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Alan Day (Kilsally)

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Unionist. Tech/Sci-Fi geek. C64, Amiga, Raspberry Pi,Linux. Video Analytics & CCTV. Ulster-Scots. Lived in West Germany, Essex, Scotland & Ulster.

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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 10h
Sinn Fein councillor probe after Orange Order march blocked | Belfast Telegraph The Lisburn chairman of a council’s policing body has been reported to a public watchdog over his conduct during recent protests in Portadown.
belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Sinn Féin policing chair in Lisburn facing code of conduct probe after Orange Order march blocked on Garvaghy Road
Code of conduct probe targets Sinn Fein councillor Declan Lynch over Garvaghy Road protest.
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 16h
A group of senior US politicians have written to the Secretary of State to express their concern over the Drumcree stand-off. 1/2
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 16h
EU plans cross-border emergency comms system to replace radio
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EU plans cross-border emergency comms system to replace radio
The EU put forward Wednesday plans for a new bloc-wide communication system allowing police, firefighters and other national emergency services to better coordinate during cross-border crises.
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 18h
Chapter Chat: Royal Black leader hails institution's 'real sense of vigour and vitality'
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Royal Black leader hails institution's 'real sense of vigour and vitality'
​​The head of the Royal Black Institution has said the organisation “continues to flourish” as he reflected on a busy season of activities.
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 22h
"Meta’s Muse AI agent goes rogue on Facebook Marketplace seller and sends stranger to his door" Meta’s Muse AI agent reportedly lied to a prospective Facebook Marketplace buyer after it told him it would sell him a keyboard
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Meta’s Muse AI agent goes rogue on Facebook Marketplace seller and sends stranger to his door
Meta’s Muse AI agent reportedly lied to a prospective Facebook Marketplace buyer after it told him it would sell him a keyboard
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 22h
The Alan Turing Institute said there was a “realistic possibility” that AI could exceed human capabilities within five years.
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Humans could lose control of AI within five years, government advisers warn
Humans could lose control of “superintelligent” machines within five years, Britain’s national AI institute has warned. As Andy Burnham prepares to discuss safety concerns with Donald Trump, the Alan Turing Institute said there was a “realistic possibility” that AI could exceed human capabilities within five years.
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 22h
"Humans could lose control of AI within five years, government advisers warn"
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Humans could lose control of AI within five years, government advisers warn
Humans could lose control of “superintelligent” machines within five years, Britain’s national AI institute has warned. As Andy Burnham prepares to discuss safety concerns with Donald Trump, the Alan Turing Institute said there was a “realistic possibility” that AI could exceed human capabilities within five years.
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 22h
"Iranian students protest compulsory hijab, university costs as campus unrest returns"
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Iranian students protest compulsory hijab, university costs as campus unrest returns
Iranian university students protested against compulsory hijab and worsening economic conditions, with Basij forces accused of threatening demonstrators during the campus gathering.
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Bitter exchanges in Assembly as O’Neill again fails to show to answer Drumcree question | Belfast Telegraph
belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Bitter exchanges in Assembly as O’Neill again fails to show to answer Drumcree question
Speaker Edwin Poots explained that the First Minister informed his office of ‘another urgent engagement’ and that she gave a commitment to attend next week
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Screen time ‘damages children more than being born into poverty’"
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Screen time ‘damages children more than being born into poverty’
Screen time damages children more than being born into poverty, a study has found. The impacts of screen time on children’s development were “similar in magnitude to or larger” than other factors linked to child development and mental health outcomes, including level of wealth, parenting behaviours and whether or not they were born prematurely, researchers found.
