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guestposter - 08:21 Sun Jul 13, 2025 All examples welcome in comments. Ireland cannot afford to dismiss Trump?s 30pc tariff as an idle threat or negotiating tactic In what world is Ireland ‘dismissing’ this as idle threat or negotiating tactic? A lot about government ‘seriousness’ this morning, from this quarter (which is entertaining given an apparently erratic track record, and even here … Continue reading "Sunday and other stupid statements from this week "
WorldbyStorm - 11:18 Sat Jul 12, 2025 The Guardian (US) looked recently at bar etiquette in the US. Some of which may map onto this side of the ocean, but a lot that doesn’t. But does gen Z have the worst bar etiquette? The Guardian spoke to bartenders across the US about which generation behaves best and discovered that younger folks aren?t … Continue reading "Pub etiquette"
WorldbyStorm - 10:14 Sat Jul 12, 2025 Apple is far from beyond reproach, but it’s quietly been doing some useful research into so-called artificial intelligence. Mentioned this in comments a while back but they’ve had a series of ‘green’ papers which have published research into the field and shown some deeply concerning findings. But there’s more, such as this: Apple researchers have … Continue reading "“complete accuracy collapse”"
irishelectionliterature - 04:30 Sat Jul 12, 2025 Around for just a few years in the late 80’s , early 90’s, Galaxie 500 released three albums. They were more popular in the UK than the US but post breakup they were seen as very influential to a host of bands. It’s nice lo-fi yet sometimes noisy music .
WorldbyStorm - 10:41 Fri Jul 11, 2025 The thought struck me looking at how static the current polls are, and the relative performance of the various parties, with Fianna Fáil now down around 19% in a couple of polls, FG at 18 and 20% respectively in the last two, with the higher figure the more recent one, and SF 21 and 20%, … Continue reading "Talking about the polls here…"
WorldbyStorm - 09:46 Fri Jul 11, 2025 A grim report from the Irish Times today on the bonfire at Moygashel. Thoughtful point by David Adams, formerly of the UDA. Yet British right-wing political parties such as Reform UK and its leader, Nigel Farage, are appealing to some within loyalism, according to Adams, who believe the ?imaginary problems? on immigration. ?There?s plenty of fertile … Continue reading "The abandonment of politics"
WorldbyStorm - 09:21 Fri Jul 11, 2025 Useful research here from Berlin?s Free University which examines attitudes to politics amongst generation Z. It’s a mixed bag, but some hope in there. For example: Rising polarisation is also driving young Europeans to the ideological fringes along with their elders, but a notable gender divide has emerged in the process. Nearly one in five … Continue reading "Polling political attitudes amongst young people in Europe" |
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