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Alan Lawlor @alanlawlor.bsky.social · 1h

Dropped in the bin, I presume

Alan Lawlor @alanlawlor.bsky.social · 4h

👏 phrasing matters

Alan Lawlor @alanlawlor.bsky.social · 4h

A 57yo Jesus would be problematic too

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Alan Lawlor @alanlawlor.bsky.social · 6h

I think that ChatGPT and other tools of its ilk will be transformative for certain uses (like your example).
But it’s general use for everything will often be damaging to the people using them, to the people with it foisted on, to the people whose creative work has been stolen and to our environment

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Joe O'Hara @joeoharadcu.bsky.social · 7h

When life imitates art

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Codfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 1d

😂 About right - lol

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Alan Lawlor @alanlawlor.bsky.social · 7h

What do you know about me? What did they tell you? PLEASE, GOD, LET ME KNOW!

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Alan Lawlor @alanlawlor.bsky.social · 10h

Not saying they would bankrupt us, just that it’s an understandable fear for lots of people

Alan Lawlor @alanlawlor.bsky.social · 10h

I don’t think it is baffling: when we’re given the chance to vote on the values we most want in our society, but without consequences, we vote left.
When we’re voting on jobs, taxes, etc, many of us become conservative, fearing the left will bankrupt us

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Alan Lawlor @alanlawlor.bsky.social · 10h

Except if you lived in a nationalist area of Belfast or Derry

Alan Lawlor @alanlawlor.bsky.social · 21h

It’s great, isn’t it? 😂

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Alan Lawlor @alanlawlor.bsky.social · 23h

They build communities and networks of people, who if necessary, can escalate resistance if democracy collapses

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Alan Lawlor @alanlawlor.bsky.social · 1d

Catherine Connolly breeds seagulls and trains them how to rob sandwiches and chips, then releases them into Stephens Green
#smearTheBejaysus #speirgorm

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Alan Lawlor @alanlawlor.bsky.social · 1d

Catherine Connolly used to laugh at her school friends’ dread when the Glenroe theme played as she got all her homework done by teatime on Friday
#smearTheBejaysus #Speirgorm

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Alan Lawlor @alanlawlor.bsky.social · 1d

She locked the TDs into the Dáil chamber to prevent them getting a sneaky scoop at the Dáil bar before driving home

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Alan Lawlor @alanlawlor.bsky.social · 1d

Catherine Connolly leaves toast crumbs on the butter
#SmearTheBejaysus #Speirgorm

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Alan Lawlor @alanlawlor.bsky.social · 1d

Catherine Connolly once didn’t flash her indicators when a car let her out ahead of them
#smearTheBejaysus

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 1d

Catherine Connolly only says "bye" once at the end of a phonecall.
#smearthebejaysis

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Alan Lawlor @alanlawlor.bsky.social · 1d

What Irish movies or series have you liked?

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