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LLM in Human Rights. Opinions are my own, reposts not an endorsement. Cyclist, da, flatmate to Finrod (friend to man). Cat pics, Phillies, some law, tech and internet policy (day job), the odd Bucky/Klaes gif. Oh! And RPG stuff (mainly Call of Cthulhu).

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I love this on #Barbie and constitutions and feminist analysis. It's creative, funny, inspiring as well as a direct call to change. Thanks for the very best of academic writing @ruthhoughton.bsky.social @aoifemod.bsky.social @colinmurray.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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First case on AI and copyright referred to the CJEU Blog post by @technollama.bsky.social www.technollama.co.uk/first-case-o...

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Just a great thread reflecting on old code and the cool things people (often women) still do with it.

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I could tell stories of a friend who did mad wondrous things with an access database and sql at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. I never understood how. I just know that every year I would ask if he could get the database to do X thing to help with programme management. And it would work.

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@justrena.bsky.social @mjolnear.bsky.social on spreadsheets and code

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New research from @cdt.org, supported by the Internet Society Foundation, dives into the experiences of Tamil-speaking users online and how their content is moderated, finding that a majority of users face inconsistent moderation. Read the report: cdt.org/insights/mod...

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I am only starting to realise how much of its own mad world the Ards Peninsula is. Like, what terrible and strange alliance would occur if ards people and folk from dingle and kenmare got together.

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🏺 A thread. I've been taking wee little micro-adventures each week to keep my spirits up a bit, incorporating it with a bit of bakery tourism. This week it was greyabbey, where weirdly I'd never been ( though did it as my chosen ecclesiastical site analysis as a UG).

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I'll be honest, I worked in Helensburgh, I edited that local paper, and the last thing I'd be building on that seafront given the weather in winter is anything. www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/2520164...

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I feel very, very seen. Hmmm.

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"SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET EMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOE-SHUUUUN!"

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An English idiom about facing the consequences of one’s actions is “you made your bed, now lie in it.” In Italian, an equivalent phrase is hai voluto la bicicletta? Adesso pedala! It means “you wanted the bicycle? Now pedal it!”

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Rest in peace Jonathan Joss

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This is a long essay with solid words by @dermotcasey.bsky.social After a less than decent day following what feels like a less than adequate week, these paragraphs hit home for me. The internalised narratives don’t leave you. Weirdly, they keep pushing you, albeit not very healthily.

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One of my more favourite Justice League Unlimited episodes is The Once and Future Thing, Part One: Weird Western Tales. Didn’t realise until today that Jonathan Joss was voice actor for Sherif Ohiyesa Smith, one of a number of old DC western heroes in that episode.

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I spoke with John Clute & David Langford, editors of The Science Fiction Encyclopedia. We talked about SFE’s many incarnations, writing in both creative and critical modes, and how science fiction’s (often divergent) visions of the future can illuminate the present. Link below:

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As @passportirish.bsky.social notes, impossible not to have been taught the basics of cromwell’s campaign and not reflect on the parallels with tactics in Gaza and West Bank. Safe zones and free-fire zones, constant starvation, handing over land to settlers.

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Saul Leiter. From “Saul Leiter: Discoveries from the Slide Archive”

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Listening to the latest @passportirish.bsky.social on Cromwell and the description of Drogheda, and thinking that at least some of those involved likely got slaughtered in Hugh Dubh O’Neill’s killing field at Clonmel. I was first told about Clonmel by a tour guide in Cahir castle. Unforgettable.

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@justrena.bsky.social

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Seven Philadelphia shop cats now have their own line of tote bags thanks to a cult favorite app that makes maps of shop cats in major cities. I wrote about the project for @inquirer.com, which included creating D&D-style histories for each kitty — and lots and lots of tummy rubs

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Youngest is a mad Tyler the creator fan, asked for tix for their birthday present ages back. Anyhow, took them on Friday. First time I have been sitting down at a hip hop gig, long time since I was in a venue that big (Point Depot for Leftfield? Back in the 90s). Some show. Pleased with this pic.

