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uɐʅ∀ (𝙻𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚂𝚌𝚊𝚖) @alanbutler.info · 17h
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Corel Gallery Clipart @clipart.bsky.social · 21h
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A spiraled auger shell, speckled with brown whorls and tapering to a fine point. These small shells, which generally reach lengths of 1-2 inches, come from a family of small predatory sea snails called Terebridae. In the fourth decade of the 21st century, biologists began observing augur shells of improbable sizes washing ashore Ocala Beach, shells the size of canoes. The shells grew ever larger with each passing hurricane season. When a fifty-foot auger shell appeared one morning on the Gainesville Peninsula, a team of liminalogists and malacologists from the FSU Ocean Institute descended upon the beach, their Humvees full of scientific gear. EMF meters, full spectrum radiographic cameras, dowsing rods.
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Stephen Roddy @stephenroddy.bandcamp.com · 04/10/2026
It is increasingly plausible that the Pope has read my work on AI art. There isn’t a huge number of us doing this stuff on the art front, even less on music and digital art. We may be mere weeks away from an in-text citation for Roddy 2026 from the Vatican. thenextweb.com/news/pope-ai...
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Pope Leo comes out against AI-generated art and calls for an alliance with artists
Pope Leo XIV told artists there is an ontological difference between art and machine output. The EU AI Act marks synthetic content, but goes easy on art.
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uɐʅ∀ (𝙻𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚂𝚌𝚊𝚖) @alanbutler.info · 04/10/2026
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Gerard Cunningham @faduda.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026
Experts say the population is bracing itself for unprecedented levels of second hand embarrassment as ministers are expected to prostrate themselves before tech broligarchs.. irish-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/en/events/in...
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International AI Summit
As part of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2026, Ireland will host the International AI Summit, as the official launch of European AI innovation Month which concludes in Brussels o...
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Cool Box Art @coolboxart.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Mappy / Game Gear / Namco / 1991
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uɐʅ∀ (𝙻𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚂𝚌𝚊𝚖) @alanbutler.info · 03/10/2026
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uɐʅ∀ (𝙻𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚂𝚌𝚊𝚖) @alanbutler.info · 02/10/2026
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Daniel Temkin @dtemkin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
@killscreendotcom.bsky.social on my book and esolangs and games, building on Natasha Chuk’s piece www.killscreen.com/code-is-a-pl...
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A programming language can be a thought experiment
Daniel Temkin’s esolangs run on friction: code as empty folders, melodies, decaying data.
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uɐʅ∀ (𝙻𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚂𝚌𝚊𝚖) @alanbutler.info · 01/10/2026
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uɐʅ∀ (𝙻𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚂𝚌𝚊𝚖) @alanbutler.info · 30/09/2026
The magick spells of capitalism.
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uɐʅ∀ (𝙻𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚂𝚌𝚊𝚖) @alanbutler.info · 30/09/2026
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Johnny Ryan @johnnyryan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Meta hosted senior Irish Government officials & regulators at an event titled "Ireland as a Trusted Digital Regulatory Hub". Ireland's former regulator who sued all other EU data regulators to avoid investigating Meta was a speaker. (She now works for Meta's law firm.) lnkd.in/p/dYg9TPnk
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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Great moments in Scottish engineering history: James Watt tries to work out how his phone attaches to his selfie stick.
Statue of James Watt. In his right hand he holds a telescopic stick with a frame at the top; in his left he holds a flat object about the size of a large smartphone. He is scowling at the possibly-not-a-smartphone as if he is tempted to yeet it into the sea. On that basis, it probably _is_ a phone.
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uɐʅ∀ (𝙻𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚂𝚌𝚊𝚖) @alanbutler.info · 30/09/2026
The "fine Gael and fianna fail are left wing" really blew my mind. What slop are people consuming? Do words mean anything any more?
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uɐʅ∀ (𝙻𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚂𝚌𝚊𝚖) @alanbutler.info · 30/09/2026
Ireland. I told him he sounds like an idiot and he should probably spend less time online. To which he claimed he is not on any social media (sure buddy). He said he knows everything 'from talking to people'. My god. People's brains are broken. No idea how we undo all the brain damage.
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uɐʅ∀ (𝙻𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚂𝚌𝚊𝚖) @alanbutler.info · 30/09/2026
I got a taxi yesterday in Dublin, and as soon as I got in the car he said something about 'Looney lefties'. Within 5 minutes he called the Irish government and all the civil service left wing, he denied climate change and said that the green party were responsible for why everything was wrong in
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Beddy @lancecalhoon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This reminds me of that time in grade 4, when a few of us worked out how to print stuff on the library printer and we printed Licences to Fart for ourselves
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Johannes Franzen @johannesfranzen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Incredible stuff.
Commentary|Essay
        