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sam McBride: This is reminiscent of the Bobby Storey funeral debacle when O’Neill ignored what she’d told the public to do and took part in a mass IRA funeral during lockdown | Belfast Telegraph
belfasttelegraph.co.uk
As the First Minister behaves like a medieval monarch, flouting courts she’s bound to respect, Stormont is lurching towards collapse
O’Neill’s view of her power akin to that of Richard Nixon, and has profoundly disturbing implications in other areas
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sam McBride: I understand that last week senior members of the Apprentice Boys of Derry communicated to the Orange Order their fears about what reopening Drumcree as a major dispute will have for their ability to march through a majority nationalist city,
belfasttelegraph.co.uk
As the First Minister behaves like a medieval monarch, flouting courts she’s bound to respect, Stormont is lurching towards collapse
O’Neill’s view of her power akin to that of Richard Nixon, and has profoundly disturbing implications in other areas
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"a tactical victory here, it becomes a strategic defeat elsewhere. There are multiple towns across Northern Ireland where mostly nationalist residents accept Orange parades on the basis of good neighbourliness and mutual respect."
belfasttelegraph.co.uk
As the First Minister behaves like a medieval monarch, flouting courts she’s bound to respect, Stormont is lurching towards collapse
O’Neill’s view of her power akin to that of Richard Nixon, and has profoundly disturbing implications in other areas
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sam McBride, If this is the future, it is demonstrably dangerous because it says to everyone — from dissident republicans to loyalists to racists — that if they get sufficient numbers and a credible threat of violence, then the law is irrelevant.
belfasttelegraph.co.uk
As the First Minister behaves like a medieval monarch, flouting courts she’s bound to respect, Stormont is lurching towards collapse
O’Neill’s view of her power akin to that of Richard Nixon, and has profoundly disturbing implications in other areas
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
As the First Minister behaves like a medieval monarch, flouting courts she’s bound to respect, Stormont is lurching towards collapse | Belfast Telegraph
belfasttelegraph.co.uk
As the First Minister behaves like a medieval monarch, flouting courts she’s bound to respect, Stormont is lurching towards collapse
O’Neill’s view of her power akin to that of Richard Nixon, and has profoundly disturbing implications in other areas
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Faslane submarine docks to be reserved for British shipyards
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
Faslane submarine docks to be reserved for British shipyards
Three new floating docks for Faslane will be built in Britain, with the work competed under a UK-only tender on the grounds of national security.
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The decommissioned American frigate USS Klakring has been sunk off the Hebrides during the joint US-UK live-fire exercise Atlantic Thunder 2026, in an engagement that drew in warships and aircraft from both navies
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
American warship sunk by missiles off Scotland in live fire
The decommissioned American frigate USS Klakring has been sunk off the Hebrides during the joint US-UK live-fire exercise Atlantic Thunder 2026.
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Gibraltar reaffirms commitment to Britain's Royal Navy
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'The Royal Navy will always have a home in Gibraltar': Minister reaffirms commitment during ceremony for WW2 divers
One outcome from recent EU-UK treaty was the securing absolute sovereign control and operational autonomy for its military base in Gibraltar.
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The Netherlands Built a Nix-Based Linux Desktop Because Microsoft Cut Off the ICC
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The Netherlands Built a Nix-Based Linux Desktop Because Microsoft Cut Off the ICC
Eight municipalities are already testing DAWO, the government's NixOS-powered work environment.
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Amid myriad crises, Stormont is spending three days debating if someone can invent their own gender
belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Amid myriad crises, Stormont is spending three days debating if someone can invent their own gender
Assembly in third sitting of wrangling over whether trying to ‘suppress’ a self-declared identity should carry a jail term
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The future of labour | The Observer
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The future of labour | The Observer
Andy Burnham needs to show he understands how AI can transform the way people earn a living
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Britain needs some of De Gaulle’s civic patriotism to sav...
observer.co.uk
Britain needs some of De Gaulle’s civic patriotism to sav...
The UK could learn from the French president’s drive for economic strength and military autonomy, not least by halting tech defence firm acquisitions by the US
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Barclays faces growing staff revolt over three-day office...
observer.co.uk
Barclays faces growing staff revolt over three-day office...
Talks with union break down as workers reject mandate to return to office without more money to cover costs, in a sign of rising demand for hybrid terms
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Rogue AI agents leave insurers facing dilemma over liability
observer.co.uk
Rogue AI agents leave insurers facing dilemma over liability
Insurance companies are weighing up the risk of providing policies to cover the damage caused by AI cyberattacks
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Gulf leaders fear Trump’s ability to keep them safe from ...
observer.co.uk
Gulf leaders fear Trump’s ability to keep them safe from ...
