CarolC
@carolconnolly.bsky.social
Hello, how are you? (She/Her)
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i am begging publishers to bring back mass paperbacks. i am not in the income bracket to buy sprayed edges. i am not in the income bracket to buy.... regular edges. i can afford 0 edges. a circle book.
95% of the books on my shelves are either borrowed from the library or ARCs.
95% of the books on my shelves are either borrowed from the library or ARCs.
December 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
i am begging publishers to bring back mass paperbacks. i am not in the income bracket to buy sprayed edges. i am not in the income bracket to buy.... regular edges. i can afford 0 edges. a circle book.
95% of the books on my shelves are either borrowed from the library or ARCs.
95% of the books on my shelves are either borrowed from the library or ARCs.
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I have no confidence at all that they understand what they're doing. Even the reporter here tries to point out the most basic problem, and the minister just bludgeons his way through. The 'child protection' pitch that the right-wing uses as their trump card is serving a similar purpose here.
An age verification tool is being developed as part of the creation of a national digital wallet in a bid to keep children safe online.
Govt to develop tool to verify age of social media users
An age verification tool is being developed as part of the creation of a national digital wallet in a bid to keep children safe online.
www.rte.ie
December 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I have no confidence at all that they understand what they're doing. Even the reporter here tries to point out the most basic problem, and the minister just bludgeons his way through. The 'child protection' pitch that the right-wing uses as their trump card is serving a similar purpose here.
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Gonzo's delivery of the single greatest line in film history is made infinitely better once you realise it is an EXACT rendering of Charles Dickens' own emphasis in the original story.
December 24, 2024 at 10:26 AM
Gonzo's delivery of the single greatest line in film history is made infinitely better once you realise it is an EXACT rendering of Charles Dickens' own emphasis in the original story.
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been thinking a lot lately about how the baseline fantasy of m/f romance novels is "what if a man wanted to fuck you, but *also* liked you, as a person"
December 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
been thinking a lot lately about how the baseline fantasy of m/f romance novels is "what if a man wanted to fuck you, but *also* liked you, as a person"
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I wonder if real Irish filmmakers know that Udárás na Gaeltachta are not only running a competition for “AI filmmaking”, but have decided to name it after “storytelling”. Ffs.
filmfreeway.com/AnTograScealai
filmfreeway.com/AnTograScealai
An Togra Scéalaí - Project Scéalaí
Tugaimid cuireadh duit iarratas a chur isteach ar an gcomórtas físeáin AI, an chéad cheann dá leithéid don Ghaeilge.
Fáiltímid roimh iarratais ó dhaoine 1...
filmfreeway.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I wonder if real Irish filmmakers know that Udárás na Gaeltachta are not only running a competition for “AI filmmaking”, but have decided to name it after “storytelling”. Ffs.
filmfreeway.com/AnTograScealai
filmfreeway.com/AnTograScealai
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we don't *need* "AI" to mass-produce novels, we already have James Patterson
December 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
we don't *need* "AI" to mass-produce novels, we already have James Patterson
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All my Aussie friends talking about the age restriction law in effect. Yep, already having unintended consequences. Who could have seen this coming? Everyone. Because it will impact more than teens/kids.
December 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
All my Aussie friends talking about the age restriction law in effect. Yep, already having unintended consequences. Who could have seen this coming? Everyone. Because it will impact more than teens/kids.
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Also, everything O'Donovan wants to do is grossly illegal under EU law, and O'Donovan seems to think the problem is with EU law, which is pretty Trumpy, if you ask me.
December 10, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Also, everything O'Donovan wants to do is grossly illegal under EU law, and O'Donovan seems to think the problem is with EU law, which is pretty Trumpy, if you ask me.
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Crazy coincidence that the Minister’s position is exactly the same as what Meta is lobbying for. The tech oligarchs must love us, we are the easiest marks ever.
December 10, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Crazy coincidence that the Minister’s position is exactly the same as what Meta is lobbying for. The tech oligarchs must love us, we are the easiest marks ever.
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Gareth Sheridan happily posting photos of himself & Russell Brand, a man charged with multiple counts of sexual assault, as well as with other far right grifters.This guy fits in, a total grifter too,the presidential run was just about brand & name recognition… & Kerry county council fell for it! 🤬🤬
December 10, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Gareth Sheridan happily posting photos of himself & Russell Brand, a man charged with multiple counts of sexual assault, as well as with other far right grifters.This guy fits in, a total grifter too,the presidential run was just about brand & name recognition… & Kerry county council fell for it! 🤬🤬
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Didn't realise how much I relied on the #SpéirGorm feed until it was gone 🥲🥲
Very glad a new one is here! 💚
Very glad a new one is here! 💚
December 10, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Didn't realise how much I relied on the #SpéirGorm feed until it was gone 🥲🥲
Very glad a new one is here! 💚
Very glad a new one is here! 💚
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Pretty sure we got stitched up by FG here - extended nitrates derogation (good for wealthy dairy farmers) in exchange for CETA ratification (bad for every other kind of farmer). Science had nothing to do with it.
"Dr Elaine McGoff, head of advocacy with An Taisce, said decisions like this are supposed to be based on science, & the evidence clearly shows Ireland has a “serious water pollution problem that isn’t getting any better"
www.thejournal.ie/nitrates-der...
www.thejournal.ie/nitrates-der...
'Bad day for clean water': EU votes to extend Ireland's nitrates derogation by three years
The conditions of the extension are yet to be fully ironed out, according to the Minister for Agriculture.
www.thejournal.ie
December 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Pretty sure we got stitched up by FG here - extended nitrates derogation (good for wealthy dairy farmers) in exchange for CETA ratification (bad for every other kind of farmer). Science had nothing to do with it.
