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Eoin McFadden

@eoinmcfadden.bsky.social
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Husband, dad and best bud of Trent the Lurcher. R&D Policy, @matrixni.bsky.social, Innovation (especially public sector), open data, History, Archaeology, and food. wordpress.com/post/eoinmcfaddenword…

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Eoin McFadden @eoinmcfadden.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Happy Birthday Wishes: Cool Cat on Beach
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PJ Holden @pauljholden.com · 04/10/2026
Imagine seeing an ai slop comic in print? CAN YOU EVEN IMAGINE? This along with the you don't own the things you buy in the digital realm are going to push more people to physical things. And good.
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PJ Holden @pauljholden.com · 03/10/2026
For celeb traitors uk/maths nerds this is both fascinating and amazing given the situation in the last episode of traitors youtu.be/twDvxNooI_4?...
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How would Alan Turing have played the Traitors?
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Eoin McFadden @eoinmcfadden.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
matrixni.org/matrix-calls... if you know anyone with kids in KS2 or KS3 have a look, it promises to be fun
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Matrix calls on future thinkers for schools challenge - Matrix
Matrix 'Future Focus' Schools Challenge, in partnership with the NI Science Festival (NISF) and Nerve Centre, has opened for registration.
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Eoin McFadden @eoinmcfadden.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
An old friend recommended this - well worth a few mins youtu.be/hUPrUJ4F_Ro?...
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The Power of Unconventional Thinking | David McWilliams | TED
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Matrix NI - Northern Ireland Science Industry Panel @matrixni.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🛰️New space report: the 'Northern Ireland Space Enabled Region Pathfinder', identifies 77 potential use cases for satellite technology across NI public services. #satellite #earthobservation #publicsector #innovation 🔗 bit.ly/spacepathfin... @economy-ni.gov.uk @ukri.org @ukspaceagency.bsky.social
Dr Caoimhe Archibald (Economy Minister) with Robert Hill (Matrix, Chair) at the launch of the 'Northern Ireland Space Enabled Region Pathfinder' report. Commissioned by the Northern Ireland Space Office, funded by the UK Space Agency, and facilitated by Matrix NI.
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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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Eoin McFadden @eoinmcfadden.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I love them to read in my own time, but also Kobna Holbrook-Smith’s narration of the audiobooks is superb definitely the best I’ve ever heard.
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Eoin McFadden @eoinmcfadden.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Spectacular. He’s such a handsome fella.
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Velour Shirt @object.works · 29/09/2026
This is a metaphor for so many things these days that I couldn't choose
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Sydney EV @sydneyev.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
we know because data, EV batteries last as long as the car itself. Even with this data and real world evidence. My MiEV is 17 yrs old this yr on its original battery, the stupid myth of EVs needs battery replacement (insert timeframe here) still persist. insideevs.com/news/809604/...
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These Battery Cells Were Tested After 14 Years Of Hard Work. They're Good For Another Decade
CATL supplied the cells for the world’s first large-scale battery energy storage project. Fourteen years later, not one of them has been replaced.
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Sleestak @sleestak.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
and behold a pale horse. and the name that sat on him was death. and hell followed with him
cat on a statue
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Eoin McFadden @eoinmcfadden.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
That’s not great. 😬
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Eoin McFadden @eoinmcfadden.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Trent and I have got the waterproofs on and heading out. As Billy Connolly said "There's no such thing as bad weather, just inappropriate clothing"
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Man Blown Away by Extreme Wind
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A new trailer for Alex Gibney's documentary about Elon Musk was just released. gizmodo.com/elon-musk-do...
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Ian Moody @ianmoody.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
High-mileage electric cars are more reliable than petrol ones, study finds. EVs with 90,000 to 120,000 miles on the clock are more likely to pass MOTs than petrol models of the same age. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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High-mileage electric cars are more reliable than petrol ones, study finds
EVs with 90,000 to 120,000 miles on the clock are more likely to pass MOTs than petrol models of the same age
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Here’s a fun top five: things that are consensus among historians but are essentially unknown by the public. Richard I, a bad king of England. Roman Empire, fell in 1453. Paul, more important than Jesus. Witch burning, a modern phenomenon not a medieval one. Britain last invaded in 1688. Yours?
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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Went to have a look at this secondhand VW Polo but I think it needs a new handbrake, because it keeps rolling down the hill.
GOV UK

Check if a vehicle is taxed and has an MOT

< Back

Is this the vehicle you are looking for?