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As a bright young thing of the 80s I worked for the newsletter as a cub reporter. This was back in the Captain's day. I may have been the only Fenian in the place but i have the best memories of the people and the mad craic we had. Oh the tales I can tell when not online!

I love this on #Barbie and constitutions and feminist analysis. It's creative, funny, inspiring as well as a direct call to change. Thanks for the very best of academic writing @ruthhoughton.bsky.social @aoifemod.bsky.social @colinmurray.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

First case on AI and copyright referred to the CJEU Blog post by @technollama.bsky.social www.technollama.co.uk/first-case-o...

Just a great thread reflecting on old code and the cool things people (often women) still do with it.

I could tell stories of a friend who did mad wondrous things with an access database and sql at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. I never understood how. I just know that every year I would ask if he could get the database to do X thing to help with programme management. And it would work.

@justrena.bsky.social @mjolnear.bsky.social on spreadsheets and code

New research from @cdt.org, supported by the Internet Society Foundation, dives into the experiences of Tamil-speaking users online and how their content is moderated, finding that a majority of users face inconsistent moderation. Read the report: cdt.org/insights/mod...

I am only starting to realise how much of its own mad world the Ards Peninsula is. Like, what terrible and strange alliance would occur if ards people and folk from dingle and kenmare got together.

🏺 A thread. I've been taking wee little micro-adventures each week to keep my spirits up a bit, incorporating it with a bit of bakery tourism. This week it was greyabbey, where weirdly I'd never been ( though did it as my chosen ecclesiastical site analysis as a UG).

I'll be honest, I worked in Helensburgh, I edited that local paper, and the last thing I'd be building on that seafront given the weather in winter is anything. www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/2520164...

I feel very, very seen. Hmmm.

"SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET EMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOE-SHUUUUN!"

An English idiom about facing the consequences of one’s actions is “you made your bed, now lie in it.” In Italian, an equivalent phrase is hai voluto la bicicletta? Adesso pedala! It means “you wanted the bicycle? Now pedal it!”

Rest in peace Jonathan Joss

This is a long essay with solid words by @dermotcasey.bsky.social After a less than decent day following what feels like a less than adequate week, these paragraphs hit home for me. The internalised narratives don’t leave you. Weirdly, they keep pushing you, albeit not very healthily.

One of my more favourite Justice League Unlimited episodes is The Once and Future Thing, Part One: Weird Western Tales. Didn’t realise until today that Jonathan Joss was voice actor for Sherif Ohiyesa Smith, one of a number of old DC western heroes in that episode.

I spoke with John Clute & David Langford, editors of The Science Fiction Encyclopedia. We talked about SFE’s many incarnations, writing in both creative and critical modes, and how science fiction’s (often divergent) visions of the future can illuminate the present. Link below:

As @passportirish.bsky.social notes, impossible not to have been taught the basics of cromwell’s campaign and not reflect on the parallels with tactics in Gaza and West Bank. Safe zones and free-fire zones, constant starvation, handing over land to settlers.

Saul Leiter. From “Saul Leiter: Discoveries from the Slide Archive”

Listening to the latest @passportirish.bsky.social on Cromwell and the description of Drogheda, and thinking that at least some of those involved likely got slaughtered in Hugh Dubh O’Neill’s killing field at Clonmel. I was first told about Clonmel by a tour guide in Cahir castle. Unforgettable.

@justrena.bsky.social

Seven Philadelphia shop cats now have their own line of tote bags thanks to a cult favorite app that makes maps of shop cats in major cities. I wrote about the project for @inquirer.com, which included creating D&D-style histories for each kitty — and lots and lots of tummy rubs

Youngest is a mad Tyler the creator fan, asked for tix for their birthday present ages back. Anyhow, took them on Friday. First time I have been sitting down at a hip hop gig, long time since I was in a venue that big (Point Depot for Leftfield? Back in the 90s). Some show. Pleased with this pic.

As a bright young thing of the 80s I worked for the newsletter as a cub reporter. This was back in the Captain's day. I may have been the only Fenian in the place but i have the best memories of the people and the mad craic we had. Oh the tales I can tell when not online!

Happy Pride Month.

Good old Northern Irish graffiti