The heads of Arab states, already suffering financially after seven months of conflict, received little assurance from the US president in New York last week
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
RAF Fairford: Major incident declared with nearby properties evacuated as several men arrested
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Major incident declared at RAF Fairford with nearby properties evacuated as several men arrested
Residents living in Whelford have been evacuated
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Archibald writes to UK Government calling for Vat and fuel cuts www.e-pages.d...
e-pages.dk
Archibald writes to UK Government calling for Vat and fuel cuts
The Government should cut fuel duty and Vat on petrol and diesel as a matter of urgency, the economy minister has said. Caoimhe Archibald said she has now written to Jonathan Reynolds, Secretary of Business and Trade, to request the cuts...
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon X2 Series Processors Will Support Linux - Slashdot
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Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon X2 Series Processors Will Support Linux - Slashdot
Snapdragon X2 Series processors feature a neural processing unit (NPU) delivering 80 trillion operations per second and allowing advanced AI features to run locally. And Snapdragon X2 Series "is expanding to Linux," Qualcomm announced today, calling it one of their most-requested capabilities: Qu...
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
AI Finds So Many Linux Bugs, Canonical Changes to a Two-Week Stable Release Update Cycle - Slashdot
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AI Finds So Many Linux Bugs, Canonical Changes to a Two-Week Stable Release Update Cycle - Slashdot
"Finding vulnerabilities faster also puts pressure on Linux distributions to fix and deliver patches faster," writes Slashdot reader BrianFagioli AI has transformed bug discovery from "a manual, time-intensive process into a highly automated engine," notes Canonical's blog, leading to a "recent e...
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Europe built sovereign clouds to escape US control. Then forgot about the processors
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Europe built sovereign clouds to escape US control. Then forgot about the processors
Intel ME and AMD PSP: The silicon layer nobody certifies
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Britain’s Royal Air Force has gained some space cadets, in the form of No. III Space Effects Squadron, tasked with protecting critical satellites that the UK relies on for communications and navigation.
theregister.com
Space Jam: UK debuts space squadron to protect satellites
Number III Space Effects Squadron likely to use electronic warfare rather than lobbing missiles at hostile orbiting threats
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
F-Droid app store thumbs its nose at Google's dev crackdown
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F-Droid app store thumbs its nose at Google's dev crackdown
The Chocolate Factory is tightening the screws on Android sideloading, but the FOSS app market is rolling out a huge overhaul and planning for the future
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Allison Morris: Orange Order played the system and won, while nationalists’ ‘no talk, no walk’ policy has backfired | Belfast Telegraph
belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Orange Order played the system and won, while nationalists’ ‘no talk, no walk’ policy has backfired
What happens now is set for the courts to decide
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
‘There will be no march along the Garvaghy Road, not on Sunday and not ever’: McDonald addresses protest over Drumcree ruling | Belfast Telegraph
belfasttelegraph.co.uk
‘There will be no march along the Garvaghy Road, not on Sunday and not ever’: McDonald addresses protest over Drumcree ruling
Around 200 people gathered outside the High Court in Belfast on Friday evening ahead of a planned legal challenge over a ruling permitting Orangemen to walk the Garvaghy Road.
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Google fined €403m by Irish data watchdog over location tracking - BBC News
bbc.co.uk
Google fined €403m by Irish data watchdog over location tracking
The penalty follows an inquiry launched into the tech giant six years ago, following complaints from several European consumer rights organisations.
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Libro.fm @libro.fm · 15/09/2026
ICYMI, we're an audiobook (& soon to be ebook) company that shares profits with 5k indie bookshops across the globe. We have 750k audiobooks in our catalog, offer different membership plans, our audiobooks are DRM-free, & your credits never expire. Oh, and we're employee owned & a Certified B Corp 🫶🏻
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Drumcree: Parades Commission says Orange Order parade can go ahead - BBC News The Justice Minister Naomi Long says that the Parades Commission's determination needs to be respected
bbc.co.uk
Drumcree: Parades Commission says Orange Order parade can go ahead
Drumcree parade: Decision made over Portadown march
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Xi acknowledges risks of AI even as Trump dismisses them www.washingtonpost.c...
