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John Breslin

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☁️ 👨‍🔬 EE Prof: @UniofGalway.bsky.social 👨‍🏫 Dir: @TechInnovate.eurosky.social; 🚜 AgInnovate 📚 Co-Author: Social Semantic Web; 🎨 @OldIrelandinColour.eurosky.social 🏢 Non-Exec Dir: PorterShed 🚀 Co-Founder: Boards; Adverts 🇮🇪 Irish; 🇪🇺 EU; 🇫🇷 Francophile Own 💭

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John Breslin @cloud.eurosky.social · 8h
Que faire à Galway ? 10 idées de sorties et d'activités
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Que faire à Galway ? 10 idées de sorties et d'activités
Que faire à Galway lors d’un séjour sur la côte ouest de l’Irlande ? Entre les ruelles animées du Quartier Latin, les pubs traditionnels, les sites historiques et les paysages sauvages du Connemara,…
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John Maguire @johnmaguire.bsky.social · 16h
This roaring personification of the id was too raw and primal for Saturday evenings in East Galway in 1980.
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John Breslin @cloud.eurosky.social · 14h
A lot of efforts ongoing to support the community of Pomas in Carca and its surrounding towns after this shock tornado. There is a lot of goodwill in this region that has also been severely hit with forest fires in the last year. The weather has changed dramatically this year compared to the last 10
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Caroline O'Doherty @codohertynews.bsky.social · 15h
......also @whittledaway.bsky.social visits Derryclare in Co Galway where ancient oaks have battled to survive amid commercial sitka plantations and a long-promised, long-delayed nature restoration plan still awaits delivery www.irishtimes.com/environment/....
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Does Ireland have the will to undo the disaster of plantation forestry?
Plans to remove commercial plantation around native forest have stalled for years
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Caroline O'Doherty @codohertynews.bsky.social · 15h
There may be tweaks to reduce the cost of home heating oil in tomorrow's Budget but @hannahdaly.ie says the only true solution for people's pockets and for climate is to help households ditch the fuel for good - Science & Climate in @irishtimes.com....... www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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Cutting fuel taxation in the budget does nothing to cure the disease
Households need help to break free from home heating oil for good
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Kevin Healy @healyke.bsky.social · 17h
Great to see @amyduclaux.bsky.social new paper on snake coloration published doi.org/10.1111/1365... and getting some media coverage. Amy used images for 458 species from @inaturalist.bsky.social to show that venomous species stand out more from their background more than non-venomous species. 🌐
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Venomous snakes much likelier to have bright colours than harmless counterparts, Galway researchers find
The research saw the report's authors analyse more than 450 snake species using thousands of photographs
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Green Collective @greencollective.io · 17h
The top Irish counties for renewable electricity in September: 1. Offaly 2. Kerry 3. Cork 4. Galway 5. Mayo Dominated by wind this time of year but solar determining the order here for Galway in particular, with Ballymoneen Solar Farm there now the second largest solar farm on the island ☀️ 📊
A county-level heatmap of Irish wind generation. Counties are divided into three tiers, according to how much wind energy each produced.

Footnote reads: All-island figures. Renewables comprise wind, hydro, solar, and biomass. Excludes small wind and solar farms not registered with SEMO. Excludes rooftop solar. Source: SEMO
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DH2027 @adho-conferences.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The #DH2027 CfP is open! Join us in Galway, Ireland, 28 June–3 July 2027, for #DH2027, on the theme "Creativity". 📖 Call for Proposals: dh2027.adho.org/cfp/ 📤 Submit via ConfTool starting Oct 7, 00:00 Irish time: www.conftool.pro/dh2027/ Deadline: 20 November 2026, 23:59 AoE.
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GEOfr @geo.fr · 04/10/2026
Que faire à Galway lors d’un séjour sur la côte ouest de l’Irlande ? ➡️ l.geo.fr/sv6
Que faire à Galway ? 10 idées de sorties et d'activités
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John Breslin @cloud.eurosky.social · 18h
I know, it's a guinea pig
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John Breslin @cloud.eurosky.social · 18h
Childhood scares: V youtu.be/9JIbnuPj84I?...
