Debating a Loser
Simply by turning off the sound of their televised meeting, you could tell who won the debate between Trump (who looked like an incumbent) and Harris (who appeared as a challenger). The debate highlighted stark contrasts in their demeanor and messaging. Trump appeared frustrated, interrupting …
Debating a LoserProud Banna Chluain Meala
Feeling proud of our local band. And discovering teens I know who make their marching melodies resonate.
Proud Banna Chluain MealaDiary Item about Bianconi
I’m writing a NTS that I can put into my Google Calendar for 1530 August 25, 2024 on the pinpoint of the fountain on the square of Cahir. The event is the Cahir Historical Society’s Bianconi-themed guided tour of Cahir. After the walking tour, the Society will show the documentary …
Diary Item about BianconiHow to Break Up with Your X
Excellent advice about leaving Twitter coming from [https://katie0martin.bsky.social](Katie Martin) in the FT. Like Katie, I’ve discovered Bluesky is a haven for constructive dialogue. More than 10,000 UK users agreed last month, based on new Bluesky accounts on the service. Maybe most of …
How to Break Up with Your XGreen things for my gut
There’s a reason why Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, said all diseases begins in the gut. That advice hits home with me after listening to the Edufit team tell me that I should give my gut a little bit of love. I’m starting by doing a deep dive into using broccoli every day, …
Green things for my gutPubs could be adapted for homes under rules
I know university students who might not start their Honours Degree programmes because of a lack of student housing locally. I wonder if we should snap photos of local pubs that are no longer open because they could be converted to student housing without one of the layers of planning permission. …
Pubs could be adapted for homes under rulesCargo Bikes and Trishaws on Dublin's Quays
I’m amazed to see the uptake of pedal power in Dublin as cycle lanes become well-established. According to IrishCycle.com, “There has been a 53% decrease in the number of cars on average on Dublin’s Bachelor’s Walk since 2017 when bus and tram or priority measures were put in place. …
Cargo Bikes and Trishaws on Dublin's QuaysInspired by Cara Darmody
I shouldn’t be surprised by how technology keeps expanding capabilities. But I am so happy watching how technology can help students learn and how noninvasive tech can help young people connect with the real world around them. While watching a short chat between my 13yo son and a talented 13yo …
Inspired by Cara DarmodyNot Enough Sleep
One of the reasons I want to get a Samsung Galaxy Watch is to track my sleep and to document sleep apnea. I want to attack both of those things because a shortage of shut-eye could be keeping me fat. Several large epidemiological studies suggest there may be a link. People who sleep fewer than seven …
Not Enough SleepMy Personal Climate Repair Initiative is Stalling
Global warming is a reality. I’m impressed by the innovations displayed by solar panel installation teams in my local area. I hope I can access Green Energy Loans through the credit union but think I won’t be approved for the €10,000 euro we need to fully cover our roof with sustainable …
My Personal Climate Repair Initiative is StallingPrinting emails and buying vinyl
Twenty years ago, I spotted gray hairs printing emails on a daily basis. I remember that observation whenever I see department heads and meeting organisers print their agendas for review. And I’m more comfortable referring to outlines in my Leuchtturm 1917 notebooks during Zoom calls or while …
Printing emails and buying vinylFighting the Clutter Gene
Trying to declutter. It’s a lifetime malady. Fighting the clutter gene by reducing my paperwork flow to single pages in my Leuchtturm 1917 journals.
Fighting the Clutter GeneTime to aggressively address misinformation
I’m sharing a thoughtful piece of writing from Adrian Weckler, Ireland’s top technology journalist. He points out we need to do something about the fact that more than 20% of people in Ireland believe most things they read online. According to last week’s Red C poll for the Electoral …
Time to aggressively address misinformationRay-Ban Meta HQ
So happy to see the quality of the videos recorded by Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses. We visited an art gallery then had ice cream across the street while the Magisto app produced this quick clip. I wonder if the video clip shows up in Mastodon clients.
Ray-Ban Meta HQ56 Mondays
Leaving Lisbon with 56 Mondays left on the payroll. www.topgold.ie/56-monday…
56 MondaysIn case you're thinking about moving to Ireland
So you’re thinking about decamping to Ireland as the heat inside American political circles starts increasing. You can’t expect to be like me in the mid-90s and drive off the ferry with your car as a non-EU citizen going to work in an American field office. And if you don’t have a …
In case you're thinking about moving to IrelandProud Dad Time
Currently in our little cabin watching a dog sleep while I prep some instavideo shots. Then I went out to see my daughter’s first solo music performance. Proud dad.
Proud Dad TimeBeatlemania vs The Swifties
With the Eras Tour set to spend three days in Dublin, I asked Perplexity if Taylor Swift has more impact than The Beatles. This question “has sparked intense debate among music fans and industry observers. This comparison between two iconic acts from different eras highlights the evolving …
Beatlemania vs The SwiftiesTough Landscape for Joe Biden
I’m from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where plenty of Trump signs and MAGA bumper sticks dot the landscape. Biden isn’t winning over enough voters in the battleground states and things look bleak for him in Pennsylvania. As Patrick Healy explains in the New York Times, “In the …
Tough Landscape for Joe BidenCycling to Lunch
Cycling to lunch youtu.be/vgBXL051f… because I need wind in my hair after I’ve hunched over my laptop for more than two hours straight. There is nothing on a screen that is good as a breeze passing through my cycling helmet. Scrolling through screens is nothing like cycling around town. …
Cycling to LunchThinking on Street Corners
One of the finest aspects of Ireland in summer is you can find interesting places outside where you can think. Like on a street corner in Dalkey, Ireland. It doesn’t get dark until after 10PM in June in Ireland.
Thinking on Street CornersInspired by Art
I enjoy art when it communicates across generations. The above photo of two young girls mounting their chairs to listen to a recording during Manifesta showed my one of those inspirational moments in 2004. Twenty years later, on the grounds of Raheen House in Clonmel, I listened to another artist …
Inspired by ArtStop Attacking Google
Like Paul Bassett Davies says, “Stop attacking Google for occasional inaccuracies. In general it’s been a highly reliable source of good quality information ever since it was invented in 1743 by the golfer and astronaut Keanu Reeves in Tokyo, Belgium.” I asked Bing Image Creator to …
Stop Attacking GoogleWatching Severe Air Turbulence
I used to fly four engine jets through areas of turbulence on trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific flights. It always amazed me when the sky was clear but the air was moderately turbulent. Over the years I started watching for more than five degrees of change in the outside air temperature or more than …
Watching Severe Air TurbulenceMy Next Laptop Just Appeared with Satya Nadella on Stage
My next Surface Laptop won’t have a model number but it will have a NPU inside. The laptop will need an NPU because it does so many clever things since the hardware is designed to run AI natively. The new silicon inside is capable of more than 40 trillion operations per second. The promo …
My Next Laptop Just Appeared with Satya Nadella on Stage