@zynks.bsky.social #LivableCities #SocialEnterprise #Inclusion #Sustainability Leisure & utility cycling
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Joined August 2008
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So, @TheBikeHub_ie has been shortlisted for the All Ireland Community & Council Awards 2025, Best Social Enterprise Award 2025. We hope the hotel has bike parking! lamaawards.ie
NOTE: this account will be closed on 20th Jan 25. Find me on Bluesky (@zynks.bsky.social)
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Stephen McManus retweeted
Media has a fundamental role to play to stop rape culture.
All of us can also help by changing the narrative that places blame on victims and using the power of language in service of survivors, not perpetrators.
More from @UN_Women: unwomen.org/en/get-involved/… #16days
Stephen McManus retweeted
My criticism of the BBC's coverage of the ICC arrest warrants covered here. uk.news.yahoo.com/bbc-slamme…
My advice:
- support investment in education
- vote for the social good, don't be egocentric
- think for yourself, don't follow those who feed polarisation
- stand up for the truth
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Or, alternatively, don't. Just sit tight and enjoy the ride.
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I am currently declouding (switching to a NAS server), de-x-ing, de-chroming and trying to de-google my personal stuff. Many breakups, but it's not me, it's them.
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A couple of good rules if you care about being fair:
- if one gets to split the treat in half for two, the other picks first
- if one proposes an idea for a group, they don't get to impose the method by which the decision is made and they don't get to make the final call.
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This Chrome extension (Sky Follower Bridge) found quite a few of the people that I follow here on @bluesky. This makes the transition much easier. Find me at zynks.bsky.social. I'll be gradually moving out from here.
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Scary! Last night I cycled the Blackrock bypass observing a driver with lights off and unable to stay consistently in a lane. Driver eventually climbed onto the bike track and stopped. I suspected someone was drunk, went to the driver and asked if they were OK. NO! 1/3
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Replied the driver loudly. "My windows are fogged up, I can't see a thing!"
- Do you know how to fix it? I asked
- no, I don't.
I got into the car and spent a few minutes explaining how the ventilation, heating and defroster/defogger work. 2/3
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Is there anyone responsible for explaining these things to drivers, @Dept_Transport? They could have easily killed someone there - as many do get killed for that reason. /
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Stephen McManus retweeted
Get on Board!
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The good news is it takes 3 minutes to register or even less time to check your details are correct.
Do it now - CheckTheRegister.ie
#YourVoteYourVoice
ALT A small girl standing on a surf board on a windswept beach
Bad English, me? That's unpossible! phys.org/news/2024-10-foreig…
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Stephen McManus retweeted
NEVER EVER have I ever seen anything like this before and I have covered many many disasters. With brooms, buckets, food and water in hand, the Valencian community go and help their neighbours ♥️♥️♥️
I was writing a piece about cycling and thought I needed a photo to go with it. Tried Aria, the AI that comes with Opera. Here's the prompt and the output. I doubt I could take a better photo with my nice camera gear and limited skills.
It is normal, the new normal.
Catarroja in Valencia, Spain.... It's getting worse!
This is not normal! #SpainFloods
xitter.gq/worldstormm/status/185…
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Just imagine the conversation...
As Elon Musk becomes increasingly neurotic about declining birth rates, he has apparently been offering friends and acquaintances his own semen.
trib.al/pmevThA
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