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Diana in V eats a rat. SFX is awesome ;)
YouTube video by Lolita Hög
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John Breslin @cloud.eurosky.social · 04/10/2026
I’d love to know what sci-fi movie this jug is from…
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John Breslin @cloud.eurosky.social · 04/10/2026
We had a lot of interest at the Electrical & Electronic stand at the University of Galway Open Day this Friday/Saturday - thanks to all the staff, researchers and students who engaged our future prospects and their parents/guardians/teachers
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𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚕 @rachrua.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Once decided to Google a random castle ruins I spotted on the Dublin-Galway motorway
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Sifa ID @sifa.id · 03/10/2026
Writing a grant application? Sifa ID now builds the CV section from your profile, in NIH biosketch or ERC Part B1 format. Pick the publications, talks and honors to list, then download a PDF or the Typst source. sifa.id/settings/exp... h/t @teonbrooks.com for the suggestion! 🙏
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Guido X Jansen @gui.do · 03/10/2026
You in research? Ever found yourself in need of writing grant applications? Hope this helps you save time... ⌛ LMK if there are other savings to be made here!
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John Breslin @cloud.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026
Oh oh
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𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚕 @rachrua.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Back on my "Ireland will save the world" bullshit
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Fergal @fergalc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is just a sentence that gets progressively more fabulous with each word
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garretpc.bsky.social @garretpc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What an amazing invention. Kudos to that young Irish woman, a very bright future lies ahead of her, I think! 👏🇮🇪
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Miriam D. @miriamdevitt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The kids are alright 🌍 💚
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Álex Hernández @dequesi.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026
And while some people put billions into c̶r̶y̶p̶t̶o̶ N̶F̶T̶s̶ data centres, this girl has been awarded $12,500 to actually save the planet 🤔
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Annie West @anniewestdotcom.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Here @marklittle.bsky.social I took your book for an oul spin
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John Breslin @cloud.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026
First reaction: He’s got more hair than his brother
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Boris @bmann.ca · 02/10/2026
Great article by Oana Olteanu “Against Usefulness” that centers @folkcomputer.bsky.social while describing “the stage before useful, who works on it, and who pays for it, so that the next generation of useful companies has something to stand on”
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Against Usefulness
In a Brooklyn warehouse, a man handed me a piece of paper that was a running computer program.
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TechInnovate, University of Galway @techinnovate.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026
Oh, and the goat 🐐 - couldn't have done this without the goat! github.com/bluesky-soci...
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GitHub - bluesky-social/goat: Go AT protocol CLI tool
Go AT protocol CLI tool. Contribute to bluesky-social/goat development by creating an account on GitHub.
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TechInnovate, University of Galway @techinnovate.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026
Managed to get a first list of Irish verified users from the yoke formerly known as Twitter and map them to Bluesky accounts (if they exist) - it's not quite Sky Follower Bridge! Using @jonkeegan.com's list from github, mlr to strip out some unwanted \n's, head, grep, sort, jq, and more to get here!
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TechInnovate, University of Galway @techinnovate.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026
This is amazing news for Galway City: it is a semi-finalist in the European Rising Innovative City category for the European Capital of Innovation... Well done to Steve Geary of @portershed.bsky.social and all the team who contributed to this entry! eic.ec.europa.eu/news/europea...
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European Capital of Innovation 2027: meet the semi-finalist cities!
The twelve cities will now compete for the titles of European Capital of Innovation 2027 and European Rising Innovative City 2027.
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John Breslin @cloud.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026
Hear, hear!
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mu @mu.social · 02/10/2026
mu is now available for open testing on Android play.google.com/store/apps/d... We’re already aware of some funky text in a couple of places. Please share your feedback and bugs. Note - this version does not have notifications yet
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mu - Apps on Google Play
Real conversation & proper fun. Built in Europe for the world. No tracking ever.
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Robin Berjon @robin.berjon.com · 02/10/2026
The mument so many of you have been waiting for.
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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 02/10/2026
early-career academics, if you don't have a website, make yourself one. yes it's annoying but just do it it can be plain text on a white background, or google sites, or even a free Wix one with ads. nobody cares we just need to be able to look you up, quickly, bc there's like 100 other apps here
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Claire Mitchell @clairemitchell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚨 Open letter from people of Protestant backgrounds concerning the Garvaghy Road 🚨 We feel compelled to speak publicly about what is happening in Portadown 🚨Over the past few hours we have collected over 140 signatures
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John Breslin @cloud.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026
Thinking—Fast, Slow, and Artificial: How AI is Reshaping Human Reasoning and the Rise of Cognitive Surrender osf.io/preprints/ps...
