Reposted by Rob Lazzursrobertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Up the workers #speirgorm 05618 56
Rob Lazzurs @lazzurs.bluesky.lazzurs.net · 14/10/2026I've driven the current one for 40k km and my only problem with it is the back drum brakes. I shouldn't pay this much for a vehicle that squeals in the rain like I don't maintain my vehicle. 000 0
Rob Lazzurs @lazzurs.bluesky.lazzurs.net · 13/10/2026Imagine having all that money and yet scared to be willing to say you don't like something for fear of what other people will think. How sad. 011 1
Rob Lazzurs @lazzurs.bluesky.lazzurs.net · 13/10/2026That seems unfair. I'm fairly sure I would be even more popular wearing an anthropic T-shirt at the local gay bar. 110 1
Reposted by Rob LazzursGavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 12/10/2026Bit of positive news to start the week: the online voter registration system voter.ie is now live nationwide (having previously worked only for Dubliners) - now anyone in the State can register or update their details on the electoral register in a couple of minutes using only their PPS number. 715989 159
Rob Lazzurs @lazzurs.bluesky.lazzurs.net · 12/10/2026The way people drive it's only surprising this doesn't happen more often. 000 0
Rob Lazzurs @lazzurs.bluesky.lazzurs.net · 12/10/2026Normally I would say that's fine as long as they pay for it but given the other story the other day about how we're all going to be paying more than €1bn to keep emergency generators in place...no it's not fine. www.businesspost.ie/politics/pow...businesspost.iePower crunch: Ireland’s ‘temporary’ emergency generators to be kept for years 020 2
Rob Lazzurs @lazzurs.bluesky.lazzurs.net · 12/10/2026I don't believe you. I don't think they are at all socialists. 000 0
Reposted by Rob LazzursRuha Benjamin @ruha9.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I’m in DC scheduled to give this talk today. But the organizers flagged slides in my deck that mention racism, structural gaslighting, New Jim Code and other themes that are off limits in the Land of the Free. 730171254 3K
Rob Lazzurs @lazzurs.bluesky.lazzurs.net · 10/10/2026It is disgusting the government has let this happen. They should be ashamed. 100 1
Reposted by Rob LazzursHackers On Planet Earth 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @hope.net · 08/10/2026HOPE 26 VIDEOS RELEASED! Plus we found some t-shirts... www.2600.com/content/hope...2600.comHOPE 26 VIDEOS RELEASED - LAST CHANCE FOR T-SHIRTS | 2600 043 4
Reposted by Rob LazzursWATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“We have a substance that could potentially be harmful to reproduction + it is in everything you drink + eat, because we put it there" ~ David Behringer Our latest investigation with @unearthednews.bsky.social @ellieodonnell.bsky.social it now: unearthed.greenpeace.org/2026/10/07/t... 06739 67
Rob Lazzurs @lazzurs.bluesky.lazzurs.net · 08/10/2026This is just nonsense. Is no one going to challenge the stated charging time here. What are they using to charge the car, AA batteries. I live in this constituency with an electric car and it's perfect for rural life. 040 4
Rob Lazzurs @lazzurs.bluesky.lazzurs.net · 08/10/2026github.com/storytold software that isn't open source is dead thanks to AI. I've some mixed feelings about this but overall it's a win.github.comArtCraftOpen Source Tools and Models for Creatives. ArtCraft has 41 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub. 010 1
Reposted by Rob LazzursJames O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 07/10/2026Holy shit. Someone has decompiled the Adobe suite, rebuilt it in Rust and released it as open source. Either all software is dead or the US copyright laws are about to receive an update. getartcraft.com/appsgetartcraft.comCrafting Apps: open-source creative toolsImage editing, vector illustration, video, photography, PDFs, motion graphics and page layout: seven native, open-source apps from the ArtCraft team, built in Rust and free to use. 19944421246 4.4K
Rob Lazzurs @lazzurs.bluesky.lazzurs.net · 06/10/2026Great to see the French children getting their early education on the importance of being willing to get up and protest. 000 0
Reposted by Rob LazzursElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 02/10/2026Whether you're new to WhatsApp or a longtime user, there are a bunch of settings buried away that can help improve your security. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...ssd.eff.orgHow to: Use WhatsAppSome of WhatsApp's most useful security features are not enabled by default. You'll need to actively go in and set them up yourself (and ask your contacts to do the same!). Download location: Google Play Store or Apple App Store System requirements: Android 5 or later, iOS 15.1 or later... 110029 100
