Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 13/10/2026We’ve reached the limits of human endurance on roller coasters. It’s always been bigger, faster, more features. Now we have people with TBIs and subdural hematoma when the rides work as intended, and people thrown from them when they don’t. 000 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026More here… bbaumann.substack.com/p/why-they-w...bbaumann.substack.comWhy They Want You to WatchThe Legal Spectacle of Public Executions 000 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I wonder if it’s in the capability of the type of person that would seek out this viewing opportunity, to be introspective about the disgust and horror they experience, and what it means for their character, and that of their government. 100 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026A reminder that people can be judged by how they treat those on their perceived lowest rungs of society. I was surprisingly shocked at the news that the US was going to broadcast an execution by firing squad. This is one disgusting decision away from making these a pay per view event. 100 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Cartoon levels of evil from billionaires unfortunately pairs perfectly well with building technology from sci-fi warning novels. What is with this Lex Luther level of gibberish? 000 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026In a similar spot with a 17 yo who has a stare into nothingness that reminds me of the final scenes in Gladiator where he’s in the colosseum but his hand is reaching for the wheat. Condolencesstatic.klipy.comGladiator: Russell Crowe's Hand in Wheat FieldALT: Gladiator: Russell Crowe's Hand in Wheat Field 030 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Reading about people who were punched in the face is not the same as being punched in the face. 020 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 13/09/2026But not stop 🤔 for some unknown reason (💰💰💰) www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.com‘We must slow the pace’: CEO of Anthropic calls for an AI slowdownIn a social media post, Dario Amodei proposed a plan including third-party evaluations of AI systems 120 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I’m almost ready to say someone at one or two “of a certain group of companies” should destroy something important, but I’ve read about Roko’s Basilisk and Harland Ellison’s I have no mouth and I must scream. Awkward 110 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026An important thread on vaccinations, monopolies and oligarchies. Ireland had incredibly harrowing road-safety and drink driving ads 30 years ago. We should create the equivalent for vaccine adverts. youtu.be/Wv1rKHGeMRk?...youtu.beThis Irish Road Safety Ad Is So Horrifying, It's Banned On TV Before 9PMYouTube video by Plus Channel 24714 0
Reposted by FergalDan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 10/09/2026The fact we have an executive class that doesn't know what to do with the Looney Tunes or The Muppets really sums up what a joyless, barren world they inhabit. 776892171 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Safe to predict that they’ll be claiming a 99% survival/success rate if AI systems were to kill 80M people. 010 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The Lake Ontario SNAFU is the closest North Americans will get to understanding the politics of naming Derry City in conversation 001 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Amazing that the worlds largest economy is being propped up by an unprofitable industry sector that will destroy the environment and drinking water. But also it doesn’t work well, no one wants it and it might kill us all. 000 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Reacher is supposed to be my emotionally light temporary escape from *gestures wildly* reality Latest episode was more like Toy Story 3 😬 IYKYKstatic.klipy.comJack Reacher Says YupALT: Jack Reacher Says Yup 000 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Apart from the blatant theft from Beksinski’s work, there’s lots to be concerned about 000 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Nightmare fuel. I haven’t seen the prompt and the backstory is vague, but this allegedly is Claude’s response to a “draw yourself” request. 100 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 31/08/2026The billionaire class will fail at this because they have enough wealth to be transactional in every respect. But loyalty requires relationships which is contradictory to their value systems www.theguardian.com/news/2022/se... 000 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 31/08/2026When it comes to billionaire bunkers and apocalyptic survival strategies, I’m less interested in food supplies and the quality of the amenities, and more interested in the options and strategy to ensure billionaire’s security teams don’t or can’t take over. 100 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Reading some (very much) unconfirmed rumours that are terrifying. I hope the exposure was limited to just one person. 000 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Dimethyl Mercury is about the most terrifying chemical exposure I can think of. Exposure means a guaranteed slow, painful death. I wouldn’t set foot in this building. 110 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 29/08/2026“I’m learning to read again after a serious head pineapple” What a line! 😁 000 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026This is the most depressing decade to be playing Dead Pool… 000 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026We need a function on #BlueSky (& other SM apps) that allows you to repost someone’s post AND a reply to it, where together they represent an expanded story, deeper meaning, or message of note or otherwise share-worthiness, or whatnot. 000 0
Reposted by FergalKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Reminder: Dolly Parton helped fund the Moderna vaccine for COVID.nytimes.comDolly Parton, who helped fund the Moderna vaccine, gets a ‘dose of her own medicine.’ (Published 2021)The country music star broke into song before she was inoculated, and urged her fans to “get out there and get your shot.” 247238485773 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I’ll never know the pleasure because his Irish Cream was terrible enough to qualify his distilled products for my personal blacklist 4173 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 22/08/2026“One day a bridge collapsed and no one came to fix it” 000 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 22/08/202617 year old furry friend is getting that faraway look in her stare. Hoping she makes it through Christmas. This seems like a reasonable, attainable goal 010 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Frequency of finding human remains at Lake Mead is a climate crisis indicator 000 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 15/08/2026All of this. 👇 With regards AI use and the double standards applied to people of colour, and predominantly to black people, in positions of seniority. 010 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here. This is the war room 010 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 13/08/20261. Buy the AI 2. Fire the worker 3. Lose money 4. Can’t afford to rehire/admit mistake 5. Self-imposed leverage/dependency on defective AI to fill gap 6. Miserable staff 7. Attrition 8. More AI The AI business model 🤷🏻♂️ 000 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 13/08/2026One of the unintended outcomes of this dystopian product is that people are ditching regular Ray-Bans so they can avoid the shame of being accused of having the Meta glasses. 👌 000 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Just 3 pages into Sarah Wynn-William’s book ‘Careless People’ and… 100 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 08/08/2026To be exact, there are 9 submarines in the Great Lakes at all times. The US Navy & Canadian Coastguard coordinate patrols in Ontario, Erie, Superior and Huron, with US having sole responsibility for Lake Michigan. The treaty is known as the North American Lake Defence Command 082 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 06/08/2026When rich people’s holiday homes are in danger of forest fires… 000 0
Fergal @fergalyyz.bsky.social · 03/08/2026How about a sustainable campaign to replace dependence on fossil fuels with clean energy derived from solar, wind and geothermal power? 000 0