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  Great article about AI by Hannah Daly @hannahdaly https://zenodo.org/records/22816288

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@xodus_online/117336003965376864 According to CyberSafeKids, Snapchat is used by 21% of 8-12 year olds, and 78% of 12-15 year olds, in Ireland. https://www.cybersafekids.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/FINAL-The-Year-Little-Changed.pdf Meanwhile Snapchat itself brags about how it drives consumption of fast fashion, cosmetics, junk food and consumer goods, and about how extra receptive its particular users are (let me guess... maybe because they are younger???). htt...

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@evadowling/116999605749875347 I spoke to one of these Palestinian students online yesterday, it's just appalling that these talented and enthusiastic young people, who have got offers of j university places and funding, are being denied visas to study in Ireland. Amplifying @evadowling call and this petition again https://my.uplift.ie/petitions/evacuate-irish-university-students-from-gaza-1

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  Linux question - As a parent I am interested in alternatives for secondary school student educational devices which are NOT apple iPads with MS teams, google search and unlimited AI and internet, and which restrict access to only a white list of educational content and in-school communications. I read https:// fedoramagazine.org/author/eonfge/ by @fedora (Kevin Degeling) - wondering are there any organisations marketing pre-configured linux educational devices/laptops for school students ?

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  Rural areas deserve the same opportunities as cities. LEADER has helped thousands of local projects bring life, jobs, and services to our villages. Help us keep this support alive — sign now to protect the future of rural communities.I have signed this petition, I hope you can signe and share it too! https://elard.eu/a-stronger-future-for-rural-europe_landing/

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  How do Irish political parties do in walking the talk on de-platforming X and engaging on the open social web and Irish Fediverse (mastodon.ie) ? #Mastodaoine @xodus_online@mastodon.social http://xodus.online

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  https://www.friendsoftheearth.ie/news/data-centres-have-drained-715-million-from-the-irish-economy-and-could-drain-a-further-16-billion-eu/

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  @Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt Thanks for the link, please also sign and share this petition https://my.uplift.ie/petitions/take-x-icons-off-websites-and-emails-and-replace-with-mastodon-icons

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  @bicycletting@mastodon.ie @leavex@mastodon.social that's great, guess you might have already signed the petition https://my.uplift.ie/petitions/take-x-icons-off-websites-and-emails-and-replace-with-mastodon-icons would you also like to join a signal group of people actively campaigning on this in Ireland?

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  This is appalling - so now the Sitka Spruce industry is sending out industry propaganda to every primary school in Ireland ? https://www.thephoenix.ie/article/healy-raes-forest-fables/

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  I am proud to be a supporter and member of Sailcoop - a French cooperative which is developing wind powered passenger sea transport services as an alternative to motorboats, ferries, and planes, to decarbonize travel. They already sail a number of routes including to Corsica, and I hope to take a trip with them some day (travelling by land and sea from Ireland of course) @ByLandAndSea_ie Welcome to join Sailcoop here ! https://campagne.sailcoop.fr/?parrain=elaine_baker@yahoo.com