Rob Lazzurs @lazzurs.bluesky.lazzurs.net · 03/10/2026I have two children in primary school and I think it's shocking the government have let this happen. I fully support the teachers in their strike and I hope they get fair pay for the good work they do. 000 0
Reposted by Rob LazzursDr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026If you are of a *Protestant* background in +Ireland+ you are invited to sign this letter - which seeks to de-escalate the current situation. If the link is dodgy, use the one in the replies. Rev Sethuraman is doing good work. 0115 11
Reposted by Rob LazzursElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 01/10/2026With the launch of iOS 27, Apple is rolling out a variety of new AI features to Siri. But how are AI tools like these handling our data? Find out more with our latest issue of EFFector: www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...eff.org📱 Hey Siri, How Do I Limit AI Data Access? | EFFector 38.17With the launch of iOS 27, Apple is rolling out a variety of new AI features to its familiar voice assistant, Siri. But how are AI tools like these handling our data? In our latest EFFector 23517 35
Rob Lazzurs @lazzurs.bluesky.lazzurs.net · 01/10/2026I'd get hit by a bunch of these rises but I would happily pay it but the people their budget would help won't vote for it. 000 0
Rob Lazzurs @lazzurs.bluesky.lazzurs.net · 29/09/2026Clearly no one in the OpenAI marketing department got read the boy that cried wolf when they were kids. 000 0
Reposted by Rob LazzursMartin Shelton @mshelton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026If you know someone who would be great for this role, please share! 078 8
Rob Lazzurs @lazzurs.bluesky.lazzurs.net · 25/09/2026I love these posts but have found the book annoying impossible to get. 000 0
Rob Lazzurs @lazzurs.bluesky.lazzurs.net · 24/09/2026<- man when are car makers going to get people want their cars to look more like Star Wars and less like Star Trek: TNG.electrek.coToyota is finally taking its best-seller electricToyota is preparing to introduce the electric version of its best-selling car of all time, the Corolla. When is Toyota... 001 1
Reposted by Rob LazzursElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 23/09/2026Think like a programmer—move like a programmer. The new Humble Bundle from No Starch press features 18 titles. Pay what you want and support EFF at the same time! www.humblebundle.com/books/think...humblebundle.comHumble Tech Book Bundle: Think Like a Programmer 2026 by No Starch PressThink like a programmer and move like a programmer with a collection of learning courses from the experts at No Starch Press! 36722 67
Rob Lazzurs @lazzurs.bluesky.lazzurs.net · 23/09/2026My Pebble just arrived and is on my wrist. I am typing this on my GrapheneOS phone. This is what happens when Apple decide it's fine to transcribe every word you say in private. It's not. I've voted with my money for my privacy. 020 2
Rob Lazzurs @lazzurs.bluesky.lazzurs.net · 21/09/2026The answer to this is not to work for a credulous dolt. 010 1
Rob Lazzurs @lazzurs.bluesky.lazzurs.net · 21/09/2026Its not even big money compared to what Labour is taking in but it is buying them a lot of free press as usual. 000 0
Rob Lazzurs @lazzurs.bluesky.lazzurs.net · 21/09/2026A country this rich should be ashamed not to be able to feed its own children healthy food in schools. The state education provision is lacking. 000 0
Rob Lazzurs @lazzurs.bluesky.lazzurs.net · 21/09/2026I'm going to be fairly rude here so fair warning. There's a super easy way of avoiding that fate. Fucking. Lots and lots of fucking. In 24 years Ireland could have a lot more young adults. Thing is I get so many reasons why this seems impossible and a lot of them are on the cost of living. 000 0
Reposted by Rob LazzursFionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 16/09/2026A personal story about that phrase “young men of fighting age” applied to asylum seekers. As many of you know I took in a young Ukrainian woman under the Homes for Ukraine scheme. As part of that process, soon after she arrived we were visited by the local authority rep and a Fire Brigade rep. 13460202 460