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OSF
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John Breslin @cloud.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026
I believe others are also working on microbial- and enzyme-based approaches to break down microplastics: the more (or the less in this case), the better!
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John Breslin @cloud.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026
Exactly, it says it's "a plant-based, biodegradable plastic"
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John Breslin @cloud.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026
Arya Satheesh, an 18-year-old student from Letterkenny in County Donegal, Invented a Plant-Based Plastic That Removes Microplastics From the Environment as It Biodegrades www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/t...
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This High Schooler Invented a Plant-Based Plastic That Removes Microplastics From the Environment as It Biodegrades
Eighteen-year-old Arya Satheesh created her award-winning Eco Purge to help address the global problem of plastic pollution
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TechInnovate, University of Galway @techinnovate.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026
Here it is:
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TechInnovate, University of Galway @techinnovate.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026
We've just published the latest version of the Galway Tech Map, with two new additions: Rinn AI: "Research and Innovation in Data Science and AI, part of the Rinn Network from @researchireland.ie" www.rinn-ai.ie AiSe: "AiSe helps your business get discovered in the era of AI-powered search" aise.ie
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GitHub - techinnovate/galwaytechmap: Galway Tech Map
Galway Tech Map. Contribute to techinnovate/galwaytechmap development by creating an account on GitHub.
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TechInnovate, University of Galway @techinnovate.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026
We had an inspiring "Day One" with our new MSc in AgInnovation 2026/2027 class... The first of many, we hope!
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John Breslin @cloud.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026
Good news... "After a thorough review, we have determined that the takedown action applied to your account was incorrect. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Consequently, we are revising our initial decision and reinstating your account." Thanks again @sebastian.eurosky.social!
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John Breslin @cloud.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026
I’ve looked for the “For account suspensions, appeal directly in the Bluesky app.” area but no sign - some pages said it might pop up when trying to login with a suspended account - I guess only other route is email which is meant for posts
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John Breslin @cloud.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026
Thanks for explaining!
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John Breslin @cloud.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026
@sebastian.eurosky.social @sherif.eurosky.social I sent a tech support email re @techinnovate.eurosky.social - new a/c created last wk for our Uni unit - I think making too many empty lists without verifying email may have triggered auto suspension if you could have a look? prob busy w/ conf last wk
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John Breslin @cloud.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026
If you are in Galway and love great cinema, you can see it again tonight, Monday at 6:30 PM in The EYE Cinema. (I got a great kick out of seeing Nadar with Bernhardt and Hugo as I have some CDVs of them I bought a while back.) galwayfilmsociety.ie/season/autum...
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Autumn / Winter 2026 · Galway Film Society
Ten films across ten weekends at the EYE Cinema, Galway — 27 September to 7 December 2026. Season pass €75.
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John Breslin @cloud.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026
I've been a fan of the Galway Film Society for about 30 years, and last night's opening movie for the Autumn/Winter 2026 season was a real treat: "The Colours of Time", with a French title of "La venue de l'avenir" (The Arrival of the Future).
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John Breslin @cloud.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026
Fixed that headline in today's Indo
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Peewee Ramone @rwilks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Spoiler-free congratulations to the winner of the Onosato-Aonishiki bout!
A Simpsons meme where a rakishly grinning man is exiting a supply closet at the nuclear power plant, leaving a forlorn woman behind him. She is asking “Will I ever see you again?” and he is answering “Sure baby. Next honbasho.”
Oh! The woman’s face is covered by the NHK World Japan logo. Yeah, this probably doesn’t make much sense unless you know that, or you have very different sumo-watching experiences than most. Maybe people hooking up in nuclear power plant supply closets watch sumo. We don’t know. Frankly, we don’t want to know. It’s a market we can do without.
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Ceryl @politicdormouse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Marianna Sankiewicz-Budzyńska #Polish electronics engineer & academic @ Politechnika Gdańska. Survived #WWII forced labour & Gestapo interrogation 2 play key role in development of acoustical engineering in Polish radio & TV. Led Audio Engineering Society in #Poland b #OTD 26 Sep 1921 bit.ly/3v519dP
Marianna Sankiewicz-Budzyńska in later life rocking a black jacket   #WomenInSTEM #HistSTM #HistSTEM
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John Breslin @cloud.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026
Very
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