Registration number

SY5I FUS  (Sisyphus)

Make

VOLKSWAGEN

Colour

RED. 

https://vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/VehicleFound?locale=en
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Eoin McFadden @eoinmcfadden.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A fine man
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Eoin McFadden @eoinmcfadden.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Wallace's Wrong Trousers Panic
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Eoin McFadden @eoinmcfadden.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A dry Oloroso is a wonderful tipple
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
'Humanities & social sciences research is central to ask questions about how and in whose interests technology is being developed, how it can be adopted, deployed & governed and how to create a world where AI can benefit the many, not the few' My blog for @ukri.org ukri.substack.com/p/why-ai-wil...
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Why AI will fail without the humanities and social sciences
AI can transform society. But only if society has a say in shaping it, writes Hetan Shah, Chief Executive of The British Academy.
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Sue Wilkes @suewilkesauthor.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
A craftswoman at work.
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Roger Langridge @hotelfred.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Happy 50th Anniversary to the Muppet Show!
Drawing of the Electric Mayhem band from the Muppet Show, with Doctor Teeth in the foreground playing a keyboard and the other band members playing behind.
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Eoin McFadden @eoinmcfadden.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
@jasonbell.bsky.social youtu.be/U3DS6xglAfQ?... not the best video, but still sublime. & on my 20th anniversary of this job. Must get a chat sometime soon
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Richard Thompson - Persuasion - Scottish TV 99
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 18-Year-Old Mia Heller From Virginia, USA, Invents a Water Filter That Eliminates 96% of Microplastics From Drinking Water
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Eoin McFadden @eoinmcfadden.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Dan Levy as David Rose: I Was Both Shocked And Impressed
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Eoin McFadden @eoinmcfadden.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
We were in Ochrid in N Macedonia and saw tv news showing Diana & Dodi & assumed they’d got engaged. After a v long day got to Athens that night & next morning went for breakfast. The barista asked “What do you make of Diana then?” & Mrs McF said “Not much” to which he replied “Was it murder?” 😱
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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I canuck get enough of this humour.
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ShezzaT @shezzat.eurosky.social · 29/08/2026
Team Skelf has entered the chat.
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Toss @stevenspoints.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I really cannot think of a greater honor than to have the Muppets say this about you upon your passing
Instagram post from the official Muppets account: Few humans have earned the title of honorary Muppet more than the legendary Tim Curry. As a performer he was unparalleled - witty, charming, unnerving, and deeply funny. We will always consider it one of our greatest treasures to have been part of Long John Silver’s crew. Thank you for everything, Tim.
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Leif Боднарчук 🍁 🇺🇦 @leifb73.eurosky.social · 26/08/2026
While some Americans obsess themselves with banning books, starving people of facts and information, Dolly, born into poverty and excelling all expectations of anyone in her situation, SHARED her fortune by supplying books, promoting basic human virtues like learning and curiosity. Be more Dolly ❤️
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton was an icon. She was a brilliant songwriter and performer. She was an incredible activist and advocate, helping to donate over 200 million free books to children. She was one of my personal heroes. This is a terrible loss. She will be greatly missed.
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Stephen Hunsaker @hunsaker.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
For more details, check out the full paper we published today www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
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The Macroeconomic Policy Outlook: Q3 2026 • Resolution Foundation
On the whole, the 2020s has been a disastrous decade for UK productivity growth. But an under-discussed revival appears to be underway. While the much-maligned Labour Force Survey’s headline number is...
