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 …
How to Break Up with Your X
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 …
Green things for my gut
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, …
Pubs could be adapted for homes under rules
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. …
Cargo Bikes and Trishaws on Dublin's Quays
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. …
Inspired by Cara Darmody
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.
Not Enough Sleep
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 …
My Personal Climate Repair Initiative is Stalling
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 …
Printing emails and buying vinyl
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 …
Fighting the Clutter Gene
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.
Time to aggressively address misinformation
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 …
Big Value with Otter.ai
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 …
Ray-Ban Meta HQ
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.
Recommend MoJo Camera
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…
56 Mondays
Leaving Lisbon with 56 Mondays left on the payroll. www.topgold.ie/56-monday…
I enjoy my two tub brekkies.
I ask people who have completed my digital transformation training to share how they’re using AI. “Our team started using Microsoft Copilot every day. We have been able to automate most of our customer enquiries with AI tools.”
Summer Riots in Ireland
I am in Portugal, on a college campus in Leiria where I discussed how various European governments were handling immigration. Back in Ireland, “Pat Kenny keeps his cool as spluttering reporter is doused in pepper spray” at the site of a proposed migrant housing facility.
I enjoy the …
Lisbon is where you can watch your lunch being caught.
Enjoying a cathedral-like experience in a Starbucks in Lisbon.
How's my driving? New cars will tell you.
Since 7 July 2024, European safety regulations mean that all new cars will be fitted with Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) which will alert drivers when they are going faster than the limit and encourage them to slow down. There will be a beep, the steering wheel will vibrate and, if all else …
Wondering how I would have defined “Internet Levels” from my days of using acoustic cups on dial-up handsets in 1992.