of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter: Live from Mission Control - YouTube So exciting.
2021-04-19: Long-term Building in Japan. Japan’s Ise Shrine and Hōryū-ji Temple… - by Alexander Rose - Long Now …
2021-04-16: DRI Facebook Action - Digital Rights Ireland Digital Rights Ireland, who have a good track record, …
2021-04-14: DPC launches inquiry into Facebook in relation to a collated dataset of Facebook user personal data …
2021-04-14: Robert Watt may seek to rein in Tony Holohan Thoughtful piece. I had never heard of James Deeney.
2021-04-14: Changing the model In his post Is content moderation a dead end Benedict Evans writes Hence, I wonder how far the …
2021-04-12: Trading clunkers for electric bikes: France moves to offer financial incentive - Reuters Great idea.
2021-04-11: Thomas Zurbuchen: Adventures in Astrophysics The Knowledge Project Ep. #108 In this episode, Thomas and Shane discuss the origin of his passion for astrophysics, commercial …
2021-04-10: The Gaslighting of Science - Insight
2021-04-09: Unionism in a tailspin is bad for Unionism but it’s bad for everyone in Northern Ireland too… – …
2021-04-07: Clueless in California The Facts on News Reports About Facebook Data Utterly tone deaf. Private information about up to 1.5 …
2021-04-06: We live in hope
2021-04-05: Jimmy's Groove by Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio Testing linking to Bandcamp. Enjoying Jimmy’s …
2021-04-05: Looks like Spring but 5.5 degrees today.
2021-04-03: Other Voices - RTÉ PlayerTake some time out and listen to these Other Voices.
2021-04-02: There’s another pandemic under our noses, and it kills 8.7m people a year - Climate change - …
2021-04-02: Any day now, the Brent Geese will take off and begin their flight back to Canada.
2021-04-01: Evening Kitesurfers
2021-03-31: Inside a viral website - Not Fun at Parties This is great. Laughed out loud at the end. Well played.
2021-03-29: Your Work Peak Is Earlier Than You Think - The Atlantic This resonates with me. A good read.
2021-03-28: Siúcra Roxanna Nic Liam - YouTube ana mhaith ar fad
2021-03-27: The end of Silicon Valley as we know it This is the best essay that I have read in a very long time. …
2021-03-27: Quiet day out there.
2021-03-25: NASA Mission to Venus in 1978 May Have… - The Planetary Society Fascinating.
2021-03-24: Mick Herron’s Slough House – On my Omooh…had no idea that this was being developed as an …
2021-03-24: Europe’s trust in Britain has gone. We’re now a problem, not a partner - Brexit - The …
2021-03-24: ESA - Is the nearest star cluster to the Sun being destroyed? We know so little about so much.
2021-03-23: Climate Action Plan approved by Cabinet. This Climate Action Bill approved by the Cabinet today commits Ireland to getting to net zero by …
2021-03-22: Happy that I can write using Ulysses and post directly to micro.blog. Thanks to all who worked on …
2021-03-20: Beint vefstreymi frá eldstöðvunum - RÚV Live volcano in Iceland.
2021-03-17: RIP PLC: the rise of the ghost corporation - Prospect Magazine Good article by John Kay.
2021-03-15: Covid-19: ‘Temporary deferral’ of AstraZeneca vaccine rollout Hopefully temporary. Think everyone …
2021-03-13: After finishing episode 3 S1 of For All Mankind, I’m hooked.
2021-03-12: The world would be a better place without Facebook. He got Facebook hooked on AI. Now he can’t …
2021-03-07: Calm
2021-03-04: Completely blown away by this image. Murmuration of starlings: How our stunning front-page …
2021-02-26: Finished reading Agent Running in the Field by John le Carré 📚 Enjoyed it.
2021-01-10: The American Abyss - The New York Times
2021-01-09: A little late Jack. The damage has already been done.
