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Wayne Gibbons

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Lecturer in Civil Engineering, Galway, Ireland. Interested in chatting about edtech, open badges, electric vehicles, sci-fi books/movies, classic rock and rugby. https://about.me/waynegibbons

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Glad you were able to find out the cause relatively quickly.

01.03.2025 18:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Time to switch to Pixel with GrapheneOS??

21.02.2025 17:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have a 12 mini, so due an upgrade. I like the dual lens on the back, but the 16e seems to be able to replicate that. The 12 has much lower resolution. Must check out the screen specs, the pixel density on the 12 mini is great, wouldnโ€™t want anything less. With age, I need a larger screen!

19.02.2025 17:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Compared to SE levels. Interested to see what the 2-in-1 camera can do, if itโ€™s a genuine alternative to the twin camera set up, then the only real difference between this and the 16 is the Dynamic Island and camera button. Is screen tech and resolution the same?

19.02.2025 17:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Steep enough price point.

19.02.2025 17:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Brilliant recap. You had a busy year.

02.01.2025 10:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When youโ€™re also resting the telly on it, then maybe have a rethink. ๐Ÿ˜Š

25.12.2024 21:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Has anyone been able to clear #bluesky data from iOS without uninstalling and reinstalling the app? Itโ€™s taking up almost a GB on my phone even though the app is only about 45mb

10.12.2024 19:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Weโ€™re probably looking at the same again, so, with labour swapped in for the greens.

29.11.2024 22:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So, what are we looking at? A 4 party coalition? Have FG said they wonโ€™t go in with SF?

29.11.2024 22:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™ll be close. Ireland to win by 6

29.11.2024 15:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Youโ€™re in for a treat! That library has had some brilliant social media content over the years.

29.11.2024 11:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

How long before the balls make their #BlueSky debut? ๐Ÿ˜Š

29.11.2024 11:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Very poor section on climate in the debate. All it did was allow RTE to tick a box to say it was part of the programme. Nothing of substance from the leaders.

26.11.2024 23:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yep, SD and others are better suited to being in opposition, I think.

26.11.2024 22:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well done to Aoife :)

25.11.2024 11:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
Labour tops manifesto assessment on climate, the three largest parties all fail | Friends of the Earth Campaigners call for would-be Taoiseachs to be challenged on their partyโ€™s failure in Leadersโ€™ Debate The Labour Party has come out on top in 

Are you curious how the climate policies of political party manifestos stack up ahead of ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช #ge24 next week?

โŒ The three major parties - Fianna Fรกil, Sinn Fein and Fine Gael all failed our assessment
โœ… the Labour Party came out on top

www.friendsoftheearth.ie/news/labour-...

25.11.2024 07:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 294    ๐Ÿ” 186    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 31

I have the first 7 or 8 Lone Wolf books. From memory they were a step up in terms of gameplay from the Livingstone books. I think that Choose Your Own Adventure was the true gateway drug to this genre :)

25.11.2024 09:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's a tricky one to call. I'd usually vote GP, but I'm torn this time because I think the public perception of them is so low that they won't form part of the government next time. Tactically, would I be better off voting for a 'change' party that stands a chance and is somewhat credible?

25.11.2024 09:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m not surprised at the public impression, as I would have had the GP in 1st place too. The more I read, the better Labour is looking. I wonder is that a better use of a vote now, considering the GP is unlikely to form a part of a coalition (IMO) ?

25.11.2024 08:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nice summary, thanks. Where do you think it goes from here, though? If the UN canโ€™t run it properly, who can?

24.11.2024 21:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Populist! ๐Ÿ˜‚ ironically, it wasnโ€™t a popular comment.

24.11.2024 21:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Engineer: the cup is twice as big as it needs to be

24.11.2024 16:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well, I was half right!

24.11.2024 13:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I got in trouble for using the โ€œpโ€ word here during the week! ๐Ÿ™„

24.11.2024 13:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Mad that yer man in Kerry is asking for #2. I suppose heโ€™s being a realist about the H-R situation.

24.11.2024 13:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thatโ€™s it, done and dusted. Feels good. #xodus

I had about 700 followers on there, but only a handful were reached by my โ€œIโ€™m leavingโ€ post, so obviously the algorithm wasnโ€™t set up for minnows like me.

24.11.2024 13:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

41-17 to Ireland

22.11.2024 15:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why canโ€™t we have both??

21.11.2024 17:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Good stuff John. Seems to be well down the list of priorities in most cases, and predictably the populist parties are actively anti-climate (e.g. Aontu wanting to make petrol/diesel cheaper)

21.11.2024 17:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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