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Stephen Hunsaker @hunsaker.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I have a new report out today with @simonpittaway.bsky.social on Britain's productivity revival – which is real, if it you measure it properly. And it isn’t being driven by the economy shedding low-paid jobs. 🧵
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Rob Corp @robcorp.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
This is a really lovely interview with Russ Abbot. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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‘In 1984, I worked 363 days’: how Russ Abbot soared to success – then walked away
The comedian dominated Saturday night TV in the 1980s, with his sketch shows attracting 18 million viewers. Next came the West End musicals and sitcoms. But in 2016 he quietly disappeared from the lim...
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Eoin McFadden @eoinmcfadden.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Highly recommend Poitiers for a visit. A beautiful city rich in history & culture.
Potiters Cathedral Medieval stained glass windows12th century fresco of Christ in a 6th Merovingian Frescos of saints in the baptistery
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Vox Hiberionacum @voxhib.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Optimist: The cup is half full. Pessimist: The cup is half empty. Archaeologist: That's not a cup, it's a pot.
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Solar farms usually need large stretches of open land. India found another place to put them: directly above water that was already flowing through irrigation canals.The idea took shape in Gujarat. #ActOnClimate #Renewables #ClimateActionNow #solarpower
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
This is a cracking piece by the estimable @drdeanburnett.bsky.social - do #follow him for the best commentary on such things.
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SlenderSherbet @slendersherbet.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
"I AM VENGEANCE! I AM THE NIGHT! I AM BATMAN! I'M IN THE SHED AGAIN SANDRA"
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 20/08/2026
Early signs of tech-driven improvements in productivity growth could herald a sustained strengthening in the UK’s economic outlook, analysts have said, in a turnaround after years of underperformance. Read more here: ft.trib.al/LhHiiAN
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The Royal College of Psychiatrists (which Max Pemberton is a member of) has issued a statement about 'The Great ADHD Myth'. Pemberton should be sanctioned over this and potentially struck off. www.rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-fea...
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RCPsych statement on Channel 4 ADHD documentary
President Professor Subodh Dave comments on a new documentary about ADHD.
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Best Photobomb proof of delivery package (behind the donkey) 🤗
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Maggie Harrison Dupré @mharrisondupre.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
NEW: Teen boys are using smart glasses — mainly Meta's AI Glasses — to film themselves harassing classmates at school, following girls around and "rizzing" them or "ragebaiting" them w/ insults. In several videos we reviewed, girls plead w/ the poster to stop filming. futurism.com/artificial-i...
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Teen Boys Are Using Meta Glasses to Harass and Bully Girls at High Schools and Middle Schools
Teen boys are using Meta's AI glasses to harass and bully victims -- overwhelmingly girls -- at middle schools and high schools.
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Very cool: The world's oldest cheddar-maker heats its wash water with warm milk, straight from the cow. Barber's (Somerset, UK since 1833) runs milk-source heat pumps from UK startup Arkaya. Electricity use halved, payback under two years. Heat pumps work. www.canarymedia.com/articles/hea...
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World’s oldest cheddar-maker slashes energy bills with novel heat…
Innovative tech from U.K.-based Arkaya Energy cools fresh milk and redirects the resulting heat, saving Barber’s Farmhouse Cheesemakers more than $90,000…
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Eoin McFadden @eoinmcfadden.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Congratulations & here’s too many more. 🥂
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
During these awful times it’s always great when something amazing like this pops up on the timeline to give you hope for better days ahead
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Alan Owlport 🦉 🎃 @alanallport.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Hang on - is this 1940 or 1944? Because neither ‘it’ll be over before you know it’ nor ‘I’ll quickly run out of fuel’ are the messages you’d be wanting to convey.
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Alan Owlport 🦉 🎃 @alanallport.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
There were still a few Civil War veterans alive at the time of the Korean War.
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