2021-01-06: Shocking. We opened hospitality for 3 weeks and this is the result. One of the most consequential …
2021-01-02: 2020 letter - Dan Wang This is a fascinating and informative piece on China.
2020-12-24: A Significant Agreement Finally. A deal. I still think the ultimate consequence of this will be an …
2020-12-24: Inside the Whale: An Interview with an Anonymous Amazonian Interesting view of Amazon from the …
2020-12-23: Bio Eats World: The Machine that Made the Vaccine - Andreessen Horowitz
2020-12-22: From Schooling to Space: Eight Predictions on How Technology Will Continue to Change Our Lives in …
2020-12-21: EMA recommends first COVID-19 vaccine for authorisation in the EU - European Medicines Agency Good …
2020-12-20: Winter Solstice - YouTube Awe inspiring. Livestream again tomorrow.
2020-12-17: Ordnance Survey Benchmark
2020-12-17: Given what the science tells us, opening pubs and restaurants earlier this month was an error. …
2020-12-16: Facebook Is a Doomsday Machine - The Atlantic
2020-12-10: France fines Google Ireland French CNIL fines Google Ireland €40m euro Am happy to see France take direct action against Google. …
2020-12-08: What Twitter can learn from Spotify Very thoughtful and informed analysis by Om Malik. My own use of …
2020-12-05: Small Data, Big Implications - Insight After six weeks of a level 5 lockdown, Ireland just moved …
2020-12-03: ESA - Gaia’s new data takes us to the Milky Way’s anticentre and beyond Cool science.
2020-12-03: My Phone Was Spying on Me, so I Tracked Down the Surveillants Eye opening.
2020-12-03: Leader: Reimagine the high street Much of this applies to Ireland as well. Good piece.
2020-12-02: Why is Apple’s M1 Chip So Fast?. Real world experience with the new M1… - by Erik Engheim - Nov, …
2020-11-30: China’s Chang’e 5 enters lunar orbit for historic attempt to return moon samples - Space …
2020-11-30: Still Waters
2020-11-28: Enjoying this evening Fip : écouter la radio Jazz, Reggae, Rock, Electro, Soul - Actualités et …
2020-11-27: Shopify’s BFCM Live Map
2020-11-09: Stacey Abrams on minority rule, voting rights, and the 2020 election - Vox Reading this makes me …
2020-11-07: Lungs inflate with salty still air Freighter has Bull wall on the bow Turn and head back down the …
2020-11-06: Puzzling over these shapes I stopped to wonder About the strength of the winds And the forces of …
2020-11-05: Gobsmacked at what I’m reading today. Some stoop so low When things don’t go their way. …
2020-11-04: Are we near the end Or the end of the beginning Of Autocracy There is nothing inevitable About …
2020-11-03: A rover rumbles slowly over the surface of Mars. And, look hey, on its way there is a red sports …
2020-11-02: Down into the forest, the path twisted and turned Shaped by countless others who passed between …
2020-11-01: Samhain 20 Storm Aiden lashing the window from the South West. Grey wild skies over the hedge. A …
2020-10-23: Killiney Bay.
2020-10-17: Autumnal
2020-10-10: Redrock
2020-10-04: NPHET recommends level 5. Shocked. I would not like to be a member of the Government having to make …
2020-09-28: Dusk
2020-09-27: Huddle
2020-09-22: Facebook says it may quit Europe Hurry up already. FB’s latest court action is the equivalent …
2020-09-14: Did scientists just find life on Venus?
2020-09-13: Balscadden
2020-09-09: RIP the rule of law in the UK Astonishing, but not surprising behaviour.