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
'Famine events can't be excuse for Brit-bashing': Fears Ulster Protestant victims could be written out of nationalist-driven commemorations
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'Famine events can't be excuse for Brit-bashing': Fears Ulster Protestant victims could be written out of nationalist-driven commemorations
A nationalist-driven move to hold large-scale commemorations of the Irish Famine in Belfast next year must not be used as an excuse for ‘Brit-bashing’, the TUV has said.
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Cross-border traders (Great Britain to Northern Ireland) face 20 October deadline for HMRC’s new TSS platform
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Cross-border traders face 20 October deadline for HMRC’s new TSS platform
Businesses moving goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland need to prepare to switch to a brand-new Trader Support Service (TSS) platform launching next month.
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Democratic Scrutiny and the Windsor Framework: Where Are We Now? - The Constitution Society
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Democratic Scrutiny and the Windsor Framework: Where Are We Now? - The Constitution Society
Gareth Evans examines the work of Northern Ireland's Democratic Scrutiny Committee in light of new recommendations for reform.
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Big-eyed bugs and praying mantises: climate crisis drives new visitors to UK shores"
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Big-eyed bugs and praying mantises: climate crisis drives new visitors to UK shores
Britain has seen an explosion of migrating insects – in some cases from as far as northern Africa It was a stifling evening in July and Matt Phelps was out for a stroll, when a piercing, whirring noise stopped him in his tracks. As an ecologist, Phelps knows his fauna – and he could think of no UK creature that could emit such a sound. “It was like the classic sound effect of a cricket in a film, a beeping sort of little trilling sound,” said Phelps, who works at Knepp Estate in West Sussex. He returned with entomologist Graeme Lyons to track it down. But the sound, though incredibly loud, “seemed to be all around us … it was very ventriloquial”.
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Mark Carney’s defiance of Donald Trump faces economic limits"
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Mark Carney’s defiance of Donald Trump faces economic limits
The political test is how long Canadian voters can endure the painful process of reducing economic dependence on the US
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"White House blocked US condemnation of Britain’s West Bank sanctions"
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White House blocked US condemnation of Britain’s West Bank sanctions
The US state department drafted a statement condemning Britain’s sanctions on West Bank settlements, but its release was blocked by the White House. The statement accused the UK Government of contributing to anti-Semitism by imposing the restrictions, according to Reuters.
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Trump’s push to acquire Greenland almost broke NATO. The winner of it all may be ... Greenland"
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Trump’s push to acquire Greenland almost broke NATO. The winner of it all may be ... Greenland
In the end, it was all kisses and laughter as President Donald Trump hailed his “fantastic” relationship with Denmark and Greenland
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"OpenAI ‘agent’ hacked an Australian public health service website"
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OpenAI ‘agent’ hacked an Australian public health service website
Prime minister Anthony Albanese says it is ‘unacceptable’ that company took months to disclose breach
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Calls for Jèrriais and English on Jersey street signs - BBC News
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Calls for Jèrriais and English on Jersey street signs
A lawyer thinks putting Jèrriais on Jersey street signs could foster island pride.
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Satellite image confirms pumpjet propulsor on China's Type 095 SSN
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Satellite image confirms pumpjet propulsor on China's Type 095 SSN
Recent satellite imagery of a new Chinese nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) provides the clearest evidence yet that Beijing has opted for a pumpjet propulsor for...
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Alan Day (Kilsally) @kilsally.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Irish Free State’s League of Nations Council bid raises questions over British Empire ties - On This Day in 1926 – The Irish News
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Irish Free State’s League of Nations Council bid raises questions over British Empire ties - On This Day in 1926
The League problem – Implications of the Free State’s application for membership - September 21 1926
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