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Well, a report printed in greyscale then signed in colour, and then scanned and uploaded is certainly *a* process you can use for your #genderPayGap report. If you're going to rely on colour differences to make your quartile graphs clear though, it's not one I recommend...
December 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Well, a report printed in greyscale then signed in colour, and then scanned and uploaded is certainly *a* process you can use for your #genderPayGap report. If you're going to rely on colour differences to make your quartile graphs clear though, it's not one I recommend...
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If you’re new to the #MECFS world I recommend bookmarking MEpedia.
It’s a great resource from @meactnet.bsky.social
Topics vary from the history of ME to researchers, systems affected in the body, treatments etc.
It’s a great resource from @meactnet.bsky.social
Topics vary from the history of ME to researchers, systems affected in the body, treatments etc.
Welcome to MEpedia
me-pedia.org
December 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
If you’re new to the #MECFS world I recommend bookmarking MEpedia.
It’s a great resource from @meactnet.bsky.social
Topics vary from the history of ME to researchers, systems affected in the body, treatments etc.
It’s a great resource from @meactnet.bsky.social
Topics vary from the history of ME to researchers, systems affected in the body, treatments etc.
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I believe this would be of assistance. gist.github.com/mary-ext/6e2...
Bluesky's age assurance sucks, here's how to work around it.
Bluesky's age assurance sucks, here's how to work around it. - bluesky-osa.md
gist.github.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I believe this would be of assistance. gist.github.com/mary-ext/6e2...
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New Gist: Waving the Ban Hammer
Patrick O'Donovan has proposed a National ID system, a Meta-endorsed regulation model and a mass surveillance machine, all in one.
It's government by Dunning-Kruger.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-wav...
Patrick O'Donovan has proposed a National ID system, a Meta-endorsed regulation model and a mass surveillance machine, all in one.
It's government by Dunning-Kruger.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-wav...
The Gist: Waving the Ban Hammer
Patrick O'Donovan has proposed a National ID system, a Meta-endorsed regulation model and a mass surveillance machine, all in one. This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
December 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
New Gist: Waving the Ban Hammer
Patrick O'Donovan has proposed a National ID system, a Meta-endorsed regulation model and a mass surveillance machine, all in one.
It's government by Dunning-Kruger.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-wav...
Patrick O'Donovan has proposed a National ID system, a Meta-endorsed regulation model and a mass surveillance machine, all in one.
It's government by Dunning-Kruger.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-wav...
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The Ellison family’s desire to take over Warner Bros should alarm anyone concerned with U.S. propaganda & media consolidation—
They would own Paramount, Warner Bros, CNN, CBS, HBO, TikTok & a host of major cable channels
They would own Paramount, Warner Bros, CNN, CBS, HBO, TikTok & a host of major cable channels
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The Ellison family’s desire to take over Warner Bros should alarm anyone concerned with U.S. propaganda & media consolidation—
They would own Paramount, Warner Bros, CNN, CBS, HBO, TikTok & a host of major cable channels
They would own Paramount, Warner Bros, CNN, CBS, HBO, TikTok & a host of major cable channels
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December 9, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Day 8, of #artadventcalendar seems like a good day for a California Condor portrait.
Did you know in the late 1980s, there were no wild condors? Now you can see them soar in California and Arizona, with over 300 of them in the wild.
Mixed media on canvas
#birdart #extincttowild
Did you know in the late 1980s, there were no wild condors? Now you can see them soar in California and Arizona, with over 300 of them in the wild.
Mixed media on canvas
#birdart #extincttowild
December 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Day 8, of #artadventcalendar seems like a good day for a California Condor portrait.
Did you know in the late 1980s, there were no wild condors? Now you can see them soar in California and Arizona, with over 300 of them in the wild.
Mixed media on canvas
#birdart #extincttowild
Did you know in the late 1980s, there were no wild condors? Now you can see them soar in California and Arizona, with over 300 of them in the wild.
Mixed media on canvas
#birdart #extincttowild
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This Gen AI age represents a great opportunity for shapeshifting monsters such as your vampires, werewolves, etc. No longer need they fear being caught on camera, just so long as they make their transmogrifications just a little less believable than usual.
December 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
This Gen AI age represents a great opportunity for shapeshifting monsters such as your vampires, werewolves, etc. No longer need they fear being caught on camera, just so long as they make their transmogrifications just a little less believable than usual.
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Critics of disability benefits largely frame it as a concern for government spending but beneath it, there’s often a clear prejudice: disabled people should have miserable little lives (unlike hardworking, normal people).
December 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Critics of disability benefits largely frame it as a concern for government spending but beneath it, there’s often a clear prejudice: disabled people should have miserable little lives (unlike hardworking, normal people).
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2,000 laid-off Paramount employees are wondering where tf the company just found $100 billion.
December 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
2,000 laid-off Paramount employees are wondering where tf the company just found $100 billion.
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“If it goes away when you take your meds it’s probably not a character flaw” is something I have to tell myself often.
December 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“If it goes away when you take your meds it’s probably not a character flaw” is something I have to tell myself often.
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In The Matrix, having the virtual world set in 1999 because that’s when human civilization ’peaked’ was funny hearing when rewatching those films ten years ago, but now? Maybe the Wachowski Sisters did have a point
it's a strange thing to ponder that you might have seen the peak of human technological achievement in terms of usability, adaptability and capability and it was running Windows 98
December 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
In The Matrix, having the virtual world set in 1999 because that’s when human civilization ’peaked’ was funny hearing when rewatching those films ten years ago, but now? Maybe the Wachowski Sisters did have a point