2020-09-09: Dusk
2020-08-26: The future of Retail I’m thinking a lot about retail. 3 pieces that have caught my eye in the last few days. How to …
2020-08-24: Just finished reading: The Man Who Solved The Market: How Jim Simons Launched The Quant Revolution …
2020-08-23: Sunset
2020-08-09: [The French will have to build a wall … – Progressive …
2020-08-09: After the race. Howth 17
2020-08-09: How Covid-19 Signals the End of the American Era - Rolling Stone “No empire long endures, even if …
2020-08-08: Restrictions on Kildare, Laois and Offaly could be extended to other counties, NPHET warns If meat …
2020-08-05: On not opening pubs Am relieved the Government has delayed phase 4 reopening. I feel for pub owners that don’t offer …
2020-08-05: TikTok and the Sorting Hat — Remains of the Day Interesting read.
2020-07-30: The Scholar’s Stage: The World That China Wants (III): Taking Chinese Communism Seriously …
2020-07-27: Fire and Fawning Good questions from Scott Galloway.
2020-07-23: Adam Tooze · Whose century? After the Shock · LRB 30 July 2020 Interesting read.
2020-07-22: BenBulben Forest Walk..
2020-07-21: First time outside the city in 5 months Ben Bulben
2020-07-19: Michael Clifford: Our tricolour under siege once again Well said Mick.
2020-07-19: So, the Privacy Shield is dead So, the Privacy Shield is dead. I’ve never been under the illusion that the US or other third …
2020-07-18: National Snapshot
2020-07-18: British Airways retires entire 747 fleet after travel downturn - BBC News Read that yesterday and …
2020-07-12: It’s time to end the Airbnb effect on Dublin’s housing supply I agree with this. In fact, i would …
2020-07-12: Got half way through “A Very Stable Genius” but had to give up. You just know it’s going to be more …
2020-07-12: Italia ‘90 - when we were kings (and queens) Brilliant, brilliant piece by Tommie Gorman. We …
2020-07-11: Former Republic of Ireland manager Jack Charlton dies aged 85 Sad to hear Jack “Put em under …
2020-07-11: Opinion - Zuckerberg and Facebook Never Fail to Disappoint - The New York Times Meaty.
2020-07-07: COVID Tracker App - Ireland’s Coronavirus Contact Tracing App Installed.
2020-07-05: An Open Letter to Micheál Martin - 2 Irelands together Great letter to An Taoiseach.
2020-07-04: Why China’s Race For AI Dominance Depends On Math - The National Interest Fascinating.
2020-07-04: The everyone economy: how to make capitalism work for all - Financial Times
2020-07-02: UK report on Online Platforms and Digital Advertising. “The concerns we have identified in these markets are so wide ranging and self- reinforcing …
2020-07-02: Reading this makes me wonder about the long term implications for Intel in Ireland. Apple Drags The …
2020-07-01: Passed a camper van yesterday and the thought struck me that the next year will be good for camper …
2020-06-29: Something very off about Ryanair running radio ads promoting holiday flights while the chief medical …
2020-06-29: Forgotten, but not gone.
2020-06-28: Lex in depth: Examining the slave trade — ‘Britain has a debt to repay’ - Financial Times
2020-06-20: Vote Yes On Thursday last, I took part in the Green Party special convention to discuss the Program for …
2020-06-20: Michael Clifford is one of our best journalist. This is another very timely piece from him. Michael …
2020-06-16: Bloomsday.
2020-06-13: The smell of diesel is is the air again.
2020-06-04: Important to understand how destructive it is. Termite Capitalism: how private equity is undermining …
2020-06-03: Essential Reading. Why Do Republican Leaders Continue to Enable Trump? - The Atlantic
2020-06-03: Ignore the austerity ‘jihadis’. Here’s an alternative economic strategy - David McWilliams
2020-06-01: Sunset Dublin 1st June. High tide.
