The Runuppance

YouTube video by Newstalk AI in Government? | Newstalk #ai #chatgpt #ireland

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Can you think of examples where people use technologies differently from what the developers intended, whether unintentionally or as an act of resistance?

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A snippet from a marketing email that says "A rug says 'I love you, I noticed your cold floors, and this felt more useful than a teddy bear'."

Roses are red, from rain everywhere/--

#VDay #Marketing #Romance #TeddyPelts?

This is horrifically young. I've never been so pleasantly surprised by discovering an actor's additional comedy gear that I didn't know they had as I did with him in Don't Trust the Bitch in Apartment 23.

I'm absolutely exhausted but this looks amazing and I'd love to be doing it right now. What a stunning experience

Can't believe that someone who survived the mother and baby homes didn't write a play about what a tremendously funny time she had there.

Alan Partridge: It *really* encapsulates the frustration of a mid-term break. The kids running around, packing everyone off to the beach, no parking anywhere-
Seamus Heaney: I really hate to do this to you Alan

Eoin has form in this area. Here he is, complaining about Mary Butler's touching words about her trans son... and getting schooled by Leo Varadkar (who isn't exactly a lefty).

When even the WeRateDogs guy is compelled to speak out about your product’s dangerous normalization of surveillance that may be subverted by the state, you’ve clearly crossed the line.

So in a week of catastrophic flooding the government have decided to move climate from its own section to a subsection under infrastructure and lift the Dublin airport passenger cap. Mighty

Every time I'm away from my phone for the bones of a day, I'm less tense, calmer, and generally on a more even keel. Importantly, I will never learn from this

YouTube video by The Daily Show Just in case you control+F Jon Stewart's name in the Epstein files, allow him to explain...

It's valuable work, as a comparison of the narrative initially released files creates vs a full view once all files are available. I know it's harder to glean meaning from mentions of people in the files vs actual emails. Also, I'm not suggesting a mention = default guilt youtube.com/shorts/Zy2nH...

I don't have full article access so this may be verified there. This view only shows direct emails sent, & is based only on currently released files. It doesn't include people frequently mentioned in the files for whom direct emails don't exist or haven't been released youtube.com/shorts/2if_6...

SSE Airtricity I Account Balance h Submit Meter Read * Retrieve Top-up Code I would like to disconnect my gas supply 09:47J/ I'm really sorry you're feeling this way, but I'm not equipped to help with this. It's important to talk to a mental health professional or reach out to a trusted person in your life for support. @ Message U 09:47

An attempt to disconnect our gas connection earlier today👇
SSE Airtricity’s AI chatbot is going a little out of scope 😬

they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit

a cartoon of a superhero with the words thank you captain obvious Alt: The image depicts a cartoon of a superhero with the words Thank You, Captain Obvious! at the top of the picture. The superhero is Superman-style in appearance, except for differences in the colours of his costume- a red suit with a blue cloak, white pants and boots with a yellow belt, and a white 'O' emblazoned on the chest of the costume. The cloak is blowing seemingly in the breeze and his fringe is moving slightly, presumably for the same reason. These are the only moving parts of the image. The superhero has his hand to his forehead as if providing shade for his eyes, & is looking into the diatance to the right of the image. Behind him, a blue city skyline of skyscrapers is distinguishable from the same blue of the sky by large yellow sunbeams shining upwards into the sky from behind and through the skyline, illuminating the outlines of buildings. The artist's signature is written illegibly in the bottom right of the image.

Pre-AI, human SM felt more about explorative/novel takes on 'generally accepted' truths. With AI, I feel like we've moved past 'generally accepted'. I'm noticing I post more often not in an explorative way, but to clarify the core of my actual, human opinion. This feels necessary- if a bit basic

I can't shake a nausea at both the abuse & systemic intimidation this woman and her children experienced.

His sentence is a bad joke. The identities of everyone who authorised/endorsed denying her transfer, blocking her pay & all other intimidation tactics must also be found, published & punished

YouTube video by Josh Johnson Ooh people are angry at Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show

It's a halftime show that some are enjoying already youtube.com/shorts/UDAOP...

Leading with humanity is so easy.

For the weekend that's in it youtu.be/KU5V5WZVcVE?...

Russia and the United States are no longer bound by any limits on the size of their strategic nuclear arsenals after their last arms control treaty expired on February 5 with no agreement between them on what should come next reut.rs/4aekQVk

No exaggeration to say this is Government policy across the board these days

Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with children An internal Meta policy document reveals the social-media giant’s rules for chatbots, which have permitted provocative behavior on topics including sex and race.

Im going to assume Meta’s opening statement neglected to mention this.

Fall-out over domestic abuse case as Mayo TD issues appeal to Minister for Justice | Connaught Telegraph Fiosrú (the Office of the Police Ombudsman) is conducting a root and branch investigation into the matter

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Local Man’s St Brigid’s Day Hangover Almost As Bad As Paddy’s Day One IN A SIGN that the February bank holiday is being warmly embraced by people and becoming a central part of Irish culture and woven into the fabric of who we are as a nation, local …

Local Man's St Brigid's Day Hangover Almost As Bad As Paddy's Day One https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2026/02/03/local-mans-st-brigids-day-hangover-almost-as-bad-as-paddys-day-one/

Black and white movie still of actress Catherine O’Hara who passed away today 01.30.2026

We’re crushed to hear that Catherine O’Hara has left us. Horror fans know her work in BEETLEJUICE and THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (as well as a memorable appearance in TALES FROM THE CRYPT), but her body of creativity beyond genre is an epic one. Our condolences to all who loved her.

Catherine O'Hara was so talented she managed to be funny in Schitt's Creek, a show that didn't have any jokes in it

It’s hard to imagine someone more universally enjoyed than Catherine O’Hara where the opinions range from “I like her and her work” to “I love her and her work” and that’s a pretty good legacy

Catherine O'Hara always understood the assignment.