Reposted by Rob LazzursFree Software Foundation @fsf.org · 17/09/2026If you want to work for the #FSF, we're hiring for the new role of Engineering and Certification Manager: u.fsf.org/4av #job #FreeSoftware #GNU 033 3
Reposted by Rob LazzursFFLAG - supporting our LGBTQ+ loved ones with Pride @fflaguk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026This week we celebrate and raise awareness of the bisexual community - recognising the experiences, identities and contributions of bisexual people everywhere. Bisexual people belong. Bisexual identities are valid. #BisexualAwarenessWeek #FFLAG #BiVisibility #LGBTQSupport #Pride 03619 36
Rob Lazzurs @lazzurs.bluesky.lazzurs.net · 16/09/2026This lot had a look at what Edinburgh did with their tram system and said "hold my gold bar" instead of "hold my beer". 000 0
Reposted by Rob LazzursTerence Eden @edent.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026Hey, UK folks looking to get #Fedihired - one of my old teammates is recruiting a technical architect. www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk… Based outside London, pay up to £95k. (I am not the recruiter. Please do not ask me questions about this role.)civilservicejobs.service.gov.ukQuick Check Needed 004 4
Reposted by Rob LazzursHeather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk · 14/09/2026Turkish police raid gay bars and LGBTQ+ homes in ‘family values’ crackdownmetro.co.ukTurkish police raid gay bars and LGBTQ+ homes in 'family values' crackdown 1010061 100
Rob Lazzurs @lazzurs.bluesky.lazzurs.net · 10/09/2026My problem with this is it’s 100% boiling frog. If I went back to the 80s and told people we’d have internet connected cameras and microphones in their bedrooms they would have laughed. If I told them their glasses would record video and their watch listen to everything they’d said they would riot. 000 0
Reposted by Rob LazzursPeter Ullrich @peterullrich.com · 08/09/2026🚨 Announcing Pushin 🚨 Now officially: I'm announcing Pushin.eu, a git hosting platform built and run entirely in Europe. Think GitHub/GitLab but European, better, and faster. Built with #ElixirLang and #RustLang. peterullrich.com/announcing-p...peterullrich.comAnnouncing PushinI'm launching Pushin.eu, a git hosting platform built and run entirely in Europe. 1114348 143
Rob Lazzurs @lazzurs.bluesky.lazzurs.net · 06/09/2026Tell me more about choice and equality in countries where women no longer have the option but to work due to housing and childcare costs. Maybe if we focused less on getting rich and more on a just and fair society everyone would have choice…and housing. 010 1
Rob Lazzurs @lazzurs.bluesky.lazzurs.net · 06/09/2026I loved Google Glass. The general population see the Meta glasses as pervert glasses. I use AI every day for coding. The general population call it AI Slop. There’s your answer. 000 0
Rob Lazzurs @lazzurs.bluesky.lazzurs.net · 06/09/2026I could get behind this if an equal or greater amount of government funding was being made available to decarbonise the sector. Trucks are excellent candidates for electrification and the technology exists today. 030 3
Rob Lazzurs @lazzurs.bluesky.lazzurs.net · 02/09/2026This is the CEO of the bank that funded Trump up to the hilt so he knows what he’s talking about here. 000 0
Rob Lazzurs @lazzurs.bluesky.lazzurs.net · 02/09/2026The problem isn’t the kids getting together to meet online and chat with their friends. The problem is what these platforms are doing to the kids when they do. We don’t solve the problem of drug dealers in playgrounds by taking away the playground. You take away the drug dealing. 1200 20
Reposted by Rob LazzursShipItCon @shipitcon.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Did CK make it to Dublin for ShipItCon 2026? 043 4
Rob Lazzurs @lazzurs.bluesky.lazzurs.net · 31/08/2026It’s tap to pay I worry about missing the most. I’d love to see a Pebble solution to this. I had all the original Pebbles but since turning to Apple Watch the payments are my most used feature. 100 1
Rob Lazzurs @lazzurs.bluesky.lazzurs.net · 30/08/2026If this is true we are at the stage where we've handed toddlers nuclear weapons. It's like that cartoon where the guy is trying to hit the bomb with a hammer.dwarkesh.comThe Rise and Fall of Agent CivilizationsThe whole OpenAI/Hugging Face story in plain English 000 0
Rob Lazzurs @lazzurs.bluesky.lazzurs.net · 29/08/2026England’s water network pushed to breaking point by decades of privatisation pulling profit out of public utility while loading it with debt in the hope of public bailout when drought comes to an island. FTFY. 000 0