2020-06-01: Timely article. We can see clearly now where populism leads. Populist politics in all but name is …
2020-05-31: ‘This man knows he’s dying as surely as I do’: a doctor’s dispatches from …
2020-05-27: Good piece. Platforms in an Aggregator World – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
2020-05-25: “The end of an American led system” Annual German Ambassadors’ Conference 2020: Opening remarks by …
2020-05-25: Open Letter on “confidential” dealings in Facebook case
2020-05-25: Keynes and the Good Life - The American Prospect
2020-05-24: In a great piece, One writer I respect, Om Malik, references an article written by another writer I …
2020-05-24: Plague Trails - Out of Eden Walk
2020-05-22: A new planet is born, perhaps. What will it be like a billion years from now? ESO Telescope Sees …
2020-05-20: Today, I noticed more people cycling than I ever have before. Dublin is changing for the better.
2020-05-19: Doordash and Pizza arbitrage More plaftorm bull***. Some of the comments below the article are even …
2020-05-13: NPHET needs to bite the bullet and mandate that everyone must wear some form of face covering while …
2020-05-04: Out for a walk earlier this morning on a quiet road, I noticed myself keeping a set distance behind …
2020-05-04: Consider this, before buying on Amazon. ongoing by Tim Bray · Bye, Amazon
2020-05-03: The inevitable has happened. – On my Om
2020-04-28: About to repoint a domain to the Shopify platform, this caught my attention. There are no easy …
2020-04-24: This is brilliant writing that completely captures the reality of small business. My Restaurant Was …
2020-04-24: Been a while since I saw one of these.
2020-04-23: Completely agree with Karlin. It’s time to ban websites from gathering our personal data
2020-04-23: A lot to unpack here. Some of his thinking I agree with. DiEM25’s Vision of Europe for the …
2020-04-21: Silent Dublin. Monday 20th April. 2020.
2020-04-21: Interesting data on what’s happening in the UK economy. Corona shock
2020-04-20: Interesting read on the future of media. mondaynote.com Updated to include this How I’d …
2020-04-19: Scott Galloway is never a boring read. Always provocative, always makes you think. Post Corona: The …
2020-04-18: Really liked John Naughton’s description today of the twin problems of the British system …
2020-04-16: The Brent Geese will be leaving us soon.
2020-04-15: Interesting data from the Central Bank. Spending on debit and credit cards and ATM withdrawals could …
2020-04-15: The joint document from FF/FG is a good starting point for Government formation. There is much that …
2020-04-15: Just read about Trump suspending WHO funding. No words. U.S should be viewed as a rogue state until …
2020-04-15: My Twitter timeline seemed a lot calmer this morning. Then I remembered I had muted the “C” word and …
2020-04-14: If you are trying to understand what’s been going on in the Financial markets over the last month, …
2020-04-11: Spring
2020-04-11: Hey Microsoft. I PAY you for a family 365 account. When I log out of Outlook, I don’t want to …
2020-04-11: Does Asia do Capitalism better? Interesting point from John Authers daily newsletter “Points of Return”last week. …
2020-04-10: Another three weeks. Stay strong. Stay safe and stay at home. twitter.com
2020-04-09: This piece is both excellent and deeply worrying. Adam Tooze · Shockwave: The World Goes Bust · LRB …
2020-04-03: Mask Wars More masks for France Fewer masks for France US accused of modern day piracy What have we become? …
2020-04-01: Sad to hear of the passing of Jack Schofield the Guardian’s Ask Jack tech columist.
2020-03-30: The Green Party must grow up As a green party member, I am exasperated. We are in the middle of a once in a century crisis and …
2020-03-28: Venus over Crescent moon tonight.
2020-03-28: Ireland. Everybody must Stay at Home
2020-03-26: Current social distance reading status.
2020-03-22: Beautiful day at the end of a difficult week.