AI and the crisis of the author
        

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September 4, 2026
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Editor’s note (September 21, 2026): We have removed this essay. AI was used in its preparation. The TLS editorial guidelines prohibit the use of AI in the writing and editing process. The author states that he was unaware of the policy.
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LukkoZeroSix @4tune06.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
40 years ago today, A Irish answer of the likes by CBBC that aired on RTE, The Den made its debut. Originally presented by Ian Dempsey, it was later follow suit with other presenters such as Ray D'Arcy. Zig and Zag did not show up until 1987, alongside Zuppy and Dustin in 1989.
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Lenny Jyons @jennylyons.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Bazunu
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Sam Tranum @samtranum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ireland rolled out red carpet for Intel. Barred by EU sanctions from exporting hi-tech chips to Russia, Ireland's been sending heaps to Israel. They've both civilian and military uses. Israeli defence co. Elbit Systems uses them in "advanced tactical computer" for infantry, Special Forces etc
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Tax breaks, grants and energy costs: How Ireland rolled out the red carpet for Intel - The Currency
In the two weeks following the last general election on November 29, 2024, the dust settled and it became clear that the outgoing Fianna Fáil/Fine Gael-led coalition would remain in government once it...
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uɐʅ∀ (𝙻𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚂𝚌𝚊𝚖) @alanbutler.info · 29/09/2026
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Unions, Labor Relations and Class Struggle…As Seen On TV @solongdentalplan.com · 28/09/2026
Solidarity with @seiu1199nw.bsky.social
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Corel Gallery Clipart @clipart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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A woman in a lavender skirt suit, holding a baby in diapers in one hand and the hand of a toddler girl in the other. This is possibly a flyer for “Take Your Daughter to Work Day” though Rose can’t be sure. Her manager Tony brought it to her and asked, Can you make something like this but not, you know, so sucky? She can. She starts by ditching the heels and the skirt suit. And the white blonde lady while she’s at it.
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uɐʅ∀ (𝙻𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚂𝚌𝚊𝚖) @alanbutler.info · 28/09/2026
N95 LESBIAN BAR MELTDOWN is a great name for a bar tbf
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uɐʅ∀ (𝙻𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚂𝚌𝚊𝚖) @alanbutler.info · 28/09/2026
Machine work 🤖
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uɐʅ∀ (𝙻𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚂𝚌𝚊𝚖) @alanbutler.info · 28/09/2026
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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I don’t think that this should just be shrugged off. One of our Ministers (Enterprise or Justice, probably) has presented this plan. It isn’t an anonymous creature called the Irish Presidency. That is our Government.
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Dan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Ah yes the circle of life
• Dispatched
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In Transit
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Delayed
Sep 26 10:57 am
Held By Carrier
Sep 26 15:07 pm
Destroyed
Sep 26 15:08 pm
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IanMoore3000 @ianmoore3000.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Join a union jrnl.ie/7174957
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Flahavan's workers win pay boost of up to 21.5% as unrest ends at porridge company
Unite said the new deal brings the pay terms of different workers in line with each other.
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Google has started updating satellite images of Gaza. Holocaust. (📸 Barry Andrews MEP, European Parliament)
A single building is left standing amidst utter carnage. Every single building has been levelled across a few square miles pictures. Google maps identified one pile of rubble as a school.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026
The before and after it's even more haunting.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026
Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map.
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Daniel Temkin @dtemkin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Do I know people in Ljubljana? If so, catch me speak at the opening of this Source Code / Zvorna Koda Exhibition Tue night! Features Rivulet esolang, Eliza source code, Wenyan-lang and other sometimes-human-readable texts
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uɐʅ∀ (𝙻𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚂𝚌𝚊𝚖) @alanbutler.info · 27/09/2026
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uɐʅ∀ (𝙻𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚂𝚌𝚊𝚖) @alanbutler.info · 27/09/2026
Tbh I don't think I'd get that far, if probably die on day 3 after trying to eat an arduino or something.
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uɐʅ∀ (𝙻𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚂𝚌𝚊𝚖) @alanbutler.info · 27/09/2026
Please send someone to check for carbon monoxide leaks. When they forced the album onto my iPhone, it led me to quit apple. But can I quit money itself?
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Dan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today I saw the new 4 hour documentary Musk, directed by Alex Gibney. There were too many times to count that a sold out theater burst out laughing at Elon Musk, something he said or did, even sometimes just how he looked. I believe that is his worst nightmare come to life.
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uɐʅ∀ (𝙻𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚂𝚌𝚊𝚖) @alanbutler.info · 26/09/2026
Truly awful shit.
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Mario Bava's A Jay of Blood @jaycoyle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Absolutely bottled it.
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uɐʅ∀ (𝙻𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚂𝚌𝚊𝚖) @alanbutler.info · 26/09/2026
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Aidan Fitzmaurice @fancyvegaspro.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Hard to describe how proud I'd be of the Irish team if they refused to play this match. Probably equal to the disgust I feel towards the FAI and Government for putting them in this position.
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Carl Kinsella @carlkinsella.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
If the Irish team or indeed any players really do refuse to play this match they would be heroes on an international scale
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the samsara enjoyer @rubot.ie · 26/09/2026
It will be a little bit heartbreaking if the game goes ahead. Not sure I'll be able to look at the national team the same way for a long time.
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uɐʅ∀ (𝙻𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚂𝚌𝚊𝚖) @alanbutler.info · 26/09/2026
And don't do this.
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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Facebook really doesn't want you to see the new documentary exposing Elon Musk Neither do TikTok or Google or the eX social media site. Since they won't accept paid advertising, let's do some free advertising. Go see Musk in theaters October 9 www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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uɐʅ∀ (𝙻𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚂𝚌𝚊𝚖) @alanbutler.info · 26/09/2026
Fffg are the two main political parties in government in Ireland.
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
the future tech bros are dreaming of
4 panel comic

Panel 1:
Purple Guy panicking in a room full of flames. He screams “Oh God! I’m going to die!”

Panel 2:
Purple Guy is now on the phone (still surrounded by flames). He yells “Fire Service!! My house is burning down”

Panel 3:
Purple Guy (still burning to death) is now hollering “My address? Shit I don’t know! Lemme check my phone”

Panel 4:
Close up on Purple Guy’s phone screen. It reads: Emergency call detected. Pay £45.50 to view address.
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