Emma T

4 down, 8 down please!

I'm struggling with hitting your hairy nuts, as well as with 4 down. Have filled in 13 ac without quite getting but otherwise I think I've done ok! And I enjoyed that :)

I'd love a go!

Efforts to contact owner to secure dangerous building in Wicklow town proving fruitless Efforts are still ongoing to make contact with the owner of a derelict building on Market Square, Wicklow town, where the footpath beside the property has been closed off to the public on health and s...

The building mentioned here is still in this state with pavement under cordoned off m.independent.ie/regionals/wi...

We could ask golf courses here to do the same?

Ear protectors for dogs

Over the shoulder carrier for large dog

I have spent waaayyyy too much time on Vinted today

"They met on Done Deal"

imagine a tobacco company urged governments to embed smoking a 'core component' of a healthy lifestyle

Sorry I've added a rogue link there again

I once bought floating Kong thing and when I got it home they told me it looked like a sex toy and they all refused to be seen out with it. So off I head with the dog, throw it into the water and he looks at me as if to say, yeah, no, I'm not getting that. And off it floated to Wales.

YouTube video by Virgin Media Television Michael Flatley's 'Blackbird': Brian Lloyd Explains Why He Gives it a 1-Star Review | Ireland AM

Remember 'Blackbird' ?
No I didn't see it either but this review is great
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q1G...

Initial reaction was JFC but actually this could be a lot of fun

AI? It's just a big trick mirror Granny, she said

Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die July 21, 2025 AFP has been working with 1 writer, 3 photographers and 6 videographers, all freelance, in the Gaza Strip since its staff journalists left in 2024. Along with a few others, they are now the only ones left to report what is happening in the Gaza Strip. The international press has been banned from entering the territory for nearly two years. We refuse to watch them die. One of them, Bashar, has been working with AFP since 2010, first as a fixer, then freelance photographer, and since 2024, as lead photographer. On July 19th he managed to post a message on Facebook: “I no longer have the strength to work for the media. My body is thin and I can’t work anymore.” Bashar, 30, works & lives in the same conditions as all Gazans, moving from one refugee camp to another under Israeli bombings. For > a year he’s lived in utter destitution, working at extreme risk to his life. Hygiene is a major issue for him, with recurring bouts of severe intestinal illness. Since Feb, Bashar’s been living in the ruins of his home in Gaza City with his mother, 4 brothers & sisters and the family of one of his brothers. Their house is devoid of any furnishings, except a few cushions. On Sunday morning, he reported that one of his brothers had “fallen, due to hunger.” Even though these journalists receive a monthly salary from AFP, it’s no longer enough to buy food, or they have to pay completely exorbitant prices. The banking system has collapsed, and those who exchange money via online bank accounts charge a commission of up to 40%. AFP no longer has the ability to provide them with a vehicle and there is not enough fuel to allow these journalists to travel for their reporting. Driving a car means becoming a target for Israeli airstrikes. AFP reporters therefore travel on foot or by donkey cart. (alt txt continued in next post)

A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.

"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"

Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:

Draw the line at golf

There is a veg rennet substitute isn't there but I agree, I think if it's labelled say camembert or parmesan then it has to have rennet or else it's not really that cheese. A pizza place once told me their parmesan was veg which I seriously doubt possible

Am squeamish about eyes and knees. The rest is fine

Was told parmesan wasn't vegetarian a good while back but the number of other cheeses with animal rennet is SO much more than I thought (which means most "vegetarian" options on menus aren't vegetarian at all at all). The DILemma #cheese #ignoranceisbliss

Not sure what the broken link is doing there. Maybe I need some more tea

My skirt is on inside out. I *think* I'm the only one who has noticed this

Artificial Unintelligence by Meredith Broussard

About 6 months ago, before I was here but while I was no longer there, I saw a printout of a tweet of yours about photocopiers pinned to the board beside that establishment's photocopier

Can never see that image (or even hear a song, see the film etc etc) with out also hearing the words

We need to focus on the Biology. In order for your brain to develop the ability for higher order thinking it needs to practice higher order thinking. If we don’t do things like write essays or learn algebra then our brain doesn’t develop. It’s the same reason athletes work out in a gym.

I gotta say I find a lot of AI discourse around higher ed very confusing. "if ChatGPT can write your essays is college even worth it?" did people think math teachers were assigning problem sets because *they* couldn't figure out the answers?

For the next hour I am going to be planning to the last cent how I will be spending my lotto winnings. Will then check ticket. Like how many of then extended family will benefit [v. v. few]

Ah here, 2 bots following already