2020-03-17: St Patrick’s Day statement by An Taoiseach Strong and reassuring statement to the nation this St. Patrick’s day 2020 by An Taoiseach. The …
2020-03-16: Ireland’s action plan in response to Covid-19
2020-03-16: Fundraiser by Feed The Heroes : Feed the Heroes
2020-03-14: That moment when you pull up at a pump to put petrol in the car and you realise that you should be …
2020-03-12: All schools, colleges and childcare facilities to close in Ireland from 6pm this evening. All …
2020-03-11: Zero Trust Information – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
2020-03-11: In a week where people are anxiously re-thinking how to work and live while protecting those closest …
2020-03-10: Riders on the beach
2020-03-09: Science and and common sense prevail. St Patrick’s Day parades cancelled. €2bn aid package …
2020-03-09: Oil Crash Turbulent times. Oil prices crashing. Markets crashing. Oil Fall The Gregor Letter. Assessing the …
2020-03-08: Act Now Given the situation in Italy, we need to take immediate decisive action to flatten the curve. …
2020-03-07: It feels like the quiet before the storm. Spending the weekend thinking preparation. But so many …
2020-03-07: “The health of America and the wealth of America could be on a collision course” David McWilliams: …
2020-03-07: The Largest Solar Power Plant in Europe (For Now)
2020-03-07: With the correct policies, we can resolve this. Dermot Desmond: Everyone has a right to a home. Here …
2020-03-05: Signs of Spring. First sight of a magpie with twig. Nest building.
2020-03-04: Tasc Report - Exploring household debt in Ireland As cross party talks get underway in Ireland to attempt to form a Government, all politicans should …
2020-03-03: With recent moves to more home working, why we can’t distribute knowledge work throughout the …
2020-03-02: Google staff in Dublin, all 8,000 of them, to work from home tomorrow twitter.com
2020-03-02: We are what we consume. Watching From Afar - The Big Picture
2020-03-02: A note to the Irish Times The way you construct headlines for digital as opposed to print is poor and at times misleading. …
2020-03-02: HSE information on Coronavirus is clear, practical and the best source of information in Ireland. …
2020-03-02: Dystopian. In Coronavirus Fight, China Gives Citizens a Color Code, With Red Flags - The New York …
2020-03-01: In an effort to keep myself informed, I’ve created this Covid-19 Twitter list.
2020-03-01: Who had the vision to create this?
2020-03-01: This resonates with me. Please be quiet: my search for a noise-free life - Life and style - The …
2020-03-01: William Gibson on the apocalypse: “it’s been happening for at least 100 years”
2020-02-29: Leap day is also hunker down out of storm Jorge day. Red alerts in the West.
2020-02-29: Nope. I’m not going to leap from the balcony today.
2020-02-28: Look out below! Ulster Museum Belfast
2020-02-27: Seems we have a new moon that’s about the size of a car orbiting the Earth, but maybe not for …
2020-02-27: Enjoying music together. Fête de la Musique is for me the best day of the year to be in France. It’s …
2020-02-27: Life as a Facebook moderator: ‘People are awful. This is what my job has taught me’
2020-02-26: Swinging the vote from The Markup. Which political emails arrive in your main inbox and which get …
2020-02-26: No escape for the bulls in this bar in Cadiz.
2020-02-26: Does Germany need a new business model? Germany needs a new business model - David McWilliams I’m not sure that Germany needs a new business …
2020-02-26: email addresses and razor blades. by Ben Thompson.
2020-02-25: For someone, this boot became a hurdle to overcome and so was left behind.
2020-02-24: John Creedon playing great music.
2020-02-24: Double trouble.
2020-02-23: Interior of Milano Centrale the largest railway station in Europe by volume.
2020-02-23: Will the UK go Rogue on Northern Ireland? – Progressive Pulse
2020-02-22: Spectacle Collection
2020-02-21: No one writes as well about Facebook as Karlin. Don’t be fooled by Facebook’s ‘regulate us, please’ …
2020-02-21: Looking into a replica of a European Space Agency Lab that is part of the ISS orbiting the Earth …
2020-02-21: You couldn’t make this story up. Drug dealer loses codes for €53.6m bitcoin accounts
2020-02-20: Listened to an episode of the new BBC podcast on the US election, Americast. Maybe, it will help me …
2020-02-20: Fascinating. What other discoveries lie ahead? Powerful antibiotic discovered using machine learning …
2020-02-20: Scale
2020-02-19: Circular Space
2020-02-18: In theory, I oppose croissants for breakfast…but..this one..
2020-02-17: It was pretty cool and wet out there as the train moved through the countryside.
2020-02-16: They rest at the foot of the Round Tower.
2020-02-15: Slice of life from a street in Italy this am. Very elderly lady stands on footpath next to a …
2020-02-15: What is he trying to tell me?
2020-02-15: 15/30. Balance is the word that came to mind when this wheelbarrow caught my eye three stories up.
2020-02-14: 14/30. Can almost feel the Warmth
2020-02-13: The high cost of living was one of the themes of the election. Thought more about it this morning in …
2020-02-13: The towers of Bologna rise to the sky. Some a little more precariously than others.
2020-02-12: Facebook will never learn. DPC statement on Facebook dating feature - 12/02/2020 - Data Protection …
2020-02-12: Landed in Italy this morning en route to a trade fair. Was thinking about the word of the day …
2020-02-11: This is an incredible essay. If you only read one thing today, read this by Paraic O’ Donnell. The …
2020-02-11: I recommend the Gregor Letter to anyone interested in energy.
2020-02-11: I can say this with a plain face. 🍰
2020-02-10: A thought occurred to me this morning. If Simon Coveney had won the FG leadership after Enda Kenny …
2020-02-10: It’s a sign that the King once stood here.
2020-02-09: Sinn Féin Surge Negotiations to form a Government are going to be very difficult. SF won’t fear another election, …
2020-02-09: The worst of storm Ciara has passed through and there is a lull in the rain, but not for very long.
2020-02-08: Our family just voted in the General Election. The contrast in voting intentions compared to even 10 …
2020-02-07: With the wind today 67% of Ireland’s electricity is from renewables right now. And this before storm …
2020-02-07: Above the city
2020-02-06: We plant our foot beside the arrow and ponder what lies ahead on the path to Santiago. Camino …
2020-02-05: Let’s hide the twig.
2020-02-04: Change for better or worse? The polls show a major shift to Sinn Fein in the last week by people seeking change. Unless we elect …
2020-02-04: Can you spot the butterfly? It’s becoming more difficult because of our Biodiversity Crisis
2020-02-03: Reflect
2020-02-02: The sight of a flock of Brent Geese over Dublin Bay stopped me in my tracks.
2020-02-01: Fly me to the moon..
2020-01-30: Dublin, the most congested city in Western Europe. Certainly feels like it at times. greennews.ie
2020-01-29: Irish Banks selling ATMs Bank of Ireland and AIB are trying to sell off some of their non branch ATM’s. This will mean …
2020-01-23: Wandering
2020-01-23: This is not Smart Sonos Like many others in the last few days, I received an email from Sonos which had the title “your …
2020-01-18: Green Party Campaign launch in Dublin Bay North Last evening, I went to David Healy’s campaign launch for the Dublin Bay North constituency for the …
2020-01-14: And we’re off. The Irish General Election will be held on Saturday, February the 8th. I think …
2020-01-13: Listened to two Podcasts while out walking at the weekend. First, USA, Iran and the three M’s …
2020-01-08: This is such a good and thoughtful piece by Fergal Keane. www.e-pages.dk RIC row threatens to drag …
2020-01-06: Google lost its way. I’m tired of Google. In the beginning I bought in to the “do no evil” …
2019-12-31: Parts of Bull Island being eroded.
2019-12-30: Dublin Bay Sunset
2019-12-28: A coupe of weeks late to this Episode but was really interesting from David McWilliams. …
2019-12-24: French radio station www.fip.fr playing an eclectic mix of very chilled Jazz this Christmas Eve.
2019-12-20: Tides out.