Advice from Danielle Abril in the WaPo: When it comes to AI, first find out whether your employer has policies for it. Some companies may allow its use, with stipulations like not providing it customer information, while others may outright ban it. But view AI as a tool to assist you with your …
While listening to Kamala Harris explain her plans to ease housing shortages, I know things are worse in Ireland. Ireland’s population is growing faster than predicted because of immigration. According to property firm Savills 3.8 people were added to Ireland’s population for every one …
So happy to have discovered Plausible Analytics and its campaign management services.
Here’s a simple way to share tables of data: csvbase.com/about You get full multi-format support. All tables are available in multiple formats as a simple download, including: Just add “.parquet”, “.xlsx”, “.csv” to any table url or use the dropdown on the …
We need more journalists who fact check people who never hesitate to lie on camera. Thanks to the semantic web, I can embed a call to action Dan Gillmor makes time and again. Dear journalists: Trump has said -- many times -- that he is proud of nominating the judges who overturned Roe, and that …
I need to upskill on web scraping and have descended into a multi-part tutorial on building a scraping project with a data science end goal. Here is what I’m using for Part 1 Web Scraping
I’ve added some recent long form content to my listing of Essential Readings for Web Analytics. Thanking for Mario Fisher for explaining how Search Ranking Works Key Takeaways Diversify traffic sources: Ensure you receive traffic from various sources, not just search engines. Traffic from less …
Feeling proud of our local band. And discovering teens I know who make their marching melodies resonate.
I’m writing a NTS that I can put into my Google Calendar for 1530 August 25, 2024 on the pinpoint of the fountain on the square of Cahir. The event is the Cahir Historical Society’s Bianconi-themed guided tour of Cahir. After the walking tour, the Society will show the documentary …
Excellent advice about leaving Twitter coming from [https://katie0martin.bsky.social](Katie Martin) in the FT. Like Katie, I’ve discovered Bluesky is a haven for constructive dialogue. More than 10,000 UK users agreed last month, based on new Bluesky accounts on the service. Maybe most of …
There’s a reason why Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, said all diseases begins in the gut. That advice hits home with me after listening to the Edufit team tell me that I should give my gut a little bit of love. I’m starting by doing a deep dive into using broccoli every day, …
I know university students who might not start their Honours Degree programmes because of a lack of student housing locally. I wonder if we should snap photos of local pubs that are no longer open because they could be converted to student housing without one of the layers of planning permission. …
I’m amazed to see the uptake of pedal power in Dublin as cycle lanes become well-established. According to IrishCycle.com, “There has been a 53% decrease in the number of cars on average on Dublin’s Bachelor’s Walk since 2017 when bus and tram or priority measures were put in place. …
I shouldn’t be surprised by how technology keeps expanding capabilities. But I am so happy watching how technology can help students learn and how noninvasive tech can help young people connect with the real world around them. While watching a short chat between my 13yo son and a talented 13yo …
Headed into our fav hotel to record a podcast about autism.
In case you forgot what early 21st century hot desks looked like I resurrected one for you from my Blackberry days.
Raucous joy at the foot of the Spire of Dublin today.
One of the reasons I want to get a Samsung Galaxy Watch is to track my sleep and to document sleep apnea. I want to attack both of those things because a shortage of shut-eye could be keeping me fat. Several large epidemiological studies suggest there may be a link. People who sleep fewer than seven …
Global warming is a reality. I’m impressed by the innovations displayed by solar panel installation teams in my local area. I hope I can access Green Energy Loans through the credit union but think I won’t be approved for the €10,000 euro we need to fully cover our roof with sustainable …
Twenty years ago, I spotted gray hairs printing emails on a daily basis. I remember that observation whenever I see department heads and meeting organisers print their agendas for review. And I’m more comfortable referring to outlines in my Leuchtturm 1917 notebooks during Zoom calls or while …
Trying to declutter. It’s a lifetime malady. Fighting the clutter gene by reducing my paperwork flow to single pages in my Leuchtturm 1917 journals.
I’m sharing a thoughtful piece of writing from Adrian Weckler, Ireland’s top technology journalist. He points out we need to do something about the fact that more than 20% of people in Ireland believe most things they read online. According to last week’s Red C poll for the Electoral …
I have to say the AI inside Otter.ai is very clever. I’m learning to use key words like “top priority” and “important task” and “milestone”. Otter helps produce a timely report of a meeting that can be used as planning document. Anyone else discovered this …
So happy to see the quality of the videos recorded by Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses. We visited an art gallery then had ice cream across the street while the Magisto app produced this quick clip. I wonder if the video clip shows up in Mastodon clients.
I’m planning to boost my MoJo productivity by enhancing my DJI Osmo Pocket 3 camera. The handy camera should be in every journo’s kit bag. Recommended: insideview.